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MAIREMONT WINS D4 TITLE COLUMBUS — Cincinnati Mariemont won its first girls state soccer title with a 6-1 win over Liberty Benton in the Div. IV championship on Friday at ScottsMiracle-Gro Stadium. Mariemont handed West Branch its only loss of the season with a 4-0 win in Tuesday's state semifinal. Grizzlies have 10 double-figure scorers in 142-111 romp over Pelicans in NBA Cup play By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jerami Grant scored 22 points, including seven points on an extended possession in the first half, and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the ...

Spann will lead Lisbon after coach resigns

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LISBON — Lisbon is without a head girls basketball coach just 13 days before the season is set to begin. Girls basketball coach Nikki Meek's resignation was accepted by the Lisbon Board of Education on Thursday. She said the reason was family and health issues. Meek was set to start her ...

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PLAYOFF ACTION BEAVER TWP. — United travels to South Range for a Division VI regional semifinal football game at 7 p.m. today. It is a matchup of 10-1 teams with United's only loss coming to Mineral Ridge, 31-28, in the second week and South Range's loss to unbeaten Girard, 46-42, in the seventh week. The last time the teams met was in 2016 in the final season of the Inter-Tri County League. The Raiders won nine of 11 meetings when the teams played in the ITCL Upper Tier. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. LIBERTY COACH STEPS ...

Oak Glen's volleyball run ends in state quarters

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen's volleyball team had a short stay at the West Virginia Class AA state tournament on Tuesday at the Vandalia Health Center. The four-seeded Golden Bears, the defending Class AA state champs, bowed out to No. 5 seed Charleston Catholic in a 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-10 defeat in a quarterfinal. Sophomore Naomi Ayers led the Bears' offense with 11 kills. Junior Caetlyn Six added 10 kills. Kendall Six and Bryson Adams had three aces each. Senior Mikalyn Balch had five kills, 16 digs and 28 assists. Keira Vick added 23 serve receptions. Zoey Caughey chipped ...

Golden Eagles are last one standing in EOAC

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It has been 10 years since United and South Range signed off their 11-year run as members of the Inter-Tri County League. In that time, the South Range football team has played in 33 playoff games and won a Div. V state championship in 2022. It's safe to say the Raiders have flourished after moving to the Northeast 8 where they have won five of the last eight titles. The two old league foes will hook up for the first time since 2016 on Friday in a Div. VI, Region 21 semifinal at Rominger Stadium. In its 49-28 quarterfinal win over Smithville last Friday, South Range outgained the ...

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BIG MAC SPRINGFIELD — Unbeaten South Range is going to have to contend with the Midwest Athletic Conference in the state volleyball tournament this weekend. The Mighty MAC will be represented in the state semifinals by four teams — top-ranked Coldwater (24-4) and sixth-ranked Versailles (21-6) in Division V and third-ranked Parkway (23-3) and fourth-ranked St. Henry (23-4) in Division VI. The Division V semifinals will be held Friday at Wittenberg University with Coldwater vs. second-ranked Byesville Meadowbrook (25-1) at 11:30 a.m., followed by fifth-ranked South Range (27-0) ...