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2015 Fall Sports Preview
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Point football aiming for continued success
2015 PPHS
Football Schedule
August
28 vs Lincoln County 7:30
September
4 vs Ripley 7:30
11 at Wayne 7:30
18 at Logan 7:30
25 at Gallia Academy 7:30
October
2 at Parkersburg South 7:30
9 vs Oak Hill 7:30
16 vs Ravenswood 7:30
23 at Shady Spring 7:30
November
6 at Princenton 7:30
By Bryan Walters
and have worked really hard.
In a lot of ways, we are probably farther along right now
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — If it ain’t broke, don’t than we have been in most
fix it.
seasons at this point,” Darst
The Point Pleasant football program has produced
said. “Our kids know what
seven straight postseason appearances and currently
is expected and a lot of them
owns the longest regular season winning streak (23)
are already familiar with our
in the state of West Virginia.
system, so right now it is more about expanding on
The Big Blacks lost 15 seniors from last year’s squad what we do than the actual teaching. The kids have
that ultimately went 9-0 in the regular season and 10-1 responded well and are ready for the season to get
overall, but PPHS returns plenty of starters on both
started.”
sides of the ball to once again be in the discussions for
The Big Blacks have a pair of Marshall University
a Class AAA playoff spot.
commits to anchor things around in senior quarterAnd as Dave Darst enters his ninth season as PPHS back Cody Mitchell and junior offensive lineman Seth
head coach, he is expecting similar results from his
Stewart. Mitchell will be making the switch from
gridiron squad as they prepare for the 2015 campaign. tailback to QB, but the running game won’t suffer with
“We lost some key players from last year’s squad to
the like of juniors Grant Safford and Jason Wamsley
graduation, but we also played a lot of kids on both
waiting for increased roles in the backfield.
sides of the football last year. We have a lot of experiDarst also believes that several other players will
ence returning, and in some ways, might be even deep- make key contributions on the offensive side of things,
er and better in some spots than a year ago,” Darst
and also notes that the defensive unit is full of qualsaid. “We’re going to be pretty good up front and have ity individuals — making this year’s team possibly as
a lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball. We’re
dangerous as any group he has ever coached at Point
kind of young right now in the secondary and at quar- Pleasant.
terback, but we have some solid athletes that should
“We’ve had a good run over the last few years, and
grow into those roles as the season progresses.”
most of these upperclassmen have been part of some
The Big Blacks have 70 players on this fall’s varsity
special times here at Point Pleasant,” Darst said. “I
roster, which includes 36 varsity returnees, 31 players think this year’s group is ready to get out there and
from the top two grades and a total of 14 seniors. That make some more of those memories this fall.”
experience will likely play a big role in Point’s success
Point Pleasant opens the season on Friday, Aug. 28,
this season, and it’s already paid dividends before even when it hosts Lincoln County at OVB Track and Field.
getting to Week 1.
Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
“We’ve had a really good offseason and preseason.
Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101.
The kids have come out with a really good attitude
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2015 PPHS
Football Roster
2 Josh Wamsley Fr 5-9 138 QB-DB
3 Gavin Jackson Fr 5-9 142 QB-DB
4 Jocelynn Wilson* Sr 5-6 135 WR-DB
5 Ryan Mullinex Fr 5-8 118 RB-DB
6 Hunter Nibert So 6-4 175 WR-DB
7 Cason Payne Fr 6-2 180 QB-DB
8 Jason Schultz* Jr 5-9 200 PK
9 Jordan Cunningham* Sr 6-1 170 WR-DB
10 Justin Brumfield* So 5-10 168 RB-DB
11 Justin Farwell So 5-9 140 RB-DB
12 John Sommer* Sr 6-2 215 WR-LB
13 Jason Wamsley* Jr 5-10 170 RB-DB
14 Cody Mitchell* Sr 6-3 232 QB-LB
15 Sheb Harris* Jr 6-2 150 WR-DB
16 Colton McCoy Fr 5-11 275 RB-LB
17 Dakota Booth* Jr 5-11 205 RB-LB
18 Trace Derenberger So 6-4 225 WR-LB
19 Jeremiah Ogier So 5-11 147 WR-DB
21 Andrew Jones Fr 6-0 155 WR-DB
22 Dominic Wallace* So 5-7 150 WR-DB
23 Keshawn Stover* So 5-8 141 RB-DB
24 Nathan Bowman* Sr 5-8 140 RB-DB
25 Zach Karas Jr 5-6 147 RB-DB
26 Trey Tucker* Sr 6-1 180 WR-DB
27 Andrew Roach* Jr 6-2 175 WR-LB
28 Ethan Stanley* Jr 5-10 145 WR-DB
29 Clayton Hill So 6-3 185 RB-LB
30 Alec Smith* So 5-11 168 RB-DB
32 Terry Shaffer So 6-0 190 OL-LB
33 Garrett Litchfield* Sr 5-10 140 WR-DB
34 Bradyn Canterbury Fr 5-9 150 RB-DB
35 James Musgrave Fr 5-11 168 RB-LB
36 Cody McDaniel* Sr 5-11 200 RB-LB
37 Grant Safford* Jr 6-2 220 RB-LB
39 Gage Jackson Fr 5-10 143 RB-DB
40 Dakota Swann* Sr 5-9 165 RB-DL
42 Tucker Mayes* So 5-11 195 RB-LB
43 Eddie Mayes Fr 5-11 188 RB-LB
44 Gage Withrow* Jr 5-9 153 WR-DB
45 Devin Burris Fr 6-2 220 RB-LB
46 Bryce Casey Fr 6-0 147 RB-DB
47 Tyler Mitchell Jr 5-9 154 RB-DB
48 Cameron Nott* So 5-11 178 RB-LB
49 Andrew Flowers So 5-9 162 RB-DB
50 Seth Stewart* Jr 6-8 330 OL-DL
51 John Patterson* Jr 6-0 180 OL-DL
52 Wyatt Pearson* So 5-10 238 OL-DL
53 Colton Carr Fr 5-10 135 OL-DL
54 Alec Stanley* Sr 6-1 260 OL-DL
55 James Patterson* Sr 6-0 224 OL-DL
57 Jason Chapman So 5-11 225 OL-DL
59 Blayne Butler Fr 6-0 180 OL-DL
60 Tyron Howell Fr 5-9 162 OL-DL
61 Ryan Kinniard Fr 5-10 240 OL-DL
62 Keaton Carr Fr 5-9 190 OL-DL
63 Jesse Gleason So 6-0 247 OL-DL
64 Dalton Halfhill Fr 5-10 230 OL-DL
65 Zach Wamsley* Jr 5-11 220 OL-DL
66 Tyjae Jones Jr 6-0 260 OL-DL
68 Alex Gibbs* So 6-3 255 OL-DL
69 Gage Gibson Jr 6-1 225 OL-DL
71 Brandon Gleason Sr 6-2 276 OL-DL
72 Brian Gillespie* So 5-10 245 OL-DL
73 Kyle Nibert* Sr 6-1 215 OL-DL
74 Levi Fetty* Jr 6-1 268 OL-DL
75 Thomas Jeffrey* So 6-1 275 OL-DL
76 Joseph Clark Jr 6-2 240 OL-DL
77 Travon Franklin Fr 6-3 285 OL-DL
83 Ryan Oliver* So 6-0 170 WR-DB
88 Tannor Hill* Sr 6-4 230 RB-DL
Head Coach: Dave Darst (9th season)
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GAHS football aiming for improved 2015 campaign
2015 GAHS
Football Schedule
August
28 at Meigs 7:30
September
5 at River Valley 7:30
11 at Washington CH 7:30
18 vs Marietta 7:30
25 vs Point Pleasant 7:30
October
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Riffe said. “The biggest
benefit has been having
the team under us for a
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The difference will
whole year. Just knowing
hopefully come in the numbers.
that they know what we
The Gallia Academy football program strugexpect from them is a big deal.”
gled through the 2014 campaign after posting a
Another benefit is having a handful of key play4-6 overall mark and a 2-2 record in Southeastern ers returning to critical positions, from skilled
Ohio Athletic League during Josh Riffe’s first
players to the guys in the trenches. Those experiyear as head coach.
enced pieces should aid in helping the newcomRiffe, who started his first season with only 34 ers grow into their increased roles, which in turn
players, has seen an increase in numbers to his
should make the entire unit better as the season
2015 roster, as the Blue Devils will go 46-deep on progresses.
paper. And with 22 varsity returnees, 15 seniors
Riffe noted that there are a handful of newcomand 12 starters thrown into that mix, the second- ers to the varsity roster that he believes will have
year frontman is expecting better things from the an impact on this team, but he is also being cauBlue and White on the gridiron.
tious with players who have yet to complete a full
“This year there are no excuses for us to not be varsity season.
in every game we play in,” Riffe said. “We expect
GAHS also has another incentive headed
to compete and a have a chance to every week.”
into the 2015 campaign, with this fall being the
Besides experience and a little more depth
final football season as members of the SEOAL.
than a year ago, the Blue Devils will also be play- Two of the Blue Devils’ three league games are
ing under the same coach for a second straight
at home, with the exception being the Week 10
year since 2012 — which was coincidentally the
finale at Jackson.
last time GAHS made the any of its 10 playoff
Gallia Academy also starts the year with three
appearances.
straight road games before hosting consecutive
Getting back to that point has a been a key
non-conference matchups with Marietta, Point
emphasis during the offseason, which — accord- Pleasant and Athens.
ing to Riffe — has gone well. He says the players
Gallia Academy opens the 2015 gridiron
are much better prepared for his system headed
season when it travels to Rocksprings for a noninto this year.
conference matchup with Meigs at Farmers Bank
“It’s been a good summer. Our numbers are
Stadium Holzer Field at 7:30 p.m.
up from last year and attendance has been really
good in the weight room during the offseason,”
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6 Devin Henry Sr 5-11 195 WR-FS
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32 Quinton Yarger Jr 5-10 190 TE-DE
33 Wyatt Sipple Fr 5-10 160 WR-CB
44 Cole Davis Fr 5-10 165 TE-LB
50 Ben Saylor* Sr 6-0 240 T-DT
51 Nathan Mitchell* So 5-11 180 T-DE
53 Austin Snodgrass Jr 6-0 215 T-DT
54 Nick Hufford* So 5-11 175 G-DE
55 Ty Howell* Jr 6-1 230 G-DE
56 Brett Johnson* Sr 6-3 240 T-DT
58 Brody Thomas* Jr 5-10 190 G-LB
59 Carter Campbell Fr 5-9 175 C-DT
60 Elijah Baird Fr 6-1 250 T-DT
61 Derek Johnson Fr 5-5 150 G-DT
62 Derek Henry Fr 5-10 215 T-DT
63 Zach Newell Fr 5-7 160 G-DE
64 Johnathan Shepherd Fr 5-10 190 G-DE
65 Anthony Sipple* Sr 6-1 200 G-DE
67 Justin Reynolds* Sr 5-10 200 G-LB
68 Reece Thomas Fr 5-10 165 G-DE
70 Logan Rose Fr 5-10 185 T-DE
74 Garrett Rogers Jr 6-0 188 G-DE
76 Jonas McCreedy* So 6-0 220 C-DT
77 Colton Russell Fr 5-10 250 T-DT
79 Ethan Robinson Sr 6-1 181 G-DT
81 Brett Hively* Sr 6-0 185 TE-LB
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Marauders enter 2015 with high expectations
2015 MHS
Football Schedule
August
28 vs. Gallia Academy, 7:30
September
4 at Amanda Clearcreek, 7 p.m.
11 at Logan, 7 p.m.
18 vs. Vinton County, 7:30
25 at River Valley, 7:30
October
2 vs. Nelsonville-York, 7:30
9 at Athens, 7:30
16 vs. Jackson, 7:30
23 at Wellston, 7:30
30 vs. Alexander, 7:30
County. Combined, Meigs’
non-league opponents
have made 47 postseason
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — Strength in numbers.
appearances.
The Meigs football team will suit up 61 players this
“People kinda get on to
fall in hopes of winning season on the gridiron.
me because we schedule
“The kids are working hard, we’ve had the most
these tough games, but
participation we’ve ever had,” fourth year Meigs head
the only way you can try to be the best is to beat the
coach Mike Bartrum said. “I’m so proud of them for
best,” Bartrum said. “You’ve got to push yourself, just
working hard, but we still have to get a lot better. Now
like in life. If you don’t push yourself how will you ever
its a matter of taking it out of the weight room to the
know the best you can be?”
practice field and to the game field.”
The Maroon and Gold will have a few holes to fill this
The 2015 Marauders, who are made up of 10 seniors, season after graduation claimed linemen Brad Harless
16 juniors, 15 sophomores and 20 freshmen, have 31
and Daylen Neece, along with halfback Michael Davis.
players returning from last year’s 5-5 squad. The 2014
All three players earned All-TVC honors and are now
Marauders were 4-2 in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio
playing football at the next level. Davis, who scored 33
Division with wins over Wellston, Vinton County, River touchdowns last fall for the Marauders, earned secondValley and Alexander. Along with those four triumphs,
team All-Ohio honors.
Meigs added one non-conference victory when the
Looking to fill the void left by graduation will be
Maroon and Gold topped Fairland in a 79-69 shootout
junior quarterback Cody Bartrum, who enters his secat Farmers Bank Stadium.
ond season as the full-time signal caller, and nose-guard
Meigs, which changed three of it’s four nonDalton Clark, who is entering is senior season. Meigs
conference opponents from last year, will renew it’s
will also be looking for a major impact from senior
season opening series with Gallia Academy. The series Kaileb Sheets, who returns to the Maroon and Gold
between the Marauders and Blue Devils, which hasn’t
as a wide receiver after spending his junior season as
been played since 2005, favors GAHS by a 24-to-9 count Wahama’s starting quarterback.
with Meigs’ last win coming in 1997. This will be the
Through three years as MHS head coach Mike Bar18th time the Maroon and Gold have clashed with the
trum holds an even 15-15 record, but the Marauders
Blue and White to open the season.
coach isn’t happy with the results so far.
Meigs’ other new non-league opponents are 2014
“Being satisfied with mediocrity is not okay,” said
Region 13 playoff qualifier Amanda-Clearcreek and
Bartrum. “Yes, we have some tough non-league games
Region 9 playoff qualifier and Southeastern Ohio Athbut we will know what type of team we have. After 10
letic League champion Jackson. Meigs’ lone non-league games we will know if we have a chance. If we make the
opponent retained from last season is Logan, who
playoffs, we want to go in and be able to win, we don’t
topped MHS 55-7 on Holzer Field. The Marauders will want to be the eight-seed that gets beat by 50.”
