Amstutz signs to play soccer at Rio Grande
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XENIA — University of Rio Grande women’s soccer head coach Callum Morris has announced the signing of Xenia High School’s Laurel Amstutz for the 2013 season. Amstutz, a 5-foot-2 forward, was a four-year letter winner, a four-year starter and a captain for head coach Jim Lamb&rsq... Read More
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Lee, Rollins lead Phils over Reds
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds’ six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer and Cliff Lee threw seven sharp ... Read More
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What to watch for at the Preakness
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BALTIMORE (AP) — All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Be... Read More
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Mejias-Brean HR lifts Dragons over South Bend
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Seth Mejias-Brean lined a tie-breaking home run to left field in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Dayton Dragons to a 4-3 victory over the South Bend Silver Hawks in the opener of a five-game series on Friday night. The Dragons improved to 14-26 with the win while Sou... Read More
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Carroll-Monroe sectional game suspended in first inning of play
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MONROE — A day after their sectional game was postponed due to rain, Mother Nature forced the Carroll and Monroe baseball teams to wait at least one more day to determine a winner by suspending play in the bottom of the first inning of Friday’s contest at Monroe. According to Carroll co... Read More
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Prep roundup: Greeneview finds success at OHC meet
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GREENE COUNTY — Head coach Tim Aronhalt has several reasons to be proud of his Greeneview track and field team. The boys and girls turned in very impressive results at the Ohio Heritage Conference Championship meet. The girls team took third with 80 points (West Liberty-Salem first, Northea... Read More
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Wright State falls against UIC
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FAIRBORN — The Wright State baseball team nearly rallied back from a 6-0 deficit, but fell just short as UIC held on for a 10-8 Horizon League victory Friday night at Nischwitz Stadium. The Flames scored five times in the second, the big blow being a grand slam home run to left by John Coen... Read More
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Mejias-Brean HR lifts Dragons over South Bend
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Seth Mejias-Brean lined a tie-breaking home run to left field in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Dayton Dragons to a 4-3 victory over the South Bend Silver Hawks in the opener of a five-game series on Friday night. The Dragons improved to 14-26 with the win while Sou... Read More
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Lee, Rollins lead Phils over Reds
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds’ six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer and Cliff Lee threw seven sharp ... Read More
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Carroll-Monroe sectional game suspended in first inning of play
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MONROE — A day after their sectional game was postponed due to rain, Mother Nature forced the Carroll and Monroe baseball teams to wait at least one more day to determine a winner by suspending play in the bottom of the first inning of Friday’s contest at Monroe. According to Carroll co... Read More
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10-run fifth brings curtain down on Butler baseball season
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VANDALIA — Butler jumped out to an early 3-2 lead before a shocking top of the fifth inning in which the Aviators committed two errors, walked four batters and hit three more as the Cougars scored eight runs on just four hits to take a 10-3 lead. Starting pitcher Jacob Larger, who was repl... Read More
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Bellbrook rolls to tourney win over CJ
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GREENE COUNTY — Bellbrook, a No. 4 seed cruised past sixth-seeded Chaminade-Julienne last night in D-II sectional tournament action by a final count of 14-7 at home. ... Read More
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Spurs hold off Warriors, advance to West finals
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious final rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 on Thursday night and advance to the Western Conference finals.... Read More
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Thursday's NHL playoff capsules
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BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams.... Read More
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Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive
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NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Knicks , it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave it out there on the bask... Read More
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Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive
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NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Knicks , it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. "Tonight it was just one of them days where you just got to leave it out there on the bask... Read More
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Briscoe eager to be better on Indy 500 race day
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Briscoe remembers it as if it was yesterday. A year ago, he sat on pit road with his fingers crossed, hoping his four-lap average was good enough to capture the Indianapolis 500 pole.... Read More
