South Fighting Early Injuries

South went into todays scrimmage with Bethel with around a half-dozen sidelined players.  So young players had to step up and make plays at the varsity level. Bethel took control of the scrimmage early when the teams ran 10 plays apiece.  South had problems giving up big plays to the Bees on defense.  Bethel ran a double wing offense with the triple option.  But they also passed well out of this formation. They did some no huddle and scored 3 times before South managed to punch one in themselves.

South ran a pro set, with 2 backs in the backfield.  Their first few possessions they had problems getting the offense into a flow.  But they finally put together a nice drive and mixed both the run and the pass to score.  South did seem to get better as the scrimmage went on.  Being a young team, it probably took a few series just to get things figured out. When the teams changed up later in the day and ran plays using down and distance, South held their own.  Bethel scored twice and TVS scored twice.  Still overall Bethel outscored South in this scrimmage 6 scores to 3.


Coach Bartlett discussed the team after the scrimmage, "We had a lot of young kids that went out there and learned today. We saw some good things from the kids and at this point in the season, we saw some things we need to work on.  Everything we saw today was correctable. The kids played hard, and some things you can't coach - the boys gave all their effort.  We just have to get rid of those mental mistakes."

He admitted that they have to deal with injuries, "We got bitten by the injury bug early this year. But this is football and guys are going to get injured.  You have to have guys ready to step up. We had some young guys step up today and get their first varsity experience. They are going to grow and they are going to learn."

Next up was discussion about this years personnel, "We have some experienced guys coming back from last year.  Ryan Bassler and Austin Eaton are expected to do a lot for us and provide leadership. We have some strong kids like John Gray on the line back this year, and Wendel Webb.  Of course some younger guys are stepping up.   Josh Wysong is having an impact.  We have the keys; we have the pieces, we just have to figure out this puzzle and get it all together by opening day."

Next week South will scrimmage at Madison in a jamboree game at 7pm on Friday.  They open the regular season Friday, Aug. 25th at home against Dixie.

Dayton Area Sports - 2nd week of August

• Plenty of positives in Piqua football Piqua Prep
• Greenview Northridge Scrimmage football Northridge Rams Dayton Prep
• NFHS adopts resolution regarding Friday night high school football football IND Prep
• Greenville football team takes on powerhouse Coldwater football Greenville Coldwater Cavaliers Prep
• Trojans facing serious star power football Trojans Troy Trojan Dunbar Prep
• Back the Wave Greenville Wave Prep
• Troy Christian’s Peyton Spurlock signs to play football at Urbana University football Troy Troy Christian Prep
• Greenville reserved football seats and athletic passes go on sale football Greenville Prep
• Definition of Hardnosed athlete Knights Richmond Prep
• Area football preview: The fight for five football Richmond Prep
• A.J. Oullette thanks Covington community for support
• Sports beat Eaton Eagles Eagle Prep
• Indians Soccer Indians Prep
• Chard duo wins state rowing title Beavercreek Prep
• Women Hall of Fame Beavercreek Xenia Yellow Springs Wilberforce Cedarville College
• Greenville girls tennis team wins season opener vs. St. Marys tennis Greenville Wave Anna Prep
• Lady Falcons net win in tennis opener tennis Falcons Prep
• Versailles girls golf team places 2nd in its Lady Tiger Tee Invitational golf Tippecanoe St. Henry Versailles Miami College
• APL celebrates successful program Arcanum Prep
• Rookie QB Dobbs eager to step in for Steelers NFL Pro
• Lima area results Delphos Shawnee Prep
• Xenia Buccs football Buccaneers Xenia Prep
• Out of the past track Miami College
• CCC golfers rise to top at Kendig golf Twin Valley South CCC Prep
• Sports Calendar basketball golf Tipp City Aviator Butler Prep
• Shawnee, Wapakoneta collect more boys golf tourney crowns golf Indians Shawnee Prep
• Versailles football team tangles with Brookville in its 1st scrimmage football Tigers Brookville Blue Devils Versailles Prep
• Waves of watery action as wakeboarders ski West Chester
• Versailles boys golf team places 7th at New Bremen golf Fort Loramie Minster Versailles Prep
• Valdosta State University basketball program signs Guillozet basketball Blazers Greenville Prep
• Regional Champs back at it Beavercreek Beavers Cincinnati Soccer High School
• Loramie boys continue strong start golf Fort Loramie Redskins Anna Minster
• MT girls golf opens golf Tigers Miami College
• Sports Calendar golf Arcanum Northmont Prep
• Troy boys 2nd at Greenville, Tipp girls win at Versailles: Thursday sports roundup Trojans Beavercreek Troy Trojan Greenville Versailles Prep
• Panther golf beats Blue Lions golf Panthers Miami Lions Prep
• Prep golfers swingin golf Clinton Massie
Richmond girls golf 2017 golf Richmond High School

