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Football Tickets and Game Day Logistics

Football Tickets and Game Day Logistics

Tickets are now on sale online for Friday’s matchup between the Wheelersburg Pirates and the Barnesville Shamrocks. The school’s Barnesville Shamrock Athletics Facebook page also provides game day information on the parking and stadium. “We’re hitting the road for our playoff matchup at Wheelersburg this week! Let’s pack the stands and show our Shamrock pride!” […]

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Cheerleaders Claim State Contest

Cheerleaders Claim State Contest

The Shamrock Cheerleaders competed in the Ohio High School Cheerleading Coaches Association contest in Upper Arlington Sunday. The Varsity squad claimed the crown for Best in State for Game Day Competition.

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Barbara Sue Brothers Chambers

Barbara Sue Brothers Chambers

Barbara Sue Brothers Chambers, age 82, of Cambridge, OH passed away Tuesday November 11, 2025 at her home. She was born on August 29, 1943 to the late Dwight L. Brothers and Martha LaLrue Brothers in Barnesville, OH. Barb along with her husband owned and operated Zane-Ette Drive Inn. Barb was also a homemaker dedicated […]

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Barnesville Shamrock Athletics Nov. 10 – 16

Barnesville Shamrock Athletics Nov. 10 – 16

The Shamrocks will be active this week. Winter sports programs get underway and the Varsity Football Team travels south to take on the Wheelersburg Pirates for Region 19, Division V football semi-final play Friday night.

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Delores Ann (Guiler) Huffman

Delores Ann (Guiler) Huffman

Delores Huffman, 68, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital. She was born on April 2, 1957, in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Myron Dale and Myrle Delores (Poulton) Guiler. A graduate of Shenandoah High School, Delores was known for her kind spirit and ability to make […]

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An Appalachian Mile in His Shoes

An Appalachian Mile in His Shoes

by Lydia Fuchs, “FFA in the USA” News Reporter, written originally on October 24, 2025 The starter’s pistol cracks, and runners surge into the first hill. Gravel crunches underfoot as Coach Mark Brown stands at the edge of the course, stopwatch in hand, steady as ever. Long before he coached his first race, though, Brown […]

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Shirley Jean Fair

Shirley Jean Fair

Shirley Jean Pipher Fair, age 67, of 34600 McFadden Rd. Freeport died suddenly Monday, November 10, 2025, at Trinity Hospital Twin City, in Dennison. Born July 7, 1958, in Olney, Illinois she was a daughter of Mary Irene Anderson Pipher Hatcher of Freeport and the late Emery Albert Pipher. Shirley graduated from Cambridge High School […]

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