Kids' Night at Brushcreek produces some high quality racing

A sunny, warm day turned into a night full of racing action and fun at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex. Saturday was "Kids Night" presented by Mt. Hope Bible Camp. It was a full night of fun and games for the kids coordinated by the staff from the Mt. Hope Bible Camp. The racing action also featured a special class, the Southern Ohio Lightning Mini-Sprints which made its first of two scheduled races at BMC in 2013. The racing action heated up as the sun went down. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Down to last three outs, Hounds rally for 7-4 win over West Union

Trailing 3-2 and down to their final three outs, the Manchester Greyhounds "A" baseball squad put together a big seventh inning rally to come from behind on the road and defeated the West Union 1 team by a final score of 7-4, picking up their second win to open the season. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Big week for aspiring Indians at Peebles Basketball Camp

It is pretty common knowledge that basketball is pretty important stuff around the Peebles area and the turnout at last week's Peebles Basketball Camp showed that the athletes of the Indians future are ready to go. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Just being random again

Some days it is just tough to write, tough to find a specific topic, tough to find words that will make any sense. Today is one of those days when there is just not a single topic jumping out at me, at least not one that might not be too controversial for this page. So as I was driving up here this morning, I decided to go the "random" route and just go with whatever popped into my mind as I sit down to type. I know, that is a scary thought itself, but here we go. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

SHAC names its 2013 All-League Softball Team

With a vote of the league's coaches, the Southern Hills Athletic Conference has chosen its 2013 All-League Girls Softball Team. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Burns finishes fifth in High Jump at the OHSAA State Track Meet

"It was a little intimidating." Those were the thoughts of Manchester sophomore high jumper Tess Burns as she reflected back on walking on to the track at Jesse Owens Stadium with over 12,000 people in the seats. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Lady Devils hold their annual summer basketball camp

The basketball racks were rolled back out and the gymnasium was filled at North Adams High School for three days last week as Coach Rob Davis and his staff welcomed 48 young campers to the 2013 Lady Devils Basketball Camp. For three hours each night, the young Lady Devils to-be worked on the fundamental of the game under the tutelage of Davis and his staff, along with a group of assistants from the high school basketball program. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Opening night in 'A' baseball-Manchester 21 Peebles 11

It was pretty obvious on Monday night in Manchester that many of the players on the two baseball teams that took the field were more than a little rusty. There were players who had been off the field since the recent high school seasons concluded and others who had not seen action since last summer or fall. It all combined to produce an entertaining, albeit a bit sloppy, 21-11 win for the Manchester Greyhounds over the visiting Peebles Indians in the first "A" league game of the summer for both squads. Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Cross does some fishing with the boss

Fishing is one of those things that makes all men (and women) equal. From a fish's perspective it doesn't care who you are or what you do. That is why, regardless of our station in life, we are able to come together, under a common bond, and pursue a worthy opponent with respect and utter gratefulness should we succeed in our endeavors. Fishing equalizes all and forges common bond between those who share in its passions. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

'Practice Perfect' is the theme for 2013 Green Devils Basketball Camp

As North Adams boys head coach Nathan Copas addressed his campers at the end of the camp's final day, he emphasized to them the importance of "practicing perfect." That was the theme of the two-day camp last week as Copas and his staff welcomed young athletes from first through sixth grades into the home of the Green Devils. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

West Union 'D' girls win another thriller

There seems to be a pattern forming for the girls on the West Union "D" League softball squad. That pattern involves nail-biting close game mixed in with some extra innings. That was again the case last Thursday night as the little Lady Dragons played host to Mowrystown. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Saturday night rain causes changes in Brushcreeek Racing schedule

