BRIDGEPORT – Entering his 19th season as the head coach of the Bridgeport boys’ basketball team, Donnie Cash finally has some height on his roster. The past few years has seen the Bulldogs utilize a small roster which hurt them at the Division III level. They have dropped back down to ...

SHADYSIDE - Ed Andes has scripted countless successful seasons in his 25 years as head coach of the Shadyside boys’ basketball program. Last year’s campaign was one of the most enjoyable. Andes guided his Tigers to a 17-7 mark en route to another OVAC 2A championship, besting nemesis ...

BEALLSVILLE – Beallsville High School has been a school steeped in tradition for most of its existence, with the Blue Devil basketball programs commonly putting together impressive records and collecting various team and individual awards despite the small size of the school. This winter, ...

MARTINS FERRY - Derek Edwards begins his seventh season at the helm of the Martins Ferry boys’ hoop program. It is a campaign in which the former All-Ohio Purple point guard harbors greats hopes for. Edwards, a former Associated Press D-III Coach-of-the-Year, likes the physical and mental ...

HANNIBAL -- Veteran River High head coach Mark Romick likes what he has returning to the floor for his 2022-23 Pilots, but there’s one excusable drawback as the Hannibal-based crew prep for Tuesday’s season opener at Buckeye Local unless pushed back due to football. “We’ve lacked the ...

CONNORVILLE—Buckeye Local lost its leading scorer in Cameron Best and quite a bit of experience between Best, the Darrahs, Hunter (6-foot-6) and Luke (6-4), along with Ethan McHugh and Anthony Deitch off a team that finished 8-14. But while the girls team is low on numbers and on height, ...