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86 Runners celebrated Independence Day SUMMER

by participating in the third annual SPORTS

Freedom Run by Lynette Dotson SCHEDULE

The Muskingum Behavioral Health Tiller (17) clocked in at 26:52.2 sealing 19th, 23rd and 54th place finishes. ZANESVILLE SENIOR LEGION
(MBH) Freedom Run took place on July the third place finish. The women’s over- In the next category, females ages 20 POST 29 (19U)
4th at the Collegial Woods Trail. all rank ended up being 4th, 10th and to 29, the top three were Carson Chap-
All finishers received a finisher medal, 12th respectively. man, Alexus Bell, and Lori Hochstetler Sun., Jul 13 Meigs County Home 2PM
and race t-shirt. The 5K Race was timed The top three to compete in the male ranked 17th, 24th, and 26th overall. Sun., Jul 13 Meigs County Home 5PM
and awards were given to the top three 14 and under group were W. Saunders, 30 Something females Ashley Col- Mon., Jul 14 St. Clairsville Away 6PM
overall male and female finishers as M. Phillips, and Noah Boyd, placing 9th, vin, Karee Stemm, and Melissa Snyder Wed., Jul 16 District Tourn Away TBA
TBA
District Tourn Away
Thu., Jul 17
well as the top three male and female 70th, and 25th overall. placed top three in their age group and Fri., Jul 18 District Tourn Away TBA
finishers in various age brackets (14 & For the male 15 to 19 runners, Aiden 16th 29th and 40th overall. Sat., Jul 19 District Tourn Away TBA
under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50- Oreilly, Camden Wickerham, and Mi- Females in the 40 to 49 group, Nat- Sun., Jul 20 District Tourn Away TBA
59, 60-69, and 70 and up. chael Wood got the top seats with over- alie Ludwig, Lucy Rucker, and Ashley Mon., Jul 21 District Tourn Away TBA
Walkers were also welcome for the all ranks being 6th, 11th and 42nd re- Flautt earned 37th, 48th and 57th out Fri., Jul 25 State Tourn Away TBA
5K and the 1K Fetch Mile. The 1K Fetch spectively. of all the competitors but were on the Sat., Jul 26 State Tourn Away TBA
State Tourn
Sun., Jul 27
TBA
Away
Mile was not timed so participants of Colton Curry, Owen Headley, and Ste- top in their age bracket. Mon., Jul 28 State Tourn Away TBA
all fitness levels, families, or those with ven Greene topped the leaderboard for Jodi Hayes, Jennifer Miller, and Kathy
pets could also enjoy the event, plus, the male 20 to 29 group. They each fin- Barclay captured the top three finishes
visit with Fetch the therapy dog. ished in the top 20 placing 7th, 8th and in the female 50 to 59 category but ZANESVILLE JUNIOR LEGION POST 29
Virtual 5K Race and Fetch Mile op- 14th overall. placed 21st, 34th, and 35th overall.
tions were also available. The 30 to 39 male group had 13th, One competitors took to the trail in the Fri., Jul 11 District Tourn Away TBA
District Tourn Away
Sat., Jul 12
TBA
Runners from 22 cities participated 18th and 81st place finishers Aaron female 60 to 69 group. Cythia Shaeffer Sun., Jul 13 District Tourn Away TBA
this year including Coshocton, Roseville, Reynolds, Jordan Williams, and Cam- of Mount Perry placed 86th overall.
New Concord, Mount Perry, Duncan eron Park. Patty Boyd was the lone participant
Falls, Columbus among others. For the male 40 something year from the 70 and over category for the ZANESVILLE SENIOR PIONEERS
The youngest participant was 11 and olds, Jerome LaBatte, Bradley Bennett, women. She placed 55th overall.
the oldest were 74. There were actually and AJ Patel grabbed top positions but All proceeds raised from the run go to Sun., Jul 13 MSBL Away 1PM
TBA
TBA
Sun., Jul 20
Pickerington
three 74 year olds and one 72 year old placed 5th, 15th and 22nd overall. MBH to support their mission to provide Sun., Jul 27 Brewers TBA TBA
runner. All who were at least 70 clocked Ron OConnor, Dave Dalrymple, and outstanding person-centered recovery Sun., Aug 3 MSBL TBA TBA
impressive times too, two of them Jeff Nezbeth ranked 28th, 38th and and wellness services to individuals and Sun., Aug 10 Mustangs Home 1PM
placed in the top 50% overall. 52nd overall but were the top three in our community. Sun., Aug 10 Mustangs Home 3:30PM
The top three finishers out of the male for the males in the 50 to 59 age group. MBH is located at 1127 West Main Sun., Aug 17 Coyotes Home 1PM
