For the eighth time in 12 years, the Golden Eagles are back in the OHSAA football playoffs. Fourth-seeded Big Walnut (8–2) will host fifth-seeded Columbus Beechcroft (9–1) in a Region 9 quarterfinal game Friday night at 7:30 at Golden Eagle Stadium.
It turned out to be quite a week for the Delaware County Junior Fair Horse Show. The wet, muddy conditions due to the constant rain postponed and cancelled most horse show events throughout the fair week, although trail, reigning, pattern and versatility classes were able to squeeze in class competitions Tuesday and Thursday in the practice ring, north of the main ring on the fairgrounds.
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone, huh? The cliché certainly applies in some cases, maybe even most, but it’s not applicable to those involved with Liberty track and field in relation to the Uhle brothers.After watching seniors Joey and Chris Uhle earn top-three finishes at the Division I OHSAA Track and Field Championships Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, second and third, respectively, Patriot coach Ryan Snivley knew exactly what he had.
Big Walnut made the most noise during Thursday and Saturday’s OCC-Capital Division Championships in Hilliard, with the girls finishing second overall and the boys closing with a third-place effort.
Olentangy Liberty has one heck of a hockey family. That’s right, family.The Patriots are a team, sure, but play more like a band of brothers, a trait that has carried them all the way to their sport’s biggest stage — the OHSAA state final four.“This group isn’t only a team, but a group of friends,” defenseman and captain Anthony Bergamesca, who has an actual sibling, younger brother Christopher, on the squad with him said. “We have accomplished everything on our check list so far … just one check to go, and that’s the state title.”
Liberty made quite a statement during the weekend’s Marion Elgin Invitational, nabbing first-place honors with a combined 278 1/2 points. The Patriots laid the foundation Friday, with eight wrestlers cruising through their opening-round pools with perfect 3–0 records. Three others finished 2–1 and finished second for Liberty, which advanced 10 scorers and one extra to […]
Hayes’ Matt Bingaya, widely regarded as one of the area’s top guards, is certainly showing people why he’s received such high praise. The junior was lights out in December, helping his squad win six of its eight games over the span. For his efforts, in addition to leading his team to one of its best starts […]