SOUTHEAST, Ohio- Less than 24 hours after playing its season opener, the Zanesville boys basketball team was back on the court to take on Marietta, in the Zanesville Tip-Off Classic. Tied at 56 at the end of regulation, Zanesville won in overtime 72-67. The win is the Blue Devils first of the season. Zanesville had […]
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SOUTHEAST, Ohio- Wednesday night featured the season opener for both the Tri-Valley and River View girls basketball teams. Both at home. Both picked up wins. Tri-Valley defeated Olentangy Liberty, 56-27. Sophomore Lexi Howe led the Lady Dawgs with 21 points. Celebrating two seniors on senior night, Riley Tracy had 15 points and Tailor Dupler added […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio- Having to deal with all the issues Covid-19 presents is challenging enough. For Todd Rock, who enters his 28th season as the Bishop Rosecrans boys basketball coach, he’ll also have the challenge of replacing eight seniors from a year ago. “One thing about up here is the kids, that will be out there, […]
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BYESVILLE, Ohio- The New Lexington girls opened the 2020-2021 basketball season on the road against Meadowbrook. Despite the absence of sophomore Aubri Spicer, who was second in the MVL in scoring last season with 19.3 points per game, the Lady Panthers took care of business 58-32. Kim Kellogg led all scorers with 24 points and […]
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BYESVILLE, Ohio- In its first season in the Muskingum Valley league, the Meadowbrook boys basketball team will be looking to do what the football team did. Win the league title. The basketball team, which features all football players, won its fifth straight Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) title last season. Meadowbrook lost Addy Black, Jonathan […]
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DRESDEN, Ohio- March 6 was the last time we saw the Tri-Valley girls basketball team take the floor, but it wasn’t supposed to be. “I think it left a burning desire in our girls hearts,” Tri-Valley coach Kurt Kaufman said. With a 45-43 win over top ranked Circleville in the regional finals, Tri-Valley booked its […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio- The Zanesville Chamber of Commerce had its monthly Lunch & Learn series on Tuesday. November’s speaker was Peter Cultice, president of Muskingum County History, to talk about the history of baseball in Zanesville. Despite being held virtually, due to Covid-19, all those in attendance were affectively able to learn about America’s Pastime in […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio- With the possibility of another shutdown in Ohio, locally owned fitness centers, in Zanesville, are doing everything they can to stay open. “We have done everything we’ve been asked to do,” SouthTown Gym owner, Abbie Williams said. “We have upgraded our cleaning as far as personnel as far as the disinfectant itself.” Fieldhouse […]
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MASSILLON, Ohio- The end of the Division VII state semifinal game, between Newark Catholic and Warren JFK, was as exciting as it gets. Down 20-6 with 80 seconds to go, Newark Catholic never quit and had a chance to win it in the final seconds. A Hail Mary dropped to the ground in the end […]
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NEWARK, Ohio- 21 times. That’s the number of times the Newark Catholic volleyball program has made the state final four. “We have eight volleyball state championships so this would be number nine,” said Newark Catholic volleyball coach, Caileigh Hughes. This weekend, the Green Wave will be looking to capture another state title. On Saturday, at […]
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