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Sunday, 23 March 2025 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Orange Breaks Through With Huge 3rd Quarter, Captures First State Championship

Olentangy Orange opened the second half on an 8-0 run and never looked back in routing Reynoldsburg in the first big-school state final featuring two Columbus-area teams. Dayton, OH – During the second quarter of an abysmal Division I state championship game Saturday night, Olentangy Orange coach Anthony Calo looked over his shoulder at a
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Sunday, 23 March 2025 / Published in Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Marion Meets Its Match…Falls To Monroe Central In Division VI Final

Marion Local's Austin Niekamp reflects, and clutches the runner-up trophy in frustration as the Flyers' fell short of a fourth state title in basketball Saturday, losing to Monroe Central 43-35 in the Division VI title game at UD Arena.
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Saturday, 22 March 2025 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Flyers Fall To Chattanooga In NIT

UD basketball coach Anthony Grant has a late-game meltdown and drew a technical as his Flyers fell to Chattanooga, 87-72, in the second round of the NIT when UD had no answer for the 51 points scored by a pair of Mocs' guards.
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Saturday, 22 March 2025 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Columbus Academy Comes Up Just Short Against Lutheran East

The Vikings’ bid for a perfect season ended with a tight loss to the Falcons, who won their third consecutive state championship. Dayton, OH – With a seven-member senior class and one of the state’s top returning juniors in Jason Singleton, Columbus Academy wasn’t surprised that it wound up with a perfect regular season and
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Saturday, 22 March 2025 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Fast, Hungry Westerville North Feasts On Perry For DII State Title

Micah Young (24 points, eight rebounds) and Tai Perkins (19 points, four assists, four steals) led the charge as the Warriors ambushed Perry to cap a championship season with a 24th straight win. Dayton, OH – In the midst of a second-quarter Westerville North feeding frenzy Friday night, a Massillon Perry fan frantically screamed at