After a thrilling regular-season battle, Tigers and Roughriders meet again in regional final The regular-season matchup was so good it needed an encore. West Liberty-Salem survived a shootout against …
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Fields, Buckeyes have big opportunity to cement resumes
Justin Fields and his Ohio State teammates have put themselves within grasp of a legacy making season. For both parties, the next three weeks will go a long way in determining whether the 2019 season …
Bellefontaine bowlers get wins
Bellefontaine’s varsity bowling teams earned wins over Benjamin Logan on Wednesday at T-P Lanes. The Chieftain girls won 2,364-2,200. Kayla Watkins led the Chiefs with games of 179 and 236 for a 415 s…
WL-Salem’s Moell vaults her way to West Virginia
Lydia Moell has been a part of a state championship track and field team and a state runner-up cross country team. In the process, it elevated the West Liberty-Salem standout to another level and pres…
Bellefontaine bowlers sweep Shawnee in opener
Bellefontaine’s bowling teams opened the season with wins over Springfield Shawnee on Tuesday at T-P Lanes. The Chieftain boys cruised to a 2,864-2,107 victory over the Braves. Bellefontaine’s win was…
Chiefs’ Yoder to play volleyball at Wittenberg
When Bellefontaine’s Mullaney Yoder first took up the sport of volleyball, she wasn’t sure if she was capable of playing at the college level. But as she grew and developed her talent, her feelings ch…
Running at Tiffin a dream come true for Chiefs’ Murphy
A self-made athlete, Nate Murphy was determined to become one of Bellefontaine’s best distance runners. An average runner as a freshman, the Chieftain put in the mileage and became a standout by his s…
Davis to join equestrian program at UT-Martin
West Liberty-Salem student Rachel Davis has accepted an opportunity to compete in the equestrian program at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Davis plans to ride Western Horsemanship and major in an…
Tigers survive and advance
WL-S holds on to clip Taft 14-13, earns berth in the regional final for third time in program history MIAMISBURG — For four quarters, West Liberty-Salem’s football team endured a roller coaster of emo…
Riverside bowlers fall to Fairbanks
Riverside’s varsity bowling teams were defeated by Fairbanks on Friday. Fairbanks won the varsity boys match 2,152- 1,862. Zander Crouch paced the Pirates with a 348 series and Bailey Gammell had a 28…