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1 Zach Bartrum Fr. 6-0 160 WR
2 Cody Bartrum* Jr. 6-1 185 QB
3 Cole Adams Fr. 5-9 125 RB
4 Isaiah Fish Fr. 5-10 150 QB
5 Trae Hood*Jr. 5-10 200 RB
6 Kaileb Sheets Sr. 6-1 190 WR
7 Colton Lilly* Sr. 6-1 170 WR
8 Jake Roush Fr. 5-10 140 WR
9 Brentten Young* So. 5-6 130 RB
10 Zach Helton* So. 5-7 110 RB
11 Christian Mattox* So. 5-8 125 WR
12 Bailey Caruthers* So. 5-9 115 WR
13 Shawn Taylor Fr. 5-10 140 RB
14 David Dobson Fr. 5-10 150 RB
15 Tyler Bachtel* Jr. 5-6 140 RB
18 Nick Lilly Fr. 5-5 140 QB
19 Grant Adams* Jr. 6-1 165 WR
20 Austin King Fr. 5-10 155 WR
21 Wesley Smith Fr. 5-5 135 WR
23 TJ Williams Jr. 5-10 155 WR
25 Draven Walker Fr. 5-5 140 RB
26 Austin Hart Fr. 5-8 155 WR
35 Lane Cullums* So. 6-0 170 RB
36 Jake Korn* Sr. 6-0 175 TE
42 Dalton Workman Fr. 5-10 155 RB
44 Matthew Brown* So. 5-5 120 RB
48 Freddie Hill* Jr. 6-0 170 TE
50 Garrett Buckley* Jr. 6-2 200 OL
51 Wayland Ramage* So. 5-10 205 OL
52 Layne Acree* Jr. 6-0 195 OL
53 Jonathan Newsome Fr. 5-10 230 OL
55 Nick Combs* Sr. 6-2 265 OL
56 Adam Cotterill* Jr. 6-1 200 OL
57 Levi Ashburn* Sr. 5-9 200 OL
58 Keaton Huffman Jr. 6-1 200 OL
60 Colton Atkinson Sr. 5-10 200 OL
61 Harley McDonald Fr. 6-0 145 OL
62 Wyatt Wilson So. 5-10 230 OL
63 Trenton Durst So. 6-0 210 OL
64 William Smith Fr. 5-5 160 OL
65 Brandon Peterson Jr. 6-0 240 OL
66 Riley Ogdin* So. 5-10 210 OL
67 Alec Bissell* Sr. 6-0 190 OL
68 Justin Searles So. 6-0 200 OL
69 Coltin Neutzling* Sr. 6-1 210 OL
70 Jake Andrus* Jr. 6-3 250 OL
71 Tyler Shull* Jr. 5-10 220 OL
72 Alex Booth* So. 5-3 150 OL
73 Andrew Douglas So. 6-1 210 OL
74 Donovan Chapman Fr. 5-10 210 OL
75 Weston Kelly Jr. 6-3 217 OL
76 Matthew Jackson Fr. 5-10 140 OL
77 Dalton Clark* Sr. 6-2 300 OL
78 Claytin Neutzling Fr. 6-0 230 OL
79 Jimmy Porter* So. 5-11 220 OL
80 K.J. Tracy* Jr. 6-0 145 WR
81 Jared Kennedy* Jr. 6-1 155 WR
84 Josh Wilson Fr. 5-10 157 WR
85 Jeff Teachout* Sr. 6-0 215 OL
86 Jacob Priddy Fr. 5-11 180 OL
88 Devon Hawley* So. 6-1 145 WR
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Wahama football looking for continued success
2015 WHS Football Roster
By Bryan Walters
MASON, W.Va. — It’s about
tradition.
The Wahama football program
has reached the WVSSAC postseason 19 times on the gridiron,
which includes six straight
appearances in the Class A field
since 2009.
With 22 varsity returnees,
11 seniors and 11 starters back
from a 2014 squad that went 6-5
overall and 6-2 in Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division play,
the White Falcons are poised
to make a realistic run at a 20th
playoff berth.
But, as third-year WHS coach
Dave Barr points out, there is a
long time between now and the
end of the 2015 regular season
— so staying focused on Week 1
is the primary target right now.
“As we told the kids earlier
this year, you can’t be 10-0 and
if you aren’t 1-0. We really just
want to focus on Ravenswood
right now and we’ll deal with
the rest when we need to,” Barr
said. “We really want the kids to
focus on what is right in front of
us each day so that they can get
better each day. As that builds
toward game night, hopefully it
will lead to a better overall performance.”
Wahama has a 32-man roster
this fall, which includes seven
starters on offense and four
starters on defense. The Red
and White also have a trio of
all-league and all-state selections
to lead the way in seniors Jared
Nutter, Jesse Hesson and Billy
Joe McDermitt.
Nearly three-quarters of this
varsity team has played in a postseason game, and a handful of
seniors are linked to significant
minutes during the state championship season of 2012.
Barr believes that the experience and leadership will go a
long way for the White Falcons
this year, as long the players
continue to work for what they
want.
“I know there are stories out
there about how much of a regular we are in the postseason, and
truthfully our program has come
to kind of expect it. Honestly,
this group isn’t any different
than any of the others. They
expect success,” Barr said. “The
focus for us this season is really
taking it one game at a time.
The kids have worked really
hard and shown good effort, but
we have to keep getting better
every single day this year.”
Wahama did lose half of its
starting 22 to graduation, so
some newcomers and reserves
will be asked to take on significantly increased roles this fall.
Barr, however, is hoping that his
veterans will allow the new guys
to progress at a quicker rate. He
also notes that the older guys are
prepared to serve as the needed
leaders on the field.
“These kids, especially these
seniors, have been there before,
so they know what it takes to be
successful,” Barr said. “I think
these upperclassmen are pretty
aware of what has to happen
for us to be successful this year.
We’re all excited to get this season started.”
The White Falcons will play
four of their first six games at
home and also has a bye during
Week 10.
Wahama opens its 2015 campaign on Friday, Aug. 28, when
it hosts Ravenswood in a nonconference matchup at Bachtel
Stadium at 7:30 p.m.
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1 Philip Hoffman* Jr 6-2 215 B-LB
2 Coltyn Hendrick So 5-6 130 RB-DB
3 Bryton Grate* So 5-7 155 QB-DB
4 Brady Bumgarner Fr 5-9 150 QB-DB
5 Jared Nutter* Sr 5-11 160 B-DB
6 Nolan Pierce* Sr 6-0 170 E-LB
8 Jared Oliver* Jr 5-10 155 E-DB
9 Ronin Madil Fr 5-8 150 RB-LB
10 Noah Davis* Sr 5-9 165 B-LB
12 Trey Peters So 5-6 120 E-DB
14 Ryan Thomas* Sr 6-0 150 E-DB
15 Johnnie Board* So 5-6 140 So
16 Travis Kearns Jr 5-8 150 RB-DB
17 Wesley Jones* Sr 5-9 135 B-DB
19 Garrett Snouffer* So 5-7 140 E-DL
20 Ricky Kearns* Sr 5-8 150 E-DB
21 Ian Hook* Sr 5-6 140 E-DB
23 Dalton Kearns* So 5-6 140 B-LB
24 Wyatt Edwards* Jr 6-2 170 E-LB
28 Colton Arrington* So 5-6 140 B-LB
31 Billy Joe McDermitt* Sr 6-0 175 E-LB
55 Austin Juelfs* Sr 5-11 170 OL-DL
57 Christian Thomas* So 5-11 170 OL_DL
58 Jacob Lloyd Fr 5-10 150 OL-DE
60 Brycen Patrick Fr 5-9 210 OL-DE
61 Braden Weaver Fr 5-9 220 OL-DL
64 Jacob Fisher Fr 6-1 190 OL-DL
67 Christopher Hesson* So 6-1 225 OL-DL
71 Tanner Nutter* Jr 6-2 235 OL-DL
72 Kyle Marr Fr 6-1 200 OL-DL
77 Jesse Hesson* Sr 6-1 285 OL-DL
78 Clayton Sines* Sr 6-3 315 OL-DL
Head Coach: Dave Barr (3rd season)
2015 WHS
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August
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25 vs Federal Hocking 7:30
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2015 RVHS
Football Schedule
August
28 vs Rock Hill 7:30
September
5 vs Gallia Academy 7:30
11 at Eastern 7:30
18 at Nelsonville-York 7:30
25 vs Meigs 7:30
October
2 at Wellston 7:30
9 vs Alexander 7:30
16 at Vinton County 7:30
23 vs Athens 7:30
30 at Shadyside 7:30
By Bryan Walters
2015 RVHS
Football Roster
“At least on paper, this
is the first year that I can
say that we have some
BIDWELL, Ohio — The time is now.
depth headed into the seaThe River Valley football team made some major
son. We have a lot of kids
strides during its first season as members of the Trion this roster with Friday
Valley Conference Ohio Division, as the Raiders picked night experience, so we
up both their first league win and the program’s first
have a lot of players who can make contributions to
non-losing campaign in over a decade.
this football team,” Sparling said. “A lot of these guys
After posting a 5-5 overall mark and a 1-4 record
have learned under fire over the previous seasons, so
in TVC Ohio play, the Silver and Black are looking to
we are hoping those growing pains will pay off for us in
improve on what could be considered a successful 2014 a big way this fall. We really have a good chance to take
season.
that next step as a program this year.”
Having 30 varsity returnees back from a year ago,
The Raiders’ depth and experience is spread
which includes 15 seniors and 28 players from the top
throughout the field, which should help tighten things
two grades, should only help in trying to make the
up on both sides of the ball. It also allows any newcom2015 campaign something even better to remember.
ers with the starting units to have some guidance and
Fifth-year RVHS coach Jerrod Sparling truly believes tutelage while learning under fire.
that this group can be the one that changes that culture
But make no mistake about it, the success that River
of Raider football, as long as they are willing to conValley enjoys on the gridiron this fall will primarily be
tinue to work for what they want.
attributed to how well the leaders of this team — the
“There are some higher expectations this year that
seniors — perform. Sparling is expecting a lot from his
this program has not traditionally faced in the past.
experience core of upperclassmen.
That’s exciting for us in a lot of ways, but it is also
“The upperclassmen and the coaches have a lot of
uncharted territory for us too,” Sparling said. “The
time together over the years, so we know that the kids
main thing that all of us need to do is keep working
know what is expected of them and how things need
hard and be prepared every day for the things that are
to be done,” Sparling said. “There’s no next year for
coming ahead. If was can maintain our focus on a day- these seniors, and those guys know what it takes to
to-day basis and not get caught looking too far ahead,
be successful on Friday nights. There is pressure with
things can play out as we are hoping they will.”
that, but there isn’t a whole lot that these guys haven’t
The 2015 roster will go 41 players deep, with rough- already seen on Friday night. Our experience needs to
ly three-quarters of that number already owning game be the difference in trying to reach our expectations.”
experience on Friday nights. Sparling believes that that
River Valley opens the season on Friday, Aug. 28,
experience will play a key role in trying to break down when it hosts Rock Hill at Raider Field. Kickoff is
the wall that has kept RVHS from a winning record
slated for 7:30 p.m.
every year since 2003.
1 Tyler Twyman* Sr WR-DB
2 Sam Payne* Sr RB-LB
3 Kirk Morrow* Sr WR-DB
4 Dayton Hardway* Sr QB-DB
5 Layne Fitch Fr WR-DB
6 George Williams* Sr WR-DB
10 Dustin Barber* So WR-DB
11 J.D. Dummitt Jr WR-DB
12 Patrick Brown* So QB-DB
13 Ty Smittle* Sr TE-DL
14 Dylan Lemley Fr TE-LB
15 Tyler Blackburn Fr QB-DB
16 Coalton Burns So WR-DB
20 Jarrett McCarley So WR-DB
21 Jacob Campbell Fr RB-LB
23 Chris Parsons* Jr WR-LB
25 Dylan Brown* Jr TE-LB
30 Justin Arrowood* Sr RB-LB
33 Jacob Dovenbarger* Jr WR-DL
35 Jaykob Mabe* Jr TE-LB
42 Tre Craycraft* Jr WR-DB
44 Gabe Stapleton* So RB-LB
45 Mark Wray* Sr RB-DB
52 Brody Moles* Jr OL-DL
53 Alex Williams Fr OL-LB
54 Mike Williams* Sr OL-DL
55 C.J. Jennings* Sr OL-DL
56 Tyler Ward* Sr OL-DL
58 Michael Lambert So OL-DL
64 Dylan Greenlee* Sr OL-DL
67 Jacob Morris* Sr OL-DL
70 Robert Drummond* Jr OL-DL
71 Ben Arrowood So OL-DL
72 Travis Sigman* Sr OL-DL
73 Brandon Barker* Jr OL-DL
74 Devin McDonald* Jr OL-DL
75 Ty Vansickle Fr OL-DL
76 Josiah Johnson* Sr OL-DL
78 Josh Marcum* Jr OL-DL
82 Colton Provens* Jr RB-LB
84 Cameron Salyers* Jr WR-DB
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Veteran Tornadoes ready for 2015 campaign
2015 SHS
Football Roster
By Alex Hawley
The Tornadoes will have to
replace third team All-Ohio
defensive back and four-year
RACINE, Ohio — An experi- starter Tristen Wolfe, as well
enced football team at Southern as two-time All-Ohio special
will look for better results on
mention Paul Ramthun. Souththe gridiron this fall. The Torern will also have to replace
nadoes, who were 4-6 overall
All-Ohio kicker/punter Ryan
last season and 3-5 in the TriBillingsley, who also excelled
Valley Conference Hocking
as fullback and defensive end
Division, took a step back after for SHS. Billingsley was second
making the program’s first post- team all-state as a punter in
season appearance in 2013.
2013 and third team all-state as
The Purple and Gold have
a kicker in 2014.
nine starters returning on the
With those losses, Southern
offensive side of the ball, includ- expects bigger roles to be
ing the entire offensive line.
taken on by running back JaySouthern’s 2014 offense posted len Blanks, receiver/defensive
17.9 points per game. Seven
back Dylan Smith, tight end/
Tornado defensive starters
defensive end Crenson Rogers,
return on to help a defense that quarterback Blake Johnson
surrendered 18.4 points per
and linebacker/running back
game last season.
Kody Greene. All five offensive
“This summer has went
line starters from last year are
really well,” seventh year SHS
expected to be a key for the
head coach Kyle Wickline
Purple and Gold this season,
said. “We’ve had a lot of kids
they are left tackle Jeremy
in the weight room, we’ve had
Dutton, left guard Dalton Pata 7-on-7, and we’ve had good
terson, center Theron Johnson,
attendance for our preseason
right guard Joe Beegle and
camps.”
right tackle Trey Pickens.
Southern, which will play the
same 10 schools in the same
order as last season, will look
for revenge on Frontier, Wahama, Belpre, Trimble, Waterford,
and Eastern. The Purple and
Gold have finished 4-1 at Roger
Lee Adams Memorial Football
Field both of the past two seasons and they will host Frontier,
Wahama, Belpre, Waterford and
Eastern this season.
Coach Wickline has a simple
goal for the Tornadoes this season, “Get better every week”.
“If you do that, you work
hard and you play good disciplined football then the record
will speak for it’s self,” Wickline
added. “We want to play hard,
get better and be a determined
group that scratches and claws
to do whatever they need to to
to win.”
The Purple and Gold will
take to the gridiron for the first
time on Saturday, Aug. 29, at
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August
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September
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18 at Miller, 7:30
25 vs. Belpre, 7:30
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3 Clayton Wood* Jr. 5-6 155 WR-DB
4 Blake Johnson* Jr. 6-0 170 QB-DB
5 Jaylen Blanks* Jr. 5-11 165 RB-DB
7 Dylan Smith* So. 5-11 158 WR-DB
8 Riley Roush* So. 5-10 157 RB-DB
11 Logan Drummer Fr. 5-6 115 QB-DB
12 Weston Thorla Fr. 6-0 130 WR-DB
14 Brody Dutton Fr. 5-5 107 WR-DB
15 Andrew Evans* So. 5-9 180 RB-LB
18 Crenson Rogers* Jr. 6-3 200 TE-DE
21 Austin Baker Fr. 5-9 130 TE-LB
22 Kody Greene* Jr. 6-0 190 RB-LB
24 Garrett Wolfe* So. 6-1 155 WR-DB
25 Reece Reuter Fr. 5-5 135 WR-LB
35 Alex VanMeter Fr. 5-9 170 RB-LB
50 Joe Beegle* Sr. 6-2 295 OL-DL
52 Trey Pickens* Jr. 6-1 240 OL-DL
54 Theron Johnson* Sr. 6-0 185 OL-LB
55 Ryan Mills Fr. 5-6 140 OL-DL
56 Jeremy Dutton* Sr. 6-3 250 OL-DL
57 Kris Shortridge* Sr. 5-11 205 OL-DL
60 Dalton Patterson* Sr. 5-11 210 OL-LB
62 Conner Thomas* So. 5-7 230 OL-DL
64 Austin Milleron So. 5-9 210 OL-DL
65 Spencer Harrison* So. 5-9 155 OL-DL
66 Jordan Fisher* Jr. 6-0 185 OL-DL
67 Auston Colburn Fr. 5-3 130 OL-DL
70 Dalton Layne Fr. 5-8 175 OL-DL
73 Julyan Huffman Fr. 6-0 200 OL-DL
74 Brody Richards* Jr. 5-10 230 OL-DL
77 Austin Arnold Fr. 6-1 210 OL-DL
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2015 EHS Football Roster
By Alex Hawley
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —
After improving its win total
by three a year ago, the Eastern football team will to keep
heading in the right direction
in 2015.
“There’s a thousand cliches
in football and I believe in
everyone of them,” second
year Eastern head coach Pat
Newland said. “We obviously
want to be 10-0 but I think that
for us, learning a lot of football
and playing as hard as we can
will make a successful season.”
