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Pirate senior Tyler Lang (23) goes for a shot against Eastern Brown in Saturday’s Division III District Championship game in Athens. Pirates fall in D-III district final
ATHENS — Eastern Brown opened the contest with three different players knocking down 3-pointers. By halftime, the Warriors had made 17 of 24 field goals and opened up a 22-point lead. When the f...
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Ironton ends Oak Hill’s run
ATHENS — Let the state take notice — Ironton’s girls basketball program is for real. The Lady Fighting Tigers were a definite underdog in Saturday’s Division III Regional Final con...
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Shawnee State’s Abby Ballman (12) looks to pass in Saturday’s NAIA quarterfinal game against Grand View in Sioux City. The Bears won 75-55 and advance to Monday’s Final Four contest to face Indiana Wesleyan. Bears heading to Final Four
SIOUX CITY , Iowa — For the third time in the program’s history, and the first time since the national championship year of 1999, the Shawnee State Bears are headed to the Final Four. SS...
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The Shawnee State University women’s basketball team celebrates in the locker room after defeating Aquinas 72-66 in the second round of the NAIA Division II National Tournament on Friday in Sioux City, Iowa. Bears get by second round
SIOUX CITY , Iowa — Shawnee State’s Mallory Albers opened the game with 21 first half points and Jill Cropper scored the last six of her team-high 22 points from the charity stripe to clo...
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Braden Ruth, front and center, signs a letter of intent to play soccer at SSU. Also pictured are: back row from left, Jeeps’ coach Corey Claxon, SSU coach Ron Goodson and Jeeps’ assistant Adam Howe. Front left is Ruth’s father Myron and front right is his mother Jeanie. South Webster’s Ruth to play at SSU
SOUTH WEBSTER — After winning four-straight SOC I championships, South Webster’s Braden Ruth will be taking on a new challenge — trying to help Shawnee State University’s soccer...
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Waverly s Cassie Kyle, front and center, signs a letter of intent to play soccer at Rio Grande. Also pictured are: back row, left to right, Chris Skarratt, Bill Hoover, Brian Roseberry, Tanya Murphy, Callum Morris and Bo Arnett. Cassie is flanked by her mother Carolyn, left, and father John, right. Waverly’s Kyle signs with Rio
WAVERLY — With only one school in the Southern Ohio Conference sponsoring a girl’s soccer team, just about every other team plays with boys and girls on the same team. Waverly’s Cass...
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Shawnee State senior Mallory Albers, right, drives against a Haskell defender during the Bears 79-40 victory in the first round of the tournament Wednesday. SSU to face Aquinas in Round 2
SIOUX CITY , Iowa — Second round play of the NAIA Division II National Tournament starts today at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. In the day’s opener, the Shawnee State wom...
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Wheelersburg s Kyle Brooks signs his letter of intent to play soccer at Shawnee State University. Pictured, from the left, is Wheelersburg coach Paul Boll, Athletic Director Chris Porter, Brooks, Principal Matt McCorkle and SSU coach Ron Goodson. Wheelersburg’s Kyle Brooks signs with SSU
As a four year starter for Wheelersburg Kyle Brooks helped his Pirates to four sectional championships and a record of 54-15-4 in his soccer career. With graduation nearing Brooks has decided to c...
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South Webster s Kayla Cook skies for a layup over the Waterford defense in Thursday s regional semifinal game in Pinkerington. The Lady Jeeps fell 66-41 to Waterford as Cook had 25 points in her final high school contest. Waterford tops Lady Jeeps
PICKERINGTON — The gym at Pickerington North High School proved once again to be a hostile place for the South Webster Lady Jeeps. Four-straight years South Webster has made the trip from its ho...
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Lady Oaks improve to 24-0 and counting
ATHENS — Most programs in high school basketball are lucky to have three Elite Eight appearances in their history. The Lady Oaks, they just earned their third in a row. On Wednesday night Oak H...
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South Webster’s Katie Hanes shoots the ball against a pair of South Gallia defenders during sectional tournament play. The Lady Jeeps face Waterford tonight. Lady Jeeps ready for King, Waterford
The South Webster Lady Jeeps have been in some battles over the last three years at Pickerington North High School. Making their third-straight trip to regional play tonight to face Waterford, the...
