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COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a 10-year hiatus, postseason high school basketball will return to the Taft Coliseum at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds next February and March. The announcement was made Monday by Doug Ute, Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director, and Adam Heffron, Ohio Expo Center Executive Director. The historic multipurpose arena on the state fairgrounds campus …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College’s annual Total Performance Invitational started off with six events on Thursday evening as seven visiting teams joined the hosting Owls at the Steen Aquatic Center for the first of three action-packed days of swimming and diving. The men’s field was tight through day one, but Kenyon ended the first day in first place. The Invitational’s …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the bracket pairings for next week’s football state semifinal games. The geography of the schools involved in each region is the primary factor in determining how the regional champions will be paired in the state semifinals. A team’s won-lost record, regional seed and state rank do not factor into the state …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Following the balloting of the league’s volleyball coaches, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced the annual All-NCAC team on Monday, and Kenyon College’s Aura Barinas earned her first all-conference award to represent the Owls. The 2024 season was a breakout campaign for Barinas, who paced the Owls in multiple offensive categories and was a constant presence on …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – After eight seasons as the head coach of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team, Zach Ganzberg announced his resignation on Friday, November 15. “We are thankful for Zach’s service to the men’s soccer program for the past eight seasons at MVNU,” said Director of Athletics Chip Wilson. “He is a great teacher of the game of …

GAMBIER, Ohio – After losing a close game on the road to open the 2024-2025 regular season, the Kenyon College men’s basketball team had its first contest from Tomsich Arena on Wednesday night, taking on Capital University in the home opener.  It was a tale of two halves for the Owls, who were extremely efficient from the field and beyond …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Following the conclusion of the conference tournament, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced the season’s All-NCAC awards and a quartet of Kenyon College Owls were voted as all-conference honorees. Grace Lane, Maren Lawrence, Justine Cole, and Zady Hasse represented the Owls, marking the 23rd straight season that the  Kenyon program has placed at least four players …

Offensive POY Nathan Bernhard Jr. AshlandDefensive POY Tyler Sauder Sr. AshlandSpecial Team POY Carson O’Brien Jr. AshlandCoach Of the Year Scott Valentine Ashland 1st TeamGunner Lacey Jr. Ashland Keaton Fausel Sr. New PhilaJoey Isenhart Sr. Ashland Carson Long Sr. New PhilaBrandon Briggs Jr. Ashland Boston Crowell Sr. New PhilaJosh Ingani Sr. Ashland C J Carlisle Jr. New PhilaGavin Hoffman Sr. …

Danville won 60-2 Northmor won 39-7 over Centerburg West Holmes over East Liverpool 24-13 Ontario over Clyde 38-7 Shelby won 26-14 over Ottawa Glandorf Licking Valley won 29-17 over Bloom Carroll Lexington beat Rocky River 49-29 Ashland 29-14 over DeSales Big Walnut 35-24 over Massillon Perry Olentangy Liberty beat Groveport Madison 27-7 Olentangy Berlin beat Gahanna Lincoln 17-14

Girls state semifinals are Tuesday; boys state semifinals are Wednesday; winners advance to Historic Crew Stadium this weekend COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association girls and boys soccer state tournaments are set for this week, with the girls state semifinals on Tuesday night and the boys state semifinals on Wednesday night. The winners will advance to the state …