Botkins' Carter Pleiman and Fort Loramie's Ava Turner have been selected for the 2023 Press Pros Shelby County Scholar-Athlete Sponsors' Scholarship, and again head a list of impressive applicants destined for success in whatever future competition they choose. Read more....
Pleiman, Turner Named 2023 Shelby County League Press Pros Scholar-Athlete Award Winners
Botkins' Carter Pleiman and Fort Loramie's Ava Turner have been selected for the 2023 Press Pros Shelby County Scholar-Athlete Sponsors' Scholarship, and again head a list of impressive applicants des...
May 17, 2023Undisputed Champs…Loramie Sweeps Russia For Outright SCL Baseball Title
The rematch had overtones of their first meeting three weeks ago. Loramie took advantage of one disastrous inning (the fourth) to beat rival Russia 4-1, and capture the outright baseball title Thursd...
May 11, 2023Grudich Throws A Gem…Loramie Bests Russia In SCL Baseball Showdown
Fort Loramie righthander Maverick Grudich spun a gem from the mound Tuesday, and the Redskins collected enough hits in one big inning to seize control of the Shelby County League baseball standings ov...
April 25, 2023Russia ‘Unranked’, Unbeaten, And Unfazed…Shuts Out Jackson Center For Eighth Win In A Row
They paid no attention to a pre-season rankings snub, and have since gone unbeaten in their first eight games. Braylon Cordonnier (above) and the Russia Raiders looked every bit the part of a defendi...
April 11, 2023Spencer Cordonnier…Press Pros 2023 Area Boys Basketball Coach of The Year
Undertaking an unthinkable situation following a tragic loss, Russia's Spencer Cordonnier stepped in at the 11th hour to guide the the Raiders to a share of the Shelby County League title, the section...
April 5, 2023Softball Skins’ Game…Loramie Edges St. Henry In Their Final At Bat
Well-pitched and close throughout, Fort Loramie evened its early record with a run in the bottom of the seventh to edge St. Henry in a Monday softball thriller. Loramie coach Brad Turner (above) watc...
April 3, 2023How Some Athletes Are ‘Tuning’ Up For The Tournament…..
It's not all shooting and drills this week as high school and college athletes prepare for their respective post-season tournaments. A growing number of them are taking care of themselves with a tune...
March 18, 2023Russia Falls In State Semis…And Plays To A Higher Purpose
Russia saw its emotional season derailed by a bigger, quicker Richmond Heights whose sole purpose was to advance to the title round on Sunday. The Raiders gave it all they had along the way, while pl...
March 18, 2023Russia Edges Jackson Center In Pulsating Final
There was no flow in the third meeting of SCL co-champions Jackson Center and Russia with a Division IV regional title on the line...a final game for one and a launching pad for another to the state t...
March 11, 2023Russia Bears Up Under Troy Christian Duress
It wasn't easy, nor did Russia expect its regional semifinal vs. Troy Christian to be, but the Raiders hung tough down the stretch to creep within one game of advancing to the state semifinals....
March 8, 2023Mullenhour Is Man of The Hour In Tigers’ Romp
It might be their all-senior starting lineup, or perhaps their grounding in solid fundamentals, but there's no panic in Jackson Center, which shook off a slow start for the second straight game to adv...
March 8, 2023Buzzer-Beater Rattles Out, Tri-Village Moves On
Tri-Village seniors Torie Richards (21), Morgan Hunt (14) and Rylee Sagester (4) celebrate the first regional championship of their careers after the Patriots pulled out a 32-30 victory over Fort Lora...
March 4, 2023Tigers Turn It On, Dust CCPA In District Walkover
Jace Mullenhour found a wide berth to the basket for a game-high 25 points once Jackson Center settled down and recovered from a slow start in its eventual 56-34 rout of Cincinnati College Prep Academ...
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