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Miami East no match for
Versailles in sectional title; Lady Tigers cruise into district
final,
By George Starks -- TIPP CITY- It didn’t take long for Versailles to
show its superiority over Miami East in sectional final action
Thursday. Holding a 17-7 lead after one, the Lady Tigers shredded the
Vikings sails and clawed out a 65-31 victory. The early lead brought
some confidence to Versailles. “We hit some shots early and our press
really frustrated then,” said Tigers coach...
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Tri-Village
closes out season in perfect fashion, By
George Starks
NEW MADISON- In most sports, success is often spelled DEFENSE.
Wednesday, Tri-Village slapped a little defense on Brookville and
walked away with a 77-44 victory over the Blue Devils. It all started
and ended with defense as Brookville committed 19 turnovers and the
Pats netted 22 points from those miscues. “I thought we did a good job
defending for the most part,” said Patriots coach...
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Lady
Tiger Bowlers Finish 5th at Sectionals and Advance to Districts
The Lady Tigers competed in the sectional tournament this past Friday
February 20th at Poelking Marian Lanes in Huber Heights. “Only the top
11 teams advance to the district tournament so it was important that
the girls entered the tournament focused,” said Coach Phlipot. In this
tournament scoring was based on total pin fall for 3 regular and 6
baker games. The Tigers were paired with the defending state champions,
Mechanicsburg, in game one...
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Tri-Village
announces new head football coach, By George
Starks
New Madison- When it comes to coaching football, Jason Schondelmyer
knows his way around the field and on the sidelines. After recently
announcing that Tri-Village will be starting a football program in
September, Tri-Village athletic director, Brad Gray, announced Tuesday
that Schondelmyer has been named as the very first head coach at
Tri-Village. “I am writing to inform all of you that it is with great...
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Versailles
romps in sectional semi-final win; Miami East next on the Tigers
prowl,
By George Starks
TIPP CITY- Pat Wampler Gym is becoming a second home to the Versailles
Lady Tigers. Monday, in second round action of the OHSAA basketball
sectional, Versailles had a growl that left the Northeastern Jets
sitting on the tarmac with their engines locked up. When the final horn
had sounded, Versailles had rolled to a 72-29 victory over the Jets.
With only seven seconds having expired...
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The
Lady Tiger Bowlers Finish 3rd in WOHSBC Conference
The Lady Tigers dominated their last match of the year on Saturday
beating LCC T-Birds 2172 to 1047 at 20th Century
Lanes in
Lima. Due to weather conditions the match was shortened to just 2
regular games and 2 baker games to make it an official match allowing
all to get home safe. The Lady Tigers came out firing on all cylinders
the first game winning 913 to 464. “This was the high game of the year
for the team” said Coach Phlipot, “the...
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Greenville
holds off stubborn Versailles team, By George
Starks
Two teams heading in opposite directions - GREENVILLE- It was a night
when no lead was safe…especially in the first half. Versailles and
Greenville met for the second straight year and for the second straight
year, the results were the same. It was just a year ago when Greenville
topped Versailles on a last second shot in a game played at Versailles.
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Lady
Patriots ground Jets in tournament action; Young FM team eliminated,
By George
Starks
BROOKVILLE - If there is one thing nearly every coach will say it next
to impossible to beat the same team twice in the same year. Thursday,
Tri-Village hooked up with Franklin Monroe for the third time this
season. For the third time, the outcome was the same, a Lady Patriots
victory. The two teams met in November in the opening night of the
Burkett Tournament and the Patriots rolled to a 68-22 victory...
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Ansonia
Wall of Fame to induct new members
Ansonia OH- On Friday, February 20, 2015 the Ansonia Athletic Wall of
Fame Committee will induct two new members, Melissa Grilliot (Richards)
- Class of 1996 and Jim Whittington - Class of 1958. The
ceremony
will take place at halftime of the varsity game against Newton. Jim
Whittington is being inducted as an Honorary Member, getting recognized
for his post high school athletic accomplishments, while mentioning his
Ansonia High School...
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Lady
Tigers cruise in sectional opener; Northeastern next up for
Versailles,
By George Starks
TIPP CITY- The Versailles Lady Tigers got off to a bit of a rocky start
against Northridge in the sectional opener at Tipp City Wednesday. In
fact, the Lady Polar Bears held two leads early with the last being a
5-4 advantage. After that, Versailles kicked things into overdrive and
cruised to a powerful 84-17 victory. “We were able to figure out who
was shooting well,” said Versailles coach...
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Congressional
Gold Medal Ceremony for Jack Nicklaus Announced
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, March 24, leaders of the U.S. House and
Senate will present a Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus in
recognition of his many contributions to the game of golf and his
service to the community and the nation.
“When most people hear the name Jack Nicklaus, they think of the mark
Jack has made on the game of golf,” Boehner said. “To us
Ohioans,
he’s much more than that – he’s one of our own...
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Versailles
falls to Delphos on senior night, By George
Starks
VERSAILLES- With two seconds left in regulation, the Versailles Tigers
needed a miracle. Down by two, 57-55 to Delphos St. Johns and Blue Jays
senior Tyler Conley at the stripe for one shot, Conley bricked it.