Mineer leads Falcons to fourth place finish at Miamisburg golf Troy Miamisburg Miami Falcons High School

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Triad girls golf squad drops opener to MP golf Madison Anna OHC High School

Boys golf places 6th at GWOC preseason golf GWOC Northmont High School

Greenville girls golf team places 2nd in American North at GWOC preseason tournament golf GWOC Vandalia-Butler Vandalia Butler Greenville Green Wave Wave High School

Shawnee wins boys golf tournament golf Indians Shawnee High School

Rafts For Fly Fishing

QB? DB? Richmond High School

OHSAA awards $148,750 in scholarships

A reel big catch! Piqua Miami College

Klosterman reaches athletes through Leadership Summit Vandalia Dunbar High School

Lady Aviators tie for eighth at GWOC Preseason Tournament golf GWOC Centerville Lebanon Aviator Butler Greenville Springboro High School

Richmond girls golf 2017 golf Richmond High School

Mechanicsburg Trophy baseball youth

Love, love, love at T-ball Yellow Springs High School

Sports Digest golf Carlisle Eagles Bellbrook Eagle High School

Concussion management: A team approach Delphos High School

Girls golf team places 4th at GWOC golf GWOC Centerville Northmont Bolts High School

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Miaimisburg Josh Myers Strong Impression at OSU Miamisburg Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus

Purdue

Raiders to face national champs volleyball Wright State Raiders College

UU hires Mosbarger as assistant baseball coach baseball Ohio State College

Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush still feels sharp

Notre Dame not ranked in preseason Coaches Poll for first time since 2010 Irish College

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Garrett struts stuff as Browns beat Saints NFL Browns Cleveland Pro

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Reds beat Padres 8-3 Cincinnati Reds Pro

Indians acquire outfielder Jay Bruce from Mets Indians Cleveland Pro

Indians tumble against Rockies Indians Cleveland Pro

Scooter Reds Pro

Padres Cincinnati Versailles Reds Pro

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Coach Marvin Lewis misses practice with Cincinnati Bengals Pro

Bengals sign punter, waive wide receiver

10 players to watch in NFL preseason: Christian McCaffrey highlights talented group NFL Pro

Dragons snap 9-game losing skidDayton Pro

Faulder disqualified in MMA debut Piqua High School

Dayton Area Sports Roundup - First Week of August

• Ohio National Guard leads Mississinawa Valley football team in Operation Buckeye Guard boot camp
• Fall sports begin practice
• Wayne football to hold
• Indians take the field
• Column: As prep practices begin, a few items to keep in mind
• Arcanum offers fall, winter athletics passes
• YMCA to begin flag football registration
• Jets Cross Country team holds opening day practice
• FM soccer teams complete opening day practice
• Athletic passes available at AHS
• WHS grad Johnston named tennis coach at Wittenbergtennis
• Browns Motivated
• Tom Matte recalls playing for Woody Hayes football
• Sea dogs place fourth in swim meet swim
• RHS Football holds practice
• 45 boys attend Franklin Monroe basketball Franklin Monroe High School
• WGC Jr. golf wraps up
• Spots still open for Chamber Golf Outing
• Judge Bratka serving Presidents to officiating OHSAA sports football track
• Blue Lion golf opens golf Wayne High School
• Column: Dark cloud lingers over football as season begins football
• Volleyball tryouts begin Northmont High School
• Piqua Football youth camps enjoy good turnout football Piqua High School
• Tennis players in-the-making tennis Piqua High School
• Lima Summer swim season ending early swim
• Xenia Sports Digest basketball Beavercreek High School
• Who will be deep pass threat for OSU?
• Browns rookie tight end Njoku experiencing growing pains Miami Browns Cleveland Pro
• Top pick John Ross gets plenty of tutoring at Bengals camp Bengals Pro
• Locos advance to finals
• Tribe trips Yanks Indians Cleveland Pro

South First; Second at CCC Meet

Twin Valley South hosted the Cross County Conference Championships this past week.  It was a successful meet with the TVS boys team finishing 1^st and the girls team 2^nd, Covington finished first.  North boys finished 5^th and Trail was 11^th.  North girls were also 5^th. 

Local first place finishers were Hailey Thies TCN 1^st 100m hurdles(15.43 – meet record); Mylan Crews TVS 100m(12.42 meet record); Troy Bowers TVS 100m; Girls 4X200 relay TVS (Abby Beneke, Grace Stewart, Sidney Mowell, Mylan Crews); 1600m run Madison Wright TVS; Girls 4X100 relay TVS (Madison Johnson, Sidney Mowell, Hosanna Craft, Mylan Crews); 300m hurdles Abby Beneke TVS; 800m run Sammy Shockey TVS; 200m dash Mylan Crews TVS (26.01 – meet record); 200m dash Troy Bowers TVS; Hailey Thies  of TCN and Payton Gates of TVS both finished first in the long jump and high jump.  Shotput Tony Turner TCN.

