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Bobcats Breeze By Bowling Green On Dig Pink Night
Through two weekends, Ohio is still perfect in Mid-American Conference play. No other team can say that. The Bobcats swept MAC rival Bowling Green (6-8, 3-1 MAC) Friday in the Convocation Center, 25-17, 25-23, 25-15 to become the last remaining undefeated team in the conference. “There’s a lot of parity already. I don’t know how… Read More

Ohio Baseball Takes On Bobcat Alumni
The Bobcats welcomed the alumni back for their homecoming, but it wasn’t as sweet for the alums as the Bobcats beat them in an exhibition game 15-4. The Bobcats broke the game wide open early posting seven runs in the bottom half of the first inning. The ‘Cats had the bases loaded when John Adryan… Read More

Second-Half Goals Sink Pioneers
By: Brad Friedman
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Ohio Athletic Conference play didn’t get off to the right start for Marietta as the Pioneers fell to Hedielberg 2-0. The game started out evenly as Heidelberg only edged Marietta in shots 5-2 with senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Pearse making four saves. In addition, the Student Princes only earned three corners to Marietta’s two. Both squads… Read More

Ohio Defense Shines In 43-3 Win Over Akron
The Ohio Bobcats entered Saturday’s matchup knowing they needed to play a complete game to hold off an upstart Akron Zips squad. But what the ‘Cats (4-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) did much more than that, pummeling the Zips (1-5, 0-2 MAC) 43-3 in their MAC season opener. From early on Ohio was outplaying the Zips… Read More

Soccer: Ohio, Miami Draw In Double-Overtime Battle
By: Tyler Rosten
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Ohio soccer coach Aaron Rodgers has preached all season for his team to play the full 90 minutes in games, and the Bobcats (5-3-3, 1-1-1) put together a 110-minute performance Friday night at Oxford, Ohio, against rival Miami (OH) (4-6-1, 1-1-1) in a double-overtime tie, 1-1. The Bobcats received a strong performance from goalkeeper Mattie… Read More

Liberty Torches Ohio 7-6
By: Nick Hart
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Things were heating up in Bird Arena Friday night, as the Liberty Flames burned the Bobcats in a hard-hitting, high-scoring game. Ohio fell to Liberty 7-6, dropping the team’s overall record to 2-1-1. Both squads recorded over 20 hits each and combined for 30:00 in penalty minutes in what Ohio head coach Jonathon Sheridan considered… Read More

Ohio Battles With High-Ranked Foes At Notre Dame Invitational
By: Erick Starkey
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The Bobcat men finished in seventh place in the Gold Division race and the women placed 16th in the Blue Division race, both at the 58th Annual Notre Dame Invitational on Friday night. On the men's side, senior Chase Robinson led the charge with a time of 26:05.9, which earned him the 22nd overall place…. Read More

Women’s Soccer: Ohio Athletic Conference Preview
By: Brad Friedman
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Nine matches down, nine matches to go; Ohio Athletic Conference play is upon the Marietta Pioneers. The Pioneers came into the OAC season in the midst of a five-match losing streak, putting them at 2-7 and second-to-last among conference teams. Junior Stevie Reilly and senior Emily Jones lead the squad in scoring with three goals apiece,… Read More

High-Powered Heidelberg Visits Marietta
By: Nick Komjati
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It often seems to be a tough task for a team to bounce back after losing a rough game. For the Marietta Pioneers, calling Saturday’s enormous loss to Mount Union a “rough game” would be putting it politely. Giving up 84 points on 12 touchdowns isn’t a regular obstacle for a football team to overcome,… Read More

Preview: Pohl Leads Potent Akron Aerial Attack
After a week off, the Ohio Bobcats return to action Saturday when they head up north to take on the Akron Zips. The ‘Cats, fresh off a three-game winning streak, have an opportunity to win their seventh straight game against a Zips team that has been among the worst in the Football Bowl Subdivision in… Read More

Sheridan Downs Maysville, Stays Unblemished In MVL
By: Eric Singer
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The Sheridan Generals kept their momentum rolling with a 31-17 home victory over the Maysville Panthers on a foggy Friday night in Thornville, Ohio. With the win, Sheridan stays unbeaten in MVL play and hands Maysville its first loss of the season. “I told our kids before that this was the most important game of… Read More

2013 Gridiron Glory Player Of The Year Watch List
Gridiron Glory has announced its watch list for the 2013 Gridiron Glory Player of the Year award. Gallia Academy quarterback Wade Jarrell won the award in 2012 and has once again been named to this year's list. The official Twitter hashtag for this season's Gridiron Glory Player of the Year race is #Go4Glory. The following 15… Read More

Jackson Rebounds At Warren For First SEOAL Win
The Jackson Ironmen relied on the run game to power them to a win in their first SEOAL game Friday, defeating the Warren Warriors, 35-20. The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Ironmen, bringing them back to .500 on the season. Jackson (3-3, 1-0 SEOAL) was able to establish the run early, dominating… Read More

Williamstown Falls In Matchup Of Class A Giants
By: David Holman
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In a game between the top two teams in West Virginia Class A, No. 2 St. Marys used a relentless rushing attack to defeat No. 1 Williamstown at home Friday, 32-13. After forcing a punt on the first possession of the game, the Blue Devils ran into a tough Yellow Jacket defense on their first… Read More

Wahama Picks Up Road Win Over Southern
The Wahama White Falcons picked up a 28-14 road win in the TVC-Hocking Friday night against Southern, breaking the Tornadoes’ 5-game winning streak with their well-executed running game and ability to convert on crucial fourth downs. Southern found some early momentum after Wahama fumbled on its own 14-yard line. The Tornadoes snatched it up and… Read More

Andy Long Leads Vikings To Overtime Win Over Alexander
By: Nathan Wiseman
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On the first Friday night of October, Vinton County quarterback Andy Long shined by leading the Vikings (4-2) to a 40-34 overtime victory over the Alexander Spartans (1-5). The Vikings entered halftime, leading Alexander, 18-14. The two teams traded punches for most of the second half, which ultimately led to a 34-34 tie at… Read More