Perfect season ends with gold,
By George Starks
Patriots win state; go 30-0 - COLUMBUS- Tri-Village capped off a
perfect 30-0 season Saturday, winning the D-IV boys state basketball
title with a harrowing 48-46 victory over Canal Winchester Harvest
Prep. But it didn’t come without a little drama… okay, a lot of drama.
Holding a nice 25-15 lead at the break, it looked like the Patriots
were in command and...
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Patriots
advance to state final; Harvest
Prep the final hurdle, By George Starks
COLUMBUS - “As you can see the expressions on their face, you probably
can’t tell if they won or lost. That’s kind of how we’ve been all year
long, especially this group. They’ve been very poised. No roller
coasters. Pretty even keeled. Obviously they’re excited, but this might
be the most excitement you’re going to get out them.” Those were the
words of Tri-Village coach Josh Sagester during the...
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Six
down, two to go for Patriots, By George Starks
NEW MADISON- When the regular season ended, Tri-Village coach Josh was
asked if his kids had 8 more wins left them. The only thing Sagester
could say was, "I hope so." That was six games ago and number seven
will happen Thursday at 2 pm. Tri-Village (28-0) will hook up with
Tuscarawas Central Catholic (TCC 25-3) in Columbus. The Patriots are...
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Eldora
Founder Earl Baltes Passes Away
April
27, 1921 – March 23, 2015
-- ROSSBURG, Ohio (March 23, 2015) – Earl Baltes, the founder and
longtime promoter of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, passed away
this morning at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was 93. He is
survived by Berneice, his wife of 67 years; daughter, Starr, and her
husband, Joe Schmitmeyer; son, Terry, and his wife, Dee; beloved...
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Patriots
heading to Columbus one more time, By George
Starks
T-V tops Marion Local in regional rematch - KETTERING- It was a year
ago when Tri-Village and MAC power Marion Local went head to head in
the regional finals in Kettering. On that night, the Patriots were able
to prevail, only to fall in the state semi-final the following week.
Thursday, the undefeated Patriots (27-0) went heads to head with Marion...
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Versailles
wins second state title, By George Starks
Lady Tigers hold off Lady Titans - Columbus-It was one year ago when
the Versailles Lady Tigers had their hopes dashed in the state
semi-finals. In the 2014 title game, Versailles would come up on the
short end of a 49-37 score, losing to Columbus Africentric Early
College. Versailles and head coach Jacki Stonebreaker wasn’t about to
let history to... read
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V-Lady
Tigers looking for state gold; Ottawa-Glandorf up next,
By George
Starks
COLUMBUS - It was just a year ago when the Versailles Lady Tigers
punched their way into the state championship game with a 67-60 win
over Fairland. In the title game, Versailles would come up on the short
end of a 49-37 score, losing to Columbus Africentric Early College. The
loss saw nine seniors saying good-bye as the 24-3 Tigers would fall a
game short of another state title in D-III. The first...
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Patriots
advance to Elite 8 in tough battle, By George
Starks
KETTERING- When Tri-Village and Russia hooked up in the Flyin to the
Hoop showcase in January, it was the Patriots winning by seven at Trent
Arena in Kettering, 56-49. Tuesday, the two teams met for the second
time in the same venue and the results were almost identical.
Tri-Village, looking to make its second straight run to Columbus, went
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Versailles
Bowlers Place 4th at State
For the 2nd straight year, the Versailles High School Boys Bowling Team
made it to the State competition. The OHSAA State Bowling Tournament
took place at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl on Saturday, March 7th. 16
Teams were competing for the State Title from all over the State. The
format was 3 Regular Games and 3 Baker Games. Scores would be tallied
and the top 8 teams...
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Summit
Country Day taps out to V- Lady Tigers defense,
By George
Starks
Versailles heading to final four - SPRINGFIELD - It’s been said many,
many times. Offense wins games… Defense wins championships. Saturday in
the Regional Championship game against Summit Country Day, the
Versailles Lady Tigers slapped a little defense on the Silver Knights
and scored a 41-24 victory over the undefeated Knights. “If you would
have told me... read
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Patriot
Express continues to roll; Tri-Village enters Sweet 16,
By
George Starks
DAYTON- Looking at the final score (88-67) one might think it was just
another Ho-Hum Tri-Village Patriot win. Don’t be fooled by the 21 point
margin of victory. It wasn’t that easy. After going through the
sectional like a hot knife through butter, Tri-Village ran into a solid
opponent in Georgetown Thursday at the University of Dayton Arena and
the G-Men were up to the task. The only job Georgetown...
