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Marietta Pioneer Club Golf Outing
Now in its 39th year, the Marietta College Pioneer Club Golf Outing is set for Friday, July 19 at the Marietta Country Club. BSN Sports and FieldTurf are presenting sponsors for the 2024 outing.
The entry fee is $120 per golfer ($480 per foursome) and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, golf favors, and refreshments on the course. The Young Alumni discount returns for the sixth year where members of the Long Blue Line from the classes of 2020-2024 can play for just $75 per player.
There will be two flights of golf with shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for the second. Each flight will be limited to a maximum of 20 teams. Flight preference will be on a first-come, first-served basis. To register for the Pioneer Club Golf Outing, visit: https://tinyurl.com/mr3avdnf.
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2024 Summer All-Comer Track Meets
The 2024 Summer All-Comer Track Meets are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on June 13 and 20 at Belpre High School.
The event is for all ages, and entry fee is $10 per participant for unlimited number of events.
Rolling schedule with automatic timing. All events will be timed finals with heats based on the times that athletes submit at registration, held 5-6 p.m., the day of the meet, at the track.
Ribbons will be awarded to the top six place winners in each event.
Athletes must provide their own shot and discus. Starting blocks will be provided.
Spikes will be checked and must be 1/4″ or less pyramids. No needle spikes will be allowed. No spikes will be sold at the meets.
For information: Rod O’Donnell, rrodonnell41@gmail.com.
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St. Marys Wrestling Golf Scramble
The St. Marys High School wrestling program is holding a golf scramble June 1 at St. Marys Golf Course.
Registration begins at 2 p.m. with a 3 p.m. shotgun start. Cost is $50 per person or $200 per team. Food and drinks included, and prizes include closest to the pin and longest drive.
For information: Jay D. Smith, 304-966-6577
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Marietta Weeping Willow Church Softball League
The Marietta Weeping Willow Church softball league will begin play June 3.
There will be three divisions and teams play 14 games and a tournament.
For information: Mark Duckworth, 740-525-2376 or Scott Stalter, 740-376-0305.
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MOV Sports Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 induction banquet.
The banquet will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Grand Pointe Center in Vienna.
Tickets are $50 per person and the deadline for purchase is May 26.
Tickets can be obtained from MOVSHOF committee members and inductees, or by contacted Sec./Treasurer Don Ullmann at:
Box 11
Belle Valley, OH. 43717
Email: drudou@gmail.com or call 740-732-5558.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be available at the door.
The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Hall honors outstanding achievement in Sport in a seven-county region in Ohio and West Virginia.
Ten new members with major contributions to the area sport scene will be enshrined in the Class of 2024.
The inductees include: Bryan Canterbury, Jackson County; Michael Cox, Pleasants County; Janet Frazier, Wirt County; H. Dugan Hill, Noble County; Megan McAuley, Washington County; David R. Mossor, Ritchie County; Tim Phillips, Wood County; Rod O’Donnell, Washington County; Fred Sauro, Wood County; Jim Wharton, Wood County
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Wirt County Sideliners Golf Scramble
The Wirt County Sideliners and the Wirt County High School football team will be holding their annual golf scramble on June 1 at Mingo Bottom golf course.
Tee times will start at 9 a.m., $200 per team, there will be cash prizes for first, $400, second, $200 and third place, $100, 50/50 and closest-to-the-pin prizes.
We also have a $5,000 hole in one prize on #10 Par 3 hole and some very nice prizes for a hole in one on all other par 3 holes. Food and drinks will be provided. Please pre register if possible.
For information: Yogi Peterman, 304-767-3150 or Billy Dotson, 304-275-3378.
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Williamstown Offensive Skills Basketball Camp
The 34th annual Offensive Skills basketball camp will be held June 17-21 at Williamstown High School.
Campers in grades kindergarten through five will attend from 8 a.m. to noon. Campers in grade 6-9 will attend from 1-5 p.m. On the first day campers should arrive 15 minutes early for registration purposes. Cost is $100.
For information: Fred Sauro, 304-488-4522.
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37th annual Ohio River Basketball Camp
The 37th annual Ohio River basketball day camp for boys and girls entering grades 3-8 will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on June 3-6 at Ravenswood High School’s old gym.
All aspects of the game will be covered at the camp by director Mick Price. Cost is $70 and all campers will receive a T-shirt.
For more information or to register, email goreddevils@hotmail.com or call coach Price at 304-634-7312.
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Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Baseball, Softball Stats
Area teams wishing to participate in the weekly Mid-Ohio Valley prep baseball and softball statistical leaders are asked to send in final full season to date cumulative stats by 3 p.m. each Monday to jbennett@newsandsentinel.com and jholland@newsandsentinel.com.
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Wood County Rec Summer Tennis Program Schedule
Wood County Rec Summer Tennis Program at the City Park Courts will be June 10-July 29 excluding the 4th of July week.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8 a.m.-noon. Full schedule available on our website. Ages 5-18 (Boys & Girls).
