Anna’s Bart Bixler (below) and Fort Loramie’s Kennedi Gephart have been chosen as recipients of the 2019-20 sponsor scholarship award for top male and female student athletes in the Shelby County League.

Jackson Center’s Scott Elchert has had a week to ‘wrap his mind around’ the suspension of the basketball tournament and his team’s future. He’s chosen the path of being both coach…and an adult concerning what’s best for everyone.

Fort Loramie’s physical man-to-man defense held high-scoring Columbus Wellington in check in a D-IV regional semifinal. But the Redskins’ offense came up one basket short themselves in a tough loss. Ty Ruhenkamp, (pictured) provided a spark off the bench. Greg Billing writes for today’s Press Pros tournament feature.

The Shelby County Athletic League cut down two more nets on Friday as Fort Loramie and Jackson Center both captured Division IV district championships. The Redskins pulled away behind its defense while the Tigers, well, they did enough to hold on, too.

Anna women’s basketball pulled off a 17-point comeback in the final 11:30 of action Saturday to capture a district title against Arcanum. Contributing writer Andy Anders writes the story for our Press Pros tournament coverage.

The Anna Rockets are quietly working their way through the Division III tourney bracket, lost in the profile of their more publicized Shelby County League rival, Fort Loramie.  But don’t take them, or guard Ella Doseck (below, #20) lightly. Read more in today’s inside feature.

The Newton Indians stayed around for three quarters against the Botkins Trojans on Friday night, nagging and annoying the higher-seeded Trojans. That changed in the fourth with Botkins’ game-clinching 28-5 outburst in the Division IV sectional tournament. Jayden Priddy-Powell (Pictured) was poetry in motion in the fourth quarter with 14 of his game-high 19 points. More from Greg Billing Friday Night.

The Anna Rockets cruised into the Division III district semifinal … setting up another meeting with Miami East … with a stout defense effort that put a deep freeze on the Northridge Polar Bears on Thursday night. Anna’s Lauren Barhorst (pictured) was one of 10 players to score for the Rockets, she finished with 10. Read Thursday’s story by Greg Billing inside today’s Press Pros.

What would you expect? They fought like Rockets and Redskins for three quarters. But in the end Anna hit a couple more shots and had a couple more stops to beat Fort Loramie and claim the outright Shelby County League title in basketball. Read about it in today’s Press Pros.

Do you need any words? Jackson Center’s Trevor Sosby (foreground) and teammate Aiden Reichert (background) show post-game emotion after the Tigers came back from 13 points down to beat Fort Loramie Tuesday night. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros Shelby County League feature.

The feel of playing Loramie…Teammates Dana Rose (below, left) and Caitlyn Gasson separate Versailles’ Caitlin McEldowney from the basketball during Saturday’s 63-42 Redskins win. Read more about the game in the latest Press Pros update.

Anna’s up-tempo attack outscored Fairlawn 26-10 in the second quarter to give the Rockets their seventh straight victory. Fairlawn’s (#21) Isaac Ambos defends Anna’s(#3) Isaiah Masteller (pictured). Greg Billing shares the story in today’s Press Pros.

Game of numbers….With the outcome on the line (and the scoreboard), Aiden Reichert (below) sealed the outcome of Jackson Center’s win over Fairlawn at the foul line. Read more about it in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

Change of mindset…Anna and Bart Bixler attacked on offense (below) and stymied Jackson Center with its best defensive effort in four games, handing the Tigers their first loss of the year while lifting the gloom of their own 1-2 start. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

The 8-0 Fort Loramie Redskins traveled to New Bremen on Thursday, and brought its infamous full court press with it, getting to the rim often (below) on 34 turnovers and 25 steals in a big win against the Cardinals. Luke Severt writes the story for today’s Press Pros.

Threes were the theme of the game…a rarity in scoring at any level of basketball, and a game that took three periods for Fort Loramie to finally beat New Bremen. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros.