CNO
Prep Gymnastics… Keller
and Shook move on to state competition
Brisco
named Coach of the Year,
By George Starks - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP- With four athletes taking part in
the district competition Saturday at Lakota East High School, Paige
Keller and Samantha Shook moved on to the state level in gymnastics
from Darke County. Keller (Greenville High School), placed first in the
vault (9.575), third in the beam, seventh in the floor exercise and
21st on the bars. Even with a low score of 8.1 on the bars, Keller...
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Bulldogs
bite Trojans; Arcanum
eliminated, By George Starks
TROY- Trailing 13-9 with one quarter in the books, the Arcanum Trojans
were never able to get a lead and hold it Tuesday, falling out of the
OHSAA basketball sectional tournament with a 59-49 loss to Yellow
Springs. We had to put it out there and lay it all on the line,” said
Brian Gunter, head coach at Arcanum. “We came out ready to play. This
was the best possible draw we could have wanted.” Looking at a slim
four-point deficit, the Trojans outscored... read
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Wave
grapplers end season at
districts
BOWLING GREEN- Forty-eight teams entered the district meet at Bowling
Green this past week-end. Greenville left, finishing 32nd overall,
scoring 12 points in the tournament. The best for the Wave came at the
220 pound class when Nick Woodruff finished sixth. Woodruff recorded
two pins on the day before being pinned by Wauseon senior Zane Krall in
2:16, the he lost to Beau Swank of Ben Logan by a 7-2 decision...
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Buchy talks about horses and Ohio
Agriculture; The
two go hand in hand, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- When State Representative Jim Buchy addressed the Darke
County Harness Horseman’s Association Saturday night at the Turtle
Creek Golf Course, he spoke of the future of harness racing in Ohio and
the impact that casinos and racinos would have on the industry. He also
spoke in detail that all Equine can benefit by the future of the
casinos. “We want to promote all Equine segments of the sport in Ohio,”
said Buchy. “I don’t care if it’s... read
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Nascar.com…
Johnson
holds off Dale Jr. for Daytona 500 win
DAYTONA, FLA.- Jimmie Johnson emerged from the pack after a tense
restart with six laps left to win the 55th Daytona 500 on Sunday at
Daytona International Speedway. Johnson, who also won the Great
American Race in 2006, held off Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale
Earnhardt Jr. at the finish. Mark Martin, Brad Keselowski and Ryan
Newman completed the top five. Danica Patrick made...
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Pipenger named top player in CCC;
Sagester
named top coach
NEW MADISON- Tri-Village made it a clean sweep in the Cross County
Conference this season, compiling a 22-0 (12-0) seasonal/conference
record. The undefeated season brought the Patriots team two more
accolades as senior Kyle Pipenger was named the Player of the Year in
the CCC and the head coach of the Patriots was named Coach of the Year
in the conference. Pipenger led the Patriots with a scoring average of
21.2 points a game with nearly... read
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CNO
Sports Roundup… Patriots
breeze
through first round
TROY – The post season started out right where it ended for Tri-Village
Friday night as the 22-0 Patriots topped Emmanuel Christian, 92-28 in
the opening round of the OHSAA boys sectional tournament. The Patriots
took a commanding 26-8 first quarter lead and never looked back,
leading 54-15 at the break and 75-22 after three quarters. Shade
Brubaker led all in scoring with 16 points in the first half while
Andrew Wilcox took care of business... read
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Local
harness horseman honored; Buchy guest speaker,
By George
Starks
(Writers Note: This is the first of two parts that will feature State
Rep. Jim Buchy and a speech he presented to the DCHHA Saturday night.)
GREENVILLE- The annual Darke County Harness Horseman’s Association
(DCHHA) honored the best of the best Saturday night at the Turtle Creek
Golf Course. Also on hand was State Representative, Jim Buchy, who
talked about the changes in the state that will directly affect the
horseman in Ohio... read
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CNN…
Injuries
as debris flies
into Daytona stands during fiery NASCAR crash
By Greg Botelho, John Newsome and Joe Carter - Sat February 23, 2013 -
Kyle Larson, driver of car No. 32, and Brian Scott, driver of car No.
