Lady Wave starts season off right;
New
stadium proves a good fit, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- After a Cincinnati Reds opening day victory, the late Joe
Nuxhall often would say, “You can’t go undefeated if you don’t win the
first game.” It’s yet to be seen if the 2013 edition of Greenville Lady
Wave Softball will go undefeated, but the first game out of the gate
pointed in that direction Saturday as Lady Wave Stadium host its
inaugural game against Wayne. A year ago, on opening day, the Wave fell
to the Warriors, 2-1 in... read
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Ansonia to
be represented in senior showcase,
By George Starks
Three Ansonia boys will get one more chance to take their talents to
the hardwood today as Derek Kiser, Luke Kimmel and Logan Moody will
participate in the Indiana vs. Ohio High School All Star Basketball
Games. Ansonia coach Derrick Barga said of his kids, "I think this is
great because they get to play together one more time together." The
Indiana vs. Ohio all-star games will feature three girls games and
four boys games and will be... read
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Nascar… Owner of the No. 22 car says he
hopes for
speedy recovery
In the days since the accident that left him with a fractured vertebra,
Denny Hamlin has received text messages from both on-track rival Joey
Logano and Roger Penske, the owner of Logano’s No. 22 car. Logano also
addressed Hamlin on Twitter, tweeting "Wish @dennyhamlin a speedy
recovery. Hope he gets back to the track soon. And thanks to all of my
fans for their support."
Hamlin acknowledged the... read
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Bleacher
Report… Reds
coach diagnosed with cancer
Reds third base coach Mark Berry told the team and reporters Sunday
morning that he has been diagnosed with cancer in his tonsils and two
lymph nodes on the left side of his neck. “I have cancer,” Berry told
reporters after the team meeting (Cincinnati.com). “I know it sounds
bad, the word cancer, but there are plenty of people in this clubhouse
that have had it, and I know people around the game who have beaten
it... read
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A little help needed here;
A
time to change gears, By George
Starks
Being a part of the local sports scene, it should come as no surprise
that basketball season is my favorite. I have often said that if it
were my decision to make, the season would take a month or two off and
start up again, maybe wait until right after spring sports is over.
It’s also no secret that the winter sports season is also the busiest
and most strenuous of all the seasons, but now that it’s over, it’s a
sad time for me. With 16 basketball team, three wrestling... read
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Spring sports start Saturday;
Weather
permitting, By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- Now that basketball season is over and the winter sports
season is officially over, it's time to move it all back outside again.
Saturday, spring sports will get into gear with a solid slate of
softball and track with four baseball games. In baseball, Greenville
will be traveling to Stebbins and a date with the Indians. The Wave had
a great season a year ago and was looking to make a solid run in the
post season before it was revealed that... read
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A scene
I never will get used to, By
George Starks
COLUMBUS- I cannot begin to tell you how many times I’ve been to an
athletic event at the state level.The first time, it was wrestling in
Indianapolis at the old Hoosier Dome. Winchester High School had
several wrestlers there and my thought was at least one would get
through. None of them made it. Like the kids, I was devastated only
because I wanted to see a state champion in a sport. I didn’t care what
sport it was, I wanted to experience that... read
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A
masterful performance...A
tough loss, By George Starks
COLUMBUS- “We had a great tournament run but what we saw today, is
something you don’t see very often.” Those were the words of Versailles
boys basketball coach Scott McEldowney after his Tigers loss to
Ottawa-Glandorf, 67-46, Saturday in the D-III boy’s state basketball
game, as McEldowney spoke of the Titan’s star basketball player T.J.
Metzger. Metzger dropped in nine of 14 from three point range (64.4
percent) and scored 36 points... read
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V-Tigers fall a game short of
D-III title; Glandorf
too hot to handle, By George Starks
COLUMBUS- When a kid as good as T.J Metzger comes out hot, there is no
stopping him. Metzger, a senior, came out and lit up the Tigers for 36
points as Ottawa-Glandorf rolled to a 67-46 D-III state championship
Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus. Playing hard for 32 minutes,
the Tigers were over matched by the senior laden Titans. Through it
all, Tigers coach Scott McEldowney had nothing but praise for his team.
