Troy Christian gave neither inch nor yard to Covington's offense, stifling them in a 44-25 tournament win. The young Eagle squad will play for a third straight district title on Friday.
Sidney entered tournament play as a No. 1 seed in Division II, but Miamisburg had bigger ideas and big man in the middle the Yellow Jackets couldn't stop.
If there's anything to the old adage of the strongest steel being forged by fire, are we not seeing that in the post-season basketball tournaments? And, isn't it something you'd want for your student athlete?
Carla Siegel's program, the one she's played in and coached in for 34 seasons, becomes the first girls basketball program in Ohio to win 1,000 games. And the Redskins did it in dominating fashion to win their 31st district championship.
The Troy Trojans had a comeback in them, led by Bryce Haught and aggressive defense, but they still couldn't quite find a way to earn a tournament victory.