2, collide at the finish of the NASCAR Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300
at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 23 in Daytona
Beach, Florida. The multicar crash happens at the end of a Nationwide
Series race in Daytona speedway. Debris, including an engine, ends up
airborne -- some reaching the... read
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World
of Outlaws… The
Magic of
Racing: A Story of the Sport’s Healing Power
An ill youngster is headed to Las Vegas to watch World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Car Series - LAS VEGAS - Feb. 22, 2013 - Every breath is a
battle, a fight between willpower and a curse of nature. He's unable to
swallow and he can't hold himself up, which confines his small body to
a powered wheelchair and requires assistance and attention 24 hours
each day, 365 days each year. Christopher Lindor is 6-years-old and he
has Spina Bifida. "His spinal cord didn't close all the way when he was...
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V-Lady
Tigers lose classic battle, By George Starks
Great game marred by ugly scene - TIPP CITY- When Versailles beat
Arcanum Wednesday for the right to play for a sectional title against
Anna, one thing was agreed on. It was a shame that someone had to lose.
When the second seed Anna Rockets and the third seed, Versailles Tigers
squared off Saturday at Pat Wampler Gymnasium at Tipp City High School;
it was a game that had the entire... read
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A
three point winner vs. a big time loser, By
George Starks
TIPP CITY- Over the course of my career that goes back to September of
1988, I’ve seen a lot of stupid acts. All of which were at the
professional level of the sports world. All until Saturday that is.
Over the course of the 25 plus years I’ve been at this, I’ve seen a lot
of silly things happen at the prep sports level. I honestly believe not
much could top what happened in the sectional final of the D-III girls
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Ansonia
bows out in sectional action, By George Starks
PIQUA- The Ansonia Tigers gave it all they had Friday in the opening
round of the D-IV boys sectional at Piqua. Sometimes, all you got just
isn’t enough. The Tigers went in charging hard against the third seed,
Fairlawn. In the end, the Jets, with fully loaded guns, shot the Tigers
right out of the gym with a 72-47 loss. “We played hard for most of the
game,” said Ansonia coach Darrick Barga. “We had to...
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Richards
credits her team for milestone night, By
George Starks
NEW MADISON- With the first half in the books,
Tri-Village
senior knew she was getting close to entering the record books as a
thousand point scorer. With 16 minutes gone against Emmanuel Christian,
Richards had pumped in 27 of the 34 points needed to hit the 1,000
point plateau. When the team went to the locker room, she made it clear
that she did not want to know how many more points she needed...
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Patriots
silence Lions with ease; Richards
has career game, By George Starks
BROOKVILLE- On a night when the game itself was never in doubt, only
one question needed to be answered. Could Tri-Village senior Teha
Richards do it? After scoring 32 points Saturday against Jefferson in a
101-22 opening round sectional romp, Richards needed 36 points to
eclipse the 1,000 point mark at Tri-Village. When the final buzzer
sounded, the Patriots had rolled to a 107-13 victory over Emmanuel
Christian and Richards had a career... read
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Versailles Varsity Bowling… Girls
Team Sectional Champions!
The Versailles Varsity Girls Bowling team competed in the 2013 OHSAA
Sectional Bowling Tournament at Marian Lanes in Huber Heights on
Wednesday, February 13th. The team format for the Sectional
Championships consists of 3 games of regular bowling followed by 6
baker games. The 4 teams with the highest total pin count
advance
to the District tournament. Schools competing in this Sectional
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Versailles
Varsity Bowling… Boys
Bowlers Advance to District Tournament
The Versailles Varsity Boys Bowling team competed in the 2013 OHSAA
Sectional Bowling Tournament at Marian Lanes in Huber Heights on
Friday, February 15th. The team format for the Sectional
Championships consists of 3 games of regular bowling followed by 6
baker games. The 6 teams with the highest total pin count
advance
to the District tournament. The following teams
competed in
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Gymnasts gear up for district -
Keller and Shook shine, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Greenville’s Paige Keller and Ansonia’s Samantha Shook took
first and second overall in the All Around competition recently in the
Dayton City Gymnastics Tournament.
Keller scored an 8.80 on the bars and 9.50 in the vault, both good
enough for first place finishes.
In addition, Keller was second on the beam and ninth with her floor
routine.
Combined, this scored her a 36.075 and first in the All Around.
