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Red Scare seek revenge in TBT after last year’s first-round upset loss
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – After last year’s first-round exit, the University of Dayton alumni team, the Red Scare, seek revenge in their sixth TBT tournament appearance with the opening round in the Dayton Regional at UD Arena approaching this weekend. The Red Scare are tabbed as the No. 2 seed in their regional bracket and […]
Summer camps on HBCU campuses are ushering in a new generation of Black and Brown gymnasts
Imagine this: Every summer a handful of Black and Brown girls are given the chance to somersault, cartwheel and scissor leap across an HBCU campus – prepared for a week of gymnastics camp and ready to soak up the historically Black college campus experience. You don’t have to imagine...
Red Scare ready for 2024 edition of TBT
DAYTON, OHIO (WKEF) - The 2024 edition of the winner-take-all competition known as The Basketball Tournament returns this weekend, with University of Dayton Arena hosting one of the regionals. Red Scare, the team of mostly UD basketball alumni, is competing in TBT for the sixth time. The team reached the...
Dragons 5K Takes Place This Saturday at Day Air Ballpark
DAYTON, Ohio -- The 14th annual Dragons 5K presented by Orthopedic Associates will take place at Day Air Ballpark this Saturday, July 20. The race begins at 8 am. Anyone can still sign up to participate in the 5K. To register, visit www.daytondragons.com/Dragons5Ksignup, or stop by Day Air Ballpark on Friday during pre-race bag pickup from 8 am to 6 pm. Fans can also sign up the day of the race starting at 7 am.
Wright State’s Andrew Patrick, Jake Shirk drafted by Pirates
FORT WORTH, Texas – Wright State had two Raiders selected in Major League Baseball’s 2024 Draft on Tuesday afternoon. Junior outfielder Andrew Patrick became the first Raider picked in the 2024 MLB Draft, being selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 504th pick in the 17th round. Similarly, senior right-handed pitcher Jake Shirk was the next Raider drafted, chosen by […]
Xenia athletics 2024-25 tickets now available; Baker becomes SWBL commissioner — Sports Digest: July 16, 2024
XENIA — Multiple passes and ticket options are now on sale for Xenia High School athletics for the 2024-25 school year. All-sports passes and reserved seats for varsity football went on sale Monday. There are multiple options to purchase all-sport passes:. Student Pass ($60): This pass is good for...
Lou Carlo's Dedication To Family, Work & Harness Racing Lives On Through A New Documentary
LEBANON, OH -- This week the Warren County Fairgrounds kicked off the week long festivities with harness racing, which makes sense knowing the important role that harness racing has played in the Warren County Fairgrounds. From 1948 until December of 2013, the fair's ground was the home for the Lebanon...
Former Raider Mikkel Mathiesen qualifies for 2024 U.S. Amateur
COLUMBUS – Former Wright State standout Mikkel Mathiesen finished tied for ninth in an 18-hole qualifier on Wednesday to advance to play in next month's United States Amateur Championship in Minnesota. Mathiesen, who finished up his Raider career in May, carded an even par round of 71 at Ohio State's Scarlet Course in the 18-hole qualifier, mixing in two birdies and two bogeys – one of each on both the front and back nine holes. He finished the qualifier four shots back of the eventual winner. Mathiesen was one of six players to finish right on the cut line of...
Scouts head into home stretch of season
XENIA — The Xena Scouts sit in fourth place of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League standings, as of the All-Star Break on Tuesday. The team is 15-18 overall and are 1 1/2 games ahead of the Michigan Monarchs, and two ahead of the Southern Ohio Coppherheads, in the standings to be in position to make the playoffs if the season ended today. Xenia entered the break on a four-game winning streak to move ahead in the standings.
Wilmington College athletics to be featured July 30 in History Center series
Wilmington College has a long and storied history in athletics dating back to the late 1800s. Highlights will be featured when the Clinton County History Center’s series, “Beyond the Scoreboard,” celebrates sports at WC on July 30, at 7 p.m., in the McCoy Room of Kelly Center.
Kelly Soleau-Millar & Fire Fly Light Up in the Welcome Stake at WEC – Wilmington
Wilmington, Ohio, USA – July 11, 2024 – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington saw 33 horse-and-athlete combinations kick off Summer I over Bobby Murphy’s (USA) tracks in the $7,500 Welcome Stake. Out of 13 athletes to jump-off, only five secured a double-clear effort with Kelly Soleau-Millar (USA) and M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First Price G) surpassing the field for the win.
Flyer baseball standout Nick Wissman selected By San Diego Padres
University of Dayton, Press Release, https://daytonflyers.com. University of Dayton alumnus and Gem City native Nick Wissman was selected in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday afternoon. The 2024 Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year was selected with the 240th pick by the San Diego Padres.
Dayton Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Dayton volleyball team has been recognized for its work in the classroom with the 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. This is the seventh consecutive and 13th overall time the Flyers have earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association's team academic award. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale. "We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season on the court has extended to the classroom, too, as evidenced...
7-under 28 wins senior outing at Elks 797 GC
The team of Don Sicurella, Gene Breckel, Gary Bishop and Bill Ross had a 7-under par 28 Tuesday and won the Senior Golf League outing at the Elks 797 Golf Club. The winners eagled No. 11 and birdied Nos. 10, 12, 14, 15, 16. The rest of the field:. 31:...
Merritt Finishes First and McDaniel Second at Tournament
Saturday, Graham High Schools Senior, Zoey Merritt fired a women’s course-record-breaking 65 (-5 under par) coming in first place in the Liberty Hills 2024 Women’s Golf Championship. Riverside’s Junior golfer Reaghan McDaniel finished 2nd place, shooting a 75. McDaniel created excitement during the event when she aced...
Dozens of local players part of return of college football video game
The college football corner of the Internet has been buzzing all week about the release of the EA Sports College Football 25 video game. Eleven years after it was last produced, the game is back with real players who are being compensated for their participation in the game. The initial...
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