competitors were Anthony Stidom (18) Only two males 60 to 69 years old took Street, Zanesville. They offer mental Sun., Aug 17 Coyotes Home 3:30PM
of Roseville with a chip time of 18:29.2, on the 5K. Joel Linnabary placed 20th health counseling, substance use dis-
Caleb Tiller (14) clocked in at 20:41.3 overall and Eric Tokie placed 64th. order counseling, community relations ZANESVILLE JUNIOR PIONEERS
clutching a second place finish, and in Males 70 and over had three runners, and prevention, peer support, recovery
Brian Hall (40) from Zanesville snagged Rod Hollingsworth, Tom Tiller, and Ray housing, an intensive outpatient pro- Fri., Jul 11 Olentangy Home 7:30PM
third with a time of 20:57.7. The guys Young. They placed 27th, 31st and 46th. gramm and youth and family services. Thu., Jul 16 Olentangy TBA 6PM
placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall. For the 14 and under females Emma They can be found online atmuskingum- Thu., Jul 17 TNT Home 7:30PM
Fri., Jul 18
Olentangy
Home 7:30PM
For the females, Olivia Bosca (14) of Wagner was the only participant placing behavioralhealth.com and on Facebook Sun., Jul 20 Capitals TBA 1PM
Alliance took the number one slot with in 68th place overall. @ MuskingumBehavioralHealth. Sun., Jul 20 Capitals TBA 3:30PM
her time of 23:03.5, second went to Female top placers ages 15 to 19 Tue., Jul 22 Capitals Home 7:30PM
Evonne Saunders (42) from Zanesville were Olivia Drabik, Lindsee Johnson, Thu., Jul 24 League Tourn TBA TBA
with her time of 26:22.9, and Arianna and Peyton Brown. Overall they earned Fri., Jul 25 League Tourn TBA TBA
Sat., Jul 26 League Tourn TBA TBA
Sun., Jul 27 League Tourn TBA TBA
Communities came together to remember Mon., Jul 28 League Tourn TBA TBA
Tue., Jul 29
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League Tourn TBA
Wed., Jul 30
League Tourn TBA
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highly respected MVL coach by Lynette Dotson Thu., Jul 31 League Tourn TBA TBA
DRESDEN DORADOS SWIM TEAM
People gathered to honor the life lived the true meaning of maximum ef- hard, and have a sense of humor. If we
and legacy of Coach Josh Wright in fort and family.” want to honor him, let’s live like him. En- Wed., Jul 16 TCAL Home All Day
Duncan Falls at the Philo Football Former player Hunter Smith said, “I courage one another, work hard, never
Stadium on July 2 with a candlelight was one of the lucky ones to be able lose faith, have fun with your coworkers,
vigil. Since Coach Wright left an im- to be a player under Josh, be a col- and always, always don’t stop believ- Made with
pact through his involvement at two league and coach with Josh, have him ing.”
area High Schools, a second vigil was as a mentor, and have him as a friend. 100%%
held in Dresden at Jack Anderson Sta- Coach Wright didn’t just teach football.
dium at Tri-Valley High School on July 9.. He taught life. Find Us Online local news.
Coach Wright passed away suddenly He showed us how to fight with heart,
at the age of 50. He was appointed the lead with love, live with a purpose, work DresdenBuzz.com
new head coach of the Tri-Valley Scot-
ties Varsity Football team after Cam-
eron West was hired as the Tri-Valley
High School Principal. He brought al-
most 30 years of coaching experience
to the program. He was the assistant
coach for Tri-Valley (2004-2007) and
Philo (2010-2023), and was a head
coach at Berne Union in between that
time. Additionally, he coached for La-
kota West and Badin High Schools. He
was also an English teacher at Tri-Valley.
“There are not enough words that can
be said tonight to adequately describe
Josh’s impact on all of us. The words
we share about Josh here tonight, while
they are inadequate, are the best way
that we have to help us with the grief,
the sadness, and the absence that we’re
all trying to cope with,” Philo’s Coach L
stated over the loudspeaker during the
vigil on Philo’s field. “Our football team
will wear a helmet sticker of a moose
for the 2025 football season in honor of
a guy who in every way exemplified and A candlelight vigil was held in Duncan Falls at Philo High School’s Football Stadium to remember Coach Josh Wright. Lynette Dotson