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LCL athletes beat weather, personal records at Hank Smith Invitational
HEATH ― The winds blew and the rains threatened on April 18 at Heath’s always-competitive Hank Smith Invitational. But that...
Roundup: Lakewood picks up home baseball win
Jalen White racked up three hits, including a triple, two runs and three RBIs April 18, fueling the Lakewood baseball...
Former, future teammates clash in District 11 all-star basketball
NEWARK ― Ty Gilbert earned bragging rights in his final game at Newark’s Jimmy Allen Gymnasium. Those bragging rights came...
Roundup: Granville's McCracken sets Division II pole vault mark
Annie McCracken continues to pole vault into rarefied air, and now, only one has ever been better. The Granville senior...
Roundup: Liberty Christian softball earns first win of 2026
Jerynn Miller struck out nine, scattered four hits and allowed one unearned run April 16, pitching the Liberty Christian softball...
Licking Valley beats Heath in clash of recent baseball state champs
HEATH – It was not hit bouncing quickly through the middle like Silas Kyle’s two-run single a few innings before,...
Nagel, NC baseball grind out much-needed LCL comeback win in 8 innings
NEWARK ― Coming off a heartbreaking loss at Heath, and three in a row, Alex Nagel and Newark Catholic were...
Roundup: Granville's Lackey hits four home runs, ties OHSAA mark
Aubrey Lackey put her name into the Ohio High School Athletic Association softball record book April 15. Granville’s standout sophomore...
Whisner, Licking Valley walk off Mount Vernon in elite LCL showdown
HANOVER ― In a chess match between two of the top softball teams and pitchers in the Central District and...