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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 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?...
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. ...
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.
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...
Here are the teams to watch in OHSAA regional baseball tournaments
There are 64 high school baseball teams left in the Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament. Seven of them are in the Cincinnati area. They will play in regional tournaments next week, fighting for the right to party in the state tournament in Akron June 7-9. Here is a look at the regional tournaments. ...
Jesse Simonton's Post-Spring/Portal College Football Top 25 for 2024
The 2024 college football season is slowly approaching as we’re now just 13 Satuday’s away from the first weekend of games. It promises to be a memorable year as the College Football Playoff expands from four teams to 12 and realignment sends the sport as we’ve known it in a complete spin-cycle.
Ohio State’s Robert Cash, JJ Tracy win doubles national championship
For the second year in a row, an Ohio State doubles team has hoisted the national championship trophy. Last season, it was Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter who won five matches in five days to take home the hardware, and this season, it was Robert Cash and JJ Tracy that repeated the feat. It didn’t start out to great for the duo against the Florida State tandem of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous Karpenschif. The Seminole pair took the first set, 7-5 meaning it would be a comeback affair for the Scarlet and Gray. But come back they did. Facing major disappointment and defeat,...
Savannah Bananas add some Ohio State flair in Columbus debut, selling out Huntington Park
The Savannah Bananas knew what city they were playing in when they started their three-game series against their usual rival, the Party Animals, at Huntington Park on Friday. "I heard they're a big football town around here," said Bananas catcher and captain Bill Leroy, before the game. "So, we've got some tricks...
Southwest Ohio track and field athletes who made their mark at the 2024 regional meets
There is just one week left in the Ohio high school track and field season. The competition was whittled down over the weekend as the Division I regional meet was held at Dayton's Welcome Stadium, the site of next weekend's state meet. The Division II meet wrapped up on Saturday at Piqua High School.
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