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The entire Ohio Stadium field is covered by Ohio State fans singing 'Sweet Caroline' after the Buckeyes' win vs. Michigan.
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“This is a dream scenario.” How Jake and Tye Herbstreit went from being born and bred Buckeyes to standing on the opposite sideline for Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinal.
@KyleRowland
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“If I was a Fox Sports executive, I would be making the Emmy-reel tape for him right now." Urban Meyer's insight makes a difference for pregame show.
@KyleRowland
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The 2011 Perrysburg graduate began working for the football program during her freshman year at Ohio State. 🏈
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Senior defensive tackle Judge Culpepper is cancer-free and will be a game-time decision for Toledo at the Arizona Bowl, the final game of his career. 🏈
@ToledoFB
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Luke Montgomery and fellow OSU signees repped the Buckeyes while in Texas.
"I threw up the O-H. There’s six of us here, which is pretty special. We’re just gonna grow our bond even more now." 🏈
@lukeMonty8
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In committing to South Carolina, Zia Cooke joins a
@GamecockWBB
program that has made two Final Fours under
@dawnstaley
and won the 2017 national championship
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowling Green State University has announced it will reinstate its baseball program effective immediately.
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The coach led
@NapCatsGBK
as it went undefeated (27-0), reached the state tournament for the first time, and captured the program's first Northern Lakes League championship.
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How does the area's top senior basketball player not have a scholarship offer?
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If you’re on the same team as Zia Cooke, you’re probably going to win. Check out our infographic in today’s eBlade:
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UT softball defies the odds, wins first-ever MAC tournament.
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Woo! 👏 Did you see this in our Sunday edition? BIG shout out to
@PburgAthletics
Marcus Blaze for the earning that U17 world championship WIN 🏅💪
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Immediate impact: In his first 44 at-bats as a Buckeye, Archbold grad Kade Kern is hitting .409.
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BLADE ALERT: St. John's Jesuit wins the Division I track and field state title, the first in school history. 🏆
@SJJTitanSports
@SjjField
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The 2014 Division III state football championship was perhaps the greatest title game in Ohio’s 48-year playoff history.
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"But in one month I will know what my future has in store for me"
@CCHSIrishSports
Jase Bowen describes his lead up to the MLB draft. ⚾
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Tom Held, 61, who guided Defiance to three Division II state championships in five final-four appearances, ended his 24th season with the Bulldogs in the regional finals.
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BLADE ALERT: Bowling Green State University women’s basketball coach Robyn Fralick has accepted the head coaching position at Michigan State University.
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Congrats to
@Napoleonsports
Taylor Strock for being named the Division II state player of the year as part of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Ohio selections.
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Top honors on the Northwest Ohio all-district basketball teams went to Taylor Strock of
@Napoleonsports
, Grace VanSlooten of
@NDAEagleSports
, and Madison Royal-Davis of
@eagles_tc
.
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Taylor Strock scored 17 points, and
@Napoleonsports
earn a spot in the girls basketball state tournament with Friday's win over Willard.
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Dakota Keifer placed fourth last year for
@OtsegoAthletics
, and used that experience today when he cleared the 16-foot-bar for a title. 🥇
@OtsegoKnightsTF
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Kleck, 66, was honored for his radio work last Wednesday in a between-games ceremony at the the annual Northwest Signal holiday basketball tournament at Napoleon High School.
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The grief from the loss of his sister is still fresh for
@BG_Football
running back Andrew Clair, whose drive and sense of purpose are stronger than ever.
@NickPiotrowicz
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Perrysburg's girls cross country team won its first ever state title on Saturday.
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The
@ToledoBaseball
star was named the Mid-American Conference player of the year Wednesday, becoming the first player in program history to earn that honor.
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Kade Kern led the Buckeyes in hitting this season with a .327 average (10th in the Big Ten) with 51 hits.
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BLADE ALERT: Anthony Wayne baseball advance to states with a 3-2 win over Medina in a D-I regional final. ⚾
@awgenerals1
@AWHS_Baseball
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.
@Napoleonsports
withstood a pair of fierce rallies by
@NviewAthletics
to capture the Northern Lakes League tournament championship.
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One more to go:
@AWGenerals1
on doorstep of first girls soccer state title after Tuesday's win over Medina.
@MonroeBlade
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In a two-game stretch last week,
@AWGenerals1
Pike hit three home runs, including one in
@ToledoBaseball
's 7-6 upset at Ohio State.
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Blaze edged India’s Ankush Ankush with a 4-3 decision. It was the closest contest he had in five matches in the world championships.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Central Catholic's Michael Warren named The Blade player of the year.
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St. Franics de Sales hockey gets a rousing send-off from faculty, family, friends as it heads to state semifinal.
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Great expectations: After impressive freshman season, sky is the limit for
@WhitmerAthletic
QB Riley Keller
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Ed Heintschel has been inducted into the Toledo City League, Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association, and St. John's Jesuit halls of fame.
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Mason Loeffler will continue his academic and basketball careers
@TrineAthletics
, where he'll be coached by another former
@EVGvikings
star.
@JungaBlade
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The last time a player in the immediate Toledo area went in the top 11 rounds was 1994.
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BLADE ALERT: Anthony Wayne softball bests Springfield 7-3 in a Division I regional final to advance to states. 🥎
@AWHSSoftball
@awgenerals1
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During his 40 years in the profession, Doug Pearson, 59, became one of northwest Ohio's most knowledgeable, respected, and well-connected football ambassadors.
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BREAKING NEWS: Ohio contact sports received approval for 2020 fall season from Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Congrats,
@DJNewman_
from
@ArchboldFB
on being named 2021 All-Blade football player of the year! 🏆🏈
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.