“I’ve never been... read
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Local
boy makes Top 10 on Sports Center...Ahrens wows crowd and ESPN,
By
George Starks
In
yesterday’s game story on the Versailles victory over LaBrae High
School in the D-III state semi-final game Thursday in Columbus, I
referred to a first quarter dunk by Tiger junior Kyle Ahrens as a
'Thunder Dunk'. To be honest, it should be a poster shot as he nearly
took out Vikings defender Carl Brown. Not only did this bring a huge
crowd to its feet but at that moment, silenced the Vikings student
section. This one handed slam was, without doubt... read
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Versailles
looks to go undefeated in state championship...Titans-Tigers square off at 10:30,
By George Starks
COLUMBUS- When the OHSAA boys basketball tournament got underway,
Versailles coach Scott McEldowney said, “As of right now, we are 0-0.”
Three weeks ago, records didn’t matter for one reason. It was one and
done. One loss and the season was over. Ignore the 23-5 mark that
Versailles now sports or the 25-3 record Ottawa-Glandorf has, both
teams are 0-0 with one game left to play. Glandorf was able to get past
Ironton Thursday, 61-60, in overtime and only...read
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OHSAA,
Petition Originator Agree to Alternative Proposal Regarding Separate
Tournaments Referendum; Referendum
to Separate OHSAA Tournaments into Public and Non-Public Schools
Removed from Ballot; Replaced by Competitive Balance Proposal that
Deals With Out-of-District Athletes
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A petition that would have placed a referendum item on
the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s (OHSAA) May ballot that
called for all OHSAA tournaments to be conducted separately for public
schools and non-public schools...
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Versailles defense holds down
strong LaBrae
offense, By George Starks
Tigers
heading into state final with huge win over Vikings
COLUMBUS- With the Versailles offense struggling through the second
quarter, the Tigers walked off the Versailles defense holds down strong
LaBrae offense. Then, the Tigers defense came to life and a 2-3 zone
shut LaBrae down, holding the Vikings to a mere 15 points in the second
half as the Tigers rolled to a 64-52 victory in...
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Local coach and players receive
all-state
honors, By George Starks
DARKE
COUNTY- Tri-Village boys basketball coach Josh Sagester was named the
Division IV boys basketball co-coach of the year by the AP along with
Michael Bates of Columbus Africentric and Eric Rosenbeck of St. Henry.
Sagester led the Patriots to an undefeated regular season, earning the
Patriots the No. 1 ranking in Division IV from the AP. He also led his
team to the regional tournament for just the second time in program...
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OHSAA To Honor Former Standouts
in Circle
of Champions Program At Basketball Tournaments
Other
Special Awards Recipients Will Also Be Recognized
- COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the seventh consecutive year, the Ohio High
School Athletic Association has selected individuals who had prominent
roles in the history of Ohio interscholastic athletics to be honored as
part of the Association’s Circle of Champions program. This year’s five
honorees will be recognized during the OHSAA Boys State Basketball
Tournament March 21-23 at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center...
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First homestand action packed for
fans,
mlb.com
CINCINNATI- With Cincinnati's favorite holiday - Reds Opening Day -
less than two weeks away, fans can't wait for the 2013 season to get
underway, especially with a big Opening Week on tap at Great American
Ball Park. Find out more about the Reds' first homestand, how Reds
players are getting involved with "March Madness" and more in this
edition of the Redlegs Insider. Reds Opening Day is always a festive
occasion, and this year promises to be no different. However, in 2013,
there's...
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Versailles going to Columbus with
high hopes,
By George Starks
McEldowney
looks at when season turned around
- VERSAILLES- The last time the Versailles Tigers stepped foot on the
floor of the Schottonstein Center at Ohio State University was in the
state final against St. Henry. Coaching Versailles was Roger
McEldowney. Now, its nine years later and the Tigers are going back
with a McEldowney at the helm. Scott McEldowney. It’s been an up and
down, up and down season for the Tigers but since the...
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Defense key in Tigers success,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- When Versailles coach Scott McEldowney put his five
starters on the floor today; he will need offensive output if the
Tigers are to go the championship game Saturday against either Ironton
or Ottawa-Glandorf. It’s always been known in the realm of sports at
Versailles that no matter how much offense there is, it’s defense that
wins those titles. Today when Versailles (22-5) tips off against
LaBrae, it will be no different...
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Lady
Wave Stadium nearing completion; Opening day in 11 days,
By George
Starks
GREENVILLE - It was just a little over 90 days ago, December 6, 2012
that a new era in Greenville sports started to unfold. The ground was
broken and the construction of Lady Wave Stadium (Championship Field)
was underway. The new complex is nearing completion and on March 30,
the Wave will hook up with Wayne for the inaugural game at the new
complex. “This is exciting,” said Greenville coach Jerrod Newland...