Versailles had one last chance. With the ball just short of the
mid-court stripe, senior Kyle Ahrens launched a prayer at the buzzer
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Ansonia
wins in come from behind fashion; Lady Tigers put three in double
figures,
By George Starks, ANSONIA- Coming in on a four game losing streak, the
Ansonia Lady Tigers needed to get things back on track. With losses to
some stiff competition, the most recent being Parkway in a 60-30 loss
to the Panthers. Thursday, the Tigers were staring at its fifth
consecutive loss but the Tigers would not be defeated. Ansonia, had to
scratch and claw for everything it got but in the end, the Tigers held...
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Local
driver gearing up for 2015 harness season; Mandy Jones ready to face big
challenges,
By George Starks -- GREENVILLE- With the onslaught of racinos in Ohio,
not to mention the Reigle Memorial and the Three Diamonds harness races
at the Darke County Fair, the 2015 race season will see more races. The
emergence of lady drivers in the harness horse world has brought on new
challenges for the ladies this season. During the 2014 season, only two
races for lady drivers only...
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Versailles
Boys Varsity Bowlers Now 9-4
The Versailles Varsity Bowlers beat Marion Local defeated Marion Local
2,852 to 1,931 at their home match on Saturday, January 31st. The
Tigers were led by sophomores Alex Groff (221-215) and Kyle Cotner
(246) and Senior Kenny Nagle 202. On February 7th, the Tigers traveled
to Lima to take on conference rival Coldwater. The Tigers have had the
Cavalier’s number the last 4 years and was hoping to make it...
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Wave
train continues to roll in huge GWOC win over Piqua,
By
George Starks
Guillozet nets 34 to lead the way - GREENVILLE- If basketball were
determined by the amount of three point shots made in a game,
Greenville would have been blown out of its own gym. Piqua dropped in
an even dozen from beyond the arch Tuesday but it wasn’t near enough to
beat Greenville. Wave junior Clay Guillozet dropped in a game...
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Tough
Loss For Lady Bowlers
The Lady Tigers lost a tough match Saturday, February 7th to the
undefeated Wapakoneta Redskins with a score of 2582-2463 at Westgate
Lanes in Lima. “Going into the match the girls knew that this was going
to be a tough match and the girls would have to bowl there “A” game in
order to win and have a 3 way tie for first place in the conference,”
said Coach Phlipot. Bowling at Westgate Lanes is never easy as the
lanes are old wood and usually...
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Eldora
tickets go on sale Monday
Fans May Purchase Online, Via Phone or at Box Office For 25 Races at
Legendary Dirt Track - ROSSBURG, Ohio (Feb. 6, 2015) – The renewals
were strong for Eldora’s “Big Four” races and at 10 am (EST) on Monday,
Feb 9 fans can purchase tickets, suites and select campsites for all 25
racing events at the legendary half-mile dirt oval. All orders can be
placed at www.EldoraSpeedway.com, by phone at (937) 338-3815 or at the
box office at the...
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Versailles
rolls over Coldwater, By George Starks
Ahrens nets 42 in win - VERSAILLES- If there were an award handed out
for showmanship in high school basketball, Versailles senior Kyle
Ahrens would have been in the running for it Friday. The Tigers
welcomed in their arch rivals from Mercer County, Coldwater, and sent
the Cavaliers home licking their wounds, 69-53. Ahrens (6-5 and heading
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Abner
leads Arcanum in CCC victory over Ansonia, By
George Starks
ANSONIA- It’s a well-known fact that one person doesn’t make a team.
Then again, it’s also known that one person can make a huge difference
in a team. Hence Arcanum junior, Alexis Abner. On a night when the only
thing that went wrong for Abner was the fact she struggled at the foul
line (5/9), Abner pumped in 28 points and yanked down 10 rebounds with
seven coming on the offensive glass...
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Lady
Tigers Roll to A 9-1 Record
The Lady Tiger Bowlers defeated the Parkway Panthers with a score of
2419 to 2272 on January 31st at McBo’s Lanes in Versailles. “With this
being the only home match of the year the underclassmen wanted to send
Seniors Megan Ward and Heather Bey out with a win in their last home
match. The girls knew this would not be easy,” said Coach Phlipot. The
first game went back and forth with Versailles winning...
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Lady Hawks lack in loss to Parkway,
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- “I knew when we were warming up, we were in trouble.”
Those were the thought of Mississinawa Valley head coach Roger Collins
Tuesday after the Lady Hawks fell to Parkway, 49-43 in a non-conference
clash. “We played pretty good in the second half but in the first half
we had no energy,” said Collins. Holding a 10-9 lead midway...
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Edison
College Sports… Davis,
Dunlevy
Win OCCAC Player of the Week Honors,
By Nicholas Huenefeld/OCCAC Sports Information -- Jan 27, 2015 -- Mike
Davis and Brooke Dunlevy have been named the OCCAC player of the week
selections (Jan. 19-25) in men's and women's basketball, respectively.
Dunlevy, a 5'8" freshman guard for Edison Community College from
Bradford High School, averaged 29 points. 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and
two steals per game over three games last week...
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Patriots
remain undefeated, By George Starks
And then there was only one - NEW MADISON- Heading into Friday’s Cross
County Conference battle with Miami East, one thing was certain.
Someone had to fall from the ranks. Tri-Village started the night with
a 15-0 mark while the Vikings were sporting a 14-1 mark with the only
loss coming to Versailles in the championship game of the...
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