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Bobcats in the NFL!
By: Diamond Jeune, Jordan Gallagher, Russ Heltman, Taylor Jedrzejek
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Friday nights in the Fall include flashing lights, crowds cheering, and the clock patiently ticking waiting for the final play. For many players, their last game is during their senior night, for a select few it’s only the beginning. According to Pro Sports, the ratio of “high school senior players who go on to play… Read More

Emotional Support Animals: More Harm than Help?
By: Diamond Jeune, Jordan Gallagher, Russ Heltman, Taylor Jedrzejek
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Imagine no longer being able to do your job because someone else who was not trained came into your place of work and ruined it for everyone else in your position. As the old saying goes: “one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.” For countless service animals out there, this is very much the… Read More

Vinton County Tournament Preview
By: Jordan Gallagher
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The Vinton County Lady Vikings, who have the third seed in their bracket, will have a tough test in their game against third seeded Fairfield Union on Wednesday. The Lady Falcons of Fairfield Union represent a tough task, not just because of their skills, which led them to an 11-9 regular season record, but also… Read More

Vinton County Survives Dunking Marauders
By: Jordan Gallagher
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What? Did he just? No way!? That was the reaction early in the 4th quarter as Jared Kennedy went up for a monstrous dunk with his team trailing. From there the game took on a completely different feel as the Meigs Marauders and Vinton County Vikings fought for control of the crowd, the momentum and… Read More

Alexander Conquers Vinton County 68-25
By: Jordan Gallagher
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Last week Vinton County Lady Vikings head coach Rod Bentley said in order to beat Alexander they needed to eat right, get a good night’s sleep and pray. It’d be hard to doubt that they didn’t do all of those, it didn’t matter. Alexander was just unstoppable tonight winning its 10th straight 68-25. Even with… Read More

Undefeated Vinton County Ranks in AP Poll
By: Jordan Gallagher
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What does 12 straight wins combined with zero losses get a team? That record gave Vinton County a spot in the top 10 of the most recent Division II AP poll for Ohio High School basketball. The Vikings have (obviously, just look at the record) been on a tear this year. The Vikings are sitting… Read More

Vinton County Vikings Welcome Maysville In Double Header
By: Jordan Gallagher
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It was a double-header in McArthur tonight as both the girls and the boys played Maysville. However, that is where the similarities between the two teams end. For one a huge victory and for the other, a tough defeat. The Lady Vikings were first up tonight, and at the beginning it appeared that they were… Read More

Vinton County Lady Vikings Struggle Early On.
By: Jordan Gallagher
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After losing two of the top players in the conference last year, it was expected that the Vinton County Lady Vikings would take a few steps back. However, with the promise shown by newcomer Cassie Bentley and the rising prospects of Sammy Thompson it seemed like the Lady Viking dominance could continue. After an overtime… Read More

Ohio Withstands an Early Run, Comes Back to Win over MSU
By: Jordan Gallagher
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At some point the late sparks for Ohio may fail, but for now the No. 6-ranked mid-major according to collegeinsider.com continues to use late rallies to get big wins, including Saturday’s 79-70 win over Murray State. Before any rally could be thought of for Ohio, it was Murray State who went on a big run… Read More

Bob’s Ballers Pick Up Season Opening Win
By: Jordan Gallagher
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After a tough opening quarter that saw Ohio struggle to pull away from High Point, the Bobcats simply obliterated the Panthers the rest of the game to take a 76-48 win. With star Quiera Lampkins sitting out due to illness, this game may have had potential to be a tough season opener for the Bobcats…. Read More

Ohio Falls in Final Non-Conference Game
By: Jordan Gallagher
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After losing two straight and three out of their last four, the Ohio Bobcats were looking to change their luck in their last non-conference game of the season. This was not the case however, as Ohio fell to Michigan State 3-1. The Bobcats never had a chance in this game after falling behind 1-0 just… Read More

Ohio Field Hockey Keeps Early Lead, Unbeaten in Conference
By: Jordan Gallagher
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For the second time this season, the Ohio Bobcats defeated the Ball State Cardinals 2-1 and in doing so improved to 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play. For the most part this game was all about who could capitalize on their opportunities. Although Ball State had far more opportunities in this game with 15 shots to… Read More

Ohio Needs Overtime But Overcomes Ball State
By: Jordan Gallagher
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The game between Ball State and Ohio was as close as it could be with the teams using up all their regulation minutes and then some in overtime before the Bobcats pulled out the 3-2 victory. With just a 1:22 seconds left in the game the Bobcats held a 2-1 lead. However, much like in… Read More

