BioWaveGoLCC knew return trip was possible
LCC and VASJ say they wont be looking ahead
State tourney according to Fuzz
Softball team has plenty of depth
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Miami Valley Sports Update march 22
Votto homers Reds rally late for 6 5 victory over Giants
Trout streams available nearby
Ohio boys girls basketball state tournament scores for March 21
Ohio State clinches first wrestling national title
Lakota West beats Toledo Notre Dame for first title
Cloud and Craft place at state
Cincinnati Purcell Marian removed from boys basketball tournament
Tri Village graduate finishes 3rd in nation
Tri Village coach accused of assaulting player
Tri Village receives donations for football program
Versailles beats Chippewa to return to championship game
Versailles season ends in regional tournament
Tri Village wins regional again
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Saturday, March 14, 2015
March 14 Miami Valley Sports Update
2015 AP Southwest all district boys and girls teams
Valparaiso beats Green Bay to win Horizon League title
Five tool Ferrell on spring training blitz
Cope places in two events at State
Tipps Peura opens with win at state
Tipp falls to top ranked Alter
Russia Loramie collide in regional play
Cingrani gives up homer Reds lose
Browns quiet in free agency so far
Loramie advances to regional finals Saturday night
Early returns on Hoying excellent
Indians advance seven to state
Dieringer Brown to place at state
Ohio high school state basketball tournament results for March 12
Regional berth just out of Spencervilles reach
Multi state illegal deer operation busted
Bolts fall to Xenia in sectional
F 18 Hornet added to Air Show lineup
Bengals work on offensive line as next step in free agency
Ohio expects to get at least 4 teams in NCAA Tournament
Trail loses opening round against Versailles
Flyers Beat Rhode Island - Go to Final
Mason Wrestling District Title
Versailles loses in district championship game
Cook Linkous named top players
Guillozet named GWOC Norths best
Athletes earn all district honors
Rams set to fight for district title
Xenia Fairborn make return to state mats
Bauer helped Xenia trump GWOC South
Edward Jones presented with game ball
Lady Aviators compete at District meet
Lady Aviator rally falls just short
Aviator matmen second in GWOC North
Helke Sacks advance to District
Aviators season ends in tourney opener
Five Aviators advance to District
Pole vaulters strong in final indoor meet
Red Devils look to keep making history
Buccs Ganger not bothered by big stage
Raiders capture sectional title
Russia defeats Southeastern Local for district championship
Anna upsets previously unbeaten Madeira
Jackson advances to district finals
Three point shooting sparks Lady Raiders
Bryant wins D I sectional title
LCCs Huffman notches district crown
Thobe nets 33 to lead Flyers into regionals
Lima Seniors Graham Cousey to sign with Ashland
Bolts fall to Xenia in sectional
Three wrestlers qualify for state
State ranked SCD pulls away from Greeneview
Xenia Fairborn make return to state mats
Bauer helped Xenia trump GWOC South
North gets routed by one seeded CJ
Shawnee finishes last week of regular season with two wins
Shawnee wrestling sends five to districts
Eaton loses to Dunbar in opening round
Basketball showcase this weekend
South loses in sectional semi finals
Trail loses opening round against Versailles
Backtoback titles for Richmond
Richmond looks forward to regional
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
South Be-Deviled by Brookville
The Brookville Blue Devils
focused on stopping one player - Wes Cole. Cole, who had been fighting
illness coming into the game, was held to just 5 points - and South could not
find anyone else to score against Brookville's box and one defense. The
defense was effective in that the chaser kept Cole from touching the ball from
most of the night, and the box kept South from driving to the basket.
Finally South, with the exception of the 2nd
quarter, had problems shooting from the outside. South’ defense, which had been playing with
more vigor as of late, couldn’t keep Brookville from scoring. And Brookville’s taller lineup did a fair job
on the boards as well.
As has been the case in
several of the last few games, South got out to a slow start offensively. Brookville had a nice run to start the game,
and South was forced to play catch up trailing 8-2. In the second quarter, South’s offense got on
track and they actually outscored Brookville with 5 players nailing treys
during the frame and at the half they were down by 4, 25-21. Cole provided momentum going into the locker room
with a steal and layup right before the buzzer.
