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CINCINNATI — Nick Martini said he felt a jolt in the Reds’ opening-day crowd when he lined his second homer of the afternoon 405 feet into the right-field stands.

The Tippecanoe baseball team defeated Breathitt County 19-1 Thursday.

TROY — After a three-game trip to Kentucky to start the season, Troy continued to find Ohio baseball to its liking Thursday at the home opener at the Market Street Diamond.

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TROY — The Troy girls track and field team finished second at the Up and Running Invitational Monday, while Tippecanoe was sixth, Covington was seventh and Troy Christian was 10th.

WEST CARROLLTON — Mimi Shaw swung the big bat as the Troy softball team completed a sweep of West Carrollton Wednesday with a 22-11 win.

WEST CARROLLTON — The Troy baseball team made its Ohio debut with a 12-0 road win over West Carrollton in five innings Wednesday.

TROY — Troy legendary tennis coach Mark Goldner and Lehman Catholic tennis coach Tim Ungericht have been firends since before any of the players on the court Monday at Troy High School were born.

The Troy baseball team dropped to 1-2 with a 10-4 loss to Sayre Monday.

It is with great pleasure that the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association announces the 2024 Hall of Fame induction of Lonnie Cain, former varsity volleyball coach at Covington High School (1988-1998, 2016-2021). Coach Cain also served as Newton JV volleyball coach (1986-87), Piqua High School varsity assistant (2000-2003), Lehman High School varsity assistant (2004-2015), and Covington High School varsity assistant (2022-2023).