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Marietta is significantly better coached than in past six years or so. Especially on the defensive side of the ball. The entire mindset of the program has changed for the better. A game like last night was going to happen at some point so glad it happened early in the season. More balanced scoring i...

Marietta will not get better until our standards are raised with a higher level of accountability. A post was listed on one of the school’s social media sites saying “What a Fall” for this year’s football program. Directly underneath it lists the records for Varsity 2-8, JV 1-4-1, Middle School 1-6-...

Tigers gave a very poor effort last night. Only scored 5 points in the 2nd quarter. Gallia was aggressive all night with going to the bucket and the Tigers were no match defensively. Simply didn’t put up much of a fight.

I’m guessing this post is intended just to get a couple of current volunteer coaches to be part of the paid staff.

If there is a parcel big enough I personally don’t know where it’s located. The flood plain eliminates any real possibilities. In my opinion the Washington State Community College property wasn’t the answer either for a new K-12 facility. I asked the board several times “if this property is so appea...

I think that’s the biggest question that many people have. Myself included in that thinking. But I think it makes sense to at least do the due diligence to help best answer that question. I don’t know of any other parcels of property either within or just outside the city limits that would be feasib...

Marietta really doesn’t have a choice but to seek a new home for football as MC is pushing us to do just that. A new turf field and track behind the high school would benefit numerous programs, not just football. I have my own concerns as to whether we can fully execute a plan of this nature but I u...

I have not and would not say anything negative regarding the character of our head coach. That’s 100% not up for debate. I know how deeply he cares and spends countless hours with our kids. He also believes in having inclusion in the program by including kids with special needs and making them part ...

I served on the Marietta Youth League board (MYL) for four years and we made some great strides. Improvements to Glendale Field, new scoreboard at the field up top at the middle school, teams were outfitted with better equipment and new uniforms, funding was funneled upward to provide Tiger youth fo...

Spot on assessment. I could write a book on how we got here. I’d prefer to be writing a book on how we’re getting out of where we are today. I speak often publicly at our school board meetings with my comments not meant just for bringing about the problem, but also comes in with a suggestion or reco...

Marietta much improved on the defensive side of the ball under new coach, Austin Gardner. Pressured the ball well in wins over both Caldwell and Trimble this week. Lori had 36 in the Foundation game but he was made to work for it. Offense is still finding their way. That will come I’m sure. Like a l...

Best of the best.

Didn’t you say in prior posts that you were on the 83 team? I was a sophomore who also dressed varsity on Friday night’s for that team. So much has changed since that time. At times, it’s hard to know where to even start.

The Tiger football program went through a series of head coaching changes which led to no continuity in the program. The staff from grades 7-12 has been a revolving door from 2005 - present. Administration leadership made many mistakes, but none bigger than leaving the SEOAL ( 100 percent Southeast ...

Logan should definitely be on Marietta’s schedule. So should Gallia and Jackson along with Warren and Athens who are already on the schedule. Best move Marietta ever made was leaving the COL. I was on the last team to compete in the COL. Enrollment wise we were on the extremely low end of being AAA....

The new K-12 Belpre facility levy failed in the spring by a mere 60 votes. Very attainable numbers for the next time around. But the board’s failure to take any action to attempt to right the ship for this year’s football program had to play a large part in the levy being defeated this fall by more ...

I have watched the Warriors scrimmage a few times this pre-season. Your starting lineup projection appears to be spot on. Trent Taylor has the potential to be pretty special player. Far more gifted than last season with much greater physicality.

One thing I know for sure. Marietta College never had to pay Marietta City Schools some $45,000 per year to use Don Drumm Stadium prior to the school district giving it to the college for one dollar!!

I don’t disagree that athletic programs are typically measured by the success of the football and boys basketball teams. But your post said the four old COL schools are “bad in all sports.” That’s simply not the case. I forgot to include girls tennis who is sending to two doubles players to the stat...

I can’t speak for all four of these schools but know the following for Marietta this fall: Girls golf - individual missed going to state tourney by 2 shots Boys golf - entire team advance to district final with a shot to advance to state tourney Girls volleyball - 20-3 - lost in district semis Boys ...