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ZANESVILLE - The Maysville girls are coming off one of the best seasons in school history. The Panthers finished 24-2 with a 15-1 mark to capture their first outright Muskingum Valley League title as well as second district crown ever.
Maysville coach Pat Miller has stressed playing team basketball in 2007-08, and the Lady Panthers put it on display Friday night against two-time defending state champion River View.
PHILO - Freshman Melanie Poorman poured in 14 first-half points and scored a career-high 23 on the night, as visiting Maysville survived a third-quarter comeback bid by Philo for a 61-53 Muskingum Valley League girls basketball win Tuesday night.
At Maysville, the Panthers opened up a 10-point lead after three quarters and held off the Generals to stay unbeaten at 2-0 in the MVL and 3-0 overall.
ZANESVILLE - With Rachel Poorman and Ashley Love gone to graduation, Maysville needs other players to produce if it hopes to defend the Muskingum Valley League title. On Saturday, it was Katie Sidwell.
NEW LEXINGTON - Maysville's ability to hit free throws in the fourth quarter was the difference in a 48-37 win over host New Lexington in the Muskingum Valley League on Saturday night.
CROOKSVILE - Visiting Maysville placed four players in double digit scoring and another just missed as it defeated Crooksville 68-43 in Muskingum Valley League girls basketball makeup action Monday night.
ZANESVILLE - In a battle of unbeatens, the winner of Maysville and Tri-Valley would gain an early advantage in the Muskingum Valley League race.
At New Concord, John Glenn's Kristyn Heagen became the second Lady Muskie - to score 1,000 career points in a win over Muskingum Valley League foe Maysville on Saturday.
ZANESVILLE - When unbeaten West Muskingum needed a basket, Amanda Dobbins found the ball in her hands.
At Maysville, despite making just 12 of 30 from the floor, the Lady Panthers used a 22-of-30 performance from the foul line to edge the visiting Electrics at the Panther Pound.
LOGAN - Make no mistake about it: as far as the host team is concerned, the Logan Lady Chiefs Holiday Classic is more than just a couple non-conference games to fill in the holiday break.
At Logan, Katie Sidwell's two free throws broke a 47-47 tie with 27 seconds left, and the Panthers held on for a close non-league win at the Logan Holiday Tournament.
This an interesting article about the game. It gives a much different perspective, since they moved the foul-line to 30 feet. However, Coach Walsh handled it with class (as we've come to expect from him).
LOGAN - Maysville exorcised an old demon Saturday night. A year ago, Albany Alexander ended the Panthers' season in the regional semifinals with a frustrating loss. Less than a year later, Maysville turned the tables in the Logan Holiday Tournament.
LOGAN - While the stakes weren't as high this time around, the Maysville Lady Panthers extracted a bit of revenge on the Alexander Lady Spartans in the lower bracket championship game of the Logan Lady Chiefs Holiday Classic Saturday night in the middle school gym.
ZANESVILLE - Maysville kickstarted the 2008 portion of its schedule with a 53-37 win over Fisher Catholic in non-league girls basketball action Wednesday night. Abby Miller's 12 points and five rebounds and Melanie Poorman's 11 points were the two double-digit scoring efforts in a well-balanced night for the Lady Panthers (10-3).
THORNVILLE - In a back-and-forth battle, Sheridan made all six free throws in the final 1:30 of the fourth quarter to down Muskingum Valley League foe Maysville 53-48 at Glen Hursey Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
McCONNELSVILLE - In an afternoon where Maysville never trailed, it took the first six points of the fourth quarter to open an 11-point lead to finally put away Morgan in a 62-52 victory in Muskingum Valley League action on Saturday.
In the Panther Pound, Megan Savage scored a career-high 15 points as Maysville (8-4, 12-4) exploded out to a 25-6 lead and never looked back.
At the Panther Pound, the Maysville had seven players score in the third quarter as it opened up a 14-point lead and improved to 9-4 in the MVL and 13-4 overall.
DRESDEN - Host Tri-Valley shot a sizzling 67 percent from the field Wednesday night and moved closer to a Muskingum Valley League championship with a convincing 63-40 romp over Maysville in the new Dawg House.
ZANESVILLE - Maysville used a 21-11 second quarter to go up by 10 on John Glenn at half and kept the Muskies at bay the rest of night in a 73-59 victory at the Panther Pound on Saturday.
Saturday's disappointing overtime loss at Tri-Valley was a distant memory for West Muskingum's eight seniors on Wednesday.
COSHOCTON - Maysville coach Pat Miller wanted his team to work the ball and find the best shot. Though it took over four quarters for the message to stick, the Lady Panthers followed the orders when it mattered most.
COSHOCTON - There will be a new state champion in Division II girls basketball this season. With the intent to prove a 55-43 season-opening home win over River View in mid-November was not a stroke of luck, Maysville rallied to topple the Lady Bears 45-42 in a Division II sectional final clash Wednesday night at Coshocton High School.
Last season, Maysville made a run to the Division III regional semifinal where they fell to Albany Alexander. Now, the Lady Panthers are one step away from returning to that point again, but this time in Division II as they face Beaver Local at 7 p.m. tonight in the district final at Ohio University-Eastern in Belmont.
BELMONT - Like an engine in cold weather, Maysville took some time to warm up Wednesday night. Once the Lady Panthers were revved up and ready, Beaver Local was in trouble.
ZANESVILLE - Maysville wasn't expected to be here. The Lady Panthers are in the regional semifinals for the second straight season, this time in Division II, despite losing two of their best players to graduation in All-Ohioan Rachel Poorman and post player Ashley Love.
ZANESVILLE - Falling behind a team like West Holmes leads to big time trouble. Maysville found that out the hard way Wednesday night.
ZANESVILLE - West Holmes was prepared for a physical game against Maysville, but didn't expect to be without 6-1 Sarah Hammond for the final 5:47 of the first half Wednesday night.
These are the types of years a school should savor. Maysville got a chance to see both the boys and girls basketball teams making runs to the Sweet 16.
There are players who make their teams go. A perfect example is Kristyn Heagen.
PHILO - The inside power of Licking County's Krystal Stoneking was too much for Muskingum Valley's smallish lineup to handle Sunday. Unfortunately for Licking, the tenacity of Maysville's Kaylie Butler and Crooksville's Katie Weaver took an even bigger toll.
