Submitted photo Maplewood’s girls cross country team ... III district at Madison High School. Maplewood was ranked fifth, while Gilmour Academy sixth in last week’s D-III Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches state poll.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the state soccer finals will remain at MAPFRE Stadium while the state girls volleyball tournament is leaving Wright State University for Vandalia Butler High School.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has finalized details for several upcoming state tournaments with boys and girls soccer remaining in Columbus, but girls volleyball shifting sites.  Also, the OHSAA will be using neutral sites for the state semifinal and championship games with those locations to be determined next week.

The first time Columbus Academy cross country coach Denny Hammond noticed Luke Nester, the standout senior runner for the Vikings boys team was competing in a different sport.

The Columbus High School boys cross country team ... In the girls race, local runners were shut out in their attempts to earn a final run next Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

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WATERLOO – Waterloo Columbus High School surrendered five of the match ... attack to sweep Iowa City Regina in a Class 2A regional volleyball quarterfinal inside Oppold Gymnasium.

It took an improbable season to create a memorable outcome for the Bexley girls soccer team. The Lions overcame the challenges of COVID-19 coronavirus protocols to win their first league championship since 2011.

The Columbus Academy boys golf team continued its domination at the Division II level by winning its fourth consecutive state title Oct. 17 at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course.

The Columbus Academy boys golf team opened a 15-shot advantage ... “I’m happy with where we are.” Columbus School for Girls is in second place after the opening round of the Division II ...