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Lady Eagles top Belpre, 3-1
BELPRE, Ohio — The Eastern softball team evened its record to .500 Wednesday night following a 3-1 victory over host Belpre in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Washington County. The visiting Lady Eagles (9-9, 8-2 TVC Hocking) never trailed in the contest and outhit the Lady Golden Eagles (3-16, 2-10) by a 7-3 overall margin. EHS — which remained a game back of Wahama in the league standings — also committed the only two ...
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Big Blacks rally past Huntington, 9-6
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s never over until it’s over. The Point Pleasant baseball team rallied back from a 5-0 deficit through three innings of play Wednesday night to claim a hard-fought 9-6 victory over host Huntington in a non-conference matchup in Cabell County. The visiting Big Blacks (17-10) surrendered two runs apiece in the first two frames, then gave up another run in the third that allowed the Highlanders to claim an early five-r...
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The infield of the Wahama softball team congratulats pitcher Shalyn Greer after a strikeout during the Lady Falcons 21-0 victory over Hannan Wednesday night in Hartford.
Wahama wallops Lady Cats, 21-0
HARTFORD, W.Va. — So much for gracious hosts. The Wahama softball team defeated visiting Hannan 21-0 in three innings Wednesday night during the sectional tournament in Mason County. The Lady Falcons scored 10 runs on seven hits in the opening frame and 11 runs on 10 hits in the second. Hannan failed to scored and WHS took the 21-0 mercy rule victory. Shalyn Greer earned the victory after giving up just one hit in two innings, while str...
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Blue Devils win SEOAL title outright
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — There’s a first time for everything. The Gallia Academy baseball team captured its third straight outright league championship Wednesday night following a 4-1 victory over host Portsmouth in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup in Scioto County. The visiting Blue Devils (19-3, 8-1 SEOAL) secured their first-ever three-peat in program history while also securing their 13th SEOAL championship — the fourth for 10-ye...
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Tigers end Rio Grande baseball’s tourney run
COLUMBIA, Ky. — Aaron Schwoebel had a two-run single in a three-run first inning, while Drew Pettit and Matt Robertson combined on a five-hitter to lead No. 4 seed Campbellsville University to a 4-1 win over the fifth-seeded University of Rio Grande, Wednesday night, in the loser’s bracket final of the Mid-South Conference Baseball Tournament at Lindsey Wilson College’s Egnew Park. With the win, Campbellsville (31-18) advanced to play Linds...
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Wahama freshman Morgan Harrison slides into homeplate on a passed ball, while Eastern catcher Amber Moodispaugh (left) tosses to pitcher Grace Edwards (25). WHS took the 5-3 victory over the Lady Eagles Tuesday night in Tuppers Plains. (Alex Hawley/photo)
Wahama slips by Lady Eagles, 5-3
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — The Lady Falcons remain atop the league with a victory over Eastern. The Wahama softball team is now the lone Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division team with only one league loss after defeating the host Lady Eagles 5-3 Tuesday night in Meigs County. Eastern (8-9, 7-2 TVC Hocking) fired the opening salvo in the second frame when Kiki Osborne scored on a Sabra Bailey double. Sabra Bailey came around to score on the ...
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Tomcats hold off Eastern, 7-6
GLOUSTER, Ohio — The c0meback attempt came up short. The Eastern baseball team scored six unanswered runs over the final four innings Tuesday night but Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Trimble held on for the 7-6 triumph. Andrew Losey drove in Dante Brammer for the game’s first run in the home half of the opening inning, putting Trimble (10-5, 5-5 TVC Hocking) up early. Brammer hit a grand slam in the second frame, expanding th...
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Pictured above are members of the 2013 Point Pleasant varsity softball team. Kneeling in front, from left are Taylor Porter, Destiny Jones, Kyra Riffle, Kaitlyn Young, Ansleigh McCoy, Brandi Stroup, Teshia Porter, Shelby Stanley and Kelly Belcher. Standing in middle are Makinley Higginbotham, Breanna Wyant, Josie Fisher, Megan Davis, Kaci Riffle, Sarah Hussell, Kaitlin Liptrap, Elizabeth Bateman, Alyssa Martin and Karissa Cochran. Standing in back are assistant coach Brian King, assistant coach Scott Cochran, Rebecca Musgrave, Kristen Riegel, Bekah Darst, Madison Barker, Erykah Roach, assistant coach Alyssa Reymond and PPHS head coach Kent Price. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Lady Knights take 2 from Winfield, win sectional title
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The third time was nice, but the fourth time was the charm. The Point Pleasant softball team claimed the Region 4, Section 1 championship Tuesday night following a pair of wins over visiting Winfield in a Class AAA postseason matchup in Mason County. The Lady Knights (17-7) improved to 4-0 overall this season against the Lady Generals after posting wins of 5-1 and 10-8 in the best of three series, which allowed the...
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Lady Eagles take third at Logan Quad
LOGAN, Ohio — The Eastern track and field teams competed at Logan High School’s quad meet Tuesday night and the Lady Eagles earned five wins and four runner-ups. Watkins Memorial took top spot in the girls competition with 177 points, followed by Pickerington North at 77 points. EHS finished third with 71 points, while Logan took fourth with three points. On the boy’s side Watkins Memorial earned first with 131 points, Pickerington North wa...
