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Kamron Curry Leads Trimble Past Belpre
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The Tomcats once again dominated the Golden Eagles, 49-6. While Belpre broke its five-year scoring drought against Trimble, the Golden Eagles still couldn’t break the long lasting losing streak. The Glouster team simply played a far superior game. The Tomcats had 430 total yards, more than quadrupling Belpre’s 88. In the first half, Belpre had more… Read More
Ohio University Researcher Reads the Fine Print of Diabetes
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Fingerprints may become the new standard for indicating one’s risk of diabetes. A team directed by Molly Morris, a professor in Ohio University’s Department of Biological Sciences, has discovered a correlation between the symmetry of fingerprints on the pinky finger and the risk of diabetes. The discovery grew out of a study of the symmetry… Read More
Lady Tomcats Roll Past Green
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The Trimble Lady Tomcats easily handled the Green Lady Bobcats Wednesday night with a dominating 45-point victory. The Lady Tomcats forced six straight Green turnovers, which allowed Trimble to jump to a quick 18-0 run to start the game. The team also had another 17-2 run in the second quarter. The scoring drives helped the Lady… Read More
Pullins Leads Lady Eagles Over Injured Lady Tomcats
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The Eastern Lady Eagles (9-3, 6-2) flew away with their game against the Trimble Lady Tomcats (6-6, 4-4) 57-20. At the end of the first quarter the Tomcats led 8-6. However, Morgan Murphy had to leave the game due to medical issue. Murphy’s departure saw the Lady Eagles opportunity to take the game, and they quickly… Read More
Trimble Tomcats: Dec. 6-12
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This week, the Trimble Tomcats are right on track to having another undefeated regular season as they add their first three wins to the books. Two of the victories came in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division. The Tomcats have won 26 regular season games in a row and 19 TVC-Hocking games in a row. Trimble’s… Read More
Tomcats Plan to Regroup After Loss
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After an exciting undefeated regular season last year, the Trimble Tomcats started this season with a loss. The Tomcats lost their preview game against Vinton County 29-20. After a delayed start in the season due to the football team’s run at the Region 25 semi-final, the Tomcats are still in the preseason stages with just… Read More
Week 4 Power Rankings: MVL
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1.) Maysville 4-0 (3-0) | Last Rank: 1 | Next Opponent: Vs. River View Maysville took care of business against West Muskingum during week four, despite losing running back Johnny Runkle. Fortunately for the Panthers, Chase Roberts, Caden Ashcraft, and Chase Himmelspach picked up the slack. 2.) Tri-Valley 3-1 (2-0) | Last Rank: 2 |… Read More
Sheridan Powers Past John Glenn
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The Sheridan Generals (2-2, 2-0) out ran the John Glenn Little Muskies (0-4, 0-2) 42-7 to give them their second win in the Muskingum Valley Conference Friday night. It was a battle of the running backs at Sherman Field at Muskingum University. The game opened up with a large return by the Generals, and Ben… Read More
Trimble Torches Tartans
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The Trimble Tomcats trounced Sciotoville East 73-35 to move forward in the tournament Wednesday. With the win, the Tomcats’ undefeated streak continues at 24-0. The Tomcats got started right out of the gate to start off the game in the district semifinal game. They scored the within the first 30 seconds of the game and… Read More
Lady Tomcats Pick Up First Win Against Wahama
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Thursday’s game was all about turning points for Trimble. The Lady Tomcats (1-1) had their first win of the season against Wahama, 51-12, after dropping the first contest of the season. “It was good to bounce back and see what works,” coach Tom Hardy said. “The girls have been working hard and it was nice… Read More
Recap: Jackson Caps Undefeated Season, Drops Gallia Academy [VIDEO]
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This Halloween, both teams dressed up in a layer of mud. Jackson (10-0, 4-0) even adorned some junior varsity uniforms in order to keep their new varsity ones clean. It was a battle against both Jackson and the elements for Gallia Academy. The Blue Devils (4-6, 2-2) hooves just couldn’t find any footing.The Ironmen, however,… Read More
Week 9 Power Rankings: SEOAL
By: David Michael, Justin Holbrock
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1) Jackson Ironmen (9-0, 3-0) | Last week’s ranking: 1 With a 33-21 victory on Friday, Jackson has now beaten Ironton in the teams’ last three games, a feat it has not accomplished since 1910-1911. With just one more game remaining against Gallia Academy, the Ironmen look to spoil the Blue Devils’ senior night and… Read More
Gallia Academy Rebounds With A Shutout over Chesapeake 30-0
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Gallia Academy headed into Week 2 hoping to bounce back from an ugly 52-0 loss to Athens last week. They bounced back in big way, as the Blue Devils shutout the Chesapeake Panthers at home on Friday by a score of 30-0. Blue Devils quarterback Blake Wilson led the offense in the game, attacking the… Read More
PREVIEW: Gallia Academy Hopes Third Time is the Charm With Third Coach in Five Years
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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 begin in the SEOAL, where with only five teams in the conference, the competition is always tough. Much like their SEOAL counterpart Warren, the Galia Academy… Read More
The Numbers Behind Christian’s Move
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Jim Christian completed his move from Ohio to Boston College Thursday after two seasons with the Bobcats. Now speculation begins as to who Ohio Athletic Director Jim Schaus will hire to fill Christian’s spot. Schaus has appointed four men’s basketball coaches in his time at Wichita State and Ohio. Schaus hired Christian and John Groce… Read More
Ohio Softball Opener Moved
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The Ohio softball 2014 home opener against Wright State was moved to Friday, March 14. The Bobcats will be up to the plate at 2 p.m. The 'Cats were originally scheduled to host a doubleheader against the Raiders on Wednesday. The contest was moved due to the predicted weather forecast.
