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Talawanda girls win SWOC track championship
OXFORD — Make it two in a row league championships for the Talawanda High School girls track team as it now reigns as the Southwest Ohio Conference winners in the league’s first year of existence.The girls also captured a league title in 2012 in the final year of the Fort ...
Progress made during rebuilding year for THS softball team
OXFORD — “Rebuilding year” is a term applied to many sports seasons and is a phrase used several times by Talawanda High School softball coach Christina Beckett in looking back at the 2013 season.The phrase is inescapable for a team that finished 7-19. When the season began, though, this is ...
Competitive Balance issue goes down again
A revised Competitive Balance Proposal was voted down by Ohio High School Athletic Association members for the third straight year on Thursday. The proposal would have adjusted a school’s numerical value based on students who reside outside its designated school district. That number would determine which divisions a school’s teams ...
OHSAA competitive balance proposal fails
By Marc PendletonStaff WriterMembers of the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Thursday voted down a revised Competitive Balance Proposal that would have factored in a higher numerical count for students who reside outside a school district. That could possibly have affected a school’s division status for selected sports.The proposal ...
Braves ride Smith’s arm, hot bats to first-round tourney win
OXFORD — A seven-run first inning got the Talawanda High School baseball team off to strong start in its Division I sectional tournament game Tuesday.The Braves won 12-2, using a bases-loaded walk in the sixth inning to end the game with a mercy-rule finish. The win sets up a Thursday ...
THS ready to host first SWOC track championships
OXFORD — Talawanda High School’s new track will host the first-ever Southwest Ohio Conference track championships on Tuesday and Thursday with the Braves having a solid chance to win the girls’ title.Talawanda coach Paul Stiver said he does not want to point to specific athletes or performances for this season, ...
Braves prepping for postseason baseball tourney
OXFORD — Talawanda High School’s baseball team will open postseason tournament play Tuesday with a home game against Princeton at 5 p.m.The Braves will host Princeton in a first-round sectional game in the Cincinnati I baseball Division I tournament. The winner will play Thursday at 5 p.m. against the winner ...
12 THS athletes making the jump to college
OXFORD — A dozen Talawanda High School senior athletes will continue their athletic careers in college, playing for a variety of Division III schools. Interim Athletic Director Denise Zimmerman, herself a college athlete in D-III, said the 12 seniors should be proud of the opportunity to continue in their sports ...
THS searching for 3 new coaches
OXFORD — Three coaching positions are now open at Talawanda High School, just as the search has begun to fill the athletic director’s position.Before leaving the district this week to take an assistant men’s basketball coaching position at Ball State University, Athletic Director Jason Grunkemeyer announced that the high school ...
Talawanda AD exits, will coach at Ball State
OXFORD — Lured back into college coaching when the right situation arose, Jason Grunkemeyer stepped down this week as Talawanda High School Athletic Director.He moves now to Muncie, Indiana where he will be an assistant on the staff of Ball State University men’s basketball coach James Whitford, who was named ...
Braves looking for timely hits
After a strong start to this season, the Talawanda High School softball team has run into a string of losses lately, but its coach is optimistic improvement is near.“It’s OK. We hit a rough spot,” coach Christina Beckett said. “I think it will prepare us for the postseason. I like ...
Braves reload, take aim at another tennis title
OXFORD — Six league championships in a row have not dampened the enthusiasm of the Talawanda High School boys’ tennis team as it tries to make it seven in a row this spring.Optimism is high among the varsity players and coach Pete Thomas.“Last year we lost four seniors. We just ...
Senior-laden Braves in sync early
OXFORD — Senior leadership is a valuable commodity for any high school coach in any sport and Talawanda baseball coach Pete Maus has plenty of places to look for it this spring.His roster has 11 seniors among the 19 currently listed players and most are back from last year’s 18-9 ...
New conference, new challenges for THS track
OXFORD — Talawanda’s track team is gearing up for a big season and did some preparation with an indoor season that saw two of its top athletes make it to the state championships.Coach Paul Stiver is hoping that the trip to state is just a sign of bigger things to ...
Braves off to hot start, host doubleheader
OXFORD — The unseasonably cold weather hasn’t kept Talwanda High School’s softball team from getting off to a hot start this sesaon.The Braves are 3-0 after back-to-back 8-7 wins over Eaton March 30 at home and a 5-3 road win at Franklin County on April 2. Talawanda hosts Fenwick in ...
High school sports roundup for April 3
Dayton H.S. baseball Vandalia 2, Tippecanoe 1: Jake Larger pitched a complete game to improve to 2-0 and Logan Mann singled in both runs for Vandalia (3-0). Ben Hughes went 3-for-3 for the Tippecanoe (2-1). Chaminade Julienne 3, Xenia 0: Kyle Shoup struck out four in a two-hit shutout, ...
Buckeyes advance to Sweet 16
Ohio State’s Aaron Craft came through with a clutch 3-pointer victory over Iowa State to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Braves have bright spots despite losing season
OXFORD — Talawanda’s hockey season was not a big success in the win-loss column, but one senior got to enjoy the results of his hard work with an appearance in the state all-star game.Brandon Tafelski was the most improved player over the past two seasons, according to his coach, and ...
New coach takes over THS girls soccer program
OXFORD — Talawanda’s new girls’ soccer coach is familiar with the players he inherits for this fall’s schedule and he looks forward to the challenge of bringing the team back from a disappointing 2012 season.Dustin Crothers was the team’s junior varsity coach last fall and was recently named head coach ...
Coach sees bright future for Braves
OXFORD — Turnovers were a big problem for the Talawanda High School boys’ basketball team this past season and coach Bobby Lipps said that will be an area of concentration leading up to next season.While the Braves were pitted against a much stronger opponent in their sectional tournament game, their ...
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