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DIVISION V ALL-OHIO GIRLS BASKETBALL

COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division V All-Ohio high school girls basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Karsyn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf. Coach of the Year: Nathan Warner, London Madison-Plains. FIRST TEAM Addison Rhodes, Columbiana Crestview, 6-0, sr., 30.7; Jeniya Bowers, Columbus Africentric, 5-9, sr., 22.5; Kendall Owens, Columbus Academy, 5-7, sr., 16.6; Anna Stroup, London Madison-Plains, 5-6, so., 22.7; Sienna Allen, Portsmouth, 6-0, sr., 17.1; Karsyn Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf, sr., 19.5; Ava Boccio, ...

Mooney 11, Crestview 0

Mooney 11, Crestview 0 BOARDMAN — Cardinal Mooney bested Crestview 11-0 in five innings in a softball season opener Saturday. Alivia Shetler had Crestview’s only hit, a double. Lilly Beaver took the loss for the Rebels as she went one inning while giving up five unearned runs. She also struck out one and walked three. Makayla Mckee went three innings and struck out five while walking none. The Rebels gave up three home runs on the day. Mooney’s Alexis McKinstry had 13 strikeouts. Crestview (0-1) is at Newton Falls on Wednesday. CR: 0-0-0-0-0 — 0-1-6 CM: ...

Penn State rules Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual championship Saturday to help Penn State win its fifth consecutive team title at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships. Penn State, which clinched the team title during the consolation matches earlier Saturday, finished with four national champions and a record 181.5 points, breaking its own mark of 177 set last year. The Nittany Lions have won 13 of the last 15 national championships. Attendance totaled 103,050 for the three-day tournament at Rocket Arena, including 17,845 for the championship ...

Branch, Salem make plans

The aftermath of the demise of the Eastern Buckeye Conference is in motion but it might take some time for the teams left behind to figure out their next stops. The first move after Minerva, Carrollton and Marlington decided to bolt for the new Northeast Senate League for both Salem and ...

Rebels last school standing in MVAC Gray

COLUMBIANA — Crestview’s athletic department has known the days of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division were numbered and this week it was confirmed with the departure of the remaining Trumbull County teams from the league by the end of the next school year. The Rebels are now the only school left standing in the MVAC Gray Division and it is trying to develop a plan to secure some kind of league membership by the time the 2026-2027 school year ends. Crestview athletic director Casey Bogerd knows the district is in a tight spot but he’s hoping some ...

Steubenville just misses out on title

DAYTON — The dream came one shot short. After trailing by 10 points in the second half, Steubenville Big Red came all the way back to lead Friday’s Division III state championship game in the final minute. Trotwood-Madison, though, took the lead on a late bucket from Darius Dennis on a contested shot with 8.6 seconds to go. Big Red called timeout, drove the length of the floor and Santino Haney let a shot go with the clock winding down. The shot, however, did not fall and the rebound was tipped around until the clock hit zeroes, giving Trotwood-Madison a 48-47 victory ...