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MC men, women fall on the road

BEXLEY — Capital defeated Marietta College by the score of 95-87 Saturday afternoon in Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball. The loss drops Marietta to 5-4 overall and 1-1 in the OAC. The Comets improve to 5-3 overall and are also 1-1 in league play. Marietta scored the first four points of the game and held a small lead until Se'Ron Calloway-White hit a pair of free throws giving Capital a 10-9 lead six minutes into the game. Elijah Harden responded with three straight three-pointers to put the Pioneers back in front, 18-10, with 12:24 left in the half. Trailing 28-20, the ...

Marietta soccer coaches earn statewide recognition

Two of the best high school soccer coaches in the state of Ohio call Marietta home. MHS girls head coach Bill Mannix and assistant coach Ben Schenkel received top honors from the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association. Mannix was named the Division III Coach of the Year while Schenkel ...

Tigers take control late, top Warriors 51-43

VINCENT — Forgive the Marietta boys basketball team if they aren’t in a hurry to re-watch Friday’s 51-43 win over Warren. Offense was hard to come by at times for the Tigers, even around the rim, but head coach Austin Gardner’s squad did exactly what they needed to do to leave ...

Hoops roundup: Wildcats, Redskins pick up wins

Boys Waterford 57, Eastern 50 REEDSVILLE — Waterford withstood Eastern’s second-half rally and held on for a 57-50 victory Friday night. The Wildcats (1-1) led 28-9 at halftime but were outscored 20-9 in the third as their lead was trimmed to eight points going into the final period. The Eagles (0-3) outscored Waterford 21-20 over the final eight minutes, but it wasn’t enough. Finn Pennock and Reese Lang combined to go 18 for 22 at the free-throw line to help the Waterford cause. Pennock led all scorers with 21 points while Lang added 14 and Colby Roberts chipped in eight. ...

Waterford Invite kicks off wrestling season for local teams

WATERFORD — The preseason expectations for Waterford’s wrestling program are indeed high as head man Greg Offenberger returns state qualifier Hayden Jones for his junior year along with a quartet of other district qualifiers in seniors Trevin Zimmer and Cadon Riley as well as 11th-grader ...

Warren outlasts Marietta in physical battle, 34-26

On a night where points were very hard to come by, any kind of a run at all was bound to make a difference in the rivalry showdown between the Warren Warriors and the Marietta Tigers Thursday night at Sutton Gymnasium. Trailing by three points midway through the fourth quarter, Warren went ...