Eastern Makes Quick Work of Portsmouth Notre Dame
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The Eastern Lady Eagles dominated their district semifinal game Saturday against the Notre Dame Titans. The final score was 91-35, a season high in points for the girls. Right from the start, the Eagles flashed their feathers, going on a 10-2 run. Eastern barely gave the Titans time to shoot. They had control of the… Read More
Eastern Falls Off The Pace In Heated Rivalry
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The Eastern Eagles got caught in a storm for the second time this season, as they fell short to their rival, the Southern Tornadoes, 58-34. The Eagles finished their regular season 2-19, and 1-15 in the TVC-Hocking. This also marks the end of head coach Jeremy Hill’s first regular season with the boys from Reedsville…. Read More
Giant First Half Run Keeps Eastern Unbeaten
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The Eastern Lady Eagles remain undefeated after soaring above the Miller Lady Falcons and picking up win number 15 of the season, 87-9. This marks their seventh win by a margin of more than 60 points. Eastern’s consistency and uniformity is down to a tee, even in the way they’re dressed. The team looked professional… Read More
Season Outlook: Eastern Eagles
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At practice, the Eastern Eagles hustled up and down the court, running suicides for five minutes at a time. They shot layup after layup, trying to get one last shot in before the buzzer sounded. Not a single shot was missed. This is the type of fundamental training new head coach Jeremy Hill is using… Read More
MAC Announces Partnership With Poinsettia Bowl
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The Mid-American Conference announced a partnership with the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl as a primary bowl partner in 2017 and 2019 Wednesday. They will also serve as a secondary bowl partner for the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 bowl seasons. The MAC will play the Mountain West Conference in both the 2017… Read More
Accurso Named MAC Scholar Athlete Of The Week
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The Mid-American Conference selected senior cross country runner Juli Accurso as the Female Scholar Athlete of the Week Wednesday. The runner from Casstown, Ohio had already received the award once this season. She was awarded the second after she won the individual title for the third-consecutive year this past weekend at the 2013 MAC Cross… Read More
Statement Released Regarding Officiating In Buffalo Loss
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After Ohio's 30-3 loss to Buffalo Tuesday night, Coordinator of Officials for the Collegiate Officiating Consortium Bill Carollo released a statement on Wednesday regarding two missed calls by the contests's officiating crew. The first error occurred at the beginning of the second quarter and Ohio driving in Buffalo territory. Receiver Matt Waters went down at the end of… Read More
Gomez Teruel Receives MAC Field Hockey Honor
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The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday that Ohio’s Luli Gomez Teruel was named the MAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week after scoring four goals last weekend. The Salta, Argentina, native was the driving force behind the Bobcats' 2-0 sweep in Missouri. The senior had two goals against Missouri State on Friday, one in the… Read More
Wrestling: WIN Ranks Ohio 21st In Preseason Rankings
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Ohio wrestling has been ranked 21st in Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine’s preseason NCAA Division I Rankings. WIN awards points to teams based on how many potential NCAA All-Americans they could have in this upcoming season. Contributors to the team’s placement are Spartak Chino, Cody Walters and Jeremy Johnson. Chino, a redshirt sophomore, will be wrestling in… Read More