The Pleiman brothers put Botkins in front early and the Trojans' sharp-shooting backcourt took the baton from there in a comfortable regional semifinal win that moves the defending Division IV champs within one win of a return trip to UD Arena. Bruce Hooley writes the story of Wednesday Press Pros.
The exact scenario Russia might have envisioned to further its upset hopes instead conspired against the Raiders, which shows just how talented defending state champion Botkins is and what the Trojans may be capable of again. (PressPros Feature Photos By Julie McMaken Wright).
Fort Loramie and Tri-Village focused on the business at hand Saturday, dispatching their respective opponents with second-half, running-clock dominance, with Loramie's Skylar Albers' defense making it rough on Bradford's Austy Miller (PressPros Feature Photo by Lee Woolery).
Ty Ruhenkamp, scoring here on the break against Troy Christian's Chase Dohme, led four Redskins in double figures to set up a Friday district semifinal against Shelby County League rival Jackson Center. (PressPros Feature Photo by Julie McMaken Wright)
It took longer than anticipated, but Russia's Brayden Monnin helped his team advance without incident, just like defending state champion Botkins, in first-round sectional tournament action Saturday at Piqua (PressPros Feature Photos by Julie McMaken Wright).
