https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/90a8b1ef36bc1d1ea3f721b8ddfc1977.pdf aa7069db22b722c49572db33357a09d1 PDF Text Text 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 42° 49° 47° A little rain today; fog in the morning. Occasional rain tonight. High 52° / Low 46° Today’s weather forecast Ohio Valley Church Chats Bobcats grab AllMAC spots WEATHER s 3A CHURCH s 4A SPORTS s 1B C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 192, Volume 72 Two killed in Meigs County structure fire By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest. com DEXTER — Two people were killed in a structure ﬁre on Wednesday night on Old Dexter Road. The victims have been identiﬁed as Harvey Smith Martin, 49, and Jeanette Lynn McDonald Martin, 45, of Old Dexter Road, Langsville. Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood told the Sentinel that at least six ﬁre departments, the Meigs County Coroner’s Ofﬁce, State Fire Marshal’s Ofﬁce and the sheriff’s ofﬁce had been on the scene that evening and in to the early morning hours. The initial call came in at 9:22 p.m. of a fully involved structure ﬁre at 30762 Old Dexter Road, according to the Friday, November 30, 2018 s 50¢ Paramedic passes away Staff Report ROCKSPRINGS — In a statement on Thursday, MedFlight stated that it is mourning the “passing of one of its own.” Mark Potter, 28, was found deceased at the MedFlight base in Pomeroy. The statement reads, MedFlight regrets to inform you that Paramedic Mark Potter was found deceased this morning at MedFlight’s Meigs Coun- ty helicopter base in Pomeroy, Ohio. There is no known cause of death at this time. We ask that you respect the privacy of Mark’s family, friends, and coworkers. According to MedFlight’s President Tom Allenstein, “We are devastated regarding the news of Mark’s death. Our thoughts and prayers are especially See DEATH | 2A See FIRE | 2A Middleport Village discusses Christmas plans By Kayla Hawthorne Special to the Sentinel MIDDLEPORT— The Middleport Village Council held its regular meeting Monday night at the village hall. Among the items discussed at the meeting were Christmas plans for activities are village hall. Children can drop off letters to Santa in the marked box inside the village hall main doors. Mayor Sandy Iannarelli added that children should be sure See CHRISTMAS | 2A Sarah Hawley | Sentinel WME to present ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!’ Members of the Gallipolis Shrine Club Guy Guinther and Jack Richards are pictured with Meigs County Library employees Cynthia Hedrick and Makenna McGrath. Comfort and care for kids in need By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Staff Report POINT PLEASANT — Actors from Wolfe Mountain Entertainment will be presenting the holiday classic “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!” this Saturday at the Paul and Lillian Wedge Auditorium at Point Pleasant High School in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Tickets are still available, with advance purchase recommended. Advance tickets are $8 each and may be See PAGEANT | 2A shawley@aimmediamidwest.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. the services that they can provide to area children and their families explained Guy Guinther of the Gallipolis Shrine Club. The local Shrine Club, along with clubs around the country, work to provide children with access to healthcare which they may not otherwise receive. This includes providing kids with See CARE | 2A The power of kindness By Sarah Hawley A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Weather: 3A Church: 4A Church Directory: 5A B SPORTS Classifieds: 3B Comics: 4B Buckeyes: 5B MEIGS COUNTY — Members of the Gallipolis Shrine Club recently delivered blankets and informational material to the Pomeroy Branch of the Meigs County Library and Carleton School. The blankets and information are a way to spread awareness of what the Shriners do and ROCKSPRINGS — Cancer survivor and author Nicole Phillips brought her message of kindness and compassion to the recent Meigs County Cancer Survivor Dinner. Phillips is the author of two books — Kindness is Contagious and Kindness is Courageous. She spreads the message of the healing power of kindness as host of the weekly show “The Kindness Podcast”, through her weekly column, Kindness is Contagious, which runs in newspapers in North Dakota and Minnesota, and as a featured weekly guest on Faith Radio which runs on 15 stations throughout the Midwest. In speaking to fellow cancer sur- vivors, Phillips used the example of a white piece of paper with a single black dot in the center of it. She said that a group was asked to jot down what they saw looking at the paper, with everyone writing about the black dot rather than the white space on the paper. “Our lives are ﬁlled with black dots,” said Phillips. Those black dots can come in many forms including cancer or other challenges in life. If we allow it, those black dots will be all that we can see, recalled Phillips. Phillips encouraged people to get their eyes off of their own black dots and spend an equal amount of time in the white space, where there is joy and kindness. It was an act of kindness about seven years ago in which Phillips said she was led to give a young Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Keynote Speaker Nicole Phillips addresses those in attendance at the Meigs County Cancer Survivor Dinner. mother she met at the swimming pool some money. Handing her the money, Phillips said she told the women that she and her daughter would be “forces in this world” and gave her a hug. See KINDNESS | 3A MESOTHELIOMA? LUNG CANCER? WE CAN HELP. CALL NOW. Tenoglia & Salisbury Law Group, LLC. OH-70092646 ��%34� )'0/(� 42))4�8��0.)207�� 1-833-LCANCER (522-6237) OR www.taslg.com Responsible Attorrney: Adam R. Salisbury. Licensed in Ohio and West Virginia �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2A Friday, November 30, 2018 Members of the Gallipolis Shrine Club Guy Guinther and Jack Richards are pictured with Carleton School students Grace Burden and Sara Richards. DEATH NOTICES Care From page 1A Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Pageant From page 1A purchased from cast members or through the link on the Wolfe Mountain website or Facebook page. Tickets at the door are $10 each. Doors to the theater auditorium will open for ticketed guests at 6:30 p.m., with the perfor- mance at 7 p.m. The play is described as follows: Beth Bradley’s church’s Christmas pageant is predictable every year — the angel choir wears too much lipstick, the shepherds are all in their father’s bathrobes, the minister’s son is permanently cast in the role of Joseph — hardly “fourstar entertainment.” But when seasoned and PRE-QUALIFY WITHOUT AFFECTING YOUR CREDIT. FINANCING AVAILABLE WIN up to $100 log onto www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailyregister.com OH-70093387 Daily Sentinel and submit your photos orthopedic, spinal cord, cleft lip and palate and burns with the best available healthcare. This access to care includes transportation for the child and parent to the Shriner’s Hospital in either Cincinnati or Lexington where care is provided at no cost to the patient. Guinther explained that if the child has insurance then that will be used as well, but that the family would have no out of pocket expense for care. The Gallipolis Shrine Club can be contacted at 740-446-9150 or ﬁnd them on Facebook on the Gallipolis Shrine Club page. authoritative pageant director Mrs. Armstrong breaks her leg, it is up to Beth’s inexperienced mother Grace to step in. The timing couldn’t be worse, as the rambunctious Herdman children, a rough and tough group of siblings from the wrong side of the tracks, descend upon the pageant, lured by the promise of free dessert at Sunday school, and determined to win all the lead roles for themselves. The Ladies’ Aid Society members are beside themselves with disapproval, all the shepherds quit because Gladys Herdman “hits too hard”, the show is brieﬂy re-titled “Revenge at Bethlehem”, and the church catches on ﬁre. But Beth and her community watch in surprise as the same old Christmas story is rejuvenated by the creativity, energy, and unexpected sincerity of a misunderstood young family. Mary Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on her novel of the same name, is a widely beloved Christmas tale, warm and incredibly funny, full of characters both relatable and utterly unique. The cast for the production is made up of several area youth and adults and presented by Wolfe Mountain Entertainment in Pomeroy, Ohio. Fire ture, but the ignition source, as well as the reason for the buildup of propane, is going to be undetermined due to the extensive damage,” stated Bohnert. Two individuals were found deceased in the structure. The bodies are being transported to Montgomery County for autopsy and positive identiﬁcation. From page 1A ﬁre marshal’s ofﬁce. According to Brian Bohnert, Public Information Ofﬁce for the State Fire Marshal’s Ofﬁce, the cause of the ﬁre is going to be undetermined. “I can conﬁrm there was a propane explosion inside the struc- Information from wolfemountain. com and the Wolfe Mountain Entertainment Facebook page. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. NOW OPEN AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 THE LEATHER PLACE Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. We offer 100 % leather products! 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The funeral service for Larry will be 1 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Ervin ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the funeral home. DRENNEN GALLIPOLIS — Don Lee Drennen, 59, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Holzer Senior Care. Arrangements will be announced later. COWLES CROWN CITY — Sonya Swain Cowles, 51, of Crown City, died on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Holzer Medical Center. The funeral service for Sonya will be 1 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Carnes ofﬁciating. Burial will follow the service in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call prior to the service Monday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home. SAUVAGE PETERSTOWN, W.Va.– Janis Lynch Sauvage, Peterstorn, W.Va., formerly of Mason County, died November 27, 2018. Services will he held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Peterstown United Methodist Church with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. and funeral at noon. Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown. Death Please refer to http:// www.MedFlight.com or MedFlight’s social media sites for more From page 1A information. We will try to respectfully update the with his family. Mark is community regarding the a cherished part of our situation when we know family as well.” more. Mark was a Flight Furthermore, our Paramedic and External Base Lead for MedFlight’s heartfelt thanks go to the ﬁrst responders, espeMeigs County Base. He has worked for MedFlight cially Meigs County EMS, as a paramedic for almost who are involved and continue to support and 2 years. He proudly and assist us. honorably represented Information provided his home community in by MedFlight. Logan, Ohio. From page 1A 790 North 2nd Avenue Middleport, Ohio The Vaughan Agency CHAPMAN FRAZIERS BOTTOM — Randall Eugene Chapman, 87, of Fraziers Bottom, died at Hubbard Hospice in Charleston. Funeral services will be held at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 1 p.m., with Don Reynolds ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery in Fraziers Bottom. Friends may visit the family Saturday at the funeral home from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. prior to the service. Christmas Hours: Wednesday- Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-4 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH CRUMP POINT PLEASANT — Deloros C. Crump, 80, of Point Pleasant, died November 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, Sunday, December 2, 2018, at 4 p.m. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m., prior to the service. A full obituary will run in the Point Pleasant Register, Saturday Edition. to include their address as they may hear back from Santa. In addition, a toy drive will once again take place at village hall to beneﬁt the Department of Job and Family Services Angel Tree NOW HIRING wants to be your INDEPENDENT insur ance agency As an independent agent, we can shop rates for you from potentially dozens of companies to get you the best coverage for the best price. �GLHVHO�PHFKDQLFV �WRZ�GULYHUV �SDUWV�VDOHV At the end of the day, you are our client, and WE work for YOU! 740-388-8547 The Open Enrollment Period for Medicare is Now!! UHGVDXWRFHQWHU�FRP October 15-December 7th Don’t wait until the last minute! WIN up to $100 Call us today to schedule your appointment to discuss your options. You can beat the rush and you’ll have the peace of mind about your healthcare The Vaughan Agency log onto 505 Mulberry Heights www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailyregister.com OH-70093445 Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-9784 thevaughanagency.com like us on fb TheVaughanAgency and submit your photos Program. New toys may be dropped off at Middleport Village Hall until Dec. 18. There is a wrapped box in the lobby where toys may be placed. Additionally, village residents may also take part in the “Home for the Holidays” contest, which is back for its second year. The contest will feature judging on the decorations at a residence in the village. The judging, which will be conducted similar to the yard of the week contest in the summer months, will begin on Dec. 1 and run through the month of December. In other business, the council approved to purchase shirts for the village’s building inspector. They agreed upon and approved a set monthly payment for the Assistant Chief and Jail Administrator Mony Wood’s cell phone bill. The council also approved to continue holiday bonuses for fulland part-time employees. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Middleport Village Hall. Sentinel managing editor Sarah Hawley contributed to this report. Kayla Hawthorne is a freelance writer for The Daily Sentinel. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Friday, November 30, 2018 3A MEIGS BRIEFS Meigs County Cancer Initiative Inc. Chairperson Norma Torres addresses those in attendance at the dinner. Nicole Phillips speaks with an attendee following the dinner. Kindness From page 1A “It was a high unlike anything I had ever experienced,” said Phillips of the act of kindness. Phillips added that her own battle with cancer taught her three important lessons: 1. It is okay to laugh in the face of fear and pain; 2. Lean in to peoples pain; 3. Your drop in the bucket matters; you matter; the kindness you give moves us all into the white space. Assisting with the event were Superheros from Wolfe Mountain Entertainment, which had the theme of “No One Fights Alone.” Cancer survivor Lee Morris updated the attendees on the Ann Morris Cancer Awareness Poker Run which is held each September in memory of his mother as a beneﬁt for the Meigs County Cancer Initiative (MCCI). The run has raised more than $17,000 for MCCI in its ﬁrst six years. The 2019 Ann Morris Cancer Awareness Beneﬁt and Poker Run Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel 0809 or visit www. facebook.com/annmorriscancerawarenesspokerrun. To end the event, those in attendance were given the opportunity to share their own stories and testimony. MCCI meets the ﬁrst Lee Morris speaks about the Monday of February, Ann Morris Cancer Awareness April, June, August, Poker Run. October, and December at noon at the Meigs County Health is expected to be held Department, with the on Sept. 8, 2019. For more information next meeting on Dec. 3 to be the Christmas on the beneﬁt contact Lee Morris at 740-742- gathering at Rio Bravo 2 PM 42° 49° 47° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 3.95 3.32 55.18 39.16 Sat. 7:28 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 1:18 a.m. 2:12 p.m. MOON PHASES New Dec 7 First Full Last Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 29 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Major 5:57a 6:46a 7:30a 8:12a 8:53a 9:37a 10:23a Minor 12:10p 12:33a 1:18a 2:00a 2:42a 3:25a 4:10a AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 1 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WEATHER TRIVIA™ Major 6:23p 7:10p 7:54p 8:35p 9:17p 10:01p 10:47p Minor ---12:58p 1:42p 2:24p 3:05p 3:49p 4:35p WEATHER HISTORY On Nov. 30, 1985, Rancho Mirage, Calif., had 1.56 inches of rain. This was 150 percent of the total rainfall for the ﬁrst 10 months of 1985, and the most in November in 20 years. A: Thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes Today 7:27 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 12:11 a.m. 1:40 p.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset SUNDAY Rain AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.79 21.89 24.51 12.74 13.22 26.97 12.48 30.88 36.81 12.50 30.10 37.00 30.50 Chillicothe 49/42 ROCKSPRINGS — Ohio Valley Christian Job Corps will host an open house beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at First Southern Baptist Church of Pomeroy. Light refreshments will be served. Ohio Valley Christian Job Corps is a new ministry in the local area designed to teach and assist women (and later men) to learn skills to lead to employment. The program also assists participants in nessicary professional clothing. All applicants who truly desire to make a difference in their lives will be accepted. (Based on class size) RACINE — Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 Pleasant View Road, Racine, will be having a Free Pancake Breakfast for the community, 9-11 a.m. on Dec. 1. Everyone in the community is invited. Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuits and gravy, come and enjoy a free breakfast and fellowship. Waverly 51/43 Lucasville 52/45 Portsmouth 53/46 24-hr. Chg. +0.18 +0.07 +0.34 -0.04 +0.14 +0.01 -0.07 +0.19 +0.28 +0.11 none +0.20 +0.20 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Ashland 55/47 Grayson 55/48 MONDAY TUESDAY 50° 34° Mostly cloudy and cooler Immunication clinic Tuesday WEDNESDAY 44° 30° Rather cloudy and cold 38° 26° Partly sunny and cold NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 49/42 Murray City 48/40 Belpre 50/44 St. Marys 49/42 Parkersburg 49/42 Coolville 49/43 Wilkesville 50/43 POMEROY Jackson 51/45 51/43 Ravenswood Rio Grande 52/45 52/45 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 49/42 GALLIPOLIS 52/46 53/45 52/46 Elizabeth 51/44 Spencer 52/45 Buffalo 54/47 Ironton 55/48 THURSDAY 38° 26° Snow or ﬂurries possible in the a.m. Athens 49/41 McArthur 49/41 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Logan 48/40 Adelphi 49/41 South Shore Greenup 55/48 52/46 58 66° 42° Partly sunny and milder Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 Q: What three storms rarely occur in the U.S. during late November? SUN & MOON SATURDAY A little rain today; fog in the morning. Occasional rain tonight. High 52° / Low 46° HEALTH TODAY (in inches) Pancake Breakfast Meeting Change Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. 59° 52° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday Precipitation Mexican Restaurant in Mason. For more information on MCCI visit www.facebook.com/ MeigsCountyCancerInitiative. Individuals currently undergoing cancer treatments and needing assistance with getting to medical treatments may contact Courtney Midkiff at 740-992-6626 or email courtney.midkiff@meigs-health.com. EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC 45° 22° 51° 33° 72° in 1933 8° in 1950 Job Corps Open House POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A $30.00 donaRACINE — Carmel Sutton UMC, 31435 tion is appreciated for immunization adminisPleasant View Road, Racine, will host its annu- tration; however, no one al deer hunters’ luncheon will be denied services because of an inability from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., to pay an administration Nov. 26-30. Soup and sandwiches are available, fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please everyone is invited. bring medical cards and/ or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Those who are insured via commercial insurance are responsible for any POMEROY — The balance their commercial Meigs County Board insurance does not cover of Election regular for vaccinations. Shingles monthly board meeting and pneumonia and vacfor December has been changed to Dec. 13, 2018, cines are also available as well as ﬂu shots. Call for at 8:30 a.m. eligibility determination SALEM CENTER and availability or visit — Star Grange #778 www.meigs-health.com to meeting scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1 has been see a list of accepted comcancelled and will be held mercial insurances and on Saturday, Dec. 15 with Medicaid for adults. Cancer survivors had the opportunity to pose for photos with superheroes. 8 AM High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low potluck at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. Community Luncheon TODAY WEATHER Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Milton 54/48 Huntington 55/47 St. Albans 55/48 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s Winnipeg Seattle 23/16 100s 49/40 90s 80s 70s Billings Minneapolis 60s 41/27 36/27 50s 40s 30s San Fran sco Chicago 20s 59/50 38/34 Denver 10s 44/28 0s Kansas City -0s Los Angeles 44/40 66/48 -10s T-storms Rain El Paso Showers 61/43 Snow Flurries Houston Chihuahua Ice 79/65 74/36 Cold Front Warm Front Monterrey 85/57 Stationary Front Clendenin 54/45 Charleston 54/46 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Montreal 34/27 Det oit 41/33 Toronto 37/31 New York 43/36 Washington 46/38 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Today Sat. Hi/Lo/W 50/31/sh 32/29/sn 59/49/pc 48/40/c 45/34/c 41/27/sf 43/27/c 43/33/pc 54/46/r 59/46/c 40/27/sn 38/34/c 51/45/r 43/36/r 47/40/r 74/55/t 44/28/sn 38/32/pc 41/33/sh 80/70/r 79/65/sh 48/42/pc 44/40/c 62/42/s 73/59/r 66/48/pc 59/51/r 78/70/c 36/27/pc 66/56/r 77/67/r 43/36/c 65/43/t 77/61/pc 45/35/c 65/49/pc 42/37/r 40/27/pc 57/47/c 52/42/c 50/47/c 43/28/sn 59/50/c 49/40/r 46/38/c Hi/Lo/W 49/31/pc 41/31/sn 64/61/r 52/49/r 46/43/r 34/24/sn 41/22/c 42/39/pc 59/52/r 63/59/r 36/18/sn 44/39/r 58/48/r 52/50/r 55/50/r 73/48/s 45/19/pc 40/32/r 46/45/r 81/68/pc 77/52/pc 60/46/r 49/33/sh 57/38/pc 70/46/s 61/45/pc 65/50/r 82/73/pc 36/27/sn 68/51/r 78/59/sh 46/44/r 65/33/s 80/66/t 48/45/r 64/47/pc 48/47/r 37/32/pc 62/58/c 55/52/c 65/44/r 38/21/sn 57/44/sh 47/35/c 49/48/r EXTREMES YESTERDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 59/49 High Low 84° in Llano, TX 5° in Stanley, ID Global High 109° in Rabbit Flat, Australia Low -58° in Summit Station, Greenland Miami 78/70 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. You’ll Feel Right At Home. Racine 740-949-2210 Syracuse 740-992-6333 Middleport 740-691-5131 w w w. h o m e n a t l b a n k . c o m OH-70030880 OH-70003248 Home National Bank is large enough to handle all of your financial needs, but small enough to know your first name. Since all of our loan decisions are made locally we can close a loan quickly. Please come see us for all your bank needs, we promise to make you feel right at home. �CHURCH/NEWS 4A Friday, November 30, 2018 This is me I recently watched “The Greatest Showman” for a school assignment. If you’re unfamiliar with the movie, it’s a musical encouraging viewers to be themselves. One of the songs in the movie is called “This is me.” It strives to celebrate the differences between human beings. In other words, the song Teen shouts, “Be yourself!” Testimony Today, I’m writing Isaiah about identity. But I’m Pauley doing so from a biblical perspective. In my home, there’s a quote on the wall. It reads, “In a world where you can be anything, be yourself.” It’s a cute cliché, but I forget it’s there. Actually, I forget the words. I don’t know about you, but I struggle to be comfortable in my own skin. I’m not alone. People struggle heavily with identity. For some, the identity crisis pertains to outward appearance. For others, the insecurity comes from personality differences, social skills, or intelligence levels. In our eyes, we don’t have what it takes. The insecurities plague our minds like ﬂies in Egypt. So let’s grab a ﬂy swatter (the Bible) and start swatting insecurity in the face. The ﬁrst page of the Bible says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Gen. 1:27 ESV). If you’re a human being, then you’re made to be like God. You’re created with more ingenuity than science can explain. You’re so incredibly precious in the eyes of your Creator. However, because of sin, your identity is fully discovered through the grace of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul writes, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Eph. 2:10 NLT). Here’s the truth: you cannot know who you are until you know who Jesus is. Because of Jesus, you are somebody. If you want to be comfortable in your own skin, develop a deeper relationship with Jesus. The more you know Him, the more you know you. But here’s the problem: most Christians still struggle with being themselves. Why? Because it’s difﬁcult to look past human insufﬁciency and gaze at Christ’s sufﬁciency. We often think God wants to remove the source of our insecurity. But sometimes, God allows the source of our insecurity to remain. When it comes to overcoming insecurity, it’s less about removal and more about focus. It’s less about God removing your insufﬁciencies and more about how well you look past your insufﬁciencies to see Jesus. The Apostle Paul writes about a “thorn” in his ﬂesh. He says, “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufﬁcient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Cor. 12:8-9 ESV). Are you focusing on your “thorns” or Jesus? I know you’re frustrated by your “thorns.” It’s hard to look in a mirror and see the details of a face you know all too well. It’s hard to keep walking when you make mistakes. It’s hard to have conﬁdence in the power of Christ when you know your weaknesses. But sometimes, God allows your “thorns” to