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Vinton County Victorious in Every Game Last Week
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Each team shares a common goal: win each possession. That becomes win every quarter and then win every game. Eventually, that becomes win every week. The Vikings and Lady Vikings did just that as they combined to go 4-0 on the week. Last week, the Vikings lost two close games in conference play by a… Read More
Matt Combs: Making a Basketball Dynasty
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What if the three-time reigning coach of the year in the Tri-Valley Conference never got his shot? That almost happened. Vinton County’s Matt Combs, who has won more than 300 games, was not the first choice for the job. “They [Vinton County] offered the job to someone else,” Combs said. “He turned it down, I… Read More
RECAP: Vinton County Girls Continue Streak, Boys Get Off To Slow Start
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Last season both the Vikings and the Lady Vikings took home TVC-Ohio titles. With the season beginning, the Lady Vikings are looking to likely repeat while the Vikings have a bit of a hill to climb. Both teams learned a lot about themselves this week. Lady Vikings Last year the ladies only lost one game… Read More
Ohio Softball Sweep Sets Tone for Season
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An old saying in baseball and softball is that your first at-bat says a lot about the rest of your season. For Ohio University, their first at-bat was a home run. OHIO swept the Central Michigan Chippewas in three games to get out to a 3-0 start in conference play. The reigning Mid-American Conference runners-up… Read More
Nelsonville City Council Passes Entertainment Tax
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A five percent tax on tickets that cost more than ten dollars was passed by Nelsonville City Council Monday. The entertainment tax was approved by a four to one vote. It will go into effect beginning on July first. City Built On Tourism Some Nelsonville residents oppose the move. While it passed easily in city… Read More
Proposed Change To SNAP Draws Ire from Athens Businesses
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The Trump Administration’s proposed plans to change the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have been derided by many in the Athens area food industry. The new plan would replace SNAP debit-cards with food boxes containing canned and prepackaged items. The food packages would not contain fruits or vegetables. Athens area residents involved in the food industry have mixed… Read More
Alexander Boys and Girls Have Strong Holiday Week
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The Alexander Lady Spartans had another dominating week in which they went 3-0. When you have won consecutive TVC-Ohio and District titles this dominance is expected. The Spartans now sit at 6-1 and 3-1 in the conference. The week started off with a 65-41 win against a talented Meigs squad. The Lady Spartans would also… Read More
Waterford Dominate 3rd Quarter to Blowout Belpre
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Winning has been second nature to the Waterford Wildcats. Tonight was business as usual as Waterford (1-0) took down the Belpre Golden Eagles (0-2) 62 to 36. The leading scorers seemed to be going at each other all night. Brandon Simoniette had 14 points in a losing effort for Belpre while Bryce Hilverding had 24… Read More
Tri-Valley Earns Trip to First State Championship Game
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The Tri-Valley Scotties and the Akron St. Vincent St. Mary Fighting Irish are foils of one another in many ways. The Scotties, a rural public school and the Fighting Irish a city parochial school. The Fighting Irish have won six state titles in football alone. The Scotties were playing in their first ever state semifinals…. Read More
Vinton County’s Yates Connection Benches River Valley
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The Vinton County Vikings and River Valley Raiders entered Friday night’s showdown with identical 3-4 records. Both were on a mission to return to .500, but Vinton County would walk off the field at 4-4. Naylan Yates proved why he was on the pre-season Gridiron Glory Player of the Year watch list as he dismantled… Read More
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