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White Falcons fall to Belpre in OT, 56-53
BELPRE, Ohio — The bigger the hole, the farther the climb. The Wahama boys basketball team rallied back from a 13-point second half deficit to force overtime, but host Belpre ultimately had too much for the White Falcons in the extra session and claimed a 56-53 decision Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Washington County. The White Falcons (9-9, 8-6 TVC Hocking) trailed 12-6 after eight minutes and enter...
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Big Blacks roll past Sissonville, 67-49
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va — Tuesday night in Mason County, the Point Pleasant boys basketball team avenged it’s 73-62 loss to Sissonville, back on Jan. 13, with a 67-49 victory over the current sixth-ranked team in Class AA. From the onset the Big Blacks’ (10-7, 5-7 Cardinal) offense was firing on all cylinders, as they scored 20 points in the opening period. Sissonville’s (14-4, 8-3) offense was slowed by the PPHS defense and it only managed 10...
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Warren charges past Blue Devils, 86-44
CENTENARY, Ohio — For 12 minutes, the Gallia Academy boys basketball team proved it could hang with state-ranked Warren. Over the next dozen minutes, however, GAHS found out why the Warriors are currently ranked ninth by the Ohio Associated Press in Division II. Leading 20-18 midway through the second quarter, the visiting Warriors went on a 43-21 charge over the next period-and-a-half and eventually cruised to an 86-44 decision in a Sout...
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Lady Eagles sweep Fed Hock, 73-31
STEWART, Ohio — What goes around, comes around. Two days after giving up 10 three-pointers in a loss to Huntington St. Joseph, the Eastern girls basketball team nailed 10 trifectas Monday night en route to a 73-31 victory over host Federal Hocking in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Athens County. The visiting Lady Eagles (13-5, 12-3 TVC Hocking) had 11 different players reach the scoring column while limiting the Lady ...
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Wellston tops Lady Marauders, 51-38
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio —The Wellston girls basketball team defeated Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division rival Meigs Monday evening at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium 51-38, to spilt the season series. The Lady Marauders (3-16, 2-7 TVC Ohio) were locked in a defensive battle with the Lady Rockets (12-7, 4-5) through the first eight minutes, and Wellston took the early lead 10-9. MHS held WHS to just seven points in the second quarter, but their own...
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Logan sweeps Blue Angels, 46-32
LOGAN, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team stayed competitive for three quarters, but host Logan used a 15-6 fourth quarter surge to wrap up a season sweep of the Angels following a 46-32 decision Monday night in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup in Hocking County. The Blue Angels (3-16, 0-9 SEOAL) trailed 8-4 after eight minutes of play and were down 14-4 less than three minutes into the second period, but the guests ...
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<p>Wahama&#8217;s Ashley Templeton (44) shoots the ball during Monday evening&#8217;s loss to TVC Hocking champion Waterford, 66-42.</p>
Lady Falcons fall to Waterford, 66-42
MASON, W.Va — The Wahama girls basketball team hosted the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division champion Waterford Monday night in Mason County. The Lady Cats remain unbeaten in league play, as they topped Wahama 66-42. The Lady Falcons (7-12, 4-11 TVC Hocking) were not just going to lay down for Waterford (16-3, 15-0) and they battled to a 15-15 tie at the end of the first quarter. The guests picked up their offense in the second period...
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Blue Devils fifth, Marauders 11th at John Deno Invitational
THE PLAINS, Ohio — A pair of local wrestling teams had successful showings this past Saturday in Athens County, as Gallia Academy placed fifth and Meigs finished 11th at the 2012 John Deno Wrestling Tournament held at Athens High School. The Blue Devils had seven top-eight efforts en route to scoring 184 points in the 20-team event, while the Marauders had five top-eight efforts on their way to a team score of 118 points. Dublin Coffman won...
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<p>River Valley junior Tracy Roberts prepares to shoot the ball over a Symmes Valley defender during the fourth quarter of Monday night&#8217;s non-conference girls basketball game in Bidwell, Ohio.</p>
Lady Raiders rally past SVHS, 50-44
BIDWELL, Ohio — Talk about saving your best for last. The River Valley girls basketball team doubled up visiting Symmes Valley by a 20-10 margin down the stretch, allowing the Lady Raiders to rally back and claim a 50-44 victory Monday night in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The Lady Raiders (5-14) snapped a five-game losing skid, and did so in a very dramatic fashion — as the hosts made the most of both free throws and timely...
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Locals fare well at girls tournament draw
JACKSON, Ohio — The high school postseason is just around the corner, but the roads for the southeast district tournament were paved Sunday afternoon at Jackson High School during the 2012 OHSAA Southeast District Girls Basketball Tournament selection meeting in the Apple City. Six area schools — Gallia Academy, Meigs, River Valley, Southern, South Gallia and Eastern — now know where their opening games will be and who they will be facing i...
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<p>South Gallia junior Ellie Bostic, middle, is guarded by a pair of Belpre defenders during this Feb. 2 file photo of a TVC Hocking girls basketball contest in Mercerville, Ohio.</p>
Lady Rebels sweep Symmes Valley, 52-35
WILLOW WOOD, Ohio —It wasn’t quite the same as the performance that the Lady Rebels put on the first time they beat Symmes Valley, 55-16 back on Jan. 7th in Mercerville, but South Gallia got the victory over the Lady Vikings 52-35 Saturday evening in Lawrence County. The Lady Rebels (15-4) and SVHS (7-11) seemed evenly matched early on as the hosts had the 10-9 first quarter lead. South Gallia outscored the Lady Vikings 12-11 over the next ...
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Eastern unlucky against Lady Irish, 52-48
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — It wasn’t even St. Patrick’s Day. Visiting Huntington Saint Joseph hit 10 three-pointers and used a 16-6 fourth quarter run Saturday night to claim a 52-48 decision over the Eastern girls basketball team in a non-conference matchup at the Eagles’ Nest in Meigs County. The host Lady Eagles (12-5) led by one point at the half and also held a two-possession advantage headed into the finale, but the Lady Irish (11-6) hi...
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Eagles fall to Wellston, 67-47
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —The Wellston boys basketball team outscored Eastern 21-9 in the third period to help secure a 67-47 victory Saturday night. The Eagles (4-11), who have been cold of late, battled closely with the Golden Rockets (10-5) in the first period and trailed by two, 12-10, going into the second. WHS went on a 16-9 run before halftime to take a 28-19 lead into the break. The Golden Rockets came out of halftime hot, scoring 21 ...
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Blue Angels swept by Chillicothe, 52-46
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy girls basketball team made things interesting late, but a pair of slow starts in each half Saturday night ultimately cost the Blue Angels a 52-46 decision to host Chillicothe in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup in Ross County. The visiting Blue Angels (3-15, 0-8 SEOAL) suffered five-point differences in the first and third quarters, which allowed the Lady Cavaliers (9-9, 2-7) to take an 11-p...
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River Valley tops Marauders, 68-56
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The River Valley boys basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday night with a 68-56 victory at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium over the host Marauders. Meigs (1-16) senior Cody Mattox and the Raiders’ (3-12) Ethan Dovenbarger each led their clubs out of the gates, each player scoring nine in the first quarter. The teams were evenly matched through one and the score was knotted up at 14 going into the second ...
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