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Vinton County, Trimble and Waterford Ranked in Latest AP State Polls
By: Alex Harrison, Corbin Bagford
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Vinton County Vikings, Trimble Tomcats and Waterford Wildcats all found their place in the AP State Polls for their respective divisions. The Vinton County’s 19-point victory over the Meigs Marauders on January 19th wasn’t enough to boost the Vikings stock in the AP OHSAA weekly poll. For the second consecutive week, Vinton County ranks 6th in Division… Read More

Michaela Puckett Named Player of the Week by Ohio National Guard
By: Corbin Bagford
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Vinton County senior forward Michaela Puckett had a game to remember on Jan. 11 against the Alexander Lady Spartans. Her 34 point, 11 rebound performance in the Lady Vikings’ 71-69 victory earned Puckett the Ohio National Guard JJHuddle.com Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Week 6. In addition to recording a double-double, Puckett surpassed 1,000 career points in the game. The 5-foot-10-inch forward scored… Read More

Vinton County Places in Division II Rankings
By: Corbin Bagford
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The Vinton County Vikings’ strong performance on the court this season hasn’t gone unnoticed. In the second weekly OHSAA Associated Press poll, Vinton County ranks sixth in Division II. The Vikings are undefeated in TVC-Ohio play and have suffered just one loss on the season. The Maroon & White tallied 51 points in the poll,… Read More

Vinton County Remains Undefeated With Win Over Wellston
By: Corbin Bagford
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Tristan Bartoe scored 25 points to lead Vinton County (11-0, 4-0) to a 63-47 victory over Wellston (6-4, 0-4) on Friday night. The undefeated Vikings never trailed in the win. “He worked so hard in the offseason to get stronger,” Vinton County coach Matt Combs said of Bartoe. “He’s able to get to the rim… Read More

Vinton County Vikings: Dec. 6-12
By: Corbin Bagford
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Head coach Matt Combs couldn’t ask for a better start from his Vikings – literally. Vinton County (4-0, 2-0 TVC-Ohio) remains undefeated after knocking off its first two conference opponents in convincing fashion. Jordan Albright’s 32-point performance led the Vikings in a 83-48 rout of Athens on Dec. 8. The win ended the Bulldogs’ 23-game… Read More

Vinton County Eyes TVC-Ohio Title
By: Corbin Bagford
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Matt Combs has his Vikings’ minds set on one thing this season: a TVC-Ohio title. The longtime Vinton County head coach is blessed with an experienced, talented roster and knows that this experience can go a long way. “It’s nice to have experience,” Combs said. “We’ve been able to move a little faster because of… Read More

Week 7 Power Rankings: TVC-Hocking
By: Corbin Bagford
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1.) Trimble Tomcats 6-1 (6-0) | Last Rank: 1 | Next Opponent: vs. Eastern With Eastern and Federal Hocking upcoming within the conference, Trimble has the Hocking all but wrapped up. The Tomcats will be playing for playoff positioning within D-VII, region 25, in which they rank first, and will face a stiff text in… Read More

Belpre, Miller to Clash in TVC-Hocking Showdown
By: Corbin Bagford, Sean Neidig
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The only thing that is certain in the TVC-Hocking this year, is uncertainty. Perhaps no two teams embody the depth of the conference in 2015 better than the Belpre Golden Eagles (4-2) and the Miller Falcons (5-1). Both teams have only one conference loss at this point in the season and second place will be… Read More

Trimble Runs Through Previously Undefeated Miller
By: Corbin Bagford
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The Trimble Tomcats made a statement on Friday night: the road to the TVC-Hocking title still goes through Glouster. Trimble ran through the previously undefeated Miller Falcons 56-14, extending its in-conference win streak to 27 in homecoming fashion. Justice Jenkins was a one-man wrecking crew against the Falcons, finishing with 232 yards on 22 carries… Read More

ESPN Places Ohio U. Among the Best Campuses for Recruits to Visit
By: Corbin Bagford
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The long-celebrated Ohio University campus is in the news again. In ESPN’ s “Top 10: College campuses for recruits to visit, non-hoops version,” Ohio University was No. 4 on the countdown. The article focuses on basketball programs with visit-worthy campuses, without accounting for on-court results. Ohio was named along with basketball powers like Wisconsin, Notre… Read More

Trimble Bounces Back, Blanks Belpre
By: Corbin Bagford
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One week after suffering a regular season loss for the first time in 29 games, Trimble looked like a team with something to prove. The Tomcats (1-1, 1-0 TVC-Hocking) came out with a vengeance on Friday night, shutting out Belpre (0-2, 0-1 TVC-Hocking) 34-0. The shutout marks the fifth consecutive in which Trimble shut out… Read More

N-Y Snaps Trimble’s 28-Game Regular Season Win Streak
By: Corbin Bagford
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For the first time in a long time, the First National Bank Trophy will return to Nelsonville-York. The Buckeyes edged out Trimble 26-20 in a thriller, ending the Tomcats’ 28-game regular season win streak. Justice Jenkins had his way with the Buckeyes’ defense all night, but he was unable to reel in a Andrew Losey pass… Read More

Lancers Seek Improvement Through Battling
By: Corbin Bagford
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Luke Richards is the fourth football head coach at Federal Hocking in as many years. Despite the program’s instability, Richards believes in his Lancers. “As long as we stay healthy, we’ll have a chance at winning every game,” the first-year head coach said. Health is key for Federal Hocking because depth is not one of… Read More

