Area Sports
Positive COVID-19 Test Results in Caldwell Shutting Down Athletic Activities, Facilities
By Jeff Harrison It was only a matter of time. While Noble County has been able to avoid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to a large degree, athletic programs throughout the East District started getting unwanted news over the last couple of weeks and now it’s finally hit here. A tweet on Tuesday, June 30…
Read MoreSHS Grad Hines Named Hoop Coach at Barnesville
by Seth Staskey, special to The Journal The Barnesville High School administration didn’t have to look far to fill its boys basketball coaching vacancy. During last week’s board of education meeting, Johnny Hines, who had served as the chief assistant under Matt Johnson, was formally approved as the new head coach. Johnson stepped down in…
Read MoreShenandoah’s Flood Receives Wells Memorial Scholarship
by Jeff Harrison Shenandoah High 2020 graduate Raegan Flood was awarded the John Wells Memorial Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship – presented in the memory of the late John Wells, a highly-respected pitching coach from the area who spent many years on the Muskingum University coaching staff – is presented each year to two college-bound…
Read MoreContact Sports Practices to Resume Monday
Good news came from the lt. governor’s office yesterday. Beginning Monday, June 22, practices for contact sports may resume, with safety practices in place. Lt. Governor Husted announced that Phase II of the Responsible RestartOhio plan for sports activities will allow contact practice for all sports to resume on Monday, June 22. “This means football,…
Read MoreYoung “Colt” Selected by Tigers in MLB Draft
By Jeff Harrison He picked up his first bat and threw his first pitch in Guernsey County. Now this “Colt” is a member of the Detroit Tigers’ organization. Colt Keith – who spent his first eight years living just outside of Byesville where he developed an early affinity for the game of baseball – got…
Read MoreBack to the Grind: Athletes at Shenandoah, Caldwell Conditioning Under ‘Social Distancing’ Guidelines
By Jeff Harrison Student-athletes and coaches in Noble County are back to the grind, and they couldn’t be happier. After two and a half months without sports due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, athletes around the state including those at Shenandoah and Caldwell have been able to return to some sense of “normalcy”…
Read MoreOHSAA to Expand Football Playoffs in 2021
submitted by Jeff Harrison The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the OHSAA football playoffs from eight schools per region to 12 beginning in the 2021 season. The 9-0 affirmative vote was given to a recommendation from the OHSAA staff, which was based on a proposal from the Ohio…
Read MoreCaldwell’s Ackley to run at Malone; Hesson will play baseball at Marietta
By Julie LaFollette Two Caldwell High athletes in the Class of 2020 will continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level this fall. Mason Ackley will be attending Malone University where he will continue his track and cross-country career. Ackley led the Caldwell cross country team last fall, earning All-Ohio honors with…
Read MoreNew Home for OHSAA Cross Country Championships
The Ohio High School Athletic Association cross country state championships are moving to Fortress Obetz, a 50-acre multi-purpose sports complex with a 6,500-seat grandstand located on thesoutheast side of Columbus, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Wednesday. Fortress Obetz opened in 2017 on the former site of the Columbus Motor Speedway. The racing that will…
Read MoreLady Zeps’ Volleyball Trio to Play at the Next Level
Flood, Dixon Headed to Muskingum; Smith Going to Waynesburg By Jeff Harrison Team success can often lead to individual rewards such as all-star recognition and the like, and for three Shenandoah High volleyball players the success they achieved both collectively and individually has led to the chance to play the sport they love at the…
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