But that momentum did not
carry far, Cole would not score the rest of the night and South was having
problems hitting shots from outside again. With no one else stepping up, South
was struggling to find any offense. The
third quarter was a wash with both teams scoring just 6 points each. Brookville had another nice run to start the 4th
quarter and went into a slowdown at the midway point. South responded with a trapping defense. Both teams were giving bonus, but Brookville
was an impressive 18 of 20 on the night, while South only made 2 of 10. With the Blue Devils acing shots at the foul
line, South could not make up any ground and finally fell 51-39.
Still South had a good
season – an undersized but scrappy team that utilized intensity on defense and physicality
on the boards to compete against taller teams. They could strike from outside,
but were proficient in driving to the basket. Again using strength and
quickness to drive to the basket for scores. They were also a hard luck
team. Almost all their losses were by a
basket or less. So they very easily
could have had several more wins and only lost to the number one ranked team in
the state by a last second basket.
“It was hard to prepare
for this game with Wes Cole being sick,” stated coach Augspurger afterwards, “We
considered the possibility that they might do something special against
Wes. But with him being out, we got
ready with what we already knew. We
wanted our defense to keep them from being able to score, and I thought our
effort was there. Brad Cox had one of his best nights ever for them. We held
down their main two scorers, but he came thru for them in a big way. They
outplayed us tonight – and they shot much, much better from the free throw line.”
He went on about the
season, “I really enjoyed this team; this team played basketball the way that
Twin Valley South basketball should be played.
They played tough, they played hard and with intensity. I was
disappointed that we could not continue on for them. Our 5 seniors will be
tough to replace. Wes Cole has been a very good athlete for us. Anthony
Augspurger was a hard nosed defender, Jacob and Jason helped quite a bit too.
They were good, they will be missed.”
Miami Valley Sports March 10th
Rams set to fight for district title
Xenia Fairborn make return to state mats
Bauer helped Xenia trump GWOC South
Edward Jones presented with game ball
Lady Aviators compete at District meet
Lady Aviator rally falls just short
Aviator matmen second in GWOC North
Helke Sacks advance to District
Aviators season ends in tourney opener
Five Aviators advance to District
Pole vaulters strong in final indoor meet
Red Devils look to keep making history
Buccs Ganger not bothered by big stage
Raiders capture sectional title
Russia defeats Southeastern Local for district championship
Anna upsets previously unbeaten Madeira
Jackson advances to district finals
Three point shooting sparks Lady Raiders
Bryant wins D I sectional title
LCCs Huffman notches district crown
Thobe nets 33 to lead Flyers into regionals
Lima Seniors Graham Cousey to sign with Ashland
Bolts fall to Xenia in sectional
Three wrestlers qualify for state
State ranked SCD pulls away from Greeneview
Xenia Fairborn make return to state mats
Bauer helped Xenia trump GWOC South
North gets routed by one seeded CJ
Shawnee finishes last week of regular season with two wins
Shawnee wrestling sends five to districts
Eaton loses to Dunbar in opening round
Basketball showcase this weekend
South loses in sectional semi finals
Trail loses opening round against Versailles
Backtoback titles for Richmond
Richmond looks forward to regional
Cardale Jones opens Spring Training
Tri Village wins 4th consecutive sectional title
Versailles wins district title
Franklin Monroe starts strong but loses to Troy Christian
Versailles returns to regionals
2 Greenville girls earn GWOC North recognition
2 Versailles girls named 1st team all MAC
Brown named player of the year
Linkous helps lead Cedarville to NCAA tournament
No quick answer to Ohio State QB question
Sunday, March 01, 2015
Miami Valley Sports March 1
Three point shooting sparks Lady Raiders
Bryant wins D I sectional title
LCC girls move on to district in hoops
Wrestling team wins at Lakota East
Out manned Bucs bow out of tourney
Pitchers battling for spot in Reds rotation
Cedarville buzzsaw defeats Xenia Christian
Bailey may not be ready for Reds opener
Rainbow threes fight off feisty Fairborn
Cope places in two events at State
Tecumseh ousts Troy in sectionals 1st round
Tipp advances to sectional title game
Indians reach sectional title game
