Olentangy nabs top-three showing at Rieman Invitational
Three different Braves nabbed runner-up honors in their respective weight classes while three others earned top-four finishes to lead the Olentangy boys wresting team to a third-place showing at Saturday’s Rieman Invitational in Delaware.
Liberty tightens grip on OCC crown
Claire Mikola picked up the scoring slack with a game-best 18 points and Maria Stack muscled in what proved to be the game-winning hoop with 2.8 seconds left as the shorthanded Olentangy Liberty girls basketball team stayed perfect in league play with a hard-fought 37-36 win over Upper Arlington Friday night in Powell.
OWU women drop Wooster, 81-43
The Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team got back to its winning ways, using a dominant middle two quarters to take care of visiting Wooster 81-43 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.
Area teams eye conference crowns
Six Delaware County basketball teams — four girls’ squads and a couple on the boys’ side — entered Tuesday’s action alone or tied atop their respective conferences.
Bishops’ Thornton voted to Academic All-America teams
Ohio Wesleyan University senior Drew Thornton was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America football teams, it was announced this week.
Barons top Rams to stay perfect in league play
The Buckeye Valley girls basketball team had three players finish in double figures en route to a convincing 66-29 CBL win over host Whitehall-Yearling Saturday in Whitehall.
Pacers edge Eagles for key league win
The Big Walnut boys basketball team put together a strong second quarter on both ends of the floor, climbing out of an early hole to tie things by the break, but visiting Delaware Hayes answered with an even better second half to pull away for a key 50-44 OCC-Capital Division win Friday night in Sunbury.
Double-digit runs help Bishops bury Owls
Junior post Alyssa Griner scored 4 points during a game-opening 10-0 run that started the Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team on its way to a 68-38 North Coast Athletic Conference win over Kenyon on Wednesday in Gambier.
BW girls track off to strong start this winter
It didn’t take Big Walnut’s Megan Stevens and Riley Duffey long to get going this winter as both returning state qualifiers posted top-10 finishes to help their team take top honors at the first indoor meet of the season over the weekend at Capital University.
Big 2nd half sends Pacers past Braves
The Olentangy boys basketball team used a flurry of three-pointers to stick around through a half, but visiting Delaware Hayes used a 12-0 start to the third quarter to pull away en route to a 81-58 non-league win Friday night in Lewis Center.
