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Tigers oust Chiefs in season opener
West Liberty-Salem’s girls basketball team jumped out to a big halftime lead and went on to take a 47-25 victory over host Bellefontaine in the season opener for both squads on Saturday. The Tigers (1…
Bellefontaine’s Brown finishes 1st at youth nationals
Bellefontaine middle school student Grace Brown continued her sensational cross country season Saturday by winning the Youth National Championship in Shelbyville, Ind. Brown ran the 4K course in a tim…
Big Orange girls 4th at state
OBETZ — The power is in the pack. That was the motto this year for the West Liberty-Salem Big Orange girls cross country team. While this year’s team may not have had a star runner like some of the te…
Pirates unable to hold up against Cardinals
Riverside’s football team bottled up New Bremen’s offense during the first quarter Friday night. But the Pirates could not keep pace with the balanced Cardinals over the final three quarters. Followin…
Powerful Flyers overwhelm Tigers
A physical ground game and a stifling defense has been the recipe Marion Local’s football has used to dominate its competition this season. The Flyers, the number-one ranked team in the state, used th…
Big Orange punch another ticket to state
West Liberty-Salem’s boys and girls cross country teams punched state meet tickets again Saturday as both squads finished as Divison III regional runner-ups in Troy. The Big Orange girls,ranked fifth…
Lady Raiders fall to Badin in district final
Benjamin Logan’s volleyball team ran into a buzz saw against Hamilton Badin in a Division II district final Saturday at Kettering Fairmont. Badin, ranked second in the final Division II state coaches…
Raiders oust Red Devils, win sectional title
Benjamin Logan’s volleyball team continued its magical season Tuesday, surviving a five-set battle with top-seeded Tippecanoe in a Division II sectional final at Tecumseh High School. The second-seede…
Big Orange boys and girls are district champs
West Liberty-Salem’s boys and girls cross country teams started the postseason in impressive fashion Saturday as they both captured Division III district titles at Cedarville University. West Liberty-…