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Recap: Trimble Caps Off Consecutive Undefeated Seasons With Blowout Win Over Fed Hock [VIDEO]
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The Trimble Tomcats overcame bad weather to pick up the 60-12 season finale victory over Federal Hocking on senior night in Glouster. The similar suspects lead the way for Trimble, with Justice Jenkins and Austin Downs combining for three touchdowns during the game. The game was filled with sloppy play, which could mostly be attributed… Read More
Recap: Trimble Dominates Wahama 42-0 [w/VIDEO]
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The Trimble Tomcats clawed the Wahama White Falcons apart en route to a 42-0 victory in Glouster on Friday night. Justice Jenkins and Austin Downs led the Tomcats on both sides of the ball, combining for five touchdowns. The game opened up with the teams exchanging blows defensively, struggling to move the ball down the… Read More
South Gallia Continues Hot Start With 44-8 Victory At Federal Hocking
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The South Gallia Rebels ran all over the Federal Hocking Lancers on Friday night en route to a 44-8 road victory for the Rebels. The South Gallia offense was led by running back Dominick Seward and dual-threat quarterback Landon Hutchinson, who showed off his running abilities later in the game. Seward was rumbling his way… Read More
PREVIEW: Coming Off First Playoff Appearance in School History, Southern Has Many Roles To Fill
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We continue in the TVC-Hocking, where Trimble and Wahama are still the top teams. The 2013 season was a magical one for the Southern Tornadoes, as they finished… Read More
RedStorm Cruise To 12-3 Win Over Miami-Hamilton
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The Rio Grande RedStorm traveled to Miami-Hamilton to take on the Harriers on Tuesday evening and cruised to a 12-3 victory to win their fourth game out of their last five. Kirk Yates led the RedStorm, going 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a run. Rio Grande had half of their runs scored in… Read More
Bobcats Continue Downward Spiral, Lose to Rio Grande
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Anthony Knittel threw 8 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Rio Grande RedStorm to a 2-0 victory over the Ohio Bobcats on Wednesday in Athens. “He threw an outstanding game,” Rio Grande head coach Brad Warnimont said of Knittel. “He’d be a weekend guy if he was a little more consistent. He showed today he… Read More
Rio Grande Stomps Ohio-Lancaster 16-3
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The Rio Grande bats exploded on Tuesday night, stomping Ohio-Lancaster with a 16-3 victory on the road. The RedStorm accumulated 10 hits against Ohio-Lancaster’s five, including two home runs that proved to be key. Kirk Yates led the RedStorm’s offensive attack, going 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, as well as three… Read More
Rio Grande Baseball Swept In Doubleheader To Conclude Weekend
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The Rio Grande RedStorm dropped both games of a Sunday doubleheader against the Bluefield Rams. The Redstorm were outscored 10-6 on the day, losing 5-4 in game one and 5-2 in game two. Game 1 The Rams racked up hits quickly and tacked on three runs in the first inning against Rio Grande pitcher, Anthony… Read More
Rio Grande’s Bats Explode In 12-0 Rout
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Rio Grande’s David Steele threw a shutout while allowing only one hit, to lead his RedStorm to a 12-0 victory over the Bluefield Rams in Virginia on Saturday. RedStorm outfielder Marcus Makuch picked up two hits and drove in five runs. “Makuch had some timely hits, played well and really stepped up," Rio Grande head… Read More
RedStorm Fall Despite Strong Showing From Ford
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The Rio Grande RedStorm fell to the St. Catharine Patriots 9-6 in Rio Grande on Saturday afternoon. The teams traded four runs apiece in the first and second innings, but after the Patriots tacked on two more runs in the fourth, they did not lose the lead again. Kyle Miller started on the mound for… Read More
Rio Grande Shuts Out WVU Tech In Doubleheader
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The Community Literacy Day in Rio Grande brought the RedStorm (12-17) enough good karma to shutout West Virginia Tech (7-11) in a doubleheader. Chris Ford led the RedStorm with five total RBIs in the two games including 4 of 5 hitting and two runs. The RedStorm won the first game 7-0, with Anthony Knittel starting… Read More
Rio Grande Baseball Splits Doubleheader
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The Rio Grande RedStorm (10-13) split a pair of games with the Pikeville Bears (3-6) Saturday, winning the first game 6-2 and losing the second 5-7. Rio Grande head coach Brad Warnimont was no happy with his team’s performance – especially on the mound. “Our pitchers were cold today,” Warnimont said. “My weekend rotation will… Read More
Tamane Boosts Rio Grande Over Warner 10-5
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The Rio Grande RedStorm extended their win streak to four games when they defeated the Warner Royals 10-5 in Babson Park, Fla., on Tuesday. Daryin Lewis relieved for left handed freshman Brandon Stevens to pick up his first save for Rio Grande and to close out the game. Grant Tamane went 2 for 3 with… Read More