Troy football to begin interview process
Zelnicks legacy cemented at state meet
Girls Basketball Association to host tournaments
Bolts fall to Xenia in sectional
Eagles fall but seniors leave legacy
Patriots fall in sectional final
Seton Catholic starting five bears burden
Versailles wins sectional title
Bradford loses to Minster as Wildcat coach reaches milestone
Schondelmyer takes the reins at Tri Village
Murphy surprises self with quick success in college
Hard work leads to success for Pipenger
Fort Loramie eliminates Ansonia from postseason
Lady Patriots upset in sectional final
Tri Village tops Emmanuel Christian in tournament
Triad eliminates MV from tournament
After slow start FM defeats Miami Valley
Defense the Difference in South Win
This past week South went
back to basics on defense during their preparation and it paid dividends in the
opening round of the state tournament. It may have been first round jitters but
South had problems scoring in the first quarter. Anthony Augspurger
finally scored the first points of the night after South went scoreless for the
first 4 and a half minutes. But fortunately their defense had held West Liberty
to just 6 points at that juncture. South finished out that first quarter strong
and were only down by a point at the end of the first quarter (7-6).
In addition to a refocused
defense, South hit the boards hard and despite West Liberty-Salem’s height
advantage, they did a good of pulling rebounds off of the glass. They were very
effective snagging defensive rebounds, which limited the Tigers ability to get
points off of put backs. South played an aggressive man to man defense the entire
game while the Tigers alternated between man to man and zone defenses.
At about the 3 minute mark
of the second quarter, South got their first lead of the night. The Tigers made their first defensive switch of
the night dropping the man defense and going to a zone defense. But the
Panthers proceeded to go on a little run to close out the first half with the
lead 20-13.
South broke the game open
in the second half. West Liberty had the South lead down to 2 points in the 3rd
quarter. Wes Cole then got into a shooting zone and scored 12 points in
the quarter and gave South an 8 point
lead. When West Liberty pressured the
edge to get Cole out of his game, South fed the ball inside in the 4th quarter
and went on a 10-2 run to extend the lead even more thanks to Augspurger who
scored 9 of his 15 points in the last quarter.
The Tigers went into a
press in the last 5 minutes as they pulled out all of the stops in an effort to
generate some points. Being aggressive
they fouled and South shot a decent 9 of 14 from the foul line. South outscored West Liberty and was able to
empty the bench in last minute and a half as they won 56-38.
“We talked this past week
about how we played so well defensively in the first 12 games or so,” spoke
coach Augspurger after the game, “and it wasn’t that we were a bad defensive
team – but we were not doing things as well in the second half of the season.
And this week we went back to doing drills, working on fundamentals and doing
things the right way. And tonight I thought that we played 3 excellent quarters
of defense. That was definitely the key to the game.”
Next he was asked about
South breaking the game open in the second half, “It all started when Wes Cole
got hot and started feeling it in the 3rd quarter. He hit a crazy
shot at the end of the quarter to give us momentum. Then I thought that Anthony
Augspurger did a great job of going inside and being strong in the 4th. And we clamped the D back down - not giving
them good looks and that was what made the biggest difference. At this point,
you survive and move on.”
South will be playing
Brookville on Tuesday at 6pm at Bellbrook High School, “Brookville is scary,
they are playing better than when we played them the first time. They know us and we know them – they chose to
play us and they have had more time to get ready. Brookville plays in this league,
so they play in this gym all the time so that is an advantage for them. I just hope that we continue to be nasty on D
and we will see what we see.”
Thursday, February 26, 2015
South Drops from Tournament
South was dropped from the
State Tournament in the first round by Southeastern's Lady Rams. Southeastern used an
aggressive press and sharp ball movement on offense to keep the Panthers off
balance the entire game. South had a rough time figuring out the press and the
Trojans half court defense. Dominating from beginning to end the Trojans
defeated South 64-16.
