Bobcats Top EMU 63 49 as four straight wins roll on
Ohio built a 13 point halftime lead and withstood a late EMU push. Quiera Lampkins led Ohio with 12 points and Jasmine Weatherspoon added 12, while Ohio forced 13 turnovers and posted seven blocks. EMU shot 33.9 percent and scored 49 points. Ohio now heads to Cleveland for a game against NIU.
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MAC Player of the Year picks and vote details
A college basketball ballot reviews top candidates for the MAC Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Isaiah Johnson leads the choices, with Jaaron Simmons and Marcus Keene also featured, plus mentions of Wilder Hall and Hamilton.
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Ohio earns MAC tourney berth as Carter stars in final stretch
Ohio guard Jason Carter posted five double doubles and led the Bobcats in rebounds 14 times while starting the last 13 games. In MAC play he averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 boards a game. Ohio opens the MAC Tournament Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena against Toledo or Bowling Green. The MAC announces season awards Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Vinton County Rout Waverly In Congo District Clash
Vinton County rolled to an 88-66 win over Waverly in a Congo district matchup. Jake Speakman sparked transition plays, Eli Griffith delivered a career dunk and all led a 27-8 second quarter run helping the Vikings pull away. Waverly was led by Cade Marquez with 19 points, while Naylan Yates and Tristan Bartoe contributed key scores for Vinton County. The win sets up a rematch with Unioto in the district final Friday at 8:15 p.m.
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Waverly
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Bryce Damron
Vinton County
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Jones
Yates
Bartoe
Combs
Derick
Tristan
Naylan
Jake
Cade Marquez
Rigsby
Unioto
Tanks
Logan Elm
Vinton
Clayton Howell
Code Marquez
Easton Wolf
Trey Rigsby
Bailey Pennington
Ethan Adrian
Grant Lybrook
Gage Lavely
Ethan Crabtree
Colby Swain
Landon Hoover
Wolf
Adrian
Winton County
WRESTLING District action leads to Thursday prelims at Value City Arena
Division III preliminaries set for 3 p.m. Thursday in Columbus with wrestlers Yinger, Inboden, Heller, Speelman, and McCollister debuting against opponents such as Massillon Tuslaw, Rootstown, Wooster Triway, Milan Edison, and New Paris National Trial. Holden Macy finishes fifth at 132 pounds and becomes a state alternate for Athens.
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Speelman
Milan Edison
Dalton Burns
McCollister
New Paris
Ben Sullivan
Athens Bulldogs
Heath High School
Holden Macy
New Lexington
Tyler Hicks
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