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Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for a quick toke and exhales. The green flag hits and... Read More
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OHSAA Membership Approves Seven of Nine Referendum Issues
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Changes to Transfer Bylaw Approved; Competitive Balance Issue Fails for Third Consecutive Year COLUMBUS, Ohio — Seven of the nine proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association constitution and bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OH... Read More
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College roundup: Cedarville loses in NCCAA World Series
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MASON, Ohio — Fifth-seeded Southeastern manufactured a first-inning run and made it hold up for a 1-0 victory over the eight-seeded Cedarville in the second game of pool play at the NCCAA Division I World Series. The two teams continued their history of low-scoring NCCAA games and this time... Read More
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Ohio schools vote down competitive balance measure
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coaches and administrators in Ohio have complained for years that non-public or parochial schools have an advantage when it comes to drawing students — in particular athletes.... Read More
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Dragons lose against to West Michigan
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DAYTON, Ohio — The West Michigan Whitecaps scored five runs in the second inning and raced out to a 6-0 lead before holding off the Dayton Dragons 6-4 on Thursday night in the rubber match of a three-game series at Fifth Third Field.... Read More
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Fairborn's tennis team ends season with a win
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FAIRBORN — The Fairborn High School boys varsity tennis team made its season ending pizza party legitimate with Thursday’s 4-1 win at Community Park, over visiting Wayne. Skyhawks coach Terry Miller explained that the team goal had been to record five team match wins this season, and th... Read More
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Prep roundup: Bellbrook rolls to tourney win over CJ
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GREENE COUNTY — Bellbrook, a No. 4 seed cruised past sixth-seeded Chaminade-Julienne last night in D-II sectional tournament action by a final count of 14-7 at home. The Lady Eagles will now play Valley View on Tuesday at Carlisle High School. Ryleigh Stayrook and Madi Pittman turned in exc... Read More
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Reds beat Marlins 5-3 in 10 to complete sweep
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MIAMI (AP) — NL RBI leader Brandon Phillips homered in the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th, helping the Cincinnati Reds complete their second three-game sweep in a row by beating the Miami Marlins 5-3 Thursday night.... Read More
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Reds beat Marlins 5-3 in 10 to complete sweep
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MIAMI (AP) — NL RBI leader Brandon Phillips homered in the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th, helping the Cincinnati Reds complete their second three-game sweep in a row by beating the Miami Marlins 5-3 Thursday night.... Read More
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Fairborn's tennis team ends season with a win
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FAIRBORN — The Fairborn High School boys varsity tennis team made its season ending pizza party legitimate with Thursday’s 4-1 win at Community Park, over visiting Wayne. Skyhawks coach Terry Miller explained that the team goal had been to record five team match wins this season, and th... Read More
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OHSAA Membership Approves Seven of Nine Referendum Issues
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Changes to Transfer Bylaw Approved; Competitive Balance Issue Fails for Third Consecutive Year COLUMBUS, Ohio — Seven of the nine proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association constitution and bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OHSAA member sc... Read More
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College roundup: Cedarville loses in NCCAA World Series
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MASON, Ohio — Fifth-seeded Southeastern manufactured a first-inning run and made it hold up for a 1-0 victory over the eight-seeded Cedarville in the second game of pool play at the NCCAA Division I World Series.... Read More
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Dragons lose against to West Michigan
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DAYTON, Ohio — The West Michigan Whitecaps scored five runs in the second inning and raced out to a 6-0 lead before holding off the Dayton Dragons 6-4 on Thursday night in the rubber match of a three-game series at Fifth Third Field.... Read More
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Latest competitive balance proposal defeated by OHSAA members
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COLUMBUS — Seven of the nine proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association constitution and bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OHSAA member schools, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., has announced. Highlighting the voting was approval of a significant change to the transfer bylaw, bu... Read More
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Aviators named to All-GWOC North team
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VANDALIA - The Greater Western Ohio Conference released the All-Division teams over the weekend, and the Aviators were well represented.
