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MC women fall to ONU in regular-season finale

ADA — The Marietta College women's basketball dropped a heart breaker to Ohio Northern University on the road, 77-73, Saturday. The loss closed out the Pioneer regular season with a record of 12-13 overall and 7-9 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Polar Bears improves to 9-16 on the season and 8-8 in conference games. The Pioneers jumped out to a 8-2 lead with the help of a three pointer from Emma Rasmussen and a driving layup from TJ Carpenter. Payten Bruns got a tough bucket in the paint and Ella McMillen scored on a fast break layup to put the Pioneers up eight at the 4:08 ...

Southern escapes Belpre with 56-49 win

BELPRE — Southern punched first and Belpre punched back, but it was the Tornadoes who made the plays down the stretch to secure a 56-49 win Friday at Joe Garrett Court. The Tornadoes, who improved to 19-2 overall and finished a perfect 10-0 in the TVC Hocking, jumped out to a 20-6 lead ...

Cadets outlast Lancers for 5th straight win

BEVERLY — Fort Frye watched Federal Hocking battle back from a 29-9 deficit in the second quarter here Friday night, but the Cadets secured their fifth straight win after holding on for a 54-49 victory. Gabe Bray drained a quartet of trifectas and led all scorers with 20, but the ...

Frontier floods River for senior night victory

NEW MATAMORAS — The Frontier Cougars celebrated their senior night by gaining a measure of revenge over the arch-rival River Pilots Friday night at Hank Morus Gymnasium. Prior to the game the large crowd of Cougar faithful on hand honored Frontier seniors Avery Powell, Caleb Kirkpatrick ...

Danny Hall to join ‘crazy’ list of Georgia Sports HOF inductees

PARKERSBURG — The journey from Coolville in the Buckeye State to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is nearly complete for recently retired Georgia Tech baseball skipper Danny Hall. The 1973 Federal Hocking graduate, who in 2023 was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall ...

Marietta College falls to Christopher Newport, 21-20, in wild extra-inning affair

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Brayden Mazzoni hit a walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the tenth inning as Christopher Newport University defeated Marietta College, 21-20, Friday at the D3 Showcase. The Pioneers fall to 0-2 on the season, while CNU improves to 4-1 overall. Marietta scored two runs in the top of the tenth to take a 20-18 lead. Jameson Embrescia led off the inning with a solo home run to left. Bryce Bogan walked and moved into scoring position on a sac bunt from Brett Hamel. A wild pitch sent Bogan to third where he scored on a sac fly from Bradley Jones. In the bottom of ...