By Steven Partin (Peebles, OH) Things looked promising on Saturday the sun shone all day at the Brushcreek Motorsports Complex as the rain stayed over in the greater Cincinnati area. The cars started to roll in the gates and so did the dark clouds. The Crazy Compacts hit the track for hot laps and the rain hit. The skies opened up and poured on the BMC grounds. The rains caused a cancellation for the night and postponed Mt. Hope Bible Camp "Kids Night" to this Saturday, June 8. June 8 was originally scheduled to be Fan Appreciation Night/$10 Car Load night but due to the rescheduling of Kids Night, Fan Appreciation Night has been moved to Saturday June 15 to join Walk the Track Night. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Five countians named to the 2013 All-SHAC Baseball Team

By a vote of the coaches, the Southern Hills Athletic Conference has named its All-League Baseball Team for the 2013 season and five county players have earned that recognition, Hank Sparks and Matt Roades from North Adams, Marshall Spencer from Manchester, Brady Johnson from Peebles and Kyle Taylor from West Union. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Tighten that bow tie!

One of the drawbacks to being a writer for a weekly paper is that those darn daily writers can beat me to the punch on all the good ideas. My buddy Zack Klemme at the Ledger-Independent got to the West Union girls basketball hiring first and as I am sorting out ideas over the weekend for this column, I pick up Sunday's Enquirer and see that the great columnist Paul Daugherty has already written about the wonderful antics of the president of "The" Ohio State University. Well, with my apologies to Mr. Daugherty, who by the way owns a cabin somewhere here in the county, I can't pass up the OSU story Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Knauff, Fite are winners of the 2013 Young Memorial Scholarship

The Young Memorial Scholarship is an academic/athletic scholarship that honors the lives of David and Mark Young. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

THE PEOPLE'S DEFENDER SENIOR PROFILE

SPORTS EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week, The People's Defender will profile an Adams County senior scholar-athlete so our community can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high school. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Claytor tapped to lead Lady Dragons

Jason Claytor is a man who likes a challenge and a challenge he now has before him. Claytor was officially hired last week as the new girls varsity basketball coach at West Union High School and Claytor inherits a program that has not seen much success in the form of wins recently but he is ready for the task. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Burns, Pell headed for state track meet

Two female athletes from here in Adams County weren't quite ready for their 2013 Track and Field seasons to come to an end and they will complete their seasons on the biggest stage available, the 2013 OHSAA State Track and Field Meet. With their performances in the regional track meets, sophomore Tess Burns of Manchester and junior Sidney Pell of Peebles will both be taking their talents to the big stage on Friday afternoon at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus in the Division III state meet. Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Lady Devils end season on winning note

... Friday, May 31, 2013

Devils drop finale to Lynchburg, finish in second place tie in SHAC

With at least a tie for second place in the big school division of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference already wrapped up, the North Adams Green Devils baseball squad looked to take that trophy outright on May 22 when they played host to the team that was just one game behind them in the standings, the Lynchburg Mustangs. After a slow start, the Mustangs came on strong late in the year to put themselves in the position of potentially grabbing a share of second place and that is exactly what they did in Seaman last week as they jumped out early and posted a 7-2 win over the Green Devils. Friday, May 31, 2013

WUHS cheerleaders to hold golf scramble June 3

The West Union High School varsity cheerleading squad will be hosting a Monday Night Golf Scramble this coming Monday, June 3, at the Adams County Country Club. The scramble will have a shot gun start at 6 p.m. and golfers can sign up now at the club or call Chris Harover at (937) 892-0026 for more information. Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Junior Golf League begins on June 6

The Adams County Country Club Junior Golf League will begin on June 6 at 8 a.m. at the golf course. The golfers will be broken into age and skill levels for play and competitions. Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Beauty of the box score

I grew up studying them more than I ever studied anything in school. A wealth of information right at my fingertips, right there in the morning newspaper. There is nothing like browsing through a baseball box score. To this day, I believe I learned as much about the game from scanning the box scores as I did from actually watching the games. Wednesday, May 29, 2013

THE PEOPLE'S DEFENDER SENIOR PROFILE

SPORTS EDITOR'S NOTE: Each week, The People's Defender will profile an Adams County senior scholar-athlete so our community can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high school. Wednesday, May 29, 2013