Senior short-stop John Myers was honored as the GWOC North Athlete of the Year, and head coach Trent Dues shared Coach of the Year honors with Green... Read More
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Butler graduate Nicholas Vanderpool to serve summer internship
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A passion for sports has lead me to studying the behind-the-scenes aspect of the business, as I prepare to go into the work force following graduation in August. As a Vandalia native, I was involved in youth leagues at an early age playing soccer, baseball, and wrestling, eventually playing baske... Read More
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Talkin' Reds All-Star possibilities
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Major League Baseball’s All-Star game seems like light years away, but thanks to heavy PR push (Vote Reds, anybody?), I’m already thinking about the mid-summer classic, which will be played at Citi Field in New York July 16. When I look at the Reds roster, I see five candidates with a... Read More
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NBA Playoff Capsules
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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 23 points and the Miami Heat rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.... Read More
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Cobb alleges Harmon stole her team transporter
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SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has been accused of stealing a team transporter from Jennifer Jo Cobb. Cobb reported the trailer was stolen early Saturday from the JJC racing shop. She is a driver and team owner in NASCAR's Truck Series. ... Read More
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Cedarville falls to Cal Baptist in tourney action
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MASON, Ohio — Defending champion and No. 1 seed California Baptist scored in every inning to ground No. 8 Cedarville, 15-2, in the first game of the NCCAA Division I World Series at Prasco Park.... Read More
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Choo's 2 homers help Reds beat Marlins 4-0
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MIAMI (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo hit two homers and four pitchers combined on an 11-hit shutout Wednesday night to help the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0.... Read More
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Dragons crushed by West Michigan
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DAYTON — Jeff Holm drilled a two-run home run and added a three-run triple to lead the West Michigan Whitecaps to an 11-3 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday night. The two teams have split the first two games of the series with the rubber match set for Thursday at 7:00 p.m.... Read More
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3-time Indy 500 winner Franchitti tops speed chart
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti topped the speed chart Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, turning a lap at an average of 224.236 mph in the fifth practice session for the May 26 race.... Read More
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Dragons crushed by West Michigan
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DAYTON — Jeff Holm drilled a two-run home run and added a three-run triple to lead the West Michigan Whitecaps to an 11-3 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday night. The two teams have split the first two games of the series with the rubber match set for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ... Read More
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Choo's 2 homers help Reds beat Marlins 4-0
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MIAMI (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo hit two homers and four pitchers combined on an 11-hit shutout Wednesday night to help the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to a season-best five games by beating Miami 4-0.... Read More
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Fairborn seniors finish career against Hamilton
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FAIRBORN — Host Fairborn dug too deep of a hole for itself, and Hamilton’s pitchers made sure the Skyhawks stayed grounded, in Wednesday’s 6-5 upset win for the Hamilton Big Blue in Division I sectional tournament second round action. Hamilton (5-20), which had lost 14 of its last... Read More
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Cedarville falls to Cal Baptist in tourney action
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MASON, Ohio — Defending champion and No. 1 seed California Baptist scored in every inning to ground No. 8 Cedarville, 15-2, in the first game of the NCCAA Division I World Series at Prasco Park.... Read More
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Fairborn Parks and Rec Summer Adult Softball League Standings
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Tuesday 7:30 P.M. Social Division – Church League Abiding Christ Lutheran, 1-0 Central Avenue Church of Christ, 0-1 Maple Avenue Church of God “A”, 1-0 Mary Help of Christians, 0-1 One Love Church, 1-0 Vandalia Nazarene... Read More
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Warriors' season closes in first round of tourney
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WEST CARROLLTON — Wayne coach Joe Yount could still recall Wayne’s 6-2 victory over West Carrollton on April 1, a game in which the Warriors trailed 2-1 after six innings and used a five run seventh inning to pull away for the victory. This time, with the Warriors trailing by... Read More
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Lady Warriors advance, 9-3
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WEST CARROLLTON — Wayne head softball coach John Chesley had a plan when he placed his team on the division I sectional tournament bracket. The 15th-seeded Lady Warriors would open at the tournament’s 14th-seed, West Carrollton, but Chesley was looking ahead. On Monday evening on the Pi... Read More
