COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three girls from the Ohio Valley Publishing area — all of whom are from Meigs County — were selected to the 2010 AP All-Ohio girls basketball teams for Divisions I-IV. Easter...
Southern falls to Manchester in district final, 69-59 ATHENS , Ohio — The late fourth quarter rally by the Southern Tornadoes came up just short on Saturday, as the Manchester Greyhounds defeated Southern 69-59 in the district final. The victory ga...
River Valley lands four on All-OVC teams The River Valley girls and boys basketball programs combined for four selections on the 2009-10 All-Ohio Valley Conference teams as selected by the coaches within the league. Both the Raiders (4-1...
Point Pleasant lands 2 on All Cardinal Conference girls list The Point Pleasant Lady Knights basketball team earned two All Cardinal Conference selections for the 2009-2010 season. Freshman Andrea Porter was a first team selection for Point Pleasant and Koh...
Tornadoes, Greyhounds to battle for D-4 district title ATHENS , Ohio — One team is looking to repeat history. The other is trying to make it. That and a lot of other interesting factors will play a big part in Saturday’s Division IV district champion...
Weir ends Knights’ season, 55-40 WEIRTON , W.Va. — Point Pleasant gave it a go, actually in two senses, but the Black Knights basketball team ultimately came up short on the road Thursday night as Weir claimed a 55-40 victory du...
BREAKING NEWS: Regina dropped from D-3 girls tourney COLUMBUS , Ohio (AP) — South Euclid Regina, one of the most dominant girls basketball teams in Ohio, has been disqualified by the state’s athletic sanctioning body for using an ineligible player....
OVP area lands 26 on District 13 squads A total of 26 people from the Ohio Valley Publishing area — 24 players and two coaches — were selected to the District 13 Basketball Coaches Association teams for the 2009-10 hoops season. Distric...
Tornadoes roll past Jeeps, advance to district final ATHENS , Ohio — A 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday evening’s district semifinal contest gave the Southern Tornadoes the lead and paved the way for the 51-42 victory over South Webster. The ...
Manchester nips Eagles at buzzer, 47-44 ATHENS , Ohio — The clock struck midnight for the Eastern boys basketball team on Tuesday night, as its Cinderella season came to a shocking halt during a 47-44 setback to Manchester in a Divisio...
Black Knights fall to Ravenswood, 56-42 RIPLEY , W.Va. — The Point Pleasant Black Knights could not withstand the strong second half play of defending the Class AA State Champion Ravenswood Red Devils in Saturday evening’s sectional fi...
Gravely finishes 8th at state COLUMBUS , Ohio — Gallia Academy senior Jared Gravely had his magical weekend and wrestling career come to a bitter end on Saturday, as Gravely lost his final match at the 2010 OHSAA Wrestling ...
ATHENS, Ohio — A total of 31 people from both Gallia and Meigs counties — 15 boys, 14 girls and two head coaches to be exact — were selected to the Associated Press All-Southeast District Basketba...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senior Jared Gravely has secured his spot in history with the Gallia Academy wrestling program. Now the only question is where? Gravely, who is competing in the first state wrestl...
RACINE, Ohio — The Southern Tornadoes dropped their regular season finale on Thursday evening, 61-50, to the Chesapeake Panthers. Southern (16-5) fell behind in the early portion of the first qu...
ATHENS, Ohio — For the third consecutive year, the Eastern Lady Eagles were matched up with South Webster in the district tournament, and for the third consecutive year, the Lady Jeeps came away wi...
RIPLEY, W.Va. — A little bit of teamwork goes a long, especially in the postseason. Point Pleasant big-man Jacob Templeton posted a double-double inside and his perimeter sidekicks canned four tri...
Troester and Troester. It sounds like a law firm, but the senior brother-sister duo of John and Allie Troester were actually the lone selections from Gallia Academy this winter for the 2009-10 all...
WELLSTON, Ohio — When the going got tough, the tough got going. For the third consecutive postseason and the 24th time in the program’s illustrious history, the Southern boys basketball team will ...
WELLSTON, Ohio — They say defense wins championships. You’ll get no argument from Eastern High School on that one. For the third consecutive postseason and the 14th time in the program’s history,...
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Wahama White Falcons (12-10) ended their season in the sectional semi-finals on Tuesday evening against Huntington St. Joe at Point Pleasant High School. The White Fa...
BIDWELL, Ohio — The River Valley Raiders fell to Fairland in the final game of the season for the Raiders by a score of 52-38. Fairland led by 11, 16-5, at the end of the first quarter. River Val...
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs Marauders basketball season came to an end on Tuesday evening as the Vinton County Vikings defeated Meigs 81-40. Vinton County scored early and often, outscoring Meig...
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs Marauders (1-19) came into Monday evening’s make up contest against the River Valley Raiders looking for a season sweep of the black and silver. The Raiders (5-16) ha...
For the first time since 2004, the Gallia Academy wrestling program will have a representative at the Division II OHSAA championships in Columbus after senior Jared Gravely qualified for state this...
THE PLAINS, Ohio — The River Valley Raiders fell to the Alexander Spartans 61-50 in the Division III Sectional Final at Athens High School on Saturday evening. The Spartans opened up the contest...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s good to be the king. Finally. Oak Glen’s incredible 13-year reign as the Class AA-A champions of West Virginia came to a halt Saturday evening as Point Pleasant dethroned...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the third time in Point Pleasant High School’s illustrious wrestling history, the Black Knights had three different weight class champions come away from the WVSSAC State Wr...
WAYNE, W.Va. — A two-pointer at the buzzer by Point Pleasant’s Jacob Templeton broke up a 56-56 tie, and gave the Black Knights the victory on Friday evening at Wayne. Point Pleasant (11-11) retur...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant wrestling team became the first Class AA-A state champion not named Oak Glen since 1996 after capturing the program’s first team title in school history on Sa...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Point Pleasant entered Day Two of the 2010 WVSSAC State Wrestling Championships with eight unbeaten grapplers and 12 competitors still alive while sitting third in the Class AA-...
JACKSON, Ohio — Style points don’t amount for much at the end of the night. The only thing that matters is if you win, especially during the postseason. The Eastern girls basketball team rallied b...
Established in March 1993, Jeannie Saunders, owner of The Karat Patch Diamonds-N-Gold began with homemade diaplays of gold earrings showing these at in-home shows and area businesses. ...
Saunders Insurance Agency was Founded in 1951 by Howard Baker Saunders and has been serving Gallia County and its surrounding area for over 50 years. Saunders Insurance offers all forms of in...