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Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mason County earned a pair of honorable mention selections on the Class A All-State boys basketball team.
Junior Hunter Bradley repres...
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The Eastern Lady Eagles are advancing to the Division IV southeast Regional final, with a 63-47 victory of Sycamore Mohawk. Eastern out...
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Staff Report mdrsports@mydailyregister.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Monday brought a conclusion to the 2012 edition of the Frank Capehart Tri-County Junior Golf League. The competition was held at the...
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Alex Hawley ahawley@heartlandpublications.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
MERCERVILLE, Ohio — The Lady Eagles had no shortage of offense Monday night as they defeated South Gallia 25-0 in five innings of a Tri-Valley Conference Ho...
RedStorm softball swept by UVA-Wise WISE, Va. – The University of Virginia’s College at Wise extended its winning streak to 12 straight games as the Cavaliers closed out their regular season schedule with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Rio Grande, Monday afternoon, in Mid-South Conference softball action at Cavalier Field.
The Cavaliers squeaked out a 2-1 win in the opener before dealing the RedStorm a mercy rule-shortened 10-2 loss in game two.
Rio Grande, which...
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Randy Payton Special to OVPPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Lady Marauders sweep Athens, 13-1 ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — The Meigs softball team claimed a season sweep of visiting Athens Monday night following a 13-1 triumph in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division matchup at Salisbury Field in Meigs County.
The Lady Marauders (9-5, 3-2 TVC Ohio) took an early 1-0 lead after an inning of play, then the hosts sent at least 10 batters to the plate over the next two frames — which resulted in 11 runs and a 12-0 advantage through three complet...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Lady Knights double up Gallia Academy, 6-3 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant softball team celebrated Senior Night in style Monday evening after doubling up visiting Gallia Academy in a 6-3 non-conference victory in Mason County.
The Lady Knights (14-7) never trailed in the contest and outhit the Blue Angels (10-6) by a 7-3 overall margin, as the hosts broke a three-all tie in the bottom of the fourth after a pair of triples and a sacrifice fly plated two runs — making it a...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Blue Devils blast Point Pleasant in 5 innings, 13-1 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — It started with a blast and pretty much ended the same way.
The Gallia Academy baseball team started Monday night’s game with a leadoff home run and scored nine times in the top of the fifth to secure a comfortable 13-1 mercy rule victory over host Point Pleasant in a non-conference matchup in Mason County.
The visiting Blue Devils (14-1) led 4-0 through two innings of play, but the Big Blacks (13-8) countered with...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Point baseball splits DH against Poca, Hoover POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The streak made it to 10, but then all good things must come to an end.
The Point Pleasant baseball team had a 10-game winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon during a home doubleheader split with Poca and Herbert Hoover in a pair of non-conference matchups in Mason County.
The Big Blacks (13-7) extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games with a come-from-behind 13-12 victory over Poca in the ope...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
White Falcons soar past Miller in twinbill MASON, W.Va. — No shortage of offense, for the White Falcons anyway.
The Wahama baseball team earned a pair of Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division victories Saturday in Mason County. WHS defeated Miller 10-0 in five innings in game one and an 11-0 in five innings in game two.
The White Falcons (9-5, 6-2 TVC Hocking) sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first, opening up a 5-0 lead. Wahama added another run in the bottom of...
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Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Blue Devils suffer 1st loss to Tri-Valley, 2-0 CENTENARY, Ohio — One streak stopped at a dozen, but another started Saturday afternoon after Gallia Academy split a home baseball doubleheader against Tri-Valley and Johnstown-Monroe at the 2013 Wooden Bat Tournament held at Bob Eastman Ball Field in Gallia County.
The Blue Devils (13-1) managed only one hit against Kyle Sensabaugh in a 2-0 setback to TVHS in the opener, but Gage Childers threw a four-hit complete-game shutout in the night...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Blue Angels win Oak Hill invite OAK HILL, Ohio — Six first place finishes push the Blue Angels to the top spot at the Oak Hill Invitational on Friday night.
The Gallia Academy girls track and field team earned the top spot with 128 points, followed by Fairland with 101, Alexander with 86 and Chesapeake with 67.5 points. The Lady Marauders took 12th place with 10 points.
Hannah Watts led the Blue Angels, earning first place in the 100m dash (13.67), the 200m dash (27.76)...
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Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Lady Raiders sweep Belpre in double header BELPRE, Ohio — The Lady Raiders continue non-conference dominance.
The River Valley softball team improved to 7-1 in non Ohio Valley Conference play after defeating host Belpre twice on Saturday. The Lady Raiders took the opening game earned the 9-4 victory in the opening game, while they took the second game 8-1.
In the first game River Valley (9-5) scored two runs in the top of the first inning but the Lady Golden Eagles (2-12) answered...
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Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
RedStorm baseball sweeps UVA-Wise WISE, Va. – The University of Rio Grande jumped to an early lead in game one and never looked back, before rallying from a three-run deficit in game two for a doubleheader sweep of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Saturday afternoon, in Mid-South Conference baseball action at Stallard Field.
The RedStorm pounded out a 12-7 victory in the opener and posted a come-from-behind triumph in extra innings, 6-3, in the nightcap.
Rio ...
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Randy Payton Special to OVPPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Take a kid fishing! Do you remember catching your first fish?
I know I do. I might not remember much from my early youth (in Pangaea, according to my daughters), but I can definitely remember catching my first fish. There really is something magical about catching that first fish, perhaps it is something primal even, a testament to our hunter/gatherer nature.
While thumbing through the latest Ohio Fishing Regulations I came across the page on “Take a Kid Fis...
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Jim Freeman In The OpenPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Lady Knights tennis climbs back to .500 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant girls tennis team improved its season mark to 6-6 overall following a pair of split decisions Tuesday at Nitro and Thursday versus Lincoln County.
The Lady Knights started the week with a 5-5 record before suffering a 5-2 loss at Nitro, but PPHS responded with a 7-0 victory over visiting Lincoln County to secure its third match win in five chances.
Emily Kitchen posted an 8-1 win over Elissa John...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Point Pleasant pounds Indians, 12-2 POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Revenge at it’s finest.
The Point Pleasant baseball team dropped its season opener to Sissonville by a count of 6-5. The Big Blacks avenged that loss in a big way Thursday night with a 12-2 mercy rule victory over the Indians in Mason County.
The Big Blacks (12-6) batted around in the first inning, while four runs came around to score. PPHS added four more runs in the second inning, while marking three in the third...
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Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Lady Rebels fall at Eastern, 4-1 TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Grace Edwards was nearly perfect in the circle, which allowed the Eastern softball team to claim a 4-1 victory over visiting South Gallia in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Don Jackson Field.
The Lady Eagles (6-8, 5-1 TVC Hocking) remained a game back of Wahama in the league standings by receiving a pitching gem from Edwards, who allowed only one hit and one walk in the complete-game decision. Edwa...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
Southern shuts out Falcons, 11-0 RACINE, Ohio — The Southern baseball team stayed unbeaten in league play while picking up its fifth straight win of the season Thursday night during an 11-0 mercy-rule decision over visiting Miller in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at Star Mill Park in Meigs County.
The Tornadoes (11-1, 8-0 TVC Hocking) captured their 28th straight triumph over a TVC Hocking opponent, as the hosts outhit the Falcons (5-5, 3-5) by a resound...
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Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.comPoint Pleasant (Wv) Register
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