Central Ohio High School Stories

‘I can just go to her’: Hungry Hartley girls basketball team eyeing state
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
By Michael Rich

Shannon Payer was serving up grilled cheese and tomato soup as students went through the lunch line of Bishop Hartley High School on Feb. 27. But it wasn’t what was in her hands that put a smile on her face. It was the Division III district championship medal that was in her pocket. [More]

High School Girls Basketball: Who’s playing in regionals from CBUS-area
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
By Kevin Rouch

This past week, 18 girls basketball teams were crowned as OHSAA Central District champs. Regional play begins Tuesday as each of Ohio’s seven divisions will whittle down the field and send four teams to the state championship round at the University of Dayton next week. [More]

‘We know each other’s game’: Reynoldsburg boys basketball’s McKinney, Bowens are perfect mix
Thursday, February 26, 2026
By Michael Rich

Jordie Bowens and Xavier McKinney have always gone well together. A year after helping the Reynoldsburg boys basketball team to its first appearance in the state tournament, Bowens and McKinney may be playing the best ball of their respective careers. [More]

‘Embracing the secret sauce’: Unselfishness breeds success for Big Walnut girls basketball
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
By Michael Rich

When asked to describe the catalyst of the success of her Big Walnut girls basketball program this season, coach Carey Largent paused and contemplated the answer for a while. The Golden Eagles are 18-4 overall and champions of the OCC-Capital Division at 12-0, and are ranked ninth in the state in Division II heading into the postseason. [More]

‘She’s a sponge’: Gahanna’s Tibbs getting most out of wrestling
Friday, February 13, 2026
By Michael Rich

KyLee Tibbs can still remember the feeling she had when the buzzer sounded at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center last March. Competing in the final at 140 pounds for the second consecutive year, Tibbs not only became the first Gahanna girls wrestler to capture a title, but the first from Gahanna – boy or girl – to do so. [More]

‘They are definitely our backbone’: St. Charles hockey goalies Fansler, Bell may be best in state
Wednesday, February 3, 2026
By Michael Rich

Being a goaltender can be a lonely position. Not on the St. Charles hockey team. The Cardinals, ranked fourth in the state according to MyHockeyRankings.com, feature a duo that coach Danny Greiner believes are, “the two best goalies in the city, if not the state,” in senior Dylan Fansler and junior Dylan Bell. [More]

OHSAA renames track & field state championships after Jesse Owens
Monday, February 2, 2026
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that its annual track and field state championships in early June will be named after track and field legend and pioneer Jesse Owens, while the OHSAA also unveiled the schedule and format for this year’s event with the expansion to five divisions. [More]

‘She’s as tough as they come’: Olentangy girls basketball’s Whitney Stafford breaks new ground
Thursday, January 29, 2026
By Michael Rich

Whitney Stafford was fouled driving to the basket in the fourth quarter as the Olentangy girls basketball team was trying to overcome a deficit against rival Big Walnut at home on Jan. 10. Unremarkable considering Stafford doesn’t shy away from contact. [More]

‘Their hearts were in the right place’: Hilliard Bradley boys basketball enjoying bounce-back season
Thursday, January 22, 2026
By Michael Rich

As Brett Norris traversed the roads on his way home from seeing two of his sons play some eight and a half hours away in Homewood, Alabama, he reflected at some of the sacrifices of being a basketball coach and a father. [More]

‘I know my goals’: Watterson boys wrestling’s Rowlands ready for another shot at state
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
By Michael Rich

Tommy Rowlands couldn’t wait to get back on the mat. So, when the Watterson boys wrestling team opened its season Dec. 6, the sophomore grappler was there. Rowlands was in Hebron that morning after helping the Eagles football team to its second consecutive state championship in Canton the day before. [More]

‘This group is running its own race’: Westerville North boys basketball off to fast start
Thursday, December 18, 2025
By Michael Rich

Elijah McCree remembers a time over the summer when it looked as though the Westerville North boys basketball team needed a lot of work. Hard to believe now considering the Warriors have picked up right where they’ve left off last season in the early part of this one. [More]

