Bradford holds off scrappy
Ansonia bunch; Tigers
make fourth quarter push in upset bid
By George Starks - BRADFORD - When a team follows the game plan a coach
puts out, good things happen. When a team gets away from that game
plan, things have a tendency to fall apart. Such was the case for the
Bradford Lady Railroaders as the Roaders posted a tough 49-42 Cross
County Conference victory over Ansonia Thursday. The game plan for
Bradford was obvious right from the beginning. Throw a zone press at
the Tigers and go after... read
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Arcanum
survives huge scare, By George Starks
ARCANUM- After waltzing into Tri-Village a week ago and leaving with a
57-45 Cross County Conference victory, it was all Arcanum could do to
hold off a stubborn bunch from Ansonia. Despite a 29 point performance
from senior Catey Fischer Wednesday, the Lady Tigers could pull off the
biggest upset of their 2014 season. Hitting 11 of 19 from the line, it
wasn’t enough as the Trojans held on... read
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Versailles
Girls Finish 3rd at Pioneer Classic
The Varsity Girls Bowling Team traveled to Westgate Lanes in Lima on
Monday, January 20th to compete in the Pioneer Classic hosted by Lima
Temple Christian. There were 15 Girls teams entered into the
tournament. Teams from all over Ohio competed in this event. The format
was 3 regular games and 5 Baker games. The field was then cut to the
top 8 in each division based on total pinfall. The teams would then
face off head to head in a bracket style format with the winner moving
on to the... read
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Versailles
Boys Bowlers win Pioneer Classic
The Varsity Boys Bowling Team traveled to Westgate Lanes in Lima on
Monday, January 20th to compete in the Pioneer Classic hosted by Lima
Temple Christian. There were 21 Boys teams entered into the tournament.
Teams from all over Ohio competed in this event. The format was 3
regular games and 5 Baker games. The field was then cut to the top 8 in
each division based on total pinfall. The... read
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Eldora
hands out 2013 championship awards
Miller,
Bowersock, Craig and Thirlby Prevail as Numerous Other Awards Included
in Fast-Paced Show
- ROSSBURG, OH (Jan. 25) – Despite near blizzard-like conditions
earlier in the day, nearly 400 drivers, crew members and fans gathered
inside the Eldora Ballroom Saturday evening to bring an official close
to the 2013 season with the annual Eldora Speedway Awards
Ceremony. Honored as divisional champions for the
legendary
.500-mile clay oval were Matt Miller (Late Model), Jerry Bowersock... read
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A
wild and crazy night, By George Starks
NEW MADISON - If I wouldn’t have seen it with my own eyes, I probably
never would have believed it. I’ve been covering prep sports since
1987, and I honestly can’t remember if a Tri-Village basketball team
has ever been shut out in the first quarter of any game. I seriously
don’t remember any Patriot team ever coming back from 20 points down
with one quarter left to play, to win a game on a buzzer beater in
overtime... read
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VanWinkle
hits buzzer beater in Patriots victory, By
George Starks
Tri-Village survives huge scare from Bethel - NEW MADISON- On a night
when Tri-Village couldn’t buy a bucket. On a night when the only thing
worse than the weather outside was the Patriots offense inside. On a
night when it looked like the undefeated Patriots weren’t going to
remain that way, the unimaginable happened. With 3.2 seconds remaining
in overtime and things knotted up at 55-55, sophomore... read
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Lady
Trojans pull off the unthinkable; Arcanum blows out T-V in crucial
CCC game,
By George Starks
NEW MADISION - It’s not often that a team can waltz into ‘The
Battleground’ at Tri-Village and leave with a victory. On a rare
(unthinkable) occasion, can a team not only get a win there, but post a
convincing blow-out of the Lady Patriots. Thursday, Rachel Fearon and
her Arcanum Lady Trojans pulled off what most teams can only dream of.
The unthinkable! Never forgetting a 59-52 loss to the Patriots in the
championship game of the Burkett in... read
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Cincinnati
Bengals… Lewis
says new
coordinators spur another reboot
MOBILE, Ala. — It was 11 years ago at this game that Marvin Lewis
became head coach of the Bengals and as he wrapped up his scouting trip
to the Senior Bowl Wednesday he pledged the third reboot of his tenure.
The first one was spurred by his hire. The drafting of perennial Pro
Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green and quarterback Andy Dalton three years
ago marked the next one and led to three straight postseason berths.
