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Collins says that this year’s this year’s that Collins says as a preseason top 50 player top 50 player as a preseason just a lot of in his class. That’s put in he’s that work the hard Danny Lat the summer. over being the quarterback timore team has beenof the football team to that Leading huge. in playoffs and first wins seven counting so we’re years, elven to over on him to bring that court. Myquel the basketball the soccer for McKinley played time, lost fifteen pounds first in the best shape of his so he’s hoping with those life. We’re two those they can help three, will be playing that youngsters the them throughout alongside year.” team stands out in one Trojan
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YER Collins will look to McKinley really “Those have guys Brandon Clark Brandon Gage Mosley Gage Bryant Darriyonne Miles Shipp Miles Meadows Andrew Richie Bowman Myquel Mckinley Myquel Davis Kaden Eli Johnson Workman Jack Lattimore Danny Fraulini Matthew Johnson Amare ROSTER PLA and Lattimore to step up and and Lattimore on and role on a bigger take off the court after both seniors summer season for had a great as Fraulini. as well the Trojans, the summer, Over progressed. along with better a lot they got our other Meadows Andrew 6’6 but has also senior who’s Richie Bowmanbeen injured. a little has also been injured us. Our team will bebit for the team from an interesting lost a lot last we aspect that guys but our returning year, as a lot better gotten have them to as expect would you had Fraulini Matthew seniors. us. summer for good a really He spent a lot of time playing ball, coming in to the season TBA TBA TBA TBA 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 4:30pm 6pm 6pm
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YER The Lady Trojans will be The Lady Trojans Kegg Layla Brown Lyric Aireyana Thurman Aireyana Rickett Jaiden Bivens Mahkaila Phillips Faith Richardson Ashanti Shaya Kidder Shaya Hannah Hughes Nia Trinidad Jasmine Eley Jasmine ties to play against different different against ties to play never defenses because you a team might what know in the course you at throw happy really of a season. I’m these girls with the progress made, and their willing- have ness to listen and learn to the trying to instill we’re things and in them. Their attitude - been incred ethic have work so far.” ibly positive tough competing in a very knows and Hughes OVC, her teams’ tough schedule them prepare will help early in their schedule later for the season. “Our schedule is ROSTER PLA - 1pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 12pm
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YER Holden will be joined by Wilson Brayden Corey Maxie Corey Mason Montgomery Mason Clevenger Ashton Tanner Holden Tanner Truitt J.J. McCorkle Carter Landon Thompson Salyers Justin Matthew Miller Matthew Connor Mullins Connor Darnell Dustin Salyers Trent ROSTER PLA of intent to play basketball basketball of intent to play “Of course State. Wright for to look at is going everyone and he has signed Tanner with a division I basketball a phenomenal He’s program. as field on the football athlete and he has had a great well last team all state first career, he tries is like His game year. piece to his to add one more Being able year. every game on theto knock a shot down going perimeter consistently, just into the post and score, those leader, being a better him.” for all things are some talented teammates like guys have “We as well. TBA TBA 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm
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From page 5 page From Trojans Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353- Smith at (740) Jacob Reach email at jsmith@ by 1930, ext. 3101 Twitter or on aimmediamidwest.com, @JacobSmithPDT - back includ every brings that footer ing their seven defensively. the game changes looking at I think everybody’s trying to sneak up on them and knock them off. Fairland lost a lot, some but they got - kids play young good really to be a going I think it’s ing. night,every dog fight nobody to lose anybody. can afford Night in and night out, it’s to who to come down going night.” the best that plays seen a lot of basketball suc- seen a lot of basketball Collins years, cess in recent will once the OVC believes deep conference be a again and one in top to bottom, which his team will need each and every well to play night. specific area amongst the oth- the amongst specific area his coached during he’s ers tenure. I’ve group ably the quickest five. had, one through ever get athletic, very are Guys’ the court,up and down move Matthew well. the ball really to is obviously going Fraulini on with a target be the guy to have have his back, so we’ll step up and some other guys some shots, night in make to going and night. we’re But we win or lose based on how to defend. Defense is going have us, and we for be a key stay out of we sure to make and be rebound, trouble, foul going able to defend. We’re we run like out and to get hopefully our have, always over defense can turn guys on easy buckets us and get the other end.”
