http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Our writers provide live updates from sporting events and insider information on high school and college sports in Clark, Champaign and Greene counties that you can't get anywhere else. en-us bplasters@coxohio.com 2009-11-20T18:44:09-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/20/live_from_shawneewyoming.html I’ll be posting live from the Shawnee vs. Wyoming high school football playoff game at Welcome Stadium. We’re about 45 minutes from kick off. I’ll be post updates as they’re available.... 15796503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ High School Football 2009-11-20T18:44:09-04:00 bplasters@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/15/wittenberg_enters_the_playoffs.html Wittenberg will host Mt. St. Joseph in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 21, the NCAA announced Sunday. Mt. St. Joseph was undefeated until losing to Thomas More on Saturday. It finished 9-1.... 15718003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ College Football 2009-11-15T15:05:13-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/14/witt_completes_perfect_regular.html SPRINGFIELD — The trophy changed hands more often in a few minutes than a football at the bottom of the pile. Everyone wanted to touch it. More wanted to kiss it. Homecoming queens don’t get the attention the North... 15711503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ College Football 2009-11-14T19:43:51-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/14/live_from_southeastern_vs_fort.html The final is Fort Loramie 63-21. The Redskins will play Marion Local for the Region 24 final next week.... 15710403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Southeastern High School 2009-11-14T18:21:37-04:00 bplasters@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/13/live_from_tecumsehwinton_woods.html Winton Woods advances to the regional final to face Trotwood-Madison. The Arrows finish the season 10-2. Tecumseh had a good kick return to open the second half, but its drive stalled on the Winton Woods 19. So then Dominique Brown... 15698803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ High School Football 2009-11-13T19:00:15-04:00 bplasters@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/12/a_no_2_seed_for_witt_in_footba.html D3Football.com has projected that Wittenberg will earn a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Division III football playoffs. That is contingent on the Tigers beating Wooster on Saturday. A No. 2 seed would give Wittenberg home-field advantage in the... 15675503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Wittenberg 2009-11-12T09:18:15-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/10/wittenberg_climbs_to_11th_in_l.html Wittenberg jumped one spot to 11th in the American Football Coaches Association poll. In the D3Football.com poll, it jumped two places to 12th. The Tigers (10-0) can clinch the NCAC title outright by beating Wooster at home Saturday, Nov.... 15655203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ College Football 2009-11-10T19:35:55-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/07/live_from_dublin_coffmanspring.html Final from Dublin Coffman: 31-12. Springfield’s season is over with a 6-5 record. The Wildcats are running out of time. Seven minutes left and Springfield needs a score. Dublin is wearing Springfield down: Plays that went for no yards are... 15608503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ High School Football 2009-11-07T18:23:28-04:00 bplasters@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/05/witt_men_women_each_picked_fou.html From the North Coast Athletic Conference: WOOSTER MEN, OHIO WESLEYAN WOMEN FAVORED AS NCAC PREPS FOR 26TH BASKETBALL CAMPAIGN CLEVELAND — Wooster’s men and Ohio Wesleyan’s women were tabbed as the favorites in preseason voting by coaches of the North... 15564303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ College Basketball 2009-11-05T13:35:55-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/04/wittenberg_climbs_to_no_2_in_d.html Trailing only top-ranked Mount Union, Wittenberg ascended to No. 2 in the North Region, as the NCAA released its Division III regional rankings Wednesday. The Tigers can clinch a playoff berth and a share of the NCAC title by... 15550803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Wittenberg 2009-11-04T17:19:07-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/11/01/wittenberg_climbs_to_14th_in_l.html Wittenberg rose from 17th to 14th in the latest D3football.com Top 25 Poll. The Tigers beat Denison 41-7 on Saturday, Oct. 31, to improve to 8-0 and 5-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Tigers have outscored their... 15500903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Wittenberg 2009-11-01T20:26:49-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/10/30/on_this_date_in_area_sports_hi_78.html Thirty seven years ago on this date, Oct. 30, 1972, Sports Illustrated listed a Wittenberg soccer player in its Faces in the Crowd: Howard Hendershott, a freshman soccer player at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, set a new school scoring... 11101303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ College lacrosse 2009-10-30T06:00:00-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/10/29/john_legend_sings_national_ant.html Springfield native John Legend sang the National Anthem before tonight’s Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. From the Wall Street Journal: WSJ: A lot of veteran performers have screwed up the national anthem. They take it for... 15465603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Major League Baseball 2009-10-29T19:51:02-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/10/28/football_playoff_potentials_fo.html Very unscientific and I won’t project who beats who, but here’s how area teams could advance to the state playoffs. This will be in Friday’s paper, as well. • Springfield (6-3) needs to beat Wayne for a spot in Division... 15443503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ High School Football 2009-10-28T16:33:28-04:00 bplasters@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/entries/2009/10/26/mascot_faceoff_wittenberg_vs_w.html News release from Wittenberg University: First-Ever Online Mascot Face-Off Between Wittenberg and Wooster Builds Collegiate Spirit, Highlights Competition and Provides Comic Relief Imagine the scene. Wittenberg’s beloved Tiger mascot going head-to-head with Wooster’s Fighting Scot mascot in a face-off... 15410003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/springfieldpreps/ Wittenberg 2009-10-26T16:23:44-04:00 djablonski@coxohio.com