It was a character-building victory for the Battling Bishops.Ohio Wesleyan, building as much as a 16-point lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the game, held on for a hard-earned 65–63 victory over Marietta in the Battling Bishops’ “Hoops for Hope” Tournament Friday afternoon at Branch Rickey Arena.
Think back just a couple years ago — when the Buckeye Valley girls basketball team struggled just to stay with its opponents. Things are much better now, but the Barons are still missing that ability to put teams away.
Olentangy wiped away a slow start from the field to overcome a 12–11 opening-period deficit en route to scoring a 57–35 non-conference victory over rival Big Walnut in girls basketball action Thursday night in Lewis Center.
Friday night’s Liberty-Olentangy boys basketball game featured a packed house, cheering fans and an electric atmosphere — oh, and some exciting basketball, too.
Cincinnati was abuzz this week heading into the annual matchup between the city’s major collegiate basketball programs, Cincinnati and Xavier. Coming into the game, Xavier was ranked as the 8th best team in the nation and so it wasn’t surprising that as the final seconds ticked off the clock, Xavier was winning by a comfortable margin.
Sometimes a person needs a shock to the system to get them back on track. So do basketball teams.The Big Walnut Golden Eagles’ shock came in the form of a 12–2 third quarter that gave Buckeye Valley its first lead of the game, but the Golden Eagles picked up their play in the final period and escaped with a 41–37 victory in a non-league game between county rivals Tuesday at Big Walnut High School.
Coaches would have to feel pretty good about their teams when the offense struggles and they still win big.
Several years ago, when The Ohio State University gave a new contract to then head football coach Jim Tressel, Case Study examined the terms of the coach’s contract. With Tressel now working as a game day consultant for the winless Indianapolis Colts (and rumored to be under consideration to coach at UCLA), it seems only fair to give the same scrutiny to the contract signed by new head coach Urban Meyer.