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Monroe Looks To Continue Success Of Last Season

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WOODSFIELD – The Monroe Central Lady Seminoles finished last season with a 20-7 record, winning the MOVL and the Sectional and District titles before bowing out in the first round of the Regional tournament to Trimble. Graduated from that team are Kalista Friday, Haylyn Hiles, Trista Morris, and Hailie Hoyt, but the cabinet is far from empty in Woodfield. A total of fifteen girls are filling varsity spots this season, with nine of them being underclassmen, something veteran Seminoles coach Troy Baker is pleased with. A quartet of seniors spotlight the Seminoles. Abby Thompson is a ...

River Has Good Vibes Around Practice As Isaly Enters 19th Year As Head Coach

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HANNIBAL – It may sound like a broken record at most schools, but at River, under ultra-successful girls coach Rick Isaly, there are good vibes around practice, indicating the Lady Pilots can continue their winning ways in 2022-23. The Hannibal-based school returns six lettermen from a 15-10 record squad which advanced to the Division IV District last winter before bowing to eventual Regional qualifier Monroe Central, 61-53. Entering his 19th season at River with a pair of OVAC 2-A titles to his credit, Isaly’s crew upended Beallsville (50-29) and Strasburg (48-43) to capture the ...

Martins Ferry To Start Over, Start Fresh Under Reasbeck

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MARTINS FERRY — The new era of Martins Ferry girls basketball begins this season. Head coach Dave Reasbeck believes his Purple Riders are going to be embarking on a strong run of success in the coming seasons and the foundation that’s laid down this season will be quite important in what lies ahead. “We’re starting over and we’re starting fresh,” Reasbeck said. “We have a whole new attitude and team. We’re very positive and energetic from the junior high level up to the varsity. We have some really good, young players.” The Purple Riders posted a 13-10 record last ...

Barnesville Has New Head Coach, 9 Returning Letterwinners

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BARNESVILLE – With a wealth of experience returning from last year, things are looking good for the Barnesville girls’ basketball team for the 2022-23 season. First-year head coach Ty Leach welcomes nine letterwinners back. A pair of them are two-year veterans in senior Alyssa Carter (5-5) and junior Ellie Thompson (5-8). Others who lettered last winter are senior Rilee Lucas (5-4); juniors Ava McFarland and Maddy Schaffer; and sophomores Abigail Johnson, Zoey Fritter, Madelynn Tyson, and Lilly Welch. While the Shamrocks only lost one player, it was leading scorer and rebounder ...

Bellaire Undersized, But Farrier Will Have Them Ready To Play Every Night

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BELLAIRE — This just in from the not-so-breaking-news department … the Bellaire girls basketball team is undersized. Because of their style and ability to guard in the full court, being smaller hasn’t been an issue since John Farrier took over the reins of the program. The Lady Reds head coach hopes the experience and athleticism prove to be more than enough to cover up for the fact that no player on the 10-player roster stands taller than 5-8. “The size is a battle we’re used to fighting,” Farrier said. “We plan to use our speed and athleticism to create problems for ...

St. Clairsville Must Find Some Ballhandling That Graduated

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – As Stacey Agnew enters his ninth season as head coach of the St. Clairsville girls’ basketball program, he is optimistic as to how good the Red Devils can be in 2022-23. “We lost three seniors in Shae Brookover, Alexis Thoburn and Sydney Miller,” he said. “We lost a lot of points with those three and most of our ball handling with Shae.” Brookover and Thoburn were both four-year letterwinners and Miller lettered twice. Brookover and Thoburn were both first team All-District last winter. However, St. Clairsville returns four letterwinners and a couple ...