The cost is $40 and includes a T-shirt. There are scholarships available. You can sign up now online at woodrecreation.com and we will have in person sign ups on June 8 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the tennis courts. Players may be moved to a different time slot depending on their skill level.
For information: rec office, 304-424-7311.
Watch: University of Cincinnati renovates Siddall Hall
Siddall Hall, a University of Cincinnati housing facility, is expected to reopen for the Fall 2024 semester after 18 of construction. Take a look.
U.S. News & World Report recently released a ranking of America’s best engineering schools, and a handful of Ohio universities received some love.
The outlet individually ranked the top 90% of schools. The remaining 10% only received a ranking range, rather than a specific number. Ohio has eight schools in the top 90%.
Factors that include research expenditures, faculty resources and ratings from other engineering schools and employers were taken into account for the ranking, which was curated from fall 2023 to early 2024.
Overall, the ranking carries an emphasis on research rather than reputation or selectivity, as it’s meant to encompass both undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs.
Here’s which Ohio schools received top honors, along with where they fell in the national ranking.
Best engineering schools in Ohio
Here are the top engineering schools in Ohio, according to U.S. News & World Report, along with where they rank nationally.
- No. 27: Ohio State University.
- No. 51: Case Western Reserve University.
- No. 55: University of Dayton.
- No. 102: University of Cincinnati.
- No. 153: University of Akron.
- No. 158: Ohio University.
- No. 164: University of Toledo.
- No. 167: Wright State University.
The Ohio State Buckeyes landed arguably their biggest commitment of the 2025 class almost a year ago last summer, when five-star QB Tavien St. Clair committed in June of 2023.
However, at the time, it was unclear exactly what they Buckeyes had just landed.
Upon his commitment, St. Clair ranked as the No. 25 quarterback and the No. 10 player in the state of Ohio in the class of 2025 per 247Sports. Since then, he has shot up the charts, to the point where he now ranks as the No. 2 overall player in the country, the No. 2 QB, and the No. 1 player in the state.
And after an extremely impressive outing against the best of the best at the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles, it is clear that he deserves that rankings.
But what caused such a rise in St. Clair’s stock? According to various Elite 11 coaches in a recent interview with The Athletic, he seems to be unlike anything they have ever seen before at the position.
“He is an anomaly,” Elite 11 coach Yogi Roth said to the Athletic “He’s from an hour away from Ohio State, one of the greatest schools in the history of the game, and he’s never had a personal QB coach. He’s done it in a way I haven’t heard about in, like, 20 years.”
However, the Elite 11 coaches didn’t stop there.
They also gave The Athletic a comparison between St. Clair and former Ohio State commit (and now Nebraska QB) Dylan Raiola.
Raiola, of course, was arguably the biggest piece of the Buckeyes 2024 class before his sudden and surprising de-commitment in favor of the Georgia Bulldogs. He then de-committed from Georgia just before the early signing period in favor of the Cornhuskers.
“I think he’s a more gifted passer than Raiola by a little bit,” another coach said about St. Clair. “Dylan was more casual and cool. He looked like a grown man who you could tell had watched hours and hours of (Patrick) Mahomes and was like this big middle infielder slinging it around. Tavien looked more intentional.”
Another coach agreed with that sentiment, going as far to say that not only is St. Clair’s arm more talented than that of Raiola, but he is also coming to Columbus in a much better situation in terms of pressure and expectations than that of Raiola.
In other words, St. Clair is going to have more time to develop himself. Meanwhile, Raiola is about to be thrown straight into the deep end in Lincoln, where he is being counted on as the savior of the Cornhuskers program.
“I think Tavien had the best arm here,” another coach told the Athletic. “I think (his arm’s) a little better than Raiola’s, and he’ll be under less of a microscope in his situation. He can make some mistakes without everyone looking for him to be the savior of the program without a lot of good players around him.”
At the end of the day, only time will tell if St. Clair will be able to live up to the lofty expectations that come with being the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In fact, the same holds true for Raiola in Lincoln.
Based on the current talent situation in Columbus, and the fact that he has thrown for over 8,000 yards and has 83 total touchdowns in three seasons at Bellefontaine, however, St. Clair will have as good a chance as any QB in the past to succeed at Ohio State.
CORTLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Patricia A. Walker, 78, of Cortland, Ohio passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at Warren Health and Rehab.
She was born March 17, 1946, in Ravenna, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leland R. Walker and the late Gertrude Newcomb Walker.
Patricia graduated from Garfield High School in Garresttsville and was employed as a sales clerk with Giant Eagle Grocery for over 20 years.
Surviving are her son, Glen (Rachel) Walker of Cortland, Ohio; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Kay Synder of Lordstown, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Keoni L. Walker; a sister, Virginia Fackler; and a brother, Robert Mason.
Per her wishes, there will be no calling hours or service.
The arrangements have been entrusted to the Carl W. Hall Funeral Home.
A television tribute will air Wednesday, June 26 at the following approximate times: 7:10 a.m. on FOX, 12:22 p.m. on WKBN, 5:08 p.m. on MyYTV and 7:27 p.m. on WYTV. Video will be posted here the day of airing.
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