Area Sports
Five Caldwell Wrestlers took home wins at Hannibal Saturday
By Julie LaFollette Caldwell High’s wrestling squad traveled to Hannibal on Saturday for a quadrangular match, with the Redskins claiming three victories 45-9 over River, 48-12 over Shadyside, and 48-24 against Fort Frye. “I am proud of how our guys competed today,” Coach Derick Hesson stated. “They improve every time we wrestle. It is nice…
Read MoreCaldwell Boys Beat the Eagles 50 – 41
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins traveled to Patriot Prep on Monday, returning home with a 50-41 victory over the Eagles. “This was a big win for us,” Coach Clint Crane stated. “They have some big, athletic kids. I was proud of how our guys did not give up when we got down early. We…
Read MoreZeps Upended at Fort Frye After Win at Indian Valley
By Jeff Harrison State-ranked Fort Frye turned up the heat in the second half and visiting Shenandoah got burned, with the Cadets pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 56-41 repeat victory on Thursday. Fort Frye led 16-12 after one quarter behind nine points from Kelton Fogle, but Shenandoah turned things around in the…
Read MoreCayton Secrest Scores 1000th Point as Lady ‘Skins Beat Frontier
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Lady Redskins traveled to Frontier on Saturday, returning home with a 63-50 victory which featured a career milestone for senior Cayton Secrest. “As a team when we have three or four girls in double digits, we are going to give ourselves a chance,” Coach Eli Svercek stated. “Madi Mumaw had…
Read MoreWheeler Scores 1,000th Career Point as Lady Zeps Earn Split with Lady ‘Skins
By Jeff Harrison Shenandoah High earned a season split with Noble County rival Caldwell and saw senior Ashleigh Wheeler reach a career milestone in the process, with the Lady Zeps finishing strong to claim a 69-52 victory over the Lady Redskins on Tuesday. Caldwell won the first meeting two weeks ago by a 45-42…
Read MoreGaydos Yields Coaching Reigns at Caldwell
By Julie LaFollette Caldwell High’s head football coach Grant Gaydos has submitted his resignation from that position. “After 16 years of coaching football at the college, high school and junior high level, it’s time for me to change my focus and priorities.” Gaydos began. “I have spent the last 13 years, with the help of…
Read MoreWells Steps Down as Shenandoah Football Coach
SHS Grad Guided Zeps to Three Playoff Appearances in Six Seasons; Will Remain as Head Wrestling Coach By Jeff Harrison Jesse Wells has accomplished many things since returning to his alma mater in 2015. –Participation in football, wrestling and in the weight room have increased greatly. –Football went from 2-28 in the three years…
Read MoreWheeler Has ‘Quadruple Double’ as Lady Zeps’ Upend Bealllsville
By Jeff Harrison The “Wheels” of the Shenandoah Lady Zeps’ bus were rolling! Sparked by a rare “quadruple double” by senior Ashleigh Wheeler, Shenandoah evened its record at 5-5 with a 59-36 triumph over visiting Beallsville on Wednesday. Wheeler, who had missed a couple of games due to back issues, was in rare form…
Read MoreCaldwell Splits in Home Triangular
By Julie LaFollette Caldwell High’s wrestling squad hosted its first triangular match of the season on Wednesday, beating the Shadyside Tigers by a 28-27 score and losing to Waterford, 36-14. Coach Derick Hesson said that his team still need to improve its fundamentals. “The guys showed great effort throughout the matches,” he said. “We as…
Read MoreShenandoah Grapplers Finish Second at Warren Invitational
By Jeff Harrison Shenandoah High opened the 2020-21 wrestling season with a runner-up finish at the Hickory Grove Market Invitational hosted by Warren High on Saturday. Sheridan captured the team title with 306 points, with Coach Jesse Wells’ Zeps in second place with 292. Host Warren was third with 267 followed by Morgan (162),…
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