Area Sports
Lady Zeps Beat Cambridge, Upended by Monroe Central
By Jeff Harrison One up and one down during the week for the Shenandoah Lady Zeps, who defeated Cambridge and lost to Monroe Central in action on the home court. On Monday, Shenandoah turned to its defense to earn a 30-26 victory over visiting Cambridge. The Lady Zeps (3-1) led 9-6 after one quarter…
Read MoreLoris Combine for 56 Points as ‘Skins Collect Third Win
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins took on Toronto at the East Ohio Sports Complex, and the Redskins kept their perfect record intact, beating the Red Knights, 70-48, on Saturday. “I thought we played hard the entire game.” Caldwell Coach Clint Crane stated. “We got better at attacking their zone defense as the game…
Read MoreCaldwell Girls Basketball
By Julie LaFollette “We are looking to take that next step and compete for OVAC and Sectional championships.” Those are the optimistic word of Caldwell High head girls’ basketball coach Eli Svercek who is anxious for the season to get under way. “We had our first winning season in 10 years last season (12-9),” he…
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Shenandoah High’s 2020-21 girls’ basketball team. Front row, left to right, Casara Danaher, Karlee Wehr, Makenzie Lynch, Kendall Mackie, Ashleigh Wheeler, Monica Seevers, Kaylee Wehr, Charli Wickham; back row, assistant coach Taylor Rossiter, Kadence Noll, Savannah Irvin, Emmie House, Brylee May, Emmy McVicker, Mya Leach, head coach Sami Schott. Not pictured, Kinsley Brown and assistant…
Read MoreHornets’ Running Game Too Much for Shenandoah
By Jeff Harrison There was no mystery to what Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant’s game plan would be: run the ball; do it again and then do it again…and Shenandoah simply couldn’t stop it. In a back-and-forth game that figured to come down to who had the football last, that’s exactly what happened as the…
Read MoreEagles Turn Table to KO Redskins from Playoffs
By Julie LaFollette The sixth-seeded Caldwell Redskins hosted the 11th-seeeded Eastern Eagles in an OHSAA Division VII, Region 27 playoff game on Friday and the Eagles pulled off the upset, beating the Redskins by a 26-14 score at the Noble County Fairgrounds. Caldwell Head Coach Grant Gaydos was understandably disappointed in his team’s performance, having…
Read MoreRedskins, Zeps Eye Home Playoff Games
By Jeff Harrison It’ll be a history-making weekend in Noble County as Caldwell and Shenandoah will be in the OHSAA football playoffs in the same season for the first time. As the result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which altered the 2020 high school football season – reducing the regular season to six week before…
Read MoreLady Zeps Notch Two Big Victories to Earn OVAC 2A Tournament Berth
By Jeff Harrison The Shenandoah Lady Zeps earned a return trip to the OVAC Volleyball Tournament thanks to a pair of big victories last week, with Coach Megan Grywalski’s squad defeating Wheeling Central on Tuesday and then sweeping past Fort Frye on Thursday. A 25-23, 25-20, 25-13 win over Fort Frye nearly elevated the…
Read MoreSportsmanship Wins Out – Caldwell Freshman Fleeman Scores Big Goal for ‘Skins
By Julie LaFollette Caldwell High soccer team hosted Parkersburg Catholic on Thursday, with the Redskins earning an 8-2 victory, but it was a match about much more than the final score. “Tonight wasn’t about the score or how well we played or who scored,” said Caldwell coach Michael Ontko. “Tonight was about sportsmanship and how…
Read MoreShenandoah edges Buckeye Local in Overtime at Buckeye Local, 16-8
By Jeff Harrison YORKVILLE – Talk about overcoming adversity. Playing short-handed due to a recent rash of injuries, Shenandoah High had to overcome more than a few in-game calls that didn’t go its way, but when the game finally ended, the Zeps emerged with a 16-8 overtime victory against Buckeye Local at World War II…
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