Area Sports
Redskins Capture D-IV Sectional Crown
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins hosted Shadyside in the Division IV Sectional Championship on Friday, with the Reskins getting their 20th win of the season, 75-43, marking the most wins in a season in school history. “I am really happy for my guys,” said Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane. “We have lost the sectional…
Read MoreRedskins Complete Season Sweep of Zeps
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins hosted cross-county rival Shenandoah on Tuesday, with the Redskins earning the 60-52 victory over the Zeps. ”It was a good one, a fun one,” said Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane. “Every time we play them, we know it is going to come down to the wire. Our kids did…
Read MoreLady Zeps Complete Sweep of Lady ’Skins
By Jeff Harrison Midway through the second quarter of “Round 2” of the Noble County girls’ basketball showdown between Shenandoah and Caldwell, it was a four-point game. The Lady Zeps turned up the heat and intensity at that point, however, and outscored the Lady Redskins 46-16 the rest of the way to score a lopsided…
Read MoreShadyside Rallies for 67-61 Victory Over Shenandoah
By Jeff Harrison The Shenandoah Zeps started strong, but the Shadyside Tigers finished stronger to score a 67-61 score-from-behind victory on Friday. After trailing by 13 points after one quarter, Shadyside outscored Shenandoah by 19 points the rest of the way to improve to 4-6 on the season. The loss dropped the Zeps to 5-5.…
Read More’Skins Rebound from Loss to Garaway with 8th Victory By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins hosted Philo on Saturday, getting a 20-point win over the Electrics, 76-56. “It was good to bounce back tonight,” said Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane. “We played a big time team last night (Garaway) – a regional finalist who returned eight guys. We have to see teams like that to get ready for what we want to do down the road. We took one on the chin last night for sure, but we got better from it. “I thought our guys focused today with the quick turnaround,” Crane continued. “We came out ready to play and got contributions from everyone. This is key for us. We have to get the young guys stepping up and scoring. Carter Wheeldin really stepped up scoring; Ethan Crock and Dylan Wheeler contributed with what they do; and Chaz Pfeffer and Dylan Schott had some good minutes off the bench. Obviously, we are going to get what we get from our seniors.” The Redskins took an early four-point lead before the Electrics tied it up at 6-6 on a basket by Cooper Radcliffe. Caldwell built an eight-point lead on a bucket by Wheeldin, but back-to-back baskets by Cade Searls and a score by Wesley Wilson cut the lead to two. Crock sunk a trey at the end of the quarter to give Caldwell a 19-14 lead. Caldwell doubled its lead in the second quarter with their seniors leading the way. Bede Lori scored 10 points and Tyce DeVolld had seven in the quarter. The Redskins led by 10, 36-26, at the half. The Redskins took a 15-point lead late in the third period on a layup by Wheeldin, who scored 12 points in the quarter. Caldwell led 55-44 with one period left. Caldwell extended its lead to 23 in the final quarter on a bucket by Lori and the Redskins rested the starters late.. Lori led all scorers with 31 points. DeVolld scored 19 and Wheeldin had 16. Searls led the Electrics with 23 points followed by Wilson with 12. Caldwell won the JV game, 69-25. Four Redskins finished in double figures – Schott had 17, Garrett Brown had 15, and Kyler Starr and Kolby Larrick each scored 11 points. *** The Redskins traveled to Barnesville on Tuesday, with the Redskins coming from behind to win, 69-59. The Shamrocks took the early lead, including 13-10 at the end of the opening quarter. Barnesville extended its lead in the second quarter behind 10 points by Asa Geilinger, taking a 28-20 lead into halftime. The Redskins came back in the third period, with Lori scoring seven and DeVolld netting six. The pair combined to shoot 6-of-7 from the foul line in the quarter. Caldwell led 45-36 going into the final stanza. Lori dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 16 including a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe and the Redskins finished with a 10-point victory. Lori led the Redskins with 32 points, followed by DeVolld with 16 The Shamrocks were led by Geilinger with 26 points. Caldwell swept the evening, winning the JV contest, 50-47. Dylan Schott led the Redskins with 19. *** Caldwell hosted Garaway on Friday, with the Pirates earning a 65-36 win. The game was tied at four early in the opening quarter before Garaway went on a 14-2 run to finish the stanza with a 18-6 lead. The Pirates extended their lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Redskins 13-10 to take a 31-16 lead at halftime. Garaway led by as many as 25 in the third quarter and led 51-27 with one quarter remaining. The Pirates took a 32-point lead midway through the fourth quarter and won by 29. DeVolld led the Redskins with 10 points. Garaway was led by Brody Roden with 16 points followed by Drew Mullet with 12. Garaway won the JV game, 51-36. Chaz Pfeffer had 13 to lead the Redskins. — The Redskins (8-2) host Frontier on Wednesday and Trinity Christian on Friday.
By Julie LaFollette The Caldwell Redskins hosted Philo on Saturday, getting a 20-point win over the Electrics, 76-56. “It was good to bounce back tonight,” said Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane. “We played a big time team last night (Garaway) – a regional finalist who returned eight guys. We have to see teams like that…
Read MorePhase 1 Ground Breaking Held for Caldwell School Stadium Project
Photo by Joey Titus Phase 1 of the stadium project kicked off Friday with a ground breaking ceremony at the site off of Main Street in the village of Caldwell. According to the district, this phase will involve developing the land and seeding the soil. Superintendent Greg Gifford said, “We are incredibly blessed by many…
Read MoreLady Zeps Lose Five-Set Heartbreaker
TCC Rallies Past Shenandoah in D-IV Regional Semifinals By Jeff Harrison (Photo credit Kim Snyder) Never take your foot off the accelerator. The Shenandoah Lady Zeps learned that the hard way as a two-set lead slipped away, with Tuscarawas Central Catholic rallying for a five-set victory – 19-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-14 and 15-11 –…
Read MoreFort Frye Hammers Shenandoah 71-20
By Jeff Harrison (Photo credit Kim Snyder) Things went from bad to worse for the visiting Shenandoah Zeps as Fort Frye raced to a 63-0 lead before settling for a convincing 71-20 victory in the OHSAA Division VI, Region 23 semifinals Friday night in Beverly. The game between the No. 1-seeded Cadets and the No.…
Read MoreRedskins Roll into D-VII Region 27 Semifinals
Bender Scores Four TDs in Caldwell’s 56-12 Win By Julie LaFollette (Photo credit to Melinda Sayre) The third-seeded Caldwell Redskins hosted sixth-seeded Sciotoville East on Friday in OHSAA Division VII, Region 27 second round action, with the Redskins moving on to the regional semifinals with a 56-12 win over the Tartans. “They came out of…
Read MoreNo surprise here: Sills lands spot on Eagles’ 53-man roster
By Jeff Harrison The Journal-Leader He’s been labeled perhaps the biggest surprise to land a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles 53-man roster today. From Sarahsville and Shenandoah Elementary/Middle School to Meadowbrook High School…from West Virginia University to Oklahoma State University — they know better. Josh Sills deserves everything he has achieved through hard work and…
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