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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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| Chieftain booters unable to contain Monarchs in opener | |
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Bellefontaine’s boys varsity soccer team opened its season Monday with a 7-2 loss to visiting Marysville. more... |
| Ben Logan boys golf team zaps Red Devils | |
Benjamin Logan’s boys golf team picked up a big win Monday by defeating Tippecanoe 170-185 at Tree Links Golf Course. more... |
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| Raiders’ Kitson to play softball at Marietta | |
Kylie Kitson, a softball standout during her prep career at Benjamin Logan, has decided to take her talents on the diamond to Marietta College. more... |
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| Bellefontaine netters tumble to Tipp City | |
Tippecanoe is the heavy favorite to win the Central Buckeye Conference girls tennis title this fall and Bellefontaine found out why Monday afternoon. more... |
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| BHS girls tennis team clips Wapak | |
Bellefontaine swept all three singles matches to defeat visiting Wapakoneta 3-2 in a non-league girls tennis match Saturday. more... |
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| Poole wins Shady Bowl Shootout | |
Chad Poole took the checkered flag in the seventh running of the Shady Bowl Shootout for modifieds to highlight racing at the local track Saturday night. more... |
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| WL-Salem takes sixth at Russ Hogue Memorial | |
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For the second day in a row, West Liberty-Salem’s boys golf team recorded the best local finish by placing sixth at the Russ Hogue Memorial Golf Tournament at Cherokee Hills Golf Course. more... |
| Chieftain netters roll past Sidney with 4-1 win | |
Bellefontaine’s girls tennis team handled host Sidney 4-1 Friday in non-league action. more... |
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| Tigers take fourth at Ryan Reynolds Memorial tourney | |
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West Liberty-Salem recorded the best local finish by placing fourth in the Ryan Reynolds Invitational on Thursday at Liberty Hills Golf Club. more... |
| Strayer, Bodie win club titles at Liberty Hills | |
Michael Strayer carded a two-round total of 141 to win the recent men’s club championship title at Liberty Hills Golf Club. more... |
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| Raiders finish fourth in own tourney | |
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Benjamin Logan’s boys golf team kicked off its season in fine fashion Wednesday by finishing fourth in its own tournament at Tree Links Golf Course. more... |
| Chiefs take second in Ben Logan tourney | |
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Benjamin Logan’s girls golf team hosted its first invitational tournament Tuesday at Tree Links Golf Course, with Bellefontaine providing a local highlight by taking second in the team standings. more... |
| Northeastern stings Chieftain netters | |
An unusual and unfortunate turn of events involving a bee sting prevented Bellefontaine’s girls tennis team from a victory Tuesday. more... |
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| BHS girls tennis team opens season with win | |
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Bellefontaine’s girls tennis team opened the season on a high note Monday by defeating visiting Marysville 4-1 in a non-league match. more... |
| Rutan leads the way for WL-Salem boys golfers at Marysville | |
Ben Rutan shot an 87 to lead the West Liberty-Salem boys golf team Monday in the season-opening Marysville Invitational. more... |
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| Local football teams host scrimmages | |
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Bellefontaine’s Zach Mosbarger runs past a Marion Pleasant defender during a scrimmage Saturday morning at Bellefontaine. more... |
| Ben Logan’s Quay joins Wilmington’s football program | |
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After grabbing quarterback Nate Stierhoff from the Benjamin Logan football program, the Wilmington College football staff has acquired another Raider standout. more... |
| WL-Salem’s Curt Levy to join his brother in wrestling room at Heidelberg | |
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West Liberty-Salem’s Curt Levy racked up the accolades during his high school career. He now hopes to do the same in college. more... |
| Local girl wins at Hershey’s national track and field meet | |
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By throwing a softball more than 172 feet, Bellefontaine’s Jazmyn Haley won her second national title in three years at the Hershey’s Track & Field Games last weekend in Hershey, Pa. more... |
| Bellefontaine’s Yelton gets modified win at Shady Bowl | |
Bellefontaine’s Brad Yelton won the 25-lap modified feature Saturday to provide a local highlight at Shady Bowl Speedway. more... |
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| Several local racers fare well at Shady Bowl | |