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V-Lady
Tigers overcome tough Anna team; McEldowney gives much needed
spark,
By George Starks -- SPRINGFIELD- The Versailles Lady Tigers punched
their ticket to the Elite 8 Wednesday with a 59-47 win over rival Anna
in the regional semi-final played at Springfield High School. In a game
that saw seven ties with Versailles holding eight leads and Anna six,
it was up and down the floor for 32 minutes. “That was a track race,”
said Tigers coach Jackie Stonebreaker. “It was a fun game...
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Greenville
Girls Softball Sign-Ups Underway
The 2015 Greenville Girls Softball Association sign-ups are underway as
the organization sets plans for their 43rd season of softball in
Greenville. The community oriented organization offers slow
pitch
and fast pitch softball to all girls ages 4-19 years of age.
Slow
pitch leagues are open to all Darke County girls and includes T-ball
(4-6 yrs old), Munchkin (7-8), Minor (9-11), Junior (12-14), &
Senior... read
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Ward
places 11th at State, scores a Top-10 high game
March 6, 2015. Megan Ward took the lanes with determination
at
the OHSAA State Tournament at Wayne Webb Lanes in Columbus
Ohio.
In the individual competition, she and Coach Phlipot were placed on a
lane with other individual bowlers from various schools. She
bowled 3 games and competed against 100 other individual
bowlers.
Some of these... read
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Purcell
Marion too much for Versailles, By George
Starks
DAYTON- There are times when giving it you all and playing the best
possible game just isn’t enough. Such was the case for the Versailles
Tigers Tuesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Trailing by a 47-37
score with eight minutes left on the clock, the Tigers did everything
they could to pull a rabbit out of their hat. On this night, it wasn’t
to be... read
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2015
All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Tour Dates
INDIANAPOLIS (March 4, 2015) – The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint
Car Series, recently purchased by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
champion Tony Stewart, today announced its 2015 tour dates. The
schedule will consist of 54 total events spanning six states, including
29 events in Ohio and 14 in Pennsylvania. While the schedule began in
February with five non-points events in Florida between Bubba Raceway...
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Tri-Village
moves on with big win for sectional title, By
George Starks
Patriots to play for district crown Thursday - TROY- The first time
Tri-Village locked up with Newton, it was a 73-42 victory for the
Patriots. That was December 12, 2014. Friday, the Patriots and the
Indians faced each other again but for a bigger prize. This time, it
was for a sectional title and the right to move on in the OHSAA state
tournament. Coming in undefeated...
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Greenville
bows out of sectional run; Wave finish with 18-6 mark,
By
George Starks
CENTERVILLE- It didn’t take long to see the game plan Xenia had to stop
Greenville. Try to contain junior Clay Guillozet and shut down the one
that is considered the backbone of the team…senior Aaron Balsbaugh.
Guillozet netted 21 for the Wave Wednesday but the 6-8 Balsbaugh was
checked on only two points the whole night. That coming early in the
first quarter on a one handed...
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Lady
Tiger Bowlers compete at District; Ward qualifies for State
The Tigers bowled at Beaver-vu Lanes in Beavercreek, OH on Thursday,
Feb 26th in District Tournament. The lanes proved to be a
little
of a challenge for the girls to get started for the day. The
first game total for the Tigers was 650, well below their normal
average. This created a 200 pin deficit from 4th
place. The
girls knew they needed to get up to at least 4th to advance to State.
In game two they improved with a score of 800, moving...
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Patriots
soar over Jefferson to advance, By George
Starks
Cook gets 1,000th career point - TROY- It’s not every day a player can
achieve 1,000 points in his or her high school career. Tuesday, heading
into his sectional semi-final game with Jefferson, Tri-Village senior
Damien Cook, the son of 1992 graduate, Scoob Cook, was only eight
points shy of that coveted milestone. Cook hit that plateau Tuesday
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Versailles
Boys Bowlers Heading to State
With all of the weather delays, it was a big week of bowling with
Sectionals being held on Tuesday the 24th and Districts to follow on
Thursday the 26th. The Tigers had no issues getting out of Sectionals
by finishing in 5th place. 10 teams qualified for Districts out of 28
teams. They rolled a 900, 849 and 949 in the regular games. In the
Baker Games, they rolled 158, 185, 180, 214, 147, 211. “I told...
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