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Sunday, 19 March 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features

Richmond Heights In A League Of Its Own After Winning Div. IV Title

Buoyed by a 29-0 third quarter deluge and a 35-0 run spanning 11 minutes, 30 seconds, Richmond Heights re-wrote the Ohio High School Athletic Association record book with a 70-26 rout of Convoy Crestview.
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Sunday, 19 March 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features, Home Features

Buchtel’s Boyce Makes The Plays It Takes To Win State

Oh, what a relief.....Akron Buchtel's Steven Diamond's expression of relief over review of the final shot. It was ruled late, giving Diamond and the Akron Buchtel Griffins the Division II state title in basketball. Jeff Gilbert writes for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 18 March 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features, Home Features

Johnson’s Dream Shot In Lane Sends Pick Central To Title Game

The rematch of 2022's big-school title game predictably came down to the wire again. While the last two Mr. Basketball winners, Devin Royal of Pickerington Central and Gabe Cupps of Centerville, put on a show, it was Markell Johnson's 10-foot, left-handed hook shot in the lane with 1.3 seconds that gave the Tigers a 57-53 win. Pickerington's Gavin Headings (above) tips in the final two points of the Pick Central win.
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Saturday, 18 March 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Features, Home Features

O-G Provides The Tourney Thriller (So Far)…Beats Africentric In Double Overtime

3/10ths of a second late...Dailyn Swain's shot at the horn was estimated to be 3/10ths of a second late, lifting Ottawa-Glandorf to a 48-47 win and into Saturday's Division III finals with Lutheran East. Jeff Gilbert writes the story for Press Pros.
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Saturday, 18 March 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, SCL, SCL Feature

Russia 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 playing for something far more precious. Read Saturday's Press Pros story of the game.