JV Devils fall 15-5 at Ripley

... Friday, May 17, 2013

Greyhounds match season win total with triumph in sectional opener

A young but improving squad of Manchester Greyhounds, under the capable leadership of Coach Kyle Brewer, started post-season play with a bang on Monday afternoon, pounding out 15 hits and riding the pitching arm of senior Marshall Spencer to a 12-5 win over Portsmouth Clay in the opening round of the Division IV sectional tournament. The Hounds got four hits each from a pair of freshmen, Sean Frost and Ricky DeAtley, and score six runs in the top of the third to match their win total of the regular season. Friday, May 17, 2013

Lady Devils drop another close one

The "lose the close one" saga continued on Monday afternoon for Coach Dave D'Avignon and his North Adams Lady Devils softball squad as they finished up a game that had been suspended by weather nearly one month earlier. The Fairfield Lady Lions made the long return trip to North Adams to finish a contest that was stopped at 0-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Friday, May 17, 2013

Lady Hounds drop two games in Ripley

A tough season continued on Tuesday night for the Manchester Lady Greyhounds softball squad as they ventured down Route 52 to Ripley for a doubleheader that included the completion of a suspended game from April 16 plus a full makeup of a regular season game that had been postponed earlier. The games marked the final contests of the season for the Lady Jays and the final of the career of head coach Aimee Carpenter, who is stepping down at season's end. Friday, May 17, 2013

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Devils capture both ends of a Saturday doubleheader from Peebles

Seeing each other from across the dugouts for the second time in three days, the North Adams Green Devils and Peebles Indians met on the diamond at North Adams last Saturday morning for a doubleheader of baseball action. These two teams have had very different types of season but share a friendly rivalry that extends from coaches to players to fans. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Brown County squads take the titles at WUHS Invitational Track Meet

As they continue to do much to the benefit of local athletes, the track staff at West Union High School played host to yet another track meet last Saturday, this one deemed the West Union Invitational. Eleven teams from four different counties gathered at the track as the Dragons welcomed throwers, jumpers, and runners from Eastern, Manchester, Georgetown, Lynchburg, Whiteoak, Portsmouth West, Fayetteville, Ripley, Peebles, and North Adams. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Opening Night of racing produces wild action at Brushcreek

Opening Night always tends to be exciting but the action last Saturday night at Brushcreek Motorsports Complex was overflowing. The fans were treated with warm weather and wide open racing for the first night of action at "The Creek" in 2013. The racing included all of the regular racing classes plus a 100 lap Enduro race. As the sun faded behind the Adams County hills the action heated up on the track as Opening Night got kicked off at BMC. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Greyhounds grab first win in doubleheader split at Green

It was a long time coming but Coach Kyle Brewer and his Manchester Greyhounds finally picked up their first win of the spring last Saturday as they traveled to Green High School for a doubleheader with the host Bobcats. The young Greyhounds, who will only improve in the years to come, took Game One of the twin bill 7-4 to record their first win of the 2013 season. Game Two didn't go quite as well for the visitors as the Bobcats salvaged one for themselves, taking the nightcap 10-5. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Last minute surprise to Ohio's deer season

The radical overhaul of the state's deer hunting regulations has some scratching their heads, others up in arms, and the rest powerless to change the supposedly pre-determined 2013 deer laws that are set in stone before those affected had any chance to comment. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Used to be a ball park

I have stated here in this column before and I am sure that columnists all over the sports world would agree with me in saying that the inspiration for writing comes from many different places. Last week, I got the idea for my column from a friend's Facebook post and this week, well the inspiration came from a yard sale, with a little help from Facebook. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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An Athletic Director's nightmare-unpredictable spring weather

There are certain times of the year where a high school Athletic Director will literally want to "pull his hair out." Spring time may rank at the top of the list, being the time of the year that Mother nature has the most control over a school's outdoor sporting events. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Eastern Brown takes both ends of a damp SHAC Track Meet

Sometimes "the show must go on" and that was exactly the case last Friday night in Manchester. The school on the river was scheduled to play host to the 2013 Southern Hills Athletic Conference Track Meet, but steady rains throughout the week and most of the day on Friday left the status of the league meet in doubt. Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Greyhounds give Ripley a battle, but fade late and fall 10-5

Still searching for that elusive first win as of last Wednesday, the Manchester Greyhound baseball squad played host to a heavily-favored Ripley Blue Jay team and showed well for themselves, playing even with their visitors before allowing five runs in the final two innings as Ripley left town with the 10-5 win. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Knothole baseball is underway again in Adams County

As the "big" guys in high school see their seasons winding down, it is time for the spotlight to shine on the "young" men in the county as the Knothole Baseball season in Adams County got into full swing last week Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Lady Hounds drop two, fall to 2-9

Coach Erin Reed and her Manchester Lady Greyhounds softball squad saw their record drop to 2-9 for the spring, suffering two losses last week, one a non-league contest with the Georgetown Lady G-Men and the other a Southern Hills League contest with Fairfield. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Dragons baseball takes two close ones from Peebles, 3-1 and 4-3

With one to finish and one to play, the West Union Dragons and Peebles Indians baseball squads met on the diamond at Peebles High School last Wednesday afternoon. It turned out to be a day for the Dragons as they added to the Indians' struggles in 2013, by taking the regularly scheduled game 3-1 and then grabbing a 4-3 win in the completion of a game suspended earlier in the season due to inclement weather. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Arey will continue hoops career at UC-Clermont

Peebles High School senior Trent Arey has announced that he will continue his basketball career next season at UC- Clermont playing for coach John Hurley. "I'm very excited to continue playing at UC -Clermont," said Arey. "I really like the coaching staff, the campus, and the location. There are so many positives involved it made my decision easy." Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Lady Indians edge Fayetteville 7-6

A showdown between two of the top softball squads in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference lived up to its billing last Friday afternoon as the once-beaten Peebles Lady Indians traveled up Route 68 to face a very solid team of Fayetteville Lady Rockets. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Sectional tournaments set for softball and baseball

Though the end of the regular season is in disarray due to the unpredictable weather here in southern Ohio, the post-season must go on and those matchups were determined last Sunday afternoon as the Southeast District held its tournament draw for softball and baseball. The record shown for each team are those that are listed on the official tournament brackets, which were released Sunday evening. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Just a bunch of volunteers

Feeling bored and antsy that I should be at a ball game somewhere, last Saturday afternoon I ended up over at the West Union Recreation Park. I had been invited to a Class "C" game between two West Union teams but when I arrived at the park, I found that I had hit a jackpot. Not only were the "C" teams in action, but there were two "B" games going on at the same time. I was in Knothole heaven. Now I do enjoy covering the high school athletes, but there is something comforting about getting out sometimes to watch the little fellows in action. Wednesday, May 08, 2013

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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 08, 2013

Swayne taking her softball talents to Eastern Kentucky University

Another of the county's many talented senior student-athletes has made a decision on her college athletic career and this time it was Peebles' Hayleigh Swayne. Swayne, a multi-sport athlete, made it official last Thursday as she signed the paperwork to become a member of the Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonels softball squad for the 2013-14 school year. Wednesday, May 08, 2013