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Gritty Granville grinds out 10-inning, 1-0 regional semifinal victory
FAIRBORN ― Granville's Ally Ernsberger and Indian Lake's Madison Brentlinger get things accomplished in different ways, and for 9½ scoreless innings Wednesday they stood toe-to-toe in the circle at Wright State University and refused to flinch in the 85-degree heat. Then, the Blue Aces finally got the Lakers to crack. ...
OHSAA track & field: Which central Ohio athletes advanced to state on Day 1 of regional?
Olentangy’s C.J. Sanna made up for last year’s 16th-place finish in the discus in the Division I regional track and field meet. The sophomore won the event Wednesday, the first day of competition at Pickerington North, with a top throw of 171 feet, 10 inches. Last season, he fouled on two of three attempts and had a top effort of 117-0.
Licking County Division I athletes enjoy regional track experience
PICKERINGTON — Belief simply needed to overpower doubt for Payton Taylor to begin to excel. The Newark freshman continued an impressive stretch for the boys track team Wednesday, leaping a personal-best 21-9.5 to place sixth during the Division I regional championships at Pickerington North. Taylor added an inch and a quarter to the...
2024 track and field regionals: Toledo-area high school athletes to watch
The destination has changed, but the goal remains the same for area track and field athletes who qualified for this week’s regional competition. For the top four finishers in each event in regional competition, plus the next top two performances statewide per event, bids to the state meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium are forthcoming. In Division I, the road to state goes through Port Clinton, where competition will take place Wednesday and Friday. Division II athletes from the Oak Harbor and Ontario districts will compete in the regional at Lexington, where competition takes place Thursday and Saturday. Athletes from the Defiance district will compete in the regional at Piqua, also Thursday and Saturday.
Granville senior Casey Laughbaum climbs to new heights as competitive rock climber
Editor's note: This is one of several feature stories The Advocate is publishing this graduation season about Licking County graduates. For more, visit newarkadvocate.com. Casey Laughbaum is always reaching higher — literally. Laughbaum has been a competitive rock climber since her freshman year, an activity she picked up after...
New central Ohio state-of-the-art sports park to open this fall
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) — A new 57-acre sports complex home to six fields adaptable for baseball, football, lacrosse and soccer is opening in central Ohio this fall. Jennings Sports Park is under construction at 5414 Piatt Road in Lewis Center next to the mixed-use Evans Farms and is expected to draw more than 500,000 […]
‘Right here, right now’ Lex, Ontario duos excel in the moment, earn All-Ohio tennis honors
WOOSTER — Ahora. It’s a Spanish word, pronounced oh-rah, that loosely translated means “Right here, right now!”. Ontario siblings Pablo and Hector Sanchez Vidal said it many times to fire each other up on the tennis court the last three weeks after being thrown together as a doubles team for the high school postseason.
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