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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.
Granville’s Run for Theron scheduled for June
GRANVILLE — Preparations for the second Run for Theron are underway, and community members can help support the cause through a scholarship campaign. Theron Rogerson, a 2021 Granville graduate, died in May 2022 by suicide. Rogerson was a student-athlete at Mount Vernon Nazarene. The Run for Theron is set...
Watkins Memorial softball seniors make it 4 for 4, earn another state berth
SUNBURY — Cortney Dobbs' voice is often the loudest in the Watkins Memorial softball team's dugout. The senior, however, let her bat do the talking Friday. Dobbs' first-inning three-run home run was the biggest blow in the Warriors' 5-0 victory against Lancaster in a Division I regional final at Big Walnut. ...
OHSAA track & field: Olentangy boys, Westerville Central girls win Division I regionals
Led by senior Olivia Pace, the Westerville Central girls track and field team captured its first regional title Friday at Pickerington North. A University of Southern California commit, Pace won the 100 meters (12.06), 200 (24.27) and long jump (18 feet, 7 inches) and anchored the first-place 400 relay (46.67) as the Warhawks (60) outdistanced runner-up Hilliard Davidson (49) for the Division I championship. DeSales and Olentangy Liberty tied for third (47).
Roundup: Watkins Memorial 800 relay breaks school record, qualifies for state
A Watkins Memorial relay made history Friday for the boys track team and is headed to state. Senior Adam Brazier, juniors Joe McIntosh and John Apel and sophomore Elijah Hardiman ran a school-record time of 1:27.27 in the 800 to place third during the Division I regional championships at Pickerington North. They will...
Determined Kenton Ridge ends memorable run for Granville softball
FAIRBORN ― Timing is everything, especially in a showdown for a state tournament berth. And Friday evening at Wright State, the time was right for Springfield Kenton Ridge. After losing in the Division II regional finals the past two seasons, to Greenville last year on the same field and to Jonathan Alder at...
6 Granville boys players lead Mid-Ohio Lacrosse League selections
COLUMBUS — The Granville boys lacrosse team had several players honored for their play during a season which continues Tuesday. No. 4 Granville visits No. 2 DeSales for a Division II, Region 7 semifinal at 7 p.m. The Blue Aces beat No. 5 Columbus Academy 10-9 last Wednesday to advance. Six Granville players received...
Newark Catholic’s Gibson, Watkins Memorial’s Cassady take top LCL softball honors
NEWARK — The Watkins Memorial and Newark Catholic softball teams each made history this spring, winning Licking County League championships. The Warriors completed their fourth consecutive unbeaten run through the LCL, winning the Buckeye Division. The Green Wave won the Cardinal Division, their first LCL title since the league re-formed before the 2014 season. ...
Watkins Memorial softball wins fourth consecutive regional title, Granville runner-up
Watkins Memorial beat Lancaster 5-0 on Friday to win its fourth consecutive Division I regional championship. Granville fell 6-2 to Kenton Ridge in a Division II regional final. Watkins plays Anthony Wayne at 5:30 p.m. May 31 at Firestone Stadium in Akron. ...
Sycamore, Indian Hill win Ohio Tennis Coaches Association team championships
For the second time in three years, the Sycamore Aviators and Indian Hill Braves are the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association team tournament champions in the same year. One day after Nicholas Choo and Chase Klugo won the Division I doubles state championship, the Aviators won their third straight team title, and sixth overall,...
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