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Berne Union senior Olivia Cooper stayed busy during her four years as a Rocket
SUGAR GROVE − Berne Union High School's Outstanding Senior Olivia Cooper was certainly busy during her four years as a Rocket. "I'm very involved in the school and I played volleyball and basketball throughout all four years of high school," she said. "And being involved in the office and helping out where I can."
Liberty Union rallies late to win Division III district title; Bloom-Carroll falls short
PICKERINGTON – Trailing 4-0 heading to the top of the sixth inning against top-seeded Fairbanks, the Liberty Union softball team seemed to not have an answer, but it never wavered. The Lions kept fighting, and once they started hitting, the floodgates opened. The No. 3 seed Lions scored six...
As dialed in Cassady wins 100th, Watkins cruises to another title
PICKERINGTON ― With graduation scheduled for Saturday, Carsyn Cassady and her Watkins Memorial softball teammates were champing at the bit to play their Division I district championship game on Friday. "I had my full uniform on and the car keys in my hand yesterday," the Warriors' Michigan State-bound senior right-hander said. "Then we...
A.J. Winders came through at the perfect time for district-bound Sheridan baseball.
THORNVILLE — Sheridan had plenty of unfinished business entering the 2024 baseball season, with most of it concerning the stunning 7-1 loss to Circleville in last year's sectional. The focus has been squarely on atoning for that misstep, as seniors Caden Sheridan, A.J. Winders and Bryson Ruff were among the many who spent the offseason in the batting cages and working on pitching. ...
Tough tourney loss can't wipe out successful run for Lakewood seniors
HEBRON ― In an unforgiving Division II district baseball tournament, where several top-notch teams reside but only one out of 21 advances to the regional, little things can quickly become magnified. So it was for defending district champion Lakewood, which saw visiting London put just one of its four hits into the outfield Thursday but still come away with a 4-0 victory at Don and Mary Ann Thorp Field. ...
Redemption: Poston delivers in the circle, at the plate in Lancaster’s district final win
PICKERINGTON – Reese Poston is one of those rare players who, when the stakes are at their highest, and pressure is on, can take her game to another level and deliver. Poston certainly did that on Saturday during the Lady Gales’ 2-0 Central District Division I district championship game win over Olentangy Liberty at Pickerington Central. ...
Cool, calm and collected Granville softball finally back in regional
PICKERINGTON ― Granville leaned on its experience Saturday against youthful but talented Licking Valley in a riveting Division II district final, and the Blue Aces needed every ounce of it. The state's second-ranked − and district's top-seeded − team used three clutch swings of the bat, two of them coming with two out,...
OHSAA softball: Teays Valley's wild win highlights central Ohio Division I district finals
Avery Stratton admitted she didn’t know what kind of game to expect when Teays Valley faced Marysville in one of four Division I softball district finals Saturday at Pickerington Central. The freshman pitcher and outfielder certainly did not expect to hit the championship-winning home run in extra innings, blasting...
Tri-Valley shows heart in tough district final loss
PICKERINGTON — A bad first inning didn't deter Tri-Valley on Saturday afternoon. The 10th-seeded Scotties erased a 2-0 deficit and had the go-ahead run thrown out at the plate in the fourth inning. However, it wasn't enough as third seed Hilliard Darby plated a run in the bottom of the fifth and held on...
Roundup: Heath boys, Johnstown girls win district track titles
Tucker See ran a time of 9:42.54 to win the 3,200 on Saturday for the Heath boys track team during the Division II, District 1 championships at Westerville South. See, who also took runner-up in the 1,600 (4:26.13), led the Bulldogs to the team championship. Heath totaled 97 points, finishing ahead of Bishop...
Top-ranked Jonathan Alder ends Licking Valley's championship baseball season
PLAIN CITY — It undoubtedly was a matchup unrivaled Thursday throughout the Ohio High School Athletic Association baseball tournament, but Licking Valley could never get the upper hand. The third-seeded Panthers fell 4-0 at second-seeded Jonathan Alder in a Division II second-round game. The clash of titans was necessitated by the Central District...
Rain postpones Friday's OHSAA softball district finals at Pickerington Central
Rain postponed Friday’s scheduled Division I softball district finals at Pickerington Central to Saturday. The Dresden Tri-Valley-Hilliard Bradley, Olentangy Liberty-Lancaster, Olentangy Orange-Watkins Memorial and Teays Valley-Marysville matchups all were scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday before persistent rain fell in the area overnight and into Friday afternoon. Division II, III...
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