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LaBrae
next for Versailles Thursday, By Joe
Scalzo/George Starks
VERSAILLES- While the Versailles Tigers watched sophomore Kyle Ahrens
calmly sink two free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining in regulation to
take a 56-53 victory over Roger Bacon, the Tigers next opponent,
LaBrae, was experiencing a scene of its own. The difference for the
Vikings was that LaBrae was putting the smack down on Beachwood, 17-2
with 31 seconds having elapsed in the second quarter. According to
writer...
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Thomas humbled by all-state honors,
By George Starks
NEW MADISON - Taking into consideration everything Tri-Village senior
Shaye Thomas has been awarded this basketball season, it would inflate
the egos of most. By the end of the season, Thomas had been named MVP
of the Bill Burkett Tournament, was named Southwest District Player of
the Year, was Player of the Year in the Cross County Conference,
Co-Player of the Year by Jim Dabbelt of the Debbelt Report, scored her
1,000th...
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Versailles
Fries Bacon in Regional Final...Tigers
Heading to Columbus, By George Starks
KETTERING- It’s
been a long
time coming but the Versailles
Tigers finally did it. Not since 2004 when Versailles lost to St.
Henry, 61-49, in a game that would be dubbed as the battle of the MAC.
On that day, the Tigers would suffer their only loss of the season,
finishing with a 27-1 mark. Saturday in the regional finals at Trent
Arena in Kettering, the Tigers proved they could withstand a pressure
cooker situation. In a game that had more”...
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Plenty of Tickets
Remain for 2013
OHSAA State Basketball Tournaments
Sales
of Boys
Single-Session Tickets and Four-Game ‘Specials’ Begin Today
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ticket sales continue for the 2013 OHSAA Boys State
Basketball Tournaments, and plenty of purchasing options are available
for individuals and groups. The OHSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
is next Thursday through Saturday (March 14-16) and the OHSAA Boys
State Basketball Tournament is the following week (March 21-23), and....
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nascar.com...Kahne wins Food
City 500 at Bristol
Kyle Busch swept Saturday in true Rowdy fashion but it wasn't enough to
beat Kasey Kahne. He led both Cup practices and won the Jeff
Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300. For Sunday’s Food City 500, Busch sat on
the pole after setting a new track record during Friday’s Coors Light
Pole qualifying. Kasey Kahne, who led most of the race last week at Las
Vegas, started outside of Busch. Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and David
Ragan had...
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District
9
Senior All-Star Game Set...Thomas
Named First Team All-Ohio, By George Starks
Tri-Village senior Shaye Thomas has earned virtually every award a high
school senior can earn. Thomas joins Kayla Linkous as an all-stater for
the Patriots as Linkous
was all-stare first team in both her junior and senior years. Thomas
was named MVP of the Bill Burkett Tournament, Southwest District
Player of the Year, Player of the Year in the Cross County Conference,
Co-Player of the Year by Jim Dabbelt of the Debbelt Report, scored her
1,000th...
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Eleven locals
to play
The 36th annual District 9 Basketball Coaches Association all-star
games will be held March 28-29 at Edison State College in Piqua, as the
top seniors will come together for one final time. The girls
game
will be March 28, with the Division 1,2,3 all-stars playing at 6:30,
followed at 8 p.m. by the Division 4 game. The boys will
follow
suit on March 29, with the same game times. The teams are comprised of
seniors picked by the coaches of District 9,
and...
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Versailles rolls into regional
final; Roger
Bacon next, By George Starks
KETTERING- If Versailles coach Scott McEldowney was looking for a sign
from his team; he might have received it Wednesday.
When the Tigers took the floor against Worthington Christian Wednesday
in the D-III boys regional semi-final at Trent Arena in Kettering, it
was like watching a whole different team.
Right from the opening tip, it was the Tigers that took control,
downing the Warriors, 63-48, to advance to the regional finals Saturday
night.... read
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The
Bleacher Report... Baker wants a decision on Chapman
soon
GOODYEAR,
Ariz. — If Dusty Baker has his way, we’ll know Aroldis Chapman’s role
shortly.
“I’d like to decide soon and get my team together,” Baker said. “I
don’t like having guys in the middle. That’s a bad situation when
you’re in the middle of anything. An unknown. Then everybody else is in
an unknown situation. That’s unfair to him or us — the situation he’s
been put in. He was in that same situation last year.
