Olivia Howard scored 24 points and got plenty of help as the fourth-seeded Pirates upset Bellevue on Thursday night.

Brayton Martin hopes to change the way the high school basketball tournament is set up in Ohio.

The Chargers used their triple-option attack to chew up the clock in a 23-22 first-round playoff victory.

The Polar Bears will held to Dayton for the state semifinals after defeating the fifth-ranked Titans.

Bellevue pitcher's junior season was cut short due to a medical emergency. He's making up for lost time.

Stimmel cleared 13 feet, 6 inches to keep the first-place medal in her household.

Chargers will play first home game since death of Navy Corpsman in Afghanistan.

Ohio Northern playing in NCAA Division III volleyball regional on Friday.

The unexpected passing of longtime varsity assistant coach Tom Kowaleski on November 4 is now part of the 2022-23 season the Tigers will be dealing with.

The Margaretta senior cleared 14 feet, 4 inches in Tiffin on Saturday.

Oak Harbor's Jac Alexander and Willard's Cooper Parrott are part of Marietta's men's basketball team.

Former Blue Streaks coach will take a job in Margaretta system

The Margaretta senior cleared 14-6.25 in the girls pole vault.

Redmen return 16 starters from an 8-1 team.

Pirates pitcher Ben Keller was bloodied during a play at the plate, but threw five scoreless innings.

Soviak, a former Edison athlete and 2017 graduate, was killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan while serving in the U.S. Navy.

The Edison senior won a 6-1 decision in a long-awaited matchup with Cooper Shore.

Miller compiled more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her Blue Streaks career.

The Polar Bears will play in the Division III state semifinals Friday in Dayton.

The Gary Quisno era leading the Polar Bears began with a home game.

The Pirates hosted the visiting Arrows on Friday night.

The Redskins beat their Ottawa County rival Oak Harbor.

Several area athletes earned All-Ohio honors at the Division II state track & field meet.

Stimmel anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay, placed second in the 100 and fourth in the 100 hurdles.

Sam Siegel, Tyler Yingling help Perkins close out Clyde in regular-season finale.

The Redskins will continue the best football season in school history.

Sandusky Bay 12U Obergefell wins Nations tourney for second straight year.

The Eagles finished with a 23-5 record, falling to St. Henry in Dayton.

The versatile senior jumped 14 feet, 11 inches to break the Pirates' previous best of 14-10.

Ashton Martin's clutch 3-pointer gave Redmen the lead in final minute.

More than 20 area players earned first-team honors on the all-district football teams.

Redmen score three in bottom of sixth for 5-3 home win.

Oak Harbor trailed by 22 points in the third quarter, but used a swarming defense to overtake Huron 67-60 in overtime.

Olivia Howard scored 24 points and got plenty of help as the fourth-seeded Pirates upset Bellevue on Thursday night.

The Lady Red put up 14 runs in the first inning and won 18-0 to finish 12-0 in league play.

Eagles will face St. Henry on Thursday at Wright State University.

Bellevue moved to 2-0 in SBC Lake play behind Deegan Horn's 182 rushing yards and two scores.

The Lady Red started slow without Casey Santoro, but they found their rhythm to finish 12-0 in league play.

2 Clyde-Green Springs employees transported victims of pileup to safety

A 2013 Perkins alum, Mullins has returned to work with athletes at her alma mater.

The Chargers scored twice in the eighth inning to defeat third-ranked Colonel Crawford.

Results from Friday's action.

Tahj Staveskie and Casey Santoro win top individual honors in SBC Lake Division.

The Pirates blocked a late extra point to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Delaney Giles, a three-sport athlete who was named Homecoming queen on Sept. 10, died just over a week later from complications from a July car crash

The Rockets got the better of Wauseon in a 10-3 victory.

Three Santoro girls have been first-team All-Ohio selections.

The Tigers and Panthers met to open the boys basketball season Wednesday night.

The Sailors improved to 25-0 with a three-set sweep in a D-II regional semifinal.

The Ottawa County rivals met for the final time as league foes.

Michael LaLonde threw a 2-point conversion to Carson Ridener to win the game.

The Gridiron Plaza debuted this fall next to the concessions stand at First National Bank Field at the Bellevue Athletic Facility.

Mikey Young wins it with eight seconds left

The top-seed Polar Bears began tournament play Friday night after a bye.

Results from the opening night of the high school girls basketball season.

The Eagles handled Dalton in straight sets.

Nick Wenzel spent six years as assistant athletic director at Willard.

Port Clinton followed up 49 points in Week 1 with another 40.

Presentation occurred during Sunday's Cleveland Browns game

Port Clinton hosted Bellevue to open the season in an SBC crossover game.

Results from Friday's action.

Tyler Perkins will play his senior year for the Flyers in 2022 before heading to the Cyclones the next fall.

Thompson was in on the game's opening play for the Seahawks.

The Polar Bears made seven 3-pointers in the first half and rallied late to advance to the Elite Eight.

Pirates qualify 13 boys for Division II state meet at Pickerington North.

The Lady Red and Polar Bears are two of the top girls basketball programs in northern Ohio.

Volleyball, tennis and golf results from Tuesday.

The Margaretta pole vault star competed in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday in the high school pole vault nationals.

The Rockets were an out away from winning before Wauseon rallied.

The Pirates held their annual fundraiser to support Cancer Services and raised more than $8,000.

The Eagles swept Newark Catholic and will play for the championship Saturday.

Jayden Rowe hit a career-high seven 3-pointers en route to 29 points, 22 in the second half.

The Northwest District teams are selected by a panel of 10 members from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.