Girls basketball: Shappie’s buzzer-beater lifts Russia over Botkins in district final
TROY — Russia players give their coaches cards before each game with funny, non-serious “most likely to,” predictions.
Boys basketball: Russia dominates Newton, advances to second straight district final
TROY — Russia completed its tournament run through Troy High School with another running-clock win on Friday. The victory earned the Raiders a spot in a district final for the second straight year.
Boys basketball: O’Leary big in Lehman Catholic’s rally against Southeastern
TROY — Lehman Catholic senior forward Donovan O’Leary had the biggest night of his career on Wednesday. The Cavaliers needed it to make a huge rally in a Division IV sectional final.
Boys basketball: Olding buzzer-beater lifts Lehman over Southeastern, Botkins dominates Triad
TROY — Lehman Catholic played terrible in the first half of a Division IV sectional final. It didn’t exactly play well in the second half, but it played well enough to make a tremendous comeback.
Girls basketball: Russia beats Covington, Fort Loramie dominates Lehman Catholic in district semifinals
SIDNEY — With one lone returnee on the court, Russia struggled in the first half of the season but has played strong in the second half.
Photos, videos: Sidney’s Payne wins two events in state swimming meet
Sidney senior Jarrett Payne, pictured above, won two events in the state swimming meet this weekend at C.T. Branin Nataorium in Canton. Payne finished first in the Division I boys 100 Backstroke in 46.78 seconds, nearly one second ahead of the second-place finisher. Payne also finished first in the boys 200 Medley in 1:48, over a second ahead of second place. They were the first individual state titles for Payne, who finished fourth in two events last year. He signed to compete for the University of Alabama in late December. More photos and videos from Payne’s weekend are below.
Boys basketball: Botkins opens tourney with win, Houston loses
TROY — Botkins had some defensive problems late in regular season and did again in a Division IV sectional semifinal on Saturday, but its offense more than made up for it.
Girls basketball: Sidney can’t keep up late in sectional final against Centerville
TROY — Sidney couldn’t keep up late in a Division I sectional final on Wednesday, but coach Jamal Foster said the team again displayed the grit it’s known for.
Boys basketball: Anna dominates National Trail in tourney opener
CLAYTON — Anna got a reminder in the first quarter on Tuesday what tournament play is like. The reminder was all it needed.
Boys basketball notes: After MVL Valley Division title, Sidney hoping for postseason success
SIDNEY — Sidney dropped to 5-5 overall and 4-4 in Miami Valley League play after a loss to Tippecanoe on Jan. 5. Its hopes of an MVL Valley Division title looked bleak.
