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Coaches District 14 list by portsmouth
Mar 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
We're still about five and a half hours away from releasing the AP All District team but to tide you over, here are the District 14 Coaches All-District team for both boys and girls..   District 14 Coaches Association 2009-2010 Boys All District Division I & II First Te...
AP All District Team by portsmouth
Mar 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Without further delay here it is. See the story in Tuesday's PDT.   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 2009-10 Associated Press Southeast All-District basketball teams, based on the recommendations of a media panel: BOYS Division I FIRST TEAM: Patrick Ang...
Thoughts on the Bengals' offseason by portsmouth
Mar 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Do I want T.O.? Not particularly.   Does that mean I'll be upset if the Bengals signed him? Not exactly.   At this point, I'll take any receiver, especially one who can stretch the field a bit and take some of the heat off Ochocinco.   The numbers from last seaso...
AP All-District sneak peak part 2 by portsmouth
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
OK sports fans the All-District voting is complete. I'm not allowed to release any names just yet but here are a few highlights. If the unofficial list remains the same, every school in the area will have at least an honorable mention in one gender or the other. There should also be some P...
AP All-District sneak peak by portsmouth
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
All right sports fans it's 9 a.m. For a sports writer that's about 3 in the morning but I am up and heading to Athens for the AP Southeast All-District meeting. To give you a little insight. Most newspapers in the district, including the PDT, call their area coaches to get suggested nominatio...
March Madness — It's finally here! by portsmouth
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
While the calendar is still a few days away from turning to March, the madness is already in the air. The high school regular seasons are all but in the books and teams are competing in tournament action with boys at the sectional level and girls moving through districts this week. In ...
Lefty's old-fashioned groove by portsmouth
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A fuss was made last weekend about Phil Mickelson electing to use an old wedge during the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. For those who don't know, the USGA made a change this year which outlaws square grooves on higher lofted clubs.  This change limits the amount of co...
Coaches' Spotlight: Robin Hagen-Smith by portsmouth
Jan 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
For nearly 30 years one of the most successful womens basketball programs in the country has been headed by Scioto County's own Robin Hagen-Smith. Hagen-Smith and winning have been constants for SSU and while not much has changed on the court since 1983, much has changed for the coach. Last m...
A glance at the Bengals playoff history by portsmouth
Jan 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
In the wake of their most recent loss, here is a look at the Bengals' post-season history:   • Jan. 9, 2010 - AFC Wild Card - New York 24, Cincinnati 14 • Jan. 8, 2006 - AFC Wild Card - Pittsburgh 31, Cincinnati 17 • Jan. 13, 1991 - AFC Divisional - Oakland 20, Ci...
Bengal blues by portsmouth
Jan 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Disappointment is no surprise to the Cincinnati faithful. In fact, it is all but expected. After the dismal Week 17 performance (if you can even call it a that), the Bengals again were less than their best in the Wild Card game tonight. Prior to the playoff matchup with the Jets, the abili...