Eastern, which returns five
starters on both sides of the
ball, averaged 20 points per
game in 2014, while allowing
27.4. The 2014 Eagles earned
all five wins in TVC Hocking
play, defeating Miller, Federal
Hocking, Waterford, Southern
and Wahama. The victory over
the White Falcons was the first
for an EHS team since 2001.
The 2015 Eagles will look
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2 Jett Facemyer* Jr. 6-1 170 QB-DB
3 Sharp Facemyer Fr. 5-2 120 WR-DB
5 Owen Arix* So. 6-0 112 WR-DB
6 Brent Johnson* So. 5-10 150 WR-DB
7 Cameron Richmond* Sr. 5-10 155 WR-LB
9 Josh Brewer* So. 5-6 160 RB-LB
11 Corbett Catlett* Jr. 6-1 195 TE-LB-DL
12 Blaise Facemyer Fr. 5-7 165 RB-LB
13 Reagan Rucker* Sr. 5-7 161 QB-LB
14 Jeremiah Martindale Jr. 5-11 140 QB-LB
20 Jon Wolfe Jr. 6-1 175 WR-LB
22 Wyatt Carter So. 5-8 170 WR-LB
24 Nate Durst Fr. 5-10 160 RB-LB
30 Brayden Holter* So. 5-9 144 WR-LB
44 Jesse Morris Sr. 5-10 182 TE-LB
45 Trenton Delacruz* So. 5-8 205 RB-LB
50 Mac Browning* Jr. 6-4 185 OL-DL
53 Jordan Riley Fr. 6-2 210 OL-DL
55 Tyler Davis* So. 5-11 265 OL-DL
58 Tyson Casto So. 5-10 220 OL-DL
61 Ryan Kennedy* So. 5-10 260 OL-DL
63 Ryan Parsons Fr. 5-8 185 OL-DL
64 Damian Roush Fr. 5-5 140 OL-DL
65 Chase Williams* Sr. 6-3 240 OL-DL
66 Colten Rayburn Fr. 5-9 220 OL-DL
68 Gavin Mullen* So. 5-6 190 OL-DL
70 Dustan McBenge Fr. 5-11 322 OL-DL
71 Nick Edwards Fr. 5-5 240 OL-DL
73 Wyatt Bissell* So 6-2 210 OL-DL
75 Austin Life* Sr. 6-6 325 OL-DL
77 Ross Keller* Sr. 6-3 265 OL-DL
78 Brandon Colburn* 6-1 284 OL-DL
80 Chase Curtis 6-2 200 WR-DB
87 Dillon Aeiker Fr. 5-1 101 WR-DB
88 Dylan Creath Fr. 5-4 88 WR-LB
Head Coach: Pat Newland (2nd Season)
2015 EHS
Football Schedule
August
28 at River, 7:30
September
4 at Miller, 7:30
11 vs. River Valley, 7:30
18 vs. Federal Hocking, 7:30
October
9 vs. Wahama, 7:30
16 at Trimble, 7:30
23 vs. Belpre, 7:30
31 at Southern, 7:30
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Experience-laden Rebels ready for 2015 season
2015 SGHS Football
Roster
By Bryan Walters
MERCERVILLE, Ohio — It’s
not about the size of the dog in
the fight. It’s about the size of
the fight in the dog.
After posting marks of 5-5
overall and 4-4 in the Tri-Valley
Conference Hocking Division
last fall, the South Gallia football
team is looking to get back to
its more traditional ways on the
gridiron — with a postseason
appearance being one of the primary goals.
The Rebels are blessed with
a dozen seniors and 15 varsity returnees from a year ago,
including several starters at all of
the key positions on both sides
of the field. The main concern,
however, comes down to having
only 27 players on the 2015 roster, which might factor in over
the course of three months of
football.
In all, sixth-year SGHS coach
Jason Peck has seen the maturation process from a group of
seniors that has three years of
varsity experience together. That
experience should factor into the
Rebels’ plan nicely this fall, and
according to Peck, has already
filtered into the program this
preseason.
“Everything has just been
quicker, rather it be getting lined
up in formations or getting organized in the weight room. These
kids, because of their experience,
have really taken responsibility
upon themselves to be leaders
and have good work ethic,” Peck
said. “We don’t have a whole lot
of kids on the roster, but we are
senior-oriented and we are hungry for the upcoming season. So
far, things have gone really well.
Hopefully that will continue.”
The Rebels have three playoff
appearances in school history,
with the last one coming back in
2011 — Peck’s second season in
charge of the program.
SGHS has been in the playoff
hunt headed into the final week
of the last two seasons, but each
time the Red and Gold was ultimately bitten by previous losses
from that year.
If the Rebels hope to add a
fourth postseason berth to the
program’s history, then they
must first start with defending
their home turf — as SGHS is
just 6-5 overall at Rebel Field
since the 2013 campaign.
Peck believes that some of
those missed opportunities over
the years has managed to light
a fire in this group, which he
thinks will be beneficial to the
success of this team as the year
progresses.
“These guys have been in
that hunt the last two years and
really want to get back to where
other teams in this program have
been,” Peck said. “We can get
there if we work hard and can
stay healthy, but we have to be
able to finish things where we
haven’t in the past.”
SGHS opens the home season
with Fed Hock in Week 2 and
also hosts Manchester in a Week
4 tilt. The key home games this
fall are at the midway point
and beyond when the Rebels
welcome Eastern (Week 5),
Wahama (Week 8) and Southern
(Week 9).
The Red and Gold also have
tough league matchups with
Trimble, Belpre, Waterford and
Miller on the road this fall.
The Rebels open the season on
Friday, Aug. 28, when they travel
to Sciotoville East for a nonconference game at 7:30 p.m.
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September
4 vs Federal Hocking 7:30
11 at Trimble 7:30
18 vs Manchester 7:30
25 vs Eastern 7:30
October
2 at Belpre 7:30
9 at Waterford 7:30
16 vs Wahama 7:30
23 vs Southern 7:30
30 at Miller 7:30
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2 Justin Crago* Sr 6-4 165
3 Jared Nolan Sr 6-0 167
5 Landon Hutchinson* Sr 6-0 170
7 Johnny Sheets* Jr 6-1 235
11 Kane Hutchinson* Sr 6-0 162
12 Coleton Coughenour Jr 5-9 155
16 Owen Bevan* Sr 5-7 155
17 Gavin Bevan Fr 5-11 156
19 A.J. Woodall Fr 5-6 193
20 Tyler Bryan* So 5-11 135
21 Cory Bryan* Jr 6-2 140
22 Nathan Colburn* Sr 6-2 161
32 Blake Strait Sr 5-8 175
34 Bryceton Folden Fr 5-6 125
53 Bryce Nolan Fr 5-7 177
54 Bruce Rutt* Sr 6-2 245
55 Hunter Calhoun* Sr 6-1 180
59 Ty Carpenter* Sr 5-9 168
61 Chad Bostic Fr 5-5 150
64 Dominic Seward* Jr 6-0 250
66 Jake Saunders* Sr 6-2 230
71 Tanner Dennison Fr 6-3 302
73 Wyatt Rapp Fr 5-6 266
77 Colton Bowers* So 6-0 228
78 Chayce Pearson So 5-9 178
87 Dakota Bettis* So 5-7 163
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2015 HHS Football
Schedule
August
28 vs Montcalm, 7:30 p.m.
September
4 vs Jenkins Independent (Ky),
7:30 p.m.
11 at Green, 7:30 p.m.
25 vs West Union, 7:30 p.m.
October
2 at Miller, 7:30 p.m.
16 vs Paden City, 7:30 p.m.
23 at Tygarts Valley, 7:30 p.m.
30 vs Bishop Donahue, 7:30 p.m.
By Donald Lambert
and will have eight returning
starters for the coming season.
Scott is positive that Hannan will
ASHTON, W.Va. — It can only see a reversal of its bad luck in the
get better for the 2015 Hannan
last decade.
football team.
“We’ve had tremendous turn
After going winless during the
out and commitment over the off
2014 campaign, including four
season,” Scott said. “This season
forfeits, the Wildcats enter the
we are looking for a major turnseason with a new head coach and around. I hate to sound overly
a positive attitude. Brian Scott
optimistic, but I think this season
will be entering his first season as is going to be one of the best at
head coach of the Blue and White Hannan in many years.”
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After losing three starters to
graduation, Scott will be depending on seniors Aaron Coon and
Chad Withers to help change Hannan’s fortunes. Other returnees
include seniors Isaac Tincher,
Tristen McReynolds and William
Holmes; junior Nick Hughes; and
sophomores Michael See, Charles
Wallace, Logan Nibert, Nathan
McQueen, James Edmonds and
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Football Roster
1 Tristen McReynolds* Sr 5-9 126
3 Christian Holland Fr 5-8 150
7 Chad Withers* Sr 5-8 155
8 Chris Connor* So 5-11 200
9 Ryan Davis Fr 5-11 165
10 Ryan Gerlach Sr 5-9 150
11 Tyler Cochran So 5-8 135
12 Logan Nibert* So 6-0 175
13 Dominic Burris Fr 5-7 124
14 Michael Lowe So 6-0 160
15 Logan Williams Fr 5-11 158
21 Levi Lemaster Fr 6-0 155
27 Tyler Beegle Jr 6-1 217
34 Stephan Berry Fr 5-4 145
58 William Holmes* Sr 6-2 350
62 Nathan McQueen* So 5-11 175
66 Michael See* So 6-0 280
70 Nick Hughes* Jr 5-9 220
71 James Edmonds* So 6-2 198
72 Aaron Coon* Sr 6-1 270
79 Charles Wallace* So 6-0 185
84 Isaac Tincher* Sr 6-2 160
99 Johnny Graley Jr 6-0 198
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By Alex Hawley
CENTENARY, Ohio
— With 17 wins and
a share of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic
League championship
year ago, the Gallia
Academy volleyball
team will be hoping for
similar results in in the
2015 season.
“I look for great
things from this team,”
said second year coach
Janice Rosier. “We
have some experience
mixed with some newcomers and I believe
when they start to
mesh, they will be fun
to watch. These girls
have been putting
many hours in the gym
and their work ethic is
tremendous. Watch for
the Blue Angels to be a
threat.”
Gallia Academy,
which will be playing
a full SEOAL schedule
and a full Ohio Valley
Conference schedule,
has just two non-league
games this season. The
first of the Blue Angels
non-league opponents
is River Valley, who
will visit Centenary
2015 GAHS
Volleyball
Schedule
August
24 vs. Fairland, 6:45
25 vs. South Point, 6:45
September
1 vs. Chesapeake, 6:45
2 at Coal Grove, 6:45
9 vs. Portsmouth, 6:45
10 at Warren, 6:45
14 vs. Ironton, 6:45
15 vs. Rock Hill, 6:45
16 vs. Logan, 6:45
21 at Chesapeake, 6:45
22 at Fairland, 6:45
23 at Ironton, 6:45
24 at Jackson, 6:45
30 at Rock Hill, 6:45
October
1 vs. Warren, 6:45
5 at South Point, 6:45
6 vs. Meigs, 6:45
8 at Logan, 6:45
12 at Portsmouth, 6:45
13 vs. Coal Grove, 6:45
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in front, from left, are Hannah McCormick, Abby Wood, Ashton Webb and Grace Martin.
Standing in the back are assistant coach Morgan Daniels, Carly Shriver, Ryleigh Caldwell,
Brooke Pasquale, Jordan Walker, Hanna Johnson, Jenna Meadows, Katlyn Bradley, Allison
McGhee and head coach Janice Rosier.
on September 5, while
Meigs will travel to
Gallia County on October 6.
The Blue Angels
return All-SEOAL outside hitter/defensive
specialist, junior Jenna
Meadows from last season’s team as well as
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expected to step up as
a main outside hitter
this season.
The 2015 Blue
Angels will have to
replace all-league
athletic hitter/setter
Micah Curfman and
speedy defensive specialist Kathleen Allen,
who both graduated
last spring.
To fill the void, the
GAHS offense will lean
on junior setter Carly
Shriver, who missed
the 2014 season with
injury, and returning
setter, junior, Allison
McGhee. The Blue and
White will also be hoping for a major impact
from freshman hitter
Ashton Webb.
In all, Gallia Academy will have 10 returnees from last year’s
team, which fell in the
sectional semifinal to
SEOAL co-champion
Warren.
2015 GAHS
Volleyball Roster
1 Ryleigh Caldwell* Jr.
2 Hannah McCormick* Jr.
5 Abby Wood* Jr.
7 Grace Martin* So.
10 Brooke Pasquale* Jr.
11 Ashton Webb Fr.
14 Allison McGhee* Jr.
17 Hanna Johnson* Sr.
20 Carly Shriver* Jr.
21 Katlyn Bradley Jr.
22 Jordan Walker* Sr.
24 Jenna Meadows* Jr.
Head Coach:
Janice Rosier (2nd Season)
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By Alex Hawley
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio
— After reaching the
district final for the first
time since 1990 last season, the Meigs Volleyball
team will try to follow up
strong in 2015.
The Lady Marauders
return just four varsity
members from 2014 ,
they are juniors Devyn
Oliver, Morgan Lodwick,
Alliyah Pullins and Jordan
Roush. Oliver, the MHS
starting setter, earned
All-TVC Ohio first team
honors last season. Roush
will also look to step up
for Meigs as returning
libero from last season.
“We are a very young
team with no seniors,four
juniors, three sophomores, and three freshmen so each and every-
one of the girls will play
a key part for our team,”
third year coach Lori
Carter said. “Even though
we are a young team,
these girls are focused
and determined to do the
best and improve on all
aspects of the game of
volleyball. This preseason
they have worked so very
hard and have impressed
me everyday.”
Meigs graduated five
seniors off of the 2014
squad, which finished
16-9 overall and 6-6 in
the TVC Ohio. Among
players lost to graduation
are Lindsay Patterson,
Hannah Cremeans, Ariel
Ellis, Kelsey Hudson and
All-TVC Ohio first team
selection Brook Andrus.
Amanda Cole, who led
the Maroon and Gold in
points and kills in the district final as a sophomore,
will also be missed by the
2015 Lady Marauders, as
she transferred to Southern over the offseason.
The 2014 Lady
Marauders doubled their
win total from the 2013
season and knocked off
both Crooksville and
Northwest in the postseason.
Meigs has won eight
volleyball league titles
and will look for its first
league crown since 2002,
which was the third in a
row. In order to claim the
TVC Ohio championship,
Meigs will have to fend
off two-time defending
champion Athens. The
Maroon and Gold will
host Athens on September 22 and travel to The
Plains on October 15.
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Pictured above are members of the 2015 Meigs varsity volleyball
team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Morgan Lodwick, Alliyah
Pullins, Jordan Roush, Devyn Oliver and Maddie Hendricks.
Standing in back are head coach Lori Carter, Paige Denney,
Marissa Noble, Allie Hanstine, Devin Humphreys, Kassidy
Betzing and assistant coach Lea Ann King.
2015 MHS
Volleyball Schedule
August
September
1 at Wellston, 7:15
2 vs. Southern, 7:15
12 at Eastern, 1:15
15 vs. Vinton County, 7:15
17 at Nelsonville-York, 7:15
19 at Belpre (tri), 10 a.m.
22 vs. Athens, 7:15
24 at Alexander, 7:15
29 vs. Wellston, 7:15
October
6 at Gallia Academy, 7:15
8 at Vinton County, 7:15
15 at Athens, 7:15
2015 MHS
Volleyball Roster
1 Marissa Noble Fr.
2 Devyn Oliver* Jr.
3 Kassidy Betzing Fr.
4 Morgan Lodwick* Jr.
5 Paige Denney So.
6 Maddie Hendricks So.
7 Alliyah Pullins* Jr.
9 Allie Hanstine Fr.
10 Devin Humphreys So.
16 Jordan Roush* Jr.
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Lady Knights volleyball look to continue growth
By Donald Lambert
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. —
Last fall was a benchmark year
for the Point Pleasant volleyball
team.
The Lady Knights ended the
season with 17 wins, which was
the most wins in the program’s
eight-year history. The Red and
Black also secured its first postseason win ever in a match-up
against Nitro. First year head
coach Marla Cottrill is excited to
see how her squad will continue
to improve this year.
“We have a lot of experienced
players returning, plus there are
some newcomers that we are
very excited about,” Cottrill said.
We’re excited to see this thing
develop and hopefully we’ll play
as a team. If so, I think we can
put together a good season.”