South was struggling
against the Ram press and the Rams made their first lineup change of the game. Looking across the court as they lined up in
man to man defense, each Ram player was a head taller than the corresponding
South girl that they were guarding. So not only were they quick and athletic,
they were also taller than the Panthers.
The team could not catch a break at all on the night.
South could not slow down
and had to play at full speed as the Rams pressed for almost the entire
game. South did try a zone and some man
to man to defense in the half court to try and slow down the pace of scoring,
but the Rams adjusted well and did not slow down their pace on offense much at
all. Still the girls scrapped as best they could for all 4 quarters.
It was not the best season
for the Panthers, but on a positive note the numbers are up for both Varsity
and Junior Varsity teams from a year ago.
Also all the starters are underclassmen, so there should be a lot of
experience coming back for next season. And
it wouldn’t hurt for one or two of the players to hit a growth spurt over the
summer, the team has to be one of the shorter teams around.
“They are quick and can
shoot the ball, “ said coach Mabry of Southeastern, “We played them hard and I
told them afterwards that they are starting to see the game. We had places
where we passed well and moved the ball. But other places where we used the
wrong pass, or tried to pass over top of people. There are still things like we
need to work on.”
Milan Crews did a pretty
good for being thrown into the fire as freshman at point, “ he responded when
asked about the point guard, “she and a lot of the players have a lot of work to
do. It’s really up to them – how much
time do they want to put in the off season to be better? Over the year from last year to this year I
think that we did get better. We easily could have had a couple of more wins.
But when you let things get away from you in a season like this then it snow
balls. It’s not that they give up – it’s that the frustration sets in.”
South will lose two
seniors this season, Jessica Keener and Abbey Horton, “They knew coming in that
with the players we had that playing time was going to be limited. They
accepted their roles. They were leaders
on the team – not always on the court, but in the locker room and at practice.
I am proud of them for their leadership.”
Scoring for TVS: Bingham
1, Crews 2, Hutchings 4, Vorhis 1, Creech 4, Newhart 2, J. Keener 2.
Miami Valley Sports Update Feb. 26th
Fourth quarter run earns Xenia outright GWOC South title
Greenon falls Carroll moves on
Twins effort has Wayne seeing double
Out manned Bucs bow out of tourney
Cedarville buzzsaw defeats Xenia Christian
Bailey may not be ready for Reds opener
Bad second half ends Carrolls season
Lady Aviator rally falls just short
Aviator matmen second in GWOC North
Cope smashes two records at District
Local teams gearing up for sectionals
Tecumseh ousts Troy in sectionals 1st round
Tipp advances to sectional title game
Another North title for Sidney
Houston downs Bradford in makeup action
Jackson girls advance to finals
Russia cruises into sectional finals
Houston gets past Bradford 57 49
Hoying embraces each promotion
Lauren Hill makes it through full season
Lady Tiger Fab Five ready for state
Southeastern tackles Lady Buccs victory hopes
Columbus Grove takes advantage of free throws to top Bath
Bluffton unable to stay with Coldwater
Lady Warriors defeat Northmont
Pitchers battling for spot in Reds rotation
Bad second half ends Carrolls season
Lady Eagles blowout Indian Lake in opening round
Lady Arrows cruise to opening round victory
Panthers fall in first round of sectional
Eaton beats Trail loses to Bellbrook
Bradford stutters in 2nd half against Newton
Slow start boys basketball contribute to Trojans loss
Versailles swimmers aim for podium
Tri Village dominates Jefferson
Versailles boys MVs Teeter qualify for district tourney
Badell hopes to drop more time at state meet
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Miami Valley Sports Update Feb. 21
Pitchers and catchers report this week to spring training
Lady Falcons pull away from Lady Cats
More century old baseball cards up for sale
Lady Hurricane postponed to Thursday
Lady Cats fade after fast start 44 31
Cats lose another close one 57 52
Wrestlers vie for league titles
Raider coach still believes in his team
Browns GM admits to texting violation
Fourth quarter run earns Xenia outright GWOC South title
Lady Marauders outlast Ohio Valley
Patriots fall to rival in regular season final
Shot Squadron builds future Lady Aviators
Lady Aviators split with Piqua Trotwood
Cleveland school removed from girls tourney for too many games
Former Bengal new high school coach
Jackets routed by Greenville 87 58
Russia wraps up outright title
Romies 25 powers Anna over Botkins
Inside the Lines - Irish Handle Indians
Lady Tigers cruise in tourney opener
Coldwater girls win bowling sectional
Wrestling team wins at Lakota East
Xenia MS has successful wrestling season
Raider coach still believes in his team
Patriots fall to rival in regular season final
Fourth quarter run earns Xenia outright GWOC South title
Flyers on Right Side of Bubble
Ansonia loses to Newton on senior night
Arcanum boys beat National Trail by 10
Cooks 50 points lead Tri Village past Lehman
Ansonia loses in tourney on last second shot
Recorder in second phase of preserving records
Mississinawa Valley ends season with tournament loss to Russia
South Wins Battle of Panthers
It is an old expression, but when rivals meet you can throw
out the record books. Rivals North and South ended the regular season in
exciting fashion this past Friday night.
