Orange’s best-ever season comes to a close
The Olentangy Orange girls volleyball team battled, saving its best set for last, but saw its most successful season in program history come to a close over the weekend as Kings rolled to a straight-set win in Saturday’s Division I state championship game at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.
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No. 1 Ohio State blows past Michigan State, 38-3
Coffman tops Berlin in regional semifinal
Second-seeded Olentangy Berlin put together its best drive of the game late in the first half, finding the end zone to make it a one-score game at the break, but couldn’t get anything going in the second half as sixth-seeded Dublin Coffman parlayed a 14-7 halftime lead into a 24-7 Division I, Region 2 semifinal win Friday night at Westerville Central.
Late mistakes doom Olentangy in 37-24 loss to Springfield
Hilliard — Olentangy’s bid for a regional final appearance fell just short on Friday as the Springfield Wildcats reeled off 28 points in the fourth quarter to storm back and stun the Braves, 37-24, in a Division 1, Region 2 semifinal.
Liberty falls just short in state final
Olentangy Liberty threw everything it had at Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit after falling into an early 2-0 hole in Friday’s Division I girls soccer state championship game, but the 10-time champion Warriors showed why they’ve been so successful over the years en route to winning their 11th, 2-1, Friday afternoon at Historic Crew Stadium.
Hartford’s patience paying off
COLUMBUS — Rarely does a true freshman find his way into the starting lineup for Ohio State at any point, but that’s exactly where Malik Hartford found himself as the Buckeyes prepared to take on Youngstown State on Sept. 9.
Olentangy set for defending state-runner-up Springfield
Despite being up 17-0 at halftime of Friday’s Division I, Region 2 quarterfinal against visiting and ninth-seeded Miamisburg, it wasn’t until the second half Olentangy coach Wade Bartholomew knew his top-seeded Braves were ready for a deep postseason push.
Orange boys secure best state showing ever
The Olentangy Orange boys cross country team got better as the race wore on, moving up from seventh after one mile and fifth after two all the way to third — the highest finish in program history — in Saturday’s Division I state cross country championship at Fortress Obetz.
Orange headed to state showcase
The Olentangy Orange girls volleyball team has won a lot of games, but never more in a single season than this one.