Shady Bowl Speedway saw several local racers come away with first-place wins Saturday as four different drivers won. more... |
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| Indian Lake’s Herren to play soccer at Otterbein | |
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After making her mark on the Logan County prep soccer scene, Michelle Herren is taking her game to Otterbein College. more... |
| Lakers’ Minnich to play college softball in West Virginia | |
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With the help of the Internet, recent Indian Lake graduate Julianne Minnich did an extensive search for a college to continue her softball career. more... |
| Powerbuilt bows out at state tourney | |
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One inning changed the complexion of Powerbuilt’s state Acme tournament run here Tuesday evening. more... |
| Keith Roberts named track, cross country coach at Heidelberg College | |
Former Bellefontaine High School athletic standout Keith Roberts has been promoted to the position of interim head coach for the men’s and women’s track and cross country programs at Heidelberg College. more... |
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| Powerbuilt still alive at state Acme tourney | |
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Bellefontaine Powerbuilt stumbled in the opening round of the state Acme tournament here Saturday, but got on track Sunday. more... |
| Ben Logan’s Pool to wrestle for Dernlan at Ashland University | |
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As one of the most decorated wrestlers in Benjamin Logan High School history, Hunter Pool had not given much thought to continuing his career in college. more... |
| Liberty Hills hosts Wendy’s Jr. Classic | |
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Grant Ricketts of Belle Center won the 11-and-under boys and girls division to highlight the Wendy’s Jr. Classic on Monday at Liberty Hills Golf Club. more... |
| Powerbuilt grabs state tourney berth | |
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After failing to make the Acme state tournament last summer, Bellefontaine Powerbuilt has been on a mission to get back to state this summer. more... |
| Demolition derby provides thrills on final night of fair | |
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This year’s edition of the demolition derby did not disappoint Sunday evening at the Logan County Fair as cars lost tires, a truck was flipped over and plenty of body damage was done to all of the competing vehicles. more... |
| Powerbuilt tops Urbana for spot in district final | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt is one win away from reaching the state tournament. Powerbuilt defeated Urbana 12-2 in five innings on Saturday in the Acme district semifinal game at Blue Jacket Park. more... |
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| Powerbuilt opens district tourney with a bang | |
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Bellefontaine Powerbuilt piled up the hits Friday night as it blasted Kenton Ridge 13- 6 in an first-round Acme district tournament game at Blue Jacket Park. more... |
| A rough ride | |
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The grandstand area at the Logan County Fair resembled a scene from a small western town Friday night. more... |
| Jacksons have memorable night at fair | |
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The final evening of harness racing at the Logan County Fair on Thursday will long be remembered by Bud and Jenean Jackson and their family. more... |
| Riverside’s Holland to play football at Ohio Wesleyan | |
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In an effort to get noticed by college coaches, more and more high school football players are attending combines and workouts. more... |
| Harness racing kicks off at Logan County Fair | |
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It was a good night for local horses Wednesday on the first of two evenings of harness racing at the Logan County Fair. more... |
| Pirates’ Parker to play football, run track at Wittenberg | |
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Seth Parker, an outstanding prep athlete at Riverside, has decided to further his athletic career at the college level. more... |
| Tractor pulls provide noise, entertainment for fair crowd | |
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Despite being delayed by rain, the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association made a stop Tuesday at the Logan County Fair. more... |
| Ben Logan blanks Indian Lake, falls to Urbana in Acme sectional | |
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Ben Logan T&L Graphics blanked Indian Lake 2-0, but then lost to Urbana 5-3 in the loser’s bracket final of the Acme sectional tournament Monday at Blue Jacket Park. more... |
| Powerbuilt reaches sectional final | |
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Bellefontaine Powerbuilt advanced to the sectional final and clinched a berth in this week’s Acme district tournament with a 3-2 semifinal victory over Urbana on Sunday at Blue Jacket Park. more... |
