SPORTS

Vs Columbus Mustangs doubleheader (7/21) On their trip to Zanesville Sunday, the Mustangs were hoping for good weather and a clean sweep of the doubleheader against the Pioneers.  In game one, Zanesville came out of the gate swinging first with a run in the top of the second inning when Church singled to right field […]

Eaglesticks in Zanesville hosted the Muskingum University’s Annual Athletic Booster Golf Outing.  In this, their 25th year of this signature fundraising event for the Muskingum Athletic Department, the event hit full capacity of 34 foursomes, 136 golfers on June 4th, more than a full month before the event. The event was sponsored by twenty different […]

The Dresden Dorados wrapped up their summer swim season this past week with the TCAL championships that took place at the Dresden Swim Center on Wednesday, July 17th. The Tri-County Aquatic League was founded in 1971 and currently has twelve member teams located in Fairfield, Licking, Franklin, and Muskingum counties and collectively support over 1,500 […]

by Gregg Meadows They started it all! Pictured on the left is the very first Tri-Valley girls’ basketball team, the 1971-72 Lady Scotties! Below this picture in the 1972 TVHS yearbook, the last sentence in the caption read, “Maybe this is the first step toward women’s liberation in school!!” Front row: (l-r) Mary Anne Cordray, […]

by Gregg Meadows ….Yes, girls’ basketball – and girls’ athletics – at Tri-Valley High School have come a long way since their humble beginnings in the fall of 1971. And to see just how far the journey has come, take a look on this page, to relive and appreciate the accomplishments of the impressive five […]

by Gregg Meadows He was the school’s leader when they needed one, hired by and called to duty by Jefferson High School superintendent Norbert Kurtz in the fall of 1962 – and coincidently – at the same time that the Jefferson Jayhawks cagers tipped off their back-to-back state title journey that put Dresden on the […]

Vs Dayton Thunderbirds 2024 18O doubleheader (7/7) On the road in Dayton the Junior Pioneers went to face the Thunderbirds on Sunday.  Dayton grabbed the first run of the game in the bottom of the first and padded that lead with five more runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 6 […]

Vs Pittsburgh Big Dawgs 18U (7/7) On the road against the Pittsburgh Big Dawgs, the Zanesville Post 29 Legion team was hoping to bring home a win.  In the top of the first inning, Zanesville grabbed a run from Grandstaff who advanced due to a walk with the bases loaded, taking a 1 – 0 […]

The Dresden Dorados hosted their Summer Wikiwiki (and just a little wacky) swim meet on Saturday, July 6th, at the Dresden Swim Center.  The meet had many regular events including the mixed 25yd Butterfly, and the Mixed 50yd Freestyle, but it also had some fun relays mixed in to lighten up the mood, so that […]

Hopes are high for the upcoming season for fifth-year Tri-Valley football coach Cam West and his Scotties, who return a majority of starters at the skill positions, and on both sides of the line of scrimmage as well, from last year’s 9-3 MVL title team. So what better time than to take a capsuled look at […]

Vs Senior Pioneers (6/20) The Junior Pioneers are no strangers to playing the Senior Pioneers but they were hoping for a win at Gant Stadium on Thursday.  As the game opened the two teams went scoreless for the first two innings until the Jr Pioneers picked up their first run in the top of the […]

Vs Pickerington Ducks doubleheader (6/23) On Saturday the Pickerington Ducks came to Gant Stadium to face the Pioneers for a doubleheader.  In game one the Pioneers were on fire, taking a 6 – 2 victory over the visiting Ducks.  Game two, however, was a different story as the Ducks shut out the Pioneers and proceeded […]

Vs Marietta Legion Post 64  doubleheader (6/23) In game one of the doubleheader at Gant Stadium Marietta opened the game with a run in the top of the first inning taking the lead and holding onto it until the top of the third inning when they padded it with a second taking a 2 – […]

Wednesday, June 19th, at the Dresden Swim Center, the Dorados took on the Johnstown Jaguars.  The Dorados girls showed their strengths in the matchup as they overtook the Jaguar girls by a score of 250 – 113.  In the Girls 8 & Under 100yd Medley Relay the team of Olivia Thornton, Harper Landerman, Regan Stanbery, […]

by Gregg Meadows 60 years. Has it really been that long ago? If you lived in Dresden 60 years ago and remember following the exploits of the local high school boys basketball team, you experienced a time in prep hoops history that may never be seen again. On Sunday, June 16, in a gathering at […]

Vs Phillies doubleheader (6/9) In a doubleheader at the Hamilton Township High School on Sunday the Senior Pioneers made a clean sweep with a 3 – 0 shutout in game one and a 2 – 1 win for game two.   The Pioneers will be back at Gant Stadium on June 20th to take on the […]

The Dresden Dorados took on the Pataskala Porpoises on Thursday, June 6 at the Dresden Swim Center. The boys/men earned an impressive 200 points in combined events over the Porpoises’ 131 for the day. The total tallied points for the girls/women came to 188 edging Pataskala out by twelve points. Altogether, the Dorados dominated the […]

Vs Athens doubleheader (6/8) On the road on Saturday to Athens the Zanesville Post 29 Sr. Legion went to face the Athens Post 21 Sr. 18U team. Both teams’ defenses were on point for the first half of the game as the first three innings were completely scoreless. However, in the top of the fourth […]

by Gregg Meadows On Wednesday evening, May 29 in the TVHS Cafetorium, Coach Brian Sterling and his staff celebrated the outstanding season that the 2024 Lady Dawg softball team recently completed, with their annual awards and recognition banquet. The Lady Dawgs won an impressive 22 games during the course of a tough 2024 regular season […]

Vs Chillicothe Paints doubleheader (6/9) The Junior Pioneers headed to Chillicothe on Sunday to face the Paints and came out on the other side with a quick sweep for the doubleheader leaving the Paints dusted in game one with a score of 6 – 1.  Game two had given the Junior Pioneers time to warm […]

The Muskingum County Family YMCA hosted a Rotary Club Pickleball Tournament on June 2, 2024. The tournament was a round-robin style with 12 participants. This was the first Zanesville Rotary Club pickleball tournament. It was held as a fundraiser for the Rotary Club, so the proceeds went to supporting the Zanesville Rotary Club mission. Some […]