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Titans take 6th straight sectional
PORTSMOUTH — For the Notre Dame Titans, the proverbial yellow-brick road to the promised land of Akron officially began on Wednesday by going Green. As in a 21-run, 21-hit, mercy-rule walloping by the Division IV top-seeded and host Titans over the 16th-seeded and visiting Bobcats —as Notre Dame actually combined for a three-pitcher no-hitter, with the Bobcats just having two total baserunners.
Ironton allows no points against Portsmouth
Ironton’s defense throttled Portsmouth, resulting in a 9-0 shutout in an Ohio high school softball matchup on May 9. Check out our complete girls softball roundup to stay up-to-date on all the action. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article. Take a 1-minute survey...
Lady Mambas headed to nationals
The seventh grade Lady Mambas AAU team based in Hillsboro, with players from Highland and surrounding counties, had a successful last weekend placing first in the Buckeye Storm Classic Tournament in Portsmouth. The win qualified the team to play at National Championship Tournament in South Carolina from June 19-23. Pool play at Portsmouth was Saturday with the Lady Mambas winning 49-18 over WV Wild 2029 and 57-18 win over Assassins 2028-2029. Sunday was tournament play with a 45-23 win over the Assassins and a championship win, 38-32, over WV Wild 2029. The Lady Mambas current season record stands at 15-4, with two first place tournament finishes this season, one second place, one fourth place and one sixth place. Pictured (back row, r-l) are coach Derrik Haithcock, La’Niah Smith, Libby Webster, Hayden Rideout, Jayla Haithcock and Aurora Stringfield (front row, r-l) Mckenize West, Jayden Hatfield, Lyrric Hanson, Maddie Easter and Karis Hudson.
Baseball Game Preview: North Adams on Home-Turf
The North Adams Green Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Portsmouth Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'. North Adams' hitters might be in the hot seat on...
Baseball Recap: Portsmouth triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Jacob Roth
Portsmouth put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the North Adams Green Devils onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Portsmouth needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest. Jacob Roth...
Lady ’Cats secure sectional championship; defeat Clay Lady Panthers
Wednesday was a championship day for the Whiteoak Lady Wildcats, as they won a Division IV SE District Sectional Championship by defeating the Clay Lady Panthers, 7-4 at CHS in Portsmouth. The Lady ’Cats scored two runs in the top of the first for a fast start, followed by a...
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