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Dots edge Point Pleasant, 6-5
POCA, W.Va. — Host Poca rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit to claim a 6-5 victory over the Point Pleasant baseball team Tuesday night in nine innings during a non-conference matchup in Putnam County. The visiting Big Blacks (16-10) had a three-game winning streak come to an end, despite storming out to a three-run advantage after a half-inning of play. The Dots (21-7) added a run in the first and two more in the third to pull even throu...
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Meigs track teams take third at Athens
THE PLAINS, Ohio — The Meigs boys and girls track teams each finished with third Tuesday night at an Athens High School quad. The Lady Bulldogs finished in the top spot at 154 points, followed by Alexander with 61. The Lady Marauders were third at 23 points, while the Athens b team finished fourth with four points. Kelsey Hudson finished second in the pole vault, clearing 7-00, while the 4x100m relay team of Haiden English, Kelsey Hudson,...
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Blue Devils fall at Warren, clinch share of SEOAL title
VINCENT, Ohio — Every dark cloud has a silver lining. The Gallia Academy baseball team suffered its first Southeastern Ohio Athletic League setback Tuesday night, but the Blue Devils still clinched a share of their third straight league title following a 5-4 setback to host Warren in Washington County. The visiting Blue Devils (18-3, 7-1 SEOAL) never led in the contest, as the Warriors (8-8, 4-3) stormed out to early leads of 1-0 after on...
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Charleston Catholic wallops White Falcons, 24-3
MASON, W.Va. —So much for gracious guests. The Wahama baseball team fell to visiting Charleston Catholic 24-3 Tuesday night in Mason County, after surrendering 20 hits to the Irish in five innings. The Irish (18-8) tallied four runs in the first inning, five in the second, two in the third and eight in the fourth inning before the White Falcons (13-9) cracked the scoreboard. Wahama freshman Mason Hicks scored on the Dakota Sisk double in ...
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Meigs shortstop Delilah Fish catches a throw and prepares to apply a tag at second base on River Valley's Chelsea Copley (14) during the fifth inning of Tuesday night's non-conference softball game at Salisbury Field in Rocksprings, Ohio. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Meigs rallies for sweep of Lady Raiders, 8-4
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Better late than never. The Meigs softball team overcame a 4-2 deficit by plating six runs in the bottom of the sixth, which allowed the hosts to claim an 8-4 victory Tuesday night over River Valley in a non-conference matchup at Salisbury Field in Meigs County. The Lady Marauders (10-7) snapped a two-game losing skid in style, as the hosts outhit the Lady Raiders (11-8) by a 10-4 overall margin — with half of those sa...
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Meigs sophomore Ty Phelps delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of Tuesday night's non-conference baseball game against River Valley in Rocksprings, Ohio. (Bryan Walters/photo)
Marauders sweep River Valley, 5-0
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The theme for the Meigs baseball team this week apparently centers around solid pitching. The Marauders allowed just one hit for the second consecutive day, this time against visiting River Valley on Tuesday night during a 5-0 non-conference victory in Meigs County. Meigs — which received a one-hit effort from starter Treay McKinney on Monday during a 10-0 win over Wellston — got another gem from starter Ty Phelps on T...
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Marauders sweep Wellston, 10-0
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Senior starter Treay McKinney surrendered just one hit over five innings of work, which allowed the Meigs baseball team to claim a convincing 10-0 victory over visiting Wellston Monday night during a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup in Meigs County. The host Marauders (10-10, 4-2 TVC Ohio) picked up their second straight triumph while also claiming a season sweep of the Golden Rockets (3-16, 2-6). Meigs posted...
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Pair of late rallies erase Rio softball from MSC tourney
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The University of Rio Grande took two of the top teams in the Mid-South Conference to the brink on Saturday afternoon, but bowed out of MSC Tournament play with a pair of losses at rainy Domtar Park. The RedStorm watched 25th-ranked and MSC regular season co-champion Campbellsville rally for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to post a 5-4 win, while Georgetown College repeated the trick with a three-run sixth i...
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RedStorm baseball tames Tigers, stays alive in MSC tourney
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Kyle Perez had a two-run single in a three-run second inning, Shane Spies had a two-run double in a three-run fourth and David Steele authored the University of Rio Grande’s third straight complete game pitching performance as the RedStorm defeated Georgetown College, 6-2, Saturday night, in a loser’s bracket elimination game of the Mid-South Conference Baseball Tournament at rainy Hunter Wright Stadium. Rio Grande, the t...
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Strunk, Schramm lead Rio Grande at MSC Track & Field Championships
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — Kim Strunk had one first-place finish and two runner-up showings, while Mary Schramm also had a first-place finish and Kaleb Kimber tallied a pair of second-place performances to lead the University of Rio Grande’s track & field teams at the Mid-South Conference Championship, which took place Friday and Saturday on the campus of the University of the Cumberlands. Strunk, a senior from Milford, Ohio, won the women’s Hamme...
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Rio Grande baseball bounces St. Catharine from MSC tourney
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Kyle Miller overcame a shaky start on the mound to toss a complete game six-hitter, while Zach Dumler drove in three runs and Kirk Yates added three hits and two RBIs as the University of Rio Grande knocked off St. Catharine College, 7-3, in a loser’s bracket elimination game of the Mid-South Conference Baseball Tournament, Saturday afternoon, at Hunter Wright Stadium. Rio Grande, the tourney’s No. 5 seed, improved to 35-...
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