“I thought Paige had a great
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Versailles too powerful for
Trojans -
Arcanum puts up a good fight , By George
Starks
TIPP CITY- Having faced Versailles earlier in the season, Arcanum coach
Rachel Fearon knew what to expect from the Tigers in the D-III
sectional semi-final game at Tipp City Wednesday.
There are times when knowing doesn’t help.
Versailles was just too overpowering Wednesday night as the Tigers
rolled to a 71-19 victory, ending the Trojans season a little earlier
than Arcanum would have liked.
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Lady Jets squeeze by Southeastern;
FM
to play Covington in sectional final, By George Starks
BROOKVILLE- After watching Southeastern barely get by Twin Valley South
in the opening round of sectional play Saturday at Brookville, Franklin
Monroe coach Gavin Spitler saw a much different bunch of Lady Trojans
Tuesday. Led by freshman Lexie Perry with 15 points, the Southeastern
Lady Trojans gave Franklin Monroe fits. Trailing the Trojans, 20-17 at
the break, Franklin Monroe outscored the Trojans, 12-4 in the third
quarter and was...
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Lady Hawks eliminated from
tourney action; Murphy
nets 17 to lead all
scorers, By George Starks
BROOKVILLE- Looking for a shot at a sectional title, first year coach
Todd Murphy led his Mississinawa Valley Lady Hawks onto the floor to do
battle with Cross County Conference rival Covington. Murphy walked off
with his group, disappointed. Leading 19-16 at halftime it was a
scoreless third quarter that proved to be the demise of the Hawks,
seeded sixth, Tuesday as MV fell to Covington, 45-33...
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Wave grapplers seventh at
sectionals; Four move on
Greenville sent four on to the district round of the OHSAA wrestling
tournament Saturday. Nelson Roberts, Nick Woodruff, Ian Warner and
freshman William Niebert all qualifird for district action. Roberts, a
senior, became only the ninth wrestler in Greenville history to become
a four time district qualifier, finishing first in the 138 pound weight
class. Woodruff was second overall while Warner and Niebert took fourth
place finishes...
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Fox Sports Ohio to televise 145
Reds games,
bleacherreport.com
Fox Sports Ohio, which recently acquired Cleveland Indians broadcasting
rights, has announced a full slate of Cincinnati Reds games for the
2013 season, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. The network will
televise 145 of the Reds' 162 regular season games this year. It's also
adding a new show, Reds Weekly, that airs in 30-minute weekly segments,
featuring interviews, highlights recaps and previews of upcoming games...
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Tracking
the combine, bengals.com
The NFL Scouting Combine has come to this when it gets underway
Wednesday as the college prospects begin reporting to Indianapolis. It
makes Clif Marshall, director of Cincinnati's Ignition Sports and that
new breed of coach known as "NFL Combine Trainer" wake up the echoes of
his central Kentucky roots. "I will feel like Bob Baffert at the
Kentucky Derby," Marshall says of the fabled trainer. "They know who
the trainer is now. That's who...
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Kevin
Harvick Wins Sprint Unlimited,
espn.go.com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Harvick thought he could win the debut
race of NASCAR's new Gen-6 car, and he had a solid reason for his
confidence. "Nobody in the whole field had any clue what was going to
happen," he said, "so we felt like we had a good chance." Harvick
dominated Saturday night's exhibition Sprint Unlimited, winning the
kickoff to Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway for the third
time in five years... read
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Sectional action resumes tonight,
By George Starks
BROOKVILLE- The second round of the OHSAA sectional girls basketball
tournament will resume tonight in Brookville. Two county teams that
took first round byes will be in action tonight. In the 6 pm opener,
Franklin Monroe enters with a 9-10 record after coming off a loss at
Tri-County North on February 9 in Lewisburg, 62-53. The Jets
will
face Southeastern tonight. The Trojans squeaked by Twin Valley South
Saturday, 22-19, in a game that held a...
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Late
push leaves Bradford short, By George Starks
Lady Roaders eliminated - BROOKVILLE- Coming in with a 9-12 record, the
Bradford Lady Railroaders looked to pull off a first round upset over
Cross County Conference rivals, Covington. Earlier in the season, the
Roaders lost to Covington, 51-36, but Saturday, the Roaders were ready.
Trailing 42-27 at the end of the third quarter, Bradford put on a
fourth quarter push, only to fall short in the end, 54-48 in first round...
