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West Muskingum girls Bishop Rosecrans rolling

basketball trip up two through a three game win

conference foes on the way to streak to meet up with Cristo

Crooksville BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ Rey Friday BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Vs. River View (02/02) the Maysville offense as they started to
West Muskingum hosted the Lady build their points in earnest, but West
Black Bears on Monday and charged out kept their edge to lead 56 – 17 in the
to an undeniable 23 – 2 lead at the end third quarter. The Tornadoes stormed to
of the first period. As the first half came the finish with a final winning score of
to a close, the Tornadoes blew through 65 – 24.
their competition, leading 32 – 6 at half-
time. Vs. Philo (1/24)
The second half of the game saw At the Power Plant on Saturday, the
the Black Bears rally together to build West Muskingum Lady Tornadoes fought
up a competitive score, but that didn’t it out with their hosts to get a slight 6 – 5
slow the Lady Tornadoes, who took the lead after one period. Philo tied up the
matchup 53 – 31. game in the second quarter and jumped
West M faces Crooksville at home on ahead by one shot to lead 16 – 14 at
Saturday, February 7th at 12:30 PM. halftime.
Momentum continued after the break
Vs. Maysville (1/31) on both sides of the court with West M
Neighboring Maysville hosted the fighting to get their lead back. The Tor-
Lady Tornadoes on Saturday. Fired up nadoes couldn’t gain enough ground in
and ready to play, West M took control of the third and trailed 28 – 24. Giving it ev-
the game and pumped out a 20 – 3 lead erything in the last frame, the Electrics
after one. Maysville couldn’t gain much held tight to their advantage and took a
ground before the halftime break. 40 – 34 win over West Muskingum. Bishop Rosecran’s Tyler Bernett jumped for a shot over Grove City during career-high performance.
With both teams back on the court, Matthew Dotson
West M couldn’t continue to hold back Vs. Berne Union (02/03) Grove City was in for the long haul,
On the road Tuesday in Sugar Grove, tying the game up after the break to
Strong showings from area Ohio, the Bishops set out to continue a roll into the fourth quarter even at 45
winning streak. The Rockets put up a – 45. The last minutes of regular play
were not enough to decide the finish of
fight in the first quarter, trailing just be-
swimmers in MVL hind the Bishops 11 – 8. Rosecrans took the challenge as both teams landed at
the time in the second quarter to build 54 points, sending them into overtime.
Championship meet their lead while defending against the When the dust settled on the first over-
Rockets to finish the first half up 27 – time, the two teams were still locked in
13. a dead heat at 61 points. The Bishops
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ After the intermission, the Bishops wanted to settle all doubt in the sec-
took charge yet again, leading the scor- ond overtime period as they blasted out
Area swimmers gathered together on Troy Luburgh finished eighth. Dara Wil- ing for the first minutes of the second front, outscoring the visitors 12 – 5 to
Wednesday at the Muskingum County son was the second-place swimmer for half, leaving the Rockets at a 45 – 20 win the game 73 – 66.
YMCA in Zanesville to compete in the Tri-Valley in the Girls 400 Meter Free- deficit at the end of the third. The last Tyler Bernett had a career-high game,
2026 Muskingum Valley League Cham- style. West Muskingum’s Alana Gebhart quarter was a fight to the end, but Berne scoring 35 points for the Bishops, with
pionships. Eight area high schools, in- finished third, and John Glenn’s Ginger Union couldn’t recover, and Bishop Rose- teammates Brody Boothe and Titan
cluding Maysville, Coshocton, Crooks- Blagg took fifth place. crans won the matchup 58 – 31. Grandstaff scoring 14 and 13 points, re-
ville, River View, Tri-Valley, John Glenn, Top marks in the Boys 400 Meter Free- Senior Tyler Bernett had 16 points for spectively.
