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(Sarah Hawley/photo) Southern senior Colby Roseberry (20) releases a shot attempt during Saturday’s D-4 district final against Manchester at the Convo in Athens, Ohio. 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...
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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...
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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...
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(Bryan Walters/file photo) Third-year Southern coach Jeff Caldwell, center, talks with his team during a timeout in this March 2 file photo from the Division IV sectional final against Pike Eastern at Wellston High School. The Tornadoes will be playing in their second consecutive district championship game this Saturday when they take on Manchester at the Convo at 3 p.m. 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...
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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...
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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....
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(Bryan Walters/file photo) Eastern senior Jake Lynch (10) releases a shot attempt over a Symmes Valley defender during the first half of this Tuesday, March 2, file photo of a Division IV sectional final at Wellston High School. Lynch, a four-year starter for the Eagles, was named the Division IV Player of the Year by the District 13 Basketball Coaches Association. 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...
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(Sarah Hawley/photo) Southern s Cyle Rees (2) releases a three-point attempt over the outstretched arm of a South Webster defender during the first half of Tuesday night s Division IV district semifinal matchup at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. 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 ...
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(Bryan Walters/photo) Eastern’s Tyler Hendrix, middle, goes in for a layup attempt over the outstretched arms of Dawson Little (40) and Blake Blevins during the second half of Tuesday night’s Division IV district semifinal at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. 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...
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(Sarah Hawley/photo) Point Pleasant s Drake Nolan shoots the ball over a Ravenswood defender during Saturday evening s sectional final contest at Ripley High School. 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...
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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 ...
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OVP area lands 31 on all-district teams
by Bryan Walters
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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...
GAHS senior Jared Gravely making history at state wrestling tournament
by Bryan Walters
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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...
Panthers claw past Southern. 61-50
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Lady Eagles fall short in district final, 62-58
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Point Pleasant tops Rebels, 43-29
by Bryan Walters
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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, Troester named All-SEOAL in hoops
by Bryan Walters
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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...
Tornadoes outlast Pike Eastern, advance to districts
by Bryan Walters
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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 ...
Eagles shut down Symmes Valley, advance to districts
by Bryan Walters
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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,...
White Falcons end season in sectional semifinal, 72-56
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Raiders fall to Fairland in finale, 52-38
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Vikings top Meigs in season finale, 81-40
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Raiders avenge Meigs, 48-42
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Devils’ Gravely advances to D-2 state wrestling meet; Meigs’ Little is first alternate in D-3
by Bryan Walters
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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...
River Valley falls to Alexander in sectional final, 61-50
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Point grapplers dethrone Oak Glen, win Class AA-A crown
by Bryan Walters
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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...
Duong, Maness and Hogg took different paths to state titles
by Bryan Walters
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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...
Knights top Wayne at the buzzer, 58-56
by Sarah Hawley
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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...
Black Knights crowned Class AA-A wrestling champions
by Bryan Walters
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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...
Point grapplers lead Class AA-A field headed into finale
by Bryan Walters
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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-...
Lady Eagles outlast Fairfield, 58-49
by Bryan Walters
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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...
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