OHSAA announces basketball state tourney formats
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and host sites for the upcoming girls and boys basketball state tournaments in March. The University of Dayton Arena will continue to serve as the epicenter of both state tournaments, while Wright State University and Vandalia Butler High School will host some state semifinals. [More]

‘The measuring stick’: Pickerington Central girls basketball aims at repeat
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
By Michael Rich

In a whirlwind year that included helping the girls basketball team to a state championship, setting records and helping soccer to a league title and signing to play basketball at Ohio University, Pickerington Central’s Blossom Wallace can finally catch her breath. [More]

Football: Davis, Walker jumpstart Olentangy Orange to first state title
Saturday, December 6, 2025
By Michael Rich

MC Walker and Levi Davis have known each other well on the hardwood, playing together since elementary school. But the two put on a show on the gridiron to jumpstart the Olentangy Orange football team to its first state championship. [More]

Football: Watterson captures second straight title with defensive masterpiece
Friday, December 5, 2025
By Michael Rich

Michael Boyle had a sense of pride when talking about the Watterson football team’s second consecutive state championship. The junior tight end and defensive lineman helped the Eagles defeat Toledo Central Catholic 30-0 in the Division III state final Dec. 5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. [More]

Football: Big Walnut comes up short in state semi rematch with Anderson
Friday, November 28, 2025
By Michael Rich

As Big Walnut football coach Curtis Crager stood on the field, feeling the brisk cold air that took over Historic Crew Stadium Nov. 28, he chose to focus on all the accomplishments his team had over the last couple of years. The disappointment of a 29-22 loss to Cincinnati Anderson in a Division II state semifinal was visible on his face. [More]

‘Everyone has to want it’: A season of change in the Capital Hockey Conference
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
By Michael Rich

Henry Thackeray wore a look of disappointment standing outside the Upper Arlington hockey team’s locker room at the OhioHealth Ice Haus Nov. 23. The Golden Bears were coming off a 4-2 loss to Olentangy Orange to drop their second game in as many days to fall to 2-4 overall and 2-1-0-1 in Capital Hockey Conference play. [More]

OHSAA schools pass NIL referendum proposal
Monday, November 24, 2025
Staff Reports

Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association have voted in favor of an emergency bylaw referendum on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), making Ohio the 45th state to allow NIL at the high school level. [More]

Football: Davis, Fickel carry Olentangy Orange to first regional title
Friday, November 21, 2025
By Michael Rich

Levi Davis didn’t dwell on a thrown pick six that tied the score in the second quarter. Instead, the Olentangy Orange senior quarterback went back to the sideline – and with the help of his teammates – gathered himself and went back to work. [More]

Boys soccer: Dublin Jerome stuns St. Ignatius to win first state championship
Monday, November 10, 2025
By Michael Rich

Facing a program that has won the last six Division I state championships and down a goal at the half, Cal DeWalt knew the Dublin Jerome boys soccer team wasn’t finished. It didn’t matter that the Celtics had been outshot 11-3 or that they had just one shot on goal in a first half that was dominated by Cleveland St. Ignatius. [More]

Girls soccer: Khelashvili’s penalty kick sends Upper Arlington to first state title
Saturday, November 8, 2025
By Michael Rich

A familiar ‘Believe’ flag draped across Taylor Whetzel’s back Nov. 8 at Historic Crew Stadium. It was a mantra that worked well for Ted Lasso and now the Upper Arlington girls soccer team. Sophie Khelashvili scored on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute and that’s all the Golden Bears needed to win their first Division I state championship, beating Cincinnati Seton 1-0. [More]

Five takeaways from Week 12 of high school football
Saturday, November 8, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

Week 12 of the high school football season saw some upsets and some come-from-behind wins to set up an exciting round of regional semifinal play next Friday. Here’s our five takeaways from the action last night. [More]

Columbus Academy girls soccer is state runner-up
Friday, November 7, 2025
Staff Reports

