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City of Chillicothe threatens to demolish youth football concession stand
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe Youth Flag Football League says the City of Chillicothe is threatening to remove a building the league has used for concessions and operations for several years. The league says it pays rent to use the Yoctangee Park Annex and uses the building for concessions,...
Local man competes in Boston Marathon
CHILLICOTHE — Chillicothe man, Joe Jinks, recently took part in the Boston Marathon on April 19 of this year. The race is something he has been training for for years. Jinks said he has been running since junior high school, what originally started as participating in a sport he was good at turned into a a hobby he enjoys that helps him decompress and connect with friends.
Chillicothe High School approves DeSean Benson as newest girls basketball head coach
CHILLICOTHE — There's a new coach at Chillicothe High School. On Monday, the Chillicothe City School District Board of Education approved the appointment of DeSean Benson as the newest head coach of the girls basketball program. Benson was approved unanimously by the Board of Education. He replaces former head...
What we learned: Takeaways from the past week in area high school baseball and softball
CHILLICOTHE — Just as soon as the high school baseball and softball seasons began, their schedules have started to wind down ahead of playoffs. Time has flown, but developments from around the area continue to pop up day after day. Unioto softball hung 37 runs on Washington in its most domineering offensive showcase this season. Pitching among Scioto Valley Conference teams saw one of its best weeks yet. Piketon and Westfall continue to ride their respective hot...
Local athlete wins Elks National Hoop Shoot
CHILLICOTHE — Local fourth-grader Ainsley Weaver from Paint Valley has been working her way through the Elks National Hoop Shoot winning in her category locally and state-wide representing Chillicothe Lodge #52. Her talent took her all the way to the national competition where she tied with 24 of 25 shots to go into a...
High School Football: Unioto's Newton Hoops to play in OHSFCA North-South All-Star Game
CHILLICOTHE — Over the course of his final season with Unioto football, Newton Hoops left an indelible mark on the program. The senior played no small part in the Shermans' success in 2023. While under center, Hoops guided the Shermans to a 9-2 overall record, their first Scioto Valley Conference Championship since 1998 and first Gold Ball since 1981. That's not to mention his nine program records, all but one of which he set in his...
Late innings send Lady Tigers to loss at Chillicothe
The McClain Lady Tigers held a two-run lead after five innings by a 6-4 score, but the host Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers sparked a two-inning, three-run rally in the sixth and seventh innings, leading to a 7-6 Lady Cavaliers win over McClain. MHS scored five of their six runs in the...
Lady Tigers score 17 runs in non-conference victory over Paint Valley
Seventeen was the lucky number for the McClain Lady Tigers on Thursday night (April 18), with MHS going on the road and defeating the host Paint Valley Lady Bearcats, 17-5 in non-conference action at PVHS. The win in Ross County saw McClain get off to an excellent and strong start,...
Tough 5th inning sends McClain baseball to loss at Chillicothe
The score between the Chillicothe Cavaliers and the visiting McClain Tigers was tied at 3-3 after four innings, but went the way of the host Cavaliers in the fifth as they broke out for eight runs in the inning, ultimately leading to a 11-3 loss for the Tigers, Monday (April 22).
Trojans top Valley at VA in 8
CHILLICOTHE — The Portsmouth Trojans and Valley Indians opened the Prep Baseball Report Classic early on Saturday, but finished with an extra inning. That’s because the Trojans first forced that extra inning by scoring the tying run in the bottom of the seventh, then captured the 3-2 non-league triumph in walkoff fashion —scoring the winning run in the bottom of the eighth at Chillicothe’s VA Memorial Stadium.
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