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.
In a battle of the conference blue-bloods, it was Marion Local's size and shooting (Jayden Mescher, above) that took down rival Coldwater, earning coach Kurt Goettemoeller a chance for back-to-back crowns, and a top billing in this weekend's tourney drawing.
One of the area's foremost authorities on health and wellness, Dr. Matt Heckler, from Wilson Health's Sports Medicine Department, shares the values of one of nature's simplest health tips...hydration and drinking water, and how it keeps you healthy and promotes faster healing.
Leading by just five points at the half, Jackson Center showed its experience, and quality, and sprinted to the finish in the second half to beat Minster Saturday night, 50-36.
Marion Local and Lindsey Koenig (above) saw a 10-point first quarter lead dissolve, then defended, went bucket-for-bucket, and took care of business at the foul line to beat once-beaten Parkway. Read more in Friday's Press Pros.
