OVC basketball
preview schedules
The Ohio Valley Conference basketball boys’ preview will be held at Coal Grove High School on Friday.
Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students.
Here is the schedule:
6 p.m. Ironton vs. Portsmouth; 6:45 p.m. Gallipollis vs. South Point; 7:30 p.m. Fairland vs. Chesapeake; 8:15 p.m. Rock Hill vs. Coal Grove.
The second team listed is the home team.

SOC basketball
preview schedules
The Southern Ohio Conference boys’ basketball previews will be held Friday at South Webster High School.
Games will begin at 5 p.m. and consist of two quarters. Admission is $5. Here is the schedule:
5:00 — South Webster vs. Portsmouth Notre Dame; 5:40 — Oak Hill vs Sciotoville East: 6:20 — Waverly vs. Portsmouth Clay; 7:00 — Portsmouth West vs. New Boston; 7:40 — Minford vs. Latham Western; 8:20 — Northwest vs. Symmes Valley: 9:00 — Beaver Eastern vs. Wheelersburg; 9:40 — Lucasville Valley vs. Green.

Ironton Elks’ Hoop Shoot
contest set for Dec. 11
The annual Ironton Elks Lodge No. 177 will conduct its annual youth “Hoop Shoot” basketball foul shooting contest at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, in the Ironton High School Conley Center.
Age divisions for boys and girls are 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Registration will be held prior to the contest.
For further information, contact Mark Stuntebeck at (740) 307-0088.

Redsfest tickets on sale
for Dec. 2-3 Reds’ event
CINCINNATI — FOX Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC Bank will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati on Friday, Dec. 2, from 3 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Two-day tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for kids 12 and younger. One-day tickets are $17 for adults and $7 for kids. Children three and under are admitted free.
Fans can purchase Redsfest tickets at:
• reds.com/Redsfest
• Great American Ball Park
• The Duke Energy Convention Center on Friday, Dec. 2 starting at 9 a.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3 starting at 7 a.m.

Ironton girls’ basketball
tourney photos needed
Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ head basketball coach Doug Graham is asking for photos or copies of photographs from the 1980 and 2005 state tournament games.
If anyone has any photos, please contact Graham at the high school at (740) 532-3911.