PPHS will have six players
returning from the 2014 team,
including seniors Rebecca Musgrave and Charli Leach, after
only losing three players to graduation. Other returnees include
junior Michaela Cottrill and
sophomores Cierra Porter, Gracie
Cottrill and Leah Cochran.
There will be 15 new members
of the Lady Knights in 2015.
Newcomers include seniors
Alexis Runion and Kaitlyn
Henry; juniors Sarah Hjelseth,
Karlee Edmonds and Victoria
Allensworth; sophomores Gracie
Sexton, Brenna Dotson, Mackenzie Freeman, Hannah Holcomb,
Olivia Sang and Danielle Sang;
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Pictured are members of the 2015 Point Pleasant varsity volleyball team. Standing in front, from left, are Olivia
Sang, Danielle Marcum, Savannah Wroten, Charli Leach, Kaitlyn Henry, Michaela Cottrill, Gracie Sexton, Mackenzie
Freeman, Hannah Holcomb and Karlee Edmonds. Standing in back are Gracie Cottrill, Cierra Porter, Becca Musgrave,
Sarah Hjelseth, Madison Hatfield, Leah Cochran, Victoria Allensworth, Brenna Dotson and Lanea Cochran. Absent
from photo were Alexis Runion and Hannah Fisher.
and freshmen Madison Hatfield,
Lanea Cochran and Hannah
Fisher.
With a successful 2014, Cottrill said she hopes the upcoming
campaign will bring more attention to the Lady Blacks volleyball
team.
“We’re hoping to continue to
grow the program,” Cottrill said.
“This will be the eighth year of
volleyball at Point Pleasant. It
hasn’t been easy growing the
program, but the girls have come
to enjoy the sport. Hopefully they
will enjoy it enough to encourage
future girls to want to play.”
The Lady Knights will open
their 2015 season against
Wahama at Point Pleasant on
Thursday, Sept. 3. The game is
scheduled for 5 p.m.
2015 PPHS Volleyball Schedule
September
3 vs Wahama, 5 p.m.
10 at Park Catholic, 6 p.m.
14 vs Cross Lanes Christian, 6 p.m.
15 at Teays Valley Christian/Calvary Baptist, 6 p.m.
16 at South Gallia, 6 p.m.
17 vs Winfield, 6 p.m.
21 at Hannan, 6 p.m.
22 at Ravenswood/Roane County, 6 p.m.
24 vs Lincoln County, 6 p.m.
October
1 at Cross Lanes Christian/Wood County Christian,
6 p.m.
5 vs Hannan, 6 p.m.
6 at Vincent Warren Local, 6 p.m.
8 vs Teays Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
12 vs St. Albans, 6 p.m.
13 at Lincoln County, 6 p.m.
14 at Winfield/Huntington, 6 p.m.
15 vs Ravenswood, 6 p.m.
19 at Wahama, 6 p.m.
20 vs Park Catholic, 6 p.m.
27 at Wayne, 6 p.m.
29 at St. Albans, 6 p.m.
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Alexis Runion Sr
Kaitlyn Henry Sr
Charli Leach* Sr
Sarah Hjelseth Jr
Karlie Edmonds Jr
Victoria Allensworth Jr
Michaela Cottrill* Jr
Cierra Porter So
Gracie Sexton So
Brenna Dotson So
Mackenzie Freeman So
Gracie Cottrill So
Hannah Holcomb So
Leah Cochran So
Olivia Sang So
Danielle Marcum So
Savanah Wroten Fr
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Lanea Cochran Fr
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Pictured are members of the 2015 River Valley varsity volleyball program.
Kneeling in front, from left, are Courtney Smith, Ashley Gilmore, Katie Martin
and Angel Toler. Standing in back are Emily Adkins, Brianna McGuire, Jessi
Steele, Peyton Browning, Jacey Walter, Alex Truance and Jayanna Armstrong.
2015 RVHS
Volleyball Roster
2 Ashley Gilmore* Sr
7 Courtney Smith* Sr
11 Jacey Walter* Sr
13 Angel Toler* Jr
19 Alex Truance* Sr
24 Emily Adkins Jr
25 Jessi Steele Jr
26 Brianna McGuire Jr
28 Katie Martin Sr
29 Peyton Browning Sr
30 Jayanna Armstrong Sr
Head Coach:
Denise Toler (2nd season)
BIDWELL, Ohio — If at first you
don’t succeed, try and try again.
After almost a decade of dominating
the Ohio Valley Conference, the River
Valley volleyball program hit a little bit
of snag during its first season in the TriValley Conference Ohio Division after
going 6-6 in league play while also finishing the 2014 campaign with a 10-13
overall mark.
The Lady Raiders lost two all-league
members and four players total to graduation, but the Silver and Black have
seven seniors and five varsity returnees
from a year ago — which should allow
RVHS to once again make a push for a
volleyball league championship.
Second-year River Valley coach
Denise Toler will also have a year of
experience under her belt in the TVC
Ohio, and that experience will play a big
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2015 RVHS
Volleyball Schedule
August
24 vs Eastern 6 p.m.
26 vs Southern 6 p.m.
27 at Belpre 6 p.m.
31 vs Federal Hocking 6 p.m.
September
1 vs Nelsonville-York 6 p.m.
3 at Vinton County 6 p.m.
5 at Gallia Academy 1 p.m.
8 at Athens 6 p.m.
9 at South Gallia 6 p.m.
10 vs Meigs 6 p.m.
17 at Alexander 6 p.m.
19 at Federal Hocking 1 p.m.
22 vs Wellston 6 p.m.
24 vs Vinton County 6 p.m.
29 at Nelsonville-York 6 p.m.
30 at Jackson 5:30
October
1 at Meigs 6 p.m.
6 vs Athens 6 p.m.
7 vs South Gallia 6 p.m.
13 vs Alexander 6 p.m.
15 at Wellston 6 p.m.
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By Alex Hawley
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Picuted above are members of the 2015 Southern varsity volleyball team. Kneeling in the front,
from left, are Brandy Porter, Cameryn Harmon, Haley Hill, Ali Deem, Hannah Hill, Kamryn Smith and
Savannah Bailey. Standing in the back row are Brynn Smith, Madison Maynard, Sierra Cleland, Faith
Teaford, Jansen Wolfe, Amanda Cole, Marlee Maynard and Talon Drummer.
2015 SHS
Volleyball Roster
1 Marlee Maynard* Jr.
2 Talon Drummer Jr.
3 Sierra Cleland Jr.
4 Amanda Cole Jr.
6 Hayley Hill* Sr.
7 Jansen Wolfe* Sr.
8 Madison Maynard* Sr.
9 Ali Deem* Sr.
11 Brynn Harris* Sr.
12 Cameryn Harmon* Sr.
13 Kamryn Smith Jr.
20 Hannah Hill* Sr.
21 Faith Teaford Jr.
23 Brandy Porter Sr.
31 Savannah Bailey* Sr.
Head Coach:
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15 at Waterford, 7:15
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8 vs. Wahama, 7:15
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RACINE, Ohio — After ending an nineyear sectional title drought last season, the
Lady Tornadoes are hungry for more success in 2015.
The Southern volleyball team, who finished the 2014 season with a 15-6 overall
record and an 11-5 Tri-Valley Conference
Hocking Division record, return 8-of-9 rotational starters as the Purple and Gold look
aim even higher in 2015.
“I have very high expectations for our
season,” second year Southern head coach
Chris Carroll said. “We are capable of
doing great things this year led by our nine
seniors. However, we can’t just assume we
will win because of that. I think it will take
three things to get us where we want to
be. We have to work hard, be confident in
ourselves, and come together as a team.
We have 15 individuals and I want to see
us become one team.”
Among key returnees from last season
are first team all-district hitter, senior,
Jansen Wolfe, and second team all-district
setter, junior, Marlee Maynard. Along with
Wolfe, Madison Maynard and Ali Deem
return as three-year letter winners headed
into their senior season.
Southern lost three players to graduation
last spring, including starter Cierra Turley.
Looking to fill the void will be incoming junior Amanda Cole, who excelled
at Meigs last season, and junior Kamryn
Smith, who is expected to see significant
time in the rotation.
The Lady Tornadoes, who were fourth
in the league a year ago, will look to keep
Waterford from earning it’s third straight
league title this fall.
Lady Falcons aiming for more success
MASON, W.Va. — Last year
ended up being the most successful volleyball season in
the history of Wahama High
School. The Lady Falcons
have the potential to do even
better headed into the 2015
campaign.
After posting a 10-15 overall
mark and a 3-13 record within
the Tri-Valley Conference
Hocking Division last fall, the
Red and White have some
higher expectations. With five
starters and 10 varsity returnees coming back to a roster
that runs 19 players deep, the
Lady Falcons are once again
aiming to make some history.
WHS coach Matt VanMeter
— who enters his sixth season
in charge of the program —
believes that the combination
of experience and depth can
be a big benefit to the program
this year, as long as everyone
2015 WHS
Volleyball
Roster
Pictured are members of the 2015 Wahama varsity volleyball team.
Sitting in front, from left, are Destiny Sayre, Chelsie Phillips, Makinley
Bumgarner, Hannah Billups and Chloe White. Kneeling in middle are
Elizabeth Mullins, Madison VanMeter, Michela Williamson, Allison Jewell,
Autumn Baker and Taylor White. Standing in back are Grace Hill,
Emmalee Broyles, Molly Fisher, Olivia Hill and Taylor Warden. Absent
from photo were Emily VanMatre, Maddie VanMatre and Alexis Mick.
works together to make
things happen.
“Our returning starters
and our upperclassmen will
play major roles in the suc-
cess of this team, but we
also have some younger kids
that could make a major
Olivia Hill* Sr
Taylor Warden* Sr
Emmalee Broyles* Sr
Molly Fisher* Sr
Rebekah Roach* Jr
Grace Hill* Jr
Madison VanMeter* So
Elizabeth Mullins So
Chelsie Phillips* So
Destiny Sayre* So
Hannah Wren* So
Autumn Baker So
Taylor White So
Hannah Billups Fr
Maddy VanMatre Fr
Emily VanMatre Fr
Alexis Mick Fr
Chloe White Fr
Makinley Bumgarner Fr
Head Coach: Matt VanMeter (6th season)
2015 WHS
Volleyball
Schedule
September
7 at OVCS 6 p.m.
8 at Southern 6 p.m.
10 vs Trimble 6 p.m.
14 at Waterford 6 p.m.
15 vs Miller 6 p.m.
21 at Eastern 6 p.m.
22 at South Gallia 6 p.m.
24 vs Belpre 6 p.m.
28 vs OVCS 6:30
October
1 at Trimble 6 p.m.
5 vs Waterford 6 p.m.
6 at Miller 6 p.m.
13 vs South Gallia 6 p.m.
15 at Belpre 6 p.m.
17 at Huntington SJ 6 p.m.
19 vs Hannan 6 p.m.
26 at Hannan 6 p.m.
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Eastern aims for more traditional campaign in 2015
By Bryan Walters
2015 EHS
Volleyball Roster
2 Katlyn Barber* So
4 Brittney Leach Sr
7 Abbie Hawley* Jr
10 Holly Johnson* Sr
11 Mackenzie Brooks* So
12 Elayna Bissell* So
13 Sidney Cook* So
15 Morgan Baer* So
21 Hannah Barringer* Jr
22 Kelsey Johnson* Sr
24 Morgain Little* So
31 Emily Sinclair* Sr
32 Annalisa Boano Jr
Head Coach: Katie Williams
(3rd season)
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Eastern varsity volleyball team.
Kneeling in the front, from left, are Brittney Leach, Elayna Bissell, Holly Johnson,
Abbie Hawley and Annalisa Boano. Standing in the back are Morgan Baer, Morgain
Little, Katlyn Barber, Emily Sinclair, Hannah Barringer, Sidney Cook, Kelsey
Johnson and Mackenzie Brooks.
Mackenzie Brooks, Elayna Bissell,
Sidney Cook, Morgan Baer and
Morgain Little. The newcomers
to the varsity roster are senior
Brittney Leach and junior Annaliso Boano.
Barber and Kelsey Johnson
were both all-league and all-district
selections a year ago, while Barringer and Baer were also selected to
the all-district squad.
Williams is hoping that the
experience, the depth, the familiarity and the sour taste of how last
year ended will all translate into
something better this fall. She also
noted that it will take a lot of work
to get this program back to where
it wants to be, and the girls are
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“We are all excited about the
upcoming season because we’ve
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lot of players back and we all have
a year of experience under our
belts together,” Williams said. “We
are going to have a lot of tough
competition and we know we have
to outwork a lot of teams, but the
girls have been working hard and
pushing toward our team goals.
They are ready for the challenge.”
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Monday, Aug. 24, when it travels
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2015 EHS
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TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio —
Even the best get knocked down
from time to time. The truest of
champions get back up for the
next round.
After suffering the program’s
first losing record in over two
decades, the Eastern volleyball
team is ready to get back to its
more traditional ways entering the
2015 campaign.
The Lady Eagles — who failed
to make the district tournament
last postseason for the first time in
19 years — return all six starters
and have 11 varsity players back
from a squad that went 9-14 overall and 8-8 in Tri-Valley Conference
Hocking Division play.
Though tough to deal with at
the time, third-year EHS coach
Katie Williams acknowledges that
there is now a little bit of a silver
lining to that otherwise dark cloud.
And that bright light may make a
real difference in getting the Green
and Gold back to their winning
ways.
“Honestly, losing in sectionals last year was probably one of
the best things that could have
happened to us,” Williams said.
“Nobody wanted the streak to end,
but now this group is really hungry. Now we are willing to work
and battle it out for each game.”
The Lady Eagles return seniors
Holly Johnson, Kelsey Johnson
and Emily Sinclair, juniors Abbie
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2015 HHS
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Pictured are members of the 2015 Hannan volleyball team. Kneeling in the first row, from
left, are Jessica Dalton, Pamela Ochs, Clarissa Crank, Lanie Craig and MacKenzie Barker.
Standing in the second row are Madison Staggs, Megan Short, Shelbee Mayes, Cassie
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ASHTON, W.Va. — 2015 may to bring their A-game this combe the Hannan volleyball team’s ing season. Coming off a 11-15
best year yet.
season, Hannan coach Laura
After a strong 2014 campaign Craig, who will be entering her
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1 Megan Burns* So
3 Jessica Dalton* So
4 Shelbee Mayes* Sr
5 Josie McCoy Fr
7 Cassie Meadows* Sr
8 Pamela Ochs Fr
10 Anna Taylor* Sr
11 Clarissa Crank* Sr
13 Madison Staggs* Jr
18 Lanie Craig* Sr
19 Kassidee Bush* So
20 Kiera Smith Fr
22 Taylor Scarbrough Jr
24 Kenzie Barker* Jr
26 McKayla Hoffman* So
29 Megan Short* So
Head Coach: Laura Craig (2nd
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stakes a bit for her squad.
“I would like to be above .500
this year. I think they have the
potential,” Craig said. “I had a
bunch of girls go to camp, so I
2015 HHS
Volleyball Schedule
September
3 at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
8 vs Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
10 vs Ironton St. Joe, 5:30 p.m.
17 at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
21 vs Point Pleasant, 6 p.m.
28 vs Lincoln County, 6 p.m.
29 vs Huntington St. Joe, 6 p.m.
October
1 at Ironton St. Joe, 6 p.m.
5 at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m.
8 at Lincoln County, 6 p.m.
17 at St. Joe tournament, 1 p.m.
21 at St. Joe, 6 p.m.
26 vs Wahama, 6 p.m.
29 at Buffalo Putnam/Wayne, 6 p.m.
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pretty strong. I’m excited to
see what’s going on because I
have three of my starters back.
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Lady Rebels working toward better season
By Bryan Walters
MERCERVILLE, Ohio — Potentially, it could be a good season for
the South Gallia volleyball program.
The question becomes, how bad
do the Lady Rebels want it?
After a 9-14 campaign that saw
SGHS finish sixth in the TVC Hocking with a 6-10 mark, the Red and
Gold have seven players and four
starters returning to the court for
the 2015 campaign.
The Lady Rebels lost four seniors
to graduation, including All-TVC
Hocking selection Sara Bailey, but
SGHS also returns most of its attacking line — which includes senior
all-league selection Jayla Wolford.
Also returning for South Gallia are
seniors Caitlyn VanScoy, Courtney
Haner, Kirstin Burnette, Tiffany Beaver and Mariah Hineman, as well as
sophomore Erin Evans.
