Track and Field: Relay squad has hands on success
By Nick Robbe | Apr. 20, 2011Increasing temperatures ideally have an inverse effect on the performance of the runners: Their times drop.
Increasing temperatures ideally have an inverse effect on the performance of the runners: Their times drop.
Last time the Bobcats’ scoring reached double digits, coach Joe Carbone gave more credit to the wind blowing through Bob Wren Stadium than Ohio’s hitters.
After two difficult weekends, the Bobcats will attempt to pick up some momentum with a solid performance this weekend.
The phrase “good hands” can mean multiple things within the context of football. Some draw the image of the good-hands team, which is responsible for recovering onside kicks. The more commercially minded will recall the Allstate-sponsored net that catches field goals at the west end of Peden Stadium.
Ohio’s revolving door of problems took another spin after its doubleheader against Northern Illinois. This time, the issue wasn’t with the Bobcats’ bats, but with their heads.
Three weeks after Ohio’s contest with Cleveland State was canceled because of inclement Athens weather, the Bobcats will head upstate to face the Vikings after another rainout.
Thunderstorms engulfed Ohio University yesterday, forcing the softball team to practice in a hitting facility beyond the fence of the Ohio Softball Field. The Bobcats also practiced at The Convo in preparation for their game against Ohio State (10-27, 2-8 Big Ten).
Landon Smith did not give himself the chance to relax with friends and enjoy the final moments of his senior year of high school.
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With four seniors leaving, coach Neil Macmillan is progressing his team through the spring, trying to answer the question of how to fill their voids.
April showers are known to bring May flowers after a rain-filled month. For Ohio, all it did was bring a loss and cancellations.
The severe winds in the hills of Bowling Green blew away the Bobcats’ chances of a comeback bid.
The Bobcats left the field Saturday with one of their best performances of the spring despite a 1-0 loss to West Virginia.
At the end of Saturday’s spring game, two things were evident: satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
The scoreboard only showed nine runs for Northern Illinois. Like the Bobcats, the Bob Wren board couldn’t contain Northern Illinois and only had the ability to display those nine runs. In actuality, the Huskies had scored 19.
Like visiting an old friend for the first time in a while, some Ohio athletes returned to something they had not seen in a couple of weeks: competition.
At the end of Saturday’s spring game, two things were evident: satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
Like the popular Willie Nelson song, the Bobcats are “On the road again” as they travel to two states this weekend and continue Mid-American Conference play.
In the eighth inning of a two-run ballgame against Eastern Kentucky Wednesday, Tyler Stage allowed a triple to left field after retiring the first two batters with ease. A wild pitch thrown to the next batter allowed what would become the winning run to score.