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Enis
named Coach of the Year, goroaders.com
Bradford football coach Curtis Enis has been named The Marvin Lewis
Community Fund 2012 Coach of the Year. The Marvin Lewis Community Fund
Coach of the Year Award is presented to a high school football coach in
the Greater Cincinnati region. The winner is chosen based on teaching
skills, sportsmanship, dedication to players on and off the field and
commitment to education. Coach Enis is...
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CNO Sports… Thomas
named CCC
Player of the Year
DARKE COUNTY — Tri-Village’s Shaye Thomas was named the Cross County
Conference girls basketball player of the year, topping the awards
earned by Darke County players. Thomas, a senior guard, was named the
player of the year while Miami East’s Preston Elifritz was named the
coach of the year. Thomas averaged 14.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6
assists and 3.5 steals per game this season. Along...
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Blackhawks
cruise in end of tight game, By George Starks
UNION CITY- When Ansonia and Mississinawa Valley hook up on the
basketball court, throw the records out the door, the records don’t
matter. Through three quarters of play, the two teams went after each
other as the Tigers led 23-17 after one but trailed 35-34 at the half.
Mississinawa Valley took a 54-48 lead into the final eight minutes.
That was as close as it would ever get as the Hawks would open it up in...
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OHSAA
board approves updated policy for concussions,
submitted
by Tim Strieb
ohsaa.org - The board approved an updated OHSAA policy for concussion
management. In December 2012, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law
House Bill 143, which legislates concussion prevention, recognition and
management and includes many of the same policies that the OHSAA
already mandated. The law, which goes into effect April 26, 2013, adds
several aspects to previous OHSAA regulations. To be fully compliant
with the law, modifications have been made to the OHSAA’s...
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Could Andy Dalton's Future Look a
Lot Like
Joe Flacco's Present, bleacherreport.com
When trying to come up with an ideal trajectory for the career of a
young quarterback, the best-case scenario is to see a bit of Tom Brady
or Peyton Manning in his future—a Super Bowl ring, maybe more than one;
a host of broken records in his name; a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of
Fame enshrinement; an unprecedentedly high payday. These are the stuff
of quarterback dreams, something everyone who plays the position at the...
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Versailles romps over West
Liberty Salem; Tigers
advance to play Arcanum, By George Starks
TIPP CITY- It was just a year ago when Versailles rolled in to Tipp
City High School to take on Northridge in a game that many believed
would be a cake walk for the Tigers. That game ended in an embarrassing
loss for Versailles and an early first round exit from the OHSAA state
basketball tournament. Thursday, Versailles made the trip back to Tipp
City to take on West Liberty Salem (WLS) in the sectional opener for
the two...
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Former
teammates now rivals on the court...
Tri-Village
grads reunited,
By George Starks
PIQUA- In their high school days, Drew Moore and Evan Barger wore the
same uniform during basketball season at Tri-Village.
Moore graduated two years ago and has since moved on to play at
Sinclair.
Barger graduated a year ago and is playing his college basketball at
Edison State in Piqua.
Wednesday, the two were reunited for the second time this season on the
Chargers home floor.
Recently, the two hooked up at Sinclair in a game the... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Cueto's
oblique feels fine after offseason,
Rolen not with
club in
Arizona
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Reds ace Johnny Cueto is fully recovered from the
strained right oblique injury that marred his and the team's
postseason.
"I don't feel anything. I feel good," Cueto said Tuesday after Reds
pitchers and catchers completed their first workout of Spring Training.
"I've been throwing and working since October."
Cueto has not been named to represent the Dominican Republic in the
World Baseball Classic.
"I don't know yet," Cueto said of his status. "I want to."
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Edison
Community College...
Brunswick
NJCAA Player of the Week
For the first time in the athletic department’s history, one of
Edison’s student-athletes was awarded the Player of the Week for the
NJCAA. Kendra Brunswick continued a fantastic sophomore campaign that
has her as conference's leading scorer (25.5 ppg) in OCCAC play.
The sophomore forward shot a sizzling 24-for-35 from the field overall,
5-for-7 from 3-point range and 5-for-6 from the foul line in two wins.
