Track & Field: Buckeye Classic marks 1st season hurdle for Bobcats
By Nicole Bersani | Jan. 5, 2012Less than a week after Winter Quarter began, Ohio will head to Ohio State today for its opening meet of the year: the Buckeye Classic.
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Women's Basketball: 'Cats rope in Bulls to nab 1st MAC opener win since 2008-09
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 4, 2012Buffalo gave Ohio a run for its money in both teams’ Mid-American Conference opener, but it was the Bobcats who ended up taking the win to the bank, finishing off the Bulls 73-64.
Boys Basketball: Area teams shooting for strong start to new year
By Paul Meara | Jan. 4, 2012With the beginning of the new year, each game grows in importance as the season grows older for local high-school boys basketball teams.
Men's Basketball: Ohio 12-2 despite fewer high scorers
By Rob Ogden | Jan. 4, 2012Down three points with five seconds remaining in Monday’s eventual loss to Robert Morris, the Bobcats needed a 3-pointer to tie the game.
Football: MAC announces Bowling Green will switch divisions
By Michael Stainbrook, Rob Ogden | Jan. 3, 2012The Mid-American Conference announced today that Bowling Green will change divisions for football only in 2012 to accommodate the addition of the University of Massachusetts to the conference.
Girls' High School Basketball: Area teams see mixed results
By Austin Stahl | Jan. 3, 2012As high-school basketball teams crawl deeper into the heart of rhw season, local girls teams are having mixed success.
Women's Basketball: Bobcats record reflects improving season
By Nick Robbe | Jan. 3, 2012Compared to last season, the Bobcats are 34 days ahead of schedule.
OU alumus named in prestigious list
By Austin Stahl | Jan. 3, 2012LeBron James. Andrew Luck. Brian Gainor? Yes, Brian Gainor.
Football: Year of preparation pays off for bowl game
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 3, 2012As Ohio kicker Matt Weller toed the ball deep into Utah State territory to start the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the event’s executive director let out a sigh of relief.
Football: Ohio celebrates season of success
By Michael Stainbrook | Jan. 3, 2012Ohio accomplished more in 2011 than in any of its previous 115 years of football, and that success makes expectations for the 2012 season very lofty.
MAC teams prepare for conference play
By Matthew McGreevy | Jan. 3, 2012After taking a brief break for the holidays, the most exciting and meaningful part of the Mid-American Conference basketball season is here.
Wrestling: Ohio forfeits two matches, places three competitors in two-day tournament
By Chad Lindskog | Jan. 2, 2012In their first meet of the New Year, the Bobcat grapplers were back on the mats yesterday and Sunday for the annual two-day Southern Scuffle tournament at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Success orients recruits toward Athens
By Brandon Kors | Jan. 2, 2012A strong finish from the football team along with a solid start from the basketball team has many high school recruits beginning to take notice of both Ohio programs.
Football: Bobcats end record-breaking season with Bowl game win
By Michael Stainbrook | Jan. 2, 2012As 2010 came to a close, coach Frank Solich and his staff had not met several of their team’s preseason goals. Even with a senior quarterback and a seasoned defensive unit, the Bobcats could not wrap up a Mid-American Conference East Division title or a bowl win.
Men's Basketball: Colonials outlast Bobcats
By Rob Ogden | Jan. 1, 2012Ohio suffered its first home loss of the season on Monday, losing to Robert Morris 70-67.
Women's Basketball: Bobcats close non-conference play with win against Patriots
By Brandon Kors | Dec. 28, 2011Ohio was looking for redemption after last year’s loss to George Mason and found it in the form of a 75-59 win at the Convo Thursday night.
High School Basketball: Athens tops Jackson for impressive road win
By Austin Stahl | Dec. 27, 2011The Athens High School boys basketball team (5-2) finally put it together on the road with a low-scoring, defensive-minded 42-36 victory against the Jackson Ironmen (2-4) Tuesday night.
Men's Basketball: Bobcats defeat Aggies, continue historic start
By Rob Ogden | Dec. 22, 2011Although a win over lowly North Carolina A&T will not help Ohio's Rating Percentage Index, it did move the Bobcats' record to 11-1, their best start since the 1940-1941 season.
Women's Basketball: Ohio falls to Syracuse in final Las Vegas game
By Nick Robbe | Dec. 19, 2011Every game has a different story, but in both of Ohio’s last two games the story has been similar. The Bobcats stuck with powerful programs in women’s college basketball and came away with a .500 record.
Men's Basketball: Ohio topples Northern Iowa in key road contest
By Michael Stainbrook | Dec. 19, 2011Ohio visited Northern Iowa hoping to escape with a win. By the end of the game, the home team just wanted to escape with some dignity.
