Buckeye Local High School

YORKVILLE — The 2023 edition of the Buckeye Local Panthers will look different than in years past in some ways, but will also feature a lot of familiar faces. One of those is head coach Jim Hoover, who returns for a third season. The Panthers look to bounce back after starting last ...

Harrison Central High School

CADIZ — The numbers in uniform are about average this summer in Cadiz. Not high, not low, but “just like usual” as head coach Anthony Hayes described the roughly 35-40 Huskies showing up for the first day of summer practice. The team’s coming off a 6-5 season which saw Hayes’ ...

Barnesville High School

BARNESVILLE — The Barnesville High Shamrocks have been one of the better high school football teams in the Ohio Valley for the past decade. They are an eye-popping 21-3 in the last two campaigns, including a perfect 10-0 regular season last fall, just the fifth in school history. Despite ...

Union Local High School

MORRISTOWN — Union Local experienced all the highs and lows a football team could possibly witness during the 2022 season. After starting the campaign a perfect 5-0, the Jets dropped their last five games to finish the season at .500. Now, coach Bernie Thompson and his crew are ready to ...

St. Clairsville High School

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Entering his 23rd year at the helm, St. Clairsville football coach Brett McLean feels last year’s 9-3 season was a great building block for this upcoming season. The Red Devils impressed all season long before bowing out in the second round of the playoffs. “We had ...

Bridgeport High School

BRIDGEPORT — As Fred Ray enters his sixth year as head coach at Bridgeport, there is excitement in the air as the Bulldogs are coming off a playoff campaign that saw them finish at 5-6. Bridgeport has 34 kids out this season, which is up from years past. “I look forward to each year ...