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Recognizing the area's top performances as the postseason begins
The postseason has started in softball and track and field, so there were plenty of performances worth recognizing. Last week's winners were New Lexington's Garrett Blosser receiving 329 votes to edge out Philo's Aidan Mahon (265) for the boys, while West Muskingum's Lydiah Huey claimed the girls with 392 votes with Philo's Caitlin Rose in second (281).
Check out 2024 tournament schedule for Licking County baseball teams
The Ohio High School Athletic Association baseball tournament is underway. Here is when Licking County schools open Central District play this week. Tuesday, May 14 Division II district, Granville at...
Positivity Overflowing, Devin Moran's Best Is Yet To Come
Devin Moran’s ability as a racer is starting to take after his consistently upbeat nature and personality that doesn’t appear to ever waver no matter the circumstance. The Dresden, Ohio, driver’s victory Saturday on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Fairbury Speedway means more than his $30,000 in event winnings. His fourth overall victory of the season now ties the best start he’s had to a season of his Dirt Late Model career. It would be a career-best five victories if not for a failed tire test that stripped him of Feb. 13’s DIRTcar victory at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
Wind and rain didn't stop two middle schoolers from winning the ZDGA's first event of 2024.
ZANESVILLE — The youngest pairing in the field did the most damage at the annual Zanesville District Golf Association 2-person better ball event on Saturday at par-71 Jaycees. River View middle schoolers Gavin Gress and Colton Gress topped the 23-team field with a 4-under-par 67, becoming the youngest players to earn a ZDGA tournament win in its 47-year history. ...
Unlocking the Archive: Class A baseball tournament action in 1985
Since we are in the midst of high school baseball tournament action, this week's photo comes from a game in May 1985. Unfortunately, Berne Union came out on the losing end of a 10-4 game against host Newark Catholic in the Class A tournament. While the Rockets outhit the Green...
Roundup: Licking Valley baseball blanks Bishop Ready in tournament win
Carter Sopher, Evan Roberts and Evan Lichtenauer combined on a two-hit shutout Tuesday, pitching the Licking Valley baseball team to a 2-0 victory against visiting No. 15 Bishop Ready in a Division II second-round game. The trio combined to strike out 10 without a walk, including Sopher throwing the first five innings, for...
Baseball Game Recap: Newcomerstown Gets the Win
Newcomerstown can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Bishop Rosecrans Bishops. For Newcomerstown, this counts as revenge for the 11-1 defeat Bishop Rosecrans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Ernsberger, Lodge power Granville over the hump, into district finals
GRANVILLE ― Ally Ernsberger was playing through injury last year when Granville lost for the third consecutive season in the Division II softball district semifinals. Healthy this time around and playing her final home game Monday, the senior left nothing to chance, both in the circle and at the plate. ...
No rain, no gain: Newark's Bidwell secures OCC-Buckeye discus title
LANCASTER ― It began early in the season when they hosted the Newark Invitational and carried all the way into Saturday's Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division meet. The Wildcats have gotten used to dealing with the wet stuff this spring, so they weren't daunted when steady rains greeted them early at Lancaster Fulton Field. ...
Baseball Game Preview: Philo Leaves Home
The Philo Electrics will head out on the road to challenge the Steubenville Big Red at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches. On Saturday, it was close, but Philo sidestepped Maysville for a 4-3 win. That's two games straight...
Roundup: Granville’s Songrug qualifies for district boys tennis tournament
Purin Songrug won three singles matches this week for the Granville boys tennis team to punch his ticket to the Division II district tournament Wednesday at Columbus Academy. Songrug, a sophomore, placed fourth Saturday during the sectional tournament at Academy. He previously won a pair of matches each 6-0, 6-0 before earning a...
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