It looked for a while as though it was going to be a lopsided game. But the game grew heated in the 4th
quarter when there was an 11th hour surge that fell just short at
the conclusion of the contest.
In the first quarter, it appeared that North’s Ryan Adams
and South’s Wes Cole were going to put on a shooting clinic. Each scored 11 points apiece in the first
quarter for their teams. McAdams last shot of the quarter was a deep 3 point
shot that hit the back of the rim – but it took an advantageous bounce straight
up and swished through the net on way back down. But South held the advantage at the end of
the first period.
Both teams adjusted their defenses to put pressure on the
other team’s shooters. Anthony
Augspurger and later Winston Crozier drew the task of defending McAdams in
South’s man to man defense. North
adjusted their zone to take away Cole’s outside shooting. This slowed down the pace of scoring. And South had a decisive advantage at
halftime, up 36-22.
Coming out of the break, North experimented with a man to
man defense and also their offense seemed to focus on feeding the ball to the
post. But South came out and had a nice
run – growing their lead to 18 points as the teams entered the last
quarter.
South was complacent in most of the 4th
quarter. The team seemed to dial back
the intensity, but North seemed determined as ever. They began to claw away at the lead one
possession at a time. When they closed to 12 at the 4:44 mark, coach Augspurger
took a timeout to re-focus his players. But to no avail - in another minute it
was an 8 point game. Now South was
starting to sweat as the North crowd began to wake up and get into the
game.
At a minute and a half, it was 63-56 and North had the
momentum. North went to the press as they tried hard to make up the difference
in the little time left. But South
awakened from their slumber and scored on their next three possessions. They were fouled on two made layups and made
those free throws, then hit a shot from the field. This stretched out the lead
again. And North could not generate any
offense when they needed it the most and would finally fall 72-56.
“This makes like 15 quarters in a row where we have not
played good defensively,” stated a frustrated coach Augspurger, “We are going in the wrong direction. I am clearly not happy with the way that we
have playing. We had a great defensive game against Tri-Village – and we have
not done that since.”
“There is no doubt that Wes’s last half of the season has
been great,” replied coach Augspurger when asked about Wes Cole, He is playing
with a lot of confidence. I think a lot
of it is that he is relying on the 3 point shot less, and attacking the basket
more. Obviously we need him to keep doing the things that he has been doing. “
On North’s McAdams,
“McAdams played well, as a matter of fact he was great. He had a fun night – he did some outstanding
things.”
“I thought we started slow,” stated North’s coach King
afterwards, “that has been the case the last 6 games. It is tough when you have to fight back from
a deficit. We did do some good things
tonight. Our defensive pressure was better, but I thought offensively we were
lacking.“
About Ryan McAdams game, “He slowed down a bit in the second
half, but still had a great game. He is very quick and athletic. He has learned to take what the defense gives
him. When he plays within himself he is
hard for other teams to handle. What
happens is the defense hedges down on him more and that opens things up for the
other players. There are 2-3 guys
watching what he does, and the other players can cut to the basket. We were
able to exploit that and get some layups.”