| Bellefontaine Jr. Acme squad advances to district championship | |
Three wins over the weekend have put the Bellefontaine Jr. Acme team in tonight’s district championship game. more... |
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| Three local racers win at Shady Bowl | |
Local racers Steve Snapp, Jerry Ellis Sr. and Jerry Ellis Jr., all of DeGraff, each came away with a win Saturday at Shady Bowl Speedway. more... |
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| Powerbuilt blanks Graham, Urbana clips Indian Lake | |
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Bellefontaine Powerbuilt cruised into the semifinals, while Indian Lake was clipped by Urbana in Acme sectional quarterfinal play Friday afternoon at Blue Jacket Park. more... |
| Powerbuilt grabs two recent wins | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt picked up a pair of recent Acme baseball wins. Powerbuilt defeated Ben Logan T&L Graphics 7-1 on Tuesday and then wrapped up the regular season Wednesday with a 10-0 win over Dayton Stebbins. more... |
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| Bellefontaine Jr. Acme team wins district opener | |
Daulton Mosbarger drove in three runs with a pair of hits while Luke Heath and Sean Hartley collected two hits each as the Bellefontaine Jr. Acme baseball team opened the district tournament with an 11-4 win at Graham on Tuesday. more... |
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| Riverside lands two new head coaches | |
A pair of familiar faces are taking over vacancies in the Riverside athletic department. Rob Kilgore, who was the Pirates’ head baseball coach from 2000-02, has been tabbed to return to that position. He takes over for Jason McLain, who recently stepped down after three seasons at the helm. more... |
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| Powerbuilt nets a pair of victories | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt won a pair of games over the weekend, defeating visiting Vandalia-Butler 3-0 on Friday and knocking off Celina 8-5 on Saturday. more... |
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| Carroll wins Firecracker 50 at Shady Bowl | |
Mike Carroll led all 50 laps to take first and the $2,500 prize money in the Firecracker 50 on Saturday at Shady Bowl Speedway. more... |
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| Indian Lake rallies to down Ben Logan 12-5 | |
Indian Lake Design Original rallied to beat visiting Ben Logan T&L Graphics 12-6 in five innings Wednesday in Acme baseball action. more... |
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| Ben Logan wins two in Acme action | |
Ben Logan T&L Graphics recorded wins against Northwestern and Triad in recent Acme baseball action. more... |
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| Fawcett to visit White House, meet President | |
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Penn State volleyball star and former Benjamin Logan standout Nicole Fawcett travels to Washington, D.C. today to visit the White House and meet President George W. Bush. more... |
| Powerbuilt takes second at Indiana tournament | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt came away with a second-place finish at the Indiana Wooden Bat tournament in South Bend, Ind. over the weekend. more... |
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| Laker legend reflects on coaching career | |
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For 28 years Bill Fulton has been the heart, the soul and the backbone of Indian Lake wrestling. more... |
| Ben Logan falls in Urbana tournament | |
Taking over a successful program like the one Indian Lake wrestling has built is no easy task, but Scott Tressler is prepared to do just that. more... |
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| A mother in the fast lane | |
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Melissa Crandell is kept extremely busy hustling to and from activities of her four children, but the former Logan County resident is no ordinary soccer mom. more... |
| Ben Logan falls in Urbana tournament | |
The Ben Logan T&L Graphics Acme baseball team fell to Olentangy Liberty 11-7 on Thursday in the first round of a tournament at Urbana University. more... |
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| Tigers' Daniel Wirick to play football at ONU | |
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West Liberty-Salem standout Daniel Wirick has seen more football games than the average player in his prep career. He has decided to extend his time on the field by playing for Ohio Northern University. more... |
| Two area Acme baseball teams pick up victories | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt breezed past the Dayton Hustle 9-1 on Wednesday in Acme baseball action at Time Warner Field in Dayton. more... |
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| Powerbuilt blanks Indian Lake | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt combined standout pitching with a steady offense Tuesday to run past visiting Indian Lake for a 19-0 win in Acme baseball action. more... |
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| Kerns, Dixon named first-team all-Ohio | |
