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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