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]]>Zane Trace Senior Gunnar McCullough is the 2026 Scioto Valley Conference Player of the Year. The Pioneers’ Ron Allen is the Coach of the Year.
McCullough is batting .412 this season with 104 plate appearances, leading the Pioneers with 33 hits and 36 RBI. On the bump he has a 2.13 ERA in 10 starts with three complete games with 69 strikeouts.
After dropping their SVC opener (4-3 to Adena), Zane Trace won 13 consecutive conference games to earn the school’s seventh conference title since 2002 and third in the last six seasons.
Joining McCullough on the First Team: Colton Garrison (Jr), Adena; Troy McDonald, Jr. (So), Huntington; Gage Cheadle (Sr) and Carson McWhorter (Sr), Southeastern; Blake Sanders (Jr) and Jaxon Zickafoose (Sr), Unioto; Cash Conrad (Sr), Westfall; and Pierce Manson (Jr) Zane Trace.
Second Team: Frankie Hirsch (Jr) and Andrew Oyer (Sr), Huntington; Preston Fauber (Sr) and Jase Rinehart (Sr), Paint Valley; Treven Shanks (Sr), Piketon; Jack Welch (Jr), Unioto; and Rick Hanley (Sr) and AJ Pluta (Jr), Westfall; and Lukas Oiler (Sr), Zane Trace.
Honorable Mention: Fisher Schaaf (Jr) and Cameron Stoops (Sr), Adena; Alex Long (So) and Landon Lowery (Jr), Huntington; Owen Donahue (Sr) and Brennon Ison (So), Paint Valley; Gavin Blanton (Sr) and Kendon Day (Sr), Piketon; Coleton Baxter (Sr) and Isaiah Cosby (Fr), Southeastern; David Long (Sr) and Caden Speakman (Sr), Unioto; Brendan Biegler (Jr) and Caleb Lowe (Sr), Westfall; and Quinton Allen (So) and Noah Kysor (Sr), Zane Trace.
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]]>Southeastern left the Ross County Service Center victorious on Friday morning after defeating Huntington, Adena, Zane Trace and Paint Valley in the Ross County Quiz Bowl Tournament.
The tournament was originally scheduled for December 17th, but inclement weather delayed the event until now.
“We’ve worked really hard. We got pushed back two months, and we’ve been practicing every week,” said Isaac Blake of Southeastern.
Blake said that his team did not have high hopes for going undefeated. “We thought we might get third or something, but we came to play today.”
Southeastern Coach Garett Blair said, “an underrated part of it is being quick on the trigger. Make sure you’re practicing being able to make a decision quick.”
This strategy saw success for the Panthers, who went 4-0 on the day. Huntington finished in second place with one loss, Zane Trace third with two losses, Paint Valley fourth with three losses, and Adena in last place with no wins.
On the win, Blair said, “Mr. Grigsby, our other coach, deserves a lot of credit for it. And you know, winning is always fun.”
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]]>Unioto 50, Zane Trace 47
The Unioto Shermans nipped the Pioneers Friday in a barn burner at Zane Trace, 50-47. The Shermans got a 3-point buzzer beater from Jack Welch to close out the first half. Welch’s shot erased a 19-10 deficit as the Tanks ended the half on a 10-0 run.
The two clubs, tied at 35 through three quarters, exchanged leads throughout the second half. Unioto held four-point margins twice in the fourth quarter, but both times the Pioneers hit three-pointers to pull back within a point at 44-43 and 46-45 but failed to get back on top. Zane Trace closed to 48-47 in the final seconds, but the Shermans’ Blake Fitch sealed the victory with a pair free throws.
The Shermans (5-0) have sole possession of the Scioto Valley Conference lead ahead of Zane Trace (4-1) and Huntington (4-1). Unioto hosts the Huntsmen Tuesday while the Pioneers are home with McClain on Tuesday.
Miami Trace 54, Chillicothe 47
The Panthers gained an advantage in the Frontier Athletic Conference with a 54-47 win at Chillicothe’s Hatton memorial Gymnasium.
The Cavaliers owned the opening period 14-7 behind Cooper Stoneking’s 8-points, but Miami Trace battled back and held a 23-22 lead at the break. By the end of the 3rd period, the Panthers had extended its lead to 40-30. Chillicothe cut the margin to 44-41, but Miami Trace maintained a two-possession separation the remainder of the game.
Stoneking’s 13-points led Chillicothe and Caydon Cox added 12. Miami Trace’s Adam Guthrie led all scorers with 17 and Gage Bowers added 13.
The Panthers (4-0) are back home Tuesday with Jackson, while Chillicothe (4-1) hosts Franklin Heights on Monday.
Portsmouth West 65, Western 38
The visiting Senators took advantage of Western turnovers to take control of their SOC matchup 65-38 on Litter Media RADIO.
he Indians saw Portsmouth West jump out to a 13-5 lead as the Senators scored in transition following four straight turnovers. By halftime, Western found itself in a 38-21 hole.
The second half started in similar fashion as the Senators improved to 4-1 with the win. Western fell to 2-1.
Braxton Kamer led all scorers with 19-points while teammates Will Kegley added 16 and Owen Richards chipped in 11. The Indians were led by Josiah Satterfied’s 14-points and Braiden Taylor’s 10.
Portsmouth West faces Lucasville Valley on January 2nd while Western heads to Franklin Furnace to play Green on December 29th.
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