and West Muskingum, were represented style went to Garrett Stirling with a time the Bishops, while teammates Kohen
at the meet. of 4:43.52. John Glenn’s Sean Clinard Harris and Brody Boothe each put up 10 Vs. Miller (1/28)
For the teams, Tri-Valley took top snagged third place in the event. points. On the road in Corning, Ohio, the Bish-
marks in the Women’s team with a score The Tri-Valley team of Sarah Jacoby, The Bishops will face Cristo Rey at ops setout to pick up a win after falling
of 104, following in second place was Camryn Cunningham, Stella Fuhriman, home on Friday, February 6th, at 7:30 to Catholic Central. The two teams tied
River View with a team score of 64, Co- and Savannah Brooks had the first-place PM. at 11 points each at the end of the first
shocton was third with 33 points, Mays- time of 1:59.83 in the Girls 200 Meter period. Rosecrans edged forward just
ville came in fourth with 32 team points, Freestyle Relay. John Glenn’s team of Vs. Grove City Christian (1/30) before halftime to lead the game 28 –
tying with John Glenn, who also had 32 Iyla Herron, Ginger Blagg, Addy Dailey, The Bishops hosted the Grove City 27.
points, and West Muskingum took sixth and Lily Jefferis took fifth. Maysville’s Eagles on Friday for a double overtime The Falcons blasted out of the gate at
place with 14 points. In the Men’s team Madison Hirtle, Olivia Rusnak, Leila challenge that left everyone standing. the start of the second half to tie up with
rankings, Tri-Valley again took top spot Hawk, and Paige Calendine took sixth The Eagles took the first advantage of the Bishops and launch forward to a 46
with 150 points, River View second with place in the event. the game, leading by one after the first – 36 lead heading into the last quarter.
47, John Glenn was third with 34 points, For the Boys 200 Meter Freestyle Re- quarter, up 14 – 13. With the end of the Eager for the win, the Bishops scored 29
Maysville was fourth with 29 points, Co- lay, it was the Scottie team of AJ Law- first half fast approaching, the Bishops points with just minutes on the clock to
shocton took fifth with 20 points, and ler, Aiden Lentz, Dallin Stirling, and turned up the heat and pushed past the win the matchup 65 – 61.
Crooksville took sixth place with two Coen Fuhriman who took first with a tie to lead at halftime 30 – 29.
points. time of 1:48.62, with teammates Logan
In the first event of the evening, the Heemeyer, Caden Blake, Owen Harney,
Tri-Valley team of Sarah Jacoby, Kylie and Cole Dougherty took second place.
Martin, Stella Fuhriman, and Bri Clark John Glenn’s team of Brody Tuttle, Jude
took first place with a time of 2:26.92 in Hugebeck, Camden Rice, and Alex Ap-
the Girls 200 Meter Medley Relay. John plegarth took fourth in the event. Mays-
Glenn’s team of Iyla Herron, Clare Coll, ville’s team of Caleb Camp, Greyson
Lily Jefferis, and Addy Dailey took third Hearing, Evan Becker, and Evan James
place in the event. West Muskingum’s took fifth place.
team of Alana Gebhart, Katelyn Stewart, Sarah Jacoby took first place for Tri-Val-
Genna Rose, and Raegan Randles took ley in the Girls 100 Meter Backstroke
fifth place. with a time of 1:13.12, with teammate
For the Boys 200 Meter Medley Relay, Stella Fuhriman taking third. Maysville’s
Tri-Valley’s AJ Lawler, Owen Harney, Gar- Olivia Rusnak took fourth in the event,
rett Stirling, and Coen Fuhriman swam John Glenn’s Iyla Herron took fifth place,
in at first with a time of 1:56.79. John and West Muskingum’s Alana Gebhart
Glenn’s team of Alex Applegarth, Brody took sixth place.