In a 76-68 home victory over Owens
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Hardballtalk.com… Topps
baseball cards refuse to
mention Pete Rose
This year’s Topps baseball
cards
include “career chase” notes on the
back that list how far players are away from various statistical
records. For instance, on the back of Mets reliever Bobby Parnell‘s
card it says: “With 249 games pitched, Parnell is 1,003 away from Jesse
Orosco’s all-time record of 1,252.” However, Rob Harris of
ChicagoSideSports.com noticed that all of the “career chase” notes
mentioning hit totals do so without actually using Pete Rose’s name...
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It’s
time to dance,
By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- With the 2013 basketball season in the books for the
Darke County girls basketball teams, the ladies are now looking to the
second season, a.k.a. the sectionals. The run to state starts tonight
for many teams across Ohio and actually started Wednesday for some.
Locally, the Versailles Tigers will get things going at Tipp City
against West Liberty Salem in the first round. Tip time is scheduled...
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Spring
Youth Soccer Registration open for 2013
The Darke County Soccer Association would like to announce the 2013
Spring Youth Soccer Registration is now open for the upcoming
season. Games will be played at Greenville North Park. Last
year
DCSA had over 220 participants and is expecting even more this year.
This year’s season will be open to all youth between the ages of 3 to
12 years old. Age groups will be 3,4 and 5 year olds playing
on
Mondays and Saturdays, 6, 7 and 8 year olds playing on Wednesdays and
Saturdays and 9,10,11... read
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Versailles
Boys Bowlers defeat New Bremen
The final match of the season was held at 20th Century Lanes in Lima on
Saturday. The Tigers were going up against the New Bremen Cardinals.
Unfortunately, Senior Nathan Peters was out with the flu all week and
had to miss his last match. “With Nate out, everyone else would need to
step up their games a little bit to make up for his absence.” The
Tigers started out with a 1st game win 939-810. The second game also
went to Versailles 966-783. Going into the Baker games, things were
well in hand... read
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Lady
Trojans turning the corner; Fearon positive about the future,
By George Starks
ARCANUM - In her first year at the helm, Arcanum coach Rachel Fearon
suffered through the pains of transition. In the 2011-12 season, the
Trojans celebrated just three victories with only one Cross County
Conference victory. Now that the 2012-13 year has concluded, the
Trojans were 10-11 on the season at the time of this writing, with one
game left to play before the start of sectional action. With the spring
comes graduation, and on Saturday, the Trojans... read
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Versailles
Varsity Bowling… Versailles
Varsity Girls Bowling win the
WOHSBC
As the weeks passed during the season, the excitement continued to
build for the match of the season, Versailles vs. last year’s State
Champion and the last 4 years Conference Champions Coldwater Cavaliers.
Both teams records were unblemished at 12-0. They were to face off at
1pm at 20th Century Lanes in Lima. The match was originally to be
bowled more toward the middle of the bowling center, but both coaches
decided to move the match... read
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Boys sectional pairings released;
T-V seeded in the top spot, By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- Sunday, the 2013 boys sectional pairing were put in the
books and to the surprise of no one, the Tri-Village Patriots received
the top seed in the D-IV sectional. The sectional games will begin on
Friday, February 22 at Piqua High School as the Ansonia Tigers will
square off against the Fairlawn Jets. The Tigers will be the only Darke
County team to play on the opening night of the tournament... read
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Diceanu
named best in the state, By George Starks
PITSBURG- When Franklin Monroe hired Danny Diceanu to head up the Jets
soccer program, the powers at the time knew exactly what they were
doing. Diceanu took the position 10 years ago and was recently named
Coach of the Year in the state of Ohio. Over the course of time that
the Romanian born Diceanu has been at the helm, he has amassed a record
of 130-44-7, producing teams that have been recognized... read
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Lady
Trojans send seniors off with big victory, By
George Starks
ARCANUM- It was only fitting, on senior recognition day; two of the
three Arcanum Lady Trojans (Morgan Buck and Rebecca Denniston) would
score the opening two buckets of the game. The third senior (Hannah
Prestel) would get the fifth basket of the game and the Trojans would
go to 10-11 on the season posting a 54-46 victory over Milton Union
Saturday. “When Morgan and Rebecca got the first two scores of the... read
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Richards,
Roberts our January Athletes of the Month, By
George Starks
The January Athletes of the Month are both seniors that are having
stellar seasons. Tri-Village, through the month of January, went 17-1
and currently at 19-1 overall with its lone loss coming at the hands of
Miami East. A large part of that success can be credited to the
outstanding play of Teha Richards. The Patriots went undefeated in the
month and Richards averaged double digit points... read
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Versailles
Bowling… Versailles
Boys Bowlers Ruins Coldwater’s
Undefeated Season
Versailles
Girls remain undefeated
- The Coldwater Cavaliers Boys Bowling team, last year’s State
Champions, was looking to keep their 2012-13 Season record unblemished
along with locking up the WOHSBC title. The Tigers had different plans.
