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Sheridan athletes sign to continue careers in college
THORNVILLE — Sheridan High School held a college signing ceremony recently, as eight Generals made their college commitments. AJ Winders and Cole Davis will continue their football careers at Denison University; Raine Rodich signed to play basketball at Alma College; Emma Doherty and Reagan Davis will play volleyball for Wilmington College and Heidelberg University, respectively; Michael Tolliver is set to run track for Marietta College; Brady Bevis will play soccer for Thiel College and Morgan Wamer signed to golf for Otterbein University.
NC softball checks all the boxes in revenge victory against Heath
NEWARK ― It took them a little while to do it, but a seasoned Newark Catholic team made sure sophomore Aly Rothwiler's first varsity start in the circle was a successful one Friday on her home diamond. But she also had a lot to do with that on her own. ...
Saturday roundup: It was a good day for Perry County on the diamonds.
THORNVILLE — A.J. Winders cracked a leadoff homer to lead Sheridan to an 8-0 win against visiting Logan in a nonleague win on Saturday. Caden Sheridan added a double and two singles and Shawn Griffey singled with three RBIs as Sheridan improved to 17-2. Brody White added a two-run single. Coyle Withrow tossed five...
6 county football teams changing divisions; Watkins disputes numbers
COLUMBUS ― Change is in the air for the 2024 high school football season, especially in Licking County. According to numbers released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, six teams will be switching divisions, with four of them going to a division with larger schools, while two will be moving down a spot to smaller schools. ...
Pickerington Central's McKenna Nixt is OSU Wexner Medical Center Athlete of Week
In a vote that ended April 26, Dispatch.com readers selected the The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of the Week for competitions that took place from before April 21. This week's winner is Pickerington Central softball player McKenna Nixt. Nixt hit two home runs in games...
Roundup: Newark Catholic baseball rallies against Heath
Bryan McAnally's RBI single, Newark Catholic's fourth consecutive hit of the inning, capped a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Green Wave an exciting 6-5 Licking County League-Cardinal Division baseball win against visiting Heath on Friday. The Bulldogs (14-2, 9-1) which saw a 10-game winning streak halted, had scored...
J.R. Shumate leaving Newark for collegiate coaching job
NEWARK ― It was an opportunity J.R. Shumate couldn't pass up. After being offered a Division I collegiate assistant coaching job, the highly-successful girls basketball coach is leaving Newark as a coach and administrator. Shumate, who in 13 seasons led the Wildcats to 255 wins, seven consecutive district titles, four Final Fours and a...
A Rising Star: Lancaster’s Kendall Brown has unlimited potential and is only getting better
LANCASTER — Naturally gifted athletes don’t come around that often, but when they do have natural ability and add in a work ethic and relentless effort to get better, that’s when they set themselves apart from their peers and become elite. Lancaster sophomore catcher Kendall Brown is...
A battle to the end: Fairfield Christian Academy pulls out 10-inning win over Berne Union
LANCASTER — Berne Union had Fairfield Christian Academy on the brink a few times during Thursday’s marathon, 10-inning game at Beavers Field, but Knights pitcher AJ Holbrook refused to give in. He also had some help from his teammates, who made several outstanding defensive plays to keep the...
Liberty Union barely beats Cardington-Lincoln
Liberty Union topped Cardington-Lincoln 10-8 in a tough tilt in an Ohio high school baseball matchup on April 27. Recently on April 22, Cardington-Lincoln squared off with Centerburg in a baseball game. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article. Take a 1-minute survey and be...
Roundup: Newark baseball surges past Worthington Kilbourne
Blane Sturm’s two-run single highlighted a three-run sixth inning for the Newark baseball team Saturday in a 9-6 victory at Worthington Kilbourne. Sturm totaled three hits and three RBIs, and Moses Crane added three hits, a run and an RBI, Aidan Hamilton two hits and three RBIs and Seth Fish and Austin Rose...
County Connections: Pickleball Tournament will bring people together
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw. Arising as a children’s game in 1965, pickleball has grown quietly in popularity for decades – winning hearts in communities of all sizes, and earning a rightful place in school athletic curriculums. However, the recent explosion of pickleball’s popularity has brought the sport into the mainstream.
Roundup: Evans, Northridge girls capture Licking Valley Invitational
Isabel Evans dominated in three events Thursday, leading Northridge's girls to the Licking Valley Invitational championship. The Vikings scored 102 to edge out Licking Heights, which had 99. Newark was third out of the seven teams with 94, Valley totaled 89, Heath was sixth at 38 and Lakewood had 21. ...
H.S. Roundup: Fisher Catholic and Fairfield Union take home track invitational titles
Fairfield Union places first: The Lady Falcons placed first in the eight-team Pickerington Central Milt Wilt Invitational with 155 points over second Place Pickerington Central (134). Fairfield Union set two school records. Junior Christian Thompson set a meet and school record in the high jump (five-feet-six inches), and the 800...
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