remain. Why? Because God loves to work His power through weak people. He loves to be sufﬁcient through your insufﬁciency. That’s the beautiful grace of God. Whether or not you live in insecurity depends on your focus: “thorns” or Jesus. Both are real, but which one has your focus? My girlfriend Gabrielle has a favorite quote. It reads, “I’m just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about Somebody, who can save anybody.” Now, I understand what the author is trying to say. But I don’t like this quote. She knows that. (I think she keeps it around to bother me.) You see, in Christ, we become somebody. The Bible says, “Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy” (1 Pet. 2:10 ESV). In my opinion, a better quote would be, “Once a nobody, now a somebody.” But who am I to argue with the lady? On a serious note, the choice is yours. You can base your identity on your “thorns” or Jesus. You can be a “nobody” or a “somebody” in Christ. The choice is yours. Isaiah Pauley is a 2018 graduate of Wahama High School and attends Ohio Christian University. He can be followed at www.isaiahpauley.com, or on Facebook at Isaiah Pauley Page. Daily Sentinel Caring most about God’s judging One reason people stay on an emotional edge so frequently is because of constant concern what other people may be thinking about them or what other people may be actually saying about them. Many are so sensitive about being judged by others to the point of personal distraction and discouragement. One of the Psalmists wrote what appears to be a very vindictive response to those who were overtly opposed to him. We read where he requested that God ﬁght against them with His spear, and that “the angel of the Lord persecute them.” Let their way be “dark and slippery,” he said. However, a correct study of the psalm indicates that the mindset of the Psalmist was not so much what he felt about those who maligned him, but rather the trust he placed in God. The Psalmist made it clear that “his soul would be joyful in the Lord,” that he would “rejoice in the salvation of the Lord,” and that he would give the public thanks and praise for the Lord’s settling of his soul over against “the hypocriti- fellowship with God, cal mockers.” He will make it clear Yet, the Psalmist why you are out of makes an incredible fellowship with Him. teaching point for He will guide you us to consider when in the truth of the other people sit back reason why. When and judge us unfairly, or talk about us criti- Pastor Ron other people judge you, they leave you cally, or put us down Branch to ﬂounder in their publicly. He makes Contributing verbal bilge without the following request columnist offering any assisof the Lord—-“Judge tance toward reconme, O Lord my God, according to your righteous- ciliation. Not so with God. He is ness.” rich in mercy. He is full of Why did he ask the Lord forgiveness. His heart is full to judge him while others of love for us. He gives us were doing the same? It is found in the fact, that while beneﬁcent instructions in so many were openly saying the Bible. He gives directions by way of the presence what they thought about of the Holy Spirit. God him, he was much more willingly helps us when our concerned about what God character ﬂaws are exposed. thought about him! Furthermore, God always What about you? Whose judges fairly. He is the only judgment is it that counts the most to you? Why should One who can do so. People are prone to judge you be so concerned about the judgments of others, and others unfairly and unjustly put your emotions under the for several apparent reasons. domination of their condem- For one, people judge unfairly because some enjoy creatnations? You are better off ing turmoil. People judge when give more credibility unfairly because they like to to the Lord’s judging. gossip and lie. People judge This is true, because the unfairly because of personal judging of our lives by God bias. is more constructive. For On the other hand, God example, if you are out of Local author looks at music in Appalachia RIO GRANDE — A University of Rio Grande Professor Emeritus has recently published his 12th book. Former Professor of History Ivan Tribe has spent several years researching the history of country and folk music throughout Appalachia. Tribe’s latest book “Folk Music in Overdrive: A Primer of Traditional Country and Bluegrass Artists” is a collection of articles focusing on the history of lesserknown artists who were important in shaping the culture of their musical genre. Tribe said he ﬁrst became interested in researching Folk and Traditional Country music from research for graduate school. “In the mid-60’s, I became interested in pre-World War II Country and Bluegrass music. I began collecting records and wrote articles in graduate school, which dealt with urban images in Country songs as well as a case study of songs written about the Silver Bridge disaster. I continued to research and write articles on similar subjects over the years,” Tribe said. “Fellow scholars and I have talked in the past about combining some of my articles into a book like this one. This was a great opportunity for me to revise and update some of the earlier articles for republication. The process of choosing and revising the articles, as well as formatting the book, took about a year to complete.” Tribe has published these articles over the last 45 years in numerous national and regional publications. The book also includes two new unpublished articles. During his years of research, in which he has published over 200 articles for multiple publications, he has had the opportunity to meet numerous artists and hear their stories directly from the source. He said he enjoys sharing the history of Country and Bluegrass music, as well as its cultural impact. “American Country and Western music is an important part of American culture, speciﬁcally, the culture of the common man. Until the last 60-70 years, this genre as well as other cultural genres of music were mostly ignored by academics,” Tribe said. “The articles in this book include several lesser known musicians and bands because while they may not have had the same fame as some larger names, they had an equally large impact on country and bluegrass music.” Tribe ﬁrst came to Rio as an adjunct professor in 1976 and held numerous positions until his retirement in 2007. After retirement, Tribe has continued to teach a handful classes throughout the years at all of Rio’s campuses. Country Music Scholar and Pro- judges fairly because of His righteousness, according to the Psalmist. If we will be more concerned about what God thinks of us, He will tell us on the basis of truth that He knows completely our circumstances and details. In other words, He is the best informed about us. God judges fairly because He is long-suffering and patient with us. He factors in the fact that we are mistakeprone. He factors in our imperfections. He factors mercifully that we so often need His help in our lives. He factors in His willingness to defend us when we are helpless before others who are quick to hurt our integrity and reputation. If people are critically saying what they think about you, you are better off to sluff it off. Recently, someone said that I looked older than dirt. I took it as a compliment. After all, the Lord probably thinks the same thing. And, that is not bad, according to another Scripture. Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Zachariah’s hope fessor at East Tennessee State University Ted Olson, who wrote the foreward for the book, said he believes Tribe’s book will help readers develop a new interest in the genre. “Knowledge of and appreciation for Traditional Country and Bluegrass music will be profoundly enhanced because Tribe cared about such people and their contributions to our collective musical culture,” Olson said. Tribe is one of the many professors who have researched and written or co-written books, articles or other publications related to their ﬁeld or the history of Rio. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Richard Sax said he believes professors’ continued ﬁeld research is a key factor in providing students with quality education. “Dr. Tribe’s text, published by the University of Tennessee Press this past summer, has already taken its place as a deﬁnitive text concerning traditional country and bluegrass music. At a teachingintensive higher education institution like Rio Grande, it is rare but wonderful when such scholarship is produced,” Sax said. “Although Dr. Tribe is now retired from teaching and an Emeritus Professor of History, he continues to be an exemplar concerning how our teaching can inﬂuence our research and vice versa. His passion for his subject matter is laudable, and the text is a ‘good read’ for scholars, musicians, and the general public.” “Folk Music in Overdrive: A Primer of Traditional Country and Bluegrass Artists” is available in stores and online. Tribe, who is a great-great-grandnephew of Rio Founder and Free Will Baptist Minister Ira Haning, has also published multiple books about or related to Rio’s history. He is currently drafting his 13th book, a biography of famous Rio Alumna Beryl Halley, which he is co-writing with retired Rio professor, Jake Bapst. This Sunday is the ﬁrst Sunday of Advent as we prepare during the next few weeks for the birth of Jesus. Have someone read you Luke 1: 5-25. It’s a little long, but it tells the story of a priest named Zachariah. He and his wife Elizabeth were very old and had been praying to God to let them have a baby for years. One day while Zachariah was doing his God’s Kids priestly duties in the temple, Korner God sent the angel Gabriel to Pastor Ann Zachariah to tell him that he Moody and Elizabeth would ﬁnally have a son, and they were to name him John. John was going to be great in the sight of the Lord, the angel said. (In fact, you probably know John better as “John the Baptist.” He is the one who was the forerunner of Jesus and baptized Jesus and many others in the Sea of Galilee.) But Zachariah had doubts about what the God told him, so God took away his voice until after the baby John was born. As Christians, we often speak about the hope that we have in and through Christ. In fact, if your church lights an Advent candle, this week’s candle is the candle of hope. Unlike many things that we “hope” will happen, the hope that we have as Christians is absolutely certain. Whenever God makes a promise, we can be completely certain He will do exactly what He says. In the Old Testament, Isaiah 40:5, God has one of those promises: “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed.” Because God said it, His people could have certain hope that He would do it. Sometimes we forget too. Sometimes we forget the hope we have in God’s promises. When we don’t pray regularly or when we can’t stop worrying about bad things in our lives, we forget that God’s promises give us a certain hope also. This Advent, God invites us to remember His promises and our hope again. He invites us to remember that our hope in Him is certain because He sent His Son, our Savior, Jesus. God’s promise to Zechariah and Elizabeth was exciting because their son, John, prepared the way for God’s Son, Jesus, to come. John told people to repent and believe in Jesus. By sending John, and then by sending Jesus, God kept His promise that we heard from Isaiah: God did reveal His glory - in giving us His Son, Jesus. Even though we may sometimes forget God’s promises and our certain hope, Jesus didn’t. He remembered us in everything He did. He prayed for us. He gave us God’s Word. He trusted His Father perfectly, even to the point of dying for us on a cross and rising from the dead three days later. Because Jesus remembered us, we are saved by faith in Him. And on the Last Day, when Jesus returns, we will be with Him forever. That is the Christian hope we have, and it’s a certain hope because Jesus promised. During the next few weeks of this Advent season, think about the hope we all have because of the birth of the baby Jesus. Let’s say our prayer for the week. Dear Jesus, thank You for being our hope and promise of all things to come. May we not forget to count on You to never leave us and help us always. In Your name we pray, Amen. Submitted by the University of Rio Grande. Ann Moody is pastor of Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Rio |Courtesy Professor Emeritus Ivan Tribe has spent several years researching the history of Country and Folk music throughout Appalachia. Tribe’s latest book “Folk Music in Overdrive: A Primer of Traditional Country and Bluegrass Artists” is a collection of articles focusing on the history of lesserknown artists who were important in shaping the culture of their musical genre. He is pictured with a photo of his ancestor, Rio Founder and Free Will Baptist Minister Ira Haning. �CHURCH DIRECTORY Daily Sentinel Friday, November 30, 2018 5A Meigs County Church Directory OH-70087135 Fellowship Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: The Rev. Jordan Bradford.,740-209-0039 info@trclife.org Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor:Rita Darst. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm Baptist Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jim Williams, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, .Pastor: Ron Branch,. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Jon Brocket. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor:Duke Holbert, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Pastor: Randy Smith. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Pastor Everett Caldwell. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Pastor:Rev Randolph Edwards, Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Pastor Ed Barney. Second Baptist Church Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm *** Catholic Sacred Heart Catholic Church 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev.Mark Moore. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:45-9:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; For Mass schedule visit athenscatholic.org. *** Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 992-2865. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Youth Minister Mathew Ferguson. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Keno Church of Christ Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road,Rutland,. Pastor: C Burns,Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. ****** REMOVE Dexter Church of Christ******** Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterﬁeld. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Pastor: Sam Buckley: Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Congregational Trinity Church 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. *** Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. *** Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Paul Eckert. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel State Route 143. Pastor: Mark Nix. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Michael S King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Matt Phoenix. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 740-691-5006. *** Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. *** Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. *** United Methodist Graham United Methodist Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bechtel United Methodist New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Chester Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Reedsville Pastor: Gene Goodwin. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Pastor: Mark Brookins, Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Asbury Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Flatwoods Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Forest Run Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. Heath 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rebecca Zurcher. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Asbury Syracuse Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. Rocksprings Pastor: Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am:; 8 am worship service with Lenora Leifheit Rutland Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Bethany Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Carmel-Sutton Pastor: James Marshall. Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. *** Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. *** Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Pastor: Larry Cheesebrew. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Pastor Bill Justis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Will Luckeydoo. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. *** Non-Denominational Christ Temple Fellowship Church 28382 State Route 143, Pomeroy. Services are 6 p.m. Sunday with Pastor Dennis Weaver. For information, call 740-698-3411. Common Ground Missions Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Team Jesus Ministries 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. New Hope Church Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. Syracuse Community Church 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. A New Beginning (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Oasis Christian Fellowship ( Non - de n om i nat i ona l fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Community of Christ Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; Afﬁliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe. Bethelwc.org. Ash Street Church 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Agape Life Center (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 773-5017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Morse Chapel Church Worship, 5 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. C a r l e t o n Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 6752288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Pastor: Don Bush Cell: 740-444-1425 or Home: 740-843-5131 Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM, Pastor: Thomas Wilson *** Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. *** Presbyterian Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Pastor:Ann Moody. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am *** United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Peter Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Adam Will. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers (grades 4-6) 6:30 p.m. www. mounthermonub.org. *** Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. �NEWS 6A Friday, November 30, 2018 INDOOR RANGE & 3D OUTDOOR RANGE Daily Sentinel MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Friday, Nov. 30 MIDDLEPORT — Meigs County Veterans Services’ November meeting will be held at 9 a.m. This meeting will be the last meeting of the year and the last meeting emergency grant applica- tions can be turned in for the year. Please have all applications with all required information turned in prior to Nov. 30. POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, Cookbook Club, 11 a.m. Bring a dish and sample others’ dishes. This month’s theme is chili and cornbread. Saturday, Dec. 1 NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — The New Haven Fire Department’s Ladies SUPPORT SCIPIO TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT The Scipio Township Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a fundraising program to raise money. These funds will be used to improve service to our community. Department representatives will be contacting all homes in the coverage area over the coming weeks asking for a donation of $20. They will be going door to door and will carry identiﬁcation. Send us a of your B photo and you c ig Buck ould win The Scipio Township Volunteer Fire Department wishes to thank everyone for their donation by giving a complimentary certiﬁcate for an 8x10 color portrait to be taken at the station. OH-70093951 BIG BUCK S! Sunday, Dec. 2 WIN up to $100 See our websites for more details www.mydailytribune.com www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailyregister.com log onto www.mydailysentinel.com www.mydailytribune.com Local news 24/7 at mydailysentinel.com armedandreadyusa.net www.mydailyregister.com OH-70093443 OH-70093461 Up to $100 Auxiliary will be hosting a Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the New Haven Fire Station. The annual Christmas parade will take place at 11 a.m. and immediately following Santa Clause will be at the ﬁre station for the children. Door prizes will be awarded to visitors and children attending may bring a canned food for the food drive as well as their letters to Santa. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Heath United Methodist Church will be showing the movie “The Star” at 1 p.m. All ages are welcome. HARRISONVILLE — The brethren of Harrisonville Lodge #411 invite all masons, their families, friends, and any interested members of the public to attend an Open Installation of Ofﬁcers at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be prepared by members of Harrisonville Chapter #255 Order of the Eastern Star, and will be served prior to the installation ceremony at 6 p.m. The menu features beans and cornbread, vegetable soup, and dessert. For more information, contact Jordan Pickens at (740)416-9667. and submit your photos POMEROY — Coolville Community Choir presents The Christmas Story of Hope and Peace, 7 p.m., Hemlock Grove Christian Church, choir under the direction of Martha Sue Matheny. RACINE — Racine American Legion is having a dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This dinner is being sponsored by our Auxiliary. The menu is spaghetti, sauce with meatballs, chicken parmigiana, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink. ��6WDWH�5RXWH��1RUWK��*DOOLSROLV��2KLR�� 0RQ�)ULGD\��DP��SP 6DWXUGD\��DP��SP CATEGORIES: �� submit your “Ba photo of and you ig Buck” could w in “BIG BUC K OH-SPAD1126113818 S”! submit online at www.mydailytribune.com � www.mydailysentinel.com � www.mydailyregister.com �S ports Daily Sentinel Friday, November 30, 2018 s Section B King signs with WVU Tech softball Wahama senior Tanner King, seated second from right, signed a letter of intent to play softball at West Virginia Tech on Nov. 14 at the Letart Community Building. Tanner — who spent her first three years of high school at Point Pleasant — is joined by her mother Paula King, WVU Tech head softball coach Amber Affholter, and father Brian King at the table. Standing in back are PPHS athletic director Kent Price, PPHS softball coach James Higginbotham, and Jodie Roush. By Bryan Walters King — a two-time Class AA honorable mention all-state selection — was very humble in speaking about this latest accomplishment in her LETART, W.Va. — A lot of work softball career. went into this smile. As the senior noted, however, Wahama senior Tanner King fulﬁlled a lifelong dream on Wednesday, there were a lot of redeeming qualities about her visit to the campus Nov. 14, after signing a letter of intent to play softball at West Virgin- … including the meeting with head ia University Institute of Technology coach Amber Affholter and some current members of the program. in Beckley. King knew, at that point, that she King — a two-year starting catcher wanted to be a Golden Bear. and three-year letterwinner during “When I visited Tech, it felt like her freshman through junior camhome. The softball team was super paigns at Point Pleasant — is completing her senior season at Wahama welcoming and helpful in any questions I had and I loved coach Affbefore making the trek to join WVU holter’s coaching style,” King said. Tech, a NAIA-afﬁliated school that competes within the River States See KING | 3B Conference. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Courtesy photo Syracuse stops No. 16 Ohio State, 72-62 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Syracuse found its outside shot, and just in time if you ask coach Jim Boeheim. Tyus Battle scored 20 points, Elijah Hughes added 18 and the Orange shot nearly 46 percent from beyond the arc as Syracuse upset No. 16 Ohio State 72-62 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night. It was Syracuse’s second straight victory, as they improved to 4-2 on the season. C.J. Jackson had 19 points for Ohio State, and Kaleb Wesson contributed 13 — 11 of them from the foul line — as the Buckeyes (6-1) lost for the ﬁrst time this season. “For the ﬁrst time this year I’ve seen us play like we need to play,” Boeheim said. “That’s a pretty good sign.” Much of the game was a battle of fouls and foul shots, as the Orange ﬁnished with nearly as many personal fouls (28) as it did rebounds (29), with Bourama Sidibe, Frank Howard and Marek Dolezaj all fouling out. But an 11-0 Orange run over 3:24 in the second half put the game away. “I didn’t love our defensive effort tonight,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “We had some good moments, but … our team knows we got beat by a better team tonight. We have to play better. We have to coach better. We will learn from it and move on.” Ohio State looks to get back to their winning ways when they open Big Ten play Sunday at home vs. Minnesota. Injury report Ohio State freshman guard Luther Muhammad suffered a dislocated shoulder when he went down with just over a minute left in the game. Muhammad has started six of seven games this season, averaging 27.8 minutes and 8.9 points. Welcome back, coach Thad Matta, the alltime winningest coach in Ohio State men’s basketball history with 337 wins from 20052017, was honored at halftime. Matta spent 13 years coaching the Buckeyes, winning nine Big Ten titles and appearing in nine NCAA Tournaments. Matta’s 2007 squad played for the national championship, losing in the ﬁnal game to Florida. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Friday, Nov. 30 Boys Basketball Meigs at Southern, 6 p.m. River Valley at Eastern, 6 p.m. Symmes Valley at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Gallia Academy at Athens, 6 p.m. Calvary at Ohio Valley Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Calvary at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 Girls Basketball River Valley at Southern, noon Eastern at Peebles, 2 p.m. Wrestling GA, SG, Eastern at Fairland Dragon Duals, 10 a.m. Meigs, RV at Jackson American Legion Post 81, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at Lake Norman Duals, TBA Wahama at Hurricane, TBA Swimming River Valley at Athens, 9 a.