Not only did they want to knock off the only undefeated team in the
conference, they needed to win to keep their hopes alive for next
season’s Ohio High School Kickoff Bowling Championships in Columbus.
When Versailles matches up against Coldwater in High... read
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Jets
suffer flame out on senior night, By George
Starks
PITSBURG- Before the start of the Cross County Conference game Friday
between Covington and Franklin Monroe, the Jets staff and faithful
honored their graduating senior. That would be the only highlight of
the night as the Buccaneers dishonored the FM seniors, dropping a 71-48
loss on the Jets in the Hangar. “This wasn’t us,” said a very
disgruntled Troy Meyers. “This is probably the most embarrassing loss
we’ve taken all year. When you... read
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Cincinnati
Bengals… LB
Brandon Joiner joins
Bengals after prison term
CINCINNATI- Rookie linebacker Brandon Joiner has been activated by the
Cincinnati Bengals after completing a prison term. The Bengals signed
Joiner out of Arkansas State as an undrafted free agent last year,
knowing he would be going to prison in Texas over a robbery that led to
his indictment in 2008. He was placed on a reserve list and missed all
of last season while completing his sentence. Joiner is out of prison
and was reinstated...
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Arcanum can’t hold lead in loss
to Covington,
By George Starks
Lady
Trojans experience fourth quarter meltdown
- COVINGTON- In only her second year at the helm of Lady Trojan
basketball, Arcanum head coach Rachel Fearon has seen vast improvements
in her team. A year ago, the Trojans had a dismal season, getting just
one CCC victory. In the 2012-13 season, Arcanum has won six conference
games. Thursday, the Trojans ventured to Covington to do battle with
the Buccs in a Cross County...
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Tri-Village
seniors hit huge milestones
Pipenger
eclipses 1,000 point mark, By George Starks
NEW MADISON- While most players at the high school level can only dream
of achieving goals in a four year time span, Tri-Village senior, Kyle
Pipenger as done it in three.
Unlike his female counter-part, Shaye Thomas, Pipenger had no idea that
he had even hit the 1,000 point mark as a scorer.
Seemingly, few others knew of the achievement as well. Pipenger got the
milestone bucket in the Jet Tournament at the end of December.
Not knowing
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Milestone
reached in final home game...
Thomas hits 1,000 point mark at
Tri-Village,
By George Starks
NEW
MADISON- Going into her senior season in basketball at Tri-Village,
Lady Patriot Shaye Thomas was getting close to achieving milestone
numbers in scoring.
The coveted 1,000 point mark. Thomas got that point last Saturday at
home against Brookville.
With approximately 40 seconds left in the game, Thomas squared up in
the corner and unloaded a 21 foot shot that found the bottom of the
net.
Patriot fans started yelling in
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Versailles
Wrestling... V-Tigers
wrestlers
heading to state
VERSAILLES-
It's not the first time in the history of the Midwestern Athletic
Conference that two teams has squared off for a shot at going to state
in any sport.
In the recent past, Versailles and St. Henry played each other in
basketball for the state title.
The Redskins brought home the gold that time.
Wednesday, in the inaugural state team wrestling duals, the Tigers and
MAC rival Coldwater went head to head on the mat.
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Cincinnati
Reds… Nothing
new on Rolen, arb-eligible guys,
bleacherreport.com
CINCINNATI- No news out of Redsland today. Walt Jocketty was still
waiting to hear back from Scott Rolen’s agent. “I’m kind surprised I
haven’t heard by now,” he said. “They’ve got some other stuff going
on.” Time is also winding down on the remaining arbitration-eligible
players — Mat Latos, Homer Bailey, Mike Leake and Shin-Soo Choo. “We
really haven’t made a lot of progress on the big ones,” Jocketty said.
