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John Glenn Little Muskies Narrowly Fall to First-Seed Panthers
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It was a battle until the last minute of the game, with the John Glenn Little Muskies driving down the field within their 25-yard line. With Head Coach Matt Edwards calling the plays, John Glenn’s senior quarterback Evan Williams threw the post route to Blade Barclay over the middle, but the Licking Valley defensive back… Read More
Gridiron Glory Announces Player of the Year Watchlist
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The watchlist for Gridiron Glory’s Player of the Year are here. The athletes are some of the most talented players in the state and they have put their respective teams in positions to succeed. Our coverage goes across four conferences in southeastern Ohio and each league is recognized with at least one player. The list… Read More
Trimble Takeaways from Preseason Scrimmage
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The Trimble Tomcats are set to have another deep playoff run this season behind the consistent talent in the backfield. On Monday, the Tomcats hosted Chesapeake in a friendly, preseason scrimmage to see how both would fair against different base offenses and defenses. TAKEAWAYS Connor Wright (senior RB) is one of the best players… Read More
Arts West Takes Part in Devil’s Kettle Bingo Night
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ATHENS — Ohio Brew Week is not only a week for drinking beer, visiting Court Street bars, and then staying at those bars until “Closing Time” by Semisonic comes on the speakers; it’s also a week for Athens organizations to get more recognition for their programs. Arts West is one organization seeking donations and on… Read More
Copperheads Go to Social Media Seeking Pitchers
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Recruiting pitchers has been a concern all summer for the Southern Ohio Copperheads, forcing the team to get creative with its recruitment efforts. Problems with keeping a full roster started early in the season whether it be from their college’s innings restrictions or injury. “We lost a bunch in a short… Read More
Ohio University South Green Dorm Demolition Ahead of Schedule
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ATHENS — Ohio University officials say the demolition of three dormitories will save the school more than $20 million is ahead of schedule. “That is money we would have had to spend on the dorms to replace the equipment, to renew the life cycle for the buildings, said Steve Wood, chief facilities officer and senior… Read More
Hocking College Receiving Grant for Foster Care System Students
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ATHENS (WOUB) — Hocking College is receiving a $23,000 grant to support students coming to the school from the foster care system. The Short-Term Certificate Foster Youth Grant will help students seeking a certificate that will take about 16 weeks to complete, according to a Hocking College press release. Those programs include commercial truck drivers… Read More
Consistent Effort and Hustle Keep Lady Buckeyes’ Season Alive
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The Nelsonville-York Lady Buckeyes’ effort was never in question tonight against the Oak Hill Lady Oaks in the Sectional Championship and it was that energy and hustle that helped Nelsonville-York stay in the game in the first half from their offensive struggles. It was Mary-Kate McCulloch’s offense in the second half along with suffocating defense… Read More
Marauders Suffocate Buckeye Offense
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Fast-paced offense and full-court trap defense that forced turnovers was the recipe for success tonight for the Meigs Marauders (5-7, 2-3 TVC-Ohio) as they welcomed in the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. Weston Baer caught fire early in the first quarter from 3-point land but it was the full court, suffocating defense that caused mistakes all night and… Read More
RECAP: Meigs’ Basketball Teams Continue Seeing High Potential
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The Meigs Marauders, both girls (6-3, 2-2) and boys (3-3, 1-1) are seeing potential. Both teams have the ability to score the ball tirelessly and cause turnovers with their aggressive defense, but they are seeing woes on the court and losses on their schedule. The season is long from over and Meigs can turn things… Read More
Sheridan Generals Survive And Advance
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The Sheridan Generals and Granville Blue Aces traveled to Newark White Field to battle it out in division three playoff football. Generals were able to pull away with a 20-7 win, and it was the defense and solid offensive play from Gridiron Glory Player of the Year Candidate, Ethan Heller, that carried this team. The… Read More
Scotties Travel to Logan and Dominate the Chieftains
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The Tri-Valley Scotties (1-0) started the game aggressive, scored early and never gave up the lead, running away with a 48-7 win over the Logan Chieftains (0-1). The Scotties were consistent through the air with short and intermediate passing and on the ground had powerful and shifty runs. Logan tried to pound the rock early… Read More
Community Food Initiatives Quench Food Desert
