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Vinton County roasts River Valley; Clinches share of TVC-Ohio
By: Bryce Tinson, Dylan Westmeyer
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McArthur, Ohio (WOUB) — Vinton County Vikings took on the River Valley Raiders in the final game of the regular season for the TVC-Ohio. Coming into this game the Vikings could clinch a share of the title with a win while River Valley could play spoiler especially on senior night. The first quarter was all… Read More
Meigs Senior Coulter Cleland leads by example against River Valley
By: Ayden Crowley, John Curtsinger
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) – Coming off a 22-day hiatus due to COVID and weather cancellations, the Meigs Marauders came back home to Pomeroy to host the River Valley Raiders in a game that went down to the wire. In this match-up, Meigs faced a true challenge to see if this long break would have an… Read More
Nelsonville-York Dominate On Both Sides Of The Ball, Defeat River Valley 48-13
By: Carl Blalock
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes (1-3) faced off against the River Valley Raiders (1-1) looking for their first win of the season. On the Buckeyes’ first drive down the field, running back Tommy Mitchell pushed into the goal line from the 1-yard line. Mitchell would tally up another touchdown with a 30-yard run… Read More
Meigs Marauders Get the Job Done Versus Raiders for Three Straight Wins
By: Trent Hollon
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POMEROY, Ohio- Looks can be deceiving. For Meigs Marauders head coach Jeremy Hill, a 7-8 record coming into their Tuesday matchup was not representative of their true potential as a team. Hill feels the Marauders rankings in the TVC-Ohio doesnt tell the whole story “We are actually a ball club that’s four points away from… Read More
Wellston Golden Rockets Take Off Against River Valley
By: Hardika Singh
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WELLSTON, Ohio- As the sun met the horizon Friday evening, it turned the sky tangy orange and dark blue and matched the colors of Wellston Golden Rockets, setting the mood for their victory as they launched higher into orbit with a 42-0 win over River Valley Raiders in the sixth game of the season. The… Read More
Wilburn Makes History As Buckeyes Beat Raiders
By: Hardika Singh
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Nelsonville York came onto the field and chanted “hit the field like, all day, all night like, offense, defense, house call like, hit squad like and it sound like and it sounds like.” And they stayed true to their word. Keegan Wilburn reached the top of Nelsonville York’s history books, becoming the school leader in… Read More
Sibner Leads Vinton County Past River Valley
By: Bryan Kurp
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Both the Vinton County Vikings (2-6)(1-3) and River Valley Raiders (0-9(0-5)) were looking for their first TVC-Ohio win on Friday. After a scoreless first quarter, Vinton County took control. With 10:40 remaining in the second quarter, Vinton County’s senior running back Cade Sibner broke free for a long touchdown run. The missed extra-point would leave… Read More
Keegan Wilburn Leads The Way For The Buckeyes
By: Zach Paquette
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Nelsonville-York opened up with the ball on their own 35-yard line after River Valley kicked the opening kickoff out of bounds. Lining up in the I-formation, everyone at River Valley High School stadium would expect N.Y.’s Keegan Wilburn to get the ball and they’d be right. When Mikey Seel pitched that ball to Wilburn in… Read More
17 Girls, 15 Boys Earn All-TVC Ohio Honors
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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Vinton County basketball swept both the boys and girls TVC-Ohio Championships in 2018 and the all-conference teams reflect that well, with four members of each team being selected to the All-TVC Ohio team. The Lady Vikings finished TVC-Ohio play undefeated and are represented on the all-conference team by seniors Cassie Bentley, Erin Jones and Darien Radabaugh… Read More
Raiders Win Thriller Over Nelsonville-York
By: Evan Scott
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River Valley trailed Nelsonville-York by five points, 46-41, with just under two minutes to play in the game. The Raiders (5-13, 3-7 TVC Ohio) then scored the last eight points of the game to beat the Buckeyes (5-13, 1-10) 49-46 Tuesday night. The game was back and forth the entire way. The Buckeyes held a… Read More
Eastern Dominates First Half, Beats River Valley in Opener
By: Nick Mullens
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It is December and you know what that means, High school football is coming to an end and basketball is just heating up. Tonight was a showdown between the Eastern Eagles and the River Valley Raiders. In what was the first game of the season for both Eastern ran away with this one 56-41. Last… Read More
Vinton County’s Yates Connection Benches River Valley
By: Tyler Corbit
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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
Vinton County and River Valley to Battle for Even Record
By: Tyler Corbit
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Vinton County looks to extend winning streak to three games against River Valley Friday night in McArthur may not determine who win the TVC-Ohio nor will it determine playoff spots. It will however show whether Vinton County or River Valley is more dedicated to ending the season with a .500 record. Vinton County entered the… Read More
