Great
Darke County Fair… Fair
to honor Jockey Chelsey Keiser
The Darke County Agricultural Society is proud to announce they will be
honoring Darke County native Chelsey Keiser, as they race the
all-female driver’s race closing night in her honor. Chelsey is a 2010
Versailles graduate and daughter of Mike and Debbie Keiser of North
Star, Ohio. Chelsey is a jockey, currently hanging her tack at Suffolk
Downs in Boston where she is in the top ten in Jockey Standings.
Chelsey will be on hand... read
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Francis sets Guinness record,
By Don McDermott, Special to County Online News
Alan Francis of Defiance, OH won a Guinness Book of Records' 19th NHPA
Men's Class A World horseshoe pitching championship at Buffalo. NY this
past weekend. Francis finished 15-0 in the round-robin championship
tournament by throwing 650 ringers on 754 shoes, a percentage of 86.21
percent. He defeated runnerup Brian Simmons 40-17 and third-place
finisher Mike Creek 42-9 in the finals. Simmons won 13 of 15 matches,
while Creek was... read
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Great Darke County Fair… The
Sam
"Chip" Noble award upcoming in 2014 meet
The Darke County Agricultural Society will be presenting a Tapestry by
renowned equine artist Ann Lufkin at the upcoming meet to the week’s
leading driver. The Tapestry features Chip driving at Greenville where
he dominated for so many years. ‘‘Chip was such a big part of our
racing for so long, we just came to take his greatness for granted. It
will be a fitting annual award... read
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Ansonia
taking small steps in passing scrimmage, By
George Starks
ARCANUM- Long time Ansonia football coach Eugene Hoening could be heard
loud and clear when he belted out to his backup quarterback: ‘Short
passes good. Long passes bad.’ It’s no secret that the passing aspect
of football has not been a huge weapon over the years. When the 2014
season begins, Hoening will once again look to the run in his smash
mouth offense style of football. “I heard an announcer once say; the
longer the pass, the less... read
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Malloy
optimistic at Union City, By George Starks
ARCANUM- It’s not everyday football teams from Indiana will get to go
east of the state line for a scrimmage. Union City is one of those
teams that will get that privilege on a yearly basis. Veteran football
coach Keith Malloy packed the Indians up Thursday and traveled east to
Arcanum for a seven on seven football scrimmage. It was a day Malloy
could look at different offensive and defensive sets by schools from a
state that lives the sport... read
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McGinnis
Named OHSAA Director of Officiating Development for Baseball
Dan
McGinnis joins 11 other individuals who serve as DOD’s for OHSAA’s
officiating department
-- COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five-time state baseball tournament umpire Dan
McGinnis is the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s new Director of
Officiating Development for baseball, OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Beau
Rugg has announced. McGinnis takes over for the retired Kyle McNeely,
who held the post since 2009. A native of Columbus, McGinnis was named
Ohio’s 2013 Baseball Official... read
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Fan
Access: Eldora’s CarCash Midsummer Classic Offers Interaction
ROSSBURG, OH (July 19) -- Fans attending the 1-800 CarCash Mudsummer
Classic, the second running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
(NCWTS) only event on dirt, will experience even more access to the
drivers, teams and trucks on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 22 &
23)
at Eldora Speedway. Tuesday afternoon (July 22), the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series Garage Area will be open to Wednesday ticket holders
from 2 p.m. until... read
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Miller
looking for improvements during scrimmage, By
George Starks
Versailles- Coming off a dismal 3-7 campaign a year ago, Versailles
head coach Adam Miller took his Versailles Tigers into 7 on 7 action
Thursday. The opponent for Versailles was MAC foe, Anna. With football
season looming, the Tigers started to sharpen their passing skills but
Miller knows it takes more than a passing game. “This was a learning
experience for us,” said Miller. “We have a lot of open positions out
there. We had a lot of... read
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Annual
Riegle Memorial hits $30,000 purse; New race added for Fillies and
Mares,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- When the inaugural Gene Riegle Memorial was announced in
2012, there were only five horses on the track running for the $10,000
purse. Emotions ran high that night as the family of the late Gene
Riegle was on hand to witness the event. It was obvious. The people of
the Great Darke County Fair had raised the bar and was setting a new
standard in harness horse racing. It was a night that many thought
would never be topped... read
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Trojans
look good in scrimmage, By George Starks
NEW BREMEN- The Arcanum Trojans hit the
road Tuesday
for the first time during the 2014 high school football season. The
destination was New Bremen and a 7-on-7 passing scrimmage with the host
Cardinals. It was a good way for Arcanum coach TJ Powers to get a good
look at some of his offense and defense. “We had our first camp last
night (Monday) and we got one... read
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Madsen finally dons Eldora Kings
Royal Crown
After
Knocking on the Door Many Times, Madsen Becomes First Australian King
of Historic Event
-- ROSSBURG, OH (July 12) --Kerry Madsen did something Saturday night
few before him have ever done – he won the Kings Royal at Eldora
Speedway, one of the most coveted prizes on the World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series schedule, and the right to be called
‘King.’ Also getting to sit upon the fabled throne
was
Dustin Daggett who swept the non-stop NRA Sprint Invaders featured
event leading up... read
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Swindell wins Knight before Kings
Royal
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Veterans Shares Stage with NRA Winner Randy
Hannagan - ROSSBURG, OHIO (July 11) – Germantown, Tennessee’s Sammy
Swindell passed Tim Shaffer on lap 14, withstood several mid-race
restarts, and then powered away from the field to pick up a $10,000
victory in the 30-lap Knight Before The Kings Royal Friday night at
Eldora Speedway. It was the sprint car legend’s 36th World of
Outlaw (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series victory...