Those seven — with their collective experience at the upper level
— will play an important role in
guiding a 15-player roster through
the rigors of a varsity season.
SGHS coach Tracey Burnette —
who enters the second year of her
second stint in charge of the program — is looking for contributions
from everyone this fall, but she also
knows that the upperclassmen are
going to have to step up and lead
this group from the start.
“We have four starters and seven
girls with significant varsity experience, so that will hopefully be a big
help to us as we head into the season,” Burnette said. “There are also
some younger kids coming in that
Pictured are members of the 2015 South Gallia varsity volleyball team. Standing in front, from left, are Aaliyah
Howell, Haley Johnson, Taylor Burnette, Olivia Hornsby, Maddie Simpson, Allie Sweeney and Hannah Shafer.
Standing in back are Rachal Colburn, Kirstin Burnette, Mariah Hineman, Jayla Wolford, Courtney Haner, Caitlyn
VanScoy, Tiffany Beaver and Erin Evans.
can make a real difference for us,
but they may need a little time to
adjust to the varsity game. We’re
hoping our experience will help
in those first few matches and let
things grow from there.”
The newcomers to the varsity
ranks include juniors Haley Johnson and Maddie Simpson, sophomores Allie Sweeney, Aaliyah
Howell, Olivia Hornsby and Hannah Shaffer, and freshmen Taylor
Burnette and Rachal Colburn.
Coach Burnette notes that
the girls have discussed goals
headed into the season, and the
main thing is to be as successful
as possible. They also all agree
that being successful in the TVC
Hocking isn’t the easiest of tricks
to pull, so they are prepared to
put in the work to make their
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August
26 vs Meigs 6 p.m.
September
5 vs Oak Hill/Fairland 1 p.m.
8 at Trimble 6 p.m.
9 vs River Valley 6 p.m.
16 vs Point Pleasant 6 p.m.
17 at Waterford 6 p.m.
21 at Belpre 6 p.m.
22 vs Wahama 6 p.m.
24 at Miller 6 p.m.
28 at Southern 6 p.m.
vs Trimble 6 p.m.
October
5 at Eastern 6 p.m.
7 at River Valley 6 p.m.
8 vs Waterford 6 p.m.
12 vs Belpre 6 p.m.
13 at Wahama 6 p.m.
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2015 OVCS
Volleyball Roster
By Donald Lambert
2015 OVCS
Volleyball Schedule
August
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Ohio Valley Christian volleyball team.
Kneeling in the front, from left, are Ashley Childers and Ann Bowman. Standing
in the back are Makala Sizemore, Emily Childers, Cori Hutchison, Katie Westfall,
Olivia Neal and Kristen Durst.
freshmen Olivia Neal, Emily
Childers, Makala Sizemore and
Kristen Durst. Johnson said she
sees several of the team’s newcomers opening people’s eyes in the
coming year.
“Several of the new players are
excellent, overall athletes, so I’m
excited to see how they challenge
our current players and make
everyone better,” Johnson said.
The Lady Defenders will begin
their 2015 campaign on Tuesday,
Aug. 25 at Grace Christian School.
The game is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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28 at Wood County, 5:30 p.m.
September
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4 at Calvary, 6 p.m.
7 vs Wahama, 6:30 p.m.
8 at Hannan, 6 p.m.
10 at Cross Lanes, 6 p.m.
17 vs Hannan, 6 p.m.
18 vs Covenant, 6 p.m.
21 vs Cross Lanes, 6 p.m.
24 at Ironton St Joe, 5:30 p.m.
25 vs Teays Valley, 6 p.m.
28 at Wahama, 6:30 p.m.
October
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9 vs Calvary, 6 p.m.
12 at Covenant, 6 p.m.
15 vs Grace, 5:30 p.m.
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Coming off a 16-6 season and
an OCSAA Final Four appearance,
the OVCS volleyball team looks to
continue its winning ways coming
into the 2015 season.
After losing five starters to
graduation, second year head
coach Suzanne Johnson believes
that the Blue and Gold will still
have plenty of firepower in the
2015 campaign.
“Lots of experience still resides
on the team,” Johnson said. “I’m
excited to see who steps forward
and moves this team to greater
heights.”
Senior Ashley Childers and
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being the only returning starter.
Newcomers for the Lady
Defenders include seniors Ann
Bowman and Kenzie Case and
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13 Katie Westfall* So
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22 Emily Childers Fr
23 Ann Bowman Sr
24 Makala Sizemore Fr
25 Kenzie Case Sr
33 Kristen Durst Fr
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OVC soccer team looks to rebound after losing season
By Donald Lambert
2015 OVCS
Soccer Roster
1 Marshall Hood* Sr
2 Eric Blevins* Sr
3 Trevor Blank* Fr
6 Micah Sanders* Jr
7 Justin Sizemore Sr
8 Colton Cox* Fr
10 Andrew Compston Fr
12 Caleb Durst* Jr
14 Justin Beaver* Fr
18 Levi Anderson* 8th
Head Coach: Jeff Patrick (13th
season)
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Ohio Valley Christian soccer team.
Kneeling in the front, from left, Caleb Durst, Eric Blevins, Justin Sizemore,
Marshall Hood and Micah Sanders. Standing in back, from left, are Adam Neal,
Cody Mathias, Levi Anderson, Trevor Blank, Justin Beaver, Andrew Compston
and head coach Jeff Patrick.
Levi Anderson.
Patrick said that both newcomers, senior Justin Sizemore and freshman Andrew
Compston, will be ones to look
out for during the 2015 campaign. Patrick emphasized that
Sizemore brings “speed, speed
and more speed” to the team.
“This is Justin’s first real
venture into the sport,” Patrick
said. “I can already tell that he is
going to give us a big boost this
season.”
For Compston, Patrick thinks
he will be a great addition to the
team.
“He is a really good athlete
and is willing to learn,” Patrick
said.
With a more experienced
team this year, Patrick looks
forward to show how much his
team has improved.
“With everybody that we
have coming back who has time
under their belts, I look for a
better season than last year,”
Patrick said. “Injuries hurt us a
lot last year, and as long as we
can stay healthy I look for a little
better season.”
The Defenders open their
2015 season at Grace Christian
School on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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28 at Wood County, 5 p.m.
September
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4 at Calvary, 5 p.m.
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17 vs Belpre, 5:30 p.m.
19 at Gallia Academy, 10 a.m.
21 vs Cross Lanes, 5 p.m.
24 at Ironton St Joe, 5:30 p.m.
25 vs Teays Valley, 5 p.m.
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the tunnel.
Despite making it to the
OCSAA Final Four, the Ohio
Valley Christian soccer team
looks to bounce back after a
4-11-2 campaign in 2014.
Last year ended a string of
winning seasons dating back
to 2009 for the Defenders. The
Blue and Gold also lost 2014
Offensive Player of the Year
Evan Bowman and Defensive
Player of the Year Phil Hollingshead to graduation.
Jeff Patrick, who will be
entering his 13th year with the
Defenders, said his team has
gotten over its rocky 2014 and
are ready to proceed.
“Numbers are down, which
has been a little discouraging
for our guys, but they’ve kind of
gotten past that,” Patrick added.
“The summer has went really
well, we’ve got some new guys
out, they are learning the game
and picking it up quick.”
The good news for OVCS
soccer fans is that many of its
players will be returning along
with some promising new faces.
Eight starters from the 2014
squad, including seniors Eric
Blevins and Marshall Hood, will
be leading the charge. Other
returnees include juniors Caleb
Durst and Micah Sanders; freshmen Justin Beaver, Trevor Blank
and Colton Cox; and 8th grader
Gallia Academy soccer looks for improvements in 2015
2015 GAHS
Soccer Roster
By Alex Hawley
CENTENARY, Ohio —
After a disappointing 2014
season, the Gallia Academy
soccer team will be looking
for better results in the 2015
campaign.
“I expect all of my players
to step up on the field,” first
year Blue Devils head coach
Richard Isberner said. “I want
them to give 100 percent and
I want them to enjoy themselves. That’s my main goal,
because if they’re not enjoying the game then they aren’t
going to do well.”
Isberner, a native of Sao
Paulo, Brazil, played for Rio
Grande from 2009-2012 and
went on to play professionally
for the Wilmington Hammerheads in the United Soccer
League.
“I am excited to be involved
Seniors
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Gallia Academy soccer
team. Sitting in the front row, from left, are Eric Gillespie, Dekota
Metzler, Hunter Bennett, Logan Carpenter, Zach Johnson and Josiah
Cox. Sitting in the second row are Ben Rtherford, Jacob Ratliff,
Brycen Caudill, Caden Wilt, Colton Fallon, Isaiah Lester and Nathaniel
Riddle. Sitting in the third row are Justin Day, Tristan Polsley, Morgan
Stanley, Trinity Eggers, Madi Oiler, Erin Lincoln, Gretchen McConnell,
Thomas Hamilton, Samuel Petrie and Obsidian Reeves. Sitting in the
back row are head coach Richard Isberner, athletic trainer Lori Ward
and assistant coach Josh Simmons.
with soccer again,” Isberner
said. “After playing professionally in Brazil and in
North Carolina it’s good to
be able to share my knowledge with the kids.”
Gallia Academy, which
finished 2014 with a 5-122 record including 1-7-2
in the Southeastern Ohio
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*Eric Gillespie
*Dekota Metzler
*Hunter Bennett
*Logan Carpenter
*Zach Johnson
Josiah Cox
Juniors
*Madi Oiler
*Ben Rutherford
Jacob Ratliff
Brycen Caudill
Colton Fallon
*Isaiah Lester
*Caden Wilt
Nathaniel Riddle
Sophomores
Obsidian Reeves
Freshmen
Justin Day
Tristan Polskey
Morgan Stanley
Trinity Eggers
Erin Lincoln
Gretchen McConnell
Thomas Hamilton
Samuel Petrie
Head Coach: Richard
Isberner (1st Season)
* — indicates varsity
returnee.
2015 GAHS
Soccer
Schedule
August
27 vs. Point Pleasant,
7 p.m.
September
1 at Athens, 6:30
5 at Ohio Valley Christian,
10 a.m.
8 vs. Warren, 6:30
10 vs. South Point, 6 p.m.
15 at Logan, 6:30
19 vs. Ohio Valley Christian,
10 a.m.
24 at Alexander, 5 p.m.
29 vs. Athens, 6:30
October
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6 at Warren, 6:30
10 vs. Hurricane at URG,
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Black Knights looking for improved 2015 season
By Bryan Walters
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — It’s
still a youth movement, but they aren’t
as young as they used to be.
The Point Pleasant boys soccer team
battled through some growing pains
last year after having a double-digit
freshman class contribute to the varsity
squad — which ultimately led to a
3-12-2 overall mark.
The Black Knights lost five players to graduation, and there are
only two seniors and three juniors
on the 17-man varsity roster for
2015. There are, however, 14 varsity
returnees — which includes 10 from
the sophomore class.
So once again, this season’s success
— in a lot of ways — will come down
to the play of underclassmen.
“We have 10 sophomores, which is
a bulk of our team. Over half of them
started and all of them played significant minutes last year,” Hill said. “We
have a couple of upperclassmen back
to mix in with those younger kids too,
but our team is primarily going to
come down to how well those sophomores perform with a year of experience under their belts.”
Make no mistake, however, of
how important of roles those five
upperclassmen are taking on, which
includes captain roles for senior
Daniel Depres and junior Jacob
Barss — both multi-year varsity
returnees. Hill is looking for those
veterans to help lead the charge.
Also returning from a year ago are
senior Jason Sayre, junior Brandon
Bryant, and sophomores Cole Walker,
Jacob Hussell, Justin Staats, Alex
Carlisle, Alex Lenkov, Austin Nott,
Pictured are members of the 2015 Point Pleasant varsity boys soccer team. Kneeling in front, from left, are
Austin Nott, Justin Staats, Tyler Hill, Jacob Bryant, Luke Wilson, Alex Carlisle and Chance Martin. Standing in
back are manager Sydni Hill, Jason Sayre, Alex Lenkov, Jacob Barss, Cole Walker, Daniel Depres, Austin Adams,
Jacob Hussell, Chase Walker and manager Kaitlynne Carlisle.
Chase Walker, Tyler Hill, Jacob Bryant and
Austin Adams.
The newcomers to this year’s varsity
squad are junior Aaron Carr, as well as
freshmen Chance Martin and Luke Wilson.
A year older and a year wiser on the
field, Hill is hoping that this group’s collective knowledge of one another will
start paying dividends as this season
progresses.
“If we have learned from our experiences last year and play the way we are
capable of playing, then we can honestly
get about 75 percent of our matches,”
Hill said. “Still, with all the youth on
this roster, I want to be cautious and say
that a .500 season would be good for us.
I can tell you that I expect and am hoping for a lot more than .500.”
Point Pleasant opened its 2015 home
season on Saturday, Aug. 29, when it
welcomes Ripley for a non-conference
contest at noon
2015 PPHS Boys
Soccer Roster
1 Cole Walker* So
2 Brandon Bryant* Jr
3 Jacob Hussell* So
4 Chance Martin Fr
5 Luke Wilson Fr
6 Justin Staats* So
9 Alex Carlisle* So
10 Alex Lenkov* So
11 Austin Nott* So
12 Chase Walker* So
13 Tyler Hill* So
14 Jacob Bryant* So
15 Austin Adams* So
17 Jason Sayre* Sr
21 Aaron Carr Jr
22 Jacob Barss* Jr
25 Daniel Depres* Sr
Head Coach: Keith Hill (3rd
season)
2015 PPHS Boys
Soccer Schedule
August
22 at Capital 2 p.m.
29 vs Ripley noon
September
1 at Belpre 6 p.m.
5 vs Parkersburg South 11 a.m.
8 at Williamstown 5 p.m.
9 vs Lincoln County 6:30
10 at Winfield 6 p.m.
12 vs Greenbrier East 11 a.m.
14 at Nitro 5:30
15 at Huntington SJ 7 p.m.
19 at Princeton 4 p.m.
22 vs Sissonville 7 p.m.
26 vs Warren 1 p.m.
30 at Lincoln County 6 p.m.
October
1 at George Washington 8 p.m.
3 at Greenbrier East 11 a.m.
6 vs Belpre 6:30
13 vs Hurricane 6:30
15 at Poca 7 p.m.
17 at Spring Valley 1 p.m.
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2015 PPHS Girls Soccer
Roster
Pictured are members of the 2015 Point Pleasant varsity girls soccer team. Standing in front, from left, are Faith
Cook, Ashley Woomer, Blake Hesson, Alexis Meadows, Torrie Epling, Ashley Smith, Lexi Watkins-Lovejoy and Bailey
Thomas. Standing in back are Teagan Hay, Chelsea Black, Michaela Rimmey, Emma Rice, Carlee Dabney, Emilee Hitt,
Caitlin Peal, Alex Warden and PPHS coach Chris Errett.
By Donald Lambert
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.
— It will hopefully be another
year of improvement for the
Point Pleasant girls soccer
team.
The Lady Knights are coming off a season where the team
finished 9-9-1 for the year and
lost 5-3 to Nitro in the sectionals. The Red, White and Black
are also entering the 2015 campaign without three of their key
starters.
Graduation claimed the likes
of Ashtyn Wedge and Sydney
Raike — a pair of all-state honorable mention selections that
participated in the North/South
All-Star Game. PPHS also lost
Annika Vasa following her one
year as an exchange student.
Even with those loses, Point
Pleasant will be returning 12
players from last fall — including seven starters.
Point head coach Chris
Errett, who will be entering his
third season as skipper for the
Lady Knights. Errett will be
relying on senior Carlee Dabney and junior Chelsea Black
— a pair of multi-year starters
— to lead the Lady Knights
this season. Dabney recorded
nine goals and six assists during the 2014 campaign, while
Black netted five goals and four
assists.
Other returnees for Point
include seniors Brandi Stroup
and Torrie Epling; juniors
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Blake Hesson, and sophomores
Ashlea Woomer, Alex Warden,
Ashley Smith, Caitlin Peal and
Faith Cook.
Point Pleasant will be adding
five new players to the roster
this year. Errett said that freshmen Teagan Hay and Lexi Watkins-Lovejoy will be players to
look out for. Other newcomers
include senior Alexis Meadows,
junior Michaela Rimmey and
freshman Bailey Thomas
The Lady Knights open the
2015 campaign on Saturday,
Aug. 22 at Capital High School.