“I’d like to make a decision in the next week or so, so I can get my
team together. The... read
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Perfect season comes to an end;
Patriots
bow out of tournament, By George Starks
KETTERING - Coming in with a 26-0 record and ranked number one in the
state, the Tri-Village Patriots needed four more wins to make the
2012-13 season a clean sweep, capped off by a state championship. After
winning the district title over Cincinnati Seven Hills, the Patriots
were forced to face a team they had already beaten once in Troy
Christian. When the Patriots played the Eagles the first time around,
it was Tri-Village coming...
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Cap Space Could Prompt Changing
of the
Guard in AFC North, bleacherreport.com
CINCINNATI- The Cincinnati Bengals are currently enjoying $44.9 million
in cap space while heading deeper into the offseason. Re-signing core
players to long-term deals has been the mantra of head coach Marvin
Lewis since the end of the 2012 season. The Bengals began re-signing
key players this past week, starting with placing the franchise tag on
defensive end Michael Johnson. They then inked punter Kevin Huber to a
five-year deal and...
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Bradford shines at state lift
competition,
goroaders.com
KENTON- Congratulations to the Bradford Power Lifting team and Coach
Hale for another exceptional season. Coach Hale had this to say about
the 2012-13 Power Lifting program. “This is the 26th year I have been
going to the state meet. This is the 25th with Bradford. The boys team
placed 4th, the girls team placed 2nd. We had 25 lifters place at State
today. Four State Champions: Justin Parke 145 lb. boys class, Nathan
Voisard 165 lb. class...
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Third win at Las Vegas comes on
Kenseth's
41st birthday, nascar.com
Matt Kenseth’s car was superb for the third time in three races this
season. This time, the No. 20 team saw it pay off in the final
standings. Kenseth piloted his Dollar General Toyota to a win Sunday in
the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- on his 41st
birthday, no less -- holding off a hard-charging Kasey Kahne in a final
30-lap duel. The key was a late pit stop during caution in which
Kenseth took fuel only, allowing him jump into first place coming out
of pit road while most...
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Bengals re-sign Mike Nugent,
bleacherreport.com
CINCINNATI- Mike Nugent will remain the Bengals’ kicker. Nugent, who
was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday, has
re-signed with Cincinnati, according to the team’s website. Last season
Nugent made 19 of his 23 field goal attempts, with a long of 55 yards,
and had 21 touchbacks on 65 kickoffs. Nugent ended the season on
injured reserve with a calf injury, and Josh Brown kicked very well in
Nugent’s absence...
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Lady Patriots end season on down
note; Boys
resume tonight, By George Starks
TIPP CITY- When Tri-Village’s Kayla Linkous graduated a year ago; many
thought the Lady Patriots had little to know chance of getting back to
state to finish what was started a year ago. As for me, I was one of
the few that thought they could. Granted, losing Kayla meant losing a
big chunk of offense as well as a presence on the glass. What it meant
was Teha Richards, Shaye Thomas, Lexi Bruner, Krystal Falknor and Echo
Brown was going to need to...
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Lady
Patriots Fall Short in State Qualifier, By
George Starks
TIPP CITY- Like
a hot knife
going through butter, the Ft. Loramie Lady
Redskins went through the Tri-Village defense. For the fourth time in
four years, the two teams have met in the
regional finals with the Redskins winning two of the last three and
moving on to state.Now, it’s three of the last four. On a night when
the Redskins were just too much for the Patriots, Ft.
Loramie wore the Patriots down and walked off with a 69-46 victory.
Through the first... read
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Versailles
move on to ‘Sweet 16’, By George Starks
DAYTON-
When it came to acts of great escapes, Harry Houdini was the best in
the business. Thursday at the University of Dayton Arena, the
Versailles Tigers pulled off an escape of their own that might have
amazed the great Houdini, being forced to come from behind to beat
Stivers, 65-54, to advance to the ‘Sweet 16’ of the OHSAA basketball
tournament . “This is just awesome,” said Versailles coach Scott
McEldowney. “I told the kids tonight... read
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Thomas
honored as co-Player of the Year
TIPP CITY - Tri-Village senior Shaye Thomas was honored Wednesday night
as the Dabbelt Report Division 4 co-Player of the Year by Jim Dabbelt,
the website's Executive Director. Thomas, who was also named the Cross
County Conference and Southwest District Player of the Year, led the
Lady Patriots into the Division 4 regional finals with a 47-43 win over
Mechanicsburg at Tippecanoe High School. "Shaye has enjoyed... read
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Patriots
sting Seven Hills in district title game, By
George Starks
TV wins second district in school history - KETTERING- It didn’t take
long for the Tri-Village Patriots to establish their dominance
Wednesday at Kettering’s Trent Arena in their district title game
against the Seven Hills Stingers. The Patriots jumped out to a
commanding 10-0 lead and never looked back, posting a 71-33 victory to
advance to the regional semi-finals Tuesday. It was the size
difference... read
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Lady
Patriots move on to regional finals, By George
Starks
TIPP CITY- When asked to sum up the game between Mechanicsburg and
Tri-Village, the words “ very physical” came to the minds of most.