Now he says the... read
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V-Lady
Tigers get hard fought victory, By George
Starks
Ft. Loramie more than just another team - VERSAILLES- When it comes to
being battle tested, both Versailles and Ft. Loramie has proven over
the years to have won those battles. More often than not, those battles
were wars and they were against each other. Tuesday, the two teams met
and once again the game went right down to the final buzzer in what
will go down as a classic battle. In a game that featured 11 lead... read
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Reds no longer pursuing Sizemore;
GM
says
'things have changed' in talks with potential backup center fielder
reds.com - CINCINNATI -- The Reds had been talking with free-agent
outfielder Grady Sizemore this winter about making his comeback attempt
with them. Now those efforts are done. In a radio interview with ESPN
1450 in Bowling Green, Ky., Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said
that Sizemore, who has been out of the Majors since 2011, will not be
coming to Cincinnati. "Not gonna happen. Things have changed," Jocketty
said in a quote posted by the station on Twitter... read
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Tri-Village Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction
Tri-Village will host its 10th annual Hall of Fame Induction on
Saturday, January 25, 2014. Those being inducted between the junior
varsity and varsity games will be: Tammy Kimmel Miller and
Nate
Lindamood. The public is invited to attend a reception held in the
commons area following the varsity game to honor the new inductees.
Tammy Kimmel Miller - Tammy is a 1987 graduate who lettered in
volleyball, basketball and softball all four years of her high school
career. In volleyball she was... read
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Tri-Village
remains perfect in 2014, By George Starks
Pats steamroll Buccs - NEW MADISON- Tri-Village junior Colton Linkous,
may be the closest thing to Superman since the introduction of the
character by Marvel Comics. Coming into Friday night’s matchup with
Covington, Linkous had hit 38 treys on the season, including 10 against
the Miami Valley Rams. On the season, he was hit on 45 percent of his
three point attempts. Friday, Linkous hit five... read
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Versailles too much for Ft.
Recovery to
handle; Heckman
leads the way for Lady Tigers
By George Starks - VERSAILLES- Versailles senior Katie Heckman doesn’t
start. In fact, the six foot forward barely plays half the game. Coming
off the bench Thursday against Ft. Recovery, Heckman netted 17 points
and pulled down 10 rebounds, half on the offensive glass, putting three
back in for scores. In the end, it all tallied up to a nice 57-39
Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) victory as the Tigers went to 12-2
overall and 5-0 in the... read
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2014 OHSAA State Basketball and
Wrestling
Tournaments Ticket Sales Begin January 17
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ticket sales begin January 17 for 2014 Ohio High
School Athletic Association State Tournaments in wrestling (team and
individual), girls basketball and boys basketball which will be held in
February and March on the campus of The Ohio State University in
Columbus . The public sale begins at 10:00 a.m. Friday through
Ticketmaster or in person at Ohio State ’s Jerome Schottenstein Center
, the site of three of the four state tournaments. The OHSAA Boys
State... read
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Versailles
Girls Bowlers Defeat Parkway
The annual Versailles High School Bowling program fundraiser is slated
for January 26th at the Eagles in Versailles. This is hosted by the
Ladies Auxiliary from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Come on out and let the
Tiger Bowlers serve you breakfast. The Lady Tiger Bowlers traveled to
Coldwater to take on the Parkway Panthers on Saturday, January 11.
Versailles started out the match with a nice lead by rolling... read
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GHS Grad
Galloway… Titans
Come Up Just Short Against Cleveland
State
DETROIT (1/9/2014) -- Four players were in doubles figures and an
undermanned Titan squad rallied on numerous occasions, but just could
not get the lead back as the University of Detroit Mercy women's
basketball team fell 78-71 to the Cleveland State Vikings on Thursday
night at Calihan Hall. Senior Senee Shearer (Detroit, Mich. / Pershing)
led the way with a team-high 24 points, while freshman Megan Galloway
(Greenville, Ohio / Greenville) tallied 13 points and a career-high 10
rebound... read
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Trojans
roll over Bradford in CCC tussle, By George
Starks
ARCANUM- Mason Garber netted 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds with
his counterpart, Collin Hable tacked on 15 more with 10 boards while
Kody Baker netted 15 of is own as Arcanum won its second game in a row.
After topping Dixie Saturday, the Trojans came home and handed Bradford
a 67-37 Cross County Conference loss Tuesday. It’s a typical CCC
Tuesday night game,” said Gunter. “It’s hard to get up for these
games... read
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Versailles
Boys Bowlers 10-1
The annual Versailles High School Bowling program fundraiser is slated
for January 26th at the Eagles in Versailles. This is hosted by the
Ladies Auxiliary from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Come on out and let the
Tiger Bowlers serve you breakfast. The Versailles Boys traveled to
Woodcrest Lanes in Union City for 2 matches Saturday, January 11th
against Minster and Russia. Both teams are much improved this year.
