Vikings advance to district final
BEXLEY — Teays Valley got out to strong start as the 14th-seeded Vikings took down No. 10 Dublin Jerome 55-36 Wednesday night. The Vikings (17-8) held Jerome to nine points…
Unbeaten season comes to an end for Tigers in district final
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com CHILLICOTHE — Circleville kept from putting a number in the loss column since the season began back on December 1, but that came to an…
Aces wrap up season at Worthington Christian
WORTHINGTON — Amanda-Clearcreek’s season came to an end Tuesday night as the Aces left Worthington Christian on the short side of a 64-27 final score. “It was really hard to…
Westfall’s Clark SVC Player of the Year
Westfall senior Brody Clark and Unioto sophomore Milee Smith lead the lists of players named All-Scioto Valley Conference for the 2023-24 basketball season. Clark was averaging just over 20 points…
All-MSL basketball teams
Mid-State League coaches recently convened to select the season’s top players. Fairfield Union senior Caleb Schmelzer was named the boys’ Player of the Year for the Buckeye Division and Bloom-Carroll…
New Hope advances 56-50 over Chess
SPRINGBORO —New Hope had a strong finish to advance 56-50 over Chess in the Ohio Christian School Athletic Association tournament Saturday afternoon. The Statesmen jumped out to a 20-13 first…
53 wrestlers advance
It was a successful weekend for the area’s wrestlers as 53 have gotten a step closer to the state tournament. Teays Valley leads the way advancing grapplers in 11 of…
More last-second magic wins Logan Elm sectional title
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — Logan Elm refuses to let its 14th seed determine how it is going to play in the Southeast District tournament as…
Tigers remain unbeaten – on to district title game
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com CHILLICOTHE — Circleville never trailed Saturday as the Tigers stayed unbeaten in taking down Athens 50-35 to advance to the district championship. CHS (24-0), the…
Tigers fall in season finalé at Bloom-Carroll
CARROLL — Circleville made a run at finishing the season with a win, but Bloom-Carroll converted at the line to grab a 63-59 win over the Tigers and a piece…
Harvest Prep upsets Aces
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com AMANDA — Harvest Prep made it tough on host Amanda-Clearcreek to execute Friday night as the No. 8 seed Warriors advanced in the Central District…
Vikings pull away in third to advance 57-47
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com ASHVILLE — Teays Valley went from being tied late in the third to up 12 on the way to an opening-round 57-47 tournament win over…
Aces advance over Northridge; Logan Elm upsets Blue Lions; Tigers fall at New Lex; New Hope wins at Liberty Christian
AMANDA — Amanda-Clearcreek showed why it received the No. 3 seed in the Central District Division II tournament as it blew open its tournament game with Northridge in the middle…
Girls statistical leaders
With the postseason under way, here is the fifth and final installment of the weekly stat leaders for the area basketball teams.Scoring (Minimum 5 points/game) Player Games Pts AveKiannah Ingram…
Boys statistics leaders
With the postseason under way, here is the fifth and final installment of the weekly stat leaders for the area basketball teams. Scoring (Minimum five pts/game) Player Games Pts AveBriley…
Piketon ends Westfall’s season in sectional
by JOHN HOWLEY / sportingpumpkin.com WILLIAMSPORT — Piketon battled back from an 11-point deficit to knock Westfall out of the Southeast District Division III tournament 39-38 Monday night. The Mustangs…