IRONTON — A pinch of this, a dash of that, a smidge of that, mix it up and you have a win. Ironton had a successful recipe on Friday as the Fighting Tigers blanked the Coal Grove Hornets 10-0 in a five-inning run rule Ohio Valley Conference win. Braydon Baker pitched a one-hitter and Ethan Sutton was 3-for-4 with 3 runs batted in to help spark the win. “A few kids made some great plays in the outfield, (Ethan) Sutton hit great and (Braydon) Baker pitched very well,” said Iron

GALLIPOLIS — What started as a softball game turned into a marathon as the South Point Lady Pointers outlasted the Gallia Academy Blue Angels 7-5 in a 13 innings. Kota Copley pitched the complete game as she struck out a whopping 23 batters and threw 179 pitches, 127 for strikes. She gave up 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, and walked only 4. South Point (15-6, 8-2) had 9 hits with Kaylee Stidham going 3-6 with an RBI, Kyleigh Castle 2-4 with an RBI, Adyson Copley 1-3 and Chloe

OAK HILL — It was the group Chicago that sang, “Feeling Stronger Every Day.” Barrett Waginger was feeling stronger every inning. After a shaky first inning, the St. Joseph Flyers’ freshman pitcher held the Oak Hill Oaks in check in a 6-1 win on Thursday. "We came out pretty flat at the start. But we managed to wake up around the third inning and get some runs to get some separation," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. Waginger allowed just 4 hits as he gave up an earned run in