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2024 high school state tournament scores for Oct. 22
Here are the OHSAA fall sport state tournament scores for Toledo-area teams on Tuesday, Oct. 22. VOLLEYBALL Division I: Lake district■ Whitmer d. Findlay 18-25, 25-21, 25-13, 14-25, 15-10 Division III: Kalida district■ Bowling Green d. Defiance 25-19, 25-17, 25-19
Unbeaten Lake girls soccer has impressive turnaround under former Flyer standout
MILLBURY, Ohio — The Lake girls soccer team has experienced an immediate resurgence under a first-year coach who was a standout defender for the Flyers a decade ago. Lauren Colangelo has guided her alma mater to a sensational turnaround. After going 5-7-5 last year, Lake is unbeaten (13-0-3) and tied Oak Harbor for the Northern Buckeye Conference title. Colangelo, whose maiden name is Lauren Reed, is a 2013 Lake graduate who earned All-NBC first-team honors as a senior defender. Colangelo helped lead Lake to four league titles — two Suburban Lakes League titles (2009 and 2010) and the first two years in the NBC (2011 and 2012). But Lake's last league title came back in 2017.
Briggs: Thanks, CBS, for passing on UT-BG, but snub highlights comical hypocrisy of MAC's TV deal
If the goal is to have the Glass Bowl at its rocking best for the Toledo-Bowling Green game, it’s a good thing TV did not come a-knocking. CBS Sports Network had a slot at noon Saturday to air the reputed Mid-American Conference game of the week and it chose Buffalo-Ohio over the Battle of I-75. To each their own. We’ll look on the bright side.
Opening lines: Toledo favored to beat Bowling Green
University of Toledo football is a three-point favorite against Bowling Green State University in Saturday's Battle of I-75 at the Glass Bowl, according to Circa Sports’ opening lines Sunday. Opening kick is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Toledo-Bowling Green point spread is single digits for the first time since 2015, according to Odds Shark’s database. The Rockets have been double-digit favorites in the previous eight matchups with the Falcons. UT is 3-5 against the spread in that span. Last season, Toledo was a 10-point favorite, before pulling out a 32-31 victory in Bowling Green.
Toledo picked 4th, BGSU 5th in MAC men’s basketball preseason poll
For the fourth consecutive year, the Toledo Rockets — the four-time defending Mid-American Conference champions — have not been voted the preseason favorite. The league’s men’s basketball coaches have named Ohio the team to beat. The Bobcats received 11 of 12 first-place votes, essentially a unanimous vote because coaches cannot pick their own team. Akron received the other first-place vote. Kent State was picked third, UT fourth, and Bowling Green fifth. Eight coaches picked Ohio to win the MAC tournament. Three picked Kent State and one picked Toledo.
Video: Anticipated Battle of I-75 rivalry week has arrived
Rocket Rundown is a weekly video series looking ahead to the Toledo football team’s next game. ■ Week 9: The Battle of I-75 against Bowling Green at the Glass Bowl will take place Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (TV: ESPN Plus). ■ In this episode: It’s finally here. The civic party that highlights the northwest Ohio sports calendar has arrived. Blade sports columnist David Briggs and sports writer Kyle Rowland look ahead to the rivalry’s first weekend game in five years. Toledo and BG both appear to be legit league title contenders for the first time since 2015.
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