Yates’ Strong Relief Keys Rio Win
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The Rio Grande RedStorm brought in all three of their runs in the second inning to defeat Webber International 3-1 on Monday in Babson Park, Fla. Kirk Yates relieved starting pitcher Eric Ford in the fifth inning and picked up three strikeouts in five innings without allowing a run. “(Yates) was a pleasant surprise,” said… Read More
Braves Beat Warren For District Title
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Waylon Artrip knocked down both of his free throws as the final subs waited to come in, sealing the 61-45 victory for Logan Elm, and sprinted to his bench, unable to contain his excitement. Artrip replaced Logan Thompson, who was injured with 2:07 left in the second quarter. Thompson was leading the Braves in scoring… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Capture Second Straight District Title
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There may be 536 miles between The Plains and Syracuse University, but the Athens Lady Bulldogs were focusing their inner Orange as they employed a shaky 2-3 defense that saw them narrowly escape Southeastern High School with a 58-51 win over Jackson on a chilly Wednesday night. The Ironladies were the only team to beat… Read More
Rio Baseball Wins, Moves To 4-7
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Rio Grande outlasted the Gannon Golden Knights on Tuesday, and picked up the 5-4 victory in Beckley, W.Va. It was the RedStorm’s second victory in a row, after previously dropping three straight. The Golden Knights matched Rio Grande’s scoring throughout the first few innings, but the RedStorm defense and late-game pitching helped them close out… Read More
Rio Grande Baseball Opens Up Gannon’s Season
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The Rio Grande RedStorm (3-7) will travel to Beckley, W.Va .,to take on the Gannon Golden Knights (0-0) of Erie, Penn. The Golden Knights play their first regular season game Tuesday, after all of their games so far have been cancelled due to inclement weather. Gannon will play against West Virginia Tech first at 1… Read More
Athens Survives Scare, Advances To Play Warren
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The final score did not accurately represent the game, as the Athens Bulldogs survived a scare Tuesday night defeating the Marietta Tigers in the opening round of the sectional tournament 53-34. The Bulldogs started sloppy in the first quarter, going 3 for 10 from the field, while Marietta failed to score at all until the… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Eliminate Warren From Tournament
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The No. 1 seed Athens Lady Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0) captured another sectional title by defeating the No. 5 seed Warren Lady Warriors 64-37 on Saturday afternoon thanks to an overpowering second quarter. After holding a modest 20-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, Athens shut out Warren in the second quarter outscoring the… Read More
Pitchers Hold In Game Two As Rio Splits Doubleheader
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Game 1: The Bryan Lions outlasted the Rio Grande RedStorm 4-1 in the first half of their doubleheader on Friday night. Starting pitcher L.J. Rowden led his Lions, pitching a complete game with five strikeouts and only allowing a single run. The Lions got runners on base early in the sixth inning and RedStorm pitcher Michael… Read More
RedStorm Split Doubleheader With Martin Methodist
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Game One: The Martin Methodist RedHawks baseball team took to the field today and scraped out the 4-3 win over Rio Grande, in Springfield, Alabama. The game was the first of a doubleheader on Saturday for the teams, who are warming up for the spring season which starts in just a few short weeks. The… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Stay Atop TVC-Ohio Standings
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The Athens Lady Bulldogs defeated the Vinton County Lady Vikings 46-40, Thursday night in Athens. Rachael Gilkey and Dominique Doseck led the way for Athens in scoring, combining for 30 points. The Lady Bulldogs won the game with strong physical play in the paint and great ball movement. On nearly every possession, all five Athens… Read More
Athens Week In Review: Dec. 30-Jan. 4
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BOYS The Athens Bulldogs boys basketball team had a set of home games this past week, both of which were double-digit victories for Athens. The point leaders for both games brought familiar faces with Joe Burrow and Ibi Watson leading the way in points. Athens was able to grab both wins with some strong defense,… Read More
Athens Makes Seamless Transition To Hardwood, Beats New Lex, 76-43
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The Athens Bulldogs (1-0) throttled the New Lexington Panthers (0-4) on Tuesday with a 76-43 win at home. Ibi Watson had a game-high 24 points and was followed by Joe Burrow who added 15. Watson threw down a big two-handed jam on a fast break early in the first quarter and his Bulldogs did not… Read More