Sports

LEWISBURG — Tri-County North’s girls basketball team split a pair of games last week, while the boys team tipped off the season with a loss.

NEW PARIS — Eaton used a big second quarter and forced National Trail into 17 turnovers en route to a 66-52 season opening win in boys’ basketball on Friday, Dec. 1.

KETTERING — Sophomore guard Kaylah Thornton repeatedly weaved through Northmont defenders in the lane Wednesday night to score 24 points and snare 11 rebounds as the Lady Firebirds posted a runaway 52-39 victory.

EATON — Franklin used a 12-0 run over the final four and a half minutes of the first half to pull away from Eaton, then held on for a 52-39 on the Eagles home court on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

PREBLE COUNTY — Three area high school girls’ basketball teams tipped off their seasons over the Thanksgiving Holiday break.

NEW PARIS — Game one jitters showed for National Trail’s girls basketball team during the opening game of the season.

PREBLE & NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES — The high school boys basketball season tops off this coming weekend with a full slate of games.

PREBLE COUNTY — Several Preble County volleyball players from National Trail, Preble Shawnee, Tri-County NOrth and Twin Valley South recently earned all-conference honors from the Western Ohio Athletic Conference.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Rod Moore, a 2021 graduate of Northmont High School, sealed Michigan’s 30-24 victory Saturday over Ohio State by intercepting a pass by Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord with 27 seconds left in the game.

PREBLE & NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES — Here is a look at the 2023 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Southwest All-District football teams, as selected by a media panel from the district. Several players from the coverage area earned all-district honors. Listed below are Divsions II, IV, V, VI and VII.