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The Delaware Hayes boys basketball team didn’t enter Friday night’s OCC-Capital Division showdown against host Canal Winchester with 17 wins by accident.

Just three weeks after hiring Bill O’Brien, Ohio State is back in the market for an offensive coordinator and appears to be moving quickly to name a replacement.

The Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team protected the ball with nearly unprecedented proficiency, committing just five turnovers en route to a lopsided 76-34 North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Kenyon Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.

Ohio Wesleyan University senior guard Kasey Schipfer was selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week for the week of Feb. 5, it was announced by D3hoops.com.

The Olentangy boys basketball team closed the first half on a 9-0 run to claw back into things, making it a four-point game at the break, but host and state-ranked Olentangy Orange used a big run of its own in the third quarter to gain some separation on the way to a 69-44 non-league win Tuesday night in Lewis Center.

COLUMBUS — For 25 minutes of basketball, Ohio State appeared poised to end its lengthy losing streak and regain some badly needed confidence as the season enters the stretch run.

Three area teams punched tickets to the upcoming Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association state dual tournaments thanks to solid showings over the weekend.

Three area girls basketball teams put the finishing touches on league titles while another moved a win away from doing the same with solid showings Friday night.

The Delaware Hayes boys basketball team tightened its grip on a potential OCC-Capital Division title, maintaining its spot alone atop the league standings with a convincing 73-55 win over visiting Westerville South Friday night.

Freshman post Macy Miller sank a lay-in with :16 to play to cap a game-ending 5-0 run and give the Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team a thrilling 63-61 North Coast Athletic Conference win over Denison on Wednesday in Granville.