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Meigs track and field teams take fifth at TVC Ohio meet
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs boys and girls track and field teams both finish fifth at the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division meet held Thursday night in Meigs County. The Lady Bulldogs took the top spot with 186.5 points, while Vinton County was runner-up with 115 points. Alexander was third with 88 points, the Lady Buckeyes finished fourth with 72.5 points, Meigs scored 48 points and finished fifth, while Wellston rounded out the six te...
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Point Pleasant senior Sarah Hussell belts out a double during the seventh inning of Thursday night's AAA Region 4 softball semifinal against St. Albans. (Bryan Walters/photo)
St. Albans shuts downs Lady Knights, 6-0
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Everything was going smoothly for the Point Pleasant softball team through five innings of play Thursday night. Then, the Lady Knights ran into a few bumps the rest of the way and ultimately lost their wheels. Visiting St. Albans — which had one hit through five frames — plated three runs apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to secure a 6-0 victory over the Lady Knights in a Class AAA Region 4 semifinal in Mason C...
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Wahama senior Kelsey Billups (11) prepares to tag Buffalo freshman Amanda Christy (14) while Lady Falcons freshman Rachel Roque (right) looks on during the Lady Bison 13-4 victory over WHS in Hartford Thursday night. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Buffalo bounces Lady Falcons, 13-4
HARTFORD, W.Va. — The Lady Bison keep rolling. The Buffalo softball team earned its 17 consecutive victory Thursday night with a 13-4 triumph over host Wahama in the Class A Regional semi-final in Mason County. The Lady Bison (29-4) didn’t waste anytime as Ali Burdette doubled and scored on the Chelsey Parkins triple in the top of the first inning. Parkins came around to score to put BHS ahead 2-0. Wahama (21-13) freshman Rachel Roque beg...
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Raiders rally past South Point, 6-3
CHESHIRE, Ohio — Ending on a high note. The River Valley baseball team finished up Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday night with a 6-3 triumph over visiting South Point. After a pair of scoreless innings the Raiders (6-16, 2-8 OVC) cracked the scoreboard first with three runs in four hits and a walk. South Point answered with a run in the fifth frame on the Woodward homerun. RVHS expanded the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fift...
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Zuspan signs with W.Va. Wesleyan track
Wahama High School senior Kelsey Ann Zuspan, seated front and center, recently signed a letter of intent to run track for West Virginia Wesleyan College, which is located in Buckhannon, W.Va. Zuspan — a two-time state champion in track — is an honor student that has lettered in basketball, volleyball, track and marching band. She is also actively involved in 4-H and has accumulated over 400 hours of community service. Zuspan plans on majoring...
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Lady Eagles take title at TVC Hocking meet
McARTHUR, Ohio — Eagles soaring at the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division track and field meet Wednesday at Vinton County High School. The Eastern Lady Eagles took first place on the girls side, while the Belpre Golden Eagles won the boys competition. The Eastern girls team finished first with 175, followed by Belpre with 113, Waterford with 108.5 and Wahama with 37.5 points. The Lady Tornadoes finished fifth with 35 points, Federal Hoc...
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Eagles soar past Belpre on Senior Night, 12-3
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — A farewell to arms. With the exception of regular starter Tim Elam, seven of the eight Eastern baseball seniors pitched an inning apiece Wednesday night during a 12-3 victory over visiting Belpre in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup on Senior Night in Meigs County. The host Eagles (15-3, 11-3 TVC Hocking) gave their upperclassmen a night to remember, as Kyle Young, Ethan Nottingham, Max Carnahan, Josh...
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Lady Raiders charge past Chesapeake, 11-1
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Perhaps a sign of things to come. In a preview of next weeks sectional semi final the River Valley softball team took an 11-1 victory over Ohio Valley Conference host Chesapeake. After a pair of scoreless innings the Lady Raiders (15-9, 4-5 OVC) broke through with a five runs in the third inning, highlighted by a three-run triple by Bethany Gilbert. RVHS added three more runs in the top of the fourth inning and one in t...
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Point Pleasant junior starter Austen Toler (3) releases a pitch during the fifth inning of Wednesday night's Class AAA Region 4, Section 1 contest at Winfield. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Errors help Generals slip past Point, 2-0
WINFIELD, W.Va. — A pitcher’s duel at its finest, except for a couple of mistakes along the way. Point Pleasant committed a costly error in each of the third and fourth frames, allowing Winfield to plate a pair of unearned runs Wednesday night during a 2-0 victory over PPHS in Game 1 of a best-of-three Class AAA Region 4, Section 1 baseball contest at the Leon McCoy Athletic Facility in Putnam County. Both starting pitchers — Austen Toler...
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Gallia Academy senior Cody Russell drops down a bunt during the Blue Devils 28-1 victory over Wellston Wednesday night in Centenary.