“You’re always hopeful that you can get it done before you get the
hearing... read
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Lady
Jets tripped up by National
Trail, By George Starks
NEW PARIS- Franklin Monroe coach Gavin Spitler watched a close game,
that was in reach, slip away in one fail swoop. That being the fourth
quarter. Trailing by a 37-35 score heading into the fourth quarter,
Spitler watched his defense fall apart and his offense struggle. In
eight minutes time, Franklin Monroe could put just four points on the
board, all from the charity stripe. Spitler saw a two point deficit
become a 10 point Cross County... read
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Lady Wave softball looks to
return to Canton,
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- After making an exciting run to the state finals a year ago
and bringing home the silver, Greenville softball coach, Jerrod
Newland, is looking forward to a new season. With the 2013 winter
sports season nearing its end, the Lady Wave softball schedule is
loaded with some great competition. Greenville will get things started
with four scrimmages, beginning March 17 against Shelby High School... read
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Super
Bowl XLVII… It’s
just my take,
By George Starks
The Super Bowl pre-game hype seemed to go on forever Sunday, leading up
to what I thought was going to be a game that would hold little
interest to a Bengals fan. Let’s face it. If you’re a fan of the black
and orange in Cincinnati, it was a little difficult to get wound up
over the two teams Bengals fans severally detest. First of all the
Baltimore Ravens play in the same division in the AFC North so
therefore, it goes without saying that rooting for the Ravens might... read
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Girl’s
hoops sectional draw set,
By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- Super Bowl Sunday was set for more than just football as
the OHSAA girls basketball tournament draw took place at various sites
in the area. Action will get underway on Saturday, February 16 at
Brookville. In opening round D-IV action, the Bradford Lady Railroaders
will take on Covington. The Roaders were seeded seventh while the Buccs
were seeded second. That game has a 12:30 tip time at... read
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Flacco
lets play do the talking in Ravens' Super Bowl victory
nfl.com - NEW ORLEANS -- Believe it or not, two hours after Sunday's
Super Bowl ended, Baltimore Ravens outspoken linebacker Terrell Suggs
still had something more he wanted to say. It wasn't eloquent. Nor did
he whisper it. Quite the contrary to both, actually. He wanted to
remind everyone within earshot -- a very distant earshot -- that
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley, before the 2012 season
started, belittled Ravens quarterback Joe... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Mattingly
makes pitch for free agent Rolen
LOS ANGELES -- Manager Don Mattingly said he spoke to free-agent third
baseman Scott Rolen about playing for the Dodgers, although Rolen
hasn't revealed if he's interested in playing anywhere in 2013.
Cincinnati, where Rolen played the last four years, is still waiting to
hear from him, too, and presumably would have the inside track if he
doesn't retire. Rolen will be 38 in April and has been limited to 157
games combined over the last two seasons because of problems with his
left shoulder, which... read
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Applications being taken for
turkey hunt
GREENVILLE- Applications are available for The Light Foundation’s fifth
annual youth wild turkey hunt, which is open to Darke County youth ages
12 through 17. Headed up by three time Super Bowl champion and
Greenville native Matt Light, the Light Foundation is a non-profit
organization. Each year the foundation selects youth from
Darke
County to go on a turkey hunt with Light and other guides. This year’s
hunt will take place April 19-21. In addition to hunting turkeys,
participants will... read
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Patriots romp over Brookville
Thomas has milestone day - NEW MADISON- The Tri-Village Lady Patriots
walked off the floor at New Madison with a 73-49 victory over a very
tough D-III team in Brookville. When the final buzzer had sounded, the
Patriots saw senior Shaye Thomas get point number 1,000 in her four
year career. Tri-Village jumped out to the early 4-2 lead and then
started to march all over the visiting Blue-Devils. At the end of... read
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Versailles gets ‘come from
behind’ victory,
By George Starks
Jets push hard but fall in the end - VERSAILLES- The Franklin Monroe
Jets flew into Versailles and it was obvious right from the start, they
were on a mission. A mission that meant dropping a loss on Versailles
in the Tigers Den. It’s no secret that the two teams know each other
well as the Tigers were once a big part of the Jet Tournament over the
Christmas vacation. A tournament the Tigers won on several... read
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Cincinnati
Bengals… Whitworth
looks forward
to pain-free '13
CINCINNATI- Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth felt doubly
invigorated after Sunday's Pro Bowl. Not only was it his first foray
into the all-star game as well as his first chance to ever play right
tackle, but it's also going to the last time he'll play with the pain
he's had in his knee for the past two seasons. He said Monday that he
plans to have a procedure to deal with some scar tissue that will take
him out of the spring practices but have him back... read
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CNO
Sports Roundup… Patriots
clinch
CCC title with win over Ansonia
NEW MADISON- The Tri-Village Patriots clinched a share of the Cross
County Conference title Friday when the Patriots dismantled Ansonia
97-36. Getting out of the gate quickly, the Patriots were flexing their
muscle early and often. Led by Kyle Pipenger's 11 and Tyler Cook's
eight first quarter points, Tri-Village cruised to a 23-7 lead with
eight minutes in the books. By the end of the opening half, the only
thing left to be determined was the final... read
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Cavaliers
come up lame against Versailles; Tigers defense proves supreme,
By
George Starks
VERSAILLES- The Versailles Tigers used good, solid defense that stymied
Coldwater in the third quarter, holding the Cavaliers to just three
points. That defense, coupled with 11 points scored on offense, gave
the Tigers a 42-24 lead that eventually led to a 55-38 MAC victory.