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Ohio senior Papi White (4) breaks a touchdown run, during the Bobcats’ victory over Bowling Green on Oct. 20 in Athens, Ohio. Bobcats grab nine All-MAC spots By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — A ﬁne nine. The Ohio football team landed nine players — six from the offensive side of the ball — on the 2018-All-Mid-American Conference football teams, released on Wednesday. The Bobcats earned six ﬁrst team selections — the program’s most since picking up seven in 1968 — after having just one ﬁrst teamer a year ago. Ohio’s other three selections on this year’s squad came on the second team. On the all-conference team for a third time in his career is OU redshirt-junior defensive back Javon Hagan, who was a second team selection twice before moving up to ﬁrst team this fall. In 11 games this season, Hagan ﬁnished with 72 tackles, half of which were solo, while intercepting two passes and recovering a fumble. Joining Hagan on the ﬁrst team defense is Bobcats redshirt-junior punter Michael Farkas, who was a third team selection in 2016. Farkas — a two-time MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week — earned 43.6 yards per punt this season, hitting his season-high of 59 on three occasions. A quartet of seniors represented Ohio on the ﬁrst team offense, running back A.J. Ouellette, wide receiver Papi White, left tackle Joe Lowery and left guard Joe Anderson, each moving up from second team last season. Lowery and Anderson anchored the Bobcat line, which led the way to 470.6 yards per game, including 261.9 yards per game on the ground. Ouellette carried the ball for 1,142 yards and 12 touchdowns this fall, while also catching a pair of touchdown passes. Ouellette is the fourth Bobcat running back in program history to hit the 1,000- the Bobcat defense, which was the second-best team in the conference against the ground attack. 2018 All-Mid-American Conference Football Specialty Awards Coach of the Year: Lance Leipold, Buffalo Offensive Player of the Year: QB Tyree Jackson, Buffalo Defensive Player of the Year: DE Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois Special Teams Player of the Year: KR/PR Diontae Johnson, Toledo Freshman of the Year: RB Jaret Ohio senior A.J. Ouellette (45) carries the Patterson, Buffalo Vern Smith Leadership Award ball, during the Bobcats’ victory over Akron on Nov. 23 in Athens, Ohio. Winner: DE Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois yard milestone in multiple seasons. He’s third on Ohio’s all-time rushFirst Team Offense ing yardage list, and fourth in allQB – Tyree Jackson, Buffalo time rushing touchdowns. OL – Max Scharping, Northern White — who appeared on the Illinois &@ 2017 team as both a second team OL – Luke Juriga, Western wide receiver and a third team Michigan + punt returner — is the ﬁrst Bobcat OL – Joe Lowery, Ohio + wide receiver to land on ﬁrst team OL – James O’Hagan, Buffalo %^ since 1983. The program’s all-time OL – Joe Anderson, Ohio + leader in receiving yards, White TE – Tyler Mabry, Buffalo caught 58 passes for 897 yards and WR – Anthony Johnson, Buffalo nine touchdowns this fall, while & adding another touchdown on the WR – Diontae Johnson, Toledo ground. & On the all-conference second WR – Cody Thompson, Toledo team for a second straight season @ is Ohio redshirt-junior quarterback WR – Papi White, Ohio + Nathan Rourke, who ﬁnished the RB – LeVante Bellamy, Western year completing 154-of-252 passes Michigan for 2,228 yards and 22 touchRB – A.J. Ouellette, Ohio + downs. Rourke — responsible PK – Matt Trickett, Kent State for 74 touchdowns in his career, second-most in program history — First Team Defense also carried the ball for 816 yards OLB – Brad Koenig, Miami and 13 touchdowns this season. OLB – Antonio Jones-Davis, Earning their ﬁrst-ever all-confer- Northern Illinois ence honors are right guard Durrell ILB – Khalil Hodge, Buffalo &# Wood and outside linebacker Evan ILB – Malik Fountain, Central Croutch. While Wood was helping Michigan +@ Lowery and Anderson up front DL – Sutton Smith, Northern on offense, Croutch led the team Illinois & with 79 tackles, including 54 solo. DL – Maxx Crosby, Eastern Croutch picked off two passes and See ALL-MAC | 2B came up for a quartet of sacks for �SPORTS 2B Friday, November 30, 2018 All-MAC DB – Xavier Crawford, Central Michigan P – Michael Farkas, Ohio ^ From page 1B Michigan & DL – Michael Danna, Central Michigan DL – Chuck Harris, Buffalo % DB – Alvin Davis, Akron + DB – Sean Bunting, Central Michigan DB – Javon Hagan, Ohio +# First Team Specialists Kickoff Return Specialist – Maurice Thomas, Miami ^ Punt Return Specialist – Diontae Johnson, Toledo & Second Team Offense QB – Nathan Rourke, Ohio + OL – John Keenoy, Western Michigan &# OL – Bryce Harris, Toledo OL – Luke Shively, Northern Illinois OL – Durrell Wood, Ohio OL – Evin Ksiezarczyk, Buffalo TE – Reggie Gilliam, Toledo WR – K.J. 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All of to or that my parents can’t those categories — except runs make it to games. scored — were career-highs. “I’m so thankful to have the From a competitive standopportunity to play softball at point, King feels well-prepared the collegiate level. It’s been to make the jump to the cola dream since I was probably legiate level. More importantly, 10 years old, and one day it just all came together. I’m very the senior is thankful to have so many supportive people in excited to see how this next her life — people who have chapter goes and I’m honored helped make one young girl’s that I won’t have to hang up dream come true. the cleats just yet.” “In my years at Point PleasIn her two seasons as the primary backstop, King batted ant, I’ve played in some big games with making it to .357 (65-of-182) with seven regionals two of my three homers and 44 RBIs. King years. 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I feel as if having the opportunity to step up in those big moments prepared me to play at the next level,” King said. “On the other side of that, playing travel ball has allowed me to play with many of the elite players in the state … and that has been a huge growing experience in itself. “I’d like to thank my parents, family, and the coaches that I’ve had throughout the years … and everyone who has supported me along the way.” King currently owns a 4.217 grade-point average and plans to major in Mechanical Engineering while at WVU Tech. Tanner is the daughter of Brian and Paula King of Letart. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �OSU Daily Sentinel Friday, November 30, 2018 5B BuckEyes An inside look at vs Ohio State Football Ohio State has what ’Cats want Recruiting Update Chris Braswell, a 5-star defensive end in the 2020 recruiting class from Baltimore St. Frances Academy, has verbally committed to Alabama. He had offers from more than 20 schools, including Ohio State. Dawand Jones, a 3-star offensive tackle in the 2019 recruiting class from Indianapolis Ben Davis, tweeted that he has received an offer from Ohio State. Two Ohio State commitments had big games last weekend. Jaxon Smith-Njiba, a wide receiver in the 2020 recruiting class from Rockwall, Texas, caught 14 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns, which gave him 96 catches for 1,719 yards and 20 touchdowns this season. And Marcus Rowley, a running back from Jacksonville Blessed Trinity rushed for 268 yards to give him 2,146 yards for the season. Ohio State’s 2019 recruiting class is ranked No. 12 nationally by 247sports. com. Alabama is ranked No. 1, followed by Texas A&M, Georgia, Oregon, LSU, Clemson, Texas, Michigan, Oklahoma and Notre Dame to round out the top 10. Say What? “They shut the mouths of everybody who were doubters.” —Ohio State’s Dre’Mont Jones on OSU’s linebackers. Buckeye Brain Busters 1. What year was the first Big Ten championship game? 2. What is the most points scored by a team in a Big Ten championship game? 3. Who is the only two-time MVP in the Big Ten championship game? 4. Who ran for the most yards in a Big Ten championship game? 5. Who is the only player with two interceptions in a Big Ten championship game? Answers: 1. 2011; 2. 70 by Wisconsin in 2012; 3. Michigan State’s Connor Cook; 4. Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott 220; 5. Ohio State’s Doran Grant. COUNTDOWN vs 364 days until kickoff Don Speck | The Lima News Ohio State running back Mike Weber fights for yardage during a 2016 game against Northwestern at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won 24-20. QUARTERBACKS Dwayne Haskins has thrown for more yards (4,081) and more touchdowns (42) than any quarterback in Big Ten history in his his ﬁrst season as a starter. Clayton Thorson has started 51 games for Northwestern. He suffered a torn ACL in the Music City Bowl but returned to start the season opener against Purdue eight months after the injury. He has thrown for 2,675 yards and 14 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. Advantage: Ohio State RUNNING BACKS J.K. Dobbins (961 yards) and Mike Weber (807 yards) have been the dual threat they were expected to be, though probably have not had as many big plays as expected. Dobbins has been OSU’s leading rusher in seven games and Weber has led that category in ﬁve games. Sidney High School graduate Isaiah Bowser (736 yards, 6 touchdowns) became Northwestern’s No. 1 running back after a medical issue forced Jeremy Larkin to give up football four games into the season. Advantage: Ohio State RECEIVERS Parris Campbell’s 72 catches is already the fourth highest season total in Ohio State history behind David Boston’s 85 in 1998, Curtis Samuel’s 74 in 2016 and Boston’s 73 in 1997. BIG TEN STANDINGS East Division Big Ten W L Ohio State 8 1 Michigan 8 1 Penn State 6 3 Michigan State 5 4 Maryland 3 6 Indiana 2 7 Rutgers 0 9 West Division W L Northwestern 8 1 Wisconsin 5 4 Iowa 5 4 Purdue 5 4 Minnesota 3 6 Nebraska 3 6 Illinois 2 7 Overall W L 11 1 10 2 9 3 7 5 5 7 5 7 1 11 W 8 7 8 6 6 4 4 L 4 5 4 6 6 8 8 Flynn Nagel (64 catches), Cameron Green (46 catches) and Bennett Skowronek (40 catches) are Northwestern’s top receivers. Advantage: Ohio State OFFENSIVE LINE Ohio State’s offensive line played its best game of the season in a 62-39 win over Michigan but starting guard Demetrius Knox will not play this week because of a foot injury he suffered late in that game. Redshirt freshman Wyatt Davis will take his place. Northwestern has struggled to ﬁnd the right combination on its offensive line. Center Jared Thomas and right tackle Rashawn Slater are the only linemen to start every game. Northwestern’s 3.0 yards per carry is last in the Big Ten and the 29 sacks it has allowed ranks next to last. Advantage: Ohio State DEFENSIVE LINE End Jonathon Cooper played one of his better games in the win over Michigan. Ohio State has 34 sacks in 12 games. Last year’s team had 43 in 14 games. Northwestern has been good against the run, allowing 134.7 yards a game. It has been less effective in getting to quarterbacks. Its 17 sacks rank thirteenth in the Big Ten. Defensive end Joe Gaziano (6 sacks, 11 tackles for losses) leads the defensive line. Advantage: Ohio State LINEBACKERS All three of OSU’s start ing linebackers – Tuf Borland, Malik Harrison and Pete Werner – played well against Michigan, which hasn’t always been the case this season. Paddy Fisher (92 tackles, 4 tackles for losses) and Blake Gallagher (112 tackles, 6.5 tackles for losses) make linebacker a key position on Northwestern’s defense. Nate Hall has three interceptions. Advantage: Northwestern DEFENSIVE BACKS Safeties Jordan Fuller and Brendon White had interceptions against Michigan but coach Urban Meyer says the defensive backﬁeld is still allowing too many big plays. For Northwestern, safety Jared Pace has three interceptions and 70 tackles. Montre Hartage might be one of the best cornerbacks in pass coverage in the Big Ten. Advantage: Northwestern SPECIAL TEAMS Ohio State’s kick cover age teams have been excellent but it has mishandled kickoffs in the last two games. Blake Haubeil is 9 of 11 on ﬁeld goals since taking over that job. Injuries have forced Northwestern to use three kickers this season. They have combined to make 8 of 14 with only one successful kick longer than 37 yards. Advantage: Ohio State Northwestern’s magical 1995 football season was the start of one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history. The Wildcats went 10-2 that season, won the Big Ten championship and Jim played in the Naveau Rose Bowl, only Columnist the second time a Northwestern team had ever gone to a bowl game. In the 41 years before 1995, Northwestern had two winning seasons. From 1976-1981 it was 3-62-1, including a 34-game losing streak. But 1995 changed everything. After that season, the Big Ten’s smallest school, which is also its only private school, became competitive almost every year. The team that once needed nine seasons to win 10 games has won 10 games three seasons since 2012. The argument could be made that Ohio State is facing a Northwestern team in Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game that has the opportunity to change the perception of Northwestern football more than any Wildcats team except the 1995 team. Northwestern’s football image is still that of the underdog, the spunky overachiever. It is respected but not generally thought of as one of the big boys. When people think about Northwestern and bowl games they think of the Music City Bowl or the Pinstripe Bowl, not the College Football Playoff. Northwestern is aiming higher than that. It did not sign coach Pat Fitzgerald to a $3.3 million a year contract and build a spectacular $260 million indoor practice facility on the shore of Lake Michigan to play in second-tier bowls. Winning the Big Ten championship and doing it by beating Ohio State would take Northwestern to a different level. They won’t say so, but Ohio State’s players and coaches want to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee Saturday night. Northwestern wants to shock the world and become one of the football elite. OSU SCHEDULE 2018 OSU LEADERS WEEKEND SCHEDULE Sept. 1 ................ Oregon State, 77-31 Sept. 8 ......................... Rutgers, 52-3 Sept. 15 ........................at TCU, 40-28 Sept. 22 ......................... Tulane, 49-6 Sept. 29 ............ at Penn State, 27-26 Oct. 6 ..........................Indiana, 49-26 Oct. 13 .................... Minnesota, 30-14 Oct. 20 ....................at Purdue, 20-49 Nov. 3 .......................Nebraska, 36-31 Nov. 10 ......... at Michigan State, 26-6 Nov. 17......... at Maryland, 52-51 (OT) Nov. 24 .....................Michigan, 62-39 Dec. 1 ........ Big Ten title game, 8 p.m. Passing Dwayne Haskins........................4,081 Rushing J.K. Dobbins ................................. 961 Mike Weber ...................................807 Receving Parris Campbell .......................... 903 K.J. Hill ..........................................823 Terry McLaurin ............................. 591 Tackles Malik Harrison ................................64 Sacks Dre’Mont Jones ..............................7.5 Chase Young..................................6.5 Field Goals Blake Haubeil ..............................9/11 Punting Drue Chrisman............................42.3 Friday MAC Championship Buffalo vs. N. Illinois, 7 p.m. Pac-12 Championship Washington vs. Utah, 8 p.m. Saturday Big Ten Championship Ohio State vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m. Big 12 Championship Texas vs. Oklahoma, noon AAC Championship Memphis at UCF, 3:30 p.m. SEC Championship Alabama vs. Georgia, 4 p.m. ACC Championship Clemson vs. Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Follow Jim Naveau on Twitter at @Lima_Naveau. Copyright © 2018 The Lima News. 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The Gallia Academy boys basketball team enjoyed a bountiful 2017-18 campaign that witnessed a lot of historical boundaries being torn down. The Blue Devils posted their ﬁrst 20-win season in 15 years and also captured the school’s ﬁrst sectional championship in a decade en route to ﬁnishing last winter with a 20-4 overall mark. The Blue and White bring back four starters and 10 players from that squad, plus have seven seniors to help guide the way through the rigors of the 2018-19 season. Given the talent, depth and experience that GAHS head coach Gary Harrison has to work with, the sixth-year mentor believes that this team has prepared itself for another successful run. The only difference, as he notes, is that his Blue Devils are wearing a rather large bull’s-eye on their collective backs this winter. “This year should be fun. This is what we’ve been building for and the kids have worked really hard this summer,” Harrison said. “We’ve played a lot of unbelievable competition in the offseason at different camps, so we’ll see if that pays off for us when things start up in late November. 2018-19 GAHS ROSTER No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 1 Cole Davis* ........... Sr. . 5-11 ... G 2 Reece Thomas ...... Jr... 6-1 ..... G 3 Caleb Henry* ........ Sr. . 6-1 ..... G 10 Justin McClelland* Sr. . 6-2 .... G 11 Blaine Carter* ....... Sr. . 6-2 .....F 12 Colton Caldwell ..... Jr... 6-0 .....F 14 Logan Blouir* ........ Jr... 6-2 .... G 20 Devin Lee............... Jr... 5-11 ... G 21 Brendan Carter* ... Sr. . 5-11 ... G 22 Cory Call*.............. Sr. . 6-2 .... G 23 Ben Cox* ............... Jr... 6-0 .....F 32 Zach Loveday* ...... Jr... 7-1 ......F 33 Justin Wilcoxon ..... Jr... 5-10... G 35 Damon Cremeens Jr... 6-3 .....F 44 Bailey Walker*....... Sr. . 6-2 .....F Head Coach: Gary Harrison (6th season) * — indicates varsity returnee 2018-19 GAHS SCHEDULE Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Gallia Academy varsity boys basketball team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Logan Blouir, Colton Caldwell, Reece Thomas and Ben Cox. Standing in middle are Cory Call, Cole Davis, Brendan Carter, Justin Wilcoxon, Devin Lee and Justin McClelland. Standing in back are Bailey Walker, Damon Cremeens, Zach Loveday, Blaine Carter and Caleb Henry. OH-70090352 530 First Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 740-446-3834 Date Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Opponent Time at Athens 6 p.m. at River Valley 6 p.m. vs. Rock Hill 6 p.m. at Ironton 6 p.m. at Logan 6 p.m. at Coal Grove 6 p.m. vs. Point Pleasant6 p.m. vs. South Point 6 p.m. vs. Fairland 6 p.m. at Portsmouth 6 p.m. vs. Chesapeake 6 p.m. at Rock Hill 6 p.m. vs. Ironton 6 p.m. vs. Warren 6 p.m. vs. Coal Grove 6 p.m. at South Point 6 p.m. vs. River Valley 6 p.m. at Fairland 6 p.m. vs. Portsmouth 6 p.m. at Chesapeake 6 p.m. See HOPES | 38 Antiques, Candles, Crafts, Flags, Furniture and everything to decorate your home. 408 Main Street, Point Pleasant 304-675-4477 OH-70090984 �4 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Meigs hoping to make the most of 2018-19 season By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Youth and seniority, the Marauders have the best of both worlds. The 2018-19 Meigs boys basketball team is made up of four seniors, three juniors, a sophomore and a trio of freshmen, with ﬁve of players returning from last year’s 10-14 squad. Another ﬁrst-year Marauder is head coach Jeremy Hill, who replaced Ed Fry after four seasons. Hill — who spent the past ﬁve seasons at Eastern— is happy with how his ﬁrst offseason at Meigs went, but admits the learn- ing curb is still there. “We’ve had a good offseason,” Hill said. “Everything that we competed in, we ended up winning. Whenever you develop a winning habit, it seems to translate over into the season. We’ve had good conditioning, the kids have worked really hard to get themselves in shape. We’re slowing progressing to where we need to be, we’re not there yet. I’m getting to know the kids, learning what they’re capable of, and they’re learning my offensive sequence and defensive style. “Our goal is to continue learning everyday, hopefully by Christmas break we will be ﬁring on all-8 cylinders. Seriously, we have kids who have never played manto-man defense, so we’re trying to teach as much as we can.” The most experienced Marauder is senior guard Zach Bartrum, entering season No. 4 on the MHS varsity. Next is junior guard Weston Baer, who has two previous years of varsity experience and was an All-Ohio special mention last winter. Baer and Bartrum were Meigs’ two all-league honorees a year ago, averaging 20 and 14 points respectively. Senior Nick Lilly, juniors Bobby 2018-19 MHS ROSTER No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 4 Cole Betzing.......... Sr. . 5-11 ... G 10 Coulter Cleland ..... Fr... 6-0 .... G 12 Ty Bartrum ............ Fr... 6-0 .... G 14 Zach Bartrum* ..... Sr. . 6-0 .... G 20 Weston Baer*........ Jr... 6-2 .... G 22 Nick Lilly* .............. Sr. . 5-11 ... G 24 Cooper Darst......... Sr. . 6-0 .....F 32 Wyatt Hoover* ...... So. 6-2 .... C 34 Morgan Roberts .... Fr... 6-2 .....F 40 Austin Mahr* ........ Jr... 6-0 .....F 42 Bobby Musser* ..... Jr... 6-5 .... C Head Coach: Jeremy Hill (1st season) * — indicates varsity returnee. See MEIGS | 39 2018-19 MHS SCHEDULE Date 11-30 12-4 12-7 12-8 Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Meigs varsity boys basketball team. Kneeling in the front row, from left, are Coulter Cleland, Austin Mahr, Nick Lilly, Cole Betzing, and Ty Bartrum. Standing in the back row are Zach Bartrum, Weston Baer, Cooper Darst, Bobby Musser, Wyatt Hoover and Morgan Roberts. 12-11 12-14 12-18 12-21 12-28 12-29 1-4 1-8 1-11 1-15 1-18 1-25 1-29 2-2 2-5 2-8 2-12 2-15 Opponent Time at Southern 6 p.m. vs. Warren 6 p.m. vs. Wellston 6 p.m. vs. Oak Hill at Rio Grande 8 p.m. at Marietta 6 p.m. at Alexander 6 p.m. at Vinton County 6 p.m. vs. Jackson 6 p.m. at River City ClassicTBA at River City ClassicTBA vs. Athens 6 p.m. vs. Nelsonville-York 6 p.m. at River Valley 6 p.m. at Wellston 6 p.m. vs. Alexander 6 p.m. vs. Vinton County 6 p.m. at Point Pleasant 6 p.m. at Chillicothe 6 p.m. vs. Marietta 6 p.m. at Athens 6 p.m. at Nelsonville-York 6 p.m. vs. River Valley 6 p.m. CHARLESTON ACOUSTICS of Gallipolis Your Commercial Interior & Specialty Supplier DELIVERY SERVICE / BOOM SERVICE 2147 Jackson Pike Bidwell, OH 45614 galliaautosales.com OH-70090261 740-446-0724 Mike Bastiani Mike Brumﬁeld www.charlestonacoustics.com Mitch Williams Adam Jagers 740-446-7090 OH-70090250 �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 5 Big Blacks looking for bounce back year By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Opportunity in abundance. The Point Pleasant boys basketball team has just seven players back from last year’s 3-19 squad, with just four of the returnees earning varsity letters a year ago. Seventh-year PPHS head coach Josh Williams — who lost just one player, Trace Derenberger, to graduation from last year’s team — was disappointed that so many potential returnees were lost, but was optimistic about the the guys who will step into those vacated roles. “We had a great offseason, and then we ran into a little bit of a difﬁcult situation,” Williams said. “We still have a good core, but we ran into some off the court issues and went from nine returning lettermen down to four, with the dismissal of four and one transfer- ring out. We also had another player who would have lettered this year transfer, but we still have some returning lettermen to build around. “It’s kind of like select timbering, when you get rid of the big timber, it give a chance for the smaller trees to grow. At Point, we’ve always been ‘next man up’. So we’ve had some team adversity, but we’re thinking some kids are going to step up.” Point Pleasant seniors Brayden Canterbury and Evan Cobb, as well as junior Braxton Yates, lead the way with two previous years of varsity experience apiece. PPHS juniors Jovone Johnson, Aiden Sang, and McKeehan Justus, and sophomore Hunter Bush are all entering year No. 2 for the Red and Black. “I think the strength of the team is our numbers,” Williams said. “We have a heavy junior class, that was here as sopho- mores. We’re going to rely on our defense to create turnovers, because we’ll struggle to score at times. We’re hoping that with our defense, and some of the new concepts we’re putting in, it’ll generate some easy buckets to help in that department. Some of these guys will be given a role where they’re asked to score more than they have in the past.” The Big Blacks’ cast of newcomers include Damon Thompson, Kyelar Morrow, Luke Derenberger, Trey Peck, Hunter Blain, Hayden Scott, Zach McDaniel, Jordan Daubenmire, Jon Robertson, Nick Smith, Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy, Zach Beckett, Wes Grimes and Josh Towe. Last season, Point Pleasant’s wins came over Poca, River Valley and Hannan. The Big Blacks aren’t scheduled to face the Dots this season, but will battle both the Raiders and Wildcats. “We have no gimmes on our Alex Hawley | OVP Sports See BOUNCE | 45 2018-19 PPHS ROSTER No. Name .................... Gr... Ht ..Pos 1 Damon Thompson............ Jr. ... 5-8 ... G 2 Kyelar Morrow...... So... 6-2 ... G 2 Luke Derenberger......... Fr. ... 6-1 .... C 5 Aiden Sang* ......... Jr. ... 6-2 ... G 5 Trey Peck .............. Fr. ... 6-1 .... G 10 Hunter Blain ......... Jr. ... 5-9 ... G 11 Jovone Johnson* . Jr. ... 6-2 G-F 11 Hayden Scott ....... Fr. ... 5-5 ... G 12 Zach McDaniel ..... Fr. ... 5-6 ... G 15 Braxton Yates* ..... Jr. ... 6-1 .... G 21 Jordan Daubenmire ......... Sr. .. 6-1 .....F 21 Jon Robertson ..... So... 6-0 ....F 22 Nick Smith ........... Jr. ... 6-3 F-C 23 Hunter Bush*....... So... 6-2 ... G 24 Bradyn Canterbury*......... Sr. .. 6-2 ....F 24 Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy... So... 5-7.... G 30 Zach Beckett........ Fr. ... 5-11 G-F 32 McKeehan Justus*................. Jr. ... 6-1 . F-C 33 Wes Grimes .......... So... 5-11 ...F 34 Evan Cobb* .......... Sr. .. 6-1 .....F 55 Josh Towe ............. Fr. ... 