Wet, but a winner….Minster used a solid pitching performance in the rain from Austin Brown, timely hitting, and air-tight defense to best Marion Local Tueday, and looked a lot like Minster teams of the past in doing it. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Cold Scoreboard…Fort Recovery pitchers Nick Thwaits, Cade Wendel (above), and Ben Homan put the chill on the Versailles Tigers’ bats Tuesday, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. Read about one of the season’s thus-far best pitching performance in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
He wasn’t at his best, but he had plenty of offensive support. Buckeyes recruit Cole Niekamp (above) found a way on a cold Tuesday…to put Parkway on ice. Br-r-r-r-r-r-r! Read about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
“Holy Smokes!”….Marion Local survives double-overtime to claim the Division IV basketball title Saturday (their third all-time), and deny Cornerstone Christian their second. Read about the Flyers epic win in the latest tournament update on Press Pros.
They did with their defense, of course (Tyler Prenger, above)…and just enough predictable offense to matter. Marion Local edges Pandora-Gilboa to advance to the Division IV championship round on Saturday. Read about the game in our latest update from the 96th annual boys state tournament.
A horrible start came back to haunt, and their second half comeback came up just short…as Versailles falls to Columbus Africentric in the Division III title game. Our latest update from the girls state tournament…on Press Pros.
And a child shall lead them…! Which is actually what a couple of freshmen did Saturday to pace Minster to the Division IV girls title in basketball. Janae Hoying (above) celebrates an emotional end to a remarkable season. Read more about it in our latest update from the 43rd girls state tournament.
Two teams seeking to end their Final Four droughts met in the Regional Final Friday night…and an in-game drought proved to be decisive. Marion Local’s Tyler Prenger celebrates his game-high 23 points with some ‘net’ (above) Read more from Joe Neves inside today’s feature of Press Pros.
Kami doing what Kami does…Versailles senior Kami McEldowney scored 17 points and led an impressive Tiger effort in their 63-47 Division III semi-final win Thursday over Elyria Catholic. Versailles moves on to play Columbus Africentric in Saturday’s final. Read more in our latest update from the tournament.
High Praise…Former coach Nann Stechschulte, who won Minster’s two previous state titles, greets freshman Ivy Wolf following her outstanding performance in Thursday’s Div. IV semi-final win over Waterford. Read more about the game on Press Pros.
Celebration begins…Versailles gets physical with Waynesville to win fourth regional title in five seasons and punch another ticket to Columbus for the state tournament. Read Greg Billing’s story in today’s Press Pros tournament update.
Winning Does Matter…Emotions portray the outcome, as Marion Local overcame a slow start, a variety of defenses, big shots by St Henry, and had some big plays of its own to win the District title. Read about the overtime nail-biter from Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros feature.
The hoped-for, denied….Justin Ahrens looks on as the district title Versailles had hoped for was awarded at the other end of the arena Wednesday to the Madeira Mustangs. Read more about the game and a disappointing loss from columnist Joe Neves in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
It was a physical, and hotly-contested, as expected. But Marion Local and St. Henry both showed Tuesday why they’re suspected as being two of the state’s best in Division IV, advancing impressively in the Wapakoneta district semi-finals. Read about the games in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Justin Ahrens scored 32 points as Versailles picked up a sectional title, while Anna moves to the district round with a come-from-behind win in Division Three. Read more from Joe Neves in Sunday’s Press Pros tournament updates.
“We Are The Champions”…The music blared from ‘Queen’, but the accomplishment was that of Marion Local completing its clean sweep of MAC opponents and the league title Friday with a win over Coldwater in the season finale. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
Using a hounding, tough physical defense, and predictable offense, Marion Local became the latest to add to Versailles’ woes, dealing the Tigers another frustrating fourth quarter loss Monday to take command of the MAC. Read about the game in today’s latest Press Pros inside feature.
St. Henry’s Tyler Schlarman (#5, above) scored enough down the stretch to keep it close…and Curtis Uhlenhake gave a raucous crowd what it came to see…a dramatic finish and an end to Versailles’ conference unbeaten streak in Friday’s MAC showdown. Read about the game in the latest Press Pros MAC feature.
High Flyers? Marion Local and Nate Bruns (above) gave evidence that they’re now fully in basketball mode Friday with a convincing 70-44 win over Minster. So the question now is…just how good is Marion, and can they play with the consistency of other area Division IV favorites. Read more in the latest MAC feature.
He was a ‘big’ deal at Marion Local. But now Ryan Bruns (above, center) is making a big deal out of Ohio Northern basketball, leading the team in scoring and blocked shots as a junior. And, he’s only getting started. Read more about his story in today’s Press Pros inside feature.
