Barnesville Area Education Foundation Grant Report
The Barnesville Area Education Foundation (BAEF) provides funds for local education systems and improvements that might not otherwise be available through public funding.
Sports
Golf Events Benefit Barnesville Athletic Department and K-9 Unit
Two golfing events are set to take place this month to benefit Barnesville organizations, including for the Barnesville Shamrock Athletic Director and Barnesville’s K-9 Unit.
Tom Harp Returns to Barnesville for Alumni Banquet
Tom Harp, 1945 Barnesville High School graduate currently living in Pinehurst North Carolina, returned to Barnesville to celebrate his 80th class reunion.
Barnesville Pickleball and Ping Pong Tournament
A total of 40 participants took part in the Barnesville Pickleball Tournament at Memorial Park, Saturday, July 5, one of many activities during Barnesville’s Independence Day Celebration.
Barnesville Track and Field Phenom Inducted into Hall of Fame
Ryan Grear, 1998 BHS graduate, who holds six Barnesville and OVAC records and who went on to be named nine times to All Big Ten Conference as a member of the Ohio State Buckeye squad, was inducted into the Track & Cross County Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a banquet in Cambridge on June 20.
OVAC Museum Features Beallsville Blue Devils
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Museum’s social media post this week featured the Beallsville Blue Devils. With the recent vote by the Switzerland of Ohio School Board closing the high school, it is an appropriate time to recount the school’s sports history. “Beallsville High School moved into a new building on the village’s west side […]
District Track Honors
Several Barnesville Shamrock track team members
Sports Honors and Awards
Several area high school athletes were honored this week.
Summer Soccer Camp Set
The Barnesville Soccer Association is hosting a summer soccer camp for all area kids ages 3-10 on August 7th and 8th from 5pm-7pm.
Big Catch Claims Fishing Tournament
Thankfully, stubborn Mother Nature, who threatened stormy conditions early Saturday morning, had a change of heart and the Barnesville Fire and EMS Youth Fishing Tournament went on without a hitch. The contest resulted in a record catch of a 29-inch catfish. The winning fisherman was 15-year-old Zander Ankron. He claimed top honors at the […]