Both the Russia Raiders and Troy Christian Eagles cut down the nets after winning Division IV district titles at the University of Dayton Arena on Wednesday. Doug Borchers, brother of the late Dave Borchers, who coached the Raiders, got the honor of the final snip in memory of his brother. Russia gets Troy Christian in the regional semifinals Tuesday at Kettering's Trent Arena. Greg Billing writes Press Pros Basketball Tournaments.
You make the call....Marion Local squeezed by Fort Recovery with a questionable finish (above) on a last-second shot by Cale Rammel; and St. Henry shot lights out in an impressive win over New Bremen in Tuesday's district semi-final games at Wapakoneta. Marion and St Henry advanced to Friday's final with a regional berth on the line. Read more.
After a debilitating home loss to George Mason Saturday, the University of Dayton Flyers rebounded with a vengeance Tuesday night in UD Arena with a 77-53 demolition of La Salle, clinching a double bye directly into the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship tournament in Brooklyn. Hal McCoy writes Flyer basketball.
Pickerington Central’s Berry Wallace goes to the basket as Dublin Coffman’s Tessa Grady defends in a tight Division I regional semifinal that the top-seeded Tigers pulled out in the final minutes to set up a Saturday championship game against Marysville. (PressPros Feature Photos by John Hulkenberg)