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Fayetteville ends Lady Tigers’ 22-win season
SPRINGFIELD — Fayetteville used its size advantage and a strong first half from Aubrey Baker to end West Liberty-Salem’s tournament run Wednesday night, defeating...
Indian Lake comeback comes up one possession short
By Chad Kean, Examiner Contributor
Tournament basketball has a cruel way of boiling everything down to one or two moments.
For Indian Lake, the season ended...
Two Lakers headed to SPIRE indoor state championships
Two Indian Lake athletes will compete this weekend at the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Indoor State Championship, set for March...
Tigers place third at rugged Versailles sectional, send seven to district
VERSAILLES — The West Liberty-Salem boys wrestling team opened postseason competition this weekend at the Division III sectional tournament hosted by Versailles High School,...
Bellefontaine sixth-graders runner-up at Triad Classic
The sixth-grade Bellefontaine boys basketball team wrapped up its season this weekend with a strong showing, finishing runner-up in the Gold Bracket at the...
Fourth-quarter dominance sends WL-Salem back to regionals
By Chad Kean, Examiner Contributor
There’s something about championship teams — they don’t panic. They don’t splinter when shots won’t fall. They don’t blink when...
Reisinger, Pequignot fuel third-quarter surge in playoff win
By Chad Kean, Examiner Contributor
The Indian Lake boys basketball team delivered a statement performance in tournament play Friday night, Feb. 27, riding a dominant...
Poppe’s late deflection lifts Tigers past Arcanum
COVINGTON — In a game that never allowed anyone to exhale, West Liberty-Salem slipped past Arcanum 45-44 Tuesday night in a Division VI district...
Lady Raiders unable to get by Archbishop Alter in tourney play
KETTERING — The postseason path for the Benjamin Logan girls basketball team came to an end Tuesday night, Feb. 24, as host Archbishop Alter...
Riverside falls in nail-biter to Twin Valley South
By Chad Kean, Examiner Contributor
Riverside’s postseason run came to a heartbreaking end Monday night, Feb. 23, as the Pirates dropped a 62–60 decision to...
Raiders come up short in hard-fought playoff loss to Northwestern
BY CHAD KEAN, Examiner Contributor
SIDNEY — The Benjamin Logan Raiders knew Northwestern would be a tough postseason test when the teams played Monday, Feb....
Coach’s Corner: What coaches want in today’s athlete
By Mark Brunswick
As I write this article, I am putting 40 years of experience and knowledge into it to help future families and athletes...