Local Sports

Bellefontaine’s football team goes through drills Monday morning on the first day of high school practice sessions. The local high school football season begins Friday, Aug. 19, and the other fall spo…

BHS grad soaking up life as a professional baseball player After thinking he may have lost out on his opportunity to play professional baseball, Clay Wisner was not going to let another chance slip th…

Bellefontaine’s Bensyn LeVan has qualified for the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship for the fourth year in a row. LeVan, a 9-year-old Bellefontaine Intermediate School studen…

The Indian Lake cross country team recently spent seven days and six nights at Camp Allegany in Allegany State Park, New York, for cross country camp. While at camp, the team mixed in a lot of running…

Epps making a name for himself pitching horseshoes At the age of 73, local resident Don Epps continues to stay as active as those that are decades younger than he is. An avid athlete since his childho…

Shady Bowl Speedway is set to host its biggest racing weekend of the 2022 season. The action got started Friday with a tune and test and car show. The schedule continues today with a busy day of actio…

Hi-Point Little League played a nighttime makeup game Thursday after taking Tuesday off because of the heat. The Bellefontaine Rotary Club (white) beat SERVPRO (red) 15-13. Tournament games start this…

Ben Logan senior Brady Burrey captured a Division 2 state title in the 400 meter run Saturday at the state meet in Columbus. Burrey ran a winning time of 48.45. This was Burrey’s second year of …

West Liberty-Salem’s girls track and field team got off to a strong start Tuesday on the opening day of the Division III district meet at Graham. The Tigers’ 3,200 relay team of Mallory Bostick, Ashle…