Arcanum struggles in road victory,
By George Starks
O’Donnell carries team to win - UNION CITY- When quarterback Daniel
O’Donnell employs his will on the football field, it makes others take
notice. The Arcanum junior rushed for 193 yards on 23 carries with two
touchdowns as he led the Trojans to a 21-6 Cross County Conference
victory Friday over Mississinawa Valley. In addition, O’Donnell topped
the 1,000 yard...
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Jets
title bid falls short, By George Starks
MONROE- Franklin Monroe gave it all it had Thursday in the Jets
district title game with Cincinnati Seven Hills at Monroe High School.
With 7:41 remaining, Seven Hills senior George Karamanoukian knocked in
the winning goal as the Stingers dropped a 3-2 district title loss on
the Jets. “It’s very difficult to get to this position and I’m very
proud of my guys and I thought they did a great job to get here,” said
Jet...
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Pheasant
Releases Provide Additional Hunting Opportunities in Ohio
Hunters have the opportunity to pursue ring-necked pheasants this fall
at many wildlife areas across Ohio. More than 15,000 ring-necked
pheasants will be released at 27 Ohio public hunting areas to provide
additional hunting opportunities. Pheasants will be released Friday,
Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 31, prior to the small-game weekends for
youth hunters. Hunters age 17 and younger can hunt statewide for
rabbits, pheasants, and all other legal game in season during two
designated... read
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DC
Crew goes to Wright State
The DC Crew U11/U10 boys soccer teams from the Darke County Soccer
Association took part in the Wright State vs. Cleveland State Men’s
Soccer game Wednesday October 15th @ Wright State University Alumni
Field. The 11 DCSA players were introduced and walked out
onto
the field with the starters for WSU prior to the game with Cleveland
State. The players were ball kids during the game, but at
half-time... read
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Ansonia
earns big win over Mississinawa Valley, By
George Starks
Hoening now with 199 career wins - ANSONIA- It was just a year ago that
Mississinawa Valley finally did the unthinkable. The Blackhawks beat
Ansonia for the first time in the history of football at Mississinawa
Valley. Friday night, the winless Hawks looked to make it two in a row
but that never came close to happening. On the strength of 149 yards...
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Jets
soar over hapless Cardinals; Triad no match for FM,
By George
Starks
PITSBURG- Marcus Horner, Jacob Shellabarger and Colby Chrisman scored
two goals each with Gustavo Ferreira adding another for good measure
Thursday, as the Franklin Monroe Jets sent Triad back to North
Lewisburg with a 7-0 sectional loss. The game winner came off the foot
of Shellabarger, a sophomore, with 32:14 left in the opening half. Less
than five minutes later, it was the senior, Marcus Horner that got into
the act... read
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Unlikely
hero produces winning goal for FM, By George
Starks
Lady Jets to advance to second round - Pitsburg- When Franklin Monroe
coach Scott Howell was told that sometimes it’s better to be lucky than
it is to be good and he got lucky on this night, he responded,
“Amen…amen.” With only 12 girls dressed, Howell had to use every
resource he had Tuesday in the Lady Jets first round sectional game
against... read
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Cole
Named Edison Director of Athletics and Student Life
After an extensive search, Edison Community College has hired Nathan
(Nate) Cole as the new Director of Athletics and Student Life. Cole
will play a pivotal role in working with student athletes and coaches
while also helping to create an enjoyable culture for the students of
Edison. A seasoned coach and higher education professional, Cole brings
more than 19 years of...
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Lady
Wave falls on senior night, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- For 18 minutes, the Greenville Lady Wave played Springfield
even. At the high school level, it takes 40 minutes to produce a win,
not 18 as Greenville well knows. Monday, the Wildcats dropped a 3-0
loss on Greenville in the final match of the year. Greenville wanted to
send its lone senior, Michaela Colby, out with a win but it wasn’t to
be. “We wanted to send off Michaela in a good way but we just didn’t
make the plays... read
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Jets
flame out while Ansonia and MV advance, By
George Starks
TROY- With three teams in action Saturday, the picture became a little
clearer in the Troy sectional. In the opener, Franklin Monroe put op a
battle with Newton but in the end, the Indians prevailed, 25-20, 25-17
and 25-19. The loss ended the Jets season at 8-14. Ansonia will advance
to the second round to face a tough Ft. Loramie team. The Redskins
popped Bethel in...
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Trojans
score big homecoming victory over Ansonia, By
George Starks
ARCANUM- Defending your home turf is always a must on football night.
