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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,...
High School Softball: Power rankings for Chillicothe-area teams after Week 5
CHILLICOTHE — Even as the final stretch of the high school softball season approaches, there's little slowing down teams around the area. Piketon and Westfall, two of the most emergent teams in the back half of the year, fought down to the wire Wednesday in a bout for control of third place in the Scioto Valley Conference. Chillicothe has won four straight. Unioto tied an OHSAA record for home runs in a game over the weekend. Playoffs...
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...
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.
County Connections: Pickleball Tournament will bring people together
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw. Arising as a children’s game in 1965, pickleball has grown quietly in popularity for decades – winning hearts in communities of all sizes, and earning a rightful place in school athletic curriculums. However, the recent explosion of pickleball’s popularity has brought the sport into the mainstream.
H.S. Notebook: Falcons, and Lady Gales track teams continue to shine as the postseason nears
LANCASTER — Area track teams continue to have success, with Fairfield Union and Lancaster leading the way. The Falcons girls team has continued its long-standing winning tradition by winning four out of six invitationals they have competed in, with a third-place finish and fifth place last week during the always-competitive Lancaster Fulton relays.
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...
A battle to the end: Fairfield Christian Academy pulls out 10-inning win over Berne Union
LANCASTER — Berne Union had Fairfield Christian Academy on the brink a few times during Thursday’s marathon, 10-inning game at Beavers Field, but Knights pitcher AJ Holbrook refused to give in. He also had some help from his teammates, who made several outstanding defensive plays to keep the...
Down on the Bayou: Ashlin Mowery’s commitment to LSU is where she is supposed to be
LANCASTER — Like most big-time college recruits, Lancaster junior Ashlin Mowery had a huge decision on where she would take her talents to at the next level. Just about every college in the country had contacted Mowery, and rightly so. She is a talented pitcher who throws heat and, at the plate, is a dangerous hitter with power. In college, she will be used as a rare pitcher that also gets to hit.
Playing together for each other: In search of league title, Lancaster controls its own destiny
LANCASTER – It has been a rollercoaster year for the Lancaster baseball team, but through it all, their goal of winning an Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division championship is still there for the taking. After suffering a season-opening loss, the Golden Gales rallied and were able to reel off eight consecutive victories before they hit a rough patch by losing three straight games, including back-to-back 1-0 and 3-0 league losses against Pickerington Central. ...
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