Coming into Friday’s state championship match with Summit Country Day, the Columbus Academy girls soccer team had not allowed goal in tournament play, outscoring their opponents 19-0. In the state semifinal match, the Vikings beat Beaver Local, 4-0. [More]

Setting a standard: Westerville Central boys soccer’s historic season led by players
Tuesday, November 3, 2025
By Michael Rich

Just a little more than 24 hours after knocking off reigning Division II state champion and league rival New Albany, the Westerville Central boys soccer team was already looking forward to its next challenge. [More]

Field hockey: Thomas Worthington wins unprecedented fourth consecutive state crown
Saturday, November 1, 2025
By Michael Rich

Sophia Borghese did not score the game-winning goal. Jaidyn Gussler did. And the result remained the same as it has for the last four seasons. The Thomas Worthington field hockey team is a state champion for the fourth consecutive season – a feat never achieved before in Ohio. [More]

‘We kind of clicked’: Pickerington North girls volleyball coming together in another state bid
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
By Michael Rich

Sitting on the sidelines because of a back injury, senior outside hitter Makiaya Turner could see things coming together for the Pickerington North girls volleyball team. The Panthers were firing on all cylinders during a non-league match at Olentangy Berlin Sept. 20. [More]

‘They just took it upon themselves’: Big Walnut football comes together after disappointing opener
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
By Michael Rich

Walking off the field after the Big Walnut football team’s season-opening loss to Watterson, coach Curtis Crager noticed a group of seniors hanging around on the field to have a talk with one another. That conversation might have been the catalyst for what followed – an eight-game winning streak. [More]

Top Five: High school football games in Week 10
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Staff Reports

The final week of the high school football regular season means a great deal of drama across the CBUS-area. Here’s a list of our top five contests that should provide great competition on Friday night and will definitely have an impact on the playoffs that follow. [More]

‘They know what it takes to win titles’: Hilliard Davidson girls cross country seeks to continue legacy
Thursday, October 16, 2025
By Michael Rich

Sitting in the gym at Hilliard Davidson High School a few weeks ago for a ring ceremony to honor last year’s girls track and field team after winning Division I state championship last year, Chase Hampton found himself looking up at all the banners representing the girls cross country team. [More]

Tian, Barnum, Lim, Reynolds medal at state golf tourney
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Staff Reports

The Central Ohio area continued its success in the OHSAA tournament once again this year with medalists in four of the five divisions and team titles in three. Olentangy senior Meadow Tian captured the Division I girls championship, while Dublin Jerome junior Brady Barnum was the medalist in Division I boys play at Akron’s Firestone Country Club, finishing on Oct. 13. [More]

‘It’s my favorite thing to do’: Upper Arlington girls soccer’s Khelashvili learns from Georgia National Team experience
Friday, October 10, 2025
By Michael Rich

Sophie Khelashvili hadn’t been to her parents native Georgia in a few years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, when she returned to visit her grandparents in 2023, she found a pick-up soccer game in the neighborhood. [More]

Top Five: Best high school football games this week
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

It’s Week Eight of the high school football season in Ohio and there are some compelling games for not only the teams at the top of their regions, but also the squads trying to jockey for playoff position. The important change this season is that the top 12 teams in each region qualify for the postseason, rather than 16, and the top four get a first-week bye. [More]

‘To play at the highest level’: Gebhardt, Sanna, Stephens lead talented Olentangy defense
Friday, October 3, 2025
By Michael Rich

CJ Sanna dusted off an old set of golf clubs and decided to go play a round with his friends. It was the start of something that he hopes to turn into a living one day. In an alternate universe, maybe he’d be a golfer. While his passion for golf is true, Sanna’s first love is football. [More]

‘Our team is based on love’: Dublin Jerome girls volleyball thriving in the process
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
By Michael Rich

Mackenzie Palumbo walked into the locker room after a girls volleyball practice at Dublin Jerome last fall to find teammate Rian Strickland sitting next to her locker. Immediately, Palumbo could tell that she was down. So, she sat down next to her and talked to her for a while. [More]

‘He’s always smiling’: Olentangy Orange’s Davis enjoying success in senior season
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
By Michael Rich