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He’s bench for some of to step into have need we roles those guard him to this season.” despite a few in his team that contributors injuries to key the Falcons ago, a year from be the same will still as goals are. they always - - “Obviously we have have “Obviously we as well as setting the bar the bar as setting as well is possible in what high for season in the head his first the Lady Falcons. for role to want we team goals: win the SOC and then love I’d there. from go we’ll last from us to repeat for But but it’ll be hard. year, high. set our girls we’ve and Marissa’s gone, Erin’s keep try to and we gone, we in our mind. But that those to reach still want met last year. we that goals post in the get Once we set the same season, we not satisfied We’re goals. last got we with where enough to say now, year to want done. We we’re were we back to where get and continue. It’s last year and we to be hard going a have We that. understand tough schedule, but that’s set our goals.” we where Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353- Smith at (740) Jacob Reach email at jsmith@ by 1930, ext. 3101 Twitter or on aimmediamidwest.com, @JacobSmithPDT guard role. He started last role. guard guard, as our shooting year to move to have going so he’s been work He’s up this year. anding a lot on ball handling job at passing, doing a good Darius while stepping in for hurt. Elijah Vogelsong- he’s us stepped in a lot for Lewis guy off the bench as our first battling He’s as a freshman. injuries from some lingering to hoping but we’re football, him back by the time the get a great season starts. 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New the two are and Symmes Boston,Western, seen in I’ve what from Valley pretty looked have previews to be a going I think it’s good. out,dog fight, in and day day a night. there’s every I think can upset any- lot of teams that them on the catch one if you right night.” Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353- Smith at (740) Jacob Reach email at jsmith@ by 1930, ext. 3101 @ Twitter or on aimmediamidwest.com, JacobSmithPDT Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353- Smith at (740) Jacob Reach email at jsmith@ by 1930, ext. 3101 @ Twitter or on aimmediamidwest.com, JacobSmithPDT - - igh School cheerleaders. High School East The 2018-2019 Bailey believes that the SOC that Bailey believes is going “I think the league East High School cheerleaders High School East yet. Our sophomore group is group yet. 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WINTER SPORTS MAGAZINE SPORTS WINTER 2018-2019 40 • WINTER SPORTS MAGAZINE • 2018-2019 43 “I think Eastern Pike is is Pike “I think Eastern a game by game basis. by game a game our in cut favorite the clear with Coach Barrick league a job of good and how Green he does out there. and the Hollar with Dirk this back he brings players returns season, Western last from starters key three to have going so he’s year I a lot to build around. 1-7 could think the league, any given anybody on beat balanced really night. It’s Winning top to bottom. and be able to home games things on the road, survive those did last year, we that to be very going are things this us again crucial for year.” Reach Jacob Smith at (740) 353- Smith at (740) Jacob Reach email at jsmith@ by 1930, ext. 3101 @ Twitter or on aimmediamidwest.com, JacobSmithPDT Auto Loans Ag Lending 800.652.2328 & Much More Lines of Credit Business Loans Personal Loans Digital Banking Digital Banking Business Checking www.atomiccu.com Good luck to all area teams!
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Facing teams like Notre Notre teams like Facing of “I think the SOC I level OH-70094219 low.” in their SOCDame and Clay will provide slate I conference - experi tests and good good the Lady Tigers ence for another for as they prepare run, Wiley hopeful postseason believes. We’ve competition is great. and right there, been always bal- good really I think there’s this year ance in the league good really some between are teams and some teams that I this year. kind of rebuilding tourna- for think it’ll be good ment time, and being in the SOC I is, I think, just as good as being in any other confer a lot of good ence. There’s Lady Tigers Lady 44 page From Jacob Smith | Daily Times Smith | Daily Jacob See LADY TIGERS | 45 See LADY 9 12 GRADE GRADE 11 11 11 11 12 9 10 10
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