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DIVISION V ALL-OHIO GIRLS BASKETBALL

COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division V All-Ohio high school girls basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Karsyn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf. Coach of the Year: Nathan Warner, London Madison-Plains. FIRST TEAM Addison Rhodes, Columbiana Crestview, 6-0, sr., 30.7; Jeniya Bowers, Columbus Africentric, 5-9, sr., 22.5; Kendall Owens, Columbus Academy, 5-7, sr., 16.6; Anna Stroup, London Madison-Plains, 5-6, so., 22.7; Sienna Allen, Portsmouth, 6-0, sr., 17.1; Karsyn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf, sr., 19.5; Ava Boccio, ...

DIVISION IV ALL-OHIO GIRLS

COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division IV All-Ohio high school girls basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel. Coach of the Year: Josh Blakeman, Circleville. FIRST TEAM Kaydence Walker, Wintersville Indian Creek, 5-9 jr., 18.2; Kylie Ujcich, Carrollton, 5-6 sr., 13.4; Leila Carter, Columbus International, 5-8, sr., 27.0; Addison Edgington, Circleville, 6-2, jr., 20.1; Lucy Luers, Franklin Bishop Fenwick, 6-1, so., 14.7; Samaya Wilkins, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 6-3 jr., 22.4; ...

Bearcats bring Calhoun back to Ohio

Former Youngstown State basketball coach and East Liverpool native Jerrod Calhoun is on his way to the University of Cincinnati. Calhoun, 44, reportedly will leave Utah State for a job with his college alma mater. A report by CBS Sports said Cincinnati and Calhoun have agreed to a six-year deal that will be officially announced later this week. Calhoun went 55-15 over two seasons at Utah State including two NCAA tournament appearances. At Youngstown State he went 118-106 from 2017-2024. In his last two seasons with the Penguins he went 46-20 with a regular season Horizon ...

Oak Glen drops opener

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s softball team dropped its opener, 7-1, against University on Saturday. Kyle Robinson led the Bears with two hits. Alex Watkins had a hit and RBI. Danica Holden went the distance for Oak Glen with two strikeouts and a walk. Oak Glen is at Beaver Local on Tuesday. UN: 2-0-1-0-3-0-1—7-14-0 OG: 0-1-0-0-0-0-0—1- 4-0

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Wheeling Central repeats in West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Wheeling Central boys basketball team repeated as the West Virginia Class AA state champion. The No. 1 Maroon Knights held No. 2 Wyoming East to 11 field goals over the final three quarters for a 55-39 win in the Class AA state championship game Saturday at Charleston Coliseum. Eli Sancomb — the two-time Gatorade West Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the Year— led Wheeling Central with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Luke Sancomb and Max Olejasz each had 10 points. The Maroon Knights have completed a 23-0 ...

Penn State wrestlers make it five in a row

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual championship Saturday to help Penn State win its fifth consecutive team title at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships. Penn State, which clinched the team title during the consolation matches earlier Saturday, finished with four national champions and a record 181.5 points, breaking its own mark of 177 set last year. The Nittany Lions have won 13 of the last 15 national championships. Attendance totaled 103,050 for the three-day tournament at Rocket Arena, including 17,845 for the championship ...