Treyton Schroeder has always been impacted by Levi Davis’ demeanor. The two have a long history together through youth sports and middle school and high school, highlighted by a state championship last winter in basketball. [More]

‘Stay focused’: Calm mentality keys Dublin Scioto boys soccer
Thursday, September 11, 2025
By Michael Rich

An outside observer might believe the Dublin Scioto boys soccer team is flying high after the program’s first trip to the state tournament last season – and they are. But Angel Arellano is also using the experience as motivation in hopes of making his senior season even more memorable. [More]

‘We play for one another’: Bauer, Grandview Heights football seniors seek dream season
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
By Michael Rich

Having a stout defense and a strong senior class are often ingredients that make for a stellar season. The Grandview Heights football team’s recipe for a dream season rests on both of those components. Led by a pair of Division I collegiate recruits, the Bobcats seek to put it all together to make a run at the state tournament. [More]

‘Everyone’s watching her’: Borghese, Thomas Worthington eye fourth consecutive state field hockey title
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
By Michael Rich

Thomas Worthington senior Borghese has the distinction of scoring the game-winning goal in all three of the Cardinals’ field hockey state title wins, including the first two where she did it in overtime. [More]

‘Hard work and discipline’: Delaware football’s Favour Akih rides talent all the way to Ohio State
Thursday, August 21, 2025
By Michael Rich

Favour Akih knows his way around a computer. So, when he moved to Delaware before his sophomore year, he did some research. He wanted to know when the last time the Delaware Hayes football team had a major Division I college recruit. [More]

‘We can do this again’: Olentangy Berlin girls volleyball aim at repeat state trip
Saturday, August 16, 2025
By Michael Rich

The walls in the gymnasium at Olentangy Berlin High School are still a little sparse, which is not surprising for a school that is entering its seventh year. Last year, the girls volleyball team was able to add a few banners to fill in some blank spots. The Bears went 18-9 overall and won the OCC-Cardinal Division championship. [More]

OHSAA announces partnership with Musco Lighting
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced a new partnership with Musco Lighting to enhance the student-athlete and fan experience at member schools. As the official and exclusive sports lighting provider, Musco will provide educational programming and other resources to raise awareness of lighting practices. [More]

‘Really meant a lot to us’: Columbus-area soccer teams make most of opportunities
Thursday, August 7, 2025
By Michael Rich

An air of calm spread over coach Scott Dempsey as his Watterson girls soccer team prepared for penalty kicks to decide the Division II state championship last fall at Historic Crew Stadium. “Trust me, we’re either prepared, and we’re going to succeed, or we’re not prepared well enough, and we’re not,” Dempsey said. [More]

‘Cool as a cucumber’: Olentangy’s Meadow Tian prepares for final season
Monday, July 28, 2025
By Michael Rich

Meadow Tian is not averse to coming up big in pressure situations. The Olentangy senior has proved it time and time again, whether it’s competing at the Division I state tournament three years in a row or winning tournaments like the Ohio Junior Girls Championship, which took place July 13-15 at the Marion Country Club. [More]

OHSAA sanctions girls flag football championship
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that it will sanction a state championship event in girls flag football beginning in the spring of 2026. The announcement was made at a press conference in Canton. [More]

OHSAA invited to national flag football event in Canton
Monday, July 14, 2025
Staff Reports

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton and the surrounding Hall of Fame Village complex will host the second annual NFL Flag Championships presented by Toyota this weekend. The Ohio High School Athletic Association will have staff in attendance and will participate in a press conference. [More]

UA’s Alex Smith to spend senior season at Prolific Prep
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Staff Reports

Upper Arlington basketball player Alex Smith revealed on his X account that he has decided to play his senior season with Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Smith, a 6’9″ power forward, has committed to play collegiately at Ohio State. [More]

High schools to intro double first base in 2027
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Staff Reports

Beginning with the 2027 season, a double first base will be required in high school baseball games to minimize the risk of collisions by runners and fielders. This rule revision was one of 10 proposed by the NFHS Baseball Rules Committee during its annual meeting. The rules changes were accepted by the NFHS Board of Directors. [More]