It’s even bigger on homecoming night. Ansonia threw everything it had
at the Trojans, including the kitchen sink, but in the end it was a
successful homecoming for the Trojans. Arcanum junior quarterback had
two scoring passes, one a school record of 87 yards, a school record,
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The
journey to state has begun, By George Starks
DARKE COUNTY- For many Darke County sports teams, the journey for state
gold has come and gone. For others, it has just begun with some
volleyball teams playing today in first round sectional action. In the
D-IV Troy sectional, Franklin Monroe, Mississinawa Valley and Ansonia
all squared off in early morning matches. The Jets battled Newton at 10
am, while Ansonia went up against Troy Christian with the Hawks...
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Arcanum
takes care of Hawks in three, By George Starks
MV seniors sent out on a down note - UNION CITY- Solid net play and a
bend but don’t break attitude helped propel Arcanum over Mississinawa
Valley in the straight Tuesday in Cross county Conference play. Rolling
to a convincing 25-11 win in the opener, the Lady Trojans found the
going a little rougher before posting duplicate wins of 25-21 for a 3-0
match win. After...
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I
never realized until... By George Starks
GREENVILLE - The date was Tuesday, September 30th and my plan that day
was to go to Mississinawa Valley for volleyball. As I thought about
things that day, it struck me the fall sports was winding down and many
sports were coming to an end. The biggest of which was soccer and my
grandson, Dylan Knoop, a senior at Greenville. I looked at the Wave
schedule... read
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Tigers
remain in playoff hunt, By George Starks
VERSAILLES- In a defensive struggle, it was the Versailles defense that
made the difference. With 2:32 showing on the game clock, St. Henry
senior Jessie Neikamp took the ball in from one yard out. That score
brought the Redskins to within a 14-13 count. Going for the two point
conversion and a one point lead, the Skins would have loved nothing
more than... read
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Hawks
win in three over Bradford; Match ends in controversy,
By
George Starks
BRADFORD- No matter what the sport, every coach wants to win. No coach
wants to win on a controversial call. With the Bradford Lady
Railroaders down 2-0 to Mississinawa Valley and trailing 24-18 in the
final set, Bradford coach Jamie Hocker did what any coach would want to
do on senior night. Let the seniors finish on the floor together.
Before the match had started Thursday, Hocker asked the officials if
putting the seniors...
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Wave
drops tough GWOC game with Trotwood, By George
Starks
Greenville now 2-12 overall - GREENVILLE - Take nothing away from
Greenville. “The Wave gave it everything they had and left it all on
the field,” said one referee. “It was a well-played game.” Fighting to
a 0-0 score after the first half of play, Greenville and GWOC North
foe, Trotwood went at each other deep into the second half. With 16:36
left in the game...
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Ansonia
remains winless, By George Starks
Tigers now 0-5 - ANSONIA- National Trail senior quarterback, Garrett
Griffin, may have had a career night Friday against Ansonia. Garrett
went 13 of 18 passing for 351 yards and tossed five scoring passes as
the Blazers took a 60-36 Cross County Conference victory over the
Tigers. If that wasn’t enough, the signal caller ran the ball 11 times
for 42 yards and a score. On the...
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Ohio's
Deer-Archery Season Begins Sept. 27
COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters will have their first opportunity to pursue
Ohio’s top big-game animal, the white-tailed deer, when archery season
opens Saturday, Sept. 27, according to the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR). Ohio’s 2014-2015 deer seasons include: Archery: Sept.
27-Feb. 1, 2015; Antlerless muzzleloader: Oct. 11-12; Youth gun: Nov.
22-23; Gun: Dec. 1-7; Muzzleloader: Jan. 2-5, 2015. All deer hunters
are required to have a valid Ohio hunting...
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Familiar
face surfaces in new place; Barga comes back to Darke County,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- With over 500 career wins to his credit, long time
Versailles girls basketball coach, Tim Barga, will be heading up the
boys program at Mississinawa Valley. Known for leading many successful
girls teams with the latest being at Yellow Springs, Barga will take
the reins of the Blackhawks boys’ team in 2014-15. “I’ve wanted a boys
team for a long time,” said Barga in an exclusive interview for CNO.
