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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wooster’s Moore had brief stint at Catholic Central
Did you know Wooster men’s basketball coach Steve Moore coached JV one year at Catholic Central High School? You’ll find that little nugget on Moore in this profile of the coach by Aaron Dorksen of the Wooster Daily Record.
Moore earned his 500th career victory at Wooster by defeating his alma mater Wittenberg on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Wooster’s got Moore: Scots coach has created a small-college hoops dynasty
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TweetGraham’s David Taylor on matchup with Lakewood St. Edward’s Collin Palmer
It will be part of the annual dual meet between the Division II eight-time defending state champion Falcons and the D-I 12-time defending state champion Eagles, to be held at Graham High School at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24.
Taylor has had it in the back of his mind since his successful freshman season, when Taylor was a 103-pounder and Palmer was at 112.
But as sophomores, Taylor remained at 103 and Palmer moved up to 125, then as juniors, Taylor moved up one class to 112 while Palmer was at 135.
That didn’t bode well for the meet. But Taylor grew last summer, and is at 135 this season while Palmer sits at 140.
Close enough, in Taylor’s estimation, to have a memorable showdown.
“It never happens when one good wrestler bumps up one class to meet another,” said Taylor. “ Especially in Ohio, where they are all about cutting weight to get into the best class.
“I’m doing it because ‘A’ it’s something I want to do and ‘B’ it’s good for wrestling in Ohio.”
The match will be the last of a tri-meet. Two-time D-III state champion Troy Christian wrestles Graham at 11 a.m., then St. Ed’s gets Troy Christian at 12:30 p.m.
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TweetKR students ride the roller coaster
The Kenton Ridge student section calls it the roller coaster. They didn’t invent it, but they’ve perfected it at a smaller scale than what you might see at college games. Check it out in the first few seconds of this video from Tuesday’s Kenton Ridge victory over previously unbeaten Southeastern.
The KR student section has to be one of the area’s sharpest. Earlier this season, after the News-Sun’s Brian Plasters wrote in his Wizard column about how much he hated the “Just like football!” chant, the Shawnee students started the same chant in a game against KR. The Cougar students responded to the Shawnee students with, “Read the paper! Read the paper!”
Now here’s another version of the roller coaster.
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Explore the life of a Wittenberg volleyball player on gameday…
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TweetWLS coach McIntosh on Hickenbottom
An amazing accomplishment for both Hickenbottom and the Tigers program.
“She came in as a freshmen and the seniors accepted her and she fit right in,” McIntosh said. “Now, she’s basically the leader playing with younger kids.”
McIntosh said the Tigers squad has been guard-oriented the last few seasons, but with 6-0 freshman post Becka Peterson now in the mix, the team has adjusted to throwing the ball inside.
He said Hickenbottom and senior Danielle King have accepted that to the fullest — and have both provided great leadership.
“It’s cut down on their scoring, but it’s made us better,” McIntosh said.
He also raved about the things she does that won’t show up on the scoreboard.
“She plays good defense for the most part,” McIntosh said. “She anticipates well and that’s big because she gets a lot of deflections and causes steals that give us easy buckets. She’s also great rebounder. She’s done a super job this year.”
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TweetKR, WLS girls still ranked in state poll
The Kenton Ridge and West Liberty-Salem girls basketball squads were each ranked in the top-10 in their divisions for the second straight week.
After a loss to Division II No. 3 Tippecanoe on Jan. 13, Kenton Ridge (12-1) fell to No. 6 in D-II.
West Liberty-Salem is ranked No. 7 in D-III and earned one first place vote. The Tigers are 12-1, dropping its first game of the season to Miami Trace at the Pickerington Shootout on Monday, Jan. 19.
State girls basketball poll for Jan. 21
By the Associated Press
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the second of six weekly Associated Press polls of 2009, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (24) 13-0 265
2, Dublin Coffman (2) 13-0 223
3, Lakota West 10-2 145
4, Cin. Winton Woods 10-0 137
5, Dresden Tri-Valley 12-0 120
6, Xenia 13-0 88
7, Delaware Hayes 13-0 85
7, Perrysburg 9-0 85
9, Chaminade Julienne 7-4 76
10, Pickerington Central 10-2 68
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Twinsburg 28. 12, Tol. Start 19. 13, Green 15. 14 (tie), Zanesville, Warren Howland (1) 14. 16 (tie), Can. McKinley, Fairmont 12.
