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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 50th Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls volleyball state tournament begins Thursday at four sites in the Dayton area. Seven state champions will be crowned at the Nutter Center at Wright State University, with additional sites hosting state semifinals, including Vandalia Butler High School, Clayton Northmost High School and Kettering Fairmont High School. The OHSAA had …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The regional quarterfinals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs will take place on Friday, November 8, and the OHSAA announced the pairings on Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all playoff games will kick off Friday at 7 p.m. During the first round, 45 lower seeded schools won on the road at higher seeded schools. Tickets for …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. — The No.16 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (26-3, 13-3) traveled on Wednesday, October 30 for a matchup with big Crossroads League seeding implications, taking on the No.18 Grace College Lady Lancers (19-7, 12-4).MVNU went head-to-head with Grace in a thrilling, down-to-the-wire five-set match. The match saw an intense seesaw battle in every set throughout the …

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Loudonville, Mt Gilead, Northmor HighSchools would like to announce the following Football All League award winners andteam champions. In addition, the KMAC recognizes one Senior from every school forevery sport as an All-Academic winner. The All-Academic winner must have a GPA ofat least 3.5.FootballWyatt Denney Cardington-Lincoln …

(DELAWARE, Ohio) — The former marketing director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, who pleaded guilty to 16 felonies, was sentenced to five years in prison today for his role in a scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. On July 2, Pete Fingerhut pleaded guilty to aggravated theft, conspiracy, tampering …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the conclusion of the football regular-season Saturday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the playoff qualifiers and first-round pairings on Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all first-round games will be played on Friday, November 1, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m. The top eight seeds in each region will serve as hosts for the first-round games. …

Granville defeated Mount Vernon 53-14 East Knox falls to Danville 36-6 Centerburg beats Fredericktown 35-21 Heath wins 36-6 over Utica Highland falls 33-7 to Ontario Johnstown shuts out Newark Catholic 49-0 wins LCL Cardinal Clear Fork 34-10 over River Valley Newark 36-25 over Lancaster Northmor wins KMAC with 50-0 win over Loudonville finishes 10-0 Ashland finishes 10-0 with 30-21 win …

2024 SUPER Q ALL STAR TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BLAKE SIPES OF FREDERICKTOWN COACH OF THE YEAR: MATT BLUM OF DANVILLE QUARTERBACK: BLAKE SIPES, FREDERICKTOWN RUNNING BACK: BLAKE ELLIOTT, EAST KNOX AND MILES MARSHALL, CENTERBURG TIGHT END: GAVIN TOOMBS, FREDERICKTOWN AND JACKSON BALLINGER, CENTERBURG WIDE RECEIVER: TREVIN HARRIS, CENTERBURG, CHRIS MARSHALL, CENTERBURG AND LUKE HUBBARD MOUNT VERNON OFFENSIVE LINE: …

GAMBIER, Ohio — A few hours after moving up to No. 15 in the latest United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III poll, the Kenyon College men’s soccer team backed it up on the field Wednesday evening by blitzing conference foe Wittenberg University, 5-0. The five goals marked a season-high for the Kenyon offense, which held a previous season-high of four …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday. The computer ratings are released every week beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 27, when 448 schools – the top 16 in each region – will qualify for the playoffs. This week’s complete report …