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Bryan controlled the action to earn an impressive 64-20 win against Defiance for an Ohio girls basketball victory at Defiance High on Dec. 2. Bryan steamrolled in front of Defiance 27-3 to begin the second quarter. The Golden Bears fought to a 42-13 half margin at the Bulldogs’ expense.

SWANTON (December 4, 2023) – In a normal bird world and a one-on-one dispute, an eagle would definitely have an advantage. However, what a crow CAN do and will do, is harass and confound an eagle until it leaves the neighborhood. Swanton’s basketball crow as in senior guard Emma...

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Rachel Kent scored a season-high 25 points at Wisconsin on Dec. 3. Photo courtesy of Butler Athletics. Butler traveled to Madison, Wisconsin for their second road power conference matchup of the season. The first one — the Dawgs’ season opener against Iowa State — ended in disappointment.

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Catch the thrilling season opener between Defiance and Findlay on Big Board Friday Basketball Week 1. Witness the Bulldogs' strong start, the Trojans' rhythm, and the exceptional performances from Jordan Wright, Cle Lian, and Javante Hill. Find out who clinched the victory with a 68-39 score.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance College was handed a 93-69 loss at Transylvania at the Beck Center on Saturday as the Yellow Jackets suffered their fifth straight defeat. The Yellow Jackets fall to 1-6 and 0-2 in the HCAC while the Pioneers improve to 3-1 with a win in their first HCAC contest.

FINDLAY, Ohio - Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field made their 2023-24 indoor debut Friday afternoon (Dec. 1) at the Oiler Opener hosted by the University of Findlay. The Defiance men finished 11th out of 15 teams while the women placed eighth out of 11.

On Friday night, the Hamilton Heights Huskies were looking to keep winning following Tuesday night’s 26-point win at Clinton Central. Unfortunately for Heights, New Castle had other plans and burst out from the opening tip on a mission. The visiting Trojans got off to a 20-9 lead through one. That made it a difficult hill for the Huskies to climb, in a 51-37 home loss.

First-year guard Karsyn Norman played 21 minutes against Bradley on Nov. 29. Photo courtesy of Butler Athletics. The women’s basketball team has a chance to improve to 6-2 and secure their first true road win as they travel to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Badgers on Dec. 3.

On Tuesday Continental High Girls Basketball led Hicksville at all the quarter breaks except the last one. The visiting Pirates came out and took the first quarter 10-9. An even 9 all second quarter had the Pirates with a 19-18 lead at half. The Pirates padded their lead in the third by outscoring the Aces 10-8 for a 29-26 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Aces out scored the Pirates by 4 in the fourth to take the 37-36 win.

WAVERLY − All Waverly needed was a quick breakout. Heading into halftime against Zane Trace, Waverly coach John Bonifield centered his players' focus. The Tigers spent the final two minutes whittling away at the Pioneers' lead and had shaved a once 12-point deficit down to eight by the halftime buzzer.

The Hamilton Heights girls basketball team came back from a 15-day break and immediately returned to its winning ways. The Huskies, ranked No. 1 in the Class 3A Associated Press poll and No. 18 in the IBCA one-class poll, took care of North Miami 50-34 in a Wednesday away game. Heights outscored the Warriors in each quarter, although the first period was close with the Huskies leading 14-12 after one.

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We all knew when the Class of 2023 graduated that we were in for new faces and a changing of the guard in terms of talent in the 260. Immediately when discussing this topic, there’s no greater example to this than what’s going on at Jay County. The...

The Hamilton Southeastern boys wrestling team dropped a back-and-forth dual meet with No. 20-ranked Avon Wednesday by the score of 39-36. The Orioles won the first four matches to lead 21-0; junior Aidan Smalley went first and dropped a close decision at 120 before Avon won the next three by fall. The Royals fought back by winning the next five bouts, starting with a first-period fall for Chris Casler at 144.

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HOLLAND - The high school boys basketball season tipped off on Tuesday with several of the local teams in action. Here is a look at what happened in the season openers. ...