Russia saw its emotional season derailed by a bigger, quicker Richmond Heights whose sole purpose was to advance to the title round on Sunday.  The Raiders gave it all they had along the way, while playing for something far more precious. Read Saturday's Press Pros story of the game.

There was no flow in the third meeting of SCL co-champions Jackson Center and Russia with a Division IV regional title on the line...a final game for one and a launching pad for another to the state tournament...all of it hinging on a final shot that left Zeb Borchers, Dave Borchers' oldest son, snipping the final strand of net in the victory celebration.

It might be their all-senior starting lineup, or perhaps their grounding in solid fundamentals, but there's no panic in Jackson Center, which shook off a slow start for the second straight game to advance ever closer to a regional championship.

Tri-Village seniors Torie Richards (21), Morgan Hunt (14) and Rylee Sagester (4) celebrate the first regional championship of their careers after the Patriots pulled out a 32-30 victory over Fort Loramie. (PressPros Feature Photo by Julie McMakin Wright).