Jim Walker

3 days ago | irontontribune.com | Jim Walker

Published 10:42 pm Sunday, May 11, 2025 By JIM [email protected] — The score of the game will tell fans just how good of a game it was. The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings got a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers 1-0 in a non-league game on Friday. “It was a heck of a ballgame. Both teams played well in the field and both pitchers pitched well. It was a dandy,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep.

5 days ago | irontontribune.com | Jim Walker

Published 11:29 pm Friday, May 9, 2025 By JIM [email protected], Ky. — In a game that featured plenty of offense, Ian Ginger was quite offensive. Ginger went 4-for-4 with a triple, home run and 5 runs batted in as he helped the Ironton Fighting Tigers rally past the Russell Red Devils for a 12-9 win on Friday. Nick Sites also had a big game for Ironton as he went 3-4 with a triple and a pair of RBI and Bryson Kerns was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI.

6 days ago | irontontribune.com | Jim Walker

Published 1:15 am Friday, May 9, 2025 By Jim [email protected] GROVE — Before the season, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets were favored to win the Ohio Valley Conference softball title. It’s always good to bet on the favorite. The Lady Hornets did just what was predicted as they won the OVC championship on Thursday with a 12-1 win over the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers in the completion of a game started last week. Coal Grove is now 15-3 on the season and 12-1 in the conference.

1 week ago | irontontribune.com | Jim Walker

Published 12:51 am Thursday, May 8, 2025 By Jim [email protected] — The runs just kept on coming. Triggered by a 14-run fourth inning, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets rolled past the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 23-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Coal Grove (13-3, 10-1) maintained its 2-game lead in the OVC with the win as they collected 11 hits to back the one-hit pitching of Abbie Deeds.

1 week ago | irontontribune.com | Jim Walker

Published 11:27 pm Wednesday, May 7, 2025 By JIM [email protected] — For fans wondering what ever happened to Avery Book, wonder no more. He’s alive and still kicking. And if fans want to know what he’s up to, well, again, he’s alive and kicking. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound fifth-year senior was an outstanding punter for the Akron Zips this past season as he put up impressive numbers, especially in an area of Ohio where there is a lot of wind to go with the cold weather.