OHSAA tennis championships return to Mason
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Beemok Sports and Entertainment have announced that the OHSAA girls and boys tennis state tournaments will return to the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason for the next three years. The professional tennis facility in Southwest Ohio hosted the OHSAA tennis state tournaments from 2014 through 2022. [More]

Olentangy wins first OHSAA baseball title
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Staff Reports

The Olentangy Braves scored twice in the first inning and their pitchers made the runs hold up as the Braves topped Springboro, 2-1, Sunday at Canal Park in Akron to win their first baseball state title in the school’s history. [More]

OHSAA announces changes to football playoffs
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Staff Reports

The OHSAA Board of Directors has announced several significant changes to their football playoff regulations. The number of qualifiers per region will be 12 instead of 16, with the top four seeds in each region earning a first-round bye. Also, the first three rounds of the postseason will be hosted by the higher-seeded team instead of the first two rounds. [More]

Eagles fly past Wooster for first boys lacrosse title
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Staff Reports

Both the Bishop Watterson Eagles and the Wooster Generals were first-timers in the boys lacrosse championship game Sunday at Historic Crew Stadium. The Eagles came into the contest with six losses this season, half of them to Division I teams. Wooster had only two losses on their sheet before Sunday. [More]

CBUS-area track and field athletes shine at state meet
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Staff Reports

The OHSAA state track and field meet has ended at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the Ohio State campus. A good number of local teams and athletes had impressive performances that put them atop the podium as one of the top eight in the state. [More]

Olentangy Liberty, DeSales win girls lacrosse titles
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Staff Reports

The Olentangy Liberty and Upper Arlington girls lacrosse teams know each other well. Besides regular season match-ups, they have played each other the last three years in the OHSAA state finals. UA won the title in 2023, while the Patriots grabbed the championship last season. [More]

Three area baseball teams head to state tourney
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Staff Reports

The OHSAA baseball regional finals have been decided for all CBUS-area teams and three – Olentangy, New Albany, and Newark Catholic – are on their way to the state tournament to be played at Canton’s Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium and Akron’s Canal Park next week. [More]

CBUS Area dominates OHSAA state tennis tourney
Monday, June 2, 2025
Staff Reports

Last Friday was a good day for local high school boys’ tennis teams. Central Ohio captured three of the four boys’ tennis titles in Wooster. In Division II singles play, Columbus Academy junior Nason Lo beat Alex Neely, a Gates Mills Hawken senior, in two quick sets, 6-0, 6-0, to win the championship. [More]

OHSAA state lacrosse tournaments set
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Staff Reports

The CBUS-area has at least one team in each of the Division I and II, girls and boys state lacrosse brackets to be played this upcoming week. The semi-finals will be played at neutral sites Tuesday and Wednesday with the finals to be held Saturday and Sunday at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus. [More]

CBUS-area sending three softball teams to OHSAA state tourney
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Staff Reports

Because of the rain Friday, the local softball regional finals were moved from Friday evening to Saturday at noon. After the dust settled in the middle afternoon, three area teams had earned the right to play in this year’s OHSAA state tournament in Akron – Lancaster (DI), Mount Vernon (DII), and Liberty Union (DV). [More]

Central District baseball brackets announced
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Staff Reports

The OHSAA Central District baseball brackets were announced after Sunday’s statewide tournament draw. This season’s tourney will feature seven divisions for the first time. The state finals will be played at Canal Park in Akron. Because of the additional divisions, some of the semi-final games will be played at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton. [More]

OHSAA reveals 2025 football divisions and regions
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns and playoff regions for 2025 football season. Twelve schools moved up a division due to the OHSAA’s competitive balance process that analyzes data from roster information provided by each school from the previous season. [More]

OHSAA basketball will return to traditional Final Four
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Staff Reports

Next March, the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls and boys basketball state tournaments will return to the traditional format of the Final Four, with all state semifinalists converging in the same area in one weekend for the state tournament. [More]

