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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has announced the finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Thursday, March 20. Voting is currently underway for the 226 registered OPSMA members and will end at noon on Monday, March 17. The voting process for OPSMA members is the same as that used to …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (7-4, 0-2 CL) had its home opener at the Cougar Softball Field against Taylor University (11-3, 2-0 CL) on Tuesday, March 11. Game 1 Summary: The Trojans were hot in game one of the doubleheader, collecting nine hits that turned into eight runs. Taylor jumped on the Lady Cougars early and …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 50th Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state championships tip off Friday afternoon at the University of Dayton Arena. The state semifinals concluded Sunday evening at sites around Ohio, with the winners advancing to Dayton this Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. All seven state championship games will be televised live on Spectrum News 1 and …