Connie Sue (Stover) Persinger, 66, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014, surrounded by her family, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born to the late Henry and Bertha (Mays) Stover on December 12, 1947 in Richwood, Ohio. On April 24, 1970, she married Richard Persinger, her high school sweetheart, after his […]
Lady Buckeyes Beat Wildcats 71-62
February 24, 2014 by
Ohio State sent its five seniors out in style Sunday afternoon with a 71-62 win over the visiting Northwestern Wildcats on Senior Day at Value City Arena. The win snapped a five-game losing streak and improved the Buckeyes back to .500 at 15-15 and 5-9 in Big Ten play. Northwestern falls to 14-13 and 4-10 […]
Wizards Down Cavaliers 96-83
February 24, 2014 by
They look at the standings just about every day. There’s no point in even denying that, now. And every loss, hope fades just a bit more. Every stumble, the optimism dims. The Cavaliers are down to 25 games remaining in this season, they are minus three key players down with injury, but they are still […]
Ohio State Rallies to Smack Minnesota 64-46
February 24, 2014 by
Coach Thad Matta was angry that his listless Ohio State Buckeyes were down by 10 points at halftime. Still, he didn’t summon any inspiring speeches or draw up fancy plays. Instead, the message was simple. “In essence, I just said there’s nothing I can draw up on the board, there’s nothing we can really talk […]
Lady Buckeyes Fall to Nebraska 67-59
February 21, 2014 by
Rachel Theriot scored 26 points and Jordan Hooper had 24 to spark a late rally that pushed No. 17 Nebraska’s winning streak to seven with a 67-59 win over Ohio State on Thursday. The loss puts Ohio State under .500 for the first time this season at 14-15 and 4-9 in Big Ten play. Ohio […]
Cavs Win Sixth Straight, Beat Magic 101-93
February 20, 2014 by
With the NBA trade deadline looming at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Luol Deng and Jarrett Jack ignored the trade rumors swirling about them and helped the Cavaliers hold off the determined Orlando Magic, 101-93, on Wednesday night at The Q and push their winning streak to six games. “I don’t worry about what I can’t […]
Ohio State Downed Northwestern 76-60
February 20, 2014 by
Ross scored 16 points to lead No. 24 Ohio State to a 76-60 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes overcame a slow start to take command of the game. The victory was Ohio State’s 33rd consecutive win over Northwestern in Columbus, dating to an 83-72 loss on Feb. 24, 1977, at old St. […]
Cavaliers Thump 76ers 114-85
February 19, 2014 by
Worried about a loss of momentum after the All-Star break, concerned about the absence of their energetic starting center, the Cavaliers opted to find new ways to win Tuesday night in a 114-85 thumping of the Philadelphia 76ers. They found Tyler Zeller early and relied upon the newly crowned starter to the point that he […]
Dunham and Malley Named Athletes of the Month for January
February 18, 2014 by
The January 2014 Fahey Bank Athletes of the Month are Natalie Dunham of Pleasant and Aaron Malley of River Valley. Natalie Dunham is a junior swimmer for the Spartans. Natalie was part of 11 first place finishes during the month of January. This included setting 3 new Pleasant school records. New records were set on […]
Ohio State Beats Illinois 48-39
February 17, 2014 by
Ohio State trailed by three at halftime, and coach Thad Matta told the Buckeyes he thought they would find a way to win. Turns out, he was right. Aaron Craft scored 14 points and No. 22 Ohio State held Illinois to 28.3 percent shooting on the way to a scrappy 48-39 win on Saturday night. […]
