LOGAN — A huge second quarter run, sparked by extreme defensive pressure and transition play, helped the Portsmouth Lady Trojans roll past the Tuscarawas Valley Lady Trojans 66-48 and win the Divison 5 regional title on Saturday. "We gave up a couple open looks early and some second chances. So we made a couple adjustments to that and our kids responded as you saw in the second quarter," said Portsmouth coach Amy Hughes. "Our rebounding and transition game was the difference

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Nothing like a little scare to get your engine running. After falling behind in the first quarter, the Fairland Lady Dragons came to life and got their offense in gear as they routed the Anna Lady Rockets 60-38 to win their fourth straight regional championship. “They had a good game plan. They came out and did some things that took us out  of our game,” said Fairland coach John Buchanan. “They’re a good team. But we were able to adjust and we did a better

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