Pioneers need Corrie Burkhardt for stretch run

January 23, 2019

Cross your fingers and hope that Marietta College senior Corrie Burkhardt will be available for court action this upcoming week. Last Friday night at the 7:01 mark of the fourth quarter against visiting Baldwin Wallace, the 5-foot-9 Pioneer forward assumed a defensive stance and collided with Yellow Jacket dribbler Riley Schill. Burkhardt, who was assessed a personal foul on the play, grimaced and collapsed to the floor, holding her nose. Play was stopped, and she was attended by the trainers. A few minutes went by before Burkhardt got to her feet and walked off the court on her own ...

Let’s call it ‘Chew the Coffee Bowl’

January 16, 2019

If an arctic blast visits Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday night, the AFC championship game between the host Chiefs and New England Patriots should be postponed and rescheduled. Let’s face it, an arctic struggle is not really a fair test of football. There, I said it. The contest is expected to be played, of course. I mean, there’s a Super Bowl in a couple of weeks, and there’s just too much money on the line, too many sponsors to be satisfied. To the best of my knowledge, in the long and storied history of the NFL, there’s never been a game cancellation of any ...

Pios got ‘hooked’ at the BanJo

January 11, 2019

Marietta College suffered a mortal wound when Capital University’s Austin Schreck made a baseline hook shot at the 4:49 mark of Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game at the BanJo. Anthony Wallace, arguably MC’s best one-on-one defender, couldn’t have played any better D on Schreck. I mean, the Pioneer standout — who by the way recently scored his 1,000th career point — was right on the Crusader shooter. But after Schreck did his Kareem Abdul-Jabbar move on the right baseline, Wallace had this funny expression on his face that could only be interpreted as “How did he ...

Warren rallies, makes every minute count

January 10, 2019

VINCENT — Before Monday night’s opening tip-off between host Warren High and Fort Frye High, the Warrior band played “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” an oldie but goodie from the distant past. Can’t say that I’ve ever heard the Iron Butterfly’s signature song before at a basketball game. But, the Warrior band did a nice rendition of the tune which was derived from “In the Garden of Eden.” Well, after Warren rallied from a 20-point first-quarter deficit to win, 50-48, the Warriors were probably on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida-Cloud-Nine. You see, Warren basically came back from the dead ...

ALBRIGHT: Crusaderette, ’Jacket girls ranked in my pre-season Class A AP poll

November 24, 2018

Perhaps no team possessed a better nickname suited for Class A dragon-slaying last season as Wheeling Central. Penn Kurtz’ Maroon Knights toppled a fire-breathing Huntington St. Joe squad, conquerors of eventual Class AAA champion Parkersburg High and Class AA runner-up Wyoming East (twice) ...

Cadets ‘pick off’ Tigers

November 17, 2018

BYESVILLE — Fort Frye High enjoyed a pick-fest. The second-rated Cadets had five interceptions, three in the second quarter alone, en route to an 18-6 triumph over fourth-rated Shadyside High in an OHSAA Division VI, Region 23 championship football game Friday night at Meadowbrook High. Brian Adkins had two intercepts, including a pick-6 in the second quarter, while Dylan Hart, Caden Fryman, and Brady Schilling each had one. “We’ve been practicing all year, and it just came together tonight,” said the 6-foot, 192-pound Hart, a sophomore linebacker. “We made stops that were ...