As defensive as you can imagine, Marion Local and Fort Loramie slugged it out for four quarters, finished tied, then went to overtime to determine who could outlast the other. Loramie prevailed in a preview of Division IV tournament basketball.
Ohio State's Carson Kharchla reversed a run of bad luck with a 3-2 victory that typified the close nature of more than a few matches that tilted the fourth-ranked Buckeyes' way Sunday in a 21-12 dual meet victory at No. 13 Northwestern. (PressPros file photo).
Olentangy Liberty's Gigi Bower drives past Marysville's Ava Wilkerson for two of her game-high 28 points, but it was Bower's fourth three-pointer of the night with 7.1 seconds in overtime that tilted the outcome to the Patriots. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
In a gym that Troy's student section had rocking on Friday night, the Trojans held off a physical challenge from Tippecanoe to jump back into the Miami Valley League's Miami Division title chase.
Fifth-ranked Ohio State had its moments, like this Ethan Smith mat-return against two-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci, but not enough of them Friday in a loss to No. 1 Penn State. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
