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Passion for giving back leads to full Ohio State scholarship for Licking Heights senior
Editor's note: This is one of several feature stories The Advocate is publishing this graduation season about Licking County graduates. For more, see the May 26 print edition or visit newarkadvocate.com. When Natnaiel Ayele joined Licking Height's Cultural Identity Club, he found a place to express himself and thrive. As...
Here's who St. Xavier, McNicholas could see on path to OHSAA boys volleyball championship
St. Xavier and McNicholas need two more wins each to cap their 2024 seasons as Ohio High School Athletic Association state champions. The OHSAA state tournament begins on Saturday, May 25, at the Pam Evans Smith Arena at Wittenberg University. McNicholas plays its semifinal match at 3 p.m. with St. Xavier following at...
The more things change, at least one thing stays the same
Happy Tuesday! For all the change in high school sports we’ve reported over the past several weeks and months, most notably the Ohio High School Athletic Association expanding tournament divisions and last week’s approved referendum items (more on those below), some things do remain the same over the years. One of those is my...
Which central Ohio softball teams won OHSAA Division II, III and IV district titles?
No sooner were the celebratory pictures taken after Saturday’s Division III softball district final at Pickerington Central than West Jefferson coach Jim Stevens pointed to the scoreboard. Perhaps appropriately, the 10th-seeded Roughriders needed just that many runs to outlast No. 11 Utica 10-8, continuing a season observers might not...
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