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Track season begins: Marietta girls, Waterford boys win at Belpre

BELPRE — The Marietta girls opened the track season with a strong showing, piling up 116 points to claim the team title Friday at Belpre's Rhodes Lawncare Back on Track Season Opener, while Waterford narrowly edged the Tigers for the boys championship. Shenandoah finished runner-up in the girls standings with 101 points, while Eastern and Meigs tied for third with 68. On the boys side, Waterford totaled 120 points to hold off Marietta (115), with Philo placing third (82). Marietta’s girls were powered by a balanced effort across the board, highlighted by a win from Kipplyn ...

BACF Basketball: Ohio boys fall to Mountain State, 144-112

PARKERSBURG — A huge second quarter was the difference Friday night as the West Virginia boys downed the Ohio boys 144-112 in the 23rd Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Classic at the Rod Oldham Center. Ritchie County’s Isaac Hodges and Parkersburg South’s Taj Joyce combined ...

BACF Basketball: West Virginia girls outlast Ohio in double-OT

PARKERSBURG – Proper place. Proper time. Proper person. The fourth and final 3-pointer knocked down by Parkersburg South senior Emilee Owens on the gym floor she called home for four years turned out to be the game-winner as Team West Virginia pulled out a 79-75, double-overtime victory ...

2026 All-Ohio Boys Basketball Teams

2026 All-Ohio Boys Basketball Division III Player of the Year: Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights Coach of the Year: Mike Haney, Steubenville First Team C.J. Bailey, Tipp City Tippecanoe, 6-2 sr., 15.1; Angelo Diedalis, Columbus Centennial, 6-6, sr., 23.2; Jakhi Calloway, Columbus Bishop Hartley, 6-0, sr., 16.2; JR Jackson, Alliance, 6-0, sr., 19.1; Jaylen Gunther, Youngstown Ursuline, 6-1, jr., 29.0; Austin Brown, Youngstown Chaney, 5-9, jr., 17.3; Marcus Johnson, Garfield Heights, 6-2, sr., 30.1; Santino Haney, Steubenville, 5-11 junior, 22.8; Kaylen Brooks, Mansfield Senior, ...

Ohio boys, girls look to repeat vs. West Virginia in BACF All-Star Classic

PARKERSBURG — Though Southern head coach Jeff Caldwell is a first-time coach in the Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Classic, he’s no stranger to the event itself. “I’ve been coming to the game for quite a few years,” said Caldwell, who guided the Tornadoes to their first ...

2026 All-Ohio Girls Basketball Teams

2026 All-Ohio Girls Basketball Teams Division III Players of the Year: Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush; Milee Smith, Chillicothe Unioto Coach of the Year: Tyler Hardcastle, Zanesville First Team Nylah McShan, Steubenville, 5-8 sr. 20.3; Naomie “Pinky” Burkett, Columbus Hartley, 5-7, so., 19.2; Kennedy Houston, Columbus Centennial, 5-8, jr., 22.4; Milee Smith, Chillicothe Unioto, 5-10, sr., 23.7; Braelyn Even, Hamilton Badin, 5-10, sr., 20.5; Kennedy Lacey, Ashland, 5-8, jr., 22.7; Trinity Lazzara, Norwalk, 5-7, sr., 12.5; Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-10, jr., 24.6; ...