The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s announcement on Thursday afternoon, March 12 – that all winter sports season postseason tournaments in the Buckeye state have been postponed indefinitely due to the nation-wide COVID-19 pandemic – understandably deeply disappointed the ‘Final Four’ qualifying Lady Dawgs basketball team (pictured below) of Tri-Valley High School, the trio of

by Gregg Meadows Friday night, March 6 at Zanesville High School’s Winland Memorial Gymnasium – Coach Kurt Kaufman’s 2019-20 Tri-Valley Lady Dawgs etched their names forever into the annals of their school’s girls’ basketball history books, becoming the fifth TV team to reach the OHSAA final four plateau, with a second straight post-season thriller –

by Gregg Meadows Heading into the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s D-II Regional semi-final against fellow MVL co-champ Sheridan at Zanesville’s jam-packed Winland Memorial Gymnasium, the odds seemed stacked against any kind of a Tri-Valley comeback for a win. Faced with a nine-point deficit, – and without the services of senior standout and four-year starter

by Gregg Meadows Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Tri-Valley girls basketball team gritted out an OHSAA East District D-II District championship Saturday afternoon, Feb. 29 the old-fashioned way – they earned it. In a game played in front of a boisterous crowd at West Muskingum High’s jam-packed Gary Ankrum Gymnasium, the Lady Dawgs from Dresden did themselves

Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Tri-Valley girls basketball team completed its dominate march through their OHSAA East District D-II three-game ‘home stand’ Sectional, dispatching 12th seeded East Liverpool 68-12 Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22 in Dresden. The win gave the Lady Dawgs a Sectional title, and earned them a Wed. night, Feb 26 date with 4th seeded Dover

Coach Kurt Kaufman’s No. 1 seeded Tri-Valley girls basketball team advanced a step further on the post-season tournament trail, Wednesday night, Feb. 19 in Dresden, with their 81-15 victory over Meadowbrook, the No. 18 seed. The victory sends the Lady Dawgs to the Division II, East District upper bracket Sectional title game vs. East Liverpool,

by Gregg Meadows Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Tri-Valley girls’ basketball team tipped-off the postseason in impressive style on Saturday, February 15 on their home floor, as the No. 1 East District seeded Lady Dawgs dispatched No. 17th seeded Carrollton 65-25 in the tournament opener for both squads. The victory gave the Lady Dawgs their 20th overall

by Gregg Meadows Call them ‘bookend basketball titles’ — for their high school careers. Tri-Valley senior basketball standouts Kyndal Howe, Lauren King, and Audrey Spiker have been an integral part of the Lady Dawgs success since their freshman year, when they hit the varsity hardwood running, helping their team to a share of the 2016-17

Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Muskingum Valley League co-leading Tri-Valley girl’s basketball team is just one win away from at least a share of the 2019-20 conference crown, after the Lady Dawgs defeated the visiting Crooksville Lady Ceramics by a 91-15 count, Wednesday night, February 5 in Dresden at The Dawg House, on Senior Night. The Lady

Coach Kurt Kaufman’s Tri-Valley girls basketball team picked up a non-conference win Monday night, January 27 in Dresden at The Dawg House, defeating the visiting Mt Vernon Lady Jackets by a 67-15 count. Tri-Valley jumped out to a 28-2 lead at the first break and never looked back over the outmanned Lady Jackets, improving their