OHSAA announces more fall tourney divisions
Monday, April 28, 2025
Staff Reports

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports of golf, girls tennis, soccer and girls volleyball. The divisions and regional assignments for football will be announced on Thursday. The divisions for cross country were announced previously. [More]

Olentangy Orange shoots past Reynoldsburg in title game
Saturday, March 22, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

It was a much-awaited game. Because the OHSAA added three divisions to the four that had existed the year before, there was now a chance in Division I that there would be two teams from Central Ohio that could compete for a state championship in the 102-year history of tournament play in the Buckeye State. [More]

Columbus Academy battles but comes up short against Lutheran East
Saturday, March 22, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

The Columbus Academy Vikings (28-1) came into Saturday’s OHSAA state title game in Dayton knowing that they had a tough task against two-time defending state champion Lutheran East (26-4). The Falcons have been in the final four the last seven times that the state tournament has been held, winning the crown four times. [More]

Westerville North takes Perry to “deep water”, wins state title
Friday, March 21, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

Westerville North (24-2) started their state championship game with a 10-0 run against the Cinderella Massillon Perry Panthers (14-13) Friday at University of Dayton Arena. It never got better than that for the Panthers who committed eight turnovers in the first quarter against relentless full-court pressure from the Warriors. North came away with a 78-46 victory. [More]

Four local teams will vie for state basketball titles
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Staff Reports

All four CBUS-area teams that qualified for this season’s boys basketball final four – Olentangy Orange, Reynoldsburg, Westerville North, and Columbus Academy – won their state semi-final games this weekend and will play for OHSAA titles next Friday and Saturday. [More]

Pickerington Central rallies for eighth state title
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Staff Reports

The Pickerington Central girls basketball team led Cincinnati Princeton 23-17 at the end of the first half of their OHSAA Division I state final at University of Dayton Arena Saturday despite the fact that five Tigers had two fouls before the break. [More]

Commentary: The busiest two weeks of the high school sports year
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
By Kevin Rouch

This past weekend, winter-season high school athletes, and the media following them, completed the most harried two weeks of the year. Finals were held in gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, and bowling, as well as advanced tournament games in girls and boys basketball. [More]

Upper Arlington captures first state hockey title
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Staff Reports

The Upper Arlington Golden Bears became the second CBUS-area team to win the OHSAA state hockey championship with a 5-2 win over St. Ignatius Sunday at Nationwide Arena. It was only two years ago that Olentangy Liberty was the first Central Ohio squad to take the crown, beating University School 6-2. [More]

Olentangy Orange, Watterson take down state wrestling crowns
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Staff Reports

The OHSAA hosted its championship round for both girls and boys Sunday evening at Value City Arena on the Ohio State University campus. Olentangy Orange won its second consecutive girls state title. Bishop Watterson won its first Division II state boys championship, while DeSales finished second in boys Division I. [More]

Pickerington Central will play Cincinnati Princeton in title game
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Staff Reports

The Pickerington Central Tigers are going to the OHSAA state title game next weekend after downing Rocky River Magnificat 49-41 in overtime at Mansfield Senior High School Sunday. The Tigers trailed 23-15 at the half, but rebounded with an intense defensive effort to force an extra period and grab the win. [More]

Four local basketball teams headed to state tourney
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Staff Reports

This year’s OHSAA boys basketball regional finals were all completed by Sunday evening. Going to the final four at the University of Dayton over the next two weeks are: Olentangy Orange (DI), Reynoldsburg (DI), Westerville North (DII), and Columbus Academy (DV). [More]

Boys district champions are crowned, headed to regionals
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Staff Reports

After Sunday’s boys basketball action, all of the district champions have been determined for this year’s OHSAA tournament and the regional semi-finals have been scheduled for the upcoming week. Here are the 20 Central Ohio champions in all seven divisions and where they’re headed. [More]

Three CBUS-area teams move on to state final four
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Staff Reports

All of the OHSAA regional girls basketball games have been played this season and the teams going to the final four have been determined. Three squads will represent Central Ohio at the final stage of the tournament. [More]