“Minster is much improved as... read
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A
class act by two communities, By George Starks
PITSBURG- If I had done what was originally planned Friday night, I
would have made a change in my schedule and went to Versailles instead
of going to Franklin Monroe. Even without junior sensation Kyle Ahrens
on the floor for the Tigers, I wanted to see the St. Henry team and I
really wanted to see how good the Tigers were going to be without
Ahrens. I’m glad I never made that change. I have been... read
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A
dream comes true for FM senior; Eley: I’m both honored and
humbled,
By George Starks
PITSBURG - Since the day he was born, Devon Eley would never experience
what most of us take for granted. Born with Spina Bifida, Eley would
never know what it would be like to run or even walk, let alone play in
a basketball game. He had the clubbed feet and a broken femur in his
leg and was in a cast for six weeks. Not the way the majority of people
starts out in life. Being a part of Franklin Monroe basketball since he
was in the seventh grade... read
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Jets
outshoot Trojans on emotional night, By George
Starks
PITSBURG- On a night when Franklin Monroe put three in double figures
led by senior Trey Mong with 16 points and 10 rebounds, it eventually
wasn’t about Mong. On a night when the Arcanum Trojans shot a measly 11
of 42 from the field (26.2 percent), it wasn’t about that either. It
wasn’t about a 55-31 Cross County Conference victory by the Jets. It
was all about what happened with 59.1 seconds... read
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Jets
flame out as Trojans march, By George Starks
ARCANUM- The Arcanum Lady Trojans made it a clean sweep over Franklin
Monroe Thursday. After a 64-24 victory over the Jets in the Burkett in
November, many thought Franklin Monroe would narrow the 40 point gap
the Trojans posted in the annual Tri-Village tournament. That wasn’t
the case as the now 6-3 (4-1) Trojans rolled to a convincing 72-18
Cross County Conference victory over their backyard... read
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Versailles
Boys Win 4, Lose 1
The annual Versailles High School Bowling program fundraiser is slated
for January 26th at the Eagles in Versailles. This is hosted by the
Ladies Auxiliary from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Come on out and let the
Tiger Bowlers serve you breakfast. During the Christmas Break, the
Versailles Varsity Boys Bowling bowled 5 matches. The first match was
against St. Henry. Both teams were tied for first place in the WOHSBC.
“St. Henry and Versailles are... read
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Colts,
Patriots Six Days from Fourth Playoff Match,
colts.com
INDIANAPOLIS – When the Colts and Patriots failed to meet in the
regular season, it was the first time the league series had not been
contested since 2002. That matter changed when San Diego’s victory
Sunday put Indianapolis in New England for a divisional match Saturday
at 8:15 p.m. This means a streak remains intact – the Colts and
Patriots have met every season in some form since 2003. This is the
fourth time... read
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Bengals… Bengals
seek postseason
formula
CINCINNATI- It was one of those days. One of those days that ended the
best Bengals season in recent memory so suddenly and decisively that it
threatened to swallow all of 2013 whole. After the Bengals offense
finished 10th for the first time in six years and the team racked up
the third-most points in franchise history and the second-most
touchdowns, offensive coordinator Jay Gruden... read
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Versailles
Girls Bowling Remain Undefeated
The annual Versailles High School Bowling program fundraiser is slated
for January 26th at the Eagles in Versailles. This is hosted by the
Ladies Auxiliary from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Come on out and let the
Tiger Bowlers serve you breakfast. During the Christmas Break, the
Versailles Varsity Girls Bowling Team bowled 3 matches. The
first
match was against the Minster Wildcats. The girls struggled a little...
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Versailles
girls swim team wins Butler Invitational
VERSAILLES - Congratulations to the Versailles High School girls swim
team for winning the Vandalia Butler Invitational held on Dec. 21, at
Wright State University. Team scores: 1st place,
Versailles, 489; 2nd place, Kettering Fairmont, 336; 3rd place,
Talawanda, 325; 4th place, Troy, 250; 5th place, Xenia, 193; 6th place,
Vandalia Butler, 170; 7th place, Northmont, 145; 8th place, Bellbrook,
135; 9th place, Waynesville... read
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Mississinawa
takes CCC battle from Arcanum, By George Starks
Defense key for Hawks - ARCANUM- For the second time since the Jet
tournament, the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks proved to be a thorn in
the side of the Arcanum Trojans. In the opening game of that
tournament, Mississinawa Valley overcame an 18 point deficit to top the
Trojans 67-61. Friday in their CCC matchup, the Hawks used a
combination of defense and offense in the second quarter, once... read
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It’s
back to the grind for area teams, By George
Starks
DARKE COUNTY - Now that Christmas has passed, please allow me to wish
everyone a very happy 2014. May the New Year be kinder to you than 2013
but my reality here is sports. Many area teams will be back in action
starting tonight. Thursday, the girls will get things underway as
Versailles will entertain Parkway in a crucial MAC contest. The Lady
Tigers, under head Coach Jackie Stonebreaker... read
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