Physically brutal may better describe it. With bodies hitting the floor
left and right Wednesday night at Tipp City, there were times the game
between the two teams more resembled an over the top rope Battle Royal.
In the end, it was Tri-Village that was able to hold on... read
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Keller eleventh in state
competition; Brisco
said “no regrets”, By George Starks
HILLIARD- Gymnastics may not be the premier sport in Darke County, but
Darke County is well known for its gymnastics in the area. Saturday at
Hilliard-Bradley High School, Greenville’s Paige Keller let the state
know Darke County is alive and well in gymnastics. The Wave junior
placed fourth on the vault (9.625) Saturday and was 12th on the balance
beam, giving her an 11th place finish in the all-around competition for
Darke County and head... read
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My
Word… Anna-Versailles
game…
“Something Resembling War”, By Bob Robinson
Sports Editor George Starks’ article, “A three point winner vs a big
time loser,” went “ballistic” with over 10,000 hits. It has elicited
dozens of comments, mostly verbal, but also a few emails. While most
preferred not to publish, one writer, Sam Schlagetter, Sidney, gave his
permission. This letter has also elicited some comments, one pretty
hard-hitting against the County News Online sports editor. At this time
CNO is waiting for permission to publish... read
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Versailles Lady Bowlers Place 5th
at State
The time finally came for the Versailles High School Lady Bowlers. The
OHSAA State Bowling Tournament took place at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
on Friday, March 4th. 16 Teams were competing for the State Title from
all over the State. Unlike most other sports, there are more Divisions
than just one. Bowling still only has one Division for the Boys and the
Girls. However, due to the fast growth, bowling will be 2 Divisions
starting next season. The format was 3 Regular Games and 3 Baker
Games... read
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Versailles
Varsity Bowling… Michael
Davidson Wins State Bowling Title
2013
Boys Individual State Champion goes to Davidson for a 664 Series
- Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl was the venue for the 2013 Boys State
Bowling Championships. There were (16) 5 Person Teams and 16
Individuals that were competing for the Individual State Title. All
bowlers would bowl 3 Games. The high 3 game series would determine the
winner. The team competition would then continue with 3 Baker Games to
determine the top 8 teams for... read
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Don’t Miss LIVE VIDEO as the
World of
Outlaws STP Sprint Cars Invade Las Vegas March 6-7!
The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars are back in action this week in
Las Vegas as they kick off their six week West Coast swing. With only
three races under their belts, the Outlaws are more than ready to get
back in the seat. If you’re unable to make it out to Vegas for what is
sure to be an incredible two-day show, DIRTVision.com will bring fans
the opportunity to see it all unfold from the comfort of their own
home. Watch both nights for just $29.99, that’s less than the cost of a
ticket for just one... read
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Three
teams still looking for big finishes;
T-V
and Versailles still going strong,
By George Starks
Darke County- Just as predicted at the start of the season, there are
still two schools with three teams total, still going strong in the
OHSAA basketball tournament. Coming off a hard fought 46-40 battle with
Franklin Monroe Saturday in the D-IV sectional finals in Troy,
Tri-Village will hit the hardwood at the University of Dayton Arena in
the district final. In that game against the Jets, senior Kyle Pipenger
led the way with 18 points while junior Tyler Cook... read
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Barga turning heads at Yellow
Springs,
By George Starks
TIPP CITY- When it comes to producing some of the best coaches around,
Versailles has done it. Versailles native Tim Barga is one of the best.
After putting together one of the best programs around, Barga left
Versailles and surfaced at Fairlawn. Now, in only his second year at
Yellow Springs, Barga has taken a struggling program to the top. For
the first time in school history, the Lady Bulldogs has won a
conference title as well as their first ever sectional... read
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T-V wins
district title, By
George Starks
Lady
Patriots run over Bulldogs - TIPP CITY- “We still have work to do.”