Week 7 Power Rankings: TVC-Ohio
By: Maggie Shandrick
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1. Nelsonville-York (7-0, 3-0) Ranking first in this week’s power rankings are the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes, who are still holding onto their undefeated season. After seven games, the Buckeyes have won by an average of 26 points and have held their opponents to an average of just nine points. Their high-powered offense led by Garret Maiden, Keegan… Read More
Wellston Ends Skid Against River Valley
By: Jacob Murray
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Wellston is a running team, and that was the gameplan again Friday against River Valley, as the Golden Rockets came away with the 28-7 win over the Raiders. The Wellston Golden Rockets (4-2) used their running game to run the clock and score touchdowns against a struggling defense. A 14-yard rushing touchdown early in the… Read More
River Valley to Defend Streak Over Wellston
By: Jacob Murray
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After losing the last two seasons to the River Valley Raiders, the Wellston Golden Rockets will look to halt their losing streak when they face the Raiders at home. This week, the River Valley Raiders (2-3) are on the road to take on TVC-Ohio opponent, the Wellston Golden Rockets (3-2). Wellston is coming off a blowout… Read More
Week 4 Power Rankings: TVC-Ohio
By: Maggie Shandrick
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1. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) After four weeks of football, the Buckeyes take the number one spot in the TVC-Ohio power rankings. The Buckeyes haven’t lost a TVC-Ohio game and are standing at 7-0 since the 2015 season. In the Buckeyes’ game against River Valley, Garrett Maiden threw for six touchdowns and broke the Buckeye… Read More
Maiden and Nelsonville-York Pummel River Valley
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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Garrett Maiden had carved up the River Valley defense through the air the entire first half. The Nelsonville-York quarterback put up stats in the first half that most might not be able to in a game: 13-21 passing for 332 yards and five touchdowns. But he wasn’t going to settle for dominating the Raiders (2-2,… Read More
Nelsonville-York Looks for Another Beatdown over River Valley
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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On the surface, Friday night’s TVC-Ohio opener between Nelsonville-York and River Valley has the makings of a close game. Both teams are coming off convincing victories in week three. The Buckeyes (3-0) won a 50-33 shootout at home over Minford and the Raiders (2-1) defeated South Point 25-8. However, there is a bigger gap between… Read More
Three Raiders Commit at River Valley Signing Day
By: Matt Summers
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Several student-athletes across the country are signing commitments to colleges and today was no different for River Valley’s Tre Craycraft, Robert Drummond and Josh Marcum. All three will be staying in Ohio, but Craycraft and Drummond will be staying close to home at Marietta College while Marcum will be the lone Raider heading north to… Read More
River Valley Raiders Upset Alexander Spartans
By: Maggie Shandrick
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After losing to the Alexander Spartans (11-12, 7-5) two times earlier this year, the River Valley Raiders (9-14, 3-9) were not going to allow that to happen for a third time and defeated seven-seeded Alexander 47-36 in the first round of the playoffs, sending the Spartans home. The ten-seeded Raiders came out ready to play… Read More
Police Get Involved As Meigs Survives River Valley
By: Clark Wooley
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All eleven Marauders found their way onto the score sheet as Meigs was able to win a hard fought matchup against River Valley, 61-50 on senior night. It was an ugly start for both teams as we only saw two buckets fall in the games first four minutes of play. Meigs, despite an opening three-pointer… Read More
Jessie Addis Scores One-Thousandth Career Point As Buckeyes Roll
By: Brie Boothby
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In Monday’s matchup, Nelsonville-York’s Jessie Addis became the first junior to score 1,000 points. The Lady Buckeyes had more than double the points as their rival the Lady Raiders as N-Y came out on top with a 52-25 victory. Junior Jessie Addis needed 26 points going into Monday’s matchup to reach this milestone, and did… Read More
Athens Ends Skid With Large Win Over River Valley
By: Alex Harrison
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Griffin Lutz was honored for passing the 1,000 career point mark before the start of Athens-River Valley and added another 21 points to his total in the Bulldogs’ 81-47 victory. Athens completely dominated River Valley with a powerful press. The Bulldogs didn’t allow many easy shots to the basket and the Raiders could not capitalize… Read More
River Valley Lady Raiders Can’t Overcome Fouls, Turnovers Against Belpre Lady Golden Eagles
By: Mary Ryznar
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The Belpre Lady Golden Eagles gained their second win at home in a row after coming out victorious against the River Valley Lady Raiders 61-44. By sinking two back to back three-pointers in a row just minutes into the first quarter, senior Cheyenne Barker gave Belpre a lead which would last for the remainder of… Read More