Another sport, another all-state honor. Another year, one more Player of the Year Award on The Lima News Dream Team.
Elida boys basketball standout Reggie McAdams was named first-team All-Ohio and sh... Full story
Dayton Dunbar
Record: 27-0
How they got here: Beat Lake Catholic 75-60 in state semifinals.
Ranked: No. 1 in The Associated Press poll.
Top players: Gary Akbar (6-5, Sr., 16.5), Deontae Hawkins (6-8, Sr., 16.0), Andre Yates (6-2, Sr., 14.4), Amos... Full story
COLUMBUS — Cory Royster had 18 points and 18 rebounds to boost Elida to a 61-27 win against St. Clairsville in an Ohio boys Division II semifinal Friday at Value City Arena.
The Bulldogs (24-3), in their first state appearance, will play a Day... Full story
COLUMBUS – Portsmouth boys basketball coach Gene Collins said he hadn’t seen his team shoot 3-pointers the way it did in the first half of a 74-66 win over Ottawa-Glandorf in a Division III boys basketball state tournament semifinal on Th... Full story
COLUMBUS — It was a start that would have had most teams cringing, even ones who had state tournament experience.
But, obviously, Jackson Center is not most teams. If a 27-0 record isn’t enough proof, then its 53-50 win over Columbus Afr... Full story
ELIDA — Elida and St. Clairsville both sketched out a similar blueprint to reach the state tournament this year.
And, as it turns out, it’s the first trip to state in boys basketball for both schools.
Elida (23-3) will meet St. Clairsvi... Full story
One of the standard sports cliches at all levels is a coach or player commenting about how competitive, how tough his or her respective league is and how it prepared the team for a great tournament run.
With regard to the Western Buckeye League this... Full story
Ada’s Konnor Baker, Jackson Center’s Andy Hoying and Lima Central Catholic’s Tyler O’Connor led the area in the All-Ohio Division III and IV boys basketball teams released Tuesday.
Jackson Center scooped up some high honors o... Full story
OTTAWA — Year after year, boys state basketball tournament teams can usually be divided into two categories — the ones who have won all or almost all their games and the ones who came on strong at the right time.
Ottawa-Glandorf (19-6), ... Full story
JACKSON CENTER — Jackson Center enters the state tournament with a perfect mark of 26-0.
But its coach Scott Elchert said that record doesn’t bring any added mystique to Columbus.
“We really don’t believe there’s any p... Full story
I had the opportunity to take some of my basketball teams to Columbus to compete in the state tournament during my lengthy basketball coaching career. It was an experience I sincerely wish every coach could enjoy at least once during their tenure. Th... Full story