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....
How Some Athletes Are ‘Tuning’ Up For The Tournament…..
It's not all shooting and drills this week as high school and college athletes prepare for their respective post-season tournaments. A growing number of them are taking care of themselves with a tune...
March 18, 2023Russia Falls In State Semis…And Plays To A Higher Purpose
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 pl...
March 18, 2023Russia Edges Jackson Center In Pulsating Final
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 t...
March 11, 2023Russia Bears Up Under Troy Christian Duress
It wasn't easy, nor did Russia expect its regional semifinal vs. Troy Christian to be, but the Raiders hung tough down the stretch to creep within one game of advancing to the state semifinals....
March 8, 2023Mullenhour Is Man of The Hour In Tigers’ Romp
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 adv...
March 8, 2023Buzzer-Beater Rattles Out, Tri-Village Moves On
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 Lora...
March 4, 2023Tigers Turn It On, Dust CCPA In District Walkover
Jace Mullenhour found a wide berth to the basket for a game-high 25 points once Jackson Center settled down and recovered from a slow start in its eventual 56-34 rout of Cincinnati College Prep Academ...
March 3, 2023Russia, Troy Christian put the ‘D’ in UD Arena
Both the Russia Raiders and Troy Christian Eagles cut down the nets after winning Division IV district titles at the University of Dayton Arena on Wednesday. Doug Borchers, brother of the late Dave Bo...
March 2, 2023Jackson Center Digs In, Survives Maurer, Loramie
Fort Loramie and dynamic guard Caleb Mauer gave No. 3 Jackson Center fits all night, sticking around until the final seconds to make the Tigers sweat their way into the District semifinals....
February 26, 2023Russia Rides Physical Defense In Win Against Botkins
The Russia Raiders pride themselves on defense. Raiders Nation was beaming in the third quarter when Russia went on a 20-6 run in the third quarter to pull away from Botkins and advance to their first...
February 24, 2023Jackson Center, Fort Loramie Continue SCAL’s Sectional Success
Jackson Center scored the first 22 points to knock off Fairlawn. Fort Loramie needed free throws down the stretch to hold off Ansonia. Now the Tigers and Redskins meet for a third time this season, th...
February 24, 2023Tough Losses Boost Rockets’ Post-Season Run
A tough regular-season schedule continues to help the Anna Rockets during the postseason. Fifth-seeded Anna drew from that experience to knock off No. 1 Bethel in a back-and-forth battle on Saturday n...
February 19, 2023Elchert’s Final Home Game A Vintage Tiger Tribute
A near quarter-century as head coach, and almost three decades on the Jackson Center sideline in some capacity, culminated for Scott Elchert on Saturday night with a lopsided win over Riverside and gr...
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