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Fredericktown’s Toombs named to All State Team in Division Five

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2025 Divisions IV, V, VI and VII boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Wednesday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA, which vote on the all-district teams from regular-season accomplishments. The Divisions I, II and III boys basketball All-Ohio teams will be announced …

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Mount Vernon’s Bell named Third Team All State in Division Two

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2025 Divisions I, II and III girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA, which vote on the all-district teams from regular-season accomplishments. On Monday, the Divisions IV, V, VI and VII girls basketball All-Ohio teams were …

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Owls finish day two in fourth at NCAA Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team had a relatively light day at Greensboro Aquatics Center, competing in just three of five event finals on Thursday. After packing a highly competitive and closely contested 2025 NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship field on day one, the Owls finished in fourth place at the midway …

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Garfield Heights Junior Marcus Johnson Named Ohio Mr. Basketball

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Junior Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights High School was named 2025 Ohio Mr. Basketball on Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. Marcus Johnson gives his family the first father-son Mr. Basketball combination in Ohio history. His father, Sonny, now the head coach at Garfield Heights, won the award as a player at Garfield Heights in 1998. Johnson …

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Award Winners to be Recognized at OHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association will honor six Ohio greats during the finals of the 2025 Boys State Basketball Tournament Saturday, March 22, as part of its Circle of Champions recognition program. Among those being saluted is Dr. Aaron Craft, a two-sport high school star at Liberty-Benton High School near Findlay who holds Ohio State University basketball records for …

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Cougars Cruise to Non-Conference Sweep Against Gray Wolves

SYLVANIA, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (19-7) traveled to Mercy Field on Tuesday, March 18, for a non-conference doubleheader against the Lourdes University Gray Wolves (0-13). Game 1 Summary: The MVNU Cougars wasted no time taking the lead in the top of the first inning, as Grant Wheeler’s double brought in Alejandro Delgado and Grant Moore for …

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Elgin’s Harrison is KMAC Wrestler of the Year

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference (KMAC) consisting of the Cardington,Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, Loudonville, Mt Gilead, Northmor HighSchools and affiliate members Elgin and Lucas High Schools would like to announcethe following All League Wrestling award winners and team champions. In addition, theKMAC recognizes one Senior from every school for every sport as an All-Academicwinner. The All-Academic winner must have …

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Greville gains USTFCCCA All-Region award

NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in his collegiate career, Kenyon College junior Josh Greville was named to the NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Indoor Track & Field Team, as selected by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The USTFCCCA divides Division III institutions into ten regions, with Kenyon fitting into the Great …

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McKinney sends Reynoldsburg to State Final where they’ll face Olentangy Orange

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The boys basketball state semifinal games concluded on Sunday evening at Wright State and Canton to finalize the pairings for the 103rd Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association boys basketball state championships, which tip off Friday afternoon at the University of Dayton Arena. All seven state championship games will be televised live on Spectrum News 1 and will …

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Purcell Marian Senior Dee Alexander is Ohio Ms. Basketball for Third Time

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cincinnati Purcell Marian senior Dee Alexander was announced as 2025 Ohio Ms. Basketball Thursday by a statewide media panel. She is the second girls basketball player to win the award three times, joining Canton McKinley’s Kierstan Bell, who won the award in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The only player to win the Ohio Mr. Basketball Award three times …

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