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One state champion crowned, hopefully many to go as season winds down
Happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed a warm, somewhat rainy Memorial Day. It’s the unofficial start of summer, starting a run all the way to Labor Day even if it doesn’t perfectly overlap with meteorological or astronomical summer. Before that will come a string of state champions from central Ohio to end not only...
Ohio State Five-Star Commit Reportedly Visiting Big Ten Rival
One of Ohio State's newest Big Ten rivals is reportedly trying to pilfer one of its top recruits. According to Tom Loy of 247Sports, the University of Oregon is hosting Buckeyes five-star cornerback commit Na'eem Offord on an unofficial visit this weekend. Something that the recruiting analyst says ...
How the Ohio State basketball program deals with paying players directly
The Ohio State basketball program is now going to have to pay players directly. This is due to the new NCAA settlement. Not only do former players get some money, but new players will be able to negotiate with universities directly for compensation moving forward. We know how this new...
Iowa Football: Betting odds released for Iowa State, Ohio State games
DALLAS-- The Hawkeye football season will be here before we know it and there's plenty of optimism about this year's group. Despite the win total being set at 7.5, there are a lot of outsiders that believe Iowa will surpass that total with ease. The speculation for the following season...
New Albany native will race in the 108th Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS (WCMH) — The defending champion looks to avoid the shadow of a cheating scandal. Another NASCAR driver is trying to pull double duty. And a Central Ohio native back in the field after missing out last year. There’s plenty of storylines to follow in this year’s edition of the Indianapolis 500. Here’s a look […]
Ohio State quickly moves to a top contender for DB with 37 scholarship offers
This past week, the Ohio State coaches continued out on the road doing their recruiting work. One of their stops was at Cornelius (N.C.) Hough to see 2026 cornerback Samari Matthews and a scholarship offer was extended. Want to help THE Foundation, the No. 1 NIL collective for the Buckeyes?...
Emails show support, criticism for Olentangy Liberty H.S. baseball coach
Parents and colleagues sent supportive messages to Olentangy Liberty High School head baseball coach Ty Brenning shortly after The Dispatch reported that most of his varsity baseball team received suspensions for violating drug and alcohol policies during a trip to Georgia two months ago for which he had responsibility for chaperoning.
Ohio State tennis players JJ Tracy and Robert Cash captured the NCAA doubles title
Ohio State has claimed the 2024 NCAA doubles tennis championship. JJ Tracy and Robert Cash won a three-set match on Saturday, taking down the Florida State team of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous Karpenschif 5-7, 6-0, 10-6. Both Cash and Tracy are Ohio natives who finished their collegiate careers Sunday. ...
Everything set for Alabama 2025 RB commit to make first Ohio State visit
This spring, Ohio State running backs coach Carlos Locklyn has offered scholarships to a number of 2025 running backs, including Alabama running back commitment Anthony Rogers. When the offer was made, Rogers told Bucknuts he had not decided if he would visit Ohio State. Want to help THE Foundation, the...
Mailbox: In these hot months, coaches, players should not skip any chance to hydrate
Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. Good day, Mr. White: I am writing today as a way to draw attention to and greater awareness of the need for proper hydration for youth athletes. As a coach of over 20 years and the parent of two youth athletes, I have unfortunately seen too many players impacted by dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Just this past weekend while attending a lacrosse tournament for my younger child I witnessed multiple players go down with heat stroke.
Helwagen Chat: 8 p.m. Tuesday (post questions here)
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