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Bears win big over Haskell
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For the first time in nearly a decade, everything seemed to go SSU's way in a national tournament game. The Bears dominated in nearly every statistical category Wednesday as they dismantled Hask...
Seniors lead SSU to Sioux City tourney
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
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Williams, Albers and Meyer suit up for final run as Bears
Southern outlasts resurgent Jeeps
by John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor
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Jeeps' run ends in districts
Bears tip tourney play this morning
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
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(3) SSU vs. (6) Haskell, 8:30 a.m.
Webster’s Loop, Cook named POY by coaches
by Ali Keaton, PDT Sports Writer
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District 14 Coaches Association Team Announced
Valley falls to Peebles at Convo
by Ali Keaton, PDT Sports Writer
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ATHENS — Shooting 55 percent from the field in a win or go home situation is more than impressive. The Peebles Indians (21-1) not only did that in Monday's district semifinal contest, they were e...
Associated Press All-District teams released
by By John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor
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COLUMBUS — The Associated Press boys and girls All-District basketball teams were released Monday and numerous local players — and a pair of coaches — were honored. The following is a breakdown ...
Northwest and Piketon bow out of postseason
by Ali Keaton
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ATHENS -- The phrase "any given Sunday" is not often applied to high school basketball, but a pair of district tournament games at the Convo on Sunday, March 7, entailed the very meaning of the phr...
Lady Oaks roll in D-III District Final
by John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor
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ATHENS — From the time Rebecca Puckett scored Oak Hill's first basket with 7:22 to play in the first quarter the Adena Lady Warriors knew they were in trouble. As Puckett proceeded to score 14 o...
‘Burg advances to district final
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
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ATHENS – Their No. 8-seed is not one you’d expect to see often in a district semifinal. Their play on the floor at Ohio University’s Convocation Center wasn’t their best. But all that matters to ...
Loop scores 1,000th point in win
by PDT Sports Report
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While Wes Loop is not considered an impatient player on the basketball court, he didn't waste any time Friday night. His first point of the night, scored from the free throw line, was the 1,000t...
Alumni update: Where are select players as college tourneys begin?
by John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor
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While high school tournament basketball is currently dominating the bulk of some area sports fans’ attention, a good deal of local athletes will have a role to play in the true March Madness that i...
Waverly falls to Logan Elm in district final
by Ali Keaton, PDT Sports Writer
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ATHENS — In a game of runs a 12-0 swing could make the difference, especially if it comes in the second half. A five-point halftime advantage was not enough for Waverly to continue its postseason...
Jeeps roll to regionals
by John Stegeman
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District finals at the Convo — South Webster advances while Clay falls to Waterford.
Tartans fall in sectional championship
by Ali Keaton, PDT Sports Writer
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LUCASVILLE — After knocking off two league foes to begin tournament play the East Tartans faced a tall task in the Greyhounds of Manchester in Tuesday night's sectional championship. Foul trouble ...
South Webster holds off Fairfield
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
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LUCASVILLE — If a tougher journey makes the end result more enjoyable, the Jeeps will certainly be happy about this one. South Webster overcame early struggles and Fairfield's 35-24 rebounding adv...
Alexander ends Senators’ run
by Chris Dunham, PDT Sports Writer
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WAVERLY — The end of the story was bitter, but the journey itself was sweet. When second-seeded Alexander escaped No. 6 seed West 43-40 in overtime in a Division III District Semifinal on Saturday...
Bears fall in AMC semifinals
by PDT Sports Report
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NAIA No. 24 Walsh finished the first half on a 16-0 run and held the lead it established through the entire second half as it left Portsmouth with a 65-64 victory over No. 9 Shawnee State Universit...
Piketon advances to Athens after blowout win
by Ali Keaton, PDT Sports Writer
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WAVERLY — On Saturday night the Piketon Redstreaks (15-6) won their third-straight game and with the sectional title win will advance to Athens for the third-consecutive year. No. 1-seed Piketon o...
Clay Convo-bound after district victory
by John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor
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JACKSON — Clay and Eastern split their respective regular season contests but the Lady Panthers came away with the rubber match. Clay overcame an early 9-0 deficit to defeat Eastern Pike 40-35 on ...

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