Thunderbolts beat Pirates in sectional
CENTERVILLE — Northmont overcame a pesky West Carrollton defense to post a 54-36 victory Friday at Centerville in the opening round of the boys Division I Southwest 2 sectional tournament.
Lady Devils fall to Versailles in tourney
COVINGTON — The taller, more talented, longer, and more athlete Versailles Tigers pulled away from a game Brookville Lady Devils squad last week to reach the sectional finals by the score of 62-29.
T’bolts place 5th in wrestling sectional
CENTERVILLE — Northmont scored 138 points to place 5th out of 15 teams at the boys Division I wrestling sectional Saturday at Centerville High School.
Eaton girls dominate at pre-regional, qualify 11 to regional
JAMESTOWN — Eaton’s girls wrestling team dominated the first-ever girls pre-regional tournament on Sunday, Feb. 25, at Greeneview High School, by winning three individual championships and qualifying all 11 wrestlers to the regional tournament.
Eaton, National Trail each qualify 3 to districts
ST. PARIS & COVINGTON — Eaton and National Trail’s boys wrestling teams each qualified three wrestlers to next weekend’s district tournament.
Eagles upset bid falls short
SPRINGFIELD — Eaton’s upset bid came up just short in the first round of the boys Division II sectional with a 43-41 loss to No. 7 seed Urbana on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Shawnee pulls away from Stivers in 2nd half to win sectional title
CLAYTON — Third-seeded Preble Shawnee found itself in a battle during a boys Division III sectional final match up with upset minded Dayton Stivers.
OHSAA Board of Directors approves expansion proposal
COLUMBUS — After months of discussion and meetings around Ohio to gather feedback, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors unanimously approved a proposal Thursday, Feb. 15 to utilize a new formula to determine how many divisions will be offered for postseason tournaments. The change affects OHSAA General Sports Regulation 17 and will result in girls and boys soccer now having five divisions, while girls volleyball, girls and boys basketball, softball and baseball will all have seven divisions. In those sports, Division I and Division II will only include 64 schools.
T’bolts close regular season with victory
CLAYTON — With a 67-52 victory Friday over Springfield in the final game of the regular season the Northmont boys basketball team heads into tournament play with momentum.
Lady Devils defeat Warriors in overtime
COVINGTON — Brookville trailed by 16 points with less than 15 seconds left in the first half of a game against Dayton Christian in the Sectional Tournament Saturday, Feb. 17, as a late three-point basket by Ashlee Haupt made the score 26-10 at the break.