Tuttle, Sean Clinard, and Camden Rice AJ Lawler landed another first-place
took second place. finish for Tri-Valley in the Boys 100 Me-
Maysville’s Leila Hawk was the top ter Backstroke with a time of 1:01.85.
swimmer in the Girls 200 Meter Free- Teammates Kollin Buckner and Bryan
style with a time of 2:18.15. Lily Jefferis Jiang took second and third place, re-
took second place in the event for John spectively. Maysville’s Caleb Camp took
Glenn. West Muskingum’s Genna Rose fifth place, John Glenn’s Alex Apple-
took tenth in the event. garth swam in at sixth place, and West
Garrett Stirling from Tri-Valley had Muskingum’s Ryder Rose took ninth
a top time of 2:09.59 in the Boys 200 place.
Meter Freestyle event with teammate Leila Hawk was the top swimmer for
Aiden Lentz following in second place, Maysville in the Girls 100 Meter Breast-
Maysville’s Caleb Camp took third, while stroke with a time of 1:21.51. Tri-Valley’s
Ryder Rose took seventh for West M. Camryn Cunningham took second place,
In the Girls 200 Meter IM, Tri-Valley’s Raegan Randles took fourth place for
Savannah Brooks took first with a time West Muskingum, and Clare Coll took
of 2:37.77, John Glenn’s Iyla Herron took eighth place for John Glenn.
second place, and Scottie swimmer Ri- For the Boys 100 Meter Breaststroke,
ley Espenlaub swam in at third. Owen Harney took first place for the
AJ Lawler was the fastest swimmer for Scotties with a time of 1:13.78, with
Tri-Valley in the Boys 200 Meter IM with teammate Coen Fuhriman taking sec-
a time of 2:15.84, with teammate Owen ond place. John Glenn’s Brody Tuttle
Harney in second place, and Maysville’s took fifth in the event, and Evan James
Evan James swimming in at fifth. took sixth place for Maysville.
Tri-Valley’s Sarah Jacoby took first in Tri-Valley took first place in the Girls
the Girls 50 Meter Freestyle with a time 400 Meter Freestyle Relay with the team
of 30.04, teammate Camryn Cunning- of Camryn Cunningham, Kylie Martin,
ham took second place, West Musking- Bri Clark, and Savannah Brooks swim-
um’s Raegan Randles took eighth in the ming in at a time of 4:52.38. Maysville’s
competition, Maysville’s Olivia Rusnak team of Madison Hirtle, Olivia Rusnak,
placed tenth, and Addy Dailey took elev- Grace Rush, and Leila Hawk took sec-
enth place for John Glenn. ond place.
In the Boys 50 Meter Freestyle, Dal- In the final event, the Boys 400 Me-
lin Stirling had a top time of 26.87 for ter Freestyle Relay, the Tri-Valley team
Tri-Valley, with teammate Cole Dough- of Dallin Stirling, Kollin Buckner, Aid-
erty in third place, and Alex Applegarth en Lentz, and Garrett Stirling took first
took fifth for John Glenn. place with a time of 4:07.70. Maysville’s
For the Girls 100 Meter Butterfly, team of Evan James, Troy Luburgh, Evan
Tri-Valley’s Stella Fuhriman took second Becker, and Caleb Camp took fourth
place, with John Glenn’s Lily Jefferis in place.
third place. Aiden Lentz took top marks
for Tri-Valley in the Boys 100 Meter But-
terfly with a time of 1:09.69, with John
Glenn’s Brody Tuttle taking third, and
Evan Becker in Fourth for John Glenn.
The Girls 100 Meter Freestyle was
topped by Tri-Valley swimmer Savan-
nah Brooks with a time of 1:03.95,
Maysville’s Grace Rush took sixth in the
event, West Muskingum’s Genna Rose
took ninth, and John Glenn’s Addy Dailey
was the tenth place finisher.
Tri-Valley’s Dallin Stirling finished first New Puzzles
in the Boys 100 Meter Freestyle with a
time of 1:00.31, while teammates Kol-
lin Buckner and Coen Fuhriman took EVERY ISSUE!
second and third. John Glenn’s Cam-
den Rice finished sixth, and Maysville’s