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| Clauson, Bacon, Coons Jr.
celebrate Eldora
wins; Post-Race
Penalty
Takes Apparent Silver Crown Win from Caleb Armstrong
-- ROSSBURG, OH (September 21) – Mandated by a rain postponement
Saturday evening, Sunday’s conclusion of the 33rd annual Four Crown
Nationals at Eldora Speedway did not come without the usual drama that
comes with racing under the sun, as Bryan Clauson (USAC Midgets) and
Brady Bacon (USAC Sprints) advanced to victory lane along with Caleb
Armstrong (USAC Silver Crown). Unfortunately
Armstrong’s
victory was not long-lived as a post-race...
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Local
coach on a new journey; It
all goes beyond sports, By George Starks
BRADFORD - It was just over two years ago that Bradford resident, Greg
Hale, come down with a common cold. What seemed to be a common cold,
led to excessive coughing and a broken rib. At that point, things
started to steamroll as the broken rib caused numerous health concerns.
Fluid started to fill his lungs so often that a cat-scan was ordered.
Not only did his lungs fill up once, they filled up twice with...
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Nascar.com…
Stewart
will not face criminal charges
Deciding that there was insufficient evidence to warrant criminal
charges, an Ontario County (New York) grand jury will not bring any
charges against NASCAR champion Tony Stewart for his involvement in a
sprint car accident during an Aug. 9 race at Canandaigua (N.Y.)
Motorsports Park that fatally injured fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr.
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo held a news
conference Wednesday...
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Lady
Roaders put on late surge to beat Ansonia, By
George Starks
Big win on special night for Bradford - BRADFORD- When it comes to
honoring one of its own, Bradford has usually rose to the occasion.
Tuesday was a classic example as the Lady Railroaders played host to
Ansonia in a Cross County Conference battle. It was also pink night in
Bradford, a night for raising funds to help fight cancer. On this
night, it was long time coach and...
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Versailles
remains undefeated in MAC play, By George
Starks
Tigers clip Cardinals wings - VERSAILLES- Coming in riding a 17 game
losing streak, the New Bremen Cardinals wanted nothing more than to
break that streak by sending Versailles Tigers to their first defeat of
the season the Midwest Athletic Conference. For the Tigers, it was
obvious. Give the Cardinals their 18th straight regular season loss and
remain undefeated in...
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Jets
take control in conference race; Bees no match for Franklin Monroe,
By George Starks
PITSBURG - “Life is good; soccer makes it better.” Those were the words
of Franklin Monroe soccer coach Danny Diceanu Thursday after his Jets
rolled to a convincing 5-1 victory over Bethel. Now 5-0-2 overall and
4-0 in the Cross County Conference, the Jets are in control of the
conference title, having posted a 4-1 win over Newton and now a win
over Bethel. It didn’t take long for the Jets to get on the board as
sophomore... read
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Greenville falls to 2-8 on the
season,
By George Starks
Butler remains undefeated in GWOC North - GREENVILLE- Some might say
that holding the Vandalia-Butler soccer team to under 10 goals might be
considered a moral victory. There is no such thing. Butler went to 11-0
on the soccer season Tuesday with a 9-0 victory over Greenville in a
GWOC North battle Tuesday at Harmon Field. The Aviators scored the
first goal with... read
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Fox
Sports… Bengals
selling Devon
Still jerseys to raise funds for Cincinnati Children's Hospital,
Brett Smiley -- Sep 09, 2014 -- There's more to the uplifting story
about the Bengals' effort to support defensive tackle Devon Still, a
player who was cut from the team but re-signed to the practice squad so
his 4-year-old daughter Leah, a pediatric cancer victim, could continue
receiving treatment and Still, a salary. The Bengals announced on their
Twitter page Tuesday that its pro shop...
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Wave
puts one in the win column over Preble Shawnee,
By George
Starks
Special teams get the ball rolling - GREENVILLE- Coming in with big
wins over National Trail and Dayton Christian, Preble Shawnee looked to
make Greenville its third victim of the season. The Wave had other
ideas and losing their third straight football game of the young season
wasn’t an option. Greenville got its first win of the 2014 campaign
Friday with a 40-19 victory...
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Bloomquist
unstoppable in fourth World 100
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 6) –Nothing could stop Scott Bloomquist from
claiming his fourth World 100 trophy Saturday night at Eldora
Speedway. Not a lap-19 penalty that dropped him
from the
lead to the tail of the field. Not a steady Dale McDowell
looking
for an Eldora crown jewel sweep. And not slower traffic
during
the race’s closing laps. Bloomquist’s famed number 0 machine was
unstoppable at the historic one-half...
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