COSHOCTON — Waterford High enjoyed one last drive. Never mind that it was very late in the final quarter, colder than a well-digger’s ditch, and the fourth-seeded Wildcats (9-3) were trailing, 33-6, they were determined to get to the house and did when senior quarterback Peyten Stephens ...
WATERFORD — Waterford High played inspirational first-half football. The fourth-ranked Wildcats scored on their first four offensive possessions en route to a 34-14 triumph over the visiting Berne Union Rockets in an OHSAA Division VII, Regional 27 playoff opener Saturday night. And, while ...
BEVERLY — Fort Frye High moved the ball pretty much at will in its 34-14 triumph over visiting Milford Center Fairbanks in an opening-round OHSAA Division IV, Region 23 playoff game Friday night. The undefeated Cadets (10-0) amassed 499 yards of total offense, 271 rushing and 228 passing, ...
American League champion Boston Red Sox dipped in 24 karat gold a dominant Major League Baseball season Sunday night with a World Series championship. National League winner Los Angeles became the final victim of a group responsible for a franchise-record 108 regular-season wins. Manager ...
JACKSON — With a 2-0 advantage in sets and needing one more to secure a berth in Saturday’s OHSAA Division IV district final volleyball match at Jackson High, top-seeded Waterford High seemed almost a lock to advance this past Thursday night But fifth-seeded Bainbridge Paint Valley proved ...
Many people were always awed whenever mom effortlessly knifed into the pool water after a dive off the board. Barely a ripple. She reminded me of the late actress/diver Esther Williams in the movies, and I often told her that whenever I saw or talked to her on the phone -- and she would just ...
BEVERLY — Eric McCutcheon probably wishes high school football had instant replay. The Waterford High head coach definitely would’ve liked a review of Wildcat quarterback Peyten Stephens’ run for a 2-point conversion with less than a minute remaining in Friday night’s game at Cadet ...
Baseball gifting big, shiny packages to Parkersburg South’s Grant Hussey shouldn’t be surprising by now. The Patriot dedicates sizable quantities of time, sweat and energy to the sport he has loved since childhood. This fall giving up basketball to focus on baseball fulltime. Effort not ...
While Ohio won’t be ready in time to accept college sports bets, three other states make history this weekend as the first outside of Nevada to allow mass legalized collegiate gambling in the United States. New Jersey, Delaware and Mississippi become first states flaunting victory after a ...
DEVOLA — Marietta High was 2 minutes and 19 seconds away from a win on the pitch. But it was at that time on the clock that Parkersburg High senior captain Isaiah Owen booted home the equalizer, and the two cross river rivals ended up tying 2-2 in boys’ soccer action at Jerry Brock Field ...
Early Monday evening with the sun shining ever so brightly, a light shower escorted me to work. It was kind of strange wearing sunglasses and having the car windshield wipers on. Usually when it rains, it tends to get dark and cloudy. When I arrived at the Channel Lane offices, I was stunned ...
The Cincinnati Reds are almost certain to trade right handed pitcher and free agent to be Matt Harvey to a playoff contending team before the non-waiver Major League baseball deadline on Tuesday. It will be interesting to see the approach that new Reds General Manager Nick Krahl, along with ...
BEVERLY — Austin Baumgartner’s got a new ‘do. The Fort Frye High senior is sporting a very cool-looking, short Mohawk. It’s kinda reddish in appearance or in that family of colors. It also kind of lights up the Cadet baseball press box, where Baumgartner has been stationed during ...
What does Los Angeles have that Cleveland doesn’t? Well, the most obvious answer right now is National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James. But then, there are other things, too, and some are not so very pleasant, like.... Earthquakes. With $154 million in his pocket, LeBron ...
Dave Amos, Mike Metts, and Dan Brannan each was an engaging conversationalist, especially on the subject of sports. And, when they spoke, you listened. I knew all three and was better for it. Amos was 70, Metts 65, and Brannan 70 when each passed in June, May, and April, respectively. First ...
Blue is considered to be the favorite color of most people. It is after all nature's color of water and sky. This upcoming fall, blue will be the featured color of the men's and women's soccer pitch at Marietta College. "This is the last thing we're doing on this (grass) field," said MC ...
ST. MARYS, W.Va. — Chelsi Rose helped put a smile on the all-stars of both the Ohio and West Virginia sides. Last Friday night, Miss West Virginia presented the winning hardware to the Ohio stars after they defeated West Virginia, 47-13, in the silver edition of the Battle Against Cystic ...
Zach Cunningham has been swinging a sizzling bat of late. The Marietta Post 64 left fielder was a combined 5-for-6 with a couple of doubles in his team’s doubleheader sweep (11-6 and 8-6) of visiting Cambridge Post 64 at Legion Field last Thursday night. “Actually, I’m just trying to ...
Instead of the “usual suspects,” like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Steve Kerr, and Tyronn Lue, in the postgame media room, let’s hear what Kendrick Perkins might say at the podium: Reporter: Kendrick, I’m Freddy from Fly-By-Night Sports News Services. And, before we get started, I’d ...
BEVERLY — Dan Hughes is a notable alumnus of both Fort Frye High and Muskingum University. At the latter in New Concord, he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame last fall. The 63-year-old Hughes is also the head coach of the WNBA Seattle Storm team, which has tipped off the season ...