Scoring for North: “McAdams 29, Edgin 4, Cordes 2, Pitcock
7, Branson 4, Vanbrederode 10. South: Cole 26, Jason Utz 3, Cottingim 7,
Bassler 5, Crozier 10, Augspurger 14, JJ Utz 7
TVS Hall of Fame Inductee's
Rea Ann
Davis Crews. Sports: basketball,
volleyball, and track.
Kathleen Ulrich Carpenter. Academic: class
valedictorian, Rotary Honor Scholar, National Honor Society.
Kelli Maggard Ott.
Academic: Rotary Honor Scholar, National Honor Society.
Brad Wright. Service:
football, cross country, baseball. Coached High School sports, President of
WABO, Salem Lutheran Church.
Late Randy Woodard. Sports: Football, basketball,
baseball.
Jerry Cooper. Service: FFA, US Army, US Postal Service, Twin Valley
Rod and Gun, NRA, Conservation, Salem Lutheran Church.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
South Drops Two
The Trojans came into their game against South with only 5
wins. But for 4 quarters they gave 14
win Twin Valley South all that they could handle and more. Although South made a couple of good runs,
Arcanum was able to come back and gain the lead in the 4th quarter. With seconds left in the game, South’s Wes
Cole hit a shot from the field and tied the ball game. Arcanum set up a play and shot and missed –
but Colin Habel, who only had 2 points coming into the 4th quarter,
would score on a put back with .4 seconds left on the clock for a 44-42 win.
South’s starting point guard, JJ Utz, was not dressed for
the game due to an ankle injury. In
addition, Anthony Augspurger had signed earlier in the day with Walsh College
to play football. So there were plenty of distractions for the team. They really struggled to get a rhythm on
offense in the first half and were streaky in the second half. Arcanum was up by 5 at the first buzzer. South
gradually caught up, thanks in part to Jake Osborn who had a good quarter - scoring
6 of his 10 points. And it was Winston
Crozier coming off the bench who tickled the net with a trey right before
halftime to give South the lead.
Jacob Bassler and Wes Cole struck early in the 3rd
quarter, both netting 3’s coming out of the locker room. That gave South their biggest lead of the
night – 8 points and they seemed ready to break the game open. But Arcanum took
a time out and adjusted the pressure on the wings. At quarters end it was 31-all.
The final quarter was a real battle as the lead went back
and forth. The Trojan crowd could begin
to smell an upset and became very vocal the last 3 minutes of the game. Arcanum had been working hard to prevent
South from driving to the basket and they were accumulating fouls – giving up
bonus, then double bonus.
With a minute left in the game and the lead, Arcanum went in
a slowdown. South resorted to fouling
now to get the ball back. And it was South’s Wes Cole who tied the game when he
hit a shot from the field to tie it at 42-all with maybe 20 seconds left. Arcanum hastily worked the ball around on
offense and took a deep shot but missed. Colin Habel scored 7 of his 9 points
in the 4th quarter. And none was more important than his last basket
as he crashed the offensive boards, raked in the rebound and sank the put back
with .4 seconds left on the clock. It was chaos on the Trojan bench as the team
celebrated the upset.
“I want to give credit to Arcanum’s coach Bixler – he is one
of the best,” stated subdued coach Augspurger after the game, “I think he is
one of the best coaches in the league.
He does a good job of getting his team ready. And I thought they were prepared better than
we were. We played like a team expecting
to win – and they played like a team with nothing to lose. They were playing loose and excited and we
were playing uptight. We were a little out of sync without our point
guard. But tonight we were just
outplayed.”
South then visited Dayton Christian where they had a slim
halftime lead, but had a bad 3rd quarter. Perimeter shooting provided the offense for
Dayton Christian – they would drop 10 treys in the contest. Despite a comeback
attempt in the fourth quarter, South would lose 54-49. Wes Cole and Jacob Bassler lead scoring for
South with 15 and 13 points respectively.
South will wind down their regular season on Friday when they host rival
Tri-County North.
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