Jets Squeeze Out Win Over South

The Franklin Monroe Jets fastpitch had their hands full in the opening round of the state tournament.  Twin Valley South had hung tough in a loss to the Jets earlier in the season, and this night was the same. To borrow a phrase from coach Mike Morris who frequently tells his pitcher to “squeeze ‘em out” when she has 2 strikes on the batter - the Jets had to squeeze out a win against the Panthers. The game was closely contested until the last out.  The Jets scored the go ahead run when Taylor Armstrong crossed the plate on a Chloe Peters sacrifice in the bottom of the 6^th inning.  Peters was awarded the game ball afterwards. This broke up a 1-1 tie and after the Jets retired the Panthers in order in the top of the 7^th it meant a 2-1 victory.

Entire story will be posted at the The Daily Advocate.

South Boys and Girls Track sweep the Blazer Relays Arcanum and Franklin Monroe finish 2nd.

South Boys and Girls Track sweep the Blazer Relays.  Arcanum and Franklin Monroe finish 2nd.

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Covington Ends Souths Season

Covington   14  13  23  9   59
TVS           10   9    9  7   35


Scoring for Covington: Samantha Whiteman 16, Addison Metz 9, Lexie
Long 8, Lillian Hamilton 7, Victoria Lyle 6, Justice Warner 5,
Mackenzie Long 4, Allison Angle 2, Morgan Lowe 2

Scoring for TVS: Mylan Crews 10, Kelsie Shafer 6, Taylor Bowers 6,
Emily Hutchings 6, Abby Bingham 5, Abby Robertson 2

Strong Second Half puts Trojans Over North

The Arcanum Trojans showed no mercy to host Tri-County North on their senior night. The two teams played fairly evenly in the first half. But in the second half, a decent lead turned into a rout as the Arcanum defense grew stronger, keeping North from scoring and on offense the shooters found their range and the shots kept dropping for the visitors. North changed up defenses and made line up changes, but it was to no avail as Arcanum grew their lead to double digits and had a happy drive home with a 68-52 win.

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South Falls to Black Hawks

Miss Val     13   26   14   21   74

TVS            9     8    20  12    49

Olivia Murphy led the Blackhawks to victory with 18 points, Kelsie Shafer had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Panthers. 

Roaders Rumble With Panthers

Both Bradford and North have struggled this season, but both teams laid it on the line on Friday night. They still have a chance to move up in the league standings – and both teams are playing for pride. Fans were treated to a game with several lead changes and ties as the two teams battled on the hardwood. The teams had contrasting offensive styles where North seemed determined to drive the ball into the teeth of Bradford defense, while Bradford got the most traction with the 3 point shot – nailing an impressive 10 treys on the night.

It was a tight game with several lead changes and several ties.  North hit a trey late that gave them a little distance.  And when Bradford tried to foul, North did well from the line.  It was a 59-49 North victory. 

Scoring for Bradford: Smith 21, Millhouse 7, Swagg 14, Branson 5, Phillips 2. Branson was the glass cleaner for the night with 7 rebounds. Swabb lead the team with 5 assists, Smith lead the team with 4 steals.

Scoring for TCN: Edgin 15, Stinson 15, Lairson 4, Lewis 3, Fry 3, Brinson 14, Parsons 3, Heindl 2.

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Railroaders Slow Start Dooms Them Against South

Bradford got off to a sluggish start against the Twin Valley South Panthers. But the other 3 quarters they played even with the Panthers. But that cold start gave the Panthers an early lead and the RailRoaders had to play catchup the rest of the night. Still they got a hot hand later in the game and made a good run at the Panthers. But out of the gate, they missed 4 free throws and until late in the quarter they could not hit a shot from outside. The Panthers capitalized with a 17-9 lead at the end of one.  Bradford made a solid run at the end of the 3rd quarter and had the deficit down to 2 points late in the quarter.  But South fended off the Railroader charge for 62-54 win.

Scoring for Bradford: Smith 12, Millhouse 14, Swabb 8, Branson 8, Phillips 12.

Scoring for TVS: Marker 1, Bassler 5, Wells 8, Bowman 20, Meyers 5, Cottingim 8, Lovely 15.

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North Defeats South

TCN   10  14  15  10   48

TVS   11    2  14  12   39

Scoring for TCN: Aubrey Stupp 24, Shayanna Baker 10, Cassi Stinson 6, Sara Harris 3, Megan Poling 4

Scoring for TVS: Abby Bingham 15, Madison Johnson 10, Kelsie Shafer 6, Mylan Crews 5, Abby Robertson 2, Emily Hutchings 1

TCN was led by Aubrey Stupp with 24 points, TVS was led by Abby Bingham with 15 points - 12 from behind the three point line.