6-1 . F-C Head Coach: Josh Williams (7th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. OH-70090151 Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Point Pleasant boys basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Aiden Sang, Braxton Yates, Jordan Daubenmire, Bradyn Canterbury, Evan Cobb, Jovone Johnson, and McKeehan Justus. Standing in the back row are Braxton Watkins-Lovejoy, Zach Beckett, Wes Grimes, Jon Robertson, Damon Thompson, Kyelar Morrow, Nick Smith, Trey Peck, Luke Derenberger, Josh Towe and Hayden Scott. schedule,” Williams said. “Look at our in-county rivals, we lost to Wahama and only beat Hannan by one. I think it’s registered with the guys. We open up with River Valley, who we split with last year, so there’s a good opportunity to see where we are right off the bat. “At the end of the day, we only won three games last year. We got beat substantially in a lot of the games we lost, a lot were by double digits and over half of those were by signiﬁcant margins. We JON W. PARRACK II �� Telephone: 304-882-2145 607 Fifth Street Fax: 304-882-3813 P.O. 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It’s been four years since the River Valley boys basketball program last produced double-digit wins in a single season, dating back to an 11-12 overall record in the 2014-15 campaign. The Raiders are now on their third varsity head coach since setting that mark, something that new basketball coach Brett Bostic is hoping to change over the course of the 2018-19 season and beyond. Bostic — who amassed over 100 wins and three sectional championships during a nineyear tenure as South Gallia’s girls basketball coach — inherits a program that went 5-17 overall a year ago while also placing sixth in TriValley Conference Ohio Division play with a 3-9 mark. The Silver and Black will have only one player taller than 6-foot-2 on an 11-man roster that has four seniors and six varsity returnees on it, so there are some challenges awaiting for Bostic in this inaugural campaign. Bostic, also a former assistant at Gallia Academy under both Jim Osborne and Gary Harrison, knows that hard work can go a long way in the game of high school basketball. He also believes that playing a smarter brand of basketball will help RVHS become a tougher out for opponents on any given night. “The biggest thing that I want to get accomplished this year Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 River Valley varsity boys basketball team. Seated in front, from left, are Cole Young, Chase Caldwell, Layne Fitch, Rory Twyman and Myles Morrison. Seated in back are Jordan Burns, Jordan Lambert, Darian Peck, Brandon Call, Bradyn Eblin and Austin Beaver. is competing. We want to play hard, take care of the basketball, rebound and play good defense. Those are the four things that we are really emphasizing with this group,” Bostic said. “Consistency over the course of 32 minutes is important to the style that we want to play. We want to be aggressive and not give up the easy shots, but we also want to play within the structure of what we do. We don’t have a great deal of height, so we’ll have to work harder than most other teams on the inside to stay competitive.” Bostic has wiped the slate clean headed into the 2018-19 season, meaning that everyone is battling for playing time in this ﬁrst season under new management. Bostic wants to use this ﬁrst season to help build a foundation on which the program can grow into a more competitive force for years to come. However, Bostic has no intentions of turning this ﬁrst year into future experience — particularly when a majority of the varsity roster comes from the upper two grade levels. In other words, this group — and particularly those four seniors — are going to play vital roles in setting the bar for RVHS teams in McCoy Moore Director See RAIDERS | 37 Phone: 740-446-0800 fax: 740-446-4082 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 www.mccoymoore.com OH-70089783 Gary L Jarvis CPA gary@garyjarviscpa.com OH-70089780 Jared A. Moore No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 1 Jordan Burns* ...... Jr .. 6-1 ......F 2 Layne Fitch*.......... Sr .. 5-8 .... G 3 Rory Twyman* ...... Sr .. 5-6 .... G 5 Myles Morrison ..... Sr .. 5-8 .... G 11 Brandon Call* ....... Jr .. 6-2 .....F 13 Austin Beaver........ Jr .. 5-11 G-F 14 Chase Caldwell* ... Jr .. 5-9 .... G 20 Bradyn Eblin.......... Sr .. 5-10....F 23 Jordan Lambert* .. So . 6-5 .....F 24 Cole Young ............ Jr .. 5-9 .... G 44 Darian Peck ........... Jr .. 6-2 .... C Head Coach: Brett Bostic (1st season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. Gary L Jarvis CPA Inc. Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 2018-19 RVHS ROSTER 126 Second Avenue PO Box 768 Gallipolis Ohio 45631 �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 9 Eagles looking for smooth transition into 2018-19 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — A new leader with a lot of the same players. The Eastern boys basketball team will be under the guidance of David Kight for the ﬁrst season, but the Eagles have just two seniors to replace from last year’s 10-13 squad, which was the ﬁrst EHS team to hit double-digit wins since 2011. Kight — who spent last season as head coach of the Southern varsity girls — noted the talent of the group he inherited, which features nine players with previous varsity experience. “There’s some skilled kids here,” Kight said. “They have a lot of want to learn, and a little bit of basketball IQ, it’s a solid group. We have some varsity experience coming back, so that should help things. We’re looking for good things this year.” Leading the way in terms of experience for EHS are seniors Blaise Facemyer and Sharp Facemyer, as well as Garrett Barringer. The trio is entering their third year on varsity, while Dylan Creath, Colton Reynolds, Ryan Dill, Derrick Metheney, Mason Dishong and Isaiah Fish are back for a second season of varsity hoops. Entering their ﬁrst year are seniors Evin Bauer and Noah Browning. Kight noted that his ﬁrst summer with the Eagles was better than expected, and that retaining assistant coach Matt Simpson was a major beneﬁt in the transition. “The summer wasn’t bad, it went a little bit better than I thought, the kids were real receptive,” Kight said. “That kind of translated into the beginning of the season, I have a lot of them back that I had over the summer. They’ve been in the gym working extremely hard and picking up the terminology that I want them to know and to have. “With Coach Simpson returning form last year, we’ve kept some of their terminology on certain things, and I’ve learned their terminology. Instead of 25 learning from one, we kind of went the other way.” Last season, Fish and Barringer represented Eastern on the All-TriValley Conference Hocking Division team. Fish — a 2018 All-Ohio honorable mention — led the Eagles in scoring with 13.7 points See SMOOTH | 38 2018-19 EHS SCHEDULE Date 11-30 12-4 12-7 12-11 12-14 12-18 12-21 1-4 1-8 1-11 1-15 1-18 1-22 1-25 1-26 1-29 2-1 2-2 2-5 2-8 2-12 2-15 Opponent vs. River Valley vs. Chesapeake at Southern vs. South Gallia at Belpre vs. Waterford at Miller vs. Federal Hocking at Ohio Valley Christian vs. Trimble at Wahama at Federal Hocking vs. Point Pleasant vs. Miller at Nelsonville-York at South Gallia vs. Belpre at Green vs. Wahama at Waterford at Trimble vs. Southern Time 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2018-19 EHS ROSTER Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Eastern varsity boys basketball team. Standing in the front row, from left, are Dylan Creath, Ryan Dill, Derrick Metheney, Sharp Facemyer and Blaise Facemyer. Standing in the back row are Colton Reynolds, Mason Dishong, Garrett Barringer, Noah Browning, Evin Bauer and Isaiah Fish. No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 4 Dylan Creath* ....... Sr. . 5-6 .... G 10 Sharp Facemyer*.. Sr. . 5-5 .... G 12 Blaise Facemyer*.. Sr. . 5-8 .... G 14 Colton Reynolds* . Jr... 6-0 .... G 20 Ryan Dill* .............. Jr... 6-0 .....F 22 Derrick Metheney* Jr... 5-11 ... G 24 Mason Dishong* ... Jr... 6-2 .... C 30 Garrett Barringer* Jr... 6-5 .....F 32 Isaiah Fish* ........... Sr. . 5-11 ... G 34 Evin Bauer ............. Sr. . 6-1 ..... C 40 Noah Browning ..... Sr. . 6-1 ..... C Head Coach: David Kight (1st season) * — indicates varsity returnee Haffelt’s Mill Outlet Inc. Your Flooring Specialist So you don’t have to be! (740)446-2107 560 Second Ave., Gallipolis, OH 704.446.1761 • www.myinsplus.com 4247 state Route 160, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 OH-70090694 OH-70089785 Good Luck Athletes Marlin & Nancy Rose Owners �10 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing New coach, new approach for Wildcat hoops By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ASHTON, W.Va. — Some familiarity to go with this newness. The Hannan boys basketball program enters the 2018-19 campaign on its third different head coach in as many seasons, and the newest frontman was promoted up after serving as a varsity assistant on last year’s 7-12 squad. Shawn Coleman makes his varsity coaching debut this winter, and he’ll do so with a 14-man roster that has ﬁve varsity returnees and just as many seniors to help him along the way. The Blue and White possess a lineup that has six different players that stand 6-foot-2 or taller, including their entire starting frontcourt from the start of last season. Hannan also has a handful of experienced guards, as well as a strong inﬂux of talented ﬁrst-year players to build some depth with. Given what a lot of ﬁrst-year coaches could be left to work with, Coleman acknowledges his appreciation in being given this position. He also believes that knowing the kids on a personal level has allowed him to ease in this mentorship role a little better than, perhaps, an outsider could. “First, I want to say that I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to coach these kids. I’ve coached some of them all the way back to third grade and I’ve seen a lot of them grow up, so the familiarity between us has deﬁnitely helped in the transition,” Coleman said. “It’s a good group of kids Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Hannan varsity boys basketball team. Standing in front, from left, are Issac Colecchia, Justin Rainey, Andrew Gillispie, Chase Nelson, Dalton Coleman, Logan Barker, Matthew Kensler and Kaden Smith. Standing in back are HHS coach Shawn Coleman, Ryan Hall, Casey Lowery, Matthew Qualls, Caleb Gussler, Chandler Starkey, Devrick Burris and HHS assistant coach Thomas Miller. with some experience, some size and some athleticism. It’s also a very hard-working group of kids that don’t want to leave the gym … and that’s a good problem to have. They are a very dedicated group of young men.” Coleman wants to see an improvement in the team’s overall win total, but he is also quick to point out that a competitive schedule won’t make that goal any easier. The ﬁrst-year frontman, however, believes that this squad is both talented and capable enough to take on such a challenge. “We’re playing some bigger public schools this year like Wayne and Point Pleasant, plus we have some tough competition waiting for us in other areas of the schedule,” Coleman said. “We wanted a little tougher schedule this year because we think that this is the right kind of group for it. “I’ve got a lot of conﬁdence in this group. I think our depth will be better and it is a little refreshing to know that we have 14 healthy players headed into the season after ﬁnishing last year with eight I think. It’s nice to have some options at least.” Returning to the team from a year ago are seniors Andrew Gillispie, Matthew Qualls and Dalton Coleman, as well as juniors Chandler Starkey and Devrick Burris. Chase Nelson returns to the program after a one-year hiatus and is joined by Caleb Gussler in completing the senior-portion of the roster. Gussler and Starkey give the Wildcats a pair of taller options at the center spot, while Gillispie, Qualls, Nelson and Burris add some much-needed experience at the forward spots. Burris and Coleman are the only experienced guards coming back to the roster. The newcomers to the squad are juniors Casey Lowery and Issac Colecchia, sophomore Ryan Hall, and freshmen Logan Barker, Justin Rainey, Matthew Kensler JD INJECTION SPECIALISTS, LLC and Kaden Smith. Lowery, Colecchia, Barker, Hall and Smith added some much-needed depth to the guard positions, while Kensler, Rainey and Hall do the same for the frontcourt spots. See NEW | 40 J.D. Drilling Company President/Owner P.O. Box 369, Racine, OH 45771 740-949-2512 OH-70089819 OH-70089824 Name ......................Grade . Ht .. Pos Dalton Coleman*....Sr ....... 6-1 .....G Chase Nelson .........Sr ....... 6-2 .... F Andrew Gillispie* ....Sr ....... 6-1 ..... F Matthew Qualls* ....Sr ....... 6-3 .... F Caleb Gussler .........Sr ....... 6-6 ....C Casey Lowery .........Jr ........ 6-3 ....G Chandler Starkey* .Jr ........ 6-5 .... F Devrick Burris* .......Jr ........ 6-2 .G-F Issac Colecchia.......Jr ........ 5-8 ....G Ryan Hall .................So ....... 6-0 .G-F Logan Barker ..........Fr ........ 5-9 ....G Justin Rainey ..........Fr ........ 5-11 ... F Matthew Kensler ....Fr ........ 6-1 ..... F Kaden Smith ...........Fr ........ 5-9 ....G Head Coach: Shawn Coleman (1st season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. Oil and Gas Wells Drilling and Operation James E. Diddle, PO Box 369 | Racine, Ohio | 47760 SR 248 Long Bottom, Ohio | 740-949-2512 2018-19 HHS ROSTER James E. Diddle President Spencer R. Carpenter Vice President �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 11 Rebels look to continue upward trend By Scott Jones sjones@aimmediamidwest.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — With an increase in numbers, the Rebels seek to carry it over to a higher total in the win column. The South Gallia boys basketball program started its 2017-18 campaign at 1-9 through the ﬁrst 10 games of the season. However, the Red and Gold closed the season with a 7-17 overall record and an appearance in the Division IV sectional ﬁnal. Entering this year, the Rebels will take to the hardwood with a much deeper roster — growing from 13 players to 21 members — which second-year SGHS head coach Kent Wolfe hopes will provide more options and victories for his squad. “We got off to a rough start last year, but in the end we got much better,” Wolfe said. “We were able to mature at the right time and managed to win our ﬁrst tournament game. I think that most likely, teams we face won’t take us lightly anymore. As a result, we are going to have to be ready. I’ve been really happy that we’ve grown and the attitude we have as a team. “We’ve grown to 21 players as a program, including some kids who didn’t play last season. That’s deﬁnitely a good thing, but also a challenge because you have to also reteach a lot of things and have them get into the system. The attitude and enthusiasm of this team has been tremendous in practice. We just have to understand we have to come out and give a full effort. With the depth we now have, we can now potentially play more of an uptempo game.” The South Gallia roster features seven returning members, including team captain Eli Ellis playing in his fourth year with the program. Joining him from last year’s squad are seniors Nick Hicks, Bryce Nolan, Bryceton Folden and Braxton Hardy — an All-TVC performer from a season ago. The Rebels also feature two junior returnees in Austin Day and Jared Ward. The newcomers to the varsity roster this season are seniors Garrett Saunders, Christian Mayse and Gavin Bevan, junior Kyle Northup, sophomore Marshall Beagle and freshman Ean Combs. SGHS — who ﬁnished last season4-12 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play — open the with six of its ﬁrst seven contests at home, beginning with Symmes Valley on Nov. 30. The Rebels face their ﬁrst conference test in just their second game of the season, as they host Miller on Dec. 7. The Red and Gold will play its ﬁrst road date in Gallia County on Dec. 8 as they meet North Adams at the University of Rio Grande on Dec. 8. South Gallia are set to play six of its 10 contests in December on its See TREND | 40 2018-19 SGHS ROSTER Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 South Gallia varsity boys basketball team. Sitting in front, from left, are Gavin Bevan, Nick Hicks, Bryce Nolan, Eli Ellis and Garret Saunders. Standing in back are Kyle Northup, Christian Mayse, Austin Day, Jared Burdette, Bryceton Folden and Jared Ward. 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Jr. Head Coach: Kent Wolfe (2nd season) * — indicates varsity returnee wisemanrealestate.com OH-70089969 �OH-70090605 12 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 13 �14 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Defenders aiming for improvement this winter By Scott Jones sjones@aimmediamidwest.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — There’s always room for growth. The Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball program will take to the hardwood this season with over half its roster bringing varsity-level experience. For 10th-year OVCS coach See DEFENDERS | 47 2018-19 OVCS ROSTER No. Name .................................. Gr. 11 Bryce Gruber*....................So. 14 Justin Beaver* ....................Sr. 15 Jeremiah Swab*..................Jr. 22 Andrew Dubs* .....................Sr. 32 Miciah Swab* ......................Sr. 34 Conner Walter .....................Fr. 44 Cody Mathius ......................Fr. 45 Mark Oliver ..........................Jr. 55 Joel Daugherty ....................Jr. Head Coach: Steve Rice (10th season) * — indicates varsity returnee Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Ohio Valley Christian varsity boys basketball team. Kneeling in the front row, from left, is Miciah Swab, Bryce Gruber, Cody Mathius and Jeremiah Swab. Standing in the back row are head coach Steven Rice, Andrew Dubbs, Justin Beaver Mark Oliver, Connor Walter, Joel Daugherty, coach Jeremy Peck and coach Michael Gruber. OH-70090611 Racine Branch Syracuse Branch Middleport Branch 502 Elm St. PO Box 457 Racine, Ohio 45771 740-949-2210 2405 Third Street Syracuse, Ohio 45779 740-992-6333 97 North Second Avenue Middleport, Ohio 45760 740-691-5131 homenatlbank.com �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 15 Southern ready to take 2018-19 season by storm By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — The Tornadoes are hoping that experience pays off. The Southern boys basketball team returns seven players, including four starters, from last season’s 14-8 team, as the Purple and Gold look to make 2018-19 a breakout season. At the helm of the Tornadoes for an 11th year in a row is Jeff Caldwell, who enters the year with a career 254-185 record, including 146-106 with at Southern. Caldwell noted that he feels the Tornadoes have the potential to put together a good year, but acknowledged the team is already battling the injury bug. “I feel like we have a good combination,” Caldwell said. “It’s rare for a small school to have what we feel like is going to be a pretty good inside game, and some guys who can shoot the ball and handle it a little bit. I feel like that’s a good thing for us, that we have some versatility there. Hopefully we’ll just be a fun team to watch, that plays hard all the time and that really gets after it on both ends of the ﬂoor. “Right now, we have quite a few injuries we’re dealing with. We’ve had to use some jay-vee guys in our varsity practices, but that’s the way it is, injuries are part of it. The guys have been working hard, but we’re not at full strength yet.” Leading the way in terms of experience for Southern are seniors Weston Thorla and Brayden Cunningham, both entering season No. 4 on varsity. Thorla was an All-Ohio honor- able mention, leading the 2017-18 Tornadoes in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game. An all-district third-teamer, Cunningham had 12.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game a year ago. Thorla and Cunningham were Southern’s all-league selections last winter. Entering year No. 3 on varsity are SHS seniors Jensen Anderson and Austin Baker, as well as junior Trey McNickle. “Our four seniors, Weston Thorla, Austin Baker, Jensen Anderson and Brayden Cunningham, those four guys all got a lot of playing time last season, so we’re expecting some good leadership out of those guys,” Caldwell said. “I know they want to have a strong season. It’s a team game, but your seniors lead you.” Juniors Coltin Parker and See STORM | 38 2018-19 SHS ROSTER Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Southern varsity boys basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Coltin Parker, Jensen Anderson, Trey McNickle, Weston Thorla, Gage Barrett and Dristan Lamm. Standing in the back row are Austin VanCooney, Austin Baker, Brayden Cunningham, Mark Eblin, John Ginther and Cole Steele. No. Name .....................Gr .. Ht ...Pos 0 Cole Steele ............Jr. .. 6-0 .... G 4 Weston Thorla* .....Sr. .. 6-2 .... G 10 Dristan Lamm .......Jr. .. 5-8 .... G 12 Gage Barrett .........Jr. .. 5-11 ....F 14 Trey McNickle*......Jr. .. 6-0 .... G 20 Austin Baker* .......Sr. .. 6-2 .....F 22 Coltin Parker* .......Jr. .. 5-9 .... G 24 Jensen Anderson*.............Sr. .. 5-9 .... G 30 Austin Van Cooney* ................Jr. .. 6-0 .... C 32 Brayden Cunningham* .......Sr. .. 6-6 .... C 34 Mark Eblin .............Jr. .. 6-3 .... C 40 John Ginther .........Jr. .. 6-0 .....F Head Coach: Jeff Caldwell (11th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. Grueser & Associates Accounting Services GET SO MUCH MORE FOR SO MUCH LESS 109 West 2nd Street Pomeroy, Ohio OH-70090620 OH-70091246 740-992-5995 �� 16 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing White Falcons looking to soar this winter By Scott Jones sjones@aimmediamidwest.com MASON, W.Va. — For the White Falcons, the goal is continued improvement. The Wahama boys basketball program experienced a decline last season, ﬁnishing with a 5-18 overall record, following a 9-14 overall season for the 2016-17 campaign. The Red and White, however, return to the hardwood with a squad that features 11 varsity returnees, including eight seniors. For sixth-year head coach Ron Bradley, the future is bright and his team’s success this season relies on his core group of returning players. “We had a pretty rough season last year, so we are deﬁnitely looking to show some improvement,” Bradley said. “This season, we should have a good balance of height and guard play. The past few seasons, we haven’t been blessed with much height, so I think we come into this year as a more well-rounded team than we’ve been.” “We have a good core group of seniors that provide us with good quality leadership,” Bradley said. “We also have good quality competition for positions this year. I feel anytime you have competition in practice it makes you a better team. I would like to see us improve our win total this season.” The White Falcons varsity roster features a wealth of experience, despite having lost Anthony Ortiz, Noah Litchﬁeld, Skylar Estep and Isaiah Pauley to graduation. WHS, however, will take to the court for the 2018-19 campaign with senior returnees Jacob Warth, Dakota Belcher, Cooper Peters, Ryan Beckner, Jacob Lloyd, Brady Bumgarner, Nathan Day and Jonathan Frye. Wahama also bolsters its depth and veteran-laden roster with a triad of juniors from last year’s squad in Brayden Davenport, Abram Pauley and Adam Groves. The White Falcons - who ﬁnished last season 3-13 in Tri- See WINTER | 50 2018-19 WHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 11 Dec. 14 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Opponent Time vs Wirt 6 p.m. vs Buffalo 6 p.m. vs Waterford 6 p.m. vs. Trimble 6 p.m. at Miller 6 p.m. at Southern 6 p.m. at Wirt Tournament TBD at Wirt Tournament TBD vs. South Gallia 6 p.m. at Federal Hocking 6 p.m. at Belpre 6 p.m. vs. Eastern 6 p.m. at South Gallia 6 p.m. vs. Ravenswood 6 p.m. vs. Federal Hocking6 p.m. vs. Southern 6 p.m. at Waterford 6 p.m. at Trimble 6 p.m. at Eastern 6 p.m. vs. Miller 6 p.m. vs. Belpre 6 p.m. vs.Point Pleasant 6 p.m. 2018-19 WHS ROSTER Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Wahama varsity boys basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, is Ryan Beckner, Jacob Warth, Cooper Peters, Jacob Lloyd, Jonathan Frye, Brady Bumgarner and Dakota Belcher. Sitting in the middle are Abram Pauley, Adam Groves, Brayden Davenport Brennan Grate and Austin Brooks. Sitting in the back row are Jackson Young, Ethyn Barnitz, Kamron Whaley, Isaac Roush, Jakob Saxon, Byron Roush and Blaine Sparks. Valley Lumber & Supply Home Improvement & Building Materials 555 Park Street Middleport, Ohio OH-70089988 740-992-6611 740-591-6611 Splits Banana s e a Sund No. Name.................................... Gr. 10 Brayden Davenport* ............ Jr. 12 Abram Pauley* ..................... Jr. 14 Jonathan Frye* .....................Sr. 20 Nathan Day* .........................Sr. 23 Brady Bumgarner* ...............Sr. 30 Jacob Lloyd* .........................Sr. 33 Adam Groves* ...................... Jr. 40 Ryan Beckner* .....................Sr. 42 Cooper Peters*.....................Sr. 45 Dakota Belcher* ...................Sr. 50 Jacob Warth* ........................Sr. Head Coach: Ron Bradley (6th season) * — indicates varsity returnee OVER 25 FLAVORS OF MILKSHAKES DAILY SPECIALS Dine in or drive thru! 25 Varie tie Sandwic s of hes Restaurant www.doitbest.com ��"�#� �� valleylumber45760@yahoo.com ��#� �� OH-70090892 �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 17 Point wrestling shooting for a AA title bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Looking to return to the promise land. When John Bonecutter inherited the Point Pleasant wrestling program at the start of the 200910 campaign, he took over a job that led to three consecutive Class AA-A team championships in his ﬁrst three seasons in charge. Since the end of the of the 2012 year, however, the Big Blacks have not been a top-three ﬁnisher at the state level and have produced only a trio of individual champions over that six-year span. Now, entering the end of his ﬁrst decade in charge of the program, Bonecutter believes that the 2018-19 season can be one in which the Red and Black makes a serious run at a return to glory. With a former state champion, ﬁve regional champions from a year ago and 19 varsity returnees coming back, the 10th-year mentor makes no bones about expectations being high. In fact, he just ﬂat out notes what the primary goal for the season is with this group. “I expect us to compete with everyone we wrestle and be in the hunt for a double-A state championship,” Bonecutter said. “Like always, a few things must go our way, but I think we have the ability to compete and even beat anyone we compete against in West Virginia. “We have a strong group of captains for leadership and a lot of proven veterans to go along with some very talented freshmen. These kids enjoy being around each other and they are very tight as a team.” The Big Blacks have only two seniors on a roster that goes 28-strong, but both Colton Carr and George Smith have been with the program since their freshmen campaigns. Smith is a three-time state podium ﬁnisher and also won the 106-pound championship as a freshman in Class AAA. Seven juniors — ﬁve of whom Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Point Pleasant varsity wrestling team. Kneeling in front, from left, are PPHS coach John Bonecutter, Connor McCarty, Skylar McCoy, Riley Oliver, Justin Bartee, Parker Henderson, Isaac Short, Derek Raike, Christopher Smith and MacKandle Freeman. Kneeling in middle are assistant coach James Casto, Dakota Moses, Nazar Abbas, Brayden Connolly, Zander Watson, Kaden Pierce, Mitchell Freeman, Nicholas Wisecup, Colton Carr, George Smith and assistant coach David Bonecutter. Standing in back are assistant coach Jon Peterson, Wyatt Stanley, Nick Ball, Wyatt Wilson, Juan Marquez, Jacob Muncy, Zac Samson, Oliver Skeie, Logan Southall, Steven Trent and assistant Jed Ott. Insuring All Your Needs Since 1976 Larry Jones & Staff 304-675-1300 Auto ~ Farm Home ~ Life www.foodfairmk.com competed at state last year — return to the roster in the form of Zac Samson, Logan Southall, Juan Marqez, Nazar Abbas, Wyatt Stanley, Jake Muncy and Steven Trent. Sophomores Mitchell Freeman, Christopher Smith, Isaac Short, Wyatt Wilson, Parker Henderson, Nick Ball, Dakota Moses and Riley Oliver are also back for their second stints with the varsity program. Besides George Smith, See SHOOTING | 47 2018-19 PPHS ROSTER Name .....................................Grade George Smith* ............................Sr Colton Carr* ................................Sr Zac Samson*................................Jr Logan Southall*............................Jr Juan Marquez* .............................Jr Nazar Abbas* ...............................Jr Wyatt Stanley* .............................Jr Jake Muncy*.................................Jr Steven Trent*................................Jr Oliver Skeie ...................................Jr Mitchell Freeman*...................... So Christopher Smith* ................... So Isaac Short* ............................... So Wyatt Wilson* ............................. So Parker Henderson* .................... So Riley Oliver* ................................ So Nick Ball* .................................... So Dakota Moses* ........................... So Nicholas Wisecup ....................... So Kaden Pierce ................................Fr Derek Raike...................................Fr Justin Bartee ................................Fr MacKandle Freeman ....................Fr Brayden Connolly .........................Fr Zander Watson .............................Fr Connor McCarty ...........................Fr Skylar McCoy................................Fr Ethan Marcum ..............................Fr Head Coach: John Bonecutter (10th season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. 700 E. Main Street Pomeroy, OH Open Sun-Sat 7am-10pm (740) 992-5252 Pharmacy Mon M-F 9am- 7pm Sat 9am- pm Closed Sunday (740) 992-1536 OH-70090625 60602738 By Bryan Walters �18 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Blue Devils aiming for OVC 4-peat and more By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — There’s only one way to improve on a three-peat. The Gallia Academy wrestling program has its eyes set on adding a fourth straight Ohio Valley Conference championship banner this winter, and the Blue Devils have more than enough ﬁrepower to make a four-peat within the realm of possibility. The Blue and White have six reigning league champions and a half-dozen seniors coming back to a roster that goes 17 strong, a group that also includes seven freshmen from last year’s middle school championship squad. With experienced talent waiting to lead talented newcomers at the varsity level, third-year GAHS coach Todd May believes the 2018-19 campaign can be just as memorable as the past few seasons. That is, of course, if the Blue Devils are willing to work for their rewards. “I think the leadership has already been established in the room. We have quality seniors and a half-dozen returning league champions, so we have some talented upperclassmen to help guide the newcomers,” May said. “This group right here can be as good as they want to be, but we have to be more consistent in our matches than we were a year ago. I feel more comfortable about our team experience going into this year than I did last year, but we still have a lot of work left to Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Gallia Academy varsity wrestling team. Seated in front, from left, are Zach Abrahamson, Johnathan Shephard, Kenton Ramsey, Justin Day, Jason Stroud and Lane Pullins. Seated in middle are Brayden Easton, Chancey Odom, Logan Griffith, C.J. Berkley and Bronson Carter. Seated in back are Charles Mullins, Shane Stroud, Garytt Schwall, Todd Elliott and DaKota McCoy. put in.” Gallia Academy will lean on senior returnees Lane Pullins, Jason Stroud, Justin Day, Kenton Ramsey, Johnathan Shephard and Zach Abrahamson for leadership, as well as the returning experience of juniors Logan Grifﬁth and Bronson Carter. Pullins, Stroud and Day are multi-time OVC champions, while Ramsey, Grifﬁth and Carter each claimed their ﬁrst league title last winter. Sophomores Chancey Odom and C.J. Berkley are also returning to the varsity team from a season ago. The newcomers to the varsity lineup are freshmen Brayden 2018-19 GAHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Match Time at Fairland INV 10 am at Logan Duals 10 am at Vinton Co INV 10 am at Jackson dual 5 pm Gallia Academy INV 10 am at Steve Yinger INV 10 am at Ashland dual 5 pm vs Logan (dual) 5 pm at WSAZ INV TBA at WSAZ INV TBA Gallia Co meet at SG TBA at Vinton Co dual 5 pm OVC Meet at GAHS 5 pm at McClain Duals 9 am 2018-19 GAHS ROSTER Name ......................................Grade Zach Abrahamson* ......................Sr. Johnathan Shephard* .................Sr. Kenton Ramsey* ..........................Sr. Justin Day* ...................................Sr. Jason Stroud* ..............................Sr. Lane Pullins* ................................Sr. Logan Griffith*.............................. Jr. Bronson Carter*........................... Jr. C.J. Berkley* ................................So. Chancey Odom*..........................So. Brayden Easton ............................ Fr. Charles Mullins ............................. Fr. Shane Stroud................................ Fr. Garytt Schwall .............................. Fr. Todd Elliott .................................... Fr. DaKota McCoy.............................. Fr. Grant Bryan .................................. Fr. Head Coach: Todd May (3rd season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. See AIMING | 39 Bend Area Chiropractic Center Experience Pain Relief Through Chiropractic And Massage Therapy Dr. Kelsey M. Henry Christa Duvall, LMT Most Insurances Accepted www.drkelseychiro.com ��!��!�%� � ��&�1-304-773-5773 OH-70089992 �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 19 Marauders ready to return to the mats By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — With more experience comes higher expectations. The Meigs wrestling team has a majority of athletes returning from last season, as the Marauders look to make 2018-19 a breakthrough season. Leading the Maroon and Gold for a ﬁfth consecutive campaign is head coach Cassady Willford, who is relying on his returnees to lead the way this winter. “The strength of our team, with almost everybody coming back, is just another year of experience,” Willford said. “In the upper weight classes, we have some strengths there, and in our middle weight classes we have some more strengths. Overall, I think we have a pretty good balance, we have great returners coming back.” Willford acknowledged that not all of his team will be back this winter, as junior David Robson was involved in a serious car accident earlier this year. “We had an incident with one of our wrestlers,” said Willford. “We lost David Robson for the season, which is a huge downfall for us this year. David had a promising season ahead of him.” See MATS | 49 2018-19 MHS SCHEDULE Date 12-1 12-15 12-22 12-29 1-5 1-12 1-19 2-16 Event Time at Jackson American Legion Post 81 10 a.m. at Vinton County Spring Street Sports 10 a.m. at Belpre 10 a.m. at Gallia Academy Skyline Bowling 10 a.m. at Nelsonville-York Steve Yinger 10 a.m. at Alexander 10 a.m. at Athens John Deno 10 a.m. TVC Championships at Vinton County 10 a.m. 2018-19 MHS ROSTER Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Meigs varsity wrestling team. Standing in the front row, from left, are Davis Shuler, John Hamilton Jr., William Smith and Jarod Koenig. Standing in the back row are Tucker Smith, Jonathan Newsome II, Brandon Justis, Drake Hall and Levi Rafferty. Name ........................... Gr........... Wt Jarod Koenig................ So. ........106 Tucker Smith* ............. Jr...........132 Davis Shuler*............... So. ........ 145 John Hamilton Jr.* ...... Jr ..........152 William Smith* ............ Sr. .........182 Levi Rafferty ................ Jr...........182 Drake Hall .................... Jr...........195 Brandon Justis* .......... Sr. ........ 220 Jonathan Newsome II* Sr. ........ 285 Head Coach: Cassady Willford (5th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. SAVE $25!!! BRING THIS TO only 1 coupon per customer OH-70089991 740-691-5125 106 North 2nd Ave Middleport, OH 45760 �20 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing RV wrestling fully-loaded for 2018-19 season By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com BIDWELL, Ohio — Patience is a virtue. For 19 consecutive seasons, head coach Matthew Huck has worked relentlessly to turn the River Valley wrestling program into something bigger and better every time since the year before. As Huck enters the end of his second decade at the helm, there is reason for optimism that the 2018-19 campaign can be remembered as Huck’s ﬁnest work yet — and that’s even before the season starts. For the ﬁrst time school history, the Silver and Black will have a full roster in all 14 weight classes — something that brought numerous smiles to Huck’s face during the preseason interview process. Besides having a full squad, See RV | 44 Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 River Valley varsity wrestling team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Aiden Greene, Will Hash, Jake Edwards, Nathan Cadle and Joseph Burns. Standing in middle row are Seth Bowman, Brice Petitt, Derek Johnson, Nathan Michael, Ethan Gilbert, Levi Roberts, Alex Williams and Nathan Brown. Standing in back are assistant coach Jerry Waters, Christopher Goheen, Ryan Weber, Eric Weber, Dakota Doss and RVHS coach Matthew Huck. EASTMAN's Deal FUNERAL HOME ED AT PER O D ED AN FAMILY OWN David R. 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For 13th-year head coach Ryan Russell, the White Falcons can really makes some strides toward reaching that destination. “We have quite a few new members to the team this season,” Russell said. “I feel we have a lot of potential with the additions along with our returnees. We are looking for big things out of Antonio Serevicz, Ethan VanMatre, Trevor Hunt. We are also looking for a lot Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Wahama varsity wrestling team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Trevor Hunt, Emma Tomlinson, Trevor McGuire, Ethan VanMatre and Jacob Perkins. Standing in back are head coach Ryan Russell, Aaron Beard, Tanner Smith, Antonio Serevicz, Shawn Taylor, Wesley Peters and coach Phil Serevicz. from Emma Tomilson, as she will be wrestling at the lowest weight class we have at the start of the match. “ Russell is excited about this year’s squad from top to bottom, and is hoping that each of its members effort in the offseason and in preparation will translate to a greater goal. See WHITE | 40 Best of Luck! EXCAVATI N W NG O AND CR STONE YARD We have all your Limestone and Gravel Needs! BANKSCONSTRUCTION.CO FREE Estimates 5-7-10 year warranty available �� %�� $, OH OH-70089963 ��!� ��!" #�"�� .�� & )�$��'&+)��+') .��'- ) .��' .��),�#"&! 5885 St. Rt. 218 ��$$"('$"* 740-256-6456 �22 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Eastern wrestling set up for success TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Some history was made, but the Eagles are far from satisﬁed. After making their ﬁrstever appearence at the district meet last season, the Eastern wrestling team is geared up for another go, bringing six returnees and a quartet of newcomers. Leading the fourth-year program is the only head coach its ever known in Joshua Mummey, who credits his returning wrestlers with bringing the newcomers to the squad. “The kids have been doing a lot of recruiting to get some other guys out,” Mummey said. “With the success that the program has been having, and the positive attitude the program has put on the school, 2018-19 EHS ROSTER Name ........................Gr .............. Wt Bruce Hawley ...........So. .... 106/113 Ryan Ross .................Fr....... 113/120 Logan Csikos* ..........Jr.......126/132 Blake Newland..........So. ....138/145 Dillon Aeiker*............Sr. ............. 145 Daniel Harris* ...........Jr.......152/160 Steven Fitzgerald*....So. ....182/195 Nick Little*................Jr...... 195/220 Ethan Kline................Jr.............. 220 Nathan Litchfield*....Jr.............. 285 William Oldaker ........So. ........... 285 Head Coach: Joshua Mummey (4th season) * — indicates varsity returnee we’ve been able to have some new athletes come out. They are very eager to learn and very determined to do well, even in their ﬁrst year.” Along with Mummey, just one EHS wrestler has been See SET | 41 Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Eastern wrestling team. Standing from left to right are Nathan Litchfield, Ethan Kline, Bruce Hawley, Blake Newland, Ryan Ross, Steven Fitzgerald and William Oldaker. 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South Gallia’s wealth of experience this season will include a pair of fourth place ﬁnishers at the TVC championships a year ago seniors Chad Bostic and Tanner Dennison. South Gallia’s wealth of experience this season Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 South Gallia varsity wrestling team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Jessica Luther, Caleb Johnson, Jacob Birtcher, Kenny Siders, Griffin Davis and Wyatt Rapp. Standing in back are Justin Butler, Caleb Neal, Dustin Baintter, Tanner Dennison, Chad Bostic, AJ Addis and Jacob Neal. will include a pair of fourth place ﬁnishers at the TVC championships a year ago seniors Chad Bostic and Tanner Dennison. Bostic was also ﬁfth at 170 pounds after posting a 2-2 mark with two pinfalls, while Dennison placed sixth at 285 pounds after going 3-3 overall See GROWTH | 44 Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home "Insurance Made Easy!" 590 E. 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In being able to restock the program with interested participants after such a large loss to graduation, fourth-year RVHS coach Robyn Schlater feels that the program is still showing signs of growth and Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 River Valley varsity swimming team. Seated in front, from left, are Alex Euton, Jake Mays, Brianna Bradbury, Chloe Gee, Hina Horimoto, Sophia Gee and Dalton Mershon. Kneeling in middle are Ethan Browning, Ryan Lollathin, Julia Nutter, Bailey Bennett, Kate Nutter, Joel Brumfield, John Santos and Ethan Cline. Standing in back are RVHS coach Robyn Schlater, Riley Woolbridge, Blaine Cline, Cole Franklin, Nathan Young, Elisabeth Moffett and assistant Regina Rhodes. 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At the helm of the Lady Marauders for a third straight year is head coach Jarrod Kasun, who was pleased with his team’s offseason. “It was a good offseason for 2018-19 MHS SCHEDULE Date 11-26 11-29 12-3 12-6 12-8 12-10 12-13 12-15 12-17 12-20 12-22 12-28 12-29 1-14 1-17 1-19 1-21 1-24 1-28 1-31 2-4 2-7 Opponent Time vs. Southern 6 p.m. vs. Warren 6 p.m. at Vinton County 6 p.m. vs. Nelsonville-York 6 p.m. vs. Gallia Academy 1 p.m. vs. Alexander 6 p.m. at River Valley 6 p.m. at Wayne 6 p.m. at Wellston 6 p.m. vs. Athens 6 p.m. at Wellston Shootout TBA at River City Classic TBA at River City Classic TBA vs. Vinton County 6 p.m. at Nelsonville-York 6 p.m. at Tri-State Hoops Classic TBA vs. Eastern 6 p.m. at Alexander 6 p.m. vs. River Valley 6 p.m. vs. Wellston 6 p.m. at Athens 6 p.m. at Warren 6 p.m. us,” Kasun said. “We traveled up to Eastern Ohio Basketball Camp, Charlie Huggins’ camp. It gave our girls a good insight of what it takes to get better. We played about 37 games in 2½ days, so it was a good time for us. We played in a Warren summer league, and of course we’ll have our preseason. We’ve been looking pretty good so far.” Entering season No. 4 for the MHS varsity are seniors Marissa Noble, Madison Fields and Kassidy Betzing. Back for a third varsity year are seniors Taylor Swartz, Alyssa Smith and Kylee Blanks. MHS senior Becca Pullins is with the Lady Marauders for a second season, after two varsity campaigns at Eastern. Kasun is hoping that with a group of seven seniors, the Lady Marauders will win some of the close games that they couldn’t a year ago. “We have seven seniors who have been through the wars,” Kasun said. “I totalled it up last year, every game that was within a possession in the last two minutes we lost. It was nine times. So look at our record, if we when half of those we have a really, really good season. The ball didn’t bounce our way, we missed some free throws, missed some shots, and some other teams stepped up really well. It’s one of those things that, when we have seniors, those have 2018-19 MHS ROSTER No. 10 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 Name ................... Gr... Ht .Pos Bre Lilly ................ So. . 5-1 ... G Kylee Robinson ... So. . 5-7....F Alyssa Smith* ..... Sr. .. 5-1 ... G Mara Hall ............. Fr.... 5-8 .. G Taylor Swartz*..... Sr. .. 5-3 ...F Marissa Noble* ... Sr. .. 5-8 .. G Madison Fields* .. Sr. .. 5-3 .. G Olivia Haggy ........ So. . 5-5 .. G Kassidy Betzing* Sr. .. 5-7... G Meredith Cremeans ............ Fr.... 5-8 .. G 32 Mallory Hawley.... Fr.... 5-9 .. G 33 Becca Pullins* ..... Sr. .. 5-5 .. G 34 Mycah Farley ....... Fr.... 5-2 .. G 41 Alexis O’Brien ...... Fr.... 5-2 .. G 42 Kylee Blanks* ...... Sr. .. 5-10..F 54 Jerrica Smith....... So. . 5-4 ...F Head Coach: Jarrod Kasun (3rd season) * — indicates varsity returnee. 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For seventh-year PPHS coach John Fields, the team is vastly bet ter entering the season than their record from a year ago indicates. “Overall from top to bottom we are better and more cohesive team,” Fields said. “The work ethic is where it needs to be with See LOOK I 46 Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Point Pleasant varsity girls basketball team. Kneeling in the front row are Naomi Meisser, Alvia Ahler, Emily Nibert, Allison Henderson and Brooke Warner. Standing in the back row are Amy Marr, Kelly Marr, Nancy Vettese, Lanea Cochran, DaNayla Ward and Baylie Richard. [läuft? 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Gr. 5 Lauren Ragan* ...................So. 10 Kylie Henry ..........................Fr. 22 Leticia Araiyo .......................Jr. 23 Kristen Durst* .....................Sr. 32 Maison Gruber ....................Fr. 33 Emily Childers* ...................Sr. 35 Joicy Livas ...........................Sr. 43 Lalla Hurlow* ......................Fr. 45 Emilia Barbero ....................Jr. 51 Marcie Kessinger* ..............Jr. 55 Chloe Payne ........................Fr. Head Coach: Chris Burnett (7th season) * — indicates varsity returnee Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Ohio Valley Christian varsity girls basketball team. Kneeling in the front row, from left, is Lauren Ragan, Kylie Henry, Emilua Barbero, Marcie Kessinger an Joicy Livas. Standing in the back row are Maison Gruber, Chloe Payne, Emily Childers, Kristen Durst, Leticia Araiyo and Lalla Hurlow. LU MARK’S G & HEAT N I B M I 1-800-767-4223 P.O. 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For seventh-year SGHS head coach Corey Small, the key to success this season for his program depends on his group of returning players. “We are bringing back a good core group of players,” Small said. “We lost several players, includ- See RELYING | 48 Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 South Gallia varsity girls basketball team. Standing in front, from left, are Amaya Howell, Makayla Waugh, Jaslyn Bowers and Alyssa Cremeens. Standing in back are Emily Mandeville, Faith Poling, Kiley Stapleton, Olivia Johnson and Christine Griffith. 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In ﬁnishing last winter with a 2-21 overall record while going 0-12 in Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division play, the Silver and Black endured one of the toughest regular seasons in the recent history of the program. However, there is also something to be said about a young, winless team playing its best basketball of the year at exactly the right time. With eight of those players returning to a 12-player roster, the Lady Raiders really have nowhere to go but up. And third-year RVHS coach Stephen Roderick believes that a year of on-the-job training should really pay dividends this winter. “We do have some higher expectations this year and we deﬁnitely want to win more games than a year ago. We endured our growing pains last year, but we are a year older and a year wiser with the experience,” Roderick said. “Most importantly, this Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 River Valley varsity girls basketball team. Seated in front, from left, are Kaylee Gillman, Cierra Roberts, Jordan Garrison, Beth Gillman, Lauren Twyman, Lexi Stout and Kaylee Tucker. Seated in back are RVHS coach Stephen Roderick, Sierra Somerville, Savannah Reese, Hannah Jacks, Kelsey Brown, Destiny Dotson and assistant coach Aaron Mulholand. group coming back learned how to win at the varsity level. We turned a corner late last year and we want to keep moving forward with the momentum. We are eager to get back out on the court and ﬁnd out just how much we’ve grown.” Roderick notes that there already signs of signiﬁcant growth in the program from a year ago, mainly because of the veteran leadership on the ﬂoor. As he put it, his entire team — regardless of experience — is capable of producing at the varsity level, but experienced veterans sure do help in that transition … something this year’s experienced veterans didn’t have as much of a luxury a season ago. “Some of the young ones are going to be asked to step in and 2018-19 RVHS SCHEDULE 2018-19 RVHS ROSTER No. Name Gr.....Ht Pos 1 Cierra Roberts* Sr .....5-1 ..G 2 Hannah Jacks* So ....5-8 . F 10 Lexi Stout Sr .....5-2..G 12 Jordan Garrison* Sr .....5-3..G 14 Beth Gillman* Sr .....5-2..G 15 Savannah Reese* Jr .....5-7 ..G 20 Lauren Twyman Fr .....5-3..G 21 Destiny Dotson Sr .....5-7 .. F 22 Sierra Somerville So ....5-7 ..G 23 Kaylee Tucker* Jr .....5-2.. F 30 Kaylee Gillman* Jr .....5-3..G 32 Kelsey Brown* Sr .....5-8 . F Head Coach: Stephen Roderick (2nd season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. ﬁll some big roles, but they also have the beneﬁt of some varsity experience around them to help See GROWTH | 49 Good Luck to All Area Teams! Date Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Opponent vs South Gallia at Gallia Academy vs Jackson at Southern vs Alexander at Wellston at Nelsonville-York vs Meigs at South Gallia vs Gallia Academy vs Vinton County at Oak Hill at Belpre at Athens at Alexander vs Wellston vs Southern vs Nelsonville-York at Meigs at Vinton County vs Athens Time 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm Best of luck this season! Ridenour’s Gas Service Pt. Pleasant Dairy Queen 2208 Jackson Ave. Pt. Pleasant, WV (304) 675-5427 Stop by and see us before the game! OH-70089980 �� OH-70089974 Middleport Dairy Queen 700 N. 2nd Ave. Middleport, OH (740) 992-3322 � �� %��$� �%�� !�� 32 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Lady Eagles shooting for successful season By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Some experience and a whole lot of potential. The Eastern girls varsity basketball team returns nine players from last season’s 15-8 team, as the Lady Eagles look to make the most of the 2018-19 season. Leading the Lady Eagles for a third straight year is head coach Jacob Parker, who enters the year with a 36-12 record at EHS. Parker — the 2017 Division IV Southeast District Coach of the Year —talked about his team’s successful summer and his the task at hand this winter. “The goal as a coach is always to get the most out of your team’s potential,” said Parker. “I will say, I think there’s a lot of potential. We had a good summer, played a lot of basketball and had a lot of new players come into their own. Now we’re getting back in the swing of the regular season, practicing every night, and it’s good to see everybody. Hopefully all of the hard work we put in over the summer will start paying off.” On the court, the Lady Eagles will turn to the leadership of three four-year seniors, Jess Parker, Kelsey Casto and Alyson Bailey. “You couldn’t ask for a better core,” Coach Parker said of his senior trio. “I think that there are several players coming up through the ranks, who will help those three accomplish some good things. Of course, it all comes down to playing hard and being consistent.” Jess Parker — an all-league selection as a sophomore — was an All-Southeast District special mention in each of the last two seasons. She was on the District 13 second team selection last winter — avenging 12 points and nine rebounds and ﬁve assists per game — after being a District 13 special mention as a sophomore. So far in their careers, these seniors have helped EHS to a 53-19 record. Eastern’s senior trio will be joined by seven sophomores, Kassandra Casto, Ashton Guth- Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Eastern varsity girls basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Kelsey Casto, Alyson Bailey and Jess Parker. Standing in the back row are Kennadi Rockhold, Sydney Sanders, Tessa Rockhold, Olivia Barber, Ashton Guthrie, Whitney Durst and Kassandra Casto. 