It sounds a little silly to call the second game of the season a must win. For the Sidney Yellow Jackets and Bellefontaine Chieftans, however, two playoff teams from a year ago that struggled mightily in week one, Thursday night's showdown was exactly that.
The Fort Loramie Redskins season seemed to be over after 4 innings, but a once in a lifetime performance by a Redskin junior saved the day and sent the Redskins to Columbus for the first time since 2010. Joe Neves was there, and writes about it in today's Press Pros.
Two teams seeking to end their Final Four droughts met in the Regional Final Friday night...and an in-game drought proved to be decisive. Marion Local's Tyler Prenger celebrates his game-high 23 points with some 'net' (above) Read more from Joe Neves inside today's feature of Press Pros.
The Minster Wildcats had been disappointed the last two seasons when they lost in the Regional. Saturday night, the Wildcats put that misery behind them and claimed their first state tournament berth since 2010.
Winning Does Matter...Emotions portray the outcome, as Marion Local overcame a slow start, a variety of defenses, big shots by St Henry, and had some big plays of its own to win the District title. Read about the overtime nail-biter from Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros feature.