Ansonia remains winless,
By George Starks
Tigers now 0-5 - ANSONIA- National Trail senior quarterback, Garrett
Griffin, may have had a career night Friday against Ansonia. Garrett
went 13 of 18 passing for 351 yards and tossed five scoring passes as
the Blazers took a 60-36 Cross County Conference victory over the
Tigers. If that wasn’t enough, the signal caller ran the ball 11 times
for 42 yards and a score. On the...
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Ohio's
Deer-Archery Season Begins Sept. 27
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters will have their first opportunity to pursue
Ohio’s top big-game animal, the white-tailed deer, when archery season
opens Saturday, Sept. 27, according to the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR). Ohio’s 2014-2015 deer seasons include: Archery: Sept.
27-Feb. 1, 2015; Antlerless muzzleloader: Oct. 11-12; Youth gun: Nov.
22-23; Gun: Dec. 1-7; Muzzleloader: Jan. 2-5, 2015. All deer hunters
are required to have a valid Ohio hunting...
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Familiar
face surfaces in new place; Barga comes back to Darke County,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- With over 500 career wins to his credit, long time
Versailles girls basketball coach, Tim Barga, will be heading up the
boys program at Mississinawa Valley. Known for leading many successful
girls teams with the latest being at Yellow Springs, Barga will take
the reins of the Blackhawks boys’ team in 2014-15. “I’ve wanted a boys
team for a long time,” said Barga in an exclusive interview for CNO.
“This was... read
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| Clauson, Bacon, Coons Jr.
celebrate Eldora
wins; Post-Race
Penalty
Takes Apparent Silver Crown Win from Caleb Armstrong
-- ROSSBURG, OH (September 21) – Mandated by a rain postponement
Saturday evening, Sunday’s conclusion of the 33rd annual Four Crown
Nationals at Eldora Speedway did not come without the usual drama that
comes with racing under the sun, as Bryan Clauson (USAC Midgets) and
Brady Bacon (USAC Sprints) advanced to victory lane along with Caleb
Armstrong (USAC Silver Crown). Unfortunately
Armstrong’s
victory was not long-lived as a post-race...
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Local
coach on a new journey; It
all goes beyond sports, By George Starks
BRADFORD - It was just over two years ago that Bradford resident, Greg
Hale, come down with a common cold. What seemed to be a common cold,
led to excessive coughing and a broken rib. At that point, things
started to steamroll as the broken rib caused numerous health concerns.
Fluid started to fill his lungs so often that a cat-scan was ordered.
Not only did his lungs fill up once, they filled up twice with...
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Nascar.com…
Stewart
will not face criminal charges
Deciding that there was insufficient evidence to warrant criminal
charges, an Ontario County (New York) grand jury will not bring any
charges against NASCAR champion Tony Stewart for his involvement in a
sprint car accident during an Aug. 9 race at Canandaigua (N.Y.)
Motorsports Park that fatally injured fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr.
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo held a news
conference Wednesday...
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Lady
Roaders put on late surge to beat Ansonia, By
George Starks
Big win on special night for Bradford - BRADFORD- When it comes to
honoring one of its own, Bradford has usually rose to the occasion.
Tuesday was a classic example as the Lady Railroaders played host to
Ansonia in a Cross County Conference battle. It was also pink night in
Bradford, a night for raising funds to help fight cancer. On this
night, it was long time coach and...
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Versailles
remains undefeated in MAC play, By George
Starks
Tigers clip Cardinals wings - VERSAILLES- Coming in riding a 17 game
losing streak, the New Bremen Cardinals wanted nothing more than to
break that streak by sending Versailles Tigers to their first defeat of
the season the Midwest Athletic Conference. For the Tigers, it was
obvious. Give the Cardinals their 18th straight regular season loss and
remain undefeated in...
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Jets
take control in conference race; Bees no match for Franklin Monroe,
By George Starks
PITSBURG - “Life is good; soccer makes it better.” Those were the words
of Franklin Monroe soccer coach Danny Diceanu Thursday after his Jets
rolled to a convincing 5-1 victory over Bethel. Now 5-0-2 overall and
4-0 in the Cross County Conference, the Jets are in control of the
conference title, having posted a 4-1 win over Newton and now a win
over Bethel. It didn’t take long for the Jets to get on the board as
sophomore... read
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Greenville falls to 2-8 on the
season,
By George Starks
Butler remains undefeated in GWOC North - GREENVILLE- Some might say
that holding the Vandalia-Butler soccer team to under 10 goals might be
considered a moral victory. There is no such thing. Butler went to 11-0
on the soccer season Tuesday with a 9-0 victory over Greenville in a
GWOC North battle Tuesday at Harmon Field. The Aviators scored the
first goal with... read
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Fox
Sports… Bengals
selling Devon
Still jerseys to raise funds for Cincinnati Children's Hospital,
Brett Smiley -- Sep 09, 2014 -- There's more to the uplifting story
about the Bengals' effort to support defensive tackle Devon Still, a
player who was cut from the team but re-signed to the practice squad so
his 4-year-old daughter Leah, a pediatric cancer victim, could continue
receiving treatment and Still, a salary. The Bengals announced on their
Twitter page Tuesday that its pro shop...