@Napoleonsports
girls basketball team stopped to visit Fred Church, the now 95-year-old former longtime head coach of the Napoleon boys basketball team.
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Congratulations to
@zia_cooke
for winning a national championship! 🏆
It's what we came here for and it's coming home to Columbia with us!
Nothing more needs to be said.
#Redemption
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After a premature end to his strongest collegiate season,
@SJJTitanSports
grad Vince Williams is driven to step up as a senior for VCU.
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Wow! 👏
@SJJTitanSports
graduate and Eastern Michigan lineman Brian Dooley gave up his own scholarship to a long-time walk-on he felt was deserving.
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Chico Johnson scored 20 points for
@CCHSIrishSports
, which stunned
@RossfordAth
to advance to the district finals.
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Mitch Harder scored the winning run for Anthony Wayne after a double-play throw sailed over first base for a St. John's Jesuit error. ⚾
“It mainly came down to who made less errors, and who made the plays. I can't wait to play. We're ready.”
@awgenerals1
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That moment with
@centralcatholic
upsets a nationally ranked opponent in overtime 😮👏🏀 📸: The Blade /
@isaacmritchey
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Chico Johnson, the Central Catholic point guard who has NCAA Division I offers from Toledo and Ohio, was slotted the No. 10 overall player and No. 3 point guard in the state for the class of 2023.
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Michigan State checked all the boxes for Jase Bowen, allowing the Central Catholic star to play both football and baseball. Bowen signed with the Spartans on Wednesday.
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Fremont Ross High School and University of Michigan alumnus Charles Woodson has been selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Molly Conner helped Anthony Wayne to the D-I state title game last season. Ranked nationally as of February, Conner will take her talent to the Fighting Irish. 🥎
@AWGenerals1
@AWHSSoftball
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Jarrett Gerdeman was on pace to become
@Napoleonsports
all-time leading rusher before suffering an injury during last Friday's game with Perrysburg.
@MonroeBlade
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Jase Bowen makes solid first pro start in Gulf Coast League.
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St. Francis baseball looks to defend TRAC title. Knights slightly favored to win this year’s title over St. John’s.
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Maumee rushed for 221 yards and secured a win under new coach Evan Karchner to snap the
@MaumeePanthers
' long losing streak. 🏈
@MaumeePantherFB
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The 2021 All-Blade football honors are in! 🏈 Here is the complete list of awards, selections, and special mention recipients:
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Commitments from Whitmer's
@KellerRiley14
, Sandusky's
@StewartTerion
, and many more have Falcon fans feeling good about the future.
@NickPBlade
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At Toledo, safety Maxen Hook, who played six games last season and kept his freshman eligibility, has been a windfall for UT’s top-30 defense.
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WALL-TO-WALL WALLEYE: Tyler Spezia credits his quick start with the
@ToledoWalleye
to his four seasons of play with
@BGFalconHockey
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BLADE ALERT: 2022 All-Northwest District football teams selections revealed. 🏈
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BLADE ALERT:
@Whitmer_HS
and
@UToledo
graduate Matt Eberflus will become the next head coach of the Chicago Bears, sources say.
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Monroe Superstore Spotlight Athlete Jarrett Gerdeman of
@NapFBTradition
is just a sophomore, but he's a key part of the leadership team for the resurgent Wildcats.
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Otsego's Mitchell Downs scores 4 touchdowns as Knights hold off Genoa in Northern Buckeye Conference play, 35-32.
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Sometime soon,
@eagles_tc
Wensink and McWhinnie have a chance to achieve something extremely rare — scoring the 1,000th point of their careers in the same game.
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“The stadium was packed, and it was a great feeling when I hit it. Right when that [shot from Pollock] was off, I was like, ‘I better get that back up.’” 🏀
@AWGenerals1
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Whitmer football (
@WhitmerFB
) quarterback Kevin Hornbeak never planned to compete in track this year. Now that he is, he is dominating the competition.
Read more in the latest from Steve Junga.
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“Our girls sports are certainly on a different level of accomplishment in terms of success,” AW athletic director John Snyder said.
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Anthony Wayne has a team in a Division I state final four for the third straight sports season.
This time it's
@AW_LadyGenerals
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The Blue Devils (24-6) now advance to the state semifinals. 🥎
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Former Otsego volleyball coach Cheryl Jones will be inducted in the 2023 class of the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association hall of fame.
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The St. John’s Jesuit graduate has developed into one of EMU’s top offensive linemen since 2018.
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McKenna and Greg Reitz have spent their entire 12-year marriage as head volleyball coaches.
@sfieldathletics
@lourdessports
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“I'm excited to get going and have that entire year to play the game and compete. That's all I can say is that I just cannot wait to compete.”
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Next stop: Columbus.
@SFSKnights
avenge regular season losses to
@NVHSWildcats
to earn a state tournament berth.
@MonroeBlade
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The reigning NLL player of the year,
@AWGenerals1
's Joe Caswell had 124 yards rushing. Seth VonLehmden kicked a 23-yarder with 2:47 left. 🏈
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.
@AWGenerals1
works overtime to win Northern Lakes League title, edging
@PburgAthletics
in 9 innings.
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Central Catholic football wins 28-21 against Hoban to claim D-II state championship. 🏈
@ToledoCCHS_FB
Final updates here:
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Central Catholic's Victor Singleton is the eighth-ranked cornerback in the country, and the third-ranked player in Ohio, according to 247Sports. 🏈
@ToledoCCHS_FB
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Courtnee Chappetta's 2-run homer helped lift
@sfieldathletics
into first place in the NLL with Friday's 6-4 win over
@AWGenerals1
.
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BRIGGS: Kids come to Central Catholic because coach Greg Dempsey and his football machine have earned the reputation over two decades as the place to be.
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