Racing returned to Shady Bowl Speedway on Saturday for the first time this season after the coronavirus delayed the start. Fans had to adhere to rules set forth by local health officials and they were…
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7 area baseball players named academic all-Ohio
A total of seven area baseball players were recently named to the 2020 Academic All-Ohio team by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. While the spring season was not played because of th…
Chiefs’ Shumaker looking for new college home after Wright State drops softball
Caitlyn Shumaker’s athletic career at Bellefontaine has been defined by hard work. Now, the recent high school graduate has to showcase her grit again after her college plans have been derailed. The C…
Johnson earns All-American honors for Tiffin University
While it was not the way she envisioned her senior season ending, former Bellefontaine standout Brenda Johnson is leaving Tiffin University’s women’s track and field program as an All-American. A seni…
Raiders’ Boysel named GMVWA D3 wrestler of the year
Benjamin Logan senior Steele Boysel was recently voted as the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association Division III wrestler of the year. Boysel had a standout final season for the Raiders. He won a…
BHS graduate Munz receives honor at Michigan State
Michigan State University strength and conditioning coach Molli Munz, a 1997 Bellefontaine High School graduate, has been named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength and …
IL track, CC coach offers insight into area running trails
Indian Lake cross country and track and field coach Justin Metzger often encourages his athletes to get running in on their own. He has went a step further by developing a guide for area running trail…
Hinterschied fires hole-in-one
Russells Point resident Joan Hinterschied aced the sixth hole Saturday, May 2, at Cherokee Hills Golf Course. Hinterschied used a 7-wood for her ace on the 85-yard sixth. Her hole- in-one was witnesse…
Allen records ace at Cherokee Hills
Garrett Allen of Bellefontaine recorded a hole-in-one Saturday, May 16, at Cherokee Hills Golf Course. Allen aced the 104-yard sixth hole with a wedge. The shot was witnessed by Tyler Shepherd, Shad M…
Former Raider Plikerd named All-American
Former Benjamin Logan standout Stevie Plikerd recently earned All-American honors as a member of the Wittenberg University women’s indoor track and field team. A sophomore, Plikerd earned All-American…