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Anthony Wayne repeats as NLL Buckeye volleyball champ
Anthony Wayne clinched its second straight Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division volleyball championship Tuesday night, taking a 3-0 victory at Perrysburg. The Generals (19-1, 7-0 Buckeye), Ohio's No. 2-ranked Division II team, were in control throughout, using a strong serving game and a balanced attack at the net in winning 25-12, 25-20, 25-15 over the second-place Yellow Jackets (14-6, 5-2), who are ranked No. 7 in Ohio in Division I. AW, which had also topped visiting Perrysburg 3-0 in the first Buckeye Division meeting back on Sept. 10, recorded 14 service aces in Tuesday's match. “Our girls play with so much confidence,” AW coach Chrissy Graven said. “As soon as they step on the court we don't have to worry about their mindset or their composure, and we really don't have to say too much as a staff. They know the game plan and how to get it done, and they're all just confident on the court.
BGSU football to renew rivalry with Northern Illinois
BOWLING GREEN — When C.J. Brown steps into Doyt Perry Stadium for Bowling Green State University’s football game against Northern Illinois on Saturday, he will have officially been on both sides of the matchup. It’s a rivalry that has had a memorable and significant past, and with the Mid-American Conference’s new scheduling format implemented this year, it could have a meaningful future. “I think it’ll be pretty well, especially for the MAC,” said Brown, a two-time all-MAC safety at Northern Illinois before transferring to BGSU earlier this year. “Back in ’03 they were competitive against each other when College Gameday was...
Rutherford leading Owens women's soccer to quick turnaround
After winning just one game all season last fall, suddenly the Owens women’s soccer team is on the express track to success. The program had been dormant at Owens Community College since 2016 when the school reintroduced women’s soccer for the 2023 season. The Express went 1-11 in that first year back. But Owens is off to a 6-2-1 start this season under first-year coach Megan Rutherford. “The players we brought in and the players that returned really want to win,” Rutherford said. “They are competitors. We’ve had multiple players come up big in games, and it’s someone different each game.” The team won its first three games under Rutherford by a combined score of 16-0. The Express tied Jackson College 1-1 before winning three more in a row. Owens suffered its first loss, 2-0, at Delta College on Sept. 28 and fell again last Friday (2-0 at Schoolcraft).
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