Tri-Village senior Elizabeth Collins said it all and then said, “We
have unfinished business to attend to.” When tournament time comes
along, no knows better than Patriots coach
Brad Gray knows you have to take it one game at a time. The beat rolled
on for Tri-Village Saturday as senior Teha Richards
scored a game high 27 as the... read
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Lady Jets flame out in district
game, By
George Starks
TIPP CITY- The Franklin Monroe Lady Jets came out like a ball of fire,
jumping on Ft. Loramie, 9-4 early.
After that, the fire was soon extinguished as the Redskins poured out
an 82-41 district victory. The loss ended the Jets season at 12-13
overall and a district
runner-up trophy. “The girls worked hard this year and they came out
and played hard
today,” said FM coach Gavin Spitler. “We just played a very good....
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Patriots beat FM for third time,
By George Starks
Tri-Village advances to districts -
TROY- A sold out Troy High School gymnasium witnessed two Darke County
foes go at it for the third time this season. In a classic battle for
the sectional title, Franklin Monroe and
Tri-Village locked horns in an old fashioned barn burner. In a game
that went down to the wire, the Patriots held off a late
charge by the Jets, pulling out a 46-40 victory. With 1:58 remaining....
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Versailles
Varsity
Bowling...Versailles
Lady
Bowlers District Runner-Ups
On Monday, February 25th, the Lady Tiger Bowlers went up against 23
other teams in the Southwest District Tournament. The top 5 teams would
then advance to the State Finals in Columbus on Friday, March 1st. With
Versailles being the 3rd highest team in all 4 Sectionals, they were
seeded in 3rd to start the tournament. “To finish as high as we did in
all of the Sectionals is a big advantage at Districts...
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Versailles
Boys Bowlers Miss State by 17 Pins
With High School Bowling still being only 1 Division, which will
finally be changing to 2 Divisions in the 2013-14 Season, the road to
State was going to be a tough one. “All of you guys need to be on your
game today. This is a tough field of teams, but there is no doubt in my
mind you guys can end up in the top 4.” With 24 teams competing in the
Southwest District, only 4 Boys teams would qualify for the State
Championships in Columbus this weekend. This year’s District
Championships were held at the... read
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Versailles
Varsity Bowling… Davidson
wins Gold at Districts, Advances
to State
As in wrestling, swimming and golf, bowlers can qualify for the State
Championships as an individual if their team does not make it through
Sectionals and/or Districts. The Versailles Boys Bowling Team just
missed making it to State for the first time ever this past weekend at
Beaver-Vu Bowl in Beavercreek by 17 pins. (see separate article)
“Michael has had a goal to make it to the State Bowling Championships
since his freshmen year. As a coach, I can say this... read
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Local
teams shoot for titles; Two gymnasts head to state,
By
George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- Darke County as a whole has a lot riding on it with
sports today as local basketball teams will be shooting for titles as
well as two local gymnasts. On the courts today, the 23-2, Tri-Village
Lady Patriots will get things started at Tipp City against the 18-7
Yellow Springs Lady Bulldogs. Tri-Village, seeded first, is coming out
of the Brookville sectional having scored huge wins over Jefferson,
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V-Tigers declaw Panthers in
sectional action,
By George Starks
Tipp
City- it didn’t take long for the Versailles Tigers to show their
dominance Tuesday in the sectional semi-final against Twin Valley
South.
The team from the Cross County Conference proved to be no match for
Versailles, as the Tigers dropped a 30 point bomb on the Panthers,
69-39.
It was the night of nights for Evan Philpot as the Versailles player
came off the bench to score a career high 16 points, 10 coming in the
second quarter.
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Patriots
topple Newton, By
George Starks
TROY-
“It wasn’t pretty.”
Those were the words of Tri-Village coach Josh Sagester Wednesday after
his sectional semi-final victory over Newton.
Newton, a team Sagester and the Patriots know well gave the New Madison
based team fits before the Patriots pulled away in the fourth quarter
to take a 66-39 victory.
After jumping out to a 20-5 first quarter lead, the Indians decided it
was time to play ball and play ball is exactly what they did.
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Defense
pays off for FM... Jets
rise to the occasion,
By George Starks
TROY-
For some teams, the best offense is a good defense.
In the case of Franklin Monroe, that could not be truer as the Jets
prevailed in a defensive battle to post a 43-37 victory over the
Southeastern Trojans in their sectional semi-final game at Troy
Wednesday.
Holding a slight two point edge at the half (21-19) FM and Southeastern
combined for 10 points of offense in the third quarter, making the
defense look that much better.
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