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Five Pioneers Receive All-OAC Honors
Three members of the Marietta College men’s basketball team and two members of the women’s basketball team received All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors on Wednesday. Andy Dollman, RaNeal Ewing and Garrett… Read More
Valley Runs Away From Injury-Plagued Martins Ferry
The deafening cheers of the traveling Martins Ferry and Valley fans had filled the Convocation Center all night, but suddenly the gym was deathly silent. Martins Ferry’s R.J Burris fell… Read More
UMass, Louisville Hand Ohio Two Losses At Red And Black Classic
Game One: After leading for much of the game, the Bobcats once again fell asleep in the fifth inning and allowed UMass to grab three runs that proved decisive as the… Read More
Ohio Crumbles In Extras, Falling 7-4 To Illinois State
The Bobcats did well to take a close game into extras, but a four-run eighth inning from Illinois State sealed Ohio’s fate. The Bobcats dropped their ninth loss of the… Read More
Lipscomb Extends Ohio’s Losing Streak To Seven Games
Game One: Everything was going smoothly for the Bobcats until Lipscomb’s Kristen Sturdivant took the plate. The senior infielder slammed a two-run homer to left center in the bottom of… Read More
Marietta’s Jason Byers Named OAC Pitcher Of The Week
Marietta Pioneers starter Jason Byers was named the first Ohio Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week on Wednesday after pitching a complete shutout against Denison University last weekend. The… Read More
Mississippi State Hands Ohio Fifth Straight Loss
The Bobcats could not leave Gulfport, Miss., quick enough after yielding yet another loss 2-1 to host Mississippi State on Sunday to bring their record to 12-6 and their losing… Read More
Dorsey Struggles As Texas State Tops Ohio In Extras
Despite going into extra innings confident with the score knotted up at one run apiece, the Ohio Bobcats allowed two runs in the top of the eighth to effectively seal… Read More
Marietta Baseball Changes Weekend Schedule
Marietta College baseball coach Brian Brewer announced Wednesday that the No. 15-ranked Pioneers will play a four-game weekend series against Case Western Reserve University to open the 2014 season. Marietta… Read More
Ohio Rides Hot Start Into Stacked Tournament
Ohio head coach Jodi Hermanek and the Bobcats have had an exceptional start to the season, going 12-1 for the best start in the program’s history, but Ohio will take… Read More
Lady Bulldogs Capture Second Straight District Title
There may be 536 miles between The Plains and Syracuse University, but the Athens Lady Bulldogs were focusing their inner Orange as they employed a shaky 2-3 defense that saw… Read More
Comeback Pioneers Best The Blue Streaks
The orange ball flies through the air as each player looks across the perimeter for the open shot. Finally Marietta’s sophomore wing Luis Garcia swings the ball one final time… Read More
Ohio Wins Two In Second Day Of Frost Invitational
Game Two: Savannah Jo Dorsey bullied her way through Butler Bulldogs hitters in the second game of the Ohio Bobcats’ day at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn., defeating the Bulldogs… Read More
Evan French Too Much For Athens
With revenge on their minds, the Athens Bulldogs travelled to Jim Myers Gymnasium in Logan Friday night to be a part history repeating itself. Once again the Warren Warriors put… Read More
Tennessee Tech Hands Ohio First Loss Of Season
Although the Bobcats fought valiantly to keep their undefeated record, Ohio dropped its first game of the season in the Frost Classic 6-5 against Tennessee Tech on Friday afternoon. Ohio… Read More
Marietta Men’s Basketball Take On John Carroll After Disappointing Loss
Marietta Pioneers head coach Jon VanderWal must have shook his head in disappoint after the Pioneers latest game. Despite leading the Mount Union Purple Raiders at halftime, 43-40, the… Read More
Athens Sets Up Rematch With Jackson In District Championship
Hardly anything was audible in Southeastern’s gym as the incomprehensible screams from the Athens fans shook the hardwood. Those cheers came as sophomore forward Rachael Gilkey came from behind and… Read More
Dorsey Tosses No-Hitter In Win Over Northern Florida
The no-hitter is one of the most-prized achievements in softball, more than the triple play or even hitting for the cycle. While it usually takes players years to earn this… Read More
Gebele’s Walkoff Single Gives Ohio Seventh Straight Victory
Time was winding down with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as junior Adrienne Gebele took the plate. The catcher smacked a single to left field to allow… Read More
Athens Drops New Lex, Moves On To Face Warren In Sectional Final
Screams emanated from the crowd at Logan High School, as the Athens fans roared “five seconds.” The Bulldogs had forced another of New Lexington’s 18 turnovers from their stifling defense…. Read More
Ewing, McKean Lead Marietta Over Heidelberg
A win seemed all but evident but sophomore wing player RaNeal Ewing needed to make sure, nailing a half-court pull up as time expired to add insult to Heidelberg’s injury…. Read More
Ewing Helps Marietta To 10th Conference Win
Lil Bow Wow’s “Basketball” echoed off the hardwood of Ban Johnson Arena as the Marietta College men’s basketball team assembled themselves in the huddle, awaiting instructions from coach VanderWal. After… Read More
Win Streak At Stake For Marietta Against Ohio Northern
A buzz is pulsating throughout the border-town of Marietta as the Pioneers men’s basketball team is riding a four-game winning streak into their next game against the Ohio Northern Polar… Read More
Athens Garners Win Number 18 Despite Offensive Struggles
Although the weather outside was frightful, the energy inside the Wellston gym was delightful, as the home crowd’s energy weighed down the air. Screams and cheers for the home crowd’s… Read More
Grenert Sinks Game Winning Bucket For Pioneers
When you have 40 minutes to make as many shots as possible, missed buckets can seem arbitrary. But sometimes, one shot can make all the difference. That was the case… Read More