ATHENS — If fans and pundits are not talking about the Ironton Fighting Tigers basketball team, they better start. Ironton continued it’s amazing season by using the same formula it has all season to topple the Wheelersburg Pirates 63-47 to win the Division 5 district championship at the Ohio University Convocation Center on Saturday. Avenging one of its only two losses this season, Ironton used defense and controlling the backboards to win its first district title since 2015

ATHENS — It was stop but no go for the Chesapeake Panthers. The Panthers kept getting stops in the fourth quarter but couldn’t connect on their shots to go in the basket on the other end thats piled their comeback hopes. That cold offensive stretch in the fourth quarter was key as the Panthers lost 49-40 to the Eastern Brown Warriors in the Division 5 district championship game at Ohio University’s Convocation Center on Saturday. “We had a good first quarter start. I thought

MOREHEAD — A fourth quarter rally from Ashland and some late stops propelled the Kittens to a 53-49 comeback win over the Russell Lady Devils to win the 16th Region championship on Friday night at Ellis T. Johnson Arena.  "Just too many empty possessions down the stretch and we knew (Ashland) would eventually gonna break free," said Russell coach Mandy Layne. "But I'm just so proud of my kids though. The effort they gave and a they played as hard as they could, I told them af