2018-19 EHS SCHEDULE Date 11-29 12-1 12-3 12-6 12-10 12-13 12-20 12-22 Opponent vs. Miller at Peebles at Belpre vs. Wahama vs. Warren at Trimble vs. South Gallia vs. Portsmouth Notre Dame 12-28 at Waterford 1-3 at Federal Hocking 1-7 vs. Southern 1-10 at Miller 1-12 vs. Williamstown 1-14 vs. Belpre 1-17 at Wahama 1-21 at Meigs 1-24 vs. Trimble 1-26 at Fairland 1-28 vs. Waterford 1-31 at South Gallia 2-4 vs. Federal Hocking 2-7 at Southern Time 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. rie, Olivia Barber, Kennadi Rockhold, Sydney Sanders, Tessa Rockhold and Whitney Durst. The Lady Eagles have a trio of 2018-19 EHS ROSTER No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 0 Kassandra Casto* So. 5-4 .....F 2 Jess Parker*.......... Sr. . 5-2 .... G 4 Ashton Guthrie* ... So. 5-6 .... G 20 Olivia Barber* ....... So. 5-10....F 22 Kennadi Rockhold* So. 5-6 .... G 24 Alyson Bailey*....... Sr. . 5-3 .... G 30 Sydney Sanders* .. So. 5-6 .... G 32 Kelsey Casto* ....... Sr. . 5-6 .....F 34 Tessa Rockhold ..... So. 5-8 .....F 40 Whitney Durst* ..... So. 5-7......F Head Coach: Jacob Parker (3rd season) * — indicates varsity returnee. seniors to replace from last year’s squad in Madison Williams, Elizabeth Collins and Kaitlyn Hawk. Williams and Collins were Eastern’s two all-league selections last season. As always, Coach Parker is looking for his team to be consistent and focus on the defensive end of the court in order to be successful. “If we stay consistent and keep improving, hopefully we’ll have some fun come tournament time,” Parker said. “I know a lot of coaches are looking at X’s and O’s, or at having a great shooting guard or post player, but if you give me a team that won’t give up, I’ll take that any day of the week. On top of that, you give me a team with some tenacity and some grit on the defensive side of the ball — where I like to stay anyway — you can have a lot of fun, create a lot of havoc and force a lot of turnovers that lead to easy buckets.” Eastern was third in the TVC Hocking with a 12-4 record last winter, ending a streak of eight consecutive seasons where the EHS was either ﬁrst-or-second in the nine-team league. In addition to its 16 league games, Eastern is slated to line up for non-conference bouts against Peebles, Warren, Portsmouth Notre Dame, Williamstown, Meigs and Fairland. The Lady Eagles will be playing for their 14th straight sectional title this season. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 33 Lady Falcons hoping to soar this winter By Scott Jones 2018-19 WHS ROSTER sjones@aimmediamidwest.com MASON, W.Va. — The difference a year can make. The Wahama girls basketball program made huge strides last season en route to a 9-15 overall record. The Lady Falcons — who went 2-21 overall for the 2017-18 campaign —seek to continue that growth this season, as they return ﬁve players from last year’s squad to a roster that goes nine-strong. For fourth-year WHS coach John Arnott, the key to continued prosperity for his program starts with his players’ work ethic. “If we can continue to work and play hard, we should continue to have good results,” Arnott said. “If we get lackadaisical it’s going to be a long year. We have to stay focused. We are young,” Arnott said. “We have three freshman that are going to give us some depth and allow for our No. Name ......................................Gr 1 Hannah Rose*........................ Jr. 3 Victoria VanMatre* ...............So. 4 Bailee Bumgarner.................. Fr. 5 Savannah Roush ...................So. 11 Emma Gibbs* .......................So. 12 Aleisia Barnitz ........................ Fr. 14 Emily VanMatre*....................Sr. 24 Harley Roush* ......................So. 30 Lauen Noble........................... Fr. Head Coach: John Arnott (4th season) * — indicates varsity returnee experienced players to get some rest. We have one senior, so our strength and weakness going into this season is our youth. It can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on how we use it. “If we can say we played hard after every game, that’s going to determine a successful season. We can’t quit. On paper, it’s dictated See SOAR | 49 Scott Jones | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Wahama varsity girls basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, is Emily VanMatre. Sitting in the middle are Mary Roush, Savannah Roush, Aleisia Barnitz and Bailee Bumgarner. Sitting in the back row are Harley Roush, Lauren Noble, Emma Gibbs, Victoria VanMatre and Hannah Rose. * Quality by Choice * Neither Faith Investment Services or the cfd companies are owned or controlled by Gleaner Life Insurance Society. P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 The Garden View Restaurant! 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OH-70090256 OH-70090252 Preparing Tax Returns Professionally Since 1973 �� 740-446-0090 �34 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Experienced Blue Angels begin Deel era By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Some pieces to work with. The Gallia Academy girls basketball program begins a new era during the 2018-19 campaign as Jordan Deel takes over the reins as head coach. Deel — a former assistant coach in the GAHS boys program — inherits a program that went 10-13 overall and ﬁnished sixth in Ohio Valley Conference play with a 4-10 mark. The ﬁrst-year varsity coach also inherits a 12-player varsity roster that has seven returnees and four seniors to help smooth over the transition. Knowing that he has talent, experience and depth going into his ﬁrst full season at the varsity level, Deel believes that his transition is going smoothly simply because of the familiarity between him and the players. “I’m new as a coach to them, but I know these girls and they know me because I’m a teacher here in the district and I have been involved in the basketball program during my tenure here,” Deel said. “In seeing these girls previously, I know that we have some potential and that we have some proven veterans coming back to the program. We’re very excited to get started.” Returning to the program are seniors Abby Cremeans, Hunter Copley, Arianna Jordan and Katie Carpenter, as well as junior Alex Barnes and the sophomore duo of Maddy Petro and Brooklyn Hill. Barnes was an All-Ohio and all-league selection a year ago and returns to the guard spot. Joining Barnes in returning to the backcourt are Hill, Cremeans and Copley — all veteran players with multiple years of experience between them. Jordan, Carpenter and Petro also return to the team and bring some much-needed experience to the inside game. Making their varsity debuts for the Blue and White this winter are juniors Chasity Adams and Junon Ohmara, sophomore Koren Truance, Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Gallia Academy varsity girls basketball team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Jenna Meade, Preslee Reed, Chasity Adams, Koren Truance, Brooklyn Hill and Junon Ohmara. Standing in back are Alex Barnes, Abby Cremeans, Hunter Copley, Arianna Jordan, Katie Carpenter and Maddy Petro. and freshmen Jenna Meade and Preslee Reed. All ﬁve newcomers bring depth to the guard positions. Deel noted that the girls have had to do some adjusting to what he is teaching on the ﬂoor, but the ﬁrst-year mentor also said that the players are picking things up pretty quickly. If they can continue to learn, and more importantly believe, in what he is stressing to them, Deel feels that this year can be a positive one for this group. “I have some different philosophies and approaches on offense and defense, but the girls have adapted well to what we are trying to do on both ends of the ﬂoor,” Deel said. “I’m really looking to the seniors and the returnees to take charge of this team and help lead by example. So far, the upperclassmen have been really good about helping the new girls with the drills and the transition into varsity basketball. “The girls have worked hard and they are looking forward 2018-19 GAHS ROSTER No. Name ..................... Gr.. Ht ...Pos 1 Brooklyn Hill*........ So. 5-3 .... G 2 Abby Cremeans* .. Sr. . 5-5 .... G 3 Arianna Jordan* ... Sr. . 5-8 .....P 4 Alex Barnes* ......... Jr... 5-8 .... G 5 Maddy Petro* ....... So. 5-0 .....P 10 Hunter Copley*..... Sr. . 5-8 .... G 12 Katie Carpenter* .. Sr. . 5-5 .....P 13 Preslee Reed ......... Fr... 5-5 .... G 14 Jenna Meade ........ Fr .. 5-0 .... G 15 Koren Truance....... So . 5-3 .... G 21 Junon Ohmara ...... Jr .. 5-2 .... G 22 Chasity Adams...... Jr .. 5-5 .... G Head Coach: Jordan Deel (1st season) * — indicates varsity returnee to the season, but my biggest goal for them this year is to be competitive on a nightly basis. There are no short cuts in this process, but if the girls get better week in and week out — the results will take care of themselves.” The Blue Angels open the season with consecutive home games, starting with River Valley on Nov. 26. Gallia Academy also 2018-19 GAHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Opponent Time vs. River Valley 6 p.m. vs. Rock Hill 6 p.m. at Ironton 6 p.m. at Meigs 1 p.m. at Coal Grove 6 p.m. vs. South Point 6 p.m. at River Valley 6 p.m. vs. Point Pleasant6 p.m. at Athens 6 p.m. vs. Fairland 6 p.m. vs. Vinton County 1 p.m. at Portsmouth 6 p.m. vs. Chesapeake 6 p.m. vs. Marietta 6 p.m. at Rock Hill 6 p.m. vs. Ironton 6 p.m. vs. Coal Grove 6 p.m. at South Point 6 p.m. at Fairland 6 p.m. vs. Portsmouth 6 p.m. at Chesapeake 6 p.m. opens OVC play on Dec. 3 against visiting Rock Hill. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 35 New-look Lady Tornadoes ready for 2018-19 campaign By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com RACINE, Ohio — A blank canvas, waiting to become a masterpiece. The 2018-19 Southern girls basketball team has just four returnees from last season’s 6-17 squad, and the Lady Tornadoes will be led by a third different coach in as many seasons. This year, Alan Crisp — who also coached the team for four seasons between 2006-and-2010 — will be back on the sideline to lead the Purple and Gold. Coach Crisp talked about the effort he’s seen from his team so far this preseason. “We have 13 right now and the kids have been playing hard,” Crisp said. “We went up to scrimmage New Lexington and Westfall, and we played above my expectations. Defensively we played really well, the offense is going to be a little slow coming, but I thought the defense was pretty good. I thought the attitudes have been good so far. We’re going to be real young, so we’re just going to play hard and see what happens every night.” Leading the way in terms of experience for SHS is junior Phoenix Cleland, who is entering year No. 3. She was a third-team all-district selection, as well as an all-league performer a year ago, averaging 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.7 seals per game. Back for a second season of varsity basketball for the Purple and Gold is junior Shelby Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Pictured above are members of the 2018-19 Southern varsity girls basketball team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Ella Cooper, Jordan Hardwick, Phoenix Cleland, Shelby Cleland, Caelin Seth and Lily Allen. Standing in the back row are Kelly Shaver, Kayla Evans, Kaiden Proffit, Jackie Dailey, Taylor Hardwick and Brooke Crisp. Cleland, as well as sophomores Jordan Hardwick and Caelin Seth. Coach Crisp noted that the two junior returnees have taken the leadership role this preseason. “Phoenix Cleland and Shelby Cleland have worked very hard in the preseason, and I’m really looking for those two to step up and be leaders,” Crisp said. “Vocal leadership isn’t in their make-up a lot, but they lead a lot by example, pushing the others.” Newcomers to the Lady Tornadoes include senior Jackie Dailey, juniors Cierra Whitesell and Taylor Hardwick, and freshmen Kayla Evans, Kelly Shaver, Jaiden Profﬁt, Brooke Crisp, Ella Cooper and Lily Allen. Coach Crisp hopes that his team’s unity and hard work will make up for its lack of experience on the court. “I think the strength of this team is going to have to be chemistry,” Crisp said. “I’ve coached teams in different sports that weren’t nearly as good as other teams, and were able to win because we had good team chemistry. 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Given that depth and experience aren’t two things traditionally synonymous with the girls program during her previous tenure, seventh-year HHS coach Kellie Thomas is looking forward to seeing what she can get accomplished with a talented roster of basketball players. “I’ve got three seniors and Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Pictured are members of the 2018-19 Hannan varsity girls basketball team. Standing in front, from left, are Rachel Ellis, Madison Gill, Bailey Coleman, Pamela Ochs and Halie Johnson. Standing in back are HHS coach Kellie Thomas, Hannah Carroll, Tonika Coleman, Josie McCoy, Julie Frazier and assistant coach Anna Taylor. seven returnees to the roster, which probably makes this one of my most experienced teams headed into a season,” Thomas said. “I also have ﬁve freshmen that were involved in the junior high program, so we have some depth to work with as well. We’ll have a lot more experience and depth than we normally do, so we’re really excited about things this year.” Thomas — who has lost numerous key players for small stretches over the last few seasons — believes that just being able to put any of the dozen players on the ﬂoor and have them know what to do will make a huge difference LITTLE, SHEETS & BARR, LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW Douglas W. Little Jennifer L. Sheets Michael L. Barr* in itself. It also helps to have some veteran leadership to lean on while getting the freshmen acclimated to the rigors of a varsity schedule. “It’s nice because we have some options. 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We will be about growing and improving every day from now until the end of the year.” Returning from last year’s squad are seniors Layne Fitch and Rory Twyman, as well as juniors Chase Caldwell, Jordan Burns and Brandon Call. Sophomore Jordan Lambert — a 6-foot-5 forward — also returns to the varsity lineup. Lambert and Call are the only inside presences returning to the team , while Fitch, Twyman and 2018 Winter Sports Preview 37 2018-19 RVHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 11 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Opponent Time at Eastern 6 pm vs Gallia Academy 6 pm vs Athens 6 pm at Point Pleasant 6 pm at South Gallia 5:30 at Alexander 6 pm at Wellston 6 pm vs Nelsonville-York6 pm at Vinton County 6 pm vs Meigs 6 pm vs Point Pleasant 6 pm at Athens 6 pm vs Jackson 6 pm vs Alexander 6 pm vs Wellston 6 pm at Southern 6 pm at Gallia Academy 6 pm vs Oak Hill 6 pm vs Ironton SJ 6 pm at Nelsonville-York6 pm vs Vinton County 6 pm at Meigs 6 pm Caldwell bring experience and depth to the guard spots. The newcomers to the varsity roster include seniors Myles Morrison and Bradyn Eblin, as well as juniors Cole Young, Darian Peck and Austin Beaver. “We know that this is not a sprint, but a marathon. There will be bumps along the way in this first season, but if the kids will keep doing the things we are asking of them — the results will be there by tournament time.” — Brett Bostic, New basketball coach Morrison and Young bring some added depth and options to the backcourt spots, while Peck, Eblin and Beaver do the same for the forward and center positions. Bostic believes that this ﬁrst year is pivotal in getting the program headed into a competitive direction. He also feels that this group is capable of shouldering such a responsibility while trying to be the best team it can be. If they will stay true to course, Bostic believes better days are coming for these Raiders — both now and down the road. “We want to put ourselves in as many situations to win basketball games that we can. We might not win all of those games, but if we have our chances late in a game — then we are competing,” Bostic said. “Winning is nice and everybody wants to win, but being competitive for four quarters on a nightly basis would be a big step forward for this program. “We know that this is not a sprint, but a marathon. There will be bumps along the way in this ﬁrst season, but if the kids will keep doing the things we are asking of them — the results will be there by tournament time.” River Valley opens its 201819 regular season on Nov. 30 at Eastern and begins home play on Dec. 4 when they welcome Gallia Academy. The Raiders also play six of their ﬁrst nine contests on the road. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. Creating Successful Lives Offering a Wide Variety of Career and Technical Training for Traditional and Non-Traditional Students � �� !�� "� �� "�www.buckeyehills.net OH-70090259 �38 2018 Winter Sports Preview Smooth From page 9 per game, while also averaging ﬁve rebounds a contest. On the 2018 all-district team, Fish was a second teamer, while Barringer — who averaged 11.9 points 5.5 rebounds per game — was a special mention. Coach Kight — who will have Ohio Valley Publishing to replace 2018 EHS graduates Kaleb Hill and Brayden Holter — noted the Eagles are buying into a team-ﬁrst mentality. “It’s been a really good group effort for us in practice,” Kight said. “We’re trying to teach them team and unity. What’s on the front of your jersey, not on the back, that’s what we play for. They’ve been extremely receptive of that, they’ve pushed each other, and we’re trying to make each other better everyday.” Storm From page 15 Austin VanCooney are back for a second varsity season, while juniors Cole Steele, Dristan Lamm, Gage Barrett, Mark Eblin and John Ginther are on varsity for a ﬁrst year. Caldwell acknowledged that even with a healthy amount of returnees, the lineup isn’t set in stone. “The guys with a year under their belt, they have to keep working hard, they can’t take anything for granted,” Caldwell said. “They have to come into practice every night to try and keep getting better. There’s a lot of competition for playing time, I don’t see a whole lot of guys solidiﬁed into starting spots or Hopes From page 3 “We want to be humble and keep things in perspective. We should be a better basketball team, but we are also going to get everybody’s best shot when we play them. We have to be ready to go every night that we step on the ﬂoor.” Returning to the lineup this year are seniors Cory Call, Cole Davis, Brendan Carter, Justin McClelland, Bailey Walker, Blaine Carter and Caleb Henry, as well as juniors Logan Blouir, Ben Cox and Zach Loveday. Loveday — at 7-foot-1 forward The Eagles were sixth in the TVC Hocking last winter, going 6-10 in the nine-team league. Eastern has improved its win total in three straight seasons, a trend Kight hopes to continue this year. “We really haven’t sat down and made any goals,” Kight said. “Our goal right now is to get better each day. Obviously, we want to beat the win total from last year, and be better than last year, that’s the idea for every team. Right now, we haven’t mentioned the 2018-19 SHS SCHEDULE Date 11-30 12-4 12-7 12-11 12-18 12-21 12-27 1-4 1-8 1-11 1-15 Opponent vs. Meigs vs. Nelsonville-York vs. Eastern at Federal Hocking at Trimble vs. Wahama at Ravenswood at Belpre vs. Waterford at Miller vs. South Gallia Time 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1-18 1-19 1-22 1-25 1-29 2-1 2-2 2-5 2-8 2-12 2-15 vs. Belpre at North Adams at Waterford at Wahama vs. Federal Hocking vs. River Valley at Point Pleasant at South Gallia vs. Trimble vs. Miller at Eastern. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. anything like that at this point.” Southern graduated a pair of seniors from last year’s squad, including District 13 second team guard Dylan Smith. SHS ﬁnished with an 11-5 TriValley Conference Hocking Division record last winter, tying the Tornadoes with Belpre for third in the nine-team league. Every TVC Hocking team suffered at least three league losses last year, and Caldwell believes the league will be up for grabs again this winter. “I think the league is going to be really balanced this year,” Caldwell said. “I know that every with numerous Division I prospects — serves as the primary focal point inside, but will be joined in the frontcourt by the experience of Cox, Walker and Blaine Carter. Call, Davis, McClelland, Henry, Blouir and Brendan Carter add a solid perimeter showing to a proven inside attack, giving GAHS plenty of options in both the up-tempo and half-court settings. Loveday, Call and McClelland were each all-district and AllOVC honorees a year ago, with Loveday also earning his second career All-Ohio selection. The newcomers to the varsity squad include juniors Colton Caldwell, Reece Thomas, Justin Wilcoxon, Devin Lee and Damon Cremeens. Cremeens and Caldwell both bring added dimensions to the interior game, while Lee, Wilcoxon and Thomas provide extra depth in the backcourt. The familiarity with one another gives Gallia Academy somewhat of an advantage coming into the year as it allows Harrison more time to expand the playbook instead of teaching it. As Harrison notes, he just wants the best from his team on a nightly basis. If that happens, the 2018-19 campaign could prove to be his most successful on yet. “Everybody knows their role on this team, and that makes us better because everybody already tournament, we’re just working to get better everyday and get ready for Nov. 30 and River Valley. We’ll go day-by-day, game-by-game, and hopefully these kids can change some school history.” In addition to 16 league contests, Eastern will also suit up in non-conference tilts against River Valley, Chesapeake, Ohio Valley Christian, Point Pleasant, Nelsonville-York and Green. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. night is going to be tough, I can’t even pinpoint a team and say they’re one of the teams to beat this year. There were a lot of teams that were young last year, we’re just one of those teams that ﬁt that bill. “Our goal every year is to be competitive, go after a league championship, and go to the Convo. Our main goal is to continue to improve and get better, hopefully by the time January and February come around that’s when our guys are playing some good basketball.” In addition to Southern’s 16 league games, the Purple and Gold will do battle with Meigs, Nelsonville-York, Ravenswood, North Adams, River Valley and Point Pleasant in non-conference play. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. knows what we are doing offensively or on the defensive side,” Harrison said. “Everything for us this year is going to be about taking one game at a time. We are not looking ahead at league or sectionals or whatever. We want to approach this season with a one game at a time mentality. If we can consistently do that, these kids should have some really special memories as the year rolls along.” The Blue Devils open the season at Athens and will make their home debut on Dec. 11 when they welcome Rock Hill in the Ohio Valley Conference opener. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �2018 Winter Sports Preview 39 Ohio Valley Publishing Aiming From page 18 Easton, Charles Mullins, Shane Stroud, Garytt Schwall, Todd Elliott, DaKota McCoy and Grant Bryan. May believes that this year’s version of the Blue Devils are capable of continuing a tradition, Meigs From page 4 Musser and Austin Mahr, and sophomore Wyatt Hoover are entering their second straight year for the varsity Marauders, with seniors Cole Betzing and Cooper Darst returning to the team after shortened junior campaigns. Meigs’ three newcomers are freshmen Ty Bartrum, Coulter Cleland and Morgan Roberts. both at the league and tournament levels. More importantly, May thinks that this group can collectively be much better by the start of the tournament trail … and that is — among other things — one of his biggest goals with this team. “The kids have been working hard and they’ve been picking up on things quickly. They are really focused on winning another OVC title and seeing how well we can do in the postseason,” May said. “This is a talented group, including the freshmen class, and I really think that we can have a quality team by season’s end. I think this team is deeper than last year’s and I think this team can be more competitive in all 14 divisions than a year ago. We just have to keep pushing one another for the team to keep improving.” The Blue Devils had an eightyear streak of sending at least one athlete to the state meet snapped last winter. Gallia Academy will have three home matches this winter, starting with the Gallia Academy Invitational on Dec. 29. The Blue Devils also host Logan in a dual on Jan. 26 and then host the OVC meet on Feb. 14. Hill is hoping that his team can come together even with the difference in experience levels. “We are a hodge-podge of a team,” Hill said. “We have guys with varsity experience, and then we have guys who’ve never been in high school, with three freshmen who are going to see serious minutes for us. We have some senior leadership, there are 3-for-4 seniors who have played varsity basketball. We’re hoping that experience translates down to the youth, and maybe meets somewhere in the middle.” Meigs was 5-7 in the TVC Ohio last winter, placing the Maroon and Gold ﬁfth in the seven-team league. Hill will be relying on his guards to help the Marauders get back into a battle for the top of the conference. “We’re going to try to play very quickly,” Hill said. “We’re going to press people, make people make mistakes and let that create our offense. We have a little bit of size we can utilize, which is good, because we are going to be out-maned in terms of height against some ball clubs.” Along with its slate of 12 league games, Meigs will compete in non-league contests against Warren, Oak Hill, Marietta, Jackson, Point Pleasant, Chillicothe and Southern, while also playing in the River City Classic. This postseason, the Maroon and Gold will be going for their ﬁrst sectional title since 2013. