Dave Purpura
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High school sports reporter, Columbus Dispatch. Columbus native, University of Toledo grad. I could be anywhere in central Ohio or beyond at any given time.
Pickerington, Ohio
Joined July 2013
VOTE: Dispatch Girls Athlete of Week, presented by Wexner Medical Center
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Five athletes are up for this week's award. You have until 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, to vote.
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Watkins Memorial's Grennan playing free heading into first state tournament
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Junior Nora Grennan is the first Watkins Memorial girl to play in the Division I state tournament, which begins Oct. 16.
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Full recaps of today's Division I boys and girls action later @DispatchPreps.
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The sun sets on another golf season in Ohio. Another tremendous year for central Ohio. Good night from Firestone Country Club.
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VIDEO: Olentangy's Meadow Tian discusses winning individual state championship
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Olentangy senior Meadow Tian recaps her OHSAA Division I girls golf state championship Oct. 13 at Firestone Country Club in Akron.
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VIDEO: Dublin Jerome girls golf wins eighth Division I state championship
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Dublin Jerome girls golfers and coach CD Butcher receive the trophy for winning the program's eighth OHSAA Division I state championship.
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From Division I state girls golf, championships for @jeromeceltics and @GolfOlentangy's Meadow Tian. Yet again, a lot to write about from central Ohio. Much more later @DispatchPreps.
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Dublin Jerome leading both the boys and girls team races at last check per @iWanamaker. St. Charles boys are second.
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Final day of action well underway here at Firestone CC in Akron for @OHSAASports Division I boys and girls golf tournaments. Roughly two hours or so to go.
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Dublin Jerome girls golf leads entering final round of OHSAA Division I state tournament
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Dublin Jerome's girls golf team is in the hunt for its eighth championship after one round of the OHSAA Division I state tournament.
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🎾#OHSAA GIRLS TENNIS: Congratulations to all state qualifiers! Lindner Family Tennis Center @CincyTennis in Mason awaits you! The state tournament is Thursday and Friday. Check out the brackets and information at: https://t.co/xEuiVUhcW5
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Olentangy's Han missing first round of state girls golf tournament for AJGA event
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Olentangy sophomore Jodie Han, one of the state's top girls golfers, is missing the first round of the Division I state tournament to compete in an AJGA event.
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⛳️#OHSAA GOLF: Good morning from Firestone Country Club in Akron for day one of the Division I boys and girls golf state tournament! Follow along with today’s tournament at https://t.co/nwkf1HjJ4L
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This is updated with all Thursday and Friday scores in central Ohio. https://t.co/OlhrLaB3uf
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It's Week 8 of Ohio high school football in the Columbus area. Here are the OHSAA final scores.
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.@FickelLucas powered the Pioneers past Upper Arlington with 195 yards and 4 TDs. Hear what he said after the 28-14 win. @wes_schroeder | @OrangeHS_AD 🎥: @dp_dispatch Week 8 games: https://t.co/OlhrLaB3uf
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Wk8🏈 Linden-McKinley 60 Mifflin 🍩 final Africentric 54 South 8 final Beechcroft 41 Dayton Stivers 8 final Walnut Ridge 56 Briggs 🍩 final East 26 Centennial 6 final Marion-Franklin 34 Eastmoor Academy 18 Final Independence 50 West 14 final Northland 35 Whetstone 3 final
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🏈 SCORE UPDATE: West Jeff- 14 Mechanicsburg- 14 End of 3rd
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We're covering Olentangy Orange at Upper Arlington, Jonathan Alder at London at Olentangy Liberty at Hilliard Bradley.
Ohio high school football scores, live updates from Columbus-area Week 8 games
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Live updates from Orange-UA and all of tonight's games here.
🧵🏈 High School Football Week 8: Game day thread Get live Columbus-area high school football scores and updates https://t.co/SQGHgs6oGy
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