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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… 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…. 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… Read More

Athens Stops Vinton County Comeback
By: Paul Roth
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The Athens Bulldogs stymied a Vinton County second half comeback to hold on to a 28-14 win Friday night. While the game ended up being a little close in the… Read More

Athens Looks to Keep Winning TVC-Ohio Games at Vinton County
By: Paul Roth
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This week on the gridiron the Athens Bulldogs travel to Vinton County to do battle with the Vikings. Vinton County is coming into this week after a close loss at… 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… Read More

Unioto Trucks Vinton County to Open Year
By: Xavier Fox
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Coming into the first week of the 2017 season, each team had questions that would hopefully be answered by the end of the night. With the Unioto Sherman Tanks, their… Read More

Vikings Fall One Game Short of Final Four
By: Jerry Kirven
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In the Elite Eight of Ohio high school basketball there will be wars, and today the Eastmoor Academy Warriors came, saw and conquered the Vinton County Vikings 69-48. When looking… Read More

Vinton County Vikings Press Onto Final Four
By: Katharine Morey
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The Meadowbrook Colt’s bright orange and the Vinton County Viking’s deep maroon painted the Convo, highlighting the division between the cheering fans. Those wearing maroon jumped to their feet after… Read More

Vinton County Overcomes Unioto for District Championship
By: Alex Harrison
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A desperation heave from Unioto was short and to the left. Like the game for Unioto, the shot looked on target until the end when it just wasn’t good enough. … Read More

Vinton County Cruises Through Waverly
By: Alex Harrison
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Naylan Yates snagged the Waverly ball and passed behind his back to Derick Jones. Jones passed back to Yates for the easy layup and a Vinton County 29-20 lead. Vinton… Read More

Vinton County Has No Problem with Marietta
By: Tyler Corbit
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Over the past few seasons it feels as though the Convocation Center at Ohio University has become Vinton County’s second home. The Vikings are once again Convo bound after they… Read More

Baker’s Breakdown: A Look to Next Season
By: Blake Baker
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Brackets are busy being busted, records go right out the window, and a loss means the end of the road. Postseason basketball is upon us. But instead of looking ahead… Read More

Vinton County Ends Season to Fairfield Union
By: Alex Harrison
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The tournament run ended early for the Vinton County as the Lady Vikings fell to Fairfield Union 58-50. Cassie Bentley went coast-to-coast for an easy basket with 3:23 remaining in… Read More

Vinton County Tournament Preview
By: Jordan Gallagher
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The Vinton County Lady Vikings, who have the third seed in their bracket, will have a tough test in their game against third seeded Fairfield Union on Wednesday. The Lady… Read More

Vinton County, Waterford Crack Top Ten in Associated Poll
By: Alex Harrison
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The Vinton County Vikings and the Waterford Wildcats both made the top 10 in the sixth Associated Press state poll. Vinton County cemented itself as No. 6 in Division II… Read More

Vinton County Vikings Seek Revenge On Alexander Spartans
By: Tyler Corbit
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The Vinton County Vikings were at home looking for revenge against the Alexander Spartans, after they handed them their only loss of the season earlier in the regular season. The… Read More

Vinton County Vikings, Waterford Wildcats Find Spots In OHSAA State Polls
By: Tyler Corbit
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The OHSAA boys state poll was released today and both Vinton County and Waterford found a spot in the rankings in their divisions. In the division two state poll, the… Read More

Vinton County Survives Dunking Marauders
By: Jordan Gallagher
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What? Did he just? No way!? That was the reaction early in the 4th quarter as Jared Kennedy went up for a monstrous dunk with his team trailing. From there… Read More

Vinton County Lady Vikings Strike Down Athens Lady Bulldogs
By: Tyler Corbit
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It was senior night in the Plains as the the Athens Lady Bulldogs took on the Vinton County Lady Vikings. However the Lady Vikings would rain buckets on senior night,… Read More

Bartoe, Vinton County Dismantle Athens
By: Nick Ursini
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It does not matter where you start, it matters where you finish. For the first-place Vinton County Vikings, they proved why they are the powerhouse of the TVC-Ohio with their… Read More

Vinton County Reaches Triple Digits Over Nelsonville-York
By: Jerry Kirven
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Vinton County bounced back from the Alexander loss Tuesday night by breaking, busting, and ultimately beating down the Buckeyes 100-52. A twelve-game win streak snapped, the first loss in the… Read More

Alexander Conquers Vinton County 68-25
By: Jordan Gallagher
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Last week Vinton County Lady Vikings head coach Rod Bentley said in order to beat Alexander they needed to eat right, get a good night’s sleep and pray. It’d be… Read More

Alexander Upsets Vinton County on Final Shot
The Alexander Spartans handed the Vinton County Vikings their first loss of the season with a 73-71 win, ending the Viking’s 12-game winning streak. The two teams started off the… Read More

Vinton County Lady Vikings Get Revenge on Nelsonville-York
By: Thomas Garverick
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The Vinton County Lady Vikings didn’t forget the heart breaking loss that the Lady Buckeyes handed them back on Dec. 8, an overtime thriller. They got their revenge on the… Read More