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Lady Marauders Spoil Athens Senior Night
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Athens’ Laura Manderick and Meigs’ Kassidy Betzing both joined esteemed air this season, scoring 1,000 points in their high school careers. Both score from all areas of the court, serving as one-woman wrecking crews for their teams. Monday’s contest between the Lady Bulldogs (7-14, 1-6 TVC-Ohio) and Lady Marauders (13-8, 4-3), though, was not won… Read More
Logan Holds Off Lady Bulldogs
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To get an idea of a high school basketball team’s success, look no further than their success against the 2-3 zone. Every team is going to run into it, and run into it often. Both the Logan Lady Chiefs and the Athens Lady Bulldogs employed the most common zone defense in basketball Thursday, with disparate… Read More
Belpre Beats Trimble for Second Straight Victory
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Basketball is a ‘What have you done for me lately?’ type of game. Past success is not guaranteed to last; momentum comes and goes. The Trimble Tomcats found that out Tuesday against the Belpre Golden Eagles, losing 69-59 in an outing which may serve as a turning point for both teams. Undefeated through their first… Read More
Meigs’ Teams Combine for Even 2-2 Week
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Marauder basketball collectively went 2-2 this past week, with milestones reached and upsets made over the course of the past seven days. Meigs Girls Basketball: The Meigs girls’ team went 1-1 this week, losing to River on Friday before beating Woods County Christian on Saturday. Against the River Pilots, Mallory Hawley scored 14 and… Read More
Strong Defense Carries Meigs Past Wellston
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Coming off a tough loss Tuesday at the hands of Warren, Meigs Marauders head coach Jeremy Hill made it clear that losses don’t define you, it’s what you do with the losses that counts. On Friday, against the Wellston Rockets, his team showed what they had learned. Tighter defense, less fouling, and a barrage of… Read More
Meigs Defeated in Slugfest Against Warren
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Being an official is difficult. In no other profession is it acceptable to be heckled and booed for making unpopular decisions in your workplace. Much less when your decisions result in 70 free throws. Yet, that was the number of attempts from the charity stripe in Tuesday’s contest between the Meigs Marauders and Warren Warriors…. Read More
Lady Marauders Fall in Nail-Biter Against Vinton County
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If there’s one infallible law of basketball, it is that one team will win. Even on the occasions when both teams put forth a winning effort, one team will be defeated. Such was the case when the Vinton County Lady Vikings hosted the Meigs Lady Marauders on Monday night, as the Lady Marauders lost by… Read More
Meigs Begins Season With Win in Racine
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The Southern band played an instrumental rendition of “Ex’s and Oh’s” by Elle King before their Tornadoes faced off against the Meigs Marauders on Friday night. It was an impressive performance of the grammy-nominated pop song. When it came to X’s and O’s on the court, however, it was the Marauders who impressed in their… Read More
Ohio women’s basketball: Bobcats rising; stay undefeated with rout of Eastern Kentucky
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If there’s a way to express a basketball game in numbers, differentials would be it. Turnover differential, fastbreak points differential, paint points differential, rebounding differential, bench points differential — if a team can win the majority of them, it’s a good sign towards their success in that game. If they can win just about all… Read More
Trimble Excels On Both Sides Of Ball In Playoff Win Versus Irish
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The greatest expression of dominance in sports is when the opponent knows exactly what you are going to do, and they still cannot stop it. On Saturday night, such was the case for the Trimble Tomcats. The Tomcats beat the visiting Fischer Catholic Irish 36-0 in the first round of the OHSAA region 27 playoffs…. Read More
Scotties Upset The Magics In Defensive Battle
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Coming into Friday night, the Barberton Magics were undefeated while averaging over 38 points per game and a margin of victory upwards of 24 points. Holding home field advantage as the second seed in the region, they were the odds-on favorites over the Tri-Valley Scotties. Apparently, no one told the Scotties. Tri-Valley defeated Barberton 10-0… Read More
