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Eastern seniors Derick Powell (24) and Josh Shook (8) get Southern junior Chandler Drummer (19) out at second base for the front end of a double play during the Eagles 16-4 triumph over Southern Wednesday night in Racine. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Eagles soar past Southern, 16-4
RACINE, Ohio — All good things must come to an end. The Southern baseball team had won 35 consecutive Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division games before Wednesday night when the Tornadoes fell to arch rival Eastern 16-4 in Star Mill Park. This marks the final game of the season for the Eagles, who finish the year with a .810 winning percentage. The Tornadoes (24-6, 15-1 TVC Hocking) fired the opening salvo as Adam Pape and Colten Walters...
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Southern baseball honors Ryan Chapman
Prior to the Eastern at Southern baseball game Wednesday night, former Tornado pitcher Ryan Chapman had his number 19 retired. Pictured above are Chapman (right) and SHS head coach Ryan Lemley (left) with the baseball that is mounted on the right field fence of the baseball field at Star Mill Park in Racine. “It’s really an honor to my number retired,” Chapman said. “I wasn’t expecting it and I was surprised when coach Lemley told me. To be t...
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Southern junior Baylee Hupp connects for a two-run homerun during fifth inning of the Lady Tornadoes 8-1 victory over Pike Eastern in the district semifinal at Minford Tuesday night. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Southern storms past Lady Eagles, 8-1
MINFORD, Ohio — Rewriting history. For the first time in 15 years the Southern softball team is headed to the district finale. The Lady Tornadoes defeated Pike Eastern 8-1 Tuesday night in the Division IV district semi-final at Minford High School, Southern’s first win in a district game since 1998. The Lady Eagles marked a run in the top of the first inning when Sexton drove in Tackett. The Lady Tornadoes (17-10) countered in the bottom ...
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River Valley senior Rylie Hollingsworth leaps through the air during the long jump final of the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Track and Field Championships held Friday at RVHS in Bidwell, Ohio. (Alex Hawley/photo)
River Valley boys, girls finish 5th at OVC meet
BIDWELL, Ohio — Host River Valley finished fifth overall in both the boys and girls team competitions held Friday night during the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Track and Field Championships held in Gallia County. Neither the Raiders nor the Lady Raiders came away with a league title in any of the 34 races held, as RVHS managed just six top-three finishes en route to the respective bottom-half finishes. The Raiders scored 65 points and topped...
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Southern's Danny Ramthun, middle, is joined by senior teammates Cole Graham, left, and Adam Pape in hoisting the D-4 Southeast District championship trophy following a 6-1 win over Lucasville Valley Tuesday night at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Tornadoes win 7th straight district crown
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Just like clockwork. The Southern baseball team posted its 14th consecutive district triumph while also earning its seventh straight regional appearance Monday night following a 6-1 victory over Lucasville Valley in a Division IV district final at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Ross County. The top-seeded Tornadoes (24-5) never trailed in the contest and outhit the second-seeded Indians by a 10-7 overall margin, as the hosts...
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Blue Devils beat FUHS, advance to district final
ATHENS, Ohio — And here the Blue Devils go again. The Gallia Academy baseball team earned its second straight district final appearance Monday night following an 11-3 clubbing of fifth-seeded Fairfield Union in a Division II district semifinal matchup at Bob Wren Stadium on the campus of Ohio University. The top-seeded Blue Devils (25-3) trailed 2-0 after a half-inning of play, but the hosts rallied with 11 consecutive runs between the se...
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Lady Marauders close season with win over Nelsonville-York
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Ending the season on a high note. The Meigs softball team ended its season Monday night with a 4-0 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Nelsonville-York. Brook Andrus scored in the top of the first on a Tess Phelps RBI to put Meigs (15-8, 7-3 TVC Ohio) up 1-0. Phelps drove in Andrus again in the third frame and later scored, along with Harley Fox on Allyson Davis hit. The Lady Buckeyes (7-13, 3-6) fail...
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Pictured above are members of the 2013 Gallia Academy varsity girls track and field team. Sitting in front, from left, are Sam Morrissey, Breanna West, Taylor Queen, Kathleen Allen, Hannah Watts, Elizabeth Holley, Madelynn Dennison, Brittany Angel and Cassidy Sickels. Sitting in the second row are Morgan Foster, Haleigh Caldwell, Kylie Angel, Kati Saunders, Maddie Syders, Varna Thayaparan, Rylee Stevens, Madison Holley and Andrea Edelmann. Sitting in third row are Sydney Rose, Kim Faro, Alexis Combs, Hannah Loveday, Ashley Huffman, Brooke Rider and Jennifer Loscar. Sitting in back row are GAHS coaches Paul Close, Nate Hall and Todd May. Absent from the photo were Abby Loveday, Naomi Sebastian and Aliza Warner. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Blue Angels win SEOAL, Devils take third
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The Blue Angels win the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League for the first time since 2009. The Gallia Academy girls track and field team took top spot Saturday at Portsmouth High School with 129 points, followed by Chillicothe with 116, Logan with 111, Warren with 110 and Jackson with 56. Portsmouth rounded out the six team field with one point. The GAHS 4x200m relay team of Breanna West, Haleigh Caldwell, Taylor Queen an...
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Wahama senior Austin Cole slides into second base under Charleston Catholic second baseman Thad Jameson during the Irish's 6-2 victory Monday night in the regional semifinal at Point Pleasant. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Charleston Catholic ends White Falcons season, 6-2
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The green on Charleston Catholic’s uniforms might as well be kryptonite. For the fourth consecutive year the Wahama baseball team had its season ended by the Irish in the regional tournament. Monday night the White Falcons fell to Charleston Catholic by a score of 6-2 in the WVSSAC Class A regional semifinal. The Irish (26-9) marked a pair of runs in the the top of the first frame, on two hit and two errors. Three ...