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100.. OH-70089734 �40 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing White 2018-19 WHS SCHEDULE From page 21 Date Dec. 1 “Overall, I think we might be a bit slow at the beginning of the season, but by the end of the year be where we need to as a team. We have a lot of eagerness and willingness to work on this squad. They’ve been doing the work in the offseason and getting into the gym without anyone having to tell them or guide them to do it. There’s no reason we can’t have state qualiﬁers and even placers on this squad this season.” The Red and White enter the 2018-19 campaign hoping to improve on last season’s mark, as they enter the season with a core group of experienced grapplers. The White Falcons enter the new year with a team that goes Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 31 10-strong and features six returning wrestlers. Wahama’s wealth of experi- New From page 10 As a ﬁrst-year varsity coach, Coleman knows that he’s going to learn some things along the way. He also notes that he’s going to do all that he can to put his players in a position to do positive things. The rest, as he believes, falls on their shoulders. ”We want to be competitive and win games, but the commitment of these boys will determine how much of a success this year ends up being,” Coleman said. “In the Trend From page 11 home court. SGHS is set to spend the month of January primarily on the road, as they play they play ﬁve of their eight games in the new year as visitors. The Rebels begin the 2019 portion of their schedule on Jan. 4 with a road date against TVC-Hocking foe Wahama. The Rebels close the regular season with 12 straight confer- Event Time Hurricane Tournament TBD Point Pool Tournament TBD Point Pool Tournament TBD JCI’s at Millwood TBD Eastern Battle of the Birds TBD Belpre TournamentTBD Gallipolis Skyline Tournament TBD St. Mary’s T ournament TBD WSAZ Tournament TBD WSAZ Tournament TBD Wahama Tri/Quad Meet TBD 2018-19 WHS ROSTER Name ........................Gr............. Wt. Trevor Hunt* .............. 11............145 Emma Tomlinson*..... 11............106 Trevor McGuire ........... 9............145 Ethan VanMatre* .......12............138 Jacob Perkins ............12............145 Wesley Peters* .......... 11............152 Shawn Taylor* ...........12............195 Antonio Serevicz* .....12........... 220 Tanner Smith .............12............160 Aaron Beard............... 11............195 Head Coach: Ryan Russell (13th season) * — indicates varsity returnee ence this year will include a pair of state meet tested wrestlers in senior Antonio Serevicz (220) and junior Trevor Hunt (145) who each scored a pinfall win in the ﬁrst session of last year’s state competition. The tandem of returning grapplers will also serve 2018-19 HHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Opponent Time vs Calvary Christian7:30 vs Ohio Valley Christian 7:30 vs Buffalo 7:30 vs Wirt County 7 pm at Fairview (KY) 7:30 at Wood County Christian 7 pm at Wayne 7:30 vs Wayne 7:30 at Teays Valley Christian 6:30 at Point Pleasant 7:30 vs Wood County Christian 2 pm ence opponents, four of which coming in the month of February. South Gallia begins the ﬁnal stretch of its 2018-19 campaign on Feb. 1 at Federal Hocking, before facing Southern and Waterford at home on Feb. 5 and Feb. 12, respectively. The Red and Gold will bookend their TVC Hocking portion of the schedule with their initial conference opponent of the year, when they travel to face Miller on Feb. 15. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 22 vs Carter Christian 7:30 at Calvary Christian 7:30 at Ohio Valley Christian 7:30 at Parkersburg Christian 6 pm vs Fairview (KY) 7:30 at Buffalo 7:30 vs Teays Valley Christian 7:30 at Grace Christian 7 pm at Carter Christian 7:30 vs Parkersburg Christian 7 pm vs Tolsia 6:30 as team captains for the Red and White for the 2018-19 campaign. Joining the pair as returnees are seniors Shawn Taylor (195) and Ethan VanMatre (138), along with juniors Emma Tomlinson (106) and Wesley Peters (152). The newcomers to the varsity roster include seniors Tanner Smith (160) and Jacob Perkins (145), junior Aaron Beard (195) and and freshman Trevor McGuire (145). The Wahama will host a single match this year when the hold a tri-meet in Mason on Thursday, January 31. The Red and White open the season on Saturday, December 1, at the Hurricane Invitational Tournament. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. end, it comes down to how much they want it and how hard they are willing to work for it. I know this is a dedicated group of guys, so it will be interesting to see what we can get done.” The Wildcats open the 2018-19 campaign with four consecutive homes games, starting with the season opener against Calvary Christian on Dec. 4. Hannan also hosts Ohio Valley Christian (Dec. 7), Buffalo (Dec. 14) and Wirt County (Dec. 17) before making its ﬁrst road trip to Fairview (KY) on Dec. 18. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. 2018-19 SGHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Opponent Time vs. Symmes Valley 6 p.m. vs. Miller 6 p.m. at North Adams TBD at Eastern 6 p.m. vs. Federal Hocking 6 p.m. vs. River Valley 6 p.m. vs. OVCS 6 p.m. vs. Trimble 6 p.m. at Symmes Valley6 p.m. at OVCS 6 p.m. at Wahama 6 p.m. Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 vs. Belpre at Waterford at Southern vs Wahama at Belpre at Trimble vs. Eastern at Federal Hocking vs. Southern vs. Waterford at Miller 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. �2018 Winter Sports Preview 41 Ohio Valley Publishing Set From page 22 with the program all-4 seasons, 145-pounder Dillon Aeiker, who was 1-of-2 district qualiﬁers last winter. “When you talk about leaders on this team, you’re obviously going to go to seniors,” Mummey said. “The only one we have is Dillon Aeiker, a returning district qualiﬁer. He has been here since the program began when he was a freshman and he has taken on the role of a leader the last three years. We look for him to continue to show these younger gentlemen how to practice, how to act, and how to represent our school very well.” Back for a third season on the mats are juniors Daniel Harris and Nathan Litchﬁeld. Entering season No. 2 are juniors Logan Csikos and Nick Little, as well as sophomore Steven Fitzgerald. Newcomers for the Eagles sophomores Bruce Hawley, Blake Newland and William 2018-19 EHS SCHEDULE Date Event Time 12-1 at Fairland Dragon Duals 10 a.m. 12-8 at Warren Hickory Grove 10 a.m. 12-12 at Trimble tri-match 6 p.m. 12-19 Battle of the B irds vs. Wahama, Belpre 6 p.m. 12-29 at Gallia Academy Skyline Bowling 10 a.m. 1-5 at Nelsonville-York Steve Yinger 10 a.m. Oldaker, as well as freshman Ryan Ross. Graduation took three wrestlers from last season’s squad in Emily Bunce, Sarah Bunce and Gavin Erwin. At 182 pounds, Erwin qualiﬁed for the district last winter. Mummey is hoping that his team keeps racking up victories, but also admitted to making the 2018-19 schedule tougher to help prepare his team for the postseason. “You hope for all the individual accolades,” Mummey 1-10 1-12 1-19 1-23 2-6 2-8 2-16 at Fairland tri-match 6 p.m. at Alexander Spartan Invitational 10 a.m. at Athens John Deno 10 a.m. vs. South Gallia, Federal Hocking 6 p.m. at Waterford tri-match6 p.m. at River Valley tri-match6 p.m. TVC Championships at Vinton County 10 a.m. said. “With some of the athletes we have this year, even the ones in their ﬁrst year, I don’t have any doubt that we’re going to see more top-3 placers at tournaments. As a team, we’re going to see ﬁnishing in the top-half at some of these tournaments. “We did kick up the schedule a little bit. We’re going to the Nelsonville-York Steve Yinger tournament. We decided that, with the progression of our team, we don’t want to be going to tournaments to get a better record, we want to go to tournaments where we’re going to make ourselves better. That way when sectionals come, we can build off of our two district qualiﬁers from last year.” In addition to hitting the road 11 times — including the TriValley Conference championships on Feb. 16 at Vinton County — the Eagles will also have a chance to showcase their talents at ‘The Nest’. “We have two home meets,” Mummey said. “On Dec. 19 we host the ‘Battle of the Birds’, with the second year of the tournament and third year of the tri-match between us, Belpre and Wahama. Also, we’re going to have a tri-meet on Jan. 23 with South Gallia and Federal Hocking. I look forward to having those couple home meets so that the community, which has already been behind this program, gets to see these guys in action.” Eastern was third in the TVC Hocking last fall, ﬁnishing behind Belpre and Trimble. 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Butler finished fifth at 152 pounds at last year’s Division III sectional wrestling tournaments. The Rebels have only one sophomore returnee in Dustin Bainter who is set to wrestle in the 220-pound division. The newcomers to the varsity roster include seniors Jessica Luther (132) and AJ Addis (285), sophomores Griffin Davis (145) and Kenny Siders (160), and freshmen Caleb Johnson RV From page 20 the Raiders will also have four district qualiﬁers, seven varsity returnees and eight seniors on a roster that goes 18-strong — giving Huck the most experience and ﬁrepower to work with of any team prior to this one. In all reality, though, Huck is just pleased to ﬁnally see this much interest in something he’s been building way before some of these kids were even born. He also thinks that these Raiders have the potential to set the bar even higher for this program. “It’s go time for this group and this program. We have eight seniors and several talented newcomers coming into the program, plus we will have a full team — a wrestler in every weight class — for the ﬁrst time during my tenure with the program,” Huck said. “It’s been a lot of work and a long time coming to get to this season, so now is the time to really try and make our mark as a wrestling program.” Coming back to the varsity squad from last year are seniors Jake Edwards, Joseph Burns, Ohio Valley Publishing 2018-19 SGHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 Event Time Fairland INV 10 a.m. Ashland INV 10 a.m. Vinton County INV 9 a.m. Huntington Classic 4 p.m. Skyline INV 10 a.m. Waterford (tri) 5:30 p.m. Wellston (tri) 5:30 p.m. Eastern (tri) 5:30 p.m. Waverly Duals 5:30 p.m. Gallia County Classic 5:30 p.m. Federal Hocking INVTBD TVC Championships 8 a.m. (182) and Shawn Chafin (182). SGHS — which went 8-11 at the sectional tournament last year — is still looking for the program’s first district qualifier. For third-year head coach Paul Polcyn, the Rebels can really makes some strides 2018-19 RVHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 10 Feb. 16 Opponent Time at Jackson 5 pm at Paint Valley (tri) 5:30 at Point Pleasant 5 pm at Point Pleasant 10 am vs Athens (dual) 5:30 at Gallia Academy10 am at Nelsonville-York10 am at WSAZ INV 5 pm at WSAZ INV 10 am at New Lexington 10 am Gallia County meet5 pm Regional Duals TBA State Duals TBA TVC Meet at VCHS10 am Derek Johnson, Nathan Michael, Eric Weber and Dakota Doss, as well as sophomore Ryan Weber. Edwards — an All-TVC Ohio performer in 2017-18 — and Eric Weber both qualiﬁed for districts for a third consecutive year last winter, while Burns and Michael were also district qualiﬁers. The newcomers to the varsity lineup include seniors Dakota Hunt and Alex Williams, sophomores Seth Bowman, Brice Petitt and Ethan Gilbert, and freshmen Aiden Greene, Will Hash, Nathan Cadle, Levi Roberts, Nathan Brown and Christopher Goheen. The regular season meets are 2018-19 SGHS ROSTER Name ......................Gr................ Wt. Jessica Luther ........Sr. ...............132 Jacob Birtcher* ......Jr. ...............138 Griffin Davis ............So. .............. 145 Justin Butler* .........Jr. ...............152 Kenny Siders ..........So. ..............160 Chad Bostic* ..........Sr. ............... 170 Caleb Johnson ........Fr. ...............182 Shawn Chafin .........Fr. ...............182 Dustin Bainter* ......So. ............. 220 Tanner Dennison* ..Sr. .............. 285 Wyatt Rapp* ...........Sr. .............. 285 AJ Addis ..................Sr. .............. 285 Caleb Neal* ............Jr. .............. 285 Jacob Neal* ............Jr. .............. 285 Head Coach: Paul Polcyn (3rd season) * — indicates varsity returnee toward reaching that goal. “First and foremost, I want to instill good values in these kids,” Polcyn said. “Last year, we had three kids that were sectional placers Chad Bostic, Justin Butler and Tanner Dennison. We look for those guys to improve. They are my 2018-19 RVHS ROSTER Name ......................................Grade Jake Edwards*.............................. Sr Joseph Burns* ............................. Sr Derek Johnson*............................ Sr Nathan Michael* .......................... Sr Eric Weber*................................... Sr Dakota Doss*................................ Sr Alex Williams................................. Sr Dakota Hunt ................................. Sr Ryan Weber*.................................So Seth Bowman ...............................So Brice Petitt ....................................So Ethan Gilbert ................................So Aiden Greene .................................Fr Will Hash ........................................Fr Nathan Cadle.................................Fr Levi Roberts ...................................Fr Nathan Brown ...............................Fr Christopher Goheen .....................Fr Head Coach: Matthew Huck (20th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. where Huck believes having a full unit will make the biggest impact, although it does also have some advantages during practice sessions as well. The extra competition from within should only beneﬁt River Valley down the road, particularly as the Tri-Valley Conference and sectional championship events come closer. Huck would like to see this group make a relevant leap in the TVC Ohio Division, where team captains and they exhibit leadership and are very good teaching the younger members of this squad. “I’d like to see us go to the next level. We were just short of making it to districts last season and I’d like to see them qualify this year. I always want the kids to have fun and win more matches than they lose. Across the board, if we can get this group to win over 50-percent of their matches to me that’s successful. I’d like to see our experienced wrestlers reach that next level of competition.” South Gallia will host a single match this year the Gallia County Classic comes to Mercerville on Wednesday, January 30. The Rebels open the season on Saturday, Dec. 1, when they travel to Proctorville for the Fairland Invitational. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. the Raiders placed fourth a year ago. He’d also like to see more of his kids competing at districts, not to mention have someone end another dry spell in his long tenure. “We want to improve on our league performance, and the depth in our roster should help us some in that regard. Our depth is deﬁnitely a good thing,” Huck said. “I also think our depth will allow us to improve as a team, both during regular season events and also in the tournament. “It’s been 14 years since we’ve had someone qualify for state, and I think that we have some individuals talented enough to end that streak. I also think we have enough talent to make some noise at the league and sectional tournaments. We are really excited to see what we can do as a team.” The Raiders will have a single home bout this year during a dual match with Athens on Dec. 11. River Valley also competes at Gallia Academy on Dec. 29 and at South Gallia on Jan. 30. The TVC championships will be held at Vinton County this winter. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �2018 Winter Sports Preview 45 Ohio Valley Publishing Year From page 25 to go our way this year. Hopefully they do.” Betzing is a two-time All-Ohio honorable mention and was last year’s Ohio Valley Publishing Player of the Year, averaging 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Betzing and Fields were the Lady Marauders’ all-league choices last winter. Newcomers to the Maroon and Gold include sophomores Bre Lilly, Kylee Robinson, Olivia Haggy and Jerrica Smith, as well as freshmen Mara Hall, Meredith Cremeans, Mallory Hawley, Mycah Farley and Alexis O’Brien. With the majority of the roster under 5-foot-6, Kasun will rely heavily on his guards to win games. “It’s gotta be our speed and our quickness, its deﬁantly not our size,” Kasun said of his team’s strength. “We’re going to have that same defensive intensity that we’ve had on the defensive end. Hopefully we can shoot the ball a little better this year, we’ve struggled from three. We’re going to be up in your face, high-tempo style like we have been.” Last year Meigs was 6-6 in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division, placing the Maroon and Gold fourth in the seven-team league. Kasun is hoping the Lady Marauders can contend with the likes of Alexander, Vinton County and Nelsonville-York at the top of the TVC Ohio this winter. “The league’s going to be really tough this year,” Kasun said. “We’re going to have to hold home court and maybe pick off a few on the road.” In addition to a dozen leaguegames, Meigs will compete in the River City Classic, the TriState Classic and the Wellston Shootout, while facing Warren, Eastern, Wayne, Gallia Academy and Southern in non-conference action. MHS will be playing for its ﬁrst sectional title since 2000 this postseason. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. 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It’s always positive and the kids are looking forward to the adventure.” Sissonville has eliminated PPHS from the postseason in back-to-back campaigns, and Date 12-11 12-18 12-21 12-22 12-28 12-29 1-5 1-11 1-12 1-15 1-18 1-22 1-26 1-29 2-2 2-6 2-9 2-12 2-13 2-15 2-19 2-21 Opponent Time vs. River Valley 6 p.m. at Calvary Baptist 6 p.m. at Ripley Tournament TBA at Ripley Tournament TBA at Savannah Ga. TBA at Savannah Ga. TBA at Gallia Academy 6 p.m. vs. Hannan 6 p.m. at River Valley 6 p.m. vs. Calvary Baptist 6 p.m. at Ravenswood 6 p.m. at Eastern 6 p.m. vs. James Monroe 6 p.m. vs. Meigs 6 p.m. vs. Southern 6 p.m. vs. Man at WVSU TBA vs. Gallia Academy 6 p.m. vs. Sissonville 6 p.m. vs. Buffalo 6 p.m. at Wahama 6 p.m. at Wayne 6 p.m. vs. Ripley 6 p.m. the Big Blacks will be trying to get back to the state tournament for the ﬁrst time since 2012. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. 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We are way more athletic and skilled this season. Overall, if the girls have a good experience it’ll be a successful season.” The Red and Black roster features two senior returnees in Allison Henderson and Lanea Cochran, along with junior Kelly Marr. Aim From page 24 progress — even before getting in the pool this season. “We had 11 athletes graduate and lost another because she was a foreign exchange student, so we actually lost a dozen experienced swimmers from a year ago. That’s a big loss for our program, but we were fortunate to end up with 11 newcomers for this year,” Schlater said. “We have eight freshmen on the team, which is a big deal for us because it means we are still competing now and building for the future. They have a some good veterans to learn from and they give us some depth to work with this year.” There are a dozen boys and eight girls competing for River Valley, with four and three athletes returning to those respective groups. All seven were also district qualifiers in Ohio Valley Publishing 2018-19 PPHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Opponent Time at Poca 7 p.m. vs. Gallia Academy 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at Wayne 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Capital 2 p.m. Dec. 11 at Ripley 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Winfield 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at South Charleston 1:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at Scott 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at Gallia Academy 7 p.m. Dec. 27-28 at Sissonville Holiday Tourney TBD Jan. 4 at Lincoln County 7 p.m. Jan. 10 vs. Winfield 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at Wahama 7 p.m. Jan. 18 vs Logan 6:30 p.m Jan. 22 vs. Sissonville6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Symmes Valley 2 p.m.. Jan. 29 vs. River Valley 6:30 p.m Feb. 5 vs Capital 7 p.m. Feb. 6 vs Scott 7 p.m. Feb. 12 vs. Poca 7 p.m. Feb. 14 vs. Buffalo 7 p.m. PPHS will be without last-year’s top-scorer Peyton 2018-19 RVHS ROSTER Name...................................... Grade Cole Franklin*............................... Sr Ethan Browning*...........................Sr Bailey Bennett*............................. Sr Julia Nutter*.................................. Sr Chloe Gee.....................................Sr Ethan Cline*...................................Jr Elisabeth Moffett*.......................... Jr Joel Brumfield................................ Jr Hina Horimoto................................Jr Ryan Lollathin*............................. So AlexEuton......................................So Blaine Cline...................................So Jake Mays......................................Fr Dalton Mershon............................. Fr John Santos...................................Fr Riley Woolbridge........................... Fr Nathan Young................................Fr Kate Nutter.................................... Fr Brianna Bradbury...........................Fr Sophia Gee.................................... Fr Head Coach: Robyn Schlater (4th season) * - :ndicates varsity returnee. some capacity last season. The boys bring back seniors Cole Franklin and Ethan Browning, junior Ethan Cline and sophom ore Ryan Lollathin to the mix, and that quartet is being counted on to provide 2018-19 PPHS ROSTER Name........................................... Gr. Naomi Meisser.............................So. Alivia Ahler.................................... Fr. Emily Nibert.................................. Jr. Allison Henderson*....................... Sr. Brooke Warner..............................Fr. Baylie Richard...............................Fr. DaNayla Ward.............................. Fr. Lenea Cochran*............................Sr. Nancy Vettese.............................. Sr. Kelly Marr*.................................... Jr. Amy Marr...................................... Fr. Head Coach: John Fields (7th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. Campbell this season, who will focus on her soccer career this winter. The newcomers to the varsity roster for the first time along with the aforementioned Ward, Warner, Vettese and Meisser are junior Emily Nibert, and freshmen Amy Marr, Bailie Richard and Alivia Ahler. Point Pleasant will open the season on Nov. 27 with a road date against Poca, before returning for their home-opener on Nov. 29 versus Gallia Academy. The Lady Knights will then 2018-19 RVHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Feb. 2 Event Time at Shawnee State 5:30 at Athens INV 9 am at Teays Valley noon Home meet 5 pm at Teays Valley noon Home meet 10:30 MLK at Teays Valley noon ORCAatSSU 5 pm SE0 Meet at Kenyon 1pm the leadership needed to help get the varsity newcomers up to speed. Making their varsity debuts for the Raiders this winter are junior Joel Brumfield, sophomores Alex Euton and Blaine Cline, and freshmen Jake Mays, Dalton Mershn, John Santos, Riley Woolbridge and Nathan Young. Returning for the girls team are seniors Bailey Bennett and Julia Nutter, as well as junior Elisabeth Moffett. The varsity newcomers play 10 straight road contests — nine of which come in the month of December — beginning with a trip to Wayne on Dec. 3. The Red and Black conclude the grueling road stretch with their first contest of the new year, as they are scheduled to tip-off against Lincoln County on Jan. 4. PPHS will play its first home contest of 2019 on Jan. 10 when they play host to Winfield. Point Pleasant will close its regular season with seven of its final nine contests in at home. The Lady Knights two remaining road games of the season will include a trip to face Mason County rival Wahama on Jan. 16, before concluding the away portion of their schedule against Symmes Valley on Jan. 26. The Lady Knights conclude their regular season campaign with four home games, as they host Capital, Scott and Poca, before a season finale Valentine’s Day date versus Buffalo on Feb. 14. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. include senior Chloe Gee, junior Hina Horimoto, and freshmen Kate Nutter, Brianna Bradbury and Sophie Gee. Schlater is hoping that these kids can at least match last year’s successes, if not expand on them. “We competed in 11 events at districts last year, which was one of our highest totals in program history. We definitely want to continue our progress in that area,” Schlater said. “We didn’t have anyone at the state level last year, and that used to be a tradition around here that we want to start back up this season. We have some talented kids that work hard on technique and improvement, so we are hoping that this year is the one that we have someone get back to state.” River Valley is hoping to have a pair of home meets on Dec. 21 and Jan. 12 of this season, both of which would be held at the University of Rio Grande. