Pioneers keep on rolling
With the way they play, it’s amazing to think that Orange girls basketball coach Mary Ann Grimes wants her Pioneers to pick up their intensity.
With the way they play, it’s amazing to think that Orange girls basketball coach Mary Ann Grimes wants her Pioneers to pick up their intensity.
Ohio Wesleyan, trailing 48–29 with 11:40 to play, mounted a 24–8 run to close to within three of the lead at 56–53 with 1:25 to play, but fell short as visiting Hiram held on for a 62–55 North Coast Athletic Conference women’s basketball victory Wednesday night at Branch Rickey Arena.

If having a good breakfast gets you started right, the Hayes girls basketball team must have had a feast Tuesday morning.
It’s not exactly a trip around the block going from southern Delaware County to Lexington, Ohio, but for the Olentangy girls basketball team, it proved a worthwhile venture.
“Two in a row” is a phrase Buckeye Valley boys basketball fans are used to hearing — but not when it refers to losses.

Some out there may have seen the records for the Buckeye Valley and Big Walnut boys basketball teams and expected a rout. Those who’ve actually seen both teams expected a battle — and boy, did they get one.
Speeding may be illegal on the highways, but coaches find it’s more than welcome on a basketball court.Delaware Christian used its speed in concert with its defense, producing a devastating transition game that broke a close game wide open en route to a 71–52 non-league victory over the Village Academy Griffins Saturday evening in Powell.
The Battling Bishops continue to gather momentum for their run at the North Coast Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship.