Witt men’s game moved to 7:30 p.m.

By David Jablonski | Saturday, February 6, 2010, 09:24 AM

The Hiram at Wittenberg men’s basketball game scheduled for 4 p.m. today, Feb. 6, has been moved to 7:30 p.m. because of the snow.

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Derick, Devin Byrd meet NFL players

By Brian Plasters | Friday, February 5, 2010, 03:10 PM

Triad High School freshman Derick Byrd was recently featured on Columbus television.

Follow this link to see Derick and his brother Devin.

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Urbana University football team signs 13 players

By David Jablonski | Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:20 PM

Mechanicsburg wide receiver Joe Webb and Tecumseh defensive end Jake Masters were among the 13 players signed by the Urbana University football team on Wednesday.

New Signees

Garyn Pride, DB/Returner, 6’1”, 190 lbs., Princeton HS (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Kevin Smith, LB, 6’1”, 215 lbs., Lexington HS (Lexington, Ohio)

Cody Townsend, DE, 6’1”, 230 lbs., Jerome HS (Dublin, Ohio)

Kenya Coombs, WR/FS/Returner, 6’0”, 180 lbs., Lexington HS (Lexington, Ohio)

T.C. Turner, DB/Returner, 5’10”, 165 lbs., East HS (Columbus, Ohio)

Davonte Butler, OL/DL, 6’6”, 240 lbs., Central HS (Westerville, Ohio)

Brad Young, DL, 6’0”, 305 lbs., Olentangy HS (Lewis Center, Ohio)

Andrew Minda, OL, 6’4”, 305 lbs., Coffman HS (Dublin, Ohio)/University of Hawaii-Hilo Transfer

Joe Webb, WR/Returner, 6’0”, 185 lbs., Mechanicsburg HS (Mechanicsburg, Ohio)

Jared Gravely, DE, 6’4”, 220 lbs., Gallia Academy (Gallipolis, Ohio)

Charles Gresham, RB, 5’9”, 170 lbs., Heath HS (Heath, Ohio)

Jake Masters, DE, 6’3”, 225 lbs., Tecumseh HS (New Carlisle, Ohio)

Cornell Grayer, FB, 5’10”, 220 lbs., Cleveland Heights HS (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

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On this date in area sports history …

By David Jablonski | Saturday, January 30, 2010, 06:00 AM

Seventeen years ago on this date, Jan. 30, 1993, the News-Sun published a story about football recruiting experiences of South’s Chris Wallace. Complete story on the jump.

Continue reading "On this date in area sports history …"...

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Breaking down the CBC Kenton Trail boys hoops race

By Michael Cooper | Saturday, January 30, 2010, 12:15 AM

The boys basketball race in the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division is going to come down to the wire.

But from this point forward, every game is meaningful.

On Friday, Jan. 29, Tecumseh took over sole possession of first place with a 56-41 win at Stebbins. The Arrows are 9-2 and 8-4 in the league.

Tippecanoe (10-3, 7-3) and Shawnee (7-4, 7-3) are tied for second place, one game back of the Arrows. Both teams, however, lost to Kenton Trail Division rivals Bellefontaine (9-5, 7-4) and Kenton Ridge (9-4, 6-4), respectively, on Friday.

Kenton Ridge travels to Tippecanoe tonight, Saturday, Jan. 27.

“It doesn’t get any better,” said Cougars coach Kris Spriggs. “We’ve had a tough stretch in January. Hopefully we can start peaking down the stretch to make a run at the league title and tournament time.”

Here’s a look at each team’s remaining schedule:

Tecumseh has two crossover division games, Northwestern and Graham. They also face Bellefontaine, Kenton Ridge and two games with Shawnee inside the division.

Bellefontaine travels to both Graham and Tecumseh next week. They also face a crossover division game with Urbana, as well as games against Stebbins and Shawnee.

Kenton Ridge is at Tipp tonight, and also faces Stebbins, Tippecanoe and Tecumseh inside the Division. They also have two crossover division games with Indian Lake and Greenon.

Tippecanoe faces Kenton Ridge twice, and has to play Shawnee and Stebbins in the Kenton Trail. They also face Urbana and Indian Lake in crossover games.

Shawnee is at the halfway point having played just 11 games. They got off to a late start thanks to a long run in the Division II football playoffs. They have four straight road games (at Greenon, at Tippecanoe, at Butler, at Southeastern) and still face Tecumseh twice, Bellefontaine and Ben Logan in CBC games.

One thing is certain. If you want to win a league title, you better show up every night.

“In our division, you have to go out and play a complete game,” Spriggs said.

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Eight local college fooball players to play in Ohio Senior Bowl

By David Jablonski | Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 02:28 PM

Four Wittenberg University and four Urbana University football players will play for the South Team in the first OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl at 1 p.m. April 17.

The game will take place at Upper Arlington High School’s Marv Moorehead Stadium.

Quarterback Aaron Huffman, wide receiver Patrick Williams, linebacker Kyle Lohrman and cornerback Brandyn Brown will represent Wittenberg.

The Urbana players are wide receiver Ian Iler, defensive lineman Shawn Lewis, tight end Tariq Kalimullah and cornerback Troy Brookins.

The game features players from all divisions of college football in Ohio. Ohio State cornerback Andre Amos and kicker Aaon Pettrey will also play for the South Team.

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Wittenberg to host blood marrow drive for assistant track coach

By David Jablonski | Friday, January 22, 2010, 05:04 PM

From Wittenberg University:

In January 2009, Dennis Robinson learned that he was suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a blood disease that requires a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. One year later, members of the Wittenberg University community, who benefit from Robinson’s tireless work as an assistant track and field coach, are rallying in support.

Wittenberg will host a bone marrow and stem cell transplant registry drive from 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Benham-Pence Student Center. The drive will support efforts to identify possible donors with a simple swab on the cheek by a trained professional. A similar event took place on Dec. 6, 2009, at Robinson’s church, Wayman AME Chapel in Dayton.

While 7 million potential donors are currently in a national registry list maintained by Be The Match Registry, the complication for Robinson is that just 8 percent of them are black. Other minority groups have even lower numbers. Donors and recipients must be of the same race or ethnicity.

A graduate of Central State University, Robinson joined Wittenberg’s coaching staff in 2004 after teaching and coaching in the Dayton Public School District for 17 years. During his coaching career at Meadowdale High School, Robinson led dozens of athletes to outstanding individual finishes in the state track meet, with a best team finish of third in 2001.

Robinson earned Coach of the Year honors from the Southwestern Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches in 1977 for his work leading the Jefferson Township High School boys’ team to the AA state championship. He went on to serve as head coach of the All-Ohio Boys’ Track and Field team in 2001, earn recognition in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in 2000 and earn the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award in 2002.

The bone marrow and stem cell transplant surgery registry drive is open to anyone. For more information, contact Director of Multicultural Programs Forest Wortham at (937) 327-7800 or via e-mail at fwortham@wittenberg.edu.

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