TVC preseason polls crown Spartans in baseball and softball
Alexander and Meigs atop TVC-Ohio baseball with 45 points each and Athens third. Alexander leads in softball with 49 points on seven first place votes, Spartans 12-0 last season. TVC-Hocking favors Trimble with 63 points and Wahama at 58. Eastern 46, Waterford 44, Southern 44. First day polls note seven to eight voters. see page A7.
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Middle Tennessee St Upsets No 2 Michigan State 90 81
No 15 seed Middle Tennessee State toppled Michigan State 90 81 in St Louis ending the Spartans title bid. Upshaw scored 21 and Potts 19 as MSU failed to guard the shooters late. Costello led MSU with 22 as Valentine struggled with 13 points and six turnovers. The Blue Raiders advance to face Syracuse.
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Athens High archery team places seventh at state tournament
The Athens High archery team finished seventh at the NASP State Archery Tournament in Columbus on March 4. Kennedy Cantrell led with 10th, Olivia Bean 14th, and Emily Mingus 20th. The squad advances to nationals in Louisville led by seniors Jenna Thuma and Allie Douglas and supported by Mingus Fetheroll DeSantos, Wood, Cantrell, Bean, Brown, Tian, and Dillinger.
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Athens Middle School Archery Qualifies for NASP National
The Athens Middle School archery team earned a 3207 at the state meet to place fifth and qualify for the 2016 NASP National Tournament. Alyssa North led with 282 points finishing seventh, followed by Jonathan Bruch with 281 for ninth and Suzanne Russel with 280 for 12th in the state standings.
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