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Carson
tapped to crown King XXXI at Eldora
After
Finishing Runner-Up in 1984’s Initial Kings Royal, Carson Gets to Join
Fabled Ceremony
-- ROSSBURG, OH (July 10) – Thirty-one years ago he missed the pomp and
circumstances that go with the crowning of Eldora Speedway’s Kings
Royal champion by one position when he finished behind Steve Kinser;
but this year Shane Carson will be center stage Saturday night (July
12). Shane has been announced as this year’s
Sovereign and
will be proclaiming King XXXI and place the ceremonial... read
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Miami
Valley Heat smokes Throwbacks; Heat wins second straight
championship,
By George Starks
TIPP CITY- In only his third season as the head coach of the Miami
Valley Heat, Heat coach Mark Eldridge has started a dynasty. At the end
of his second season at the helm of the Heat, Eldridge won his first
title. Thursday, the Greenville resident got his second. Behind the
pitching of Nick Twaits, Zach Edgin and Cole Niekamp coupled with a
dozen hits, the Miami Valley Heat rolled to a 10-0 run-rule victory
over the Indiana Throwbacks... read
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Age
fails to slow down Kings Royal trio
Trio
Returns to This Weekend’s Kings Royal to Duplicate Their Starts from
1984 Inaugural Event
-- ROSSBURG, OH (July 7) -- Thirty-one years later and they are still
at the top of their game. That is an amazing statistic shared
by
Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell and Jac Haudenschild as they invade Eldora
Speedway this weekend (July 11 & 12) for the fabled Kings Royal
and
another chance of ruling the Sprint Car world from atop the legendary
throne that graces Eldora’s victory lane. When the Kings... read
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Matis
Pro Training Soccer Camp
The Matis Pro Training Soccer Camp is scheduled for July 14th – July
17th, from 4:30-6:00 PM. Registration is now through July 14. Download
the registration flyer here
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New
Madison Golf Tournament scheduled
The New Madison Civic Organization will be hosting their 30th Annual
New Madison Open Golf Tournament, Saturday July 19th at White Springs
Golf Club. The New Madison Civic Organization is a non-profit group
providing support to the community through a variety of fund raising
activities. Proceeds from events help support local
scholarships
to Tri-Village Senior Graduates and other Community need based
Programs... read
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My
best to you… By George
Starks
When I started writing sports in 1987, my then editor (Don McDermott)
gave me a camera and a roll of film and told me to go get it done. I
had no clue what I was doing but gave it my best. That was 27 years ago
and now the best I have, I offer to you. Since 2011, I have been with
countynewsonline.org and over the course of time, my grandson, Dylan
Knoop, and I have covered many sporting events in an attempt to give
you the best athletic events... read
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Dayton
Business Journal… Dayton
Dragons
baseball team sold to 3 investors, by Don Baker
A deal has been reached for the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball
team to be sold to three investors, according to an announcement. One
of the new owners is a limited partner in the Memphis Grizzlies NBA
team, and all three are former Harvard University graduates. Terms of
the deal were not released, but a report earlier this year said the
team was expected to sell for as much as $40 million, and be the most
expensive deal in... read
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Matis
Pro Training Soccer Camp
July 14th – July 17th - 4:30-6:00 PM - Camp Director: Marcel
Matis – Director of Coaching, Warren County Soccer Club - Marcel Matis
is the Boys Elite Director of Coaching, in this position; Marcel is
responsible for all training activities for boy’s teams.
Marcel
is a former member of the U18 Romanian National Soccer Team and former
player on the Cincinnati EXCITE professional soccer team and holds an
USSF National “A” Coaching License. Marcel is also a...
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