Scotties Look North Towards Playoff Face Off Against Barberton
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The Tri-Valley Scotties (9-1) will have a long drive up I-77 for a Friday night playoff battle against the Barberton Magics (10-0) in the first round of the postseason. The Scotties, fresh off a victory over Maysville which clinched an MVL conference title (shared with the Sheridan Generals), are led by senior quarterback Luke Fargus,… Read More
Generals Enter Postseason With Victory Over Raiders
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Rain typically makes football uglier. Passes slip through receivers fingers, rushers have difficulty keeping the ball, and every player kicks up mud and water in equal measure with each stride. The conditions can be a nightmare, but it’s a nightmare that both teams share. The Sheridan Generals were able to wake up from the nightmare… Read More
Tomcats Impose Their Will Over Southern Tornadoes
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There are few pregame introductions more unique in Southeast Ohio than that of the Southern Tornadoes. As the sirens blare and the PA system announces tornado warnings, it is easy to get swept up in the pageantry. The Trimble Tomcats did not get into first place in the TVC-Hocking by being easily frazzled though. They… Read More
Chillicothe Charges Through Miami Trace
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The first play that Miami Trace ran resulted in a touchdown. But it was a touchdown for Chillicothe Cavaliers. The Panthers fumbled into their own end zone and the ball was recovered by the Cavs just seconds into Friday’s 49-14 Chillicothe victory over the Panthers at Hernstein Field. The win moved Chillicothe to (7-1), and… Read More
Southern Rolls Through Ravenswood, Remains Atop TVC-Hocking
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Just over a minute to go in the first quarter deep in Red Devils territory, and the snap was low. Logan Drummer bobbled the ball as Ravenswoods defenders collapsed in on him. He broke a tackle, then a second. He would not break a third as a hard hit forced a fumble, the ball bouncing… Read More
South Gallia Soundly Secures First Win Versus Federal Hocking
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The visiting South Gallia Rebels (1-2) left Lester & Betty Green Field with a victory Friday, beating the Federal Hocking Lancers (0-3) 41-6. The Lancer’s first victory of the year came thanks to an explosive rushing attack and an aggressive defense. It was a wire-to-wire win for the Rebels, who first scored off a 60-yard… Read More
South Gallia And Federal Hocking Both Battle For First Win Of Season
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The Federal Hocking Lancers (0-2) will host the South Gallia Rebels (0-2) on Friday night as the two conference foes both look to earn their first win of the season. The young season has not started off as planned for the Rebels or the Lancers, and Friday will serve as a launching point for the… Read More
Vinton County Faces Tough Test Against Southeastern
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The Vinton County Vikings (0-1) will be hosting the Southeastern Panthers (1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. in a non-conference game. Both teams found themselves on opposite ends of a blowout in their first outing of the 2018 season, and this contest will go a long way in determining what kind of year it will be… Read More
Fourth Quarter Comeback Drives Piketon Past Alexander To District Finals
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The Piketon Red Streaks (18-5) defeated the Alexander Spartans (13-10) on Saturday in Ohio University’s Convocation Center to advance to the district finals after a furious fourth quarter comeback. Piketon had stagnation issues throughout the first three quarters of play, with head coach Evan Legg audibly urging his players to move and be more active…. Read More
Waterford Storms Back To Top Miller, 58-55
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The Waterford Wildcats defeated the Miller Falcons 58-55 in an electric game where the outcome was not decided until the final seconds. The Wildcats found themselves down by eight points entering the final quarter of play, and would not take the lead until the final two minutes of the game. Waterford relied on an aggressive… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball Wins Home Opener
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In a contest that was in question until the final buzzer, Ohio University defeated High Point University, 64-61. The Bobcats struggled to shoot efficiently from the field, collectively going 24-68 (35.3%), including hitting only 7 of their 34 three-point attempts. Additionally, Ohio shot just 50% from the free throw line, connecting on 9 of their… Read More