Eastern Dominates Belpre For Third Straight Win
By: Corbin Bagford, Megan Stamper
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The Eastern Lady Eagles dominated the boards and defeated the Belpre Lady Golden Eagles 59-39 on Thursday night. Eastern outrebounded Belpre 48-21 en route to a blowout victory. Eastern (3-0, 2-0 TVC-Hocking) led by just seven points at halftime, but outscored Belpre 20-9 in the third quarter to coast to the easy victory. “We weren’t… Read More

Recap: Athens Bounces Tri-Valley From Playoffs For Second-Straight Year With 41-20 Victory [Video & Slideshow]
By: Corbin Bagford
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In front of a standing room only crowd at Zanesville’s John D. Sulsberger Memorial Stadium, Trae Williams led Athens to a 41-20 playoff victory over Tri-Valley by flaunting his skills on both sides of the ball. Williams finished the night with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns, but the senior also led the Athens defense… Read More

Recap: Tri-Valley Claims Share Of 4th-Straigh MVL Title With 35-7 Win Over Maysville [VIDEO]
By: Corbin Bagford
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In Friday’s showdown with the MVL championship on the line, the Tri-Valley Scotties dominated the Maysville Panthers in convincing fashion with a 35-7 victory. The Scotties (9-0, 7-0 MVL) fed off the energy of a packed house at Jack Anderson Stadium and handed Maysville its first loss of the season, while also claiming at least… Read More

Tri-Valley Improves to 5-0 On The Season With 38-7 Victory Over New Lexington [VIDEO]
By: Corbin Bagford
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Tri-Valley continued their MVL dominance with a 38-7 over New Lexington on homecoming weekend in Dresden. The Scotties’ (5-0, 3-0 MVL) Hunter Mohler returned the opening kickoff 70 yards and the Scotties capitalized on the good field position with a one-yard Brock Fargus touchdown run. New Lexington (2-3, 2-2 MVL) got on the scoreboard… Read More

Tri-Valley Picks Up 27th-Straight MVL Win, Dominate Morgan 69-0
By: Corbin Bagford
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Logan Bash scampered down the sideline for a 43-yard score on Tri-Valley’s first offensive play and the Scotties never looked back, defeating the visiting Morgan Raiders 69-0 on Friday night in Dresden. It marks the 27th-straight league victory for the Scotties. “The offensive line just opened up a great hole,” Bash said of the touchdown… Read More

PREVIEW: West Muskingum Focused To End Winless Streak In 2014
By: Corbin Bagford
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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 MVL, where physical football is the name of the game. West Muskingum has not won a football game since October 14, 2011, but… Read More

Bulldogs Sweep Rio Grande In Weekend Series
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Rio Grande (21-29, 6-21) was swept this weekend at Cumberland University (35-17, 17-9) to end its play in the Mid-South Conference and eliminate the RedStorm from postseason play. Game One David Steele (4-4) battled muscle spasms early and allowed four earned runs in just two innings on Friday afternoon. Kyle Miller didn’t fare any better… Read More

Rio Grande Hosts Lindsey Wilson Following Ohio Win
By: Corbin Bagford
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Rio Grande will host Mid-South foe Lindsey Wilson this weekend in their final home conference series of the season. The RedStorm (18-25, 4-17 Mid-South Conference) are currently 2.5 games back of the conference’s eighth position, and only the top eight teams in the 10 team MSC receive a bid in the conference tournament. With only… Read More

Ohio And Rio Grande Baseball To Meet Tuesday
By: Corbin Bagford
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Tuesday’s winter-like conditions forced both Ohio and Rio Grande to cancel their afternoon games. Ohio was scheduled to travel to Dayton to take on the Flyers of the Atlantic-10 and Rio Grande planned on visiting Circleville to play Ohio Christian University. Neither game will be rescheduled. On Wednesday, Ohio will host Rio Grande in a… Read More

Rio Grande Baseball Swept In Weekend Series
By: Corbin Bagford
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The Campbellsville Tigers (24-14, 13-7) swept the visiting Rio Grande RedStorm (17-25, 4-17) in three games this weekend. On Saturday evening, Campbellsville won 4-3 on the arm of its starter, Bret DeRooy (5-3). DeRooy struck out 12 RedStorm batters and allowed just two earned runs in 8 2/3 innings. Campbellsville scored in the second, third,… Read More

Rio Grande Travels To Campbellsville For Weekend Series
By: Corbin Bagford
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The Rio Grande RedStorm (17-22, 4-14 Mid-South Conference) will travel to Campbellsville, Ky., this weekend to play games five through seven of their nine-game road trip. They’ll take on MSC foe Campbellsville (21-14, 10-7 MSC) in a three-game series that begins Friday evening. The RedStorm have won four of their last six games thanks to… Read More

Schaus, Ohio Looking For Next Head Coach
By: Corbin Bagford, Sean Neidig, Seth Austin
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Update Friday, April 4, 2:53 p.m.: NBC4's Matt Barnes tweeted Friday, "Hearing from a source that Ohio AD Jim Schaus is only looking for a current/former head coach to fill the vacant position. No assistants." This would rule out the potential candidacy of any assistant coach, including Ohio State assistant Jeff Boals, Illinois assistant Dustin Ford and… Read More