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Bobcats End Losing Streak in Regular Season Finale
By: Nick Komjati
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The Ohio Bobcats were on a mission on Black Friday in Athens. No, not for the hot holiday item on sale, but for a strong win to send one of Ohio’s most successful senior classes off in style. Ohio sprinted out of the gates, scoring two touchdowns on their first eight offensive plays to jump… Read More

Season Outlook: Vinton County Vikings
By: Corbin Bagford, Michelle Mwaura
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The reigning TVC champion Vinton County Vikings look forward to maturing quickly this season. Last year’s team ended the season with a record of 17-4, senior Jordan Kidd was named TVC-Ohio MVP and head coach Matt Combs received the conference’s Coach of the Year award, but the Vinton County boys basketball team looks like it… Read More

Season Outlook: Vinton County Lady Vikings
By: Megan Stamper
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Mark Dixon is aware of the youth movement on his Lady Vikings team this year. Despite the girls’ youth, he expects the three seniors on the team to take the youngsters under their wings and teach them their ways. Dixon knows the underclassmen must grow up quickly in order for this Lady Vikings squad to… Read More

How To Speak Soccer
By: Kaleb Carter
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Rio Grande, Ohio. Population: 830, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Home of the original Bob Evans farm and a university with a particularly diverse soccer team. RedStorm student athletes litter the sidelines and bleachers in what are normally sparsely populated stands on Wednesdays and Sundays in the fall. Thick accents fly through the air,… Read More

Season Outlook: Meigs Marauders
By: Sean Neidig, Tyler Prich
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In Dave Kight’s first year as head coach, he improved the Meigs Marauders from two wins to 10. When Kight arrived at Meigs High School, his first priority was to build a program centered on hard work and intensity. Now in his second year, the team looks to keep climbing up the TVC-Ohio standings. The… Read More

Season Outlook: Meigs Lady Marauders
By: Zahara Pruitt
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Amber Ridenour is returning for a second season as the Lady Marauders head varsity basketball coach. The team is coming off a disappointing season last year, where they finished with a record of 4-18. Ridenour said her girls have a lot to prove for the upcoming season. Losing four starters to graduation has proved to… Read More

Ohio Hosts Another Tough Mid-Major Opponent, Evansville
By: Michael Drapcho
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This might sound familiar. Ohio (5-1) is hosting yet another tough nonconference mid-major opponent Saturday. This time the Evansville Aces (5-1) will be the team making the trip to the Convo. Evansville’s lone loss this season came to a 6-1 Indiana squad. The Aces are efficient on the offensive end of the floor, ranking in… Read More

Three Arrested in Shade Meth Operation
Three people have been arrested in what appears to be a significant meth-making operation in Shade, Ohio. In an email release Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly said Leslie W. Storms, 53, of Albany and Tina Storms, 51, were arrested on one count each of manufacturing methamphetamine a felony 2. Shane Casteel, 36, of Gore Ridge… Read More