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Area archers hit the mark at Muskingum Valley takes the

state bullseye tournament “W” in both girls and boys

All-Star matchups
by Lynette Dotson by Lynette Dotson

It was a legendary battle of the great- off trailing to Licking 26-23 in the first
est in area high school basketball from half. Muskingum jumped into action
this season as top senior players from with a series of 3-pointers and a layup
both girls and boys area teams filled to bring the Lady Muskingum Valley All-
the Muskingum Valley roster to take on Stars on top with a score of 41-32. In
Licking County in a two-game series on the fourth quarter Licking sprang ahead
Sunday, March 16, 2025. Newark Catho- making it 44-42 as the clock was wind-
lic hosted the annual Muskingum Valley- ing down. Final plays edged the Musk-
Licking County All-Star games. ingum girls closer to victory making a
The roster of girls high school basket- strong finish at the buzzer.
ball greats making up the MVL team Boys All-Star basketball action tipped
included Tri-Valley’s MacKenzie Harvey, off at about 4:00 p.m. It was a slam
Rosecrans’ Emily Jenkins, John Glenn’s dunk for Muskingum Valley as they took
Riley Zamensky, Maysville’s Bekah the game against Licking County 121-
Scott, Philo’s Aleigha Busse, West Musk- 98. With that being said, getting there
ingum’s Hannah Roberts, Zanesville’s was not easy. Muskingum came out
Kamy Morgan, Crooksville’s Brynn Lun- strong, leading in the first, 17-3. Licking
dell, Meadowbrook’s Emma Webster, caught up quickly in the second quarter
Morgan’s Ellie Parsons, and River View’s making it a close competition as they
Annie Killiany, Sheridan’s Ava Heller, took the lead in the second making the
Halle Warner, and Jacie Rollison. score 24-22. As the first half came to a
For the boys, Rosecrans’ Evan Bauer, close, Muskingum jumped ahead 53-46.
John Glenn’s Kole Robinson, Tri-Valley’s In the third quarter, Muskingum gained
Noah Nichols, West Muskingum’s Cole- more of a lead with the score increasing
man Loyd, Zanesville’s Mikey Johnson, to 86-67. Even though Licking popped
Philo’s Talon Preston, Coshocton’s Alex up an additional 31 points late in the
Taylor, Crooksville’s Konlan McIntyre, game, that did not stop Muskingum
Meadowbrook’s Colton Delancey, Mor- from taking the win.
gan’s Tavian Myers, New Lexington’s
Isaiah Stephens, River View’s Hayden
Walters, and Sheridan’s Evan Anderson,
rounded out the all-star lineup.
The girls, led by Tri-Valley’s Coach Kurt FOLLOW THE BUZZ
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time of 2:00 p.m. Muskingum Valley
girls took home the win against Licking
Top three high school boys at the 2025 Ohio Bullseye Championship in Columbus, Ohio. Pictured from
left to right are Josiah Sipe of Tri-Valley (291), Matthew Harper of Maysville (296), and Conner Blair of County with a final score of 52-45. On
Fairfield Christian Academy (295). Submitted the road to victory, Muskingum started
Local archers went head-to-head sion. She accrued 284 points during the
against hundreds of competitors in the tournament. Gabriella Connell a sopho-
2025 Ohio Bullseye Championship held more at John Glenn came in 9th place
March 8th and 9th in Columbus, Ohio. also earning a score of 284. John Glenn
In the high school team standings, junior, Noreen Ashraf, scored 281 and
Maysville came out on top with a score earned rank 14.
of 3315, placing first out of the 33 high In middle school archery action, four
school teams who competed. Just be- local competitors grabbed a top 20
hind them in second place was John placement in their division including
Glenn accumulating a score of 3274. Maysville’s Isabella Caplinger (293 -
Other Muskingum County teams that girls rank 1) and Easton Honsvick (280-
placed were Philo (3204 - rank 14), boys rank 12), East Muskingum’s Ian
West Muskingum (3190- rank 16), Tri- Davis (278 - boys rank 16), and Madelyn
Valley (3128 - rank 22), and Zanesville McGinnis of Maysville (275- girls rank
(2921- rank 30). 19).
For the middle school division, Isaiah Pitcock and Paisley Lytton el-
Maysville placed in the top ten with a ementary archers from Maysville both
score of 3202, putting them in 6th place earned 7th place in their divisions with
overall out of 30 teams. Philo (3044 scores of 268 and 267 respective-
- rank 18), West Muskingum (3023 - ly. West Muskingum’s Lyra Coombe
rank 19), Tri-Valley (2982- rank 22), came in 9th (266), 15th place went to
East Muskingum (2872 - rank 25), and Maysville’s Amelia Smith (257), and
Zanesville (2799- rank 27) followed. 18th went to Maysville’s Adalyn Lowery
Maysville Elementary hit the mark (255).
with 4th place and a total score of 2950 Further details from the champion-
for the young archers. West Muskingum ship can be found at nasptournaments.
was the only other county elementary org.
school in this division to compete. They
placed 15th out of 20 and tallied 2590
points.
Individually for high school boys,
senior Matthew Harper of Maysville
earned the top position with an impres-
sive score of 296. Josiah Sipe, a senior
at Tri-Valley amassed 291 points which
earned him 3rd place among his peers.
Other top competitors from the area
were Maysville’s Johnathan Harper (286
- rank 10), Philo’s Kasen Robinson (285
- rank 15), and Maysville’s Jakob Closs-
man (283 - rank 18). These young men
competed against 321 other high school
archers. Kasen Robinson (left) from Philo shot a score of
For the high school girls, John Glenn’s 285. Josiah Sipe (right) shot a score of 291 at
Megan Lashley, a freshman, placed the 2025 Ohio Bullseye Championship in
6th out of 375 competitors in her divi- Columbus, Ohio. Submitted