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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 10:52

Rolle: Miami Fans Still Mad Over ‘02 Title Game

Written by Bryant Billing

Ohio State defensive back Tyler Moeller (left) pursues Marshall running back Andre Booker during the Buckeyes’ season-opening 45-7 win over the Thundering Herd last Thursday, September 2, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The Buckeyes’ host an early-season showdown against Miami, who was ranked thirteenth in the latest Associated Press poll.

COLUMBUS — The 2002 National Championship game at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 1, 2003, is still, some seven-and-a-half years later, a source of pride and fond memories for many Ohio State fans. It was then that the Buckeyes ended their 34-year drought and reclaimed the top spot among college football with a 14-0 perfect record. Names like Maurice Clarett, Craig Krenzel, and Michael Jenkins still bring smiles to many fans.

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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 10:51

Sports Shorts............

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tecumseh Narrowly Edged by Fairborn - A late Fairborn fourthquarter touchdown doomed the he Arrows (0-1) to a season-opening, 15-12 loss last Friday, August 27, at Spitzer Stadium.

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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 10:49

HAMILTON 14, SPRINGFIELD 6 Robertson Takes Fault in ‘Cats First Loss

Written by Bryant Billing

Springfield sophomore quarterback Chris Wallace (left) is tackled by Hamilton’s Gerald Davis (right) Marcus Oliver (bottom). Despite the fact that Springfield out-gained Hamilton 297 total offensive yards to 269, the Wildcats mustered only one touchdown on the night, and they left Hamilton with their first loss of the season 14-6 to the Big Blue loss.

HAMILTON — It wasn’t the opening game that anyone involved with the Springfield football program — fan, player, and coach alike — hoped for. But, it was reality for the Wildcats, and it came in the form of a 14-6 season-opening loss to the Hamilton Big Blue at Virgil Schwarm Stadium in Hamilton on Friday, August 27. It came in the form of a sloppy game, one in which Springfield turned the ball over five times and lacked consistency on offense.

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:39

Irish Start Season Off Right With 34-20 Win At Shawnee

Written by TIM CARY

SPRINGFIELD – Catholic Central only had the football three times in the first half of Friday’s season opener at Shawnee High School.

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:38

Graham Falcons Lose Football Home Opener

Written by CASEY MATTESON

ST. PARIS — The Graham Falcons opened their football season in a way that every coach dreads. After Graham’s Nick VanHoose impressively booted the opening kickoff into the end zone for a touchback, it was all Red Devils from there.

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:34

UHS Soccer Teams Sweep Southeastern by identical scores

Written by Casey Matteson

URBANA--Both the boys and girls soccer teams at Urbana High School earned their first victories of the season by defeating Southeastern by identical 7-0 scores at Urbana Stadium on Saturday. The HillClimbers teams were coming off close defeats at the hands of West Liberty-Salem earlier in the week.

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:27

Wright State Volleyball Falls in Five-Set Heartbreaker at Georgia State

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The Wright State volleyball team won the first two sets and had match point at 24-22 in the third, but Georgia State rallied from there as the Panthers won their invitational title Saturday night with a five-set decision over the Raiders, winning 22-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-10.

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:26

Kaminsky Honored as Player of the Week

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Former Raider baseball player Alex Kaminsky was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Indians, then he was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star team and now he has been honored as the Indians Minor League Player of the Week.

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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:51

Buckeyes Eyeing Sixth-Straight Big Ten Title

Written by Bryant Billing

COLUMBUS — It’s not secret that Big Ten football in the last decade, especially the last half of it, was dominated by the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State has either shared or won the conference title out-right every year since 2005, and they’ve taken most of the conference’s headlines in the national media, either good or bad.

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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:50