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FAIRBORN — No. 4 ranked Coldwater defeated No. 7 Byesville Meadowbrook 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 25-13 Thursday to advance to the Division III girls volleyball state championship match at Wright State’s Nutter Center.

DAYTON — Crestview displayed that never-give-up-attitude that got to this point against New Bremen in the Division IV state semifinals but it was not enough for the No. 16 ranked Knights to overcome the No. 1 Cardinals who recorded a 25-8, 25-20, 23-25, 25-10 win Thursday.

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Jim Naveau and David Trinko talk about Ohio State’s running game issues, the strange weather at Northwestern and the upcoming matchup against Indiana.

BELLVILLE – Shawnee forward Austin Miller was promoted to one of the team captains just a few weeks ago.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Nick Chubb’s fan club is expanding beyond the walls of Cleveland’s locker room and outside the wider circle of Browns backers.

CONVOY — Coming into this season, Crestview head coach Tammy Gregory knew she had a lot of talent to work with but was unsure how the season was going to go and the usual goals of winning the Northwest Conference and possible berth at state were all considered.

Jose Nogueras and David Trinko talk about the five area football teams remaining in playoff contention, along with previews of Crestview volleyball, Shawnee boys soccer and Ottawa-Glandorf girls soccer all at the state level.

St. Henry’s Mia Niekamp, New Bremen’s Olivia Heitkamp and Melina Schrader and Marion Local’s Lindsey Koenig earned all-state first team honors from the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association.

MANSFIELD — It has been on the minds of the Ottawa-Glandorf girls soccer program since the end of last season.