Game time is scheduled for
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4 Brandi Stroup* Sr
5 Alex Warden* So
7 Alexis Meadows Sr
8 Lexi Watkins Lovejoy Fr
9 Teagan Hay Fr
10 Carlee Dabney* Sr
11 Blake Hesson* Jr
13 Caitlin Peal* So
14 Faith Cook* So
15 Torrie Epling* Sr
16 Emma Rice* Jr
17 Michaela Rimmey Jr
18 Ashlea Woomer* So
19 Emilee Hitt* Jr
21 Chelsea Black* Jr
22 Bailey Thomas Fr
23 Ashley Smith* So
Head Coach: Chris Errett (3rd season)
2015 PPHS Girls Soccer
Schedule
August
22 at Capital High School, 12 p.m.
25 vs Shady Spring, 6:30 p.m.
29 vs Ripley, 10 a.m.
September
5 vs Grafton High School, 10 a.m.
8 vs Williamstown, 6:30 p.m.
10 at Cross Lanes Christian, 6 p.m.
12 vs Greenbrier East, 1 p.m.
15 at Saint Joesph, 5:30 p.m.
17 at Shady Spring, 6 p.m.
19 at Princeton Senior, 2 p.m.
26 vs Warren Local, 11 a.m.
28 vs Sherman High School, 6 p.m.
29 vs Saint Joesph, 6:30 p.m.
October
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3 at Greenbrier East, 1 p.m.
10 vs Sherman High School, 1 p.m.
15 at POCA, 5 p.m.
17 at Spring Valley, 11 a.m.
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2015 WHS Golf Team
By Donald Lambert
Nathan Redman* Sr
Mason Hicks* Sr
Logan Bissell* Sr
Beka Groves* Jr
Anthony Orteze So
Gage Smith Fr
Head Coach: John Arnott (1st season)
MASON, W.Va — The
Falcons look to soar again in
2015.
The Wahama golf team
enter the season with a new
coach and several familiar
faces returning to get the
Red and White back into the
spotlight. John Arnott will be
assuming head coaching duties
for the Falcons. Although it is
his first year, Arnott will bring
years of golf experience to a
team that has a a lot of experience itself.
Seniors Nathan Redman,
coming off a trip to states in
2014, Mason Hicks, Logan
Bissell and junior Beka Groves
are back to represent the Red
and White again this year.
Although many members of
the team are seasoned, Arnott
said that he will be expecting
Pictured are members of the 2015 Wahama golf team. Standing, from left,
are Logan Bissell, Gage Smith, Nathan Redman, Head Coach John Arnott,
Mason Hicks, Anthony Orteze and Beka Groves.
Redman and Hicks to do a lot
of the damage during matches.
“When Nathan and Mason
are on, they’re nearly unbeatable,” Arnott said.
Arnott also said to be on the
lookout for Bissell and Groves
as well. Sophomore Anthony
Orteze and freshman Gage
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this year and expected to do
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Arnott has high expectations
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this year. The Falcons look
to improve in the TVC Hocking division this year after
receiving no victories in 2014.
Arnott also said that with
the group he has, they have
2015 WHS
Golf Schedule
August
6 at Waterford/Federal Hocking, 4:30
p.m.
10 vs Federal Hocking/Miller, 4:30 p.m.
12 Waterford Invitational, 8 a.m.
17 vs Eastern/South Gallia, 4:30 p.m.
19 at Trimble/Miller/Waterford, 4:30 p.m.
26 at Belpre/Federal Hocking/Eastern, 4:30 p.m.
September
1 vs Waterford/Southern, 4:30 p.m.
8 vs Belpre/Trimble, 4:30 p.m.
10 at Eastern/South Gallia, 4:30 p.m.
21 at South Gallia/Trimble, 4:30 p.m.
22 at Southern/Belpre
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By Donald Lambert
GALLISPOLIS, Ohio — The
Gallia Academy golf team looks
to build upon a successful 2014.
The Blue Devils finished the
2014 campaign with a record of
84-42 and 11-9 in the SEOAL.
After finishing second in sectionals and seventh in districts,
coach Mark Allen said this year
will be about his team aiming
higher.
“We want to be among the
best teams in the district and
are shooting for the district
title and a state tournament
berth,” Allen said. “We feel we
have the talent and experience
to do that.”
This season will bring a few
firsts for the Blue and White.
This will be Gallia Academy’s
first year in the Ohio Valley
Conference after making the
move from the SEOAL in the
spring. This year will also be
the first time Gallia Academy
has fielded a girls team in its
history. Returning juniors Kimberly Edelmann and Breanna
Justice will be a part of the
5-girl team.
Although they lost AllSEOAL golfer Bruce Moreaux
to graduation, the Blue Devils
will have plenty of firepower
for the season. Seniors Dares
Hamid, Marcus Moore, Zach
Graham, junior Miles Cornwell
and sophomore Taae Hamid
have returned to capitalize on
success from previous seasons
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Gallia Academy boys golf team.
Standing, from left, Ian Evans, Taae Hamid, Jeremy Brumfield, Kaden
Thomas, John Stout, Marcus Moore, Dares Hamid, Josh Davis, Miles Cornwell,
Nick Denbow and Eli Rutherford.
and add more accolades to
their high school careers.
The Blue Devils are looking
to add some new blood to their
starters this year. Juniors Josh
Davis and Jeremy Brumfield
are looking to make a bigger
impact this season after being
on the team for two years.
Davis already has secured a
starting spot for the year. Upand-coming sophomores Kaden
Thomas and John Stout are
also expected to make their
moves to be starters.
Returnees also include
sophomore Nick Denbow. Newcomers for the Blue and White
include junior Natalie Wilcoxon, sophomore Evan Lincoln
and freshmen Ian Evans, Eli
Rutherford, Molly Fitzwater
and Sydney Crothers.
With the expectations being
high, Allen is confident in his
team’s ability.
“The kids work hard and
have great attitudes,” Allen
said.
Gallia Academy’s first match
of the season will take place
on Friday, Aug. 7 at Franklin
County Golf Course. The
match is scheduled for a 9 a.m.
start time.
2015 GAHS Golf Roster
Boys
Zach Graham* Sr
Dares Hamid* Sr
Marcus Moore* Sr
Jeremy Brumfield Jr
Miles Cornwell* Jr
Josh Davis Jr
Nick Denbow Jr
Taae Hamid* So
John Stout So
Kaden Thomas So
Evan Lincoln So
Ian Evans Fr
Eli Rutherford Fr
Girls
Kimberly Edelman* Jr
Breanna Justice* Jr
Natalie Wilcoxon Jr
Molly Fitzwater Fr
Sydney Crothers Fr
Head Coach: Mark Allen (3rd season)
Pictured are members of the 2015
Gallia Academy girls golf team.
Standing, from left, Kimberly
Edelmann, Breanna Justice and
Natalie Wilcoxon.
2015 GAHS
Golf Schedule
August
7 Vinton County Invitational, 9 a.m.
10 Logan Invitational, 9 a.m.
12 Waterford Invitational, 8 a.m.
13 Portsmouth Invitational, 9 a.m.
17 Columbus Academy Shootout, 12 p.m.
18 SEOAL at Warren, 2 p.m.
20 vs River Valley/South Gallia, 4 p.m.
24 at Chesapeake, 4 p.m.
27 vs Logan, 4 p.m.
31 Girls Shootout, 4 p.m.
September
1 SEOAL at Ohio University, 3 p.m.
3 vs Warren Local/Piketon, 4 p.m.
5 Bexley Invitational, 1 p.m.
10 SEOAL at Jackson, 4 p.m.
12 Bloom Carroll Invitational, 1 p.m.
15 SEOAL at Gallia Academy, 4 p.m.
17 vs Cesapeake/Ironton, 4 p.m.
22 SEOAL at Logan, 4 p.m.
25 OVC Tournament, 9 a.m.
26 Zane Trace Invitational, 2 p.m.
29 Sectional-Boys, 9 a.m.
October
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By Alex Hawley
RACINE, Ohio — The Southern golf team is looking to gain
experience in 2015.
The Tornadoes, who are made
up of three juniors, one sophomore and four freshmen, will
look to continue where they left
off last year, as the 2014 Tornadoes were fourth in the Division
III Jaycees sectional and fourth
in the Tri-Valley Conference
Hocking Division at 9-7.
“This season we have a young
group, but they really like the
game and are competitive,”
fourth year SHS head coach Jeff
Caldwell said. “My hope is they
will continue to work at it and
get better as the season continues. I think we can still do fairly
well in the league because some
of the other teams are young
too.”
Southern juniors Tanner
Thorla and Ashley Acree both
2015 SHS Golf Roster
Juniors
Eli Hunter
Tanner Thorla*
Ashley Acree*
Sophomores
Jonah Hoback*
Freshmen
Ryan Acree
Jensen Anderson
Jarett Hupp
Trey Wood
Head Coach: Jeff Caldwell (4th season)
2015 SHS
Golf Schedule
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Southern golf team. Kneeling in
front, from left, Trey Wood, Jensen Anderson and Ryan Acree. Standing in the
back are Jonah Hoback, Tanner Thorla, Eli Hunter and Ashley Acree.
return for their third season on
the SHS golf team, while junior
Eli Hunter and sophomore
Jonah Hoback are both back for
their second season. Acree was
honorable mention in the district
last season.
Southern lost four starters
from last year’s team, including 2014 All-TVC golfers Jacob
Hoback and Ryan Schenkelberg
and 2013 All-TVC golfer Bradley
McCoy.
Looking to fill the void left
by graduation are incoming
freshmen Ryan Acree, Jensen
Anderson, Jarrett Hupp and
Trey Wood.
August
11 at Waterford, 4 p.m.
12 at Waterford Invitational 8 a.m.
20 at Eastern, 4 p.m.
24 vs. Eastern/Miller, 4 p.m.
25 at Belpre/Federal Hocking, 4 p.m.
26 at Miller/Trimble, 4 p.m.
September
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2 vs. River Valley/Ripley, 4 p.m.
8 vs. Waterford/South Gallia, 4 p.m.
10 at River Valley, 4 p.m.
17 vs. Trimble/Federal Hocking, 4 p.m.
22 vs. Wahama/Belpre, 4 p.m.
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Marauders take aim at fourth straight league title
By Alex Hawley
ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio
— In an inconsistent
game, the Meigs golf
team has been as close to
a sure thing as you can
hope for.
Meigs, which has won
17 league titles dating
back to 1983, will be trying for it’s fourth straight
Tri-Valley Conference
Ohio Division crown
this season. The 2014
Marauders shared the top
spot in the league with
Vinton County, after the
two teams finished the
season with identical 36-6
records. Meigs was 11th
in the 17-team sectional
at Chillicothe Jaycees
Golf Course last season.
“We have three words
this year that we would
like to see in our players, ‘pride, integrity and
sportsmanship’,” seventh
year MHS head coach
Tom Cremeans said. “It
is very important for me
to emphasize to my players integrity and being
honest on the golf course.
It is also very important
that no matter what you
shoot, you possess the
etiquette of a gentleman’s
game such as golf.”
The 2015 Marauders will be anchored by
returning junior Chase
Whitlatch, who fired a 93
at the Division II Jaycees
sectional a year ago. Also
expected to lead MHS
this season are senior
Evan George and sophomore Levi Chapman,
who carded 97 and 99
respectively at the 2014
sectional tournament.
Meigs will be looking for
sophomore Bryce Swatzel and freshman Wyatt
Nicholson to step up as
new contributors to the
Marauders this season.
“I start out every
season encouraging my
players to have fun while
playing golf,” Cremeans
said. “Overall we are a
pretty young team and
the players are showing improvement every
practice throughout the
season.”
The Lady Marauders,
who were seventh at
the Upper Lansdowne
sectional a year ago, will
have to replace 2014
second team all-district
selection Victoria Walker,
who graduated from MHS
this past spring.
Key returnees to the
Meigs girls golf team
include Dannett Davis,
who was an all-district
honorable mention selection a year ago and led
the Lady Marauders at
sectionals with a 101.
2015 MHS
Golf Roster
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Meigs boys
golf team. Kneeling in the front row, from left, are
Theo McElroy, Brody Dellavalle, Caleb Stanley, Bryce
Swatzel, Wyatt Nicholson, Brody Reynolds and Levi
Chapman. Standing in the back are assistant coach
BJ Nicholson, Chase Whitlatch, Evan George, Jaxon
Meadows, Parker Haggy, Josh Dickens and head
coach Tom Cremeans.
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Meigs
girls golf team. Sitting in the front row, from left,
are Karlee Norton, Kaiti Newland and Sheryl Sions.
Kneeling in the middle row are Kendra Robie, Miya
Gilmore and Shaylin Mitchell. Standing in the back
row are assistant coach BJ Nicholson, Dannette
Davis, Caroline Roush, Madison Stewart, Sarah Curl,
Mersaidies Markins and head coach Tom Cremeans.
Boys
Evan George* Sr.
Jaxon Meadows Sr.
Chase Whitlatch* Jr.
Parker Haggy* Jr.
Levi Chapman* So.
Bryce Swatzel* So.
Caleb Stanley* So
Theo McElroy So.
Josh Dickens So.
Wyatt Nicholson Fr.
Brody Reynolds Fr.
Brody Dellavalle Fr.
Austin King Fr.
Girls
Karlee Norton* Jr.
Kendra Robie* Jr.
Dannette Davis* Jr.
Sarah Curl* Jr.
Miya Gilmore Jr.
Madison Stewart Jr.
Kaiti Newland So.
Mersadies Markins So.
Sheryl Sions Fr.
Shaylin Mitchell Fr.
Caroline Roush Fr.
Head Coach: Tom Cremeans (7th
season)
2015 MHS
Golf Schedule
August
11 at River Valley, 4 p.m.
12 at Waterford Invitational, 9
a.m.
18 at Alexander, 4 p.m.
24 at Vinton County, 4 p.m.
31 at Athens, 4 p.m.
September
8 vs. TVC Ohio, 4 p.m.
14 at Wellston, 4 p.m.
21 at Nelsonville-York, 4 p.m.
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River Valley golf looking at stronger 2015 season
By Donald Lambert
BIDWELL, Ohio — A
strong 2014 season could
lead to an even stronger
2015 campaign for the
River Valley golf team.
After finishing 2014
with a 38-14 record and
placing third in the TVC
Ohio standings, the Raiders come into the 2015
season with a majority of
their key starters returning, including the 2014
TVC Ohio MVP Logan
Sheets.
Raiders coach Dewey
Smith, who will be entering his fifth season with
the Black and Silver, will
look to Sheets to have
another MVP-caliber season. Along with his MVP
recognition, Sheets, who is
a senior this year, was also
an All-District Honorable
Mention in 2014 and made
it to districts in Circleville.
Sheets won’t be the only
returning Raider this year.
Senior Cliff Chapman and
junior Grant Gilmore will
also be part of the 5-man
squad for River Valley and
look to build on their success from 2014.
Juniors Chance Gillman and Brandon Cornell
will be joining the team
this year to provide more
firepower for the Raiders.
River Valley only lost one
player since last season,
senior Zach Morris, who
graduated.
The Raiders’ first match
of the 2015 season will
take place on Thursday,
Aug. 6, at Portsmouth.
The match start time will
be 9 a.m.
Donald Lambert can be reached at
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2015 RVHS
Golf Schedule
Pictured are members of the 2015 River
Valley golf team. Standing, from left, are
Grant Gilmore, Logan Sheets, Cliff Chapman
and Chance Gillman.
2015 RVHS Golf
Roster
Logan Sheets* Sr
Cliff Chapman* Sr
Grant Gilmore* Jr
Chance Gillman Jr
Brandon Cornell Jr
Head Coach: Dewey Smith
(5th season)
returnee
August
6 at Portsmouth/Portsmouth Clay,
9 a.m.
7 Vinton County Invitational, 9 a.m.
11 vs TVC Ohio, 4:30 p.m.
13 Elks Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
14 at Jackson/Wellston, 8 a.m.
17 Portsmouth West Invitational,
9 a.m.
18 at TVC Ohio, 4:30 p.m.
20 vs Gallia Academy/South Gallia,
4:30 p.m.
September
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4:30 p.m.
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16 at Jackson, 4:30 p.m.
