When face-to-face defense doesn't work...In a game marred by poor shooting, turnovers, and lapses in scoring, Marion Local somehow found enough for a not-so-pretty Tuesday win over Russia....
A Tuesday ‘Not-So-Special’…Marion Holds Off Russia, 37-31
February 4, 2025
A Tuesday ‘Not-So-Special’…Marion Holds Off Russia, 37-31
When face-to-face defense doesn't work...In a game marred by poor shooting, turnovers, and lapses in scoring, Marion Local somehow found enough for a not-so-pretty Tuesday win over Russia....
February 4, 2025The ‘Real’ Russia?…Raiders Put A Quiet 60 On Versailles For 18th Win
Russia played Saturday like a team that's good enough to play as well as they need on a given night against any given opponent, gaining their 18th win, 60-42, over Versailles. Different from last yea...
February 1, 2025Jackson Center Comeback Bid Falls Short…Tigers Fall To Marion Local
Jackson Center's Lucas Heitkamp and Marion Local's Kale Ahrens watch Heitkamp's fourth quarter three-point shot cut a 16-point Marion lead to just 4 points with three minutes to go. That was as close...
January 25, 2025Jackson Center Falls To Wapakoneta In The ‘Family’ Affair….
Wapakoneta overcame a halftime deficit and some hometown emotions to win the final six minutes, knocking off 11-2 Jackson Center, 44-41. Read about the game in Sunday's Press Pros....
January 19, 2025Russia Defense Overwhelms Anna For Second Time In Four Days
“Deja Vu all over again,” Anna Coach Nate Barhorst said of his team's second loss to Russia in four days. Friday’s mirror image game of Tuesday’s matchup saw Russia start hot, create havoc, and come f...
January 18, 2025St. Henry Frustrates Fort Loramie…Wins 46-41 In Double Overtime
How 'bout that?....St. Henry's Molly Wendel (left) and Alexis Buschur celebrate their double-overtime win (46-41) over defending champion Fort Loramie Tuesday night, marking Loramie's second loss in a...
January 14, 2025Ottawa-Glandorf Hands Loramie First Loss…Siegel, ‘Skins Disappointed With Play
The most anticipated game in western Ohio on Saturday, it turned out frustrating for both Carla Siegel (above) and the Loramie fans. Division V Ottawa-Glandorf came to town and clearly played like th...
January 12, 2025Botkin Survives Slugfest, Last-Second Shot, To Beat Jackson Center
Not for the offensive-minded...Jackson Center's Lucas Heitkamp shows his frustration as a last-second shot fell short. Defense and pinpoint foul shooting helped Botkins top the Tigers Friday in a see...
December 20, 2024Russia Builds Early Lead, Shuts Down Jackson Center
The Raiders rediscovered their defensive identity in practice this week and attacked the basket on offense for an important early-season league victory. ...
December 14, 2024Basketball Begins…And The Great Experiment
Our coverage of area basketball opens on Friday night with two of the best small-school matchups you can find on December 13. The question is...with now seven divisions of basketball, what lies beyond...
December 12, 2024The Longest Ten Years Of His Life…Rodgers, Loramie Win Second State Title In Volleyball
A decade after winning their first, coach John Rodgers and the Fort Loramie Redskins beat Tiffin Calvert in straight sets to take their second OHSAA title in volleyball....
November 8, 2024Fort Loramie Advances To State Volleyball Final
The senior-led Redskins make quick work of Strasburg-Franklin, display their connected and fast style of play, and will face Tiffin Calvert on Friday for the Division VII championship....
November 7, 2024The Doctor Is In…Dr. Andrew Schneider, On Flexibility, Sports, and Preventing Injury
While strength is prioritized as an essential component to contemporary sports competition, Dr. Andrew Schneider of the Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio reminds that range of motion (flexibilit...
October 18, 2024