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ATHENS, Ohio – Corn, pumpkin, beans, popcorn and peas were just a few of the types of seeds handed out during the Community Food Initiatives annual free-seed give away held at public libraries throughout Athens County on Wednesday. Scores of would-be gardeners turned out to accept unlimited numbers of seeds and learn from master gardeners who gave… Read More
Freshman Softball Standout Competes to be the Best Teammate
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Madi McCrady has always had success on the mound and has the tools to become one of the greats, but she is focused on becoming more – the best teammate. At Walsh Jesuit High School, McCrady lettered all four-years, voted First-Team All-State as a sophomore and senior, Second-Team All-State as a junior, voted Most Valuable… Read More
Addis, Lady Buckeyes Escape Meigs With Hard Fought Win
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Free throws are the story for both Nelsonville-York (15-6, 9-2 TVC-Ohio) and Meigs (10-11, 6-6 TVC- Ohio) tonight. When the clock was coming to its final buzzer, both teams were fouling to force the opposing team’s player to a clutch situation. Unfortunately for both teams, they could not make their free buckets. It wasn’t until… Read More
Meigs Lady Marauders Triumph over Lady Bulldogs
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The Meigs Lady Marauders (8-7, 4-3 TVC-Ohio) were firing from all cylinders as they hosted the Athens Lady Bulldogs (2-14, 1-7 TVC-Ohio) and ran away with a win, 61-40. Kassidy Betzing led all scorers with 16 points and added in six rebounds. Becca Pullins scored 14 points, 12 of them coming from behind the three-point… Read More
Athens Defense Smothers The Marauders
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The Meigs Marauders (2-10, 1-5 TVC-Ohio) played their first game in 14 days as they faced off against the Athens Bulldogs (4-9, 4-3 TVC-Ohio). It was an impressive out on defense for Athens, as they would only allow four points in the second quarter and two in the third. The zone was too much for… Read More
Lady Marauders Use Strong 3rd Quarter to Defeat Athens
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The Meigs Lady Marauders traveled to Athens to battle the Lady Bulldogs and came out with a gritty 55-26 win. A slow start from both teams offensively caused this game to come down to the second half where one would need to pull away, and fortunately for the Lady Marauders (2-2, 1-0 TVC-Ohio), Kassidy Betzing,… Read More
Ohio Wins Battle of the Bricks
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The Ohio Bobcats (19-20) defeated Miami University (16-25) 3-2 Sunday at Bob Wren Stadium to close out their three-game series and get them one game closer to .500 on the season. The game started slow for both teams as neither got onto the scoreboard for the first three innings. Tom Coletti started for Ohio but… Read More
Ohio Pulls Off Saturday Win Against Ball State
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Ohio (14-12, 2-0) traveled to Ball State (11-16, 0-5) for one of their first Mid-American Conference games of the season and left the field with two wins thanks to offensive explosions in the games’ critical stages. Game One The Bobcats led 3-0 going into the fifth inning. A Cardinals home run allowed them to trim… Read More
Bobcats Finish First Day of Wrestling Championships
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Three Ohio wrestlers took part in the NCAA Wrestling Championships but No. 13 Shakur Laney at 125 was the lone victor of the day for the Bobcats as he defeated Sean Nickell of California State University, Bakersfield. It was not easy for Laney but he pulled out with a 10-5 decision. After the victory, he… Read More
Ohio Opens Home Schedule with Win
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A solid game on both sides of the field was enough for the Ohio Bobcats to beat the Shawnee State Bears 9-1 in Ohio’s home opener on Thursday. Shawnee State had multiple opportunities to capitalize but they kept leaving runners on base. The defense was strong for the Green and White after making six substitutions… Read More
Two Ohio Wrestlers Qualify for Nationals at MACs
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The Bobcats have two NCAA qualifiers, Shakur Laney at 125 and Noah Forrider at 141, after competing in the Mid-American Conference Championships on Sat., March 4. Although the team went 6-10 on the day, they have a chance to bounce back tomorrow and battle with some of the MAC’s best wrestlers. The day started with… Read More
Meigs Marauders One and Done Against Fairfield Union
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The Meigs Marauders went one and done against the number two-seeded Fairfield Union Falcons 62-53 on Feb. 25. A big game from junior Christian Mattox and play off the bench from freshman Weston Baer just was not enough for the Marauders to get the win. The first quarter was a battle back and forth. Not… Read More
Ohio Dominated by American in Final Dual Meet
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It was a tough Sunday afternoon for the Bobcats against American. Ohio only had a single win on decision by Arsen Ashughyan in the 174 weight class. Ohio was able to compete in many matches but could not pull away with wins. The afternoon started with the lone senior for the Bobcats, KeVon Powell, at… Read More