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2015 EHS Golf Roster
Boys
Jacob Brewer* Sr.
Dillon Swatzel* Sr.
Sean Evans* Sr.
Ty Bissell* Sr.
John Little Jr.
Kaleb Honaker* So.
Garrett Chalfant So.
Jasiah Brewer Fr.
Garrett Rees Fr.
Johnathan Harris Fr.
Ryan Harbour Fr.
Girls
Allie Grueser* Sr.
Katelyn Edwards* Jr.
Kaitlyn Hawk* So.
Sarah Bunce So.
Kylee Tolliver Fr.
Katie Ridenour Fr.
Head Coach: Nick Dettwiller (3rd Season)
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio
— A mix of experience and
youth for the 2015 Eastern
golf team.
With eight starters returning from a year ago, five on
the boys side and three for the
Lady Eagles, EHS will look
to improve on its 5-15 league
record from 2014.
“We have a lot of new faces
and new guys stepping up,”
Dettwiller said. “We’ve had a
good summer and we expect
have a better season this
year.”
Eastern’s boys team will
have six newcomers to the
program, junior John Little,
sophomore Garrett Chalfant,
and freshmen Jasiah Brewer,
Garrett Rees, Johnathan Harris and Ryan Harbour. Returnees for the Green and Gold
include 2014 All-TVC and
All-District selection, senior
Ty Bissell, as well as seniors
Jacob Brewer, Dillon Swatzel
and Sean Evans, and sophomore Kaleb Honaker.
The Eagles were 10th in the
2014 Division III sectional at
Jaycees Golf Course, in Chillicothe. This year’s Division III
sectional will be held at Jaycees on September 30.
The Lady Eagles, who
lost 2014 All-District golfer
Grace Edwards to graduation, return Allie Grueser,
Katelyn Edwards and Kaitlin
Hawk from last year’s starting lineup. Gruesser, a senior,
posted Eastern’s best score
at the Division II sectional at
Upper Lansdowne last year,
finishing tied for 33rd with a
score of 110.
Newcomers to the Lady
Eagle program include sophomore Sarah Bunce and fresh-
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20 vs. Southern/Belpre, 4 p.m.
24 at Southern, 4 p.m.
26 at Belpre/Federal Hocking, 4 p.m.
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By Donald Lambert
— The building process continues.
The Point Pleasant golf team
enters the 2015 season with a
mix of old and new faces on the
roster, as well as a new head
coach. First year head coach
Stacey Walton said that this
year will be about integrating
the new players into the existing system.
“We’ve got a lot of seasoned
players and we have some that
have never golfed before. We’ve
got a wide range of abilities,”
Walton said. “A good season for
us would be to get the new kids
closer to where the returnees
are.”
The Big Blacks finished last
season with a fifth place finish
in the Region IV tournament
in Lavalette, W.Va. After losing
Kelsey Allbright - who earned
medalist honors in half of
Point’s dozen matches in 2014
— to graduation, the Red and
Black will have seasoned players Rhett Lanier, Matthew Martin, Bryce Tayengo and Hunter
Holcome to fall back on.
PPHS will have five new
players on the team this year,
including juniors Douglas
Workman, Austin Liptrap and
Dalton Dangerfield and freshmen Colton Fridlay and Haley
Pierson. Even with a number of
newcomers to the team, Walton
still has expectations for her
team and the program in 2015.
“We just want to stay competitive and continue to grow the
program,” Walton said. “We also
think we have a few kids that
can reach state, so we do have
some expectations this fall.”
Pictured are members of the 2015 Point Pleasant varsity golf team. Standing
in front, from left, are Colton Fridlay, Rhett Lanier, Haley Pierson, Dalton
Dangerfield and Bryce Tayengco. Standing in back are Hunter Holcomb,
Matthew Martin, Douglas Workman and Austin Liptrap.
2015 PPHS Golf Roster
Rhett Lanier* Sr
Matthew Martin* Jr
Douglas Workman Jr
Austin Liptrap Jr
Dalton Dangerfield Jr
Bryce Tayengco* So
Hunter Holcomb* So
Colton Fridlay Fr
Haley Pierson Fr
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Former head coach returns to South Gallia Golf
By Donald Lambert
MERCERVILLE, Ohio —
Coming into the 2015 season,
the South Gallia golf team saw
new additions to the squad
and the return of a familiar
face as head coach.
This year marks the return
of Jeff Fowler in the coaching
position for the Red and Gold.
Fowler previously coached
for five years. Fowler said he
wants to help The Rebels’
build upon its success from
previous years and continue
to grow the program over the
next 2-3 years thanks to interest at the Junior High level.
“The excitement for the
program is because of past
program leaders,” Fowler said.
“We hope to build on that in
the coming years.”
After losing seniors Chris
Brumfield and Jordan Howell
to graduation, South Gallia
will see the return of the 1-2-3
punch of seniors Cuyler Mills,
Tristin Davis and sophomore
Curtis Haner. Fowler said their
2-4 years of experience will be
a great help to the team.
This season sees the debut
of three new players for the
Rebels: juniors Josh Henry and
Illyssa Saunders and freshman
Caleb Henry. Josh is familiar
to the South Gallia faithful as
he also plays for the Rebels
football team. Fowler said that
both Josh and Caleb are very
good athletes and Saunders is
very excited to join the team
this year.
“They add more depth and
excitement to our team,”
Fowler said.
The Rebels’ season begins
on Thursday, Aug. 13 against
Federal Hocking and Southern. The scheduled time for
the match is 4:30 p.m.
2015 SGHS
Golf Roster
Cuyler Mills* Sr
Tristin Davis* Sr
Josh Henry Jr
Illyssa Saunders Jr
Curtis Haner* So
Caleb Henry Fr
Head Coach: Jeff Fowler (1st season)
2015 SGHS
Golf Schedule
Pictured above are members of the 2015
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By Alex Hawley
ROCKSPRINGS,
Ohio — Experience
is key for the Meigs
cross country team in
2015.
The 2014 Meigs
boys team finished
3rd in the Tri-Valley
Conference Ohio
Division and 6th
at the district. The
Marauders lost starters Mitchell Howard
and Isaiah English to
graduation, but they
return 7 letter-men
from last year’s squad.
Senior Jake Swindell, and juniors
Hunter Parsons and
Dillon Mahr return
Pictured above are
members of the 2015
Meigs girls cross country
team. Kneeling in the
front row, from left, are
Caitlyn Rest, Madelyn
Hill and Carman Doherty.
Standing in the back
are Sadie Fox, Gracie
Hoffman, Lara Perrin
and head coach Mike
Kennedy.
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Cole Betzing Fr.
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Girls
Sadie Fox* Sr.
Lara Perrin* Sr.
Gracie Hoffman* Jr.
Carmen Doherty* So.
Caitlyn Rest* So.
Ariann Sizemore* So.
Madelyn Hill Fr.
Taylor Swartz Fr.
Head Coach: Mike Kennedy (23rd season)
returnee.
2015 MHS CC Schedule
August
29 at Wellston Invitational, 10 a.m.
September
5 at Vinton County Invitational, 10 a.m.
16 at Nelsonville-York Invitational, 4:30
22 at Federal Hocking Invitational, 4:30
24 at Jackson Invitational, 4:30
30 Meigs Invitational, 4:30
October
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10 at Unioto Invitational, 10 a.m.
17 at TVC Meet, 10 a.m.
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Colton Atkinson* Sr.
Jace Cast Sr.
Tyler Fields* Sr.
Trey McWilliams* Sr.
Jake Swindell* Sr.
Nate Hoover* Jr.
Jared Kennedy* Jr.
Dillon Mahr* Jr.
Hunter Parsons* Jr.
Keynatyh Rowe* Jr.
Tyler Williams* Jr.
Cole Hoffman* So.
Bradley Logan* So.
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Point CC produces 2 teams for 2015
By Bryan Walters
2015 PPHS CC Roster
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number.
The Point Pleasant cross
country program has reached
new heights in participation,
and this baker’s dozen of runners has also led to another
first for the program under
fifth-year coach Jessica Porter.
The Lady Knights have
six new runners to the varsity level, which will also
give PPHS its first girls team
in school history. The Black
Knights will have seven boys
total on their varsity roster,
with five of those returning
from a year ago.
In all, it’s an exciting time to
be in charge of the cross country program — and Porter is
Pictured are members of the 2015 Point Pleasant varsity cross country program.
Standing in front, from left, are Macy Adkins, Allison Henderson, Chloe Jones,
Karson Bonecutter, Karissa Cochran and Makinley Higginbotham. Standing in
back are Tanner Durst, Byron Fisher, Wyatt Dean, Brandon Henderson, Bradley
Gibbs, Brandon Hall, Hunter White and PPHS head coach Jessica Porter.
hoping that all of the kids will
enjoy the benefits of competing as teams at their 2015
events.
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having two varsity teams this
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focus a little more when you’re
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Pictured are members of the 2015 Gallia Academy varsity boys cross
country team. Standing from left to right are Ethan Rider, Nicholas Sheets,
Cade Mason, Devon Barnes, Kaleb Crisenberry, Kirk Saunders, Ezra Blain,
Colin Little, Cody Rodgers, Kobe Cochrane and Oliver Davies. Absent from
photo were Kyle Greenlee, Caleb Greenlee, Mitchell Bolin and Tanner Allen.
CENTENARY, Ohio — Everybody is
aware of the amount of success that the
Gallia Academy cross country program
has on the girls side of things over the
last several years.
Headed into the 2015 campaign, it is
the boys squad that may take on more
of the spotlight this fall. But make no
mistake about it, the Blue Angels are not
expected to fall too far from their traditional expectations either.
“This might be a year in which we
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2015 GAHS
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Pictured are members of the 2015 Gallia Academy varsity girls cross country
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Devon Barnes* Jr
Kaleb Crisenberry* Jr
Kirk Saunders* Jr
Mitchell Bolin* Jr
Ethan Rider* So
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Eastern CC ready to build on historic season
By Alex Hawley
2015 EHS CC Roster
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio
— After a qualifying for the
OHSAA state meet in 2014
the Eastern girls cross country
team is looking for more success in 2015.
“With the girls we have
returning and the incoming
freshmen, I look for us to have
a strong season,” 11th year
Eagles head coach Josh Fogle
said. “The ninth place finish
last year at the state meet has
had a big impact on the girls
and it has showed in their
summer training.”
The Lady Eagles finished
the 2014 season with a 102-11
overall record and victories
in 8-of-11 meets. Five starters
return from last year’s team
including All-Ohioan Jessica
Cook, who was 21st in the
state as a freshman. Laura
Pullins, who paced the Green
EHS Courtesy Photo
Pictured above are member of the 2015 Eastern cross country team.
Standing from left to right are Brittany Long, Ally Durst, Rhiannon Morris,
Taylor Parker, Kaitlyn Hawk, Jessica Cook, Laura Pullins and Caden Goff.
and Gold five times last fall
returns for her junior season,
while 2014 all-district runner
Kaitlyn Hawk returns for her
sophomore season. Taylor
Parker and Brittany Long also
return from last year’s state
qualifier.
Still, the Lady Eagles have
will have to step up to fill the
void that graduation left on the
team. EHS will have to replace
2014 TVC Hocking champion
Asia Michael, who was the
Lady Eagles first state qualifier in 2013, and four-time district champion and three-time
Taylor Palmer.
Freshmen expected to take
Boys
Caden Goff Fr.
Girls
Laura Pullins* Jr.
Taylor Parker* Jr.
Kaitlyn Hawk* So.
Jessica Cook* So.
Brittany Long* So.
Ally Durst Fr.
Rhiannon Morris Fr.
Head Coach: Josh Fogle (11th season)
2015 EHS CC Schedule
August
29 at Elizabeth Broughton Invitational, 10 a.m.
September
12 at Chick-Fil-A Invitational, 10 a.m.
19 at Meadowbrook, 10 a.m.
October
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2015 RVHS
CC Roster
By Donald Lambert
BIDWELL, Ohio — Experience is the name of the game
for the River Valley cross
country team in 2015.
The Raiders enter the
2015 campaign with positive
momentum after the 2014 season. The boys team finished
second in the TVC Ohio standings and 11 of the starters will
be returning.
After losing seniors Ethan
Hersman and Kyle Randolph
to graduation, first year coach
Darin Smith will be relying on
a number of his veteran runners to carry the Black and Silver to victory this year. Smith
said to keep an eye on senior
Jacob Kemper to make regionals this year and possibly to
make it to states. Junior Garrett Young and sophomores
River Valley cross country team.
Sitting in the front row, from left,
are Julia Nutter, Hannah Nutter,
Leanne Hively, Josie Jones, Sharla
Moody, Kenzie Baker and Natosha
Rankin. Standing in the second
row are Caleb McKnight, George
Rickett, Ian Eblin, Chance Gillman,
Wyatt Bragg, Jacob Kemper, Chase
Johnson and Head Coach Darin
Smith. Standing in the third row are
Andrew Tucker, Derek Green, Cole
Franklin, Ben Moody, Garrett Young
and Nathaniel Abbott.
2015 RVHS CC Schedule
September
5 Scenic Hills Invitational, 10 a.m.
12 Zane Trace Invitational, 10 a.m.
15 Nelsonville Invitational, 4:45 p.m.
19 Rio Invitational, 10 a.m.
24 Jackson Invite, 4:45 p.m.
26 Tigertown Invitational, 9 a.m.
30 Meigs Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
October
3 Piketon Invitationa, 10 a.m.
7 Spartan Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
10 Unioto Invitational, 10 a.m.
17 TVC League Meet, 10 a.m.
24 District Meet, 9 a.m.
Boys
Jacob Kemper* Sr
Ben Moody Sr
Derek Green Sr
Chance Gillman Jr
Garrett Young* Jr
Nathaniel Abbott* So
George Rickett* So
Wyatt Bragg So
Chase Johnson So
Caleb Mcknight Fr
Cole Franklin Fr
Andrew Tucker Fr
Ian Eblin Fr
Girls
Hannah Nutter* Sr
Leanne Hively* Jr
Kenzie Baker* So
Natosha Rankin So
Sharla Moody So
Bailey Hollingsworth So
Ieva Katkauskaite So
Josie Jones Fr
Julia Nutter Fr
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SHS runners looking forward to another successful fall
2015 SHS CC Roster
By Alex Hawley
RACINE, Ohio — Tornadoes hope for a return trip to
regionals in 2015.
After earning a trip to the
Division III regional meet in
Pickerington last season the
Southern Cross Country team
is looking for similar results
this season.
The Southern boys team
was second in the Tri-Valley
Conference Hocking last
year, finishing just four points
behind Belpre. The Tornadoes
finished third in the district
and 12th in the region last
year.
The Tornadoes will be
charged the task of filling a
void left by four-year starter,
All-TVC and All-District runner Bradley McCoy, who
graduated last spring. However, All-TVC freshmen Con-
Pictured above are members of the 2015 Southern cross country team.
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Matson. Standing in the back are Dimitri Lamm, Lucas Hunter, Connor Wolfe,
Ryan McCabe, Tylar Blevins and Larry Dunn.
ner Wolfe and Larry Dunn are
returning for their sophomore
seasons to help pick up where
McCoy left off. Also looking to
make a major impact is senior
Dimitrius Lamm and promising newcomer, junior, Tylar
Blevins.
Returning for the Lady Tor-
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Warden, who was the lone
female runner for SHS a year
ago. Joining Warden for the
Lady Tornadoes in 2015 are
freshmen Mallory Johnson and
Kathryn Matson.
Boys
Dimitrius Lamm* Sr.
Lucas Hunter* Jr.
Tylar Blevins Jr.
Larry Dunn* So.
Ryan McCabe* So.
Conner Wolfe* So.
Jonah Hoback* So.
Girls
Sailor Warden* So.
Kathryn Matson Fr.
Mallory Johnson Fr.
Head Coach: Joe Cornell (3rd
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August
29 at Wellston Invitational, 10 a.m.
September
5 at Warren, 10 a.m.
26 at Lancaster, 10 a.m.
30 at Meigs Invitational, 4:30
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2015 Mason County Cheerleaders
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squad. Standing in front, from
left, are Samantha Atkinson, Lexie
Martin, Darrian Walker, Lexy Toth,
Laryssa Howell, Sydney Crawford
and Haleigh Bonecutter. Standing
in back are Bailey Calandros, Kauri
Porter, Kaylee Hartley, Sydney
Moore, Bri Reymond, Hayley Logan,
Allison Leport and Siera Toles.