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Bailey's 6-hitter helps Reds beat Marlins 6-2
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MIAMI (AP) — Homer Bailey pitched a six-hitter to earn his first victory since April 5, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 Tuesday night.... Read More
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Fairborn drops close decision against Fairmont
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KETTERING — Fairborn High School starting pitcher Alex Marques was very good early on in their opening round tournament game with host Fairmont on Tuesday evening. Unfortunately for the Skyhawk senior, Firebird starter Cody Antonelli was even better late. ... Read More
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Cueto leads Dragons to victory over West Michigan
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DAYTON — Johnny Cueto fired five scoreless innings on a Major League injury rehabilitation assignment and the Dayton Dragons defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps 6-2 on Tuesday night. Cueto earned the win in his second rehab start in Dayton as prepares for his return to the Reds.... Read More
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Prep roundup: Xenia bows out to Tecumseh in baseball
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CLARK COUNTY —The Bucs (9-18, 0-10 GWOC) dropped a 10-2 decision to Tecumseh on Tuesday night in D-I sectional tournament action on the road.... Read More
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Butler Bullets win Clash for Cash
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DAYTON — Vandalia’s Butler Bullets 12U baseball team played in the Clash for Cash Tournament held at Action Sports in Dayton. In bracket play they beat Eaton Baseball 6-5, Southwest Oakland Warriors from Michigan 8-6, and the Cincinnati Riverbats in the Championship game 16-3. The Bull... Read More
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Dutch Lions to host River City Rovers in US Open Cup
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Game to be played in Beavercreek Tuesday GREENE COUNTY — The first round draws for the 2013 edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup have been announced, and the Dayton Dutch Lions have been selected to host the River City Rovers of the USL PDL.... Read More
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TinCaps rally to beat Dragons, Cueto will start Tuesday
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DAYTON — The Fort Wayne TinCaps rallied with two runs in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth to overcome a three-run deficit and defeat the Dayton Dragons 5-4 on Monday, completing a sweep of the three-game series. The win was Fort Wayne’s sixth straight as they improved to 22... Read More
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Harding new AD at Fairborn, Newsome leaving YS
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FAIRBORN — Micah Harding has been named the new athletic director at Fairborn High School. He will succeed Jon Payne who is leaving to become AD at Bishop Fenwick High School. ... Read More
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Prep roundup: Lady Skyhawks win thriller over Troy
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GREENE COUNTY — The 12th seeded Fairborn Lady Skyhawks (7-15) defeated the No. 13 seeded Troy Lady Trojans by a count of 5-4 Monday in opening round D-I sectional softball action at home.... Read More
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Fairborn and Cedarville play in Nischwitz Classic
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GREENE COUNTY — On a late morning that saw grey skies and a good chance of rain, Fairborn poured in the runs to win the opening game of the Nischwitz Wooden Bat Classic. The host Hawks (11-12) scored at least one run in every inning to win by the mercy rule, 12-1, over the Cedarville Indians.... Read More
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Metro FC to hold open tryouts
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DAYTON — According to the 2009 U.S. Census Bureau: Participation in Selected Sports Activities report, soccer is the third most played team sport in the U.S., falling just short of baseball and basketball. More than 13 million Americans play soccer each year, with most starting out in y... Read More
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Prep roundup: Baseball and softball teams prepare for sectionals
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GREENE COUNTY — Local teams will hit the diamond for opening round sectional action starting next week. The schedule is listed below.... Read More
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Phillips leads Reds past Brewers 4-3
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips homered and made a spectacular rally-busting play — using his left knee to get a forceout and start a double play — as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Friday night. ... Read More
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Lady Knights announce camp dates
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KETTERING — Alter High School will be holding the Lady Knights Basketball Camp for girls June 10-13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Any girl entering grades second through seventh is eligible to participate. Cost is $130. ... Read More
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Two sign letters of intent
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BELLBROOK — The Bellbrook High School Athletic Department has announced that Jennifer Urbaniak and Jack Harding signed letters of intent Friday, May 3 in front of family and friends to continue their athletic careers into college. Urbaniak committed to playing volleyball at Bethany College, W... Read More
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Boys Varsity Tennis results
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BELLBROOK — Here are recent results for the Bellbrook High School Men’s Varsity Tennis team.... Read More
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