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By The Numbers: A Closer Look At Parkersburg’s Historic Win No. 800
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Editor's Note: On Aug. 29, the Parkersburg Big Reds defeated the Warren Warriors 41-22 on the road. But the win had a bigger meaning to the Big Reds than just starting the season off 1-0, as it marked the 800th win in program history. In doing so, the Big Reds became just the eighth team… Read More
Phillips Adds Jason Kemp To Coaching Staff
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Newly minted Ohio men's basketball coach Saul Phillips is starting to mold his coaching staff for the Bobcats. Phillips will be joined by Toledo assistant Jason Kemp, who accepted an assistant coaching job at Ohio. Kemp worked under Phillips for six years at North Dakota State before moving to Toledo last offseason. Kemp spent eight… Read More
Friday Video Roundup: Jan. 31
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Boys Final Scores: Athens 64, Vinton County 50 Alexander 52, N-Y 44 Meigs 40, Wellston 39 Belpre 62, Eastern 31 Waterford 71, Miller 58 Federal Hocking 50, South Gallia 34 Trimble 75, Wahama 51 Girls Final Score: Huntington St. Joe (WV) 70, Eastern 68 – OT
Hardwood Heroes Set To Begin Coverage
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High school basketball season is upon us. Hardwood Heroes is ready to start its fifth year of TVC basketball coverage. Online content will start to go onto the WOUB site the week of Thanksgiving, and the 2013-14 season premiere show is Sunday, January 12, 2014 on WOUB. Tune in to WOUB every Sunday at 11:30… Read More
Maysville Falls In Second Round
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The historic Maysville football season of 2013 came to an end Friday night. The Panthers fell to the Steubenville Big Red at St. Clairsville Red Devil Stadium by a score of 22-20. The Panthers had multiple opportunities late in the game to take the lead, but were ultimately unable to capitalize. A missed field goal… Read More
MVL Week 11 Notes
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WELCOME BACK: Two MVL teams are making returns to the postseason after a lengthy absence. Philo makes their first return to the state playoffs since 1995, while John Glenn returns for the first time since 2007. The Electrics and Little Muskies face off in Duncan Falls on Friday night. MONKEY OFF THE BACK: Philo and… Read More
Tri-Valley Beats Maysville In Fourth Quarter Domination
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The Tri-Valley Scotties are in playoff mode. The visiting Scotties overcame a sloppy first half and dominated the fourth quarter in a spoiling of the Maysville Panthers’ Senior Night by a score of 42-27. For the second straight game, the Scotties took the opening kickoff and drove right down the field for the first score… Read More
Week 9 MVL Playoff Scenarios
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Most conferences across the state can say they have a clear picture on a league champion and postseason representatives. The MVL can say no such thing. The final two weeks of the regular season will determine which MVL team gets to wear the league crown and keep playing into the heart of November. Here are… Read More
GOTW: Tri-Valley Extends MVL Streak At Sheridan
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On a chilly night in Thornville, the Tri-Valley offense started to heat up. The Scotties, led by junior quarterback Brock Fargus, defeated the Sheridan Generals 55-19 and remained unbeaten in MVL play, bringing their conference win streak to 24 games. Tri-Valley wasted no time in lighting up the scoreboard at Culver Stadium. Fargus accounted for… Read More
A Guide To The MVL Title Race And Playoff Standings
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We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty in terms of conference title races and playoff contention. Through seven weeks, the Muskingum Valley League has proven to be one of the more dramatic conference races in the Gridiron Glory coverage area. And as the season winds down, that should not change. At this point, four squads have… Read More
Four Things To Know About The MVL
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We are halfway through another hard-hitting, action-packed season in the Muskingum Valley League, and four teams have emerged as serious title contenders. Tri-Valley has not lost an MVL game in 21 contests, Maysville is undefeated in 2013 and Sheridan and Philo are in position to push for a playoff spot. Here are four things you… Read More
Three-Point Stance: Morgan Retools And Rebuilds
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Editor’s Note: Three-Point Stance is Gridiron Glory’s written preview series leading up to its 15th season on WOUB. Gridiron is visiting training camps for all 32 teams in the coverage area as they prepare for the 2013 football season. The series continues in the MVL, where competition is always high from top to bottom. McConnelsville… Read More
Three-Point Stance: Righting The Ship In West Muskingum
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Editor’s Note: Three-Point Stance is Gridiron Glory’s written preview series leading up to its 15th season on WOUB. Gridiron is visiting training camps for all 32 teams in the coverage area as they prepare for the 2013 football season. The series continues in the MVL, where competition is always high from top to bottom. The… Read More
Athens Boys Advance To Districs
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The Athens Bulldogs are returning to the Convo. The short trip back comes after the No. 2 Bulldogs were able to defeat the No. 7 Gallia Academy Blue Devils in Division II sectional play, 53-35. This was the second Bulldog victory over the Blue Devils this season, this time on a neutral site at Logan… Read More
Athens Outlasts N-Y In Instant Classic
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The Athens Bulldogs were able to survive a scare tonight from the rival Nelsonville-York Buckeyes in a very physical, overtime thriller, winning 64-63. The Bulldogs were able to sweep the two-game season series with the Buckeyes in front of a packed home crowd at McAfee Gymnasium and come one step closer to a TVC-Ohio crown…. Read More
Wellston Squeaks By Athens
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Emotions and tensions were running high at McAfee Gymnasium for the Athens Bulldogs’ home opener against the Wellston Golden Rockets. Unfortunately for Bulldog fans, the visiting Rockets came away the victor tonight with a 48-46 nail-biting win. The game came down to the final seconds, as Athens had the ball and a chance to… Read More
Wahama Moves On To Class-A Semifinals
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The Wahama White Falcons may not have been playing in the comforts of their own stadium, but they definitely had the home-field advantage in a West Virginia Class-A playoff game against the Greenbrier West Cavaliers. A large crowd of White Falcon fans made the trip to Point Pleasant High School to watch their… Read More
Williamstown’s Season Comes To An End Against Magnolia
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It took the Magnolia Blue Eagles only 15 seconds to light up the scoreboard and take a lead at Alumni Field in a first round Class A West Virginia playoff game against the visiting Williamstown Yellow Jackets. The Blue Eagles wouldn’t give it up the rest of the night, defeating the Yellow Jackets 34-7…. Read More
Wahama Rolls Past Waterford
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The Wahama White Falcons aimed to remain unbeaten and on their pursuit of perfection Friday night as they traveled to Waterford High School to take on the Wildcats. Waterford was looking to pull off the upset in front of their hometown crowd, but the White Falcons’ offense had another thing in mind, propelling them… Read More