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Bogues Shines At US Olympic Trials
DAYTON – University of Dayton student athlete Casey Bogues competed this past weekend in the 2024 US Olympic trials in Oregon. Competing against the top American athletes in her field event, the junior set a personal best and showed that she belonged on the big stage. She placed fourth in qualifying after day one and eighth on the final day. Her new PR of 57.41 shattered her own previous school record.
Women’s Basketball Announces Transfers For 2024-25 Season
DAYTON – The University of Dayton women's basketball team and head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter have completed their roster for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The Flyers added five transfers to the three incoming freshmen that had already committed and the seven returning players from last year's squad. "The Dayton women's...
Meet #UDVB's Freshman Class
DAYTON – University of Dayton volleyball head coach Tim Horsmon would like to introduce four incoming freshman who have joined the Flyers' roster for the 2024 season. Corrie Anderson (Monument, Colo./Palmer Ridge), Sydney Barrett (Kings Mill, Ohio/Kings), Abbie Cresse (Fort Wayne, Ind./Blackhawk Christian) and Ella Joesting (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake) have arrived on campus ahead of this fall's competition schedule.
Dayton schools struggle to find coaches as new athletic season approaches
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) – Moving into the month of July, many school athletic programs are starting to make plans for upcoming seasons. The only problem is, several of these school districts are struggling to find coaches for their teams. The issue is that there are so many athletic positions...
Sabo, Frazier, Cors, Mishler finish final round at Ohio Open
WESTFIELD CENTER — After earning one of the last spots in Wednesday’s final, Wooster resident Ben Cors had a lot to prove. The University of Dayton golfer did just that as he moved up the Ohio Open Championship leaderboard in final round action at Westfield Country Club. Cors tied for 49th place thanks to...
Captains fall to Dragons, 6-5, in 10 innings
Visiting Dayton scored all of its runs in the ninth and 10th innings, then held off a Captains’ rally in the bottom of the 10th to win, 6-5, on July 4 at Classic Park. Lake County (47-31) took a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning on an RBI double by Jose Devers and a two-run home run by Maick Collado.
Riverside tops Graham, Bellefontaine in Acme sectional baseball tournament
Riverside’s Acme baseball team won its first two Acme sectional tournament games over the weekend, defeating Graham 10-4 on Saturday and beating Bellefontaine 8-3 on Sunday. In the win over Graham, Landon Purtee earned the complete game victory on the mound for the Pirates. He allowed seven hits, struck out 11 and did not allow an earned run. Offensively for the the Pirates, Aiden Manning had three hits and three RBI and Gavin Orsborne had two hits, including a triple, and an RBI. Cooper Crouch added two hits and an RBI.
Six local athletes receive SWDAB scholarships
DARKE COUNTY — The Southwest District Athletic Board honored 46 student-athletes on June 26 at the annual Scholarship Recognition Program in Dayton. Six graduating seniors from Darke County received scholarships during the event. Brooklyn Crickmore and Tucker Miller from Bradford and Lydia Hecht and Kaleb Petitjean from Versailles all...
Light Foundation completes 2024 Leadership Camp
GREENVILLE – The Light Foundation completed its 13th Vohokase Cultural Leadership Camp with the graduation of the class of 2024, Dalton Neptune, Isaiah Nicholas, and Xavier Newell. “This ceremony carries a lot of weight,” said Matt Light. “We are very proud of these young men and their accomplishments.”...
Rehmert throws first pitch to VMI’s Psczulkoski
GREENVILLE—Chris Rehmert, a 1966 Greenville graduate and retired US Army Veteran, threw out the opening pitch at the Greenville American Legion Post 140 baseball game against the visiting Muncie Post 19 squad on Military/Veterans night at Sater Heights Park. “It was a big honor to throw out the first...
PJ Hubert Named Associate Athletic Director for Executive Affairs
DAYTON -- The University of Dayton has appointed PJ Hubert as Associate Athletic Director for Executive Affairs, effective July 16, 2024. Hubert, 32, will report directly to Vice President and Director of Athletics Neil Sullivan and will serve as a member of the Athletics Division's executive team. He will support the cross-functional capability of the Vice-President and Director of Athletics office among the various direct reports, committees, constituents and functions with an intentional focus on basketball and high-impact sports.
Legion Post 140 baseball loses in extras to Muncie Post 19
GREENVILLE — The Greenville American Legion Post 140 Thunder baseball team battled for eleven innings against Muncie Post 19 on July 3. They came up short as they lost 9-7 in extras at Sater Heights Park. Head coach Chad Henry said the team continued to battle as the game...
THE 30TH ANNUAL CHAMBER GOLF SCRAMBLE: 2024 EDITION
Annual Chamber Golf Scramble 2024: Swing Against Violence. Tee Up for Change at Sugar Isle Golf Course. Join us for an amazing day of fun, friendship, and philanthropy!. Location: Sugar Isle Golf Course, 2469 N Dayton-Lakeview Rd, New Carlisle, OH 45344. Registration: 08:00-08:30 AM. Shotgun Start: 09:00 AM. Lunch: ~12:30...
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