DIVISION II
1, Lima Bath (12) 12-0 233
2, Alter (7) 12-1 204
3, Tippecanoe (3) 12-0 171
4, Warsaw River View 11-1 155
5, Tiffin Columbian 12-0 133
6, Kenton Ridge 12-1 116
7, Chillicothe Unioto (2) 13-0 106
8, Geneva (1) 13-0 75
9, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (1) 9-3 72
10, Cols. Eastmoor 7-3 30
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 23. 12, Akr. Hoban 21. 13, Cols. DeSales 19. 14, Cambridge 16. 15, Canton South (1) 15. 16, Zanesville Maysville 14.
DIVISION III
1, Marion Pleasant (13) 13-0 246
2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (3) 10-0 205
3, S. Euclid Regina (9) 12-0 191
4, Smithville 10-0 150
5, Genoa Area 10-0 116
6, Oak Hill 12-1 107
7, West Liberty-Salem (1) 12-0 103
8, Millbury Lake 10-0 90
9, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 8-0 65
10, Cin. Hills Christian 9-3 48
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 23. 12, Andover Pymatuning Valley 19. 13 (tie), Plain City Jonathan Alder, Lisbon David Anderson 16. 15, Newark Cath. (1) 15. 16, Middletown Madison 13.
DIVISION IV
1, Berlin Hiland (26) 9-1 269
2, Convoy Crestview (1) 8-0 218
3, Delphos St. John’s 9-4 178
4, Cols. Harvest Prep 12-1 104
4, Pettisville 8-1 104
6, New Bremen 12-1 97
7, New Riegel 11-1 87
8, Cols. Africentric 8-4 75
9, Shadyside 10-1 68
10, Troy Christian 11-1 62
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Waterford 54. 12, Carey 38. 13, Continental 24. 14, Leipsic 22. 15 (tie), Ottoville, Fort Recovery 16. 17, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 12.
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TweetOn this date in area sports history…
On this date, Jan. 21, 1997, Eric Thomas and Chris Strodes each scored 18 points to help the Panthers knock off Fairborn 88-67. The Panthers played in back-to-back Division I state semifinal games in 1996 and 1997.
Thomas, the 1997 News-Sun All-Area Player of the Year, eventually went on to Kent State, where he helped guide the Flashes to the Elite Eight in 2002.
Published in the Jan. 22, 1997 edition of the News-Sun:
DUO POWERS PANTHERS
Chris Strodes and Eric Thomas each had 18 as the Panthers knocked off Fairborn, 88-67, in a Western Ohio League game Tuesday.
Eleven different players scored for North as the Panthers dominated inside. Thomas also had 10 rebounds while Strodes had eight.
North took control in the second half with its 2-3 and 1-3-1 zones, which stalled the Skyhawk offense.
NORTH (88) — Lute 1 0-0 2, Browning 4 2-3 11, Minney 0 0-2 0, Ellis 0 3-4 3, Stephens 1 0-0 2, Kissell 4 0-0 12, Harris 1 2-2 4, Castleberry 3 6-8 12, Thomas 9 0-3 18, Kelley 1 0-0 2, Strodes 7 4-5 18, Banta 2 0-0 4. Totals: 33 17-27 88.
FAIRBORN (67) — Whitt 1 0-0 3, McCladdie 1 0-0 2, Shirley 4 2-2 11, Starkes 5 0-0 12, Salley 6 2-2 16, Howard 1 1-2 4, Yeary 5 5-5 15, Ballance 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25 10-11 67.
Three-point goals: North 5 (Kissell 4, Browning); Fairborn 7 (Starkes 2, Salley 2, Whitt, Shirley, Howard)
Records: North 12-2, 7-2 in WOL
Reserves: North 66 (Ellis 24), Fairborn 60, OT
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