Pictured are members of the
2015 Hannan varsity cheerleading
squad. Standing in front, from left,
are Lanie Craig, Marley Gay, Brooke
Jenkins, Emily Smith, Megan Short
and Mackenzie Barker. Standing in
back are Madison Staggs, Makayla
Hoffman, Kassidee Bush and
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and Logan Bissell. Sitting in middle
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Sydney Whaley, Natasha Plants and
Kaleigh Stewart. Sitting in back
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2015 Meigs County Cheerleaders
Pictured above are members
of the 2015 Meigs varsity
cheerleading squad. From left to
right are Savannah Smith, Hanna
Young, Maddi Greene, Lexi Moon,
Madison Dyer, Bryanna Hall,
Kelsey Taylor and Jana Robinette.
of the 2015 Eastern varsity
cheerleading squad. Sitting in the
front row, from left, Megan Miller,
Dylan Haynes, Makya Trussell and
Megan Douglas. Standing in the
back row are Naomi Hoffman,
Jessica Rees, Madison Kenney,
Mattison Finlaw and Grace
Adams.
EHS Courtesy Photo
of the 2015 Southern varsity
cheerleading squad. Sitting in the
front, from left, are Larissa Petrie
and Abbi Carsey. Kneeling in the
second row are Sailor Warden,
Kita Wood, Miranda Greenlee and
Hailey Cremeans. Standing in t
he back are Jackie Dailey, Sabra
Bailey and Jolisha Ervin.
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2015 Gallia County Cheerleaders
of the 2015 Gallia Academy
varsity cheerleading squad.
In the front row, from left,
are Jala Williams, Peyton
Eastman, Kylie Angel and
Makayla Price. Standing in the
back row are Haley Donovsky,
Carlie Winthers, Sami Stanton,
Shawna Stanley, Bailey Smith
and Kaetlyn McCaulla.
Pictured are members of
the 2015 River Valley varsity
cheerleading squad. Kneeling
in front, from left, are Ashleigh
McGuire, Haleigh Thacker, Kelli
Johnson and Bridgett Wray.
Standing in back are Adi Fox,
assistant coach Courtney
Parsons, Katelynn Dement,
Sydney Little, Katelyn Prince,
Morgan Johnson Julie Casey
and Ashley Morris.
Pictured are members of the
2015 South Gallia varsity
cheerleading squad. Kneeling
in front, from left, are Bailey
Walter, Nickole Beaver and
Olivia Hornsby. Standing in
back are Riley Sanders, Zoë
Sims, Rachal Colburn, Tristan
Janey (Mascot), Allie Sweeney,
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Howell.
Courtesy photo
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for revenge on South Gallia,
Trimble and Belpre in league,
and River and River Valley
in non-conference play. Both
of Eastern’s non-conference
losses were decided by one
score.
“Last year we had good
effort, but we just didn’t go as
hard as we possibly could all
the time,” Newland said. “This
year we are trying to get that
in their heads and we’re trying
to get some of our guys to get
their football IQ up. We have
some guys who really haven’t
played football in a while and
we’re looking for them to
learn.”
Eastern will have to AllOhio honorable mention
selections Christian Speelman
and Brent Welch, along with
All-Southeast District running
back Daschle Facemyer.
Key returnees for the
Green and Gold include 2014
all-state honorable mention
lineman, senior, Ross Keller,
and 2014 All-TVC receiver/
linebacker, senior Cameron
Richmond. Calling signals for
the second straight season for
EHS will be junior Jett Facemyer.
Newcomers expected to
contribute to the 2015 Eagles
include tight end Corbett
Catlett, runningback/linebacker Trenton Delacruz and
running back/defensive back
Josh Brewer.
EHS, which was 2-3 at East
Shade River Stadium last
season, will host River Valley,
Federal Hocking, Waterford,
Wahama and Belpre this season. The Eagles first home
game will be on September 11.
Chris Connor.
Scott also said to keep an
eye out for senior Ryan Gerlach
and freshmen Ryan Davis, Levi
Lemaster and Stephan Berry
to make an impact for the Wildcats. Other newcomers include
juniors Johnny Graley and Tyler
Beegle; sophomores Michael
Lowe and Tyler Cochran; and
freshmen Logan Williams,
Christian Holland and Dominac
Burris.
Scott said that the Blue and
White are ready to get on the
field and redeem several losing
seasons at Hannan.
“The boys this year have been
really eager,” Scott said. “We
have 24 guys, which is a large
number for us and they’ve been
really working hard. The team
atmosphere and the optimism
that the boys have this year is
through the roof. We’re really
excited to play this season.”
The Wildcats 2015 campaign
begins at home against Montcalm on Friday, Aug. 28. The
game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
role in how well things go for
the Lady Raiders this fall.
“We lost some key players to
graduation, but we also have a
strong nucleus of players back
from a year ago. We still have
expectations of chasing for a
league title and our returning
experience should play a factor
in trying to make that happen,” Toler said. “Most of us
have had a year together at the
varsity level, so we know what
is expected of one another and
we want to go about doing
things in a successful manner.”
Toler will lean heavily on her
senior leaders, which includes
returning letterwinners Alex
Truance, Jacey Walter, Ashley
Gilmore and Courtney Smith.
Also coming back to the varsity roster this fall is junior
Angel Toler.
Coach Toler is also expecting some considerable contributions from the new varsity
players.
“We have three seniors and
three juniors new to the varsity
team, but each of them will
play a role in what we are all
ultimately looking to accomplish this season,” Toler noted.
“We all have to play well and
play together on the floor for
this to be a success.”
The newcomers to the
varsity squad include seniors
Jayanna Armstrong, Peyton
Browning and Katie Martin, as
well as juniors Emily Adkins,
Brianna McGuire and Jessi
Steele.
The Lady Raiders open the
2015 season on Monday, Aug.
24, when they host Eastern in
a non-conference matchup at
6 p.m.
impact on this season,” VanMeter said. “All the girls will
contribute to what we accomplish, but it’s also going to take
a lot of work on everyone’s
part. We’re excited about the
season.”
VanMeter will look to his
four seniors for leadership, as
Olivia Hill, Taylor Warden,
Emmalee Broyles and Molly
Fisher all bring valuable experience back to the team from
a year ago. Also returning are
juniors Rebekah Roach and
Grace Hill, as well as sophomores Madison VanMeter,
Chelsie Phillips, Destiny Sayre
and Hannah Wren.
The newcomers to the varsity squad are sophomores Elizabeth Mullins, Autumn Baker
and Taylor White, as well as
freshmen Hannah Billups,
Maddy VanMatre, Emily VanMatre, Alexis Mick, Makinley
Bumgarner and Chloe White.
The Lady Falcons will
battle through the rigors of
a demanding TVC Hocking
schedule, plus have a trio of
home-and-home matches with
Ohio Valley Christian and Hannan. WHS is also scheduled
to play a pair of matches at
Huntington Saint Joseph later
in the season.
Wahama opens the 2015
campaign on Monday, Sept.
7, when it travels to Gallipolis
for a non-league matchup with
OVCS at 6 p.m.
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good record this year.”
Those three starters are
seniors Anna Taylor and Lanie
Craig and junior Madison
Staggs. Taylor was the team’s
MVP in 2014, while Craig and
Staggs have developed into
solid overall players.
“I think with those three on
the court we should do pretty
well,” Craig said.
Craig also singled out sophomore Kassidee Bush as someone to look out for this season.
Bush was the MVP for the JV
squad in 2014.
Other returnees include
seniors Cassie Meadows, Clarissa Crank and Shelbee Mayes;
junior Kenzie Barker; and
sophomores McKayla Hoffman,
Megan Burns, Meagan Short
and Jessica Dalton.
While a majority of the
16-player roster will be returnees, Craig recognized freshmen
Pam Ochs and Josie McCoy as
players who could make a difference for the Blue and White.
Craig called Ochs “the fastest
girl I’ve ever coached” and said
that McCoy is a hard worker
with a ton of potential.
Other newcomers for the
2015 season include junior Taylor Scarbrough and freshman
Kiera Smith.
The Lady Wildcats’ 2015
campaign starts at Buffalo on
Thursday, Sept. 3. The match
time is scheduled for 6 p.m.
goals a reality.
“This team can do whatever
it wants to do. They have the
talent and the ability to have
a successful season, but they
also know that it’s going to
take a lot of hard work and
cohesiveness to make that happen,” Burnette said. “Playing
in a league with Southern,
Trimble, Waterford, Eastern
and all the other schools, there
will never be an easy night. If
we want to win any of those
league matches, we have to
bring our best effort every
night.”
One thing working early on
in the Lady Rebels’ favor is the
schedule, as the Red and Gold
play seven of their first eight
matches at home.
South Gallia opens its 2015
campaign on Wednesday, Aug.
26, when it hosts Meigs in a
non-conference matchup at 6
p.m.
Athletic League, returns nine
players from last year’s varsity roster. The Blue Devils
2014 campaign was ended by
SEOAL Champion Warren,
who claimed a 10-1 win in the
sectional semifinal.
Among key returnees are
Logan Carpenter, who was
first team All-SEOAL and first
team All-Southeast District,
Madi Oiler, who was first
team All-Southeast District,
Zach Johnson, and goalkeeper
Caden Wilt, who was honorable mention in the league and
the district.
Graduation claimed four
players from the 2014 Blue
Devils, inculding All-SEOAL
first team selection Jacob
Click and All-SEOAL honorable mention Cole Tawney.
Expected to fill the void will
be standout freshmen Erin
Jackson and Justin Day.
enough to do well in sectionals and district this year. Even
with those lofty expectations,
Arnott said, this season, he
wants his players to take away
more than just golf.
“This isn’t just about being
good at golf,” Arnott said. “I
want them to take away life
lessons, like being courteous
and respectful, as well.”
The first match of the year
for the White Falcons will be
against Waterford and Federal
Hocking on Thursday, Aug. 6
at Waterford. The scheduled
match time will be 4:30 p.m.
Meigs
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as the top-three runners from a
year ago. Freshman Cole Betzing is expected to step in and
make an immediate impact on
this team and fill the shoes of
the boys lost to graduation.
“I think that this team
will be the best I have ever
coached, as they have gained
a years maturity over last
season’s talented squad,” 23rd
year head coach Mike Kennedy
said. “We were disappointed in
not making the Regional meet
in 2014, and I believe that this
team will be deep enough to
ensure a regional spot. The big
question mark is whether or
not the boys who are also play-
ing football — Colton Atkinson, Jared Kennedy and Tyler
Williams — will be able to
contribute to the cross country
team team with their increased
playing time on Friday nights.
However, I trust that they can
handle the task and if not, the
other team members will step
up and fill that void.”
The Meigs girls cross
country team, which finished
fourth in the conference and
sixth in the district, will need
to replace Haley Kennedy and
Cheyenne Gorslene, who both
graduated last spring.
Senior Lara Perrin and
junior Gracie Hoffman are
expexted to solidify the 6
returners from last year. Freshman Taylor Swartz will look to
shadow the two front runners
help MHS on the depth charts.
“We are hoping for improvement this season, but it will
have to come from the middle
three runners,” Kennedy said.
“Lara and Gracie have run
great times, but we can not
expect them to take on more
of the burden. If we are going
to excel, the weight of success
will be on senior Sadie Fox
and sophomore Caitlyn Rest. I
believe that those two can get
it done. We must stay injury
free this year to reach our
goals, as we are not extremely
deep.”
Meigs, which starts the
season at the Wellston Invitational on August 29, will host
an invitational on Wednesday,
Sept. 30.
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said. “We’ve struggled to get
more than a handful of girls
out in the past, so having a
team for the first time is great.
Hopefully they’ll continue
to work hard and enjoy this
sport more as the season progresses.”
The boys return three
seniors in Hunter White,
Brandon Henderson and
Brandon Hall, as well as junior
Byron Fisher and sophomore
Wyatt Dean. The varsity newcomers for the Black Knights
are senior Bradley Gibbs and
freshman Tanner Durst.
White became the school’s
record-holder in cross country
last fall by posting a time of
18:00.67. White will also serve
as the team captain this fall.
On the girls side of things,
there are three seniors in
Macy Adkins, Makinley
Higginbotham and Karissa
Cochran. Junior Carson Bonecutter, as well as freshmen
Allison Henderson and Chloe
Jones, round out the Lady
Knights’ roster.
Point Pleasant will open its
2015 campaign on Saturday,
Sept. 5, when it travels to
Cabell Midland for an 8 a.m.
meet.
have a little bit of a changing of the guard. The boys
might actually be a stronger
team than our girls, but there
is definitely talent on both
rosters,” seventh-year GAHS
cross country coach Todd May
said. “We have three or four
kids that could possibly be running at the state meet later on
this fall and competing in two
good cross country leagues will
definitely help our cause. We’re
excited about the upcoming
season.”
There is plenty of room for
optimism within the program,
as the boys and girls are returning a combined 23 runners
from the varsity squad a year
ago. More importantly, only
one of the 24-person roster is
new to the varsity ranks —
making both the Blue Devils
and Blue Angels quite experienced headed into this season.
The boys team has 15 runners this year, with 14 of those
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Nathaniel Abbott and George
Rickett are expected to have
good enough times to help the
team to make it to regionals.
On the girls side, Smith is
expecting senior Hannah Nutter, junior Leanne Hively and
sophomore Kenzie Baker to
lead the ladies.
“Hannah is a key leader
on the team,” Smith said.
“Leanne was hurt last year and
should help a lot this year. I
see Kenzie making regionals
and possibly states.”
The Raiders will be welcoming several newcomers
this season as well. Junior
Chance Gillman and freshmen
Caleb McKnight and Andrew
Tucker are expected to make
returning from last fall. The
Blue Devils also do not have
a single senior on the roster,
which means that a progression this fall could only lead to
bigger things down the road.
Back from a year ago are
juniors Cade Mason, Devon
Barnes, Kaleb Crisenberry,
Kirk Saunders and Mitchell
Bolin, as well as sophomores
Ethan Rider, Ezra Blain, Colin
Little, Cody Rodgers, Kobe
Cochrane, Oliver Davis, Kyle
Greenlee, Caleb Greenlee and
Tanner Allen. The single newcomer to the varsity squad is
freshman Nicholas Sheets.
May spoke about the expectations for his boys team
headed into the season.
“We have four teams move
on to regionals from our district, and I really think our
boys can be one of those four
teams. These guys are capable
of making a move to that next
level,” May said. “These guys
are working hard and they are
growing. All of them are a lot
faster than they were a year
ago.”
On the girls side, all nine
an impact on the boys side,
while sophomore Bailey Hollingsworth and freshmen Julia
Nutter and Josie Jones will
strengthen the girls team.
Smith said that Hollingsworth
could potentially be the number two girl on the team after
all is said and done.
Other newcomers for River
Valley include seniors Ben
Moody and Derek Green;
sophomores Wyatt Bragg,
Chase Johnson, Natosha
Rankin, Sharla Moody and
Ieva Katkauskaite; and freshmen Cole Franklin and Ian
Eblin.
The Raiders will begin their
2015 campaign at the Scenic
Hills Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Warren High
School. Match time is scheduled for 10 a.m.
runners are varsity returnees
— which includes a pair of
seniors in Hayley Petrie and
Sydney Rose. Juniors Caitlin
Caldwell, Mary Watts, Mesa
Polcyn and Sabrina Manygoats are also back, as well as
sophomores Elizabeth Evans,
Nacoma Smith and Cassidy
Starnes.
Though experienced and
talented, May notes that the
girls enter the 2015 campaign
with more questions than the
boys squad.
“Our girls are capable of
getting to the program’s high
standards, but we still have a
few questions about our fourth
and fifth runner headed into
the season,” May said. “We are
hoping to have that straightened out by the time we head
into tournament, but we have
the potential to be a regional
qualifier if things work out.”
The Gallia Academy cross
country teams will open their
season at the Circleville Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Eastern
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on major roles for the Lady
Eagles are Rhiannon Morris
and 2014 junior high TVC
Hocking champion Ally Durst.
The Eastern boys’ team will
have just one member, freshman Caden Goff. Goff will try
to fill the shoes of Brock Smith
and Tyson Long, who both
graduated last spring. Long,
who ran cross country for four
years at EHS, will serve as an
assistant coach this season.
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