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Thurgood’s Alstork ‘flips’ to Ball State
Mark Alstork of Thurgood Marshall High School has confirmed that he will sign with Ball State University to play basketball. The senior had initially committed to Drake. The 6-foot-4 forward’s “flip” was just part of a series of events to impact the Cardinals program in the last few weeks. First, ...
Hormann proves he belongs with state’s best
Landon Hormann had his doubts about football; he didn’t even play as a freshman.There’s no doubt now that he’s among the state’s best players.“I didn’t think that I liked it enough,” the West Liberty-Salem High School senior said during Saturday’s North-South Classic at Welcome Stadium. “But I missed it so ...
Harding does it all for South
Corner, returner, wide out, running back; it’s all good to Heath Harding. Now it’s up to Miami University to make its call on the Dayton Christian High School speedster. “I don’t know what I’m going to be exactly, but they’ve hinted at corner,” Harding said during a break in the ...
Lebanon’s Wolf delivers with long Classic TD
At 6-feet-4 and 200 pounds and owning sprinter speed, receiver Austin Wolf of Lebanon High School has all the tools to make it at the next level.That’s what he was telling anyone who would listen during Saturday’s North-South Classic at Welcome Stadium.“We did. We talked about it a lot, telling ...
Hamilton LB Oliver has something to prove
Football coaches tend to like their linebackers big, mean and with something to prove. That’s why Indiana University is getting a good deal in Marcus Oliver.“I got a lot of things to prove to a lot of colleges who passed up on me,” declared Oliver during Saturday’s North-South Classic football ...
Fairmont’s Uy sets high standards
The only thing that could slow Natalie Uy of Fairmont High School was an ankle injury. That, and finding time to perfect four grueling track and field events. “It’s hard to get all that work done in the little bit amount of time we have,” said Uy after sailing 11 ...
Springfield track teams showing potential
Caleb Lloyd is confident he could do what few others have done — pull away from his older sister Cassandra in a running race.“Oh, yeah; I feel like I could beat her,” Caleb said, laughing during Friday’s Edwin Moses/Dayton Relays at Welcome Stadium. “She actually inspired me.”Of course big sis ...
Welcome home, North-South Classic?
Steve Channell made a lot of believers when he turned around the Miamisburg High School football program in just one season. The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association is counting on him to work that reboot magic again. Channell, the past president of the statewide OHSFCA, was the vocal force ...
Badin’s Krause headed to Thomas More
The regular signing period for basketball and most other sports began last week and extends through Aug. 1. Here are just a few of the many area seniors who have recently signed or are planning to do so to play at the next level: Badin senior Houston Krause has committed ...
Wayne’s Peterson on the right track
Anything that Lovell Peterson does on the football field doesn’t surprise his teammates and coaches at Wayne High School. But what he did earlier this year sure did. “At first, I felt like I didn’t want to disappoint my family,” said the highly recruited 6-foot-4, 290-pound four-year starter. “But it ...
Northmont’s Mangen balances athletic prowess with academics
Playing sports has always come easy for Troy Mangen. Football, basketball, baseball was his natural progression. Maintaining an equally high academic standing was another ballgame. “I’m not going to say school has come naturally for me,” said Mangen, Northmont High School’s 6-foot-5, 225-pound senior. “I definitely have had to work ...
Schools to vote on another competitive balance proposal
Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross has never waffled about separation of public and private schools: He’s not in favor. But does what’s in place need to be addressed? Oh, yeah. “We have some of the best tournaments in the country,” Ross told about 250 Southwest District ...
OHSBCA honors area girls, boys
Olivia Augsperger of Twin Valley South and Jackson Center’s Gerald “Trey” Elchert are among the senior sons and daughters of active Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association members to be awarded scholarships of $1,000. Their fathers are TV South boys head coach and athletic director Tony Augspurger and Jackson center ...
The truth out, finally Holtrey speaks out
Through it all, Troy Holtrey remained silent. Why? Because that’s what he was told to do.He remains loyal to his community and his profession. But the collateral damage from an unaccountable boosters fund while he was athletic director has cost him his passion, coaching Springboro High School boys basketball.No one’s ...
Bias going out a winner
Hank Bias knew it was time, three years ago. “If I had to do it all over again, that would be the time to step away,” said Bias, who resigned after 13 years as Fairmont High School’s boys varsity basketball coach last week. “We were at the top of our ...
Fairmont must fill both hoop coaching positions
Makayla Waterman was anchored in math class. She didn’t want to believe what text messages and classmates were insisting: Fairmont High School girls basketball coach Tim Cogan was leaving. “I was like, ‘I’ll give everybody $50 if he leaves,’ ” she recalled. “I thought, there’s no way. I couldn’t believe ...
Payne to succeed Asbeck as Fenwick AD
Fenwick High School has landed a familiar figure to become its next high school athletic director: Jon Payne. Currently the AD at Fairborn High School, Payne will succeed Fenwick AD Mike Asbeck following the end of this school year. Fenwick incoming principal Andy Barczak made the announcement on Friday. “I ...
Cogan leaves Fairmont girls for Carroll boys
Tim Cogan resigned as head coach of the championship Fairmont High School girls basketball team on Thursday and within hours was named the head boys varsity coach at Carroll. That capped an eventful 24 hours for Fairmont athletics, which started when Hank Bias announced his resignation as the varsity boys ...
Starkey to resign from St. Henry
Jeff Starkey is returning home. That means St. Henry High School is the second Midwest Athletic Conference team that will have a new football coach this fall.Starkey will resign as the Redskins head coach this morning. He announced last week that he’ll be the high school principal at LaBrae, just ...
Simmons’ goal to ‘Keep Dayton on the rise’
Five Dunbar High School guards have taken their considerable basketball talents to the next level and beyond.Jaaron Simmons will do the same for Alter.“They’re doing good things,” said Simmons about Dunbar grads Norris Cole (Heat), Daequan Cook (Bulls), Geron Johnson (Memphis University), Ryan Bass (Oakland) and Andre Yates (Creighton).“I’m going ...
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