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Athens soccer crosses state-lines to take down Point Pleasant
POINT PLEASANT - The Athens boys varsity soccer team traveled to Point Pleasant, WV on Tuesday to take on the 2023 state champion Black Knights. The Bulldogs’ 6-0 victory sent the team back to Ohio with some pride for their side of the river and improved the team’s record to 10-2 on the season. The cool drizzly night failed to keep Athens from a hot start and the Knights never recovered. Just two minutes from the opening whistle Braeden Talley found Malek Alasmari with a...
Bulldogs bully Spartans 9-1 in the Challenge Cup
ALBANY — The general idea is that when a sports rivalry takes place, respective records of the two teams mean little. However, that does not always bear true in reality. On Thursday when the Athens/Alexander long standing rivalry hit the pitch, there was a demonstrated difference in how the records impacted the game. In summation, for the young Spartan squad the differences were too much experience, too much strength, too much size, too much speed, too much soccer savvy, and essentially, too much Sully Pelot. ...
Ohio women's basketball announces coaching staff changes
The Ohio women's basketball has named two former players, Kaylee Gregory Bambule and Abby Garnett, as assistant coaches, announced by head coach Bob Boldon on Sept. 25 "Kaylee has been a tremendous asset to the women's basketball program at Ohio Univeristy as both a player and a coach," said Boldon. "Kaylee will take on some new responsibilities and she is more than prepared to do it. It has been great to have her around and I look forward to the next step in her coaching...
Akron Zips football | Ohio pulls away in second half for Mid-American Conference win
Ohio took control in the second half for a 30-10 victory over Akron in the Mid-American Conference football opener for both teams Saturday in Athens. The Zips (1-4, 0-1) led 3-0 and 10-7 in the first half but were outscored 16-0 in the final two quarters by the Bobcats (3-2, 1-0). ...
Running man: Philo's Talon Preston carried a heavy load in a must-win against Crooksville
McLUNEY — When Crooksville's defenders laid their heads to rest on Friday night, they likely had visions of Talon Preston running over, through and around them. With its playoff hopes hanging in the balance, Preston terrorized his neighboring rivals with 151 of his 178 yards in the first half, as the Electrics scored...
Senior trio leads Nelsonville-York to four-set win over Vinton County
NELSONVILLE — The Buckeyes continued their winning ways on Thursday night. Grabbing its fifth straight victory, Nelsonville-York survived a four-set clash with Vinton County at Ben Wagner Gymnasium. Securing a 2-0 lead at one point, the scoreboard ultimately read 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 25-13 by the end of the night. The senior trio of Kyleigh Warren, Gianna Dixon and Chloee Vohlken showed out once again, each grabbing double-digit kills in the...
Smith snags 1,000th assist as Athens sweeps Wellston
THE PLAINS — Everything was grand at Athens High School on Thursday night. After the first set of Athens’ (14-3, 8-0 Tri-Valley Conference-Ohio) dominant three-set sweep over Wellston (6-11, 3-6 TVC-Ohio) at home, a different cause took the forefront. Partnering with Chix 4 a Cure, a non-profit volunteer organization that helps raise cancer awareness, there was a mid-game auction of a signed volleyball with the proceeds going to the organization. ...
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