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Ohio Swimming Senior Profile: Carrie Dukes
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Senior Carrie Dukes came to Athens from Monkton, Md. as a freshman in 2013 to swim for the Ohio Bobcats. She has now been with the team for four years and has experienced several different moments with the team, including a handful of top finishes. She competed in all 12 meets for the Bobcats her… Read More

Ohio Wraps Up Final Day of Marshall Invitational
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Ohio Swimming and Diving wrapped up the regular season with five first-place finishes in the final day of the exhibition Marshall University Invitational. The Bobcats started the meet off grabbing the gold in both the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:52.42) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.44). Sophomore Corrin Van Lanen had herself a good day with… Read More

Ohio Swimming and Diving Also Loses in Huntington
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In what’s becoming a trend across several Ohio sports, Ohio Swimming and Diving lost a tough meet Friday night in Huntington as they fell to the Thundering Herd 173-127, pushing their record to 1-3. On a positive note for the Bobcats, it’s early in the season and this was the closest meet of the year… Read More

Ohio Field Hockey Suffers Overtime Loss
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The Ohio Bobcats (1-1) lost their second game of the season as they fall to the Indiana Hoosiers 3-2 in overtime on Sunday at Pruitt Field. The Bobcats held a two-goal lead early on in the game but couldn’t hold on to their lead. With Ohio up 2-1 late in the second half, it was… Read More

Trimble Beats Rival Belpre in Triple Overtime
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It took three overtimes Tuesday night in Glouster for Trimble to cap off its regular season with a victory against the Belpre Golden Eagles 87-83. It was a back-and-forth shootout in overtime. Neither team had more than a five-point lead throughout the first two overtimes. Trimble finally ran with the lead in the third overtime. By… Read More

Trimble Survives South Gallia
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A couple of missed shots by the Tomcats (13-2) in the fourth quarter allowed South Gallia (15-5) to push for a comeback against the Trimble. However, due to turnovers, a problem throughout the entire game, Trimble topped South Gallia 62-61. The Tomcats’ troubles started from the line, with Justice Jenkins shooting 2 for 6 from… Read More

Kish, Murphy Both Earn Double-Double in Win
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Domination is the only way to describe the Lady Tomcats 48-35 victory against South Gallia. Both halves were a slow start for the Lady Rebels. Trimble went on a 12-0 run to start the first half and an 8-0 run to start the second half. Trimble led South Gallia at the start of the fourth… Read More

Trimble Falls to Southern in Second Half Collapse
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Trimble entered Thursday’s game seeking revenge for a two point loss in game played against Southern in December. However, a second half collapse doomed the Tomcats to a 34-26 loss. Trimble led 14-11 at halftime, but the lead dwindled to a 19-19 tie at the end of the third quarter. Trimble started to have a breakdown,… Read More

Trimble Tomcats: Dec. 20-27
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This week brought the Tomcats an early Christmas present, as well as their first loss of the season. Santa decided stop by Trimble on Dec. 22 to deliver the Tomcats their sixth win of the season, against Southern, and keep their undefeated season alive. The Tomcats came ready to play, edging out the Tornadoes 69-49. Head coach… Read More

Trimble Lady Tomcats: Dec. 6-12
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It was a week of mixed emotions for the Trimble Lady Tomcats. Despite falling short by a basket in their 31-29 loss Thursday against the Southern Tornadoes, the Lady Tomcats turned around and scored 50 points in their 50-46 overtime win at St. Joseph Central. Trimble head coach Joe Richards feels the biggest aspect that hurt… Read More

Ohio Baseball Adds Five New Recruits
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Head coach Rob Smith announced Friday that the Ohio baseball team claimed five new recruits to their roster during the early signing period. The team added a few pitchers in Butch Baird, Derek Carr and Cole Shinsky, and a couple infielders in Tanner Piechnick and Tyler Smith. Baird appeared in 14 games in relief at… Read More

Maysville Aims to Prevent Another Tri-Valley League Title
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Tri-Valley coach Justin Buttermore is used to pressure. He has led Tri-Valley to four consecutive conference titles and thrives in games with league titles and playoff contention on the line. Last season, in a similar scenario with the MVL title on the line in week nine, the Scotties defeated Maysville 35-7 and went on to… Read More

Maysville Defense Stifles New Lexington
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Sloppy weather led to sloppy football in Maysville on Friday night. New Lexington and Maysville racked up many a penalties and turnovers, but it was the Panthers from Maysville who came away with the 21-0 win. The Maysville rushing trio of Chase Roberts, Johnny Runkle, and Chase Himmelspach combined for 183 yards and two touchdowns… Read More

Recap: Athens Continues Dominant Season With 49-0 Victory Over Meigs [VIDEO]
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The Athens Bulldogs kept their dominant season rolling on Friday, as they rolled over the Meigs Marauders in a 49-0 victory. Even with all the heart the Marauders had, they just couldn’t handle the Bulldogs’ dominant duo of Joe Burrow and Trae Williams. The field conditions didn’t help either, as a night full of rain… Read More

PREVIEW: Vinton County Looking To Improve After 5-5 Finish In 2013
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We continue in the TVC-Ohio, where everyone is chasing the Athens Bulldogs. With the 2014 football season upon us, the Vinton County Vikings are focused on improving… Read More

PREVIEW: Meigs Wants More After Breakout 2013
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Editor's Note: Over the next two weeks our reporters will be bringing you team previews for each team in the SEOAL, TVC-Ohio, TVC-Hocking, and our West Virginia teams. We continue in the TVC-Ohio, where everyone is chasing the Athens Bulldogs. The Meigs Marauders were one of the most-improved teams in southeast Ohio in 2013 coach… Read More

Fed Hock Orchestrates Huge Comeback
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The Federal Hocking Lancers came into the second half down by seven to the South Gallia Rebels and went on a 14-0 run to complete a huge comeback win, 50-34. From the looks of it in the second quarter, the Rebels had the win all the way until they came into the second half and… Read More

Reds Caravan Visits Athens
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On Thursday, the Cincinnati Reds launched the 2014 Reds Caravan. The Reds Caravan is an event where Reds players, coaches and announcers travel to different cities and give their fans the opportunity to interact with the team. Manager Bryan Price says it gives them the chance to get outside of the Reds community and touch… Read More

Fed Hock Boys Week In Review: Dec. 23-29
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Prior to tipping off the season against Nelsonville-York, confidence was abundant throughout the Federal Hocking boys team. Seven games into the season, the defending TVC-Hocking champs find themselves in sixth place with a 2-5 record and coming off of a 48-31 loss to Alexander. Fed Hock’s 31 points is the lowest single-game total so far… Read More

Season Outlook: Federal Hocking Lady Lancers
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The Federal Hocking Lady Lancers experienced an "off" season in 2012-13, finishing with a mark of 6-13. This season's squad, which returns most of its playmakers, looks to take the next step in a competitive conference. Head coach Jeff McKibben said that only losing one senior will maintain team chemistry coming into the new season…. Read More