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Bulldogs Knock off New Lexington for Second Straight Sectional Title
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For Cinderella, the clock always strikes midnight and ends the dance. Fresh off their victory over the third seeded Sheridan Generals, the 14-seed New Lexington was looking to pull off yet another upset, this time against the six-seed Athens. The Bulldogs crashed New Lex’s party, playing with their usual up tempo pace and knocking down… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Knock off Meigs; Pick Up First Tournament Win Since 2015
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It was the same teams, same stakes, just 365 days later when the Athens Lady Bulldogs met the Meigs Lady Marauders in the first round of the playoffs Monday night. These two teams met in the same round of the postseason a year ago, and Meigs took down Athens handily 54-27. The story would be… Read More
Athens Senior Night Spoiled by Feisty Lady Raiders
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THE PLAINS, Ohio- For Athens head coach Seth Matheny, this was an emotional senior night. The senior class of four for the Lady Bulldogs were just sophomores when Matheny took over the Athens girls’ basketball program. Matheny has seen seniors Laura Manderick, Mindi Gregory, Emmarald Jean-Francois, and Nevada Rhoades grow up right in front of… Read More
Late Game Heroics Sends Bulldogs Home in Defeat
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MARIETTA, Ohio- After getting the Warren Warrior monkey off their backs last Friday, Athens found themselves with a completely new challenge; having to battle a tenacious Marietta Tigers team. This game had a heavyweight fight type of feel with both teams trading blows throughout the contest with the largest lead only being seven for Marietta,… Read More
Athens Leads Wire-to-Wire in Win Over Panthers
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio- Despite losing four seniors from a TVC-Ohio championship team a year ago, the Athens Bulldogs have not missed a beat to open up the season. After knocking off a solid Gallia Academy team, the Bulldogs turned their focus to the New Lexington Panthers at McAfee Gymnasium Tuesday night. Athens (2-0) were scrappy… Read More
Hardwood Team Previews: Alexander, Athens, Nelsonville-York, Meigs
By: Claire Geary, Joey Madore, Nick Henthorn, Will Price
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Alexander Spartans Last season, the Alexander Spartans were successful in both the girls and the boy’s programs. The girls finished their season 23-3 overall, and 10-2 in the TVC-Ohio. Not only did they have a winning season, they made a strong playoff run and were TVC runners-up behind Vinton County. The Lady Spartans did have… Read More
Waterford Falls in Second Round in Second Straight Season
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On a chilly night in Southeast Ohio, the Waterford Wildcats came roaring into Paul Culver Jr. Stadium with a chance to advance to the Region VII Division 27 championship for the first time since 2016. To do so they had to defeat the Warriors from Harvest Prep, who held the number one seed in the… Read More
Athens’ Memorable Season Comes to a Close
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A sectional title along with cutting down the nets as conference champions is a successful year for any team. But for this years’ Athens Bulldogs it was even more special with the deep senior class that served as the anchor to their run. Not only did the Bulldogs have to take on the top seeded… Read More
Lady Marauders’ Shooting Sends Athens Packing
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When it comes to postseason play, you need to come out and punch your opponent in the mouth from the tip-off. The Meigs Lady Marauders (15-8, 9-4 TVC-Ohio) did just that in Wellston on Thursday night as they jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. There wasn’t much… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Fall to Undefeated Lady Vikings
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When you’re the undefeated team that is leading the conference standings you can expect to get the best out of your opponent every night you step on the court. This was the case Thursday night in The Plains as the undefeated Vinton County Lady Vikings (15-0, 8-0 TVC Ohio) traveled to play an inspired opponent… Read More
Bulldogs Dismantle River Valley in TVC Opener
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Sometimes it’s more telling what your team does after a loss rather than a win, especially early on in the season. The Athens Bulldogs dropped their first two non-conference games to a couple of solid opponents but had an opportunity to start their conference season off on a positive note against the River Valley Raiders…. Read More
Bobcats Rout Iona 89-65
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The Ohio Bobcats (4-2) came into the game Tuesday night with a perfect 3-0 record at the Convocation Center. They had to beat a tough Iona Gaels team to keep this record on the season. The Bobcats used their length to pound the ball inside all night and finished the game with 50 points in… Read More
John Glenn Falls In Defensive Slugfest
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In playoff football every play is crucial to the out come of the game. It is where the best players step up and carry their teams on their back to gain a victory. On Friday night John Glenn took the trip to Indian Valley and looked to be the third Muskingum Valley League team to… Read More
Ohio Soccer: Ohio’s Great Season Comes Ends in Bowling Green
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On Friday night the Ohio women’s soccer team looked to etch their names in the record books and become the first team in Ohio history to clinch a berth in the Mid-American Conference tournament championship. They would clash with the top seeded Bowling Green Falcons who defeated the Bobcats earlier in the season 3-1, but… Read More
Bobcats Move to Semi-Finals After Victory Over Kent State
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For the first time since 2004, the Ohio Bobcats advance to the semi-finals of the Mid-American Conference tournament with a 2-1 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes. It was win or go home at Chessa Field on Sunday, and the Bobcats look to avenge their loss on Thursday against Kent State. The game on… Read More
Scotties Roll Maysville, Win Eighth Consecutive MVL Title
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The Tri-Valley Scotties have been ruling the Muskingum Valley Conference for the past several seasons and had a chance to continue their dominance on senior night against Maysville. In what was his last game at Jack Anderson Stadium senior Quarterback Luke Fargus looked to leave his mark on that field one last time. After already… Read More
Philo Stays In Hunt After Key Victory
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It was senior night for the Morgan Raiders and they were looking to get a win in their final game on their home turf. The Electrics were there to spoil the party for the Raiders on Friday night. The Electrics (6-3, 5-2) came into this game as the seventh seed in region 15. They knew… Read More
Ohio Soccer: Bobcats Rout Northen Illinois in First Game of Critical Home Stand
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The Ohio women’s soccer team came into Thursday afternoon knowing the need a win to solidify their spot in the Mid-American Conference with just three games left in the regular season. They had to go through Northern Illinois to take the first step in doing so. Ohio (7-6-3, 5-2-2) controlled the ball for most of the… Read More
Scotties Stunned By John Glenn
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Tri Valley came into this game flying high after a big win overtime over Sheridan, but John Glenn looked to snap them back into reality at Muskingum University on Friday night. With one-minute left to go in regulation down 14-7, Tri-Valley had their backs against the wall facing a fourth and 23 from their own… Read More
Generals Offense Explodes To Ground The Electrics
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Coming in to this week this game was expected to be one of the marquee matchups in the MVL so far this season. The Sheridan Generals put an end to that notion very quickly. From the opening kickoff, it was clear that the Generals were all business in this one. The Generals (6-0) were nothing… Read More