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Ohio Wrestling Picked 15th by Wrestling Inside Newsmagazine
By: Marisa Oberle
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The Wrestling Inside Newsmagazine (WIN) announced their Preseason Tournament Power Index recently. WIN ranked the Ohio wrestling team as 15th in the nation. Furthermore, five Bobcats were named to the top 20 in their weight classes. Spartak Chino and Phil Wellington ranked highest for the Bobcats at sixth place for their respective classes. Chino, a… Read More
Ohio Field Hockey and Their Youthful Squad
By: Patrick Klinger
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The 2015 Ohio Field Hockey team is one of the youngest in recent memory. Reporter Patrick Klinger spoke to head coach Neil Macmillan and his players, and they describe the impact it will have on their season.
Chase Roberts: Week 3 POTW
By: Andrew Hohman
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Position: Running back, Outside Linebacker Year: Senior Ht./Wt.: 5-foot-11, 175 Stat line: Passing: 1-1, 6 yards, TD; Rushing: 11 car, 72 yards, TD; Receiving: 1 rec, 11 yards, TD Why he was our player of the week: Roberts did it all in the Panthers’ game against Philo. You can’t deny the excellence of a passing,… Read More
Nelsonville Man Dies In Crash
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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RICHLAND TWP. — A Nelsonville man died and a woman was injured in a Tuesday crash in Fairfield County, according to law enforcement officials. The crash occurred at about 7 a.m. on State Route 664 north in Rushville, according to a news release by the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lancaster post. Jediah Rempel, 32, was traveling… Read More
Ohio University Homecoming Parade Changes Route
By: Bianca Hillier
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Ohio University’s Annual Homecoming Parade has been bringing alumni back since 1932. This year, though, due to the Union Street fire in the fall of 2014, participants will be marching to the beat on a new route. The parade will still start down at the corner of Factory and Union Street and work it’s way… Read More
OHSAA Releases First Football Computer Ratings
By: Brad Friedman
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first set of weekly computer ratings for all seven divisions and 26 regions. Several teams within our coverage area found themselves ranked. Beginning with our larger schools, Tri-Valley (3-1, 2-0) placed tied for 12th in division II, region six with a computer rating of 4.975. The Logan… Read More
The 4th Annual Scripps Innovation Challenge Has Launched With New Popularity
By: Tom Hodson
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Nearly 200 students jammed Baker Center Ballroom this week to kick-off the 4th Annual Scripps Innovation Challenge (SIC) and to learn more about entering this competition that requires innovative solutions to real world media problems. Students who enter the competition can possibly win the grand prize of $10,000 plus the possibility of an additional $5,000… Read More
Karin Bull Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week
By: Milan Lavender
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Ohio Volleyball’s middle blocked Karin Bull was named MAC East Defensive player of the week after a remarkable weekend in Fort Meyers, Florida where the Bobcats competed in the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. The senior Bobcat led the team in 19 total blocks – one solo – against Florida Atlantic, which played a significant role… Read More
Journalism Professor to Receive Highest Honor from American Journalism Historians Association
Journalism professor questions whether he’s old enough to receive lifetime achievement award Mike Sweeney is perplexed – honored – but perplexed. In October he’ll receive the American Journalism Historians Association’s Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History. Lifetime achievement — that’s the part that confuses him. “I sort of feel like I’m an… Read More
PHOTOS: OU Theater’s “Elbows Off the Table”
The Ohio University Theater Division in the School of Dance, Film and Theater will present Elbows Off the Table, its first production of the 2015–2016 season, Sept. 22-26 in the Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater. Written and directed by Theater Division Assistant Professor Rebecca VerNooy, the physical theater piece explores one girl’s journey towards womanhood –… Read More
Quad Rugby Blitzes into Athens on October 3
By Sydney Clancy With the school year now in full swing, the College of Health Sciences and Professions and the Division of Physical Therapy are gearing up for their signature event, Fourplay! This is the ninth year Ohio University has welcomed the Buckeye Blitz Team, a semi-professional team out of Columbus, Ohio, for the annual… Read More
Dave Boston Jr. Resigns as N-Y Head Coach
By: Brad Friedman
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As was first reported by the Athens Messenger, the Nelsonville-York School Board accepted the resignations of head football coach David Boston Jr. and assistant coach Dave Boston Sr. It also terminated assistant coach Jason Andrews’s contract. Assistant coach Earich Dean will take the reigns as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. According… Read More