Dayton Business Journal… Preliminary
deal reached for sale of Dayton Dragons, Joe
Cogliano
A preliminary deal has been reached for the sale of the Dayton Dragons,
according to an article in Baseball America. The deal for the Dragons —
in the possible $40 million range — would mark the highest figure ever
paid for a minor league baseball team, the article says citing
anonymous sources. Owner Mandalay Baseball is selling the Dragons,
along with two other minor league teams. But the... read
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Wave netters top Brookville,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- The Greenville boys tennis team improved to 9-4 Monday
after downing Brookville 5-0. The Wave won in straight sets in all five
areas as the Blue Demons seemed to be of no match for the Wave. “It was
nice to get a win tonight, especially with the rain coming in,” said
Wave coach Dennis Kiser. “This is a very deep team. I’ve played 12
different kids at the varsity level this year.” Starting... read
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The
return of an old friend, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Recently, many of you asked about some articles written by
Don McDermott. Don was at one time the Editor and the Sports Editor of
the Daily Advocate and is currently the Managing Editor of a weekly
publication in Parumph, Nevada, The Parumph Mirror. Don was with the
Advocate for 14 years, doing stints from 1962-1966 and 1966-1986,
covering a host of collage and professional events over... read
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Winning
never gets old for Darland; Matt Westfall and Jeff Koz
Complete
Branson/Larson Classic Tripleheader
- ROSSBURG, OH (April 19) – Winning never seems to get old
for
Dave Darland. To him, every checkered flag is as important
and
exciting as the first one and Saturday’s triumph in Eldora Speedway’s
Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic was no exception. Victory lane was pure
jubilation for the popular Walton, IN veteran as he collected his fifth
USAC (United States Auto Club) National Sprint Car win on the
venerable... read
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Lady
Wave continue winning ways
GREENVILLE- Two of the states top softball teams hooked up for battle
Friday night in a non-league battle. Covington came in with one loss on
the season and has been to the state final four the past 3 seasons.
Greenville has been a dominating force since Jerrod Newland took over
the program. The game lived up to the hype as Greenville pulled out a
4-3 victory. The Lady Wave jumped out to an early... read
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Wave softball, youth will be served... and pitched to,
By
Don McDermott
Six freshmen and five sophomores play for the Greenville High School
(GHS) Lady Wave fast-pitch team. So youth will not so much be served,
as endured by opponents of the Wave, one of Ohio's consistently strong
and successful D-II teams for the last 12 seasons. The Wave's 7-2 win
against Vandalia-Butler on Wednesday, April 16 gave coach Jerrod
Newland his 300th win (in 361 starts over 11... read
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USAC
embarks on 53rd season of Eldora action Saturday
Four
of
Top Five Point Drivers Hope to End Eldora Winless Streak
- ROSSBURG, OH (April 14) – With 185 completed events and 71 different
winners, Eldora Speedway and the United States Auto Club (USAC) enters
its 53rd consecutive year of association on the venerable .500-mile
clay oval this Saturday evening (April 19), with the annual Don
Branson/Jud Larson Classic for ‘traditional’ non-winged Sprint Cars and
some interesting statistics. Of the 71 different winners, 39 have
repeated their Eldora... read
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Wave
Softball by the numbers, by Don McDermott
Let's talk about Greenville High School Lady Wave fast-pitch softball
by the numbers. Thank longtime Darke County historian and softball
expert Bill Booker for being the source for these numbers. Start with
300 – That is how many victories GHS's girls have earned since Jerrod
Newland became the GreenWave's head coach in 2003. The 300th win was
achieved on Wednesday, April 16 when the Wave defeated Vandalia-Butler
7-2 in a Greater... read
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Lady Wave remain undefeated in
GWOC play,
By George Starks
Greenville uses fifth inning offensive barrage - GREENVILLE- With the
temperatures falling faster than flies in a freezer, the Greenville
Lady Wave offense was almost the equivalent. Holding a 4-1 lead going
into the home half of the fifth, Greenville was struggling at the
plate. The fifth inning was the deal breaker. Allison Minnich got the
inning started with a lead-off double and would later score the... read
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Dayton
Business Journal… USA
Today
final basketball poll: See where UD finished,
Joe Cogliano
An amazing run through the NCAA tournament ending with an Elite 8
appearance by the University of Dayton captured the attention of the
nation for a few weeks. However, it was only good enough to claim the
No. 18 spot in the final USA Today coaches basketball poll of the
season. UD — one of the hottest media stories in the country for a few
weeks — tied with Baylor in the No. 18 spot. That’s sure to be
off-season fodder for... read
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V-Tigers
dominate the Wave, By Don McDermott
Special to the CNO - Jared Heitkamp usually pitches in relief for
Versailles but on Saturday, Coach Ryan
Schlater
called on the big right-hander to start against
Greenville’s Green Wave. “Once Jared settled down, he did what he was
supposed to do…throw strikes and let the defense play,” said Schlater,
the first-year-coach of the Tigers, after the Tigers prevailed 5-0
against the Wave. Heitkamp... read
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Pierce
duplicates father’s 1993 victory
Matt Mevert Completes an Illinois Sweep With His Win - ROSSBURG, OH
(April 12) – At only 17 years of age, second generation driver Bobby
Pierce used Saturday’s UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals win to propel him
into his second century of Late Model
wins. Joining
the Oakwood, IL speedster on Eldora’s coveted stage to celebrate win
number 101 was fellow Prairie State hotshoe Matt Mevert who... read
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Greenville
gets huge North victory; Wave
overcomes huge deficit, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- After posting 19 wins a year ago, the Greenville boy’s
baseball team is looking for big things in 2014. Coming in with a 3-1
record Tuesday and facing GWOC North foe, Sidney, the Wave looked to
get their first North win of the season. Down 5-0 early to the Sidney
Yellow Jackets, Greenville battled back, winning in a nine inning
affair, 9-8. With two down and two on in the ninth, senior shortstop
Ryan Eldridge drilled a 3-1 pitch... read
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April 5
Eldora Test & Tune Day cancelled
April
12 UMP DIRTcar Spring Nationals Now First on Eldora Menu – Little
Eldora Still on for Sunday
- ROSSBURG, OH (April 3) – Unrelenting rain showers and unseasonably
cool temperatures have worked against the Eldora Speedway track crew
and their staunch efforts to produce an ideal racing surface for
Saturday’s (April 5) scheduled Test and Tune Day.
As a
result, the session has been canceled. The Test and Tune cancelation on
Eldora’s historic .500-mile clay oval has not affected... read
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Greenville
looks good in first meet of season, By George
Starks
GREENVILLE- Even though the final results were not posted immediatly,
Greenville track coach Bill Plessinger was pleased with what he saw
Tuesday in a tri-meet with Piqua and Troy. With all events posted, the
Lady Wave track team topped Troy 78-55 with Piqua scoring 42 points on
the night. On the Boys side, the Wave put up 84 points with Piqua
notching 47 and Troy 44 points. “It’s our first meet of the season,"
said Plessinger. “We... read
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Greenville
claims opening day victory, By George Starks
Russell fans 17 hitters - GREENVILLE- In what could be called a
masterful performance, Lady Wave junior pitcher, Ally Russell, had
exactly that. A masterful performance! Russell recorded 17 strikeouts
on the night in the Wave season opener against Hamilton Badin. In
addition, Russell allowed only one hit on the night as Greenville
popped a 2-0 loss on the visiting Rams Monday. “This was a great game
for... read
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