Friday, August 28 Belpre at Sciotoville East, 7:00 P.M. Radio: 1260AM WNXT Chesapeake at Minford, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Total Media Sports YouTube Radio: 92.1FM WIOI Coal Grove at Adena, 7:30 P.M. Livestream: Adena Football Hudl Fairland at Point Pleasant, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Point Pleasant Live YouTube Radio: 94.1FM WTHQ Greenup County at Russell, 7:30 P.M. Livestream: MYTownTV YouTube Meigs at Symmes Valley, 7:00 P.M. Livestream simulcast: Symmes Valley Youtube and Symmes

Back for a fourth season — or 28 in dog years — Bella has returned for another year of high school football pick 'em, Last week saw two upset wins from South Point and Ashland cause Bella to go 2-3 to begin her 2026 campaign. Hopefully this weekend isn't as wild and unexpected or she will really be behind the 8-ball. As always, the Bulldog-Cocker Spaniel mix will make her usual 5 picks of games from the area and then head back to sleep it off and wait until next week! Below y

CHESAPEAKE — For Symmes Valley, it's a new year with the same results. The Vikings' high-octane offense scored early and often, while the defense came up with 5 turnovers to rout the Chesapeake Panthers 55-13 in the annual "Battle for the Paddle" game at Phil Davis Field on Friday night. The Vikings piled up the offense, out-gaining the Panthers 449-135 in total offense and 18 to 6 in first downs. Junior quarterback Bronx Carpenter showed the hot hand early, throwing for 238