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Lady Dawgs improve to 8-3 with Morgan win; TV battles Harvest Prep

by Gregg Meadows Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Tri-Valley girls’ basketball team marked the halfway point of their 2023-24 season on Saturday, Jan. 6 with a 66-28 win on the road at Morgan over the host Lady Raiders. Three Lady Dawgs scored in double figures in the win – and nearly a fourth – as Tri-Valley improved […]

Weihenmayer inspires at Mary Helen Straker Award in Writing

“What’s within you is stronger than what’s in your way,” adventurer, author, speaker, and philanthropist Erik Weihenmayer told a packed house at Secrest Auditorium on Thursday, December 14. High school sophomores, freshmen, faculty and staff, and community members heard Weihenmayer during the third Mary Helen Straker Award in Writing. The J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable […]

Scottie swimmers host two home meets before heading to Athens ahead of holiday

by Mike Stirling December 13 (Union Local/Marietta/Coshocton/St.Clairsville) – Ushering in the Christmas season, Tri-Valley swimmers met at the Y to test their swim skills and welcome six neighboring high school swim teams as they all approached year-end 2023. As the competition came to a close on December 20, the Scottie swimmers again proved that they […]

Tri-Valley Bowling team rolling with the schedule as they pickup experience along the way

On Tuesday, December 19th, at the Sunrise Bowling Center in Zanesville, the Tri-Valley Varsity boys fell to Sheridan and Zanesville 1919-2093-2190. Boys were led by Wade Hockenberry 202(378) and Connor Preston 190(375) The Scottie Girls varsity also fell to Sheridan and Zanesville 1307-1363-1600. Girls were led by Hayleigh Davis shooting a 140 and Lily Untied […]

Scotties hang on for big 53-50 win over defending MVL champ Maysville

by Gregg Meadows Tri-Valley junior Brady Kaufman made his first varsity start a memorable one. The two-sport Scottie guard swished a three-point bomb from deep in the left corner with just 25 seconds left in regulation for the go-ahead basket in a thrilling 53-50 win for Tri-Valley over defending Muskingum Valley League champion Maysville, Tuesday […]

Tri-Valley Drama Club set to perform “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 15 and 16

A Dickens’ classic will come to life later this month during the Tri-Valley Drama Club’s fall show, A Christmas Carol. The story is based on the traditional Charles Dickens story we all know and love but retold from a new perspective in a version written by Michael A. Youngs. Showtimes are scheduled for Friday, December 15 […]