Ohio
Central Ohio high school sports scores/schedules: Nov. 7-13
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
Soccer
Space regional semifinals
Division IV
Area 15
Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 34, Prepared 10
Prepared 0 0 3 7 – 10
Indian Valley 13 7 14 0 – 34
IV: Henry 81 run (run failed). IV: Henry 5 run (Miller kick). IV: Golder 27 cross from Thomas (Miller kick). REA: FG Craddock 30. IV: Henry 67 cross from Thomas (Miller kick). IV: Kinsey 60 run (Miller kick). REA: Miller 8 cross from Schaffer (Craddock kick).
Steubenville 41, East 22
Division VII
Area 25
Danville 27, Lucas 20
Area 27
Newark Catholic 35, Waterford 7
Boys soccer
State finals
Division I
Cle. St. Ignatius 2, New Albany 0
NA (16-1-3) – Saves: Lapper 7.
CSI (18-2) – Targets: Maruca, Sullivan. Saves: McLaughlin 2.
Division II
Lima Shawnee 0, Bexley 0
Shawnee wins shootout 3-1
LS (18-1-1) – Saves: Tenwalde 2.
BEX (18-3-1) – Saves: Martin 6.
Division III
Grandview 3, Tol. Ottawa Hills 0
GV (14-7-1) – Targets: Claypool 2, Brown. Saves: Bockbrader 2.
TOH (18-4-1) – Saves: Jaume 5.
Women volleyball
State finals
Division I
Cin. Ursuline def. Rocky River Magnificat 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21
Division II
Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin def. Gates Mills Gilmour 25-19, 19-25, 14-25, 25-14, 15-12
Division III
Mentor Lake Catholic def. Coldwater 25-12, 25-13, 25-20
Division IV
New Bremen def. Monroeville 25-17, 25-23, 25-21
Area hockey
All-Central Ohio League
East
First group: Olivia Boyles, Cassidy Clapham, Paige Cornelius, Noa Kauffman (New Albany); Lilly Goodfellow, Sophia Schultheis, Kenzi Jones, Ellie Pardi (Watterson); Lia Hempel, Adeti Mohanselvan (Columbus Academy); Evie Holzhall (Bexley). Second group: Jacey Cassandra (CSG); Megan Klingerman, Maren Lawrence (Columbus Academy); Maddy Krasnow (Bexley); Allie Locke (Lancaster); Avelinn O’Reilly, Avery McLain (Watterson); Ellie McClelland (New Albany); Brynley Rung (Worthington Kilbourne); Jenna Ryan (Hartley); Kyra Studer (Granville).
West
First group: Emily Barker, Sammie Callaghan (Higher Arlington); Makenna Harrington, Lucy Keeler (Olentangy Liberty); Parker Parker, Reagan Richeson, Georgia Dudon (Olentangy); Megan Shrader (Olentangy Orange); Tate Beegle, Campbell Bowers, Emmy Wellejus (Thomas Worthington). Second group: Alayna Bognar, Sydney Frantz, Ella Mohler (Olentangy Liberