Volleyball: Young team improves
By Mike Brienza | Apr. 10, 2011Coach Ryan Theis was searching for improvement during Ohio’s spring, and he found it during the Bobcats’ first weekend tournament.
Coach Ryan Theis was searching for improvement during Ohio’s spring, and he found it during the Bobcats’ first weekend tournament.
After Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, quarterbacks Tyler Tettleton and Kyle Snyder might consider applying for jobs at FedEx. Whether by air or by ground, the package was delivered.
After an offseason of preparation and a few weeks of practice, the volleyball team steps onto the court this weekend with an attitude of improvement over victory.
If there is one thing Lauren McCullough thinks about when she steps in the circle, it’s don’t think about anything.
Not too long ago, stealing bases was the last thing on coach Joe Carbone’s mind.
Coming off a victory in their last event, the Bobcats have found a competitive advantage that can be difficult for some teams to find midseason.
After a month-long break, the Bobcats are ready to get back on the course.
At one point last night, the Bobcats held a four-run lead. Three errors, a home-plate collision and a few missing teeth later, the Musketeers had completed their comeback.
Redshirt senior Curtis Meyers has a quote from his father tattooed on his left bicep: “God can turn setbacks into comebacks.”
With a mean fastball, big bat and even bigger voice, Emily Wethington gives new meaning to a triple threat.
Spring break came late for the Bobcats as they took a rest from their hectic softball schedule for almost a week.
Last season pitcher Melissa Bonner was flat-out dominant at times.
The soccer team has not forgotten a 1-0 loss to Toledo on Oct. 31 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, especially as they transition into spring and are ready to enter a new season.
For the first five innings yesterday against West Virginia State, the Bobcats looked as if they would continue the sluggish hitting they showed against Central Michigan on Sunday.
As Donte Foster runs toward cornerback Omar Leftwich, he fakes left and switches right for a quick juke move to blow past the corner as he heads toward his goal: the end zone.
One spring day in 1989, first-year coach Joe Carbone stood and watched as West Virginia State, the Division II team Ohio was playing, blasted about 15 balls out of the park during pre-game batting practice.
Put them together in the locker room, and there will be plenty of laughs. Put them together in the bed of a three-quarter ton pickup truck, and there might be trouble. But put Ohio’s starting offensive linemen on the line of scrimmage, and quarterbacks and running backs will have time and space to work their craft.
When Geno Ford left Kent State last week to become the head coach at Bradley University, it dealt another blow to the quality of Mid-American Conference men’s basketball.
Despite not placing high in the standings, the Bobcats saw production.