CENTRAL OHIO

While neither team was laser sharp on this day, Watterson and Jonathan Alder both showed they have the goods to make deep tournament runs in their respective divisions. Eagles first baseman Michael Mu...

Orange relied on a relentless barrage of small-ball and the sensational pitching of Reid Hemrick to knock off intra-district rival Liberty in the first of three OCC Central matchups. Lewis Center, OH ...

  Known for its ability to control tempo and lure opponents into low-scoring battles, Hilliard Bradley fell into an early 14-2 hole and never recovered as Cincinnati Princeton romped to its first...

The Warriors couldn’t hang on to a 15-point lead and lost to Massillon Washington 68-63 in overtime in the Division II state final. It marked the first state basketball championship ever for the...

After struggling offensively much of the night, Jayden Reed-Davis was the man at the right spot at the right time for Hilliard Bradley, turning a missed 3-point shot and a fumbled rebound into an easy...

In a rematch of last year’s Division V state title game, the Vikings again fell to the Falcons as Lutheran East won a state-record fourth consecutive championship and seventh overall. Dayton, OH...

Elijah McCree (25 points, four assists) and Tony Cornett (17 points, seven rebounds) paved the way in North’s dominant 74-49 state semifinal victory over North Royalton. It was the same-old, sam...

There will be plenty of motivation for the Vikings in Saturday’s championship game: A rematch against three-time defending champion Lutheran East and the last chance to secure a ring for retirin...

Hilliard Bradley used its smothering defense and outstanding guard play of Kypton Norris and Ben Mirgon to overwhelm Newark in Region 2 and Pickerington Central fed off its role as underdog to pull of...

It didn’t come as easily as many thought it would, but Westerville North – top-ranked in the state – disposed of feisty New Albany to keep alive its goal of repeating as Division II state champi...

Defensive-minded Mount Notre Dame drew up a unique — and effective — game plan designed to both neutralize Ms. Basketball winner Sydney Mobley and harass Big Walnut's guards on the perimeter. It resul...

The defending state champion showed a lot of moxie in rallying from a 14-point deficit, but ultimately a miserable 22.8-percent shooting night doomed their chances in a 45-41 defeat. The 27-0 Firebird...

The Tigers edged Centerville to set up a matchup for the regional title against Lakota West, which ended the best finish in Olentangy Berlin’s program history. Columbus, OH – Pickerington Centra...