Ohio coach Dan Morris normally does not stress the importance of any two games above others, especially during the regular season. So when he calls a series “make-or-break,” it’s a pretty big deal.
If Saturday is dubbed “Gary Trent Day,” Thursday night should have been named in honor of Tenishia Benson.
After a stretch of subpar shooting, Ohio found a way to get back in the black.
While several members of Ohio’s women’s basketball team are waiting for a doctor’s permission to return to the court, one player is helping to nurse the wounds.
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For three years, Gary Trent dominated the Mid-American Conference, and he’ll finally be recognized Saturday by Ohio Athletics for his accomplishments as his No. 20 will be raised to The Convo’s rafters.?
Coming into the season, the one area where a veteran Bobcat team looked like it could struggle was the most important on the ice — goaltender. Regardless of production from an explosive cast of returning forwards, Ohio would be hard-pressed to compete for titles without an answer between the pipes.
The Ohio University football team will be honored at the Ohio Statehouse Tuesday for its accomplishments during the 2011 season.
Football fans throughout the country might recognize Ohio football come 2012, as last year’s team appeared on the ESPN family of networks six times and, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, drew its highest-rated television appearance since 2009.
Just like the football team dispatched Marshall last September, Ohio’s swimming and diving squad thundered past Marshall 154-78 as the Bobcats won their third dual meet in a row.
Entering the third week of Mid-American Conference basketball, the season has started to unravel in its usual fashion. Projected division leaders are striving for the top spot while overlooked teams are vying to prove their worth.
Ohio and Kent State will meet on the hardwood Wednesday night, but the teams also will be meeting at a crossroads.
With an away loss to the Logan Chieftains Tuesday night, Nelsonville-York dropped its second straight game and fell to 7-5 overall. The Buckeyes are hoping the slide will not last nearly as long as their five-game winning streak, which ended one week ago in a home loss to the Alexander Spartans.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio —The Bobcats conquered the challenges of swimming on the road that coach Greg Werner had stressed all week, as they dominated Youngstown State Sunday for their third straight victory.
In an arena called The Edge, the Bobcats came within the width of a post for a perfect weekend.
Jon Smith won the opening tip-off against Akron’s 7-footer, Zeke Marshall. But then Marshall said he got another kind of tip.
After winning the first of three straight matches at the Convo, Ohio is hoping that home-cooked meets will continue to show results on the mats.
For the time being, Ohio needs to take a page out of sophomore guard Erin Bailes’ book.
Sometimes it’s the small things that lead teams to defeat. Other times, such as in Ohio’s 67-47 loss to Miami Sunday, it is the big picture that dooms the less fortunate.
The Ohio women's basketball team will look to even out its Mid-American Conference record in a matchup with rival Miami University from the Convo. In the Bobcats' last outing they fell to Bowling Green 61-49. The team's sits at 8-9 overall.
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