COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association has announced the finalists for the 2023 Ohio Ms. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced Wednesday, March 8. Voting is currently underway for the 216 registered OPSWA members and will end at noon on Monday, March 6. The voting process is nearly identical to that used […]
Girls Basketball
Coronation: Loudonville’s Vermilya is tops in MBC again
LOUDONVILLE — She is the top small-school player in north central Ohio and Loudonville’s Corri Vermilya has the hardware to prove it. For the second straight year Vermilya was selected the Mid-Buckeye Conference Player or the Year when the All-MBC teams were unveiled. Loudonville’s Tyler Bates was selected the Coach of the Year. A junior […]
Feb. 28: Ohio girls basketball tournament roundup
Razor thin: Bryan earns tough verdict over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Bryan edged Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 44-43 in a close encounter of the athletic kind in an Ohio girls basketball matchup on Feb. 28. Bryan drew first blood by forging a 11-5 margin over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary after the first quarter. The Golden […]
Too wild to tame: Norwalk topples Rogers
Norwalk collected a solid win over Rogers in a 40-30 verdict in an Ohio girls basketball matchup. We want your feedback on the accuracy and quality of this article. Take a 1-minute survey and be registered to win a $25 Visa gift card. Don’t miss our in-depth coverage of north central Ohio high school sports […]
Feb. 25: Ohio high school girls basketball tournament roundup
Too close for comfort: Alliance Marlington strains past Perry A tight-knit tilt turned in Alliance Marlington’s direction just enough to squeeze past Perry 54-49 during this Ohio girls high school basketball game. Alliance Marlington jumped in front of Perry 21-13 to begin the second quarter. The Pirates tried to dig out of the hole by […]
FEB. 25 GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Buckeye Central girls win district championship
Girls Basketball New Washington Buckeye Central rides the rough off Lakeside Marblehead Danbury 39-21 New Washington Buckeye Central turned in a solid effort to wrap up a 39-21 win over Lakeside Marblehead Danbury for an Ohio girls basketball victory on Feb. 25. The top-seeded Buckettes (22-3) darted in front of Lakeside Marblehead Danbury 16-7 to […]
Hiland outlasts River in topsy-turvy battle
It wasn’t an ESPN highlight, but Hiland will take its 60-41 victory over River in an Ohio girls basketball matchup. Neither team dominated early as the two squads struggled evenly to a 13-13 tie through the first quarter. The Hawks opened a tight 31-23 gap over the Pilots at halftime. Hiland moved to a 47-35 […]
Tournament HQ: Feb. 23 Girls Basketball Roundup
Norwalk holds off Shelby A tight-knit tilt turned in Norwalk’s direction just enough to squeeze past Shelby 50-47 on Feb. 23 in Ohio girls high school basketball. Norwalk opened with an 8-7 advantage over Shelby through the first quarter. The Truckers opened a thin 25-21 gap over the Whippets at halftime. Shelby rallied in the […]
Siesel leads Buckeye Central past South Central
WILLARD — Kate Siesel put on a shooting clinic Thursday inside Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Siesel, Buckeye Central’s senior sharpshooter, broke her own single-game record with eight 3-pointers in three quarters of action in a 65-51 win over South Central in the Division IV district semifinals. The top-seeded Buckettes (21-3) will play No. 2 Danbury […]
Mansfield Christian falls to Danbury in district semifinals
WILLARD — The free throw line was unkind to Mansfield Christian. The fourth-seeded Flames connected on just 8-of-24 free throw attempts and couldn’t dig out of an early hole in a 44-35 loss to second-seeded Lakeside Danbury in a Division IV district girls basketball semifinal game Thursday at Willard’s Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. “It was […]