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Pictured above are members of the 2013 Meigs baseball team after winning the Division III sectional title Saturday over Wellston. In front, from left, are Taylor Rowe, Matt Casci, Cory Scarberry, Trey McKinney and Ty Phelps. Standing in middle are Ray Johnson, Bradley Helton, Derek Hill, Christian Romine, Cameron Maddox, Michael Smith and Wyatt King. Standing in back are MHS head coach Brent Bissell and assistant coaches Jason Mullen, Derek Miller, Josh Eddy and Mike Kloes. (Dave Harris/Submitted photo)
Marauders blast Wellston for sectional title, 14-2
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — They say good things come in threes. The Marauders are about to find out. The Meigs baseball team captured its third straight district berth Saturday afternoon after posting a 14-2 five-inning victory over visiting Wellston in a Division III sectional final in Meigs County. The second-seeded Marauders (15-11) picked up their third consecutive sectional crown by defeating the 10th-seeded Golden Rockets (4-21) for the th...
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Lady Marauders fall at Wheelersburg, 9-1
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio — The Meigs softball team had its 2013 postseason come to an end Saturday afternoon following a 9-1 setback to host Wheelersburg in a Division III sectional final in Scioto County. The visiting Lady Marauders (14-8) had a four-game winning streak snapped while also suffering their second consecutive sectional final loss to the second-seeded Lady Pirates — who defeated MHS by an 8-2 count last year at home in this same mat...
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Eagles fall to Notre Dame, 9-3
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Too much to overcome. The Eastern baseball team fell to Portsmouth Notre Dame by a count of 9-3 Saturday in the Division IV district semifinal at Paint Stadium, after the Titans rallied for 15 hits. The Titans (20-8) got on the board first with a run in the top of the opening inning and quickly added on as the plated four more runs in the second frame. Eastern (16-4) rallied back in the third inning as Max Carnahan sco...
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Southern escapes Lions to advance to district final
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Good teams simply find a way to win games, even in the toughest situations. The top seeded Southern baseball team was just a strike away from being sent home from the Division IV district semifinal with a loss but the Tornadoes rallied back and took the 6-5 triumph over fourth seeded Leesburg Fairfield in 10 innings Saturday at Paint Stadium. Southern (23-5) scored the games first runs in the bottom half of the opening...
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Wahama girls 11th, boys 14th at Class A meet
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Wahama track and field programs collectively came away with a half-dozen top-six finishes Saturday during the Class A WVSSAC Championships held at Laidley Field on the campus of the University of Charleston. The Lady Falcons finished 11th out of 19 scoring teams with 17 points, while the White Falcons placed 14th out of 20 scoring teams with seven points. Williamstown (114) got the better of Doddridge County (67) for...
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Riffle wins 800, Point boys finish tied for 7th
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was a memorable weekend for the Point Pleasant track and field programs, as both the Big Blacks and Lady Knights scored at least one point in the Class AAA team standings following the conclusion of the 2013 WVSSAC Championships Saturday at Laidley Field on the campus of the University of Charleston. Point Pleasant collectively finished the two-day competition with seven top-six finishes, six of which came on behalf o...
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Zane Trace rallies past Raiders, 3-2
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — One inning too many for the Raiders. The eighth seeded River Valley baseball team gave up two runs in the seventh inning Saturday in its sectional final loss to top seeded host Zane Trace by a count of 3-2. After a pair of scoreless innings the Raiders marked first when Joesph Loyd and Austin Barber each scored in the top of the third. The Pioneers answered with a run in the hoem half of the fourth to cut the lead to 2...
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Lady Tornadoes top Trimble, 6-4 for sectional title
RACINE, Ohio — All it takes is one big inning. The top seeded Southern softball team scored all six of its runs in the fourth inning Saturday en route to a 6-4 victory over visiting eight seed Trimble in the sectional final at Star Mill Park. The Lady Tomcats (7-15) struck first with a run in the second inning on two hits and a walk. The Lady Tornadoes (16-10) answered back in the fourth inning, first when Darien Diddle drove in senior Ma...
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Members of the Eastern softball team pose for a picture after defeating South Gallia 12-4 in the sectional title game Saturday in Tuppers Plains. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Lady Eagles soar past South Gallia, 12-4 for sectional crown
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Make it five. The second seeded Eastern softball team picked up its fifth consecutive sectional title Saturday with a 12-4 victory over visiting seventh seeded South Gallia at Donald R. Jackson Softball Field. The Lady Rebels (9-14) fired the opening salvo as Rebecca Rutt drove in Ellie Bostic and Caitlyn Vanscoy in the top of the first frame. Jourdan Griffin, Paige Cline, Grace Edwards, Erin Swatzel, Hannah Hawley ...
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Gabby Hendrix has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Division II West Liberty University in Wheeling West Virginia
Gabby Hendrix has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Division II West Liberty University in Wheeling West Virginia. Hendrix played libero for the Lady Eagles this season and was a defensive specialist her junior year. Hendix was part of Eastern’s state semifinalist team in 2011. “Playing college volleyball has been a dream of mine from a very young age,” Hendrix said. “To have finally accomplished my goal is life changing.” Hendr...
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Alyssa Cremeans signs with Alderson-Broaddus golf team
Alyssa Cremeans has signed a letter of intent to play golf for Alderson-Broaddus University in Philippi West Virginia. Cremeans was an honorable mention selection for the Lady Marauders on the Division II All-District golf team as selected by the area coaches in both her junior and senior seasons. Cremeans will be a part of the first women’s golf team at Alderson-Broaddus University “When I first met Coach Schiffbauer I could tell he was real...
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