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.
Sports
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 […]
Pickleball Tournament at Memorial Park
Entries are now being accepted for the Barnesville Pickleball Tournament to be held on Saturday, July 5 at the Barnesville Memorial Park at part of the Barnesville Independence Day Celebration.
Barnesville Race Director Walks to First Place in Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon
Carl Kondrach, Wheeling native who now lives in Barnesville and hosts races, took strides at the Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic Walk in May where he won first place for the walking race. The Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon during Wellness Weekend took place May 23 where Kondrach won this year’s Men’s Walk as a contestant. […]