COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove (4-7) rallied from two sets down to defeat Ottoville (10-5) in a five-set thriller Monday night, 22-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17 and 16-14, in Putnam County League (PCL) volleyball action.
MIDDLE POINT — Senior Emmery Temple hit a career milestone Monday night, recording her 1,000th career dig as Parkway (11-1) stormed back to defeat Lincolnview (8-3) in five sets, 12-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20 and 15-10.
The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association (OHSVCA) has released its second statewide poll of the season.
At 2-0 to begin the season, typically you would find the city ecstatic, however that is not the case this season. Once again, Cincinnati will find themselves without Joe Burrow likely for 3 months due to a turf toe injury.
COLUMBUS — Ohio State scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from visiting Ohio on Saturday night, 37-9. The Buckeyes are now 3-0 on the season and will have a bye week next week before opening Big Ten play at Washington on Sept. 27.
OTTAWA — Ottawa-Glandorf welcomed some of the region’s top programs to Ottawa Memorial Park on Saturday morning for the 28th annual Blue & Gold Invitational, which featured 160 runners in both the boys and girls races.
BLUFFTON — The Jefferson Wildcats (1-3) opened Northwest Conference (NWC) play on the road Friday night, but the Bluffton Pirates (4-0) proved too much to handle, pulling away for a 49-6 victory.
MARIA STEIN — The St. John’s Blue Jays (0-4) traveled to Maria Stein on Friday night to face the Marion Local Flyers (4-0) in a Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) clash. Marion Local earned a 61-0 victory, marking their 68th straight win and 42nd consecutive MAC victory.
CONTINENTAL — Two Putnam County League (PCL) boys soccer heavyweights locked horns on a gorgeous late-fall Friday night as Ottoville paid a visit to Continental. In the end, the Big Green rallied in the second 40 minutes to earn a 1-1 draw.