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The lone newcomer in the DIII Final Four, Indian Lake ready to show they belong Indian Lake may be the only first-time participant of the Division III softball Final Four this week in Akron, but the L…

Lakers headed to Final Four for first time PLAIN CITY — The dream season continues for Indian Lake’s softball team. The Lakers on Saturday made program history, earning a state Final Four berth for th…

BHS boys sending three to state After dealing with some injuries and having inconsistent stretches early in the season, Bellefontaine’s girls track and field team is performing at an elite level. The …

Benjamin Logan’s Isabel Henderson and Indian Lake’s Elayna Richardson both earned Division II state track and field meet berths during Saturday’s regional meet. Henderson, who was a state placer in th…

West Liberty-Salem’s boys track and field team will be well represented in next week’s Division III state track and field meet in Columbus. The Tigers on Wednesday in the Division III regional at Troy…

It was a very successful first day of the Division II regional meet for Bellefontaine’s girls track and field squad Thursday in Piqua. BHS freshman Kelsie Snapp took regional runner-up honors in the s…

Scholarship offer number 20 came for Bellefontaine star quarterback Tavien St. Clair on Wednesday. And it was one he had been eagerly waiting on. After going through a meticulous recruitment process o…

CENTERVILLE — Indian Lake pitcher Madison Brentlinger and her teammates stole the limelight from West Jefferson and its star ace Brooke Mannon here Wednesday. It was Brentlinger, not Mannon, who threw…

CLAYTON — The third time was not the charm for Riverside’s softball team here Wednesday. The Pirates had a third chance to beat fellow Three Rivers Conference member Covington after losing to the Bucc…

DAYTON — It was exactly the recipe Bellefontaine needed to upset top-seeded Chaminade-Julienne. The ninth-seeded Chiefs used strong pitching and a gritty offense to give the Eagles a major scare, but …