On this date in area sports history …

By David Jablonski | Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 10:40 AM

Thirteen years ago on this date, March 18, 1997, the News-Sun published a story about longtime wrestling coach Dick Dellapina’s retirement. Complete story on the jump.

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Greeneview’s season is over

By Brian Plasters | Thursday, March 11, 2010, 09:26 PM

Greeneview lost to Anna 52-44 on Thursday, March 11, at UD Arena in the Division III district finals.

Ronnie Drinnon had a great overall game, with 20 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks and he took a charge.

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Shawnee down after three quarters

By Brian Plasters | Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 09:41 PM

A running commentary for Shawnee’s boys basketball game with Thurgood Marshall on Wednesday, March 10, at UD Arena:

10:30 p.m.: Marshall’s up 43-35 with 2:18 left in the game.

10:17 p.m.: Marshall’s up 36-29 heading into th efourth quarter.

Shawnee is going to have to break Marshall’s press if it wants to win this game.

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Graham loses to Roger Bacon

By Brian Plasters | Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 06:33 PM

Live, running commentary for the Graham vs. Roger Bacon district basketball game at UD Arena:

8:46 p.m.: Final score: Roger Bacon 47, Graham 34. Ethan Ward led the Falcons with 11 points.

8:45 p.m.: Roger Bacon is up 47-31 late in the fourth quarter. Graham’s streak of district titles is going to end tonight. About 30 seconds left. Roger Bacon just went on a10-0 run to pull away.

8:30 p.m.: Graham’s down 29-23 heading into the fourth quarter. The Falcons scored five points in the third quarter.

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Allegheny men’s basketball coach let go by school

By David Jablonski | Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 11:39 AM

According to the Meadville Tribune, Allegheny University men’s basketball coach Rob Clune will not be back next year. The Gators split with Wittenberg this season and tied for third in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

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Springfield loses to Northmont at UD Arena

By Brian Plasters | Sunday, March 7, 2010, 03:07 PM

Springfield lost 40-39 to Northmont. Springfield’s last-second shot fell short.

• Springfield’s down 40-37 with 1:25 left. The Wildcats have the ball and just called a timeout.

• Northmont leads 36-35 with 4:08 to play. Springfield has one point in the quarter, a free throw by Trey DePriest.

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KR falls to CJ in 2OT, 56-51

By Michael Cooper | Friday, March 5, 2010, 06:55 PM

Chaminade Julienne outscored KR 8-3 in double overtime to beat the Cougars 56-51 in a Division II District Final at Mason Arena.

The Eagles jumped out to an early lead in double OT and kept it, going 6-for-8 from the free throw line. They pulled to within three with 51 seconds left, but couldn’t get any closer.

Mariah Harris’ driving layup with 12 seconds left tied the game for KR in the first OT at 48-all. CJ’s 3-pointer at the buzzer rimmed out.

Arika Roush’s layup with 15 seconds remaining sent the game to OT tied at 44-all.

Samarie Walker missed two free throws that would’ve put CJ up four with 41.6 to play. Mariah Harris found Roush under the bucket for the layup to tie the game. Walker’s runner from the left side missed with 8 seconds remaining and KR couldn’t get off a shot to win the game.

A 5-0 Eagles run gave them the lead with 2:45 remaining. KR led by as many as six in the final quarter. Senior Saira House fouled out with four minutes to go.

The score was tied twice in the third quarter until a bucket by Lindsey Fenwick put the Cougars up two at 30-28. Mariah Harris followed with a steal and behind the back pass to House on a breakaway to make up a two-point KR advantage.

The Cougars led 14-7 after one quarter, but the Eagles went on a 10-0 run to take a 17-16 lead midway through the second quarter. But eight straight points by Saira House gave KR a 24-20 lead with one minute remaining.

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Springfield beats Lebanon in OT at UD Arena

By Brian Plasters | Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 09:09 PM

Final: Springfield 61, Lebanon 60. Denzel Lassiter hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in overtime.

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Tecumseh loses in overtime

By Brian Plasters | Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 05:18 PM

Tecumseh lost 65-57 in overtime. Arrows couldn’t maintain their momentum from the fourth quarter. They finish their season 14-7.

• Game is tied, 52-52. Zach Rapp just hit a 3-pointer after Sidney missed a free throw that would have ended the game.

Sidney turned it over to end regulation.

• With 19 seconds to go, Tecumseh is down 52-49. Arrows are fouling now.

• The score is tied 46-46 with 2:40 left. Dustin Holmes just converted a 3-point play for a brief Arrows lead, only to see Sidney drop a 3-pointer.

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KR girls, SE boys advance in Sunday, Feb. 28 action

By Michael Cooper | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 04:55 PM

The Kenton Ridge High School girls basketball team advanced to the Division II district tournament for the first time since 2006 after beating Indian Lake 61-42 in a D-II sectional final at the Blue Pit at Xenia High School.

Saira House had 19 points for the Cougars (18-4), nailing four 3-pointers.

The Cougars will play Chaminade-Julienne (16-5) in the district tournament on Friday, March 5 at Mason High School at 5 p.m.

In other action, the D-IV third-ranked Southeastern boys basketball team led by 15 points at the half against Ponitz Career Technical Center and held on for a 63-66 victory at Troy High School.

The second-seeded Trojans play Franklin-Monroe at Troy at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3.

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