Sports

SOMERSET " John Glenn picked up a Muskingum Valley League road victory on Monday afternoon, slipping past host Sheridan by a 158-177 final score at Rush Creek Golf...  Read Story.

Bounce back. A rather simple motto this time around for the John Glenn High football team, but one that is very appropriate as the Muskies attempt to put the bad taste of last year's 2-8 record in the rear-view...  Read Story.

Judie Perkowski The Daily Jeffersonian COLUMBUS -- There is still time to participate in the second annual "Know Your Hole" Golf Tournament at Champions Golf Course in Columbus on Saturday, July 31, in honor of the late Quincy Conner. The...  Read Story.

East Ohio Soccer Officials Training Class The East Ohio Soccer Officials Association will offer a class for those wishing to become high school soccer officials. The class will meet at OU-Zanesville on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for eight weeks...  Read Story.

There is still time to participate in the second annual "Know Your Hole" Golf Tournament at Champions Golf Course in Columbus on Saturday, July 31. The event, sponsored by the Quincy Conner Foundation, was spearheaded by Conner's Muskingum University fraternity brothers, Luke Ford and Rob McBurney, in 2009 after the death of their best friend Quincy Conner. Ford and McBurney wanted to "do something in his honor and to keep his memory alive," especially for his wife, Sarah, their young daughter, Trinity. The tournament is a tribute to Conner and a vehicle for establishing a scholarship fund for nine-year-old Trinity to attend the college of her choice. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to her college...  Read Story.

A late scoring barrage lifted the West All-Stars past the East squad by a 8-4 final count in the Eastern District Softball All-Star game on Tuesday night at Cambridge City Park. "It's always nice to win that last game of the year," West co-head coach Kirby Shivers of Ridgewood said following the contest. "You don't always get to do that. Tonight was fun, the girls played hard and it was a good...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Muskingum University junior Demetrius Bailey concluded his outstanding triple jump season at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Baldwin-Wallace College on Saturday. Bailey, who was competing in the national championship triple jump for the second consecutive year, logged jumps of 44-2.50, 45-4.25 and 44-0.50 in the opening flight of the 17-person...  Read Story.

NASHPORT " Vista View Golf Course was recently purchased by Advance Procedures Incorporated, a division of Lepi & Associates Realtors, and plans are to maintain the property as a golf course. The property was purchased at a court-ordered auction on May 19 that included four bidders for the golf course, which opened for play in 1975. The golf course was purchased for...  Read Story.

PICKERINGTON " Sorry Big Coach, the vegetable garden will have to wait. The girls have something better in mind: A trip to the state tournament! John Glenn High punched its ticket to the OHSAA Division II State Tournament in Akron by capitalizing on early Dover miscues en route to a 4-1 victory in the regional championship game at the Pickerington Central High School complex on...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " It was a tough season for the John Glenn High football team in 2009, but there was still a significant amount of talent there. Evidence of that comes in the announcement that four Muskie gridders will continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level in the fall. Ethan Bennington will attend Capital University; Avery Allender and Trent Reed will compete in their backyard at Muskingum University; and Craig Luburgh will be a walk-on candidate at Ohio University. "They were great kids who contributed a lot to our football program," related veteran John Glenn High coach John Kelley. "They represent the kind of kids we have at John Glenn. They like football and they want to continue playing as long as they can and I admire them for that. "It's always gratifying to have players continue at the college level," he...  Read Story.

Ashland University junior Logan Hursey (John Glenn) wrapped up her season by earning Daktronics, Inc. All-Mideast Region honors, gaining first team as a designated player and second team as a pitcher. Ashland fell short of a spot in the NCAA Division II World Series, falling twice to Wright State University in the Super Regionals after winning three games in the Midwest...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD" The Muskingum University baseball team was honored by the Ohio Athletic Conference by having senior catcher Brock Whiteman (John Glenn) named First Team All-OAC, while senior shortstop Wes Carder John Glenn), junior outfielder Erik Spitzer (Hebron Lakewood), junior second baseman Tyler Hardcastle (West Muskingum) and senior pitcher Jared Patterson (Coshocton) all garnered All-OAC Second Team accolades. Whiteman, a four-year All-OAC honoree, hit .383 on the year with a team-best 12 home runs, 46 RBIs and .705 slugging percentage. He tied for the team lead with 46 runs scored, belted 12 doubles and recorded a .475 on-base...  Read Story.

ADA " The Lady Muskies found out what it's like to wake a sleeping giant. Muskingum University's softball team raised plenty of eyebrows on Friday with a 2-1, eight-inning upset of top-seeded Ohio Northern University in the opening game of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament, but the Lady Polar Bears came back with a vengeance on Saturday, disposing of the Lady Muskies by a 21-6 score in five innings to advance to the championship...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " The Ohio Athletic Conference announced that Muskingum University junior Mary Margaret Boda was honored with first team all-OAC Softball accolades and that sophomore Aly Mazzei was named all-OAC honorable mention. Boda, a three-year all-league honoree, led the Muskies in batting average (.469), RBI (44), doubles (17), home runs (6), triples (2), slugging percentage (.773) and on-base percentage (.560). Boda, who started every game at first base, logged 18 multiple hit games, 11 multiple RBI games and registered a team-best 12-game hitting streak during the...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " At the Muskingum University annual Athletic Department Awards Luncheon in the Recreation Center, a total of 17 student-athletes were recognized for their achievements both in the classroom and on the field. Freshman softball outfielder Shana Snow (Warsaw/River View) and freshman track & field athlete Chase Addy (Newcomerstown) were presented with the William F. Lange Outstanding Freshmen...  Read Story.

John Glenn Football Boosters New York City Redeye The John Glenn Football Boosters are sponsoring a Lakefront Lines motor coach to New York City for a day of sightseeing, the bus will leave from John Glenn High School on Friday, June 11 at 9:30 p.m. You will arrive at the Rockefeller Center at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, see the sights and return to meet the bus at 9:30 p.m. You will arrive back at JGHS around 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 13. Cost for the trip will be $100 per person, a portion of your ticket cost will go to support the John Glenn football program. If we cannot fill the bus, the trip will have to be cancelled and your money will be refunded. If...  Read Story.

The Muskingum Valley League announced the winners of its annual Red, White and Blue Scholarships, selected at the athletic directors' meeting in April. The two, one time, non-renewable $500 scholarships are given to one male and one female senior athlete who have participated in a MVL recognized...  Read Story.

WILMINGTON -- Muskingum University's men's track team finished fourth and the Lady Muskies were sixth in the Wilmington College Invitational Saturday. Host Wilmington claimed the men's team title with 191.5 points followed by Huntington University...  Read Story.

ADA -- The Muskingum University women's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to Ohio Northern University on Saturday. The win gives Ohio Northern an 8-9 overall record, including 4-3 in the OAC. Muskingum is now 2-11 overall and 0-7 in the OAC. Results:...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD -- On a day when Muskingum University senior catcher Brock Whiteman established a new school hit record, the Muskies dropped both ends of an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader against Ohio Northern University at Mose Morehead Field on...  Read Story.