Ohio Field Hockey Loses Fifth Straight to Cornell
By: Jordan Gallagher
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After losing four straight, the Bobcats went into their game against Cornell looking to find a way out of their slump. However, they fell to the Big Red who was the better team all game, 2-1. For the first 50 minutes, the Bobcats managed to stay afloat keeping Cornell out of the goal. That all… Read More

Bobcats Fall to Buffalo in MAC Tournament
By: Jordan Gallagher
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The Buffalo Bulls tripped up Ohio for third time this season winning the MAC Tournament quarterfinal matcup 72-60 Wednesday. Through most of the first three quarters, the game was back and fourth, but that all changed as the Bulls completely outplayed the Bobcats from the halfway point in the third until the end of the game. Buffalo was… Read More

Vinton County Survives Potential Upset to Meigs
By: Jordan Gallagher
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Grit, determination, heart and character. They each stand as a different form of the same cliché, but like every cliché, they have their roots in their truth and that truth was no more evident than tonight as the Vinton County Lady Vikings survived an early 18-2 run en route to a 54-47 win and a… Read More

‘Cats Right Back to Winning Ways, Topple NIU 95-70
By: Connor Martin, Jordan Gallagher
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The Bobcats took the court with a vengeance forcing 23 turnovers en route to toppling Northern Illinois 95-70. A season high 30 points in the first quarter put them out in front early on their way to routing the Huskies. The ‘Cats put up 52 in the first half against NIU after only managing 43 points in their… Read More

Meigs ends Alexander’s Winning Streak
By: Jordan Gallagher
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The Meigs Marauders scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, a stat that may not seem like all that. However, throw in the fact that only three of those points were from the field and it becomes the Marauders key to victory tonight over Alexander 63-55. According to Meigs head coach Ed Fry the Marauders… Read More

Lady Marauders Overcome Fourth Quarter Deficit
By: Hailey Hrynewich, Jordan Gallagher
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Heading into the fourth quarter, the Lady Marauders (9-11) found themselves down 36-28. After a pep talk from head coach Scott Cleland, Meigs took over outscoring Wellston (1-19) 21-4 in the fourth for a 49-40 victory. The Marauders also switched to a man-to-man defense that forced 25 Lady Golden Rockets turnovers. Early in the game, Wellston simply… Read More

Athens Struggles With Shooting in Game Against Wellston
By: Jordan Gallagher
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Lacking Griffin Lutz, the Bulldogs offense struggled in their matchup against the Wellston Golden Rockets. The lack of offensive production allowed the Golden Rockets to constantly pressure the ball carrier, forcing 21 Athens turnovers in Wellston’s 84-68 victory. Wellston utilized its 3-point shooting ability to break open the game; a tactic the team has used in many of… Read More

McCollum Leads Athens over Meigs
By: Jordan Gallagher
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After starting the season 1-12 the Athens Lady Bulldogs have hit their stride winning their fourth straight game 39-32, against their latest victim, the Meigs Lady Marauders. For the Lady Bulldogs this game was run by point guard Alexis McCollum who had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists. The senior guard consistently beat the… Read More

Marauders use Perimeter Offense to Beat Wellston
By: Clark Wooley, Jordan Gallagher
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With the game close at 54-53 late in the third quarter, it was Luke Musser who stepped up for the Marauders hitting a corner three. Meigs looked confident to end the game grabbing the 80-76 win over Wellston. In the second half, both teams struggled to hit from three and looked to push the ball inside. The Golden… Read More

Lady Vikings Take Over in Second Half
By: Hailey Hrynewich, Jordan Gallagher
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After a tough couple of losses in a row against Alexander and Nelsonville-York, the Meigs Lady Marauders (8-10, 3-7) struggled to gain back their vengeance tonight against the Vinton County Lady Vikings (13-4, 7-2). Meigs allowed the Lady Vikings take it away in the second half ending in another loss 52-36. Lady Marauder guard Madison… Read More

Vinton County Claims Top Spot in TVC-Ohio
By: Jackson Schroeder, Jordan Gallagher
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One week ago Meigs and Vinton County was projected to be a top matchup in the TVC-Ohio this season. As the No. 1 team (Vinton County) in the conference faced the No. 2 (Meigs), a quick flurry of snow caused the game to be cancelled. Flash forward one week, and it was as if the extra week… Read More

Black’s 39 Points Seal Overtime Victory Over Central Michigan
By: Jordan Gallagher
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With just under three minutes left in the game the Bobcats found themselves down seven, but a huge three pointer from Lexie Baldwin, after two offensive rebounds, changed the momentum completely. The Bobcats kept the Chippewas from hitting another shot in the half, and after the Bobcats hit four straight free throws, they were down two… Read More