Blue Devils blast Wellston, 28-1
CENTENARY, Ohio — No shortage of offense for the Blue Devils Wednesday night. The Gallia Academy baseball team had 22 hits en route to a 28-1 victory over visiting Wellston in Gallia County. The Blue Devils (21-3)marked seven runs in the top of the first inning, while Wellston (3-20) crossed one in the second. GAHS marked six more runs in each the second inning and the third inning, while scoring nine in the fourth to seal the 28-1 triump...
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Lady Falcons slip past Southern, 6-5
HARTFORD, W.Va. — Clutch hitting by the Lady Falcons clinches a share of the league crown. The Wahama softball needed back to back hits in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat visiting Southern 6-5 and clinch a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division title. The Lady Tornadoes (14-9, 11-3 TVC Hocking) struck first as Ali Deem scored on the Baylee Hupp single in the top of the first inning. Wahama (20-12, 14-1) answered in...
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Point, Wahama aiming for regional success
The softball teams at Point Pleasant and Wahama will be aiming to get another step closer to the state tournament Thursday night when their respective regional semifinals contests kickoff at home. The Lady Knights (17-7) will host St. Albans (27-4) in a Class AAA Region 4 semifinal at 6 p.m. in Point Pleasant, while the Lady Falcons (20-11) welcome Buffalo (28-4) in a Class A Region 4 semifinal at 6 p.m. in Hartford. The regional final contes...
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RedStorm’s Spies named to All-MSC Baseball First Team
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – University of Rio Grande left fielder Shane Spies was named to the All-Mid-South Conference Baseball first team, while RedStorm shortstop Kyle Perez earned a second team selection during the league’s annual awards banquet prior to the start of MSC Tournament play last weekend in Kingsport, Tenn. Spies, a senior from Polk, Ohio, finished the regular season with a league-leading 15 home runs and 52 runs batted in. He also l...
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Rio Grande’s Walk named to All-MSC softball first team
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – University of Rio Grande left fielder Kaylee Walk was named to the All-Mid-South Conference Softball first team, while right fielder Haley Gwin and pitcher Kimber Hazlett both received second team honors during the league’s annual awards banquet, Friday night, prior to the start of MSC Tournament at the Allandale Mansion in Kingsport, Tenn. Walk, a senior from Unionville Center, Ohio, led the RedStorm in batting (.413), h...
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Lady Eagles wallop Waterford, 8-1
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Turning hits into runs is the name of the game. The Eastern softball team marked 13 hits in Saturday’s 8-1 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division victory over Waterford in Meigs County. Eastern (12-9, 11-2 TVC Hocking) broke through in the bottom of the first inning and added two more runs in the fourth to push its lead to 5-0. The Lady Cats (8-11, 5-7) got on the scoreboard with a run in the top of the fifth but EH...
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Eagles blank Federal Hocking, 8-0
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — You don’t need a lot offense when you only give up one hit, then again it never hurts. The Eastern baseball team held Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division visitor Federal Hocking to just one hit Saturday as the Eagles took the 8-0 victory in Meigs County. Eastern (14-3, 10-3 TVC Hocking) got on the scoreboard for the first time when Derick Powell drove in Zack Scowden in the opening inning. Powell and Joey Scowden...
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Marauders sweep Vinton County, 10-4
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — What a way to start. The Meigs baseball team marked eight runs in the first inning Monday night en route to a 10-4 Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division victory over visiting Vinton County. The Marauders (14-10, 7-2 TVC Ohio) batted 13 in the first inning, eight of which came around to score and the inning was capped off by a three-run triple by Ray Johnson. VCHS (2-20, 1-8) marked three runs in the second inning but Mei...
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Lady Knights finish AAA regular season with winning record
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant girls tennis team had a triumphant return to the Class AAA level this year after winning three of its final four regular season matches to close the spring with an 8-7 overall record. The Lady Knights picked up a 7-0 victory over Lincoln County, then dropped a 7-0 decision to Huntington — which moved their record to 6-7 with two matches remaining. PPHS recorded a pair of 4-3 wins over Spring Valley...
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Tornadoes split DH against Alexander
RACINE, Ohio — For the first time in program history, the Southern baseball team has produced back-to-back 20-win seasons following a doubleheader split with visiting Alexander Saturday afternoon during a non-conference matchup at Star Mill Park. The Tornadoes dropped the opening game of the twin bill by a 9-1 margin, but the hosts secured school history following a 3-2 victory in the night cap. With the split, SHS improved to 20-5 this sea...
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Lady Raiders split doubleheader at Federal Hocking
STEWART, Ohio — The Lady Raiders had a weekend full of ups and downs. The River Valley softball team fell 7-6 in game one of a double header at Federal Hocking. RVHS bounced back to take the second game 6-4. The Lady Lancers (13-1) marked a run in the bottom of the first but the Lady Raiders (14-9) answered with a run in the top of the second. River Valley rallied for five runs in the fourth inning. Federal Hocking tied the game with a ru...
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