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 47 Shooting From page 17 Freeman, Southall, Muncy and Christopher Smith all won Region IV titles a year ago. That quintet was joined by Samson, Wilson, Stanley and Marquez in advancing to the state meet last winter. Both Smiths and Freeman were podium placers a year ago as well. The newcomers to the varsity squad are junior Oliver Skeie, sophomore Nicholas Wisecup, and freshmen Kaden Pierce, Derek Raike, Justin Bartee, MacKandle Freeman, Brayden Connolly, Zander Watson, Connor McCarty, Skylar McCoy and Ethan Marcum. On paper, Point Pleasant appears to be younger than it really is. There is a wealth of experience in the upper three classes, plus these freshmen have Defenders From page 14 Steve Rice, the team has the opportunity to improve by way of its blend of veteran leadership and inﬂux of new additions to the roster.. “We plan to be much-improved from last year,” Rice said. “We have several returning players and new members to the team that I think will really help us. I think overall we will be a lot stronger than we were last season. Ohio Valley Christian — who went 9-21 last winter — will feature a roster of just ninestrong this year. The Defenders, however, will have the luxury of ﬁve of those players as returnees, including three seniors. If they can develop some consistency along the way, Rice believes the strength will come from its on the court leadership form his seniors. “We have some great senior leadership,” Rice said. “We have some strong interior play and experience at our guard positions. I think we will be much better at every position than we were last season. Like all coaches, I want 2018-19 PPHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 1 Event Time at Lake Norman Duals (NC) TBA Dec. 5 at Huntington (dual) 5 pm Dec. 7-8 Jason Eades Memorial TBA Dec. 13 vs. Hoover /Independence (tri) 5:30 Dec. 20 at Athens (dual) 5 pm Dec. 28-29 at Wheeling Park Duals TBA prepared themselves well for varsity competition. Bonecutter believes that, despite the youth, that this program is in really good shape now — not just down the road. “Some will say that our team is too young to compete for a title this year. However, I see our youth as a strength. Our kids are hungry and on the hunt,” Bonecutter said. “I’m expecting a max effort from these guys every day Jan. 4-5 at Bob Kearns INV (OH) TBA Jan. 12 at Fandetti-Richardson Brawl (TN) TBA Jan. 18-19 at WSAZ INV TBA Jan. 23 Home quad 5 pm Jan. 30 at Parkersburg (dual) 5 pm Feb. 1 vs. Ripley (dual) 5 pm Feb. 8-9 Region IV meet TBA and I want see both growth and improvement from all of our guys. We’re raising the bar on what we expect from this group this winter.” Point Pleasant has premier events scheduled in North Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio, as well as a handful of quality contests in West Virginia. The Big Blacks also have four home matches this year, including the annual Jason Eades Memorial 2018-19 OVCS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Nov. 16 at Parkersburg Tournament Nov. 19 vs Huntington Prep Nov. 26 at Wood County Nov. 30 vs. Cavalry Dec. 3 at Covenant Dec. 7 at Hannan Dec. 8 at Carter Christian Dec. 14 vs. Ironton St. Joseph Dec. 17 vs. Belpre Christian Dec. 18 at South Gallia Dec. 21 vs. Teays Valley Dec. 29 vs. South Gallia Jan. 4 at Calvary Time TBD 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. to see growth throughout the season. I deﬁnitely expect to have a winning season this year.” The Blue and Gold roster features three senior returnees in Justin Beaver, Andrew Dubs and Miciah Swab. Beaver and Gruber each provide experience at the guard positions, while Dubs lends familiarity to the squad at the forward and interior positions. Joining the triad of upperclassmen from last year’s squad will Jan. 11 vs. Covenant 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at North Pleasants 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Parkersburg Christian 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Heritage 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Teays Valley 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 vs. Grace 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 vs. Hannan 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 vs. Carter Christian 6 p.m. Jan. 28 vs. North Pleasants 7 p.m. Jan. 29 vs Wood County 7 p.m. Feb. 1 vs Belpre Christian 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Ironton St. Joseph 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 vs Parkersburg Christian 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 vs. Heritage 7:30 p.m. also be two sophomores in Bryce Gruber and Jeremiah Swab. The newcomers to the varsity roster for the ﬁrst time are a pair of juniors in Mark Oliver and Joel Daugherty, along with freshmen Conner Walter and Cody Mathius. Ohio Valley Christian will open the season on Nov. 16 with a road date at the Parkersburg Tournament, before returning for their home-opener on Nov. 19 versus Huntington Prep. The “I’m expecting a max effort from these guys every day and I want see both growth and improvement from all of our guys. We’re raising the bar on what we expect from this group this winter.” — John Bonecutter, Wrestling coach Duals on Dec. 7-8. The Red and Black also have a tri-match with Hoover and Independence on Dec. 13, a quad match with Greenbrier West, East Fairmont and Wirt County on Jan. 23, and the annual Battle for the Shield dual with Ripley on Feb. 1. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. Defenders close out the month of November with a trip to face Wood County on Nov. 26, followed by a home date with Calvary on Nov. 30. OVCS is slated to play four of its eight contest in December at home, however, begin the month with a three-game road stretch starting with a trip to face Covenant on Dec. 3. The Defenders are slated for 11 games in the month of January — with ﬁve of its ﬁrst six contests of the new year as the visiting squad — beginning with a road date with Calvary on Jan. 4. OVCS will close out the month of January with ﬁve straight home games, starting when Grace Christian on Jan. 21. The Blue and Gold will close its regular season as the host squad in three of its ﬁnal four games, beginning with Belpre Christian on Feb. 1 before traveling to face Ironton St. Joseph on Feb. 8. The Defenders conclude their 2018-19 schedule as they host Parkersburg Christian and Heritage on Feb 11 and Feb. 12, respectively. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. �48 2018 Winter Sports Preview Ohio Valley Publishing Relying From page 30 ing four seniors, but we have six juniors that I believe will step up and play well for us this season. I think we are well-rounded and very athletic as a team. We also have some size and good guard play. “Our goal is always to win a sectional title. I think this year, we stand a very good chance of reaching that goal.” The Red and Gold roster features a no senior members this year, having lost Olivia Hornsby, Aaliyah Howell, Erin Evans and Brooke Campbell to graduation. The Lady Rebels, however, will navigate the 2018-19 campaign with ﬁve junior returnees in Christine Grifﬁth, Kiley Stapleton, Amaya Howell, Jaslyn Bowers and Alyssa Cremeens. Joining the quintet from last year’s squad are two sophomores in Makayla Waugh and Faith Poling. OVCS From page 29 blend of experience an youth to its roster this season, as they look to improve following last year’s 7-15 overall record. The Lady Defenders — who will welcome four freshman additions to the squad — return six players from last year’s squad to a roster that goes 11-strong. For seventh-year PPHS coach Chris Burnett, the team has a realistic goal entering the season and can achieve it through hard work, cohesiveness and preparation. “We have a good nucleus back this season,” Burnett said. “Or top-two scorers from last season are returning. I’m excited for the possibility of having a better record this year. I think we have the opportunity to win more games. “We are trying to get these girls to grow together. We have some new members this year so trying to get them to mesh and be a family out on the court will dictate how our season goes. I 2018-19 SGHS ROSTER 2018-19 SGHS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Opponent at River Valley vs. Symmes Valley vs. Belpre at Federal Hocking vs. Southern at Waterford vs. Miller vs. River Valley vs. OVCS at Eastern Time 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. The newcomers to the varsity roster for the ﬁrst time are juniors Olivia Johnson, sophomore Emily Mandeville, as well as freshman Jessie Rutt. South Gallia - who ﬁnished last season 4-12 in Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play - open the season on Friday, Nov. 23, with a road date versus Gallia County rival River Valley in a non-conference contest in Bidwell. The Lady Rebels are set to play their home opening contest when they host Symmes think the more they play together and mature, it will allow them to become a better overall team. The girls goal is an over .500 record for the year. I think it’s possible for this group if they put in the work.” The Blue and Gold roster features two senior returnees in Kristen Durst and Emily Childers, along with junior Marcie Kessinger, sophomore Lauren Ragan and freshmen Chloe Payne and Lalla Hurlow. The newcomers to the varsity roster for the ﬁrst time are senior Joicy Livas, juniors Emilia Barbero and Leticia Araiyo, along with freshmen Kylie Henry and Maison Gruber. Ohio Valley Chrisitan will open the season on Nov. 16 with a road date at the Parkersburg Tournament followed by a trip to Wood County on Nov. 26, before returning for their home-opener on Nov. 30 versus Calvary Christian. The Lady Defenders will begin the month of December with a three-game road trip, beginning with Covenant on Dec. 3, before returning to the Old French City for a home date with Ironton St. Joseph on Dec. 14. Dec. 27 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 at Symmes Valley 6 p.m. at OVCS 6 p.m. vs. Wahama 6 p.m. at Trimble 6 p.m. at Belpre 6 p.m. vs. Federal Hocking 6 p.m. at Southern 6 p.m. vs. Waterford 6 p.m. at Miller 6 p.m. vs. Eastern 6 p.m. at Wahama 6 p.m. vs. Trimble 6 p.m. Valley on Nov. 27, before facing their ﬁrst TVC-Hocking test of the season against Belpre on Nov. 29 in Mercerville. SGHS are set to play ﬁve of its nine contests in the month of December on the road, beginning with conference foe Federal Hocking Dec. 3. The Lady Rebels will tip-off in three contests during the month versus county rivals, as they host the Lady Raiders on Dec. 15 and Ohio Valley Christian School on Dec. 18. SGHS will also travel to Gallipolis on Dec. No. Name ................................... Gr. 1 Alyssa Cremeens* ............... Jr. 2 Amaya Howell* .................... Jr. 4 Kiley Stapleton* ................... Jr. 11 Jessie Rutt............................ Fr. 13 Jaslyn Bowers* .................... Jr. 20 Olivia Johnson* .................... Jr. 22 Makayla Waugh* .................So. 24 Christine Griffith .................. Jr. 30 Faith Poling* ........................So. 40 Emily Mandeville .................So. Head Coach: Corey Small (7th season) * — indicates varsity returnee. 29 to face the Lady Defenders. The Red and Gold are scheduled to tip-off for eight games in January, all of which will be against conference competition. SGHS will close its regular season with two contests in February, as they travel to face Wahama on Feb. 4, before returning to Mercerville play to conclude their campaign with home date versus Trimble. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. 2018-19 OVCS SCHEDULE Date Nov. 16 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 18 Dec. 21 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Opponent Time at Parkersburg Tournament TBD at Wood County5:30 p.m. vs. Calvary 6 p.m. at Covenant 6 p.m. at Hannan 6 p.m. at Carter Christian4:30 p.m. vs. Ironton St. Joseph 6 p.m. at South Gallia 6 p.m. vs. Teays Valley 6 p.m. vs. South Gallia 6 p.m. at Calvary 6 p.m. vs. Covenant 6 p.m. at North OVCS will play seven total contests in the month of December, including two games against Gallia County foe South Gallia — the ﬁrst of which is in Mercerville on Dec. 18, followed by a home date with the Lady Rebels on Dec. 29. The Blue and Gold begin the new year, with four of its ﬁve contests on the road, before beginning a ﬁve-game home stand starting with Grace Christian on Jan. 21. Jan. 14 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Feb. 8 Fe. 11 Pleasants 4 p.m. at Parkersburg Christian 6 p.m. at Teays Valley 6 p.m. vs. Grace 6 p.m. vs. Hannan 6 p.m. vs. Carter Christian 4:30 p.m. vs. North Pleasant5:30 p.m. vs. Wood County 5:30 p.m. at Ironton St. Joseph 6 p.m. vs. Parkersburg Christian 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Christian will close its regular season with just two games on the slate in the month of February. The Lady Defenders ﬁnal road contest of the season will be a trip to face Ironton St. Joseph on Feb. 8, before concluding the home portion of their season ﬁnale against Parkersburg Christian on Feb. 11. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. �2018 Winter Sports Preview 49 Ohio Valley Publishing Soar From page 33 on how much you win or loss, but if we play hard and make effort we make every game things will take care of themselves. Last season, I felt like we were an inexperienced team playing against varsity squads, but we have that year behind us and that should help with our growth. The league we play in is tough as nails. It’s going to have to be a full team effort for us.” The Red and White roster features a lone senior in Emily VanMatre playing in just her second season as a member of the squad. The Lady Falcons also feature one junior returnee in Hanna Rose an All-TVC performer from a year ago. Joining the pair of upper classwomen from last year’s squad are sophomores Emma Gibbs, Victoria VanMatre and Harley Roush. The newcomers to the varsity roster for the ﬁrst time are freshman Alesia Barnitz, Lauren Noble and Bailee Bumgarner, as well as sophomore Savannah Roush. Wahama - who ﬁnished last season 3-13 in Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play - open the season on Dec. 5, at home versus conference foe Trimble. The Lady Falcons are set to play six straight conference contests before closing out the month of December with a non-conference game when they host Ravenswood. The Red and White are sched- Growth From page 31 with the learning process,” Roderick said. “The girls were pretty green last year in regards to varsity experience, so that advantage this year should help make the program a little better off now and down the road.” Back from a year ago are seniors Cierra Roberts, Jordan Garrison, Beth Gillman and Kelsey Brown, juniors Kaylee Gillman, Kaylee Tucker and Savannah Reese, and sophomore 2018-19 WHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Opponent vs. Trimble at Eastern at Southern vs. Belpre vs. Federal Hocking vs.Miller vs. Ravenswood at South Gallia vs. Waterford at Buffalo at Trimble vs. Point Pleasant vs. Eastern vs. Southern at Belpre at Charleston Catholic Jan. 28 at Federal Hocking Jan. 31 at Miller Feb. 4 vs. South Gallia Feb. 7 at Waterford Feb. 8 at Van Time 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm noon 6 pm 6 pm 4 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm uled to tip-off for 11 games in January, playing seven of those contests away from Gary Clark Court. Of their four home contests of the month, the Lady Falcons will play host to county rival Point Pleasant on Jan. 16. WHS will close its regular season with three of its ﬁnal four contests in February on the road. The Lady Falcons play are set to play their ﬁnal home contest on Feb. 4, against South Gallia, before concluding their campaign with road dates with Waterford, Van and Gilmer. Scott Jones can be reached at 740-4462342, ext 2106. Hannah Jacks. Roberts, Garrison, Reese and both Gillmans provide plenty of experience and depth to the backcourt positions, while Brown — an All-TVC Ohio selection last winter — Jacks and Tucker bring a solid nucleus to the inside spots. The newcomers to the varsity squad are seniors Lexi Stout and Destiny Dotson, sophomore Sierra Somerville and freshman Lauren Twyman. Twyman, Stout and Somerville bring added options to the guard spots, while Dotson provides some depth to a somewhat limited frontcourt. Mats From page 19 Back for a third season are Marauder seniors Brandon Justis (220), William Smith (182), and Jonathan Newsome II (285), as well as junior Tucker Smith (132). Entering season No. 2 on the MHS varsity are John Hamilton Jr. (152) and David Shuler (145). Meigs junior Levi Rafferty (182) is also returning after wrestling as a freshman. Newcomers for the Maroon and Gold are sophomore Jarod Koenig (106), and Drake Hall (195). Willford has high hopes for his squad as individuals, but wants to see numbers increase in the future. “Wrestling is more of an individual sport, due to the numbers our team goals are limited,” Willford said. “As far as individual goals, everybody’s goal at the start of the year is to go undefeated, win a league title, be a district qualiﬁer and be a state qualiﬁer. I think we have a few kids that could deﬁantly be in the league championship hunt, I think we have a few kids that could deﬁantly be district qualiﬁers, and if our cards play out right, maybe even a state qualiﬁer thi.s year. “Numbers are down, but numbers are down all over the state of Ohio in wrestling. We Roderick doesn’t have any speciﬁc win total in mind for these girls this year because he knows the league is tough and so is the non-conference schedule. What will please him this year is seeing how far this group has progressed since last November, mainly from a competitiveness standpoint. Early on, the third-year mentor has liked what he’s seen. “As long as the girls continue to have a positive attitude and keep working hard at being the best team they can be, this season will be a success,” Roderick said. “We want to be a more competitive team that plays with have to get the numbers back up, but this season looks very promising for us.” Last season, MHS was 10th at both the Tri-Valley Conference meet and the sectional tournament. Hamilton was Meigs’ best ﬁnisher in the sectional, placing ﬁfth at 152 pounds. Meigs’ top returnee from the league meet is Tucker Smith, who was one of three Marauders to take fourth on the day. This year’s TVC meet will be on Feb. 16 at Vinton County, with the Division II sectional being held at Alexander on Feb. 22 and 23. Before the Marauders get there, they’re scheduled for seven invitationals, highlighted by trips to Gallia Academy, Athens and Nelsonville-York. “Gallia Academy every year around Christmas time has a great tournament,” Willford said. “We’re also going to the John Deno Classic, which Athens holds in mid-to-late January. But probably the biggest, toughest tournament we go to every year is Nelsonville-York’s Invitational. There are 22 teams there this year, it’s held Jan. 5 in Nelsonville, you see some great teams from all over the state of Ohio. Very tough, very strong competition.” Meigs is in the process of adding two-and-three-team matches to its schedule. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342. ext. 2100. a lot of effort. If we can do that consistently, the results will take care of themselves. “So far, it’s been fun to see them excited about the start of a new season. They’ve worked hard and they’ve grown a lot from this time a year ago. They’re ready to go.” River Valley opens its season on Nov. 23 at home against South Gallia and follows up with its ﬁrst road contest at Gallia Academy on Nov. 26. The Lady Raiders will play four of their ﬁnal six games at home. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �50 2018 Winter Sports Preview Campaign From page 35 we’re going to have to play hard. There are going to be teams that have better talent than us, but they can’t out-work us. We have to play hard and get after it, especially on the defensive end, that’s where we’re going to have to be very consistent.” Southern was 4-12 in the TriValley Conference Hocking Division last season, tying the Lady Tornadoes with South Gallia for sixth in the nine-team league. With a dozen possible returnees next season, Coach Crisp is hoping to make the most of every building opportunity this winter. “This season, we’re going to have to look at taking little victories,” Crisp said. “It may not be the whole game, it may be part of a game, or it may be seeing if we can reach a goal as far as how many turnovers or rebounds we have. We’re going to try to build off of small victories like that, and hopefully the wins will come around.” In addition to 16 league games Cats From page 36 some size, plus we have the numbers to sub in and out on the ﬂoor if need be,” Thomas said. “In years past, we’d ﬁnish a good year with maybe eight players and have everyone worn out by the start of the tournament. “The other good thing is that the freshmen are coming in with a good group of upperclassmen to learn about how to play at the varsity level. If we can get them familiar with what we do and why, we’ll only be better because of it.” Seniors Josie McCoy, Hannah Carroll and Pammie Ochs bring proven leadership and experience to the squad as will returnees junior Julie Frazier and the sophomore trio of Bailey Coleman, Halie Johnson and Tonika Coleman. Carroll, McCoy, Frazier, Johnson and Tonika Coleman give Ohio Valley Publishing 2018-19 SHS SCHEDULE Date 11-26 11-29 12-1 12-3 12-6 12-10 12-15 12-17 12-20 12-28 1-3 1-7 1-10 1-14 1-17 1-19 1-21 1-24 1-28 1-31 2-4 2-7 Opponent at Meigs vs. Federal Hocking vs. River Valley at Waterford at South Gallia vs. Wahama at Symmes Valley vs. Trimble at Belpre vs. Wellston vs. Miller at Eastern at Federal Hocking vs. Waterford vs. South Gallia at Wahama at River Valley at Wellston at Trimble vs. Belpre at Miller vs. Eastern Time 6 p.m. 6 p.m. noon 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. this winter, Southern will suit up for non-conference tilts against Meigs, River Valley, Symmes Valley and Wellston. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2100. 2018-19 HHS ROSTER No. Name .........................Grade Pos 2 Josie McCoy*............Sr.......... F 3 Madison Gill ..............Fr ..........G 4 Julie Frazier* .............Jr .......... F 5 Madison Plantz .........Fr ..........G 10 Hannah Kersey .........Fr ..........G 11 Hannah Carroll*........Sr.......... F 13 Bailey Coleman* .......So .........G 14 Kaleigh Sturgeon ......Fr ..........G 20 Rachel Ellis ................Fr .......... F 22 Tonika Coleman* ......So ......... F 23 Pammie Ochs* .........Sr..........G 24 Halie Johnson* .........So ......G-F Head Coach: Kellie Thomas (7th season) * — Indicates varsity returnee. the Lady Cats some interior ﬁrepower, while Ochs, Johnson and Bailey Coleman provide some stability to the guard positions. The newcomers to the varsity squad are freshmen Madison Gill, Madison Plantz, Hannah Kersey, Kaleigh Sturgeon and Rachel Ellis. Ellis adds another option to an otherwise crowded forward spot, while Gill, Plantz, Kersey and Sturgeon all bring different Winter From page 16 Valley Conference Hocking Division play - open the season on Dec. 4, with a home date versus Wirt County, followed by a second straight non-conference against Buffalo on Dec. 7 in Mason. From there, the Red and White conclude a stretch of four consecutive games at Gary Clark Court against conference foes Waterford and Trimble on Dec.11 and Dec. 14, respectively. Of its eight contests in the month of December, WHS are set to play their ﬁnal four contest of the calendar year on the road as they travel to face Miller and Southern, before competing in the Wirt County Tournament on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29. Wahama are set to play all nine its contests in the month of January versus TVC-Hocking Division opponents on the road, beginning with South Gallia on Jan. 4. The White Falcons will tip-off on their home court for ﬁve of its eight contests during the month. The Red and White will close its regular season with ﬁve games in February, beginning with a two-game road trip at Trimble and Eastern, before closing out their campaign with three straight home games — including the regular season ﬁnale against visiting Mason County rival Point Pleasant on Feb. 15. With plenty of experience featured on the roster and the rigors of the TVC Hocking, Bradley feels that the opportunity is present for his squad to reach its goal beyond its 22-game regular season slate. “Everyone looks to the postseason,” Bradley said. “The past couple of years, we’ve gone out of tournament in the ﬁrst round. I’d like to see us be able to advance and do well in the tournament.” Scott Jones can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext 2106. 2018-19 HHS SCHEDULE Date Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Opponent vs Ironton SJ vs Calvary vs Ohio Valley Christian Dec. 10 at Scott Dec. 14 vs Buffalo Dec. 18 at Fairview (KY) Dec. 29 at Green Jan. 4 vs Rose Hill Christian Jan. 8 at Teays Valley Christian Jan. 10 at Ironton SJ Jan. 15 vs Carter Christian Jan. 18 at Calvary Jan. 21 at Ohio Valley Christian Jan. 26 vs Fairview (KY) Jan. 31 at Buffalo Feb. 5 vs Scott Feb. 7 vs Teays Valley Christian Feb. 12 at Carter Christian Feb. 15 at Rose Hill Christian Time 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 2 pm 6 pm 5 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm 6 pm elements to the backcourt positions. Thomas believes that this team has enough talent to produce some victories, but she’s more focused in seeing the girls grow into a team that is competitive on a night-in, night-out basis. If the Lady Cats can accomplish that single goal, Thomas says the season will be a success simply for that fact. “We want to be competitive and not give up when times get tough. If we are willing to pick one another up and just give it our best, we might ﬁnd ourselves in some successful places,” Thomas said. “All I ask is that they give me one hundred percent of what they have on the ﬂoor. I can’t ask for anything else than that.” Hannan will open the season with three straight home contests, starting with Ironton Saint Joseph on Dec. 3. The Lady Cats then host Calvary (Dec. 4) and Ohio Valley Christian (Dec. 7) before making their ﬁrst road trip to Scott on Dec. 10 Bryan Walters can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2101. �Ohio Valley Publishing 2018 Winter Sports Preview 51 Whenever there's a project to make our community a better place to live, you will always find our local merchants right there doing all they can to help. 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