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Granville senior Noah Hausman soars as an ice skater
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. Even in May, Noah Hausman always has a pair of gloves in his pocket. When you spend hours each week skating in a cold ice rink, you want to be prepared.
Roundup: Licking Valley’s Croak wins regional title in discus
Trevor Croak threw a distance of 162-feet-5 to win the discus for the Licking Valley boys track team Thursday during the Division II regional championships at Lexington. Croak finished ahead of River Valley’s Ethan Lyon, who recorded a runner-up distance of 156-6. Heath’s Carter Higgins placed fourth (153-5) in the event to join...
Survive and advance: Heath dodges Pleasant bid, reaches district final
HEATH ― Heath spent the entire game trying to figure out crafty Pleasant senior right-hander J.T. Snively, but suddenly, the light came on. It was none too soon, either. After being limited to just one hit through six innings, pitcher Riley Baum singled, Jaiden Danby doubled into the right-center gap and the top-seeded...
Liberty Union softball tops Carlisle, inches closer to state final four
CENTERVILLE — Liberty Union fell behind 1-0 in the first inning, but it didn’t take the Lions long to take the lead, and once they did, they never relinquished it in a 9-3 Division III regional semifinal win over Carlisle at Centerville High School. Liberty Union (21-6) advanced and will face Casstown Miami East at 5 p.m. Friday in a regional final back at Centerville. A berth to the state tournament will be on the line. ...
Watkins Memorial, Logan Elm, Liberty Union win OHSAA softball regional championships
The Watkins Memorial softball team beat Lancaster 5-0 on Friday at Big Walnut to win its fourth consecutive Division I regional championship. The second-ranked Warriors (29-1) play Whitehouse Anthony Wayne in a state semifinal next Friday at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Watkins jumped on the No. 5 Golden Gales (28-4)...
Roundup: Rockwell leads Granville girls lacrosse to tournament win at Dayton Carroll
Bella Rockwell piled up nine goals Monday, fueling the Granville girls lacrosse team in an 18-9 victory at No. 8 Dayton Carroll in a Division II, Region 7 second-round match. Zoe Gravitt added six goals, Olivia Graves two goals and two assists and Edi Fisher a goal for the No. 11 Blue Aces...
Watkins Memorial baseball bumped out by Hilliard Bradley in seventh innning
PATASKALA — The Watkins Memorial baseball program often has excelled with an ace at the top of the rotation. The Warriors did not have that this year, but it did not keep them from having a dominant pitching staff. Junior Brayden Windnagel and senior Cole Massie were strong again on the mound Monday,...
A.J. Winders came through at the perfect time for district-bound Sheridan baseball.
THORNVILLE — Sheridan had plenty of unfinished business entering the 2024 baseball season, with most of it concerning the stunning 7-1 loss to Circleville in last year's sectional. The focus has been squarely on atoning for that misstep, as seniors Caden Sheridan, A.J. Winders and Bryson Ruff were among the many who spent the offseason in the batting cages and working on pitching. ...
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