Girls basketball notes: Fort Loramie keeps rolling
FORT LORAMIE — After a slow start to the season, Fort Loramie has proven it’s back in shape.
Video: Russia at Fort Loramie girls basketball highlights
Boys basketball notes: Bad second quarter hurts Sidney against Northmont
SIDNEY — A long scoreless drought in the second quarter was too much for Sidney to overcome in a nonconference game on Tuesday.
Girls basketball: McNeal is Sidney’s ‘Wonder Woman’
SIDNEY — When 2023 began, Kelis McNeal didn’t anticipate starting 2024 as a mother.
Girls basketball notes: Sidney rallies but loses to Vandalia-Butler
SIDNEY — Sidney had won 30 consecutive Miami Valley League games before Thursday. The winning streak ended against the same opponent who had last beaten the Yellow Jackets: Vandalia-Butler.
Boys basketball: Russia dominates Troy Christian, stays unbeaten
PIQUA — It was a tournament atmosphere with a big crowd at Garbry Gymnasium on Thursday in the first game of the WPTW Holiday Classic.
Girls basketball notes: Hudgins leading strong defensive effort for Sidney
PIQUA — Kiara Hudgins missed almost all of her junior season while recuperating from knee surgery. Opponents are aware she’s back at full strength.
Boys basketball notes: Spradling leading Sidney, MVL in scoring
PIQUA — Sidney junior guard Julius Spradling was a proficient point guard in his first two seasons. After being more apt to allow a teammate to shoot as an underclassmen, he is now the top scorer in the Miami Valley League.
Girls basketball: Anna hangs on, beats Russia 45-44
RUSSIA — Anna has been dealing with periods of inconsistent play this year, and a lull near the end of a Shelby County Athletic League game on Thursday was almost costly.
Girls basketball: Vordemark doing a little of everything for Sidney
FAIRBORN — Larkyn Vordemark did something few basketball players do during a season: play a few soccer games in Florida.