Bishop track teams close 3rd at Wooster Invitational
The 800-meter relay team of senior Liberty Brock, freshman Amarah McPhaul, junior Sarah Mazzei, and senior Addystin Lykins won its event to lead the Ohio Wesleyan women’s track & field team at the Wooster Indoor Invitational, hosted by The College of Wooster on Saturday in Wooster.
Golden Eagles rally past Indians, 43-37
The Big Walnut girls basketball team didn’t get off to the best start — cold shooting, an aggressive Canal Winchester defense and foul trouble to one of its best players certainly didn’t help — but once it got rolling, surged in front and held on late to nab a key 43-37 OCC-Capital Division win Friday night in Sunbury.
Schroeder to be named next Orange football coach
Upon Board approval, Wes Schroeder will be the next football coach at Olentangy Orange High School.
Bishops outlast Little Giants, 69-65
Henry Hinkle poured in a game-best 32 points, including his team’s final four as the Ohio Wesleyan men’s basketball team outlasted visiting Wabash 69-65 in North Coast Athletic Conference action Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.
Balanced Barons cruise past Bobcats, 55-20
The Buckeye Valley girls basketball team continued its domination of the CBL Tuesday night in Delaware, racing out to a 28-2 lead it parlayed into a 55-20 league win over visiting Grandview Heights.
Miller, Schipfer, Denison power OWU past Oberlin
Freshman post Macy Miller scored 9 consecutive points to help the Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team wipe out an 8-0 deficit, and senior guard Kasey Schipfer and senior guard Lauren Denison contributed 5 points apiece during a 14-3 run late in the second quarter that helped break open a 79-50 North Coast Athletic Conference win over Oberlin on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena.
Berlin nabs runner-up honors at Kevin Cleveland Memorial
Big Walnut’s Nathan Barnes picked up first-place points and Olentangy Berlin’s Maddux Nauman and Liam Doneyhue nabbed runner-up honors to lead area wrestlers at Saturday’s Kevin Cleveland Memorial in Dublin.
Fast start sends Pacers past Irish, 86-64
The Delaware Hayes boys basketball team had 28 points by the end of the first quarter and nearly 50 by the break en route to a convincing 86-64 OCC-Capital Division win over visiting Dublin Scioto Friday night.
Ward, Hinkle help Bishops close out NCAC win
Junior guard Henry Hinkle and sophomore guard Isaac Ward scored 8 points apiece during the final 4-plus minutes to help the Ohio Wesleyan men’s basketball team rally for a 66-61 North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw on Wednesday at Branch Rickey Arena.
Basketball roundup: Braves shine in holiday showcase
The Olentangy boys basketball team won a pair of games over the weekend, improving to 5-3 while bumping its winning streak to three thanks to Friday’s 69-64 come-from-behind win over Wheeling Park and a dominant 60-33 win over River a day later.