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Wave
puts one in the win column over Preble Shawnee,
By George
Starks
Special teams get the ball rolling - GREENVILLE- Coming in with big
wins over National Trail and Dayton Christian, Preble Shawnee looked to
make Greenville its third victim of the season. The Wave had other
ideas and losing their third straight football game of the young season
wasn’t an option. Greenville got its first win of the 2014 campaign
Friday with a 40-19 victory...
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Bloomquist
unstoppable in fourth World 100
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 6) –Nothing could stop Scott Bloomquist from
claiming his fourth World 100 trophy Saturday night at Eldora
Speedway. Not a lap-19 penalty that dropped him
from the
lead to the tail of the field. Not a steady Dale McDowell
looking
for an Eldora crown jewel sweep. And not slower traffic
during
the race’s closing laps. Bloomquist’s famed number 0 machine was
unstoppable at the historic one-half...
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Have
we dummied things down to the point of ridicules?
By
George Starks
I once had something said about me that still goes today. “George is
all about the kids.” After 28 years of sports in Darke and Randolph
Counties, I can honestly say there were two reasons I did the job that
I did. I love being around the kids. They are still my driving force.
My passion for sports is still there. Now, with that much tucked away
in the can, I will get to my point. Since the...
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Ansonia
topples Tri-Village in five, By George Starks
Tigers remain undefeated in CCC play - NEW MADISON- The Ansonia Lady
Tigers went to 2-0 in Cross County Conference play Tuesday, downing
Tri-Village in five sets, 25-11, 17-25, 25-23, 11-25 and 15-9. On a
night when it was back and forth after the opening game, Ansonia coach
Jason Hemmelgarn pointed out some of the more obvious things. “There
were times... read
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Attention
ALL Softball & Baseball Players!!!
Tryouts start in September - Stinger's 2015 Fast-Pitch Softball
Try-outs will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Palestine
Field. Stinger's 2015 Baseball Try-outs will be held Sept. 27 and Oct.
11 from 9 to 12 noon at Palestine Field. Fast-Pitch Softball Try-outs
are OPEN to any girl interested in playing select softball for
StateLine Stingers in the 2015 season. Please...
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Versailles
holds Valley View at bay, By George Starks
Tigers get well deserved first win - VERSAILLES - It may have been the
longest 1:16 in the history of Versailles High School. Trailing
Germantown Valley View 27-24 with 2:40 remaining in the game, the
Tigers did the unspeakable on the Spartans sidelines. Versailles went
61 yards in only four plays in just 1:24, highlighted by a 51 yard run
by junior Colin Peters...
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McDowell
and Owens charge to opening night World 100 wins
Another Full Racing Program Friday Night Will Set Stage for Saturday’s
Most Famous Late Model Race -- ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 4) – They have each
hoisted the famed globed World 100 trophy in the air before, and after
Thursday’s thrilling twin 25-lap feature events to kick off the 44th
annual running of the event at Eldora Speedway, Dale McDowell and Jimmy
Owens have shown they are in the hunt to do it
again. Each
had their own style as they prevailed as feature winners over a 117-car
field... read
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FM
in the hunt for CCC crown; Jets outshoot Newton,
By George
Starks
PITSBURG - It’s no secret. When it comes to Cross County Conference
soccer titles, things usually boil down to one of three teams. Two of
the teams clashed Thursday at Franklin Monroe as the Jets rolled out a
not so friendly welcome mat. When the final horn sounded, it was the
host team prevailing with a 4-1 victory. “It’s always nice to beat an
opponent like Newton,” said Jets coach Danny Diceanu. “They...
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Lady
Jets grounded by Newton, By George Starks
PITSBURG- For the opening 10 minutes of play Thursday, the Franklin
Monroe Lady Jets were playing true Jet soccer. The rest of the 70
minutes belonged to Newton. In a game that usually has conference
implications and more often than not is played close to the vest, it
was home standing Franklin Monroe that seemed to forget who their
opponents were. In a game that all but eliminated Franklin Monroe from...
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Lebanon
too much for young Wave team, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Like so many coaches, Greenville soccer coach Brent DeVoss
would probably like to play only the second half of his boys soccer
games. The Wave fell to 1-7 on the year Tuesday, falling to the Lebanon
Warriors 6-0, in a GWOC crossover game at Harmon Field. Greenville gave
up five first half scores, three in less than 10 minutes. Like many
times before... read
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Robinson,
Taylor and Bowers top three at Baltes Classic
Robinson’s $3,000 Eldora Victory Serves at Final World 100
Tune-up -- ROSSBURG, OH (August 31) – A strong World 100 tune-up
victory for Kent Robinson, a dramatic Stock Car point finale that found
Nick Bowers winning the race, but Frank Paldino stealing the thunder
and a blistering three-car Modified battle bested by Jonathan Taylor
scripted Sunday’s 7th annual Baltes Classic presented by Coors Light at
Eldora Speedway. With the granddaddy of dirt Late Model racing, the
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