Ironton 11-Year old All-Stars advance to state
BY JOE HOLTZAPFEL I thought I would put off writing the material of things past to report on the state bound 11-year old All-Stars. Last...
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Jun 141 min read
Ironton LL All-Star Teams set to begin play this weekend
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL The Ironton Little League All-Stars begin play this Saturday June 15, 2024. The 8/9/10 year old team will begin play at...
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Jun 53 min read
Some Little League Memories
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL In 1938, a man by the name of Carl Stotz started what would later be a World Wide baseball program. I'm sure he didn't...
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May 213 min read
Right Place, Right Time
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL When age creeps up on you and you get to be my age, there are things you have seen that others may not have had that...
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May 132 min read
Tragedy Strikes A Former Ironton Coach
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Charles Kautz served as the coach of the Ironton football team from 1956 to 1960. Coach Kautz was only 31 when he took...
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May 62 min read
Ironton Coach Bob Lutz (Part 4)
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL I had the chance to see one of Ironton's finest play in the Shoe one Saturday afternoon. Judge Clark Collins gave me...
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Apr 292 min read
Ironton Coach Bob Lutz (Part 3)
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL There were many instances where Coach had things happen at practice that became one of those did you hear what Bob said...
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Apr 222 min read
Ironton Coach Bob Lutz (Part 2)
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Along came 1972 and Mike Burcham, the athletic director at Ironton, was looking for a new football coach due to a...
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Apr 172 min read
Ironton Coach Bob Lutz (Part 1)
I've been asked several times how much do I know of Coach Lutz. Honestly I really don't know much but what I do know would fill several...
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Apr 142 min read
Is The Third Time A Charm
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Most people remember coach Bob Lutz’s second stint as head coach of the Ironton Fighting Tigers, but did you know there...
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Apr 81 min read
Bob Lutz's Right Hand Man
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Everyone has a right hand man and Bob Lutz was no different. Coach Lutz's right hand man has a resume that is second to...
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Joe Holtzapfel
Apr 12 min read
Memories From The Huntington Veterans Memorial Field House (Part 2)
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Maybe one of the funniest things I ever saw at the Field House might have been this. Not sure who they were playing,...
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Mar 282 min read
Memories From The Huntington Veterans Memorial Field House
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL Do I ever have memories from this great lady. Its very difficult to remember the times and dates but the things I saw...
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Joe Holtzapfel
Mar 243 min read
Remembering when Ironton weathered a "Snow" storm
By JOE HOLTZAPFEL I was going through some of my videos of previous Ironton games and I came upon what I consider to be the biggest game...
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