SPORTS
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...
Cast your vote now for the April 14-20 Chillicothe Gazette Athletes of the Week
CHILLICOTHE − As April wears on, spring sports continue to heat up. As the spring high school sports season wears on through another week, a crop of impressive performances are bound to pop up from teams around the area. Now, it's time to select your favorites. This week's polls...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
Softball Game Preview: Unioto Shermans vs. Piketon Redstreaks
Unioto is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Piketon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Unioto Shermans will take on the Piketon Redstreaks at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
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