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Two area prep baseball players received the ultimate honor Monday with the release of the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association all-state baseball teams. more... |
| Bellefontaine Powerbuilt trips up St. Henry | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt got back into the win column Monday with a 10-7 victory at St. Henry in Acme baseball action. more... |
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| Chiefs’ Morgan enjoys North-South experience | |
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Although his team did not come away with a win, Bellefontaine’s Keith Morgan left Ohio Stadium on Saturday with a positive experience after the Ohio North-South All-Star Football Game. more... |
| Ben Logan splits two games | |
The Ben Logan T&L Graphics Acme baseball team split a pair of games in Celina on Saturday. more... |
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| Ben Logan gets win against Stebbins in Acme baseball contest | |
The Ben Logan Acme baseball team picked up a 6-2 win over host Stebbins on Thursday. Ben Logan is now 5-1 on the season. more... |
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| Ledford, Herron named to all-Ohio first team | |
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West Liberty-Salem sophomore Abbey Ledford and Triad senior Amber Herron were named to the first team in their respective division on the recently released Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association all-Ohio squad. more... |
| Chiefs’ Morgan to be on big stage Saturday | |
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Bellefontaine’s Keith Morgan is going to play his college football at Bowling Green, but first he will get the opportunity to play in the home stadium of the Ohio State Buckeyes. more... |
| Powerbuilt sweeps two from Greenville | |
A wild night of baseball resulted in a pair of Acme wins for Bellefontaine Powerbuilt on Wednesday. more... |
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| Triad’s Cooney earns first-team Southwest district honor | |
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Triad senior Kristen Cooney was the lone area player named to the first team on the recently released Southwest District Coaches Association All-Metro North softball squad. more... |
| Bellefontaine Powerbuilt trips up Indian Lake | |
Bellefontaine Powerbuilt stayed on a roll with a 12- 3 win over host Indian Lake in an Acme baseball game Tuesday. more... |
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| Ben Logan’s Lee Kerns to play baseball at Tiffin | |
After polishing off a stellar baseball career at Benjamin Logan, Lee Kerns has decided to take his talents to Tiffin University. more... |
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| Ben Logan Acme baseball team blanks Stebbins 5-0 | |
The Ben Logan Acme baseball team defeated host Stebbins 5-0 on Monday. The win improves Ben Logan to 4-1 on the season. more... |
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| Brown adds sixth-place finish at state | |
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After a phenomenal track and field season, Bellefontaine senior Tomika Brown wrapped up her prep career here Saturday at the Division II state meet in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. more... |
| Triad’s softball team takes runner-up trophy for third straight season | |
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As the state softball tournament came to a close here Saturday, Triad went down in the record books. Unfortunately, it was not for the type of record a team wants to own. more... |
| Chiefs’ Lewis, Lakers’ Watt just miss placement in Columbus | |
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The trio of Bellefontaine’s Kea Lewis and Sara Bechtel and Indian Lake’s Rachel Watt just missed placing in the Division II state track and field meet this weekend in Columbus. more... |
| Bratka wins state title | |
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Holding the longest throw and having to wait for the last three competitors to attempt their final throws of the Division III state discus competition, West Liberty-Salem junior Nate Bratka put his arms above his head and turned away from the action. more... |
| Lakers’ Jones takes third in long jump | |
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Indian Lake’s Stacy Jones came into the Division II state track and field meet here Friday as an unknown. After the junior competed in the long jump competition he was considered a state championship contender for next season. more... |
| Chiefs’ Brown finishes second | |
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Bellefontaine’s Tomika Brown was literally inches away from being a state champion here Friday during the Division II girls high jump competition. more... |
| Local athletes compete in Division III field | |
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Triad junior Tyler Harper earned some hardware here Friday at the Division III state track and field meet in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. more... |
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