“I’m happy with the win,” said Versailles coach Scott McEldowney. “We
were able to progress in some areas again and get a little better,
especially ball distribution... read
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Tri-Village
and Versailles ranked in top 10
The Tri-Village Lady Patriots and the Versailles Lady Tigers were both
ranked in the top 10 this week in the AP's statewide polls. In D-IV,
the Patriots were ranked third overall with a 15-1 record behind
Ottoville and Berlin Hiland. Versailles is ranked eighth in Division
III by the AP. The Lady Tigers are ranked behind Smithville, Archbold,
Firchwood North Union, Proctorville Fairland, Columbus Africentric,
Orrville and Gates Mills Gilmour. Below is how a state panel of sports
writers... read
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Lady
Trojans thump Bethel
ARCANUM- It was a dominating performance by the Arcanum Lady Trojans
Thursday as Arcanum steam-rolled Bethel 50-12 in Cross County
Conference play. Led by freshman Alexis Abner with 16 and junior Abby
O'Donnell with 12, the Trojans were never threatened, holding the
buzzless Bees to a mere three points, 33-3, at the break. The victory
was the third in a row for the Trojans. Arcanum will be idle until
Thursday when the Trojans play at Covington... read
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Lady
Patriots ground Jets, By George Starks
Senior night a success - NEW MADISON- Senior night at Tri-Village
proved to be a huge success as seniors Shaye Thomas, Teha Richards
(four year starters) and Elizabeth Collins went out in style, dropping
a 52-37 Cross County Conference loss on Franklin Monroe Thursday. It
was even better for Richards as she led all in scoring with 18 points;
11 in the second half. "I thought Teha had a big night for us... read
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Versailles Varsity Bowling… Versailles
Boys Varsity Wins Home Match
Girls Varsity Undefeated; JV teams score wins - The Varsity Boys
Bowlers won a tough match this past Saturday against St. Henry at
McBo’s Lanes in Versailles to increase their record to 10-3. During the
15 week season, each team only has one home match as all of the teams
compete against each other on the same day in the same bowling center.
The first game went to the Tigers by a slim margin of only 10 pins. It
was Versailles 962 and St. Henry... read
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CNO
Sports Roundup… JV
Boys and
Girls Bowling
After
8 weeks of competition, the Boys JV Bowling Team remains in 2nd place
at 8-2 behind Coldwater, who is now 10-0. The boys faced the New Bremen
Saturday in St. Marys. With New Bremen not having a full team, this was
going to be an easy win. The boys rolled 846 and 798 in the regular
games. In the Baker Games they rolled 139, 184, 112, 137 and 165. The
Tigers were led by Zach Marshal with a 211-202, Ryan Watren with a 195
and Michael Hemmelgarn with a 169. ... read
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Versailles
Girls Improves to 11-0
Versailles
was set to face off against the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at their
home match. The Tigers started off with an 898 to the Blackhawks 684.
The 2nd game also went to Versailles 933 to 684. The Baker Games all
went to Versailles as well, 170-121, 177-118, 192-115, 151-128 and
177-147. “This was a total team effort for these 8 girls. All 8 girls
were able to showcase their bowling talents today in front of their
home fans.” said Coach Phlipot.... read
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