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Athens' softball completes comeback victory over Vinton County
THE PLAINS - When you get your opportunities, you have to take advantage of them. Going up against one of the better pitchers in the area in Jordyn Zinn, Athens would struggle against the thrower, facing a deficit against Vinton County before the Vikings decided to take the pitcher out. That one change would help allow the Bulldogs (11-6, 7-4 Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio) to score three runs in the final two innings, securing a 4-2 victory over Vinton County at home in the end. ...
Softball Game Preview: Nelsonville-York Plays at Home
After three games on the road, Nelsonville-York is heading back home. They will take on the Wellston Golden Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nelsonville-York lost 15-1 to River Valley on Friday. Nelsonville-York has not had much luck with River Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
BLHS junior competes at National History Bee
Tristan Sheets is pictured at the U.S. Capitol during his visit to Washington, D.C., for the National History Bee. (Benjamin Logan PHOTO) Benjamin Logan High School celebrates Tristan Sheets for his outstanding representation at the National History Bee in Arlington, Va. Tristan, a junior and member of the Quiz Bowl...
Marietta baseball falls to Logan in extras on senior night
MARIETTA – It was a wet one on Tuesday when the Marietta Tigers hosted Logan for a baseball game at Don and Sue Schaly Field on senior night. Sixteen errors between both teams made for a game where no out was certain. The Tigers spent most of the game playing from behind before tying it up to force extras and losing 8-7 after eight innings.
Women's Basketball: Ohio lands Dayton transfer Anyssa Jones, Wake Forest transfer Aliah McWhorter
On Wednesday night, Ohio women’s basketball announced on its website that it would be adding transfer players Anyssa Jones and Aliah McWhorter for the 2024-25 season. Both Jones and McWhorter will join the team as graduate students in their last year of eligibility. Jones, a 5-foot-10-inch guard from Westerville,...
Athens secures TVC-Ohio title in 10-run beatdown of Vinton County
THE PLAINS - For the first time since 2019, the Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio title stays in The Plains. In a small microcosm of how the Bulldogs have seemingly run rampant against their schedule all season, Athens (15-3, 10-0 TVC-Ohio) pulled out yet another dominant performance to secure the divisional crown on Wednesday afternoon with a 10-0 beatdown over Vinton County at home in five innings. A clear moment to show how...
Alexander completes walk-off comeback victory over Athens in extras
ALBANY — Stick around until the end, you never know what might happen on the diamond. In a wild contest that saw the game go into extra innings, 19 runs scored in total with five of them coming in the final frame and a miraculous comeback from Alexander, the Spartans (5-10, 4-8 Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio) would grab a walk-off victory over Athens (10-6, 6-4 TVC-Ohio) with the final week of the regular season wrapping up. ...
Men's Basketball: Ohio lands huge commitment from three-star guard, Elijah Elliott
On Tuesday afternoon three-star recruit Elijah Elliott announced via Instagram that he has committed to play basketball for Ohio. Elliott, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Kansas, was previously committed to Florida Atlantic and announced his de-commitment on his X account, formerly known as Twitter, on April 3. The announcement came less than two weeks after former Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May announced he would be leaving to become the head coach at Michigan.
Trimble uses late outburst to cruise to eight-run victory over Federal Hocking
STEWART — Facing off for the second time in three days, Trimble would use two different five-run innings to help cruise to a 10-2 victory over Federal Hocking on the road on Wednesday afternoon. Picking up the 10 runs on just eight hits, the Tomcats (13-4, 6-3 Tri-Valley Conference-Hocking) were led by Chayse Henry at the plate, finishing with a perfect 3-3 day at the plate, driving in and scoring a pair of runs while also drawing a walk. Chase Patton and Bennie Warren would...
Football: Ohio announces 2024 coaching changes, hires Kurt Mattix as defensive ends coach
Ohio announced major 2024 coaching changes via an article on the team's website published early Tuesday afternoon. Ohio's staffing changes follow the departure of former defensive coordinator Spence Nowinski in early April. The biggest news on Tuesday is arguably the hiring of Kurt Mattix as the team's defensive ends coach....
Athens routs Alexander to move one step closer to divisional title
ALBANY — Beating a team once is hard enough, taking down a program twice in a season is always going to be difficult. Unless you’re the Athens Bulldogs. Matching up with Alexander on the road just over a week after a two-run victory over the Spartans, Athens (15-3, 9-0 Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio) pummeled the baseball en route to a dominant 13-1 victory in five innings over Alexander (6-9, 5-6 TVC-Ohio) in Albany. The Bulldogs would rack up 12 hits on the day in an impressive offensive...
Softball: Ohio sweeps mid-week doubleheader against Akron
Heading into its mid-week doubleheader against Akron (22-28, 10-13 Mid-American Conference), Ohio (28-22, 16-8 MAC) had won 13 of its last 15 conference matchups, putting the team on the verge of clinching back-to-back MAC Tournament appearances in Ohio coach Jenna Hall’s first two seasons with the program. The Bobcats...
Sheridan's miscues were futile against New Lex. The ramifications were tournament seeding
THORNVILLE — There was still plenty at stake for old rivals New Lexington and Sheridan on Wednesday, even if the Muskingum Valley League races have been all but decided. At play was the potential top seed in the Division II Southeast District, which holds its postseason drawing on Sunday. Records were to be entered after Wednesday's games were completed. ...
Baseball: Ohio loses big to Toldeo in the second game of the series
It was a beautiful, sunny day in Athens, Ohio, at Bob Wren Stadium. Packed with eager fans, Ohio (13-25 overall, 8-15 Mid-American Conference) had a matchup with conference opponent Toledo (20-23 overall, 13-10 MAC). Unfortunately for the fans in attendance, Ohio’s bright and sunny day quickly turned gloomy and overcast with Ohio losing 16-2.
Trimble picks up 13-run victory over Federal Hocking
GLOUSTER — Using an eight-run second inning to help jump out to an early lopsided lead, Trimble would grab another divisional victory on Monday afternoon, taking down Federal Hocking 14-1 in five innings. It would be the seventh straight victory for the Tomcats (12-4, 5-3 Tri-Valley Conference-Hocking) following a three-game skid earlier in the month. Despite racking up more than a dozen runs, Trimble would only need seven hits to help pour on to the scoreboard, drawing 10 walks in the game to help get...
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