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After 24 years as a head coach, all at Logan Elm, Doug Stiverson informed his players on Friday that he was stepping down as the chief of the Braves. Our
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has more.
BREAKING NEWS: The Ohio Capital Conference voted on Monday to extend invitations for Teays Valley and Logan to join the conference for the 2024-25 school year.
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girls basketball coach Steve Kalinoski recently retired after 10 years over two stints of leading the program. Our
@BradMorris83
caught up with Circleville's Coach K as he reflected on his time leading the Tigers.
What a story! Circleville senior Trentt Fulgham entered the state tournament as a four-seed and is now one win away from wrestling for a state championship after his pin this morning in a Division II quarterfinal match at 285 pounds! Good luck Trentt!
Circleville senior Scott Moats will continue playing baseball at Capital University, an NCAA Division III institution. Moats joined us for a Question and Answer to talk about the recruitment process, baseball, his senior season and much more.
Two-for-two! Circleville senior Trentt Fulgham wins the fifth state championship in program history with a 2-1 victory in tiebreaker over New Lexington's Zane Pletcher in the Division II heavyweight final.
Circleville baseball uses seven-run sixth to stun state third-ranked and top-seeded Jackson 9-2 in a sectional final. Tigers advance to district semifinal on Monday at Ohio University.
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Congratulations to recent Teays Valley graduate Camden McDanel for winning the gold medal at 97 kilograms (around 214 pounds) at the Under-20 Pan-American Championships! Hat tip to Josh McDanel on the photo.
He did it! Teays Valley senior Camden McDanel becomes the second wrestler in program history to win a state championship. Much more coming later tonight.
Logan Elm senior Tanner Holbert recently decided to continue playing basketball for Muskingum University. Our
@BradMorris83
has more on Holbert's decision and his senior year.
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A big Saturday for
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@FulghamTj
as he had two huge wins to advance to the Div 2 heavyweight championship match.
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We can't wait to see what Sunday brings.
Congratulations to our Pickaway County state champions: Circleville senior Trentt Fulgham (285) and Teays Valley senior Camden McDanel (190) from Sporting Pumpkin!
Logan Elm senior Isaac Ward and Circleville senior Kenzie McConnell were both honored as Division II Player of the Year by the District 14 Coaches Association.
A great morning at the state track meet with state champ Peyton Proffit
@westfalllath
and 5th place Tayla Tootle
@LoganElmSports
claiming their medals!
Our
@BradMorris83
chatted with a number of former Logan Elm players about the legacy that coach Doug Stiverson left over his 24 seasons at the helm of the program.
Circleville's Kenzie McConnell is this year's winner of The Jeff Sheets Award, presented to the top senior girls basketball player in Pickaway County. Our
@BradMorris83
has the story.
Congratulations to Liberty Union graduate
@Jmills_9
for being drafted by the
@Marlins
in the second round of the 2022 Major League baseball draft. Follow our friend and colleague
@twil2323
for much more on this story.
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Teays Valley's Jenna Horsley is the 2022 recipient of the Jeff Sheets Award, presented to the top senior girls basketball player in Pickaway County.
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Nate Dropsey said he was honored on Monday to get the opportunity to succeed his mentor Doug Stiverson as the next head boys basketball coach of the Logan Elm Braves. Our
@BradMorris83
has all the details.
A new Pickaway County tradition was started on Sunday night with the inaugural Dave Truex Award being presented to the most outstanding senior softball player in the county. Learn why the award was named after the long-time Circleville coach.
Sporting Pumpkin recently surpassed 1,000 followers. We thank you for visiting our site to stay informed about area high school athletics and ask you to continue and help spread the word about our web site.
Pending approval by the Circleville City Schools Board of Education, Hayden Ellis will take the helm of the high school's softball program after long-time coach Dave Truex retired earlier this summer after 28 seasons. Our Brad Morris has more.
The conclusion of the state track and field championships brings to an end area high school sports for the 2021-22 school year, and the second year of operation for Sporting Pumpkin. John and I thank you for your support as the web site continues to grow.
Teays Valley senior Camden McDanel continued a spectacular 2023 by winning the U.S. Open U20 championship at 97 kilograms on Sunday in Las Vegas. Our Brad Morris has the details.
Teays Valley senior Kennedy Younkin gave a verbal commitment on Thursday to play basketball for Division I East Tennessee State. Our Brad Morris caught up with Younkin to discuss the decision and recruiting process.
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@CirclevilleFB
entered Friday with just a 10 percent chance of making the playoffs. A 19-12 win over Liberty Union and some outside help turned that into a 100 percent chance. Our
@BradMorris83
has more.
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Teays Valley graduate Camden McDanel capped his stay at the U20 World Freestyle Championships by earning a bronze medal on Tuesday with an 8-2 win over Kazakhstan’s Kamil Kurugliyev.
The offensive line has helped power Logan Elm's 8-2 season and earning a first-round home playoff game on Friday against Cambridge. Our
@BradMorris83
fills you in on the back story.
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Our
@jjhowley
has done an incredible job all weekend covering the state wrestling tournament with fantastic stories and photos. There is a reason why I call John legendary. Thank you, John, for your tremendous coverage and commitment to our community.
We hope many of you are able to make it Sunday to remember
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The celebration of life is from 2-4 in the McDowell gym. There will be a few speakers starting at 2:30.
Teays Valley has won six Mid-State League Buckeye Division championships this winter - boys and girls basketball, wrestling, boys and girls swimming and boys bowling. Impressive!
Carson Summers dropped a career-high 25 points on McClain to lead Logan Elm to a 41-31 sectional quarterfinal win on Saturday night. Our
@BradMorris83
has more.
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