Boys Basketball

Fight to the finish: Kalida falls in 2OT

Kalida falls to Oak Hill in what could be Kortokrax's final game

Jeremy Schneider

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  COLUMBUS - Normally it might not be fair to boil down an entire game of basketball to one shot. But sometimes one shot can be the difference between a win and a loss. With less than 30 seconds left in the first overtime, Kalida had a three-point... Full story

State Notebook: A difference of opinion between coaches

By Jim Naveau and Jeremy Schneider

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  COLUMBUS - Maybe it was a good idea Oak Hill coach Norm Persin and Kalida coach Dick Kortokrax weren't in the postgame interview room at the same time after the Oak's 48-43 double-overtime win over the Wildcats in the Division IV boys basketball... Full story

Kalida, Oak Hill bring excellent defenses to title game

Jim Naveau

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  COLUMBUS - Maybe the easiest prediction to make about Kalida's game for the Division IV boys basketball state championship against Oak Hill today is that defense will play a big, big role. Both teams play it. Both teams like it. Both coaches... Full story

Kalida advances to state championship game

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Make that 785 wins for Dick Kortokrax. Kalida's coach, the winningest ever in Ohio, added to his total with a 57-46 victory over Cleveland Heights Lutheran East on Thursday in the Division IV state semifinals, with Scott Schnipke... Full story

Kalida group thrives on team concept

Jeremy Schneider

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  KALIDA - It's common practice for coaches in the boys basketball state semifinals to supply the Ohio High School Athletic Association with average points per game for the starters. The OHSAA then inserts the information on the team capsules for... Full story

Kalida, Lutheran East bring experience to Final Four

Jeremy Schneider

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    KALIDA - Pop quiz: Who was the last head coach at Kalida not named Kortokrax? Ted Alan Bushong in 1973-74. In the duration that Richard Kotrokrax has been the head boys basketball coach at Kalida, the Wildcats have appeared in three state... Full story

Lymnastall steps up to put down Coldwater

Jim Naveau

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  BOWLING GREEN - One of the stories that seems to happen every year in tournament basketball is that an unexpected hero steps up in a big game. That role belonged to Tinora's Treg Lymanstall when he scored 15 points and hit every shot he took... Full story

Slow start dooms Lima Senior against Toledo St. John’s

Jim Naveau

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  TOLEDO - After Toledo St. John's beat Lima Senior 75-58 in a Division I boys basketball regional semifinal on Thursday night, it was clear the Titans are a team that takes second chances better than it gives them. St. John's (19-5) began its... Full story

DeSales surges past Elida

Jeremy Schneider

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  BOWLING GREEN - It was just too much to overcome. A seven-minute stretch without a point in the first half was the tag on Elida's toe as the Bulldogs lost a Division II regional semifinal to Columbus DeSales, 66-45, on Tuesday at Bowling Green. The... Full story

Ada reaches first regional final

Jim Naveau

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  KETTERING - Maybe one Summit Country Day student fan sensed his team was going to need a bailout even before Ada took a 60-51 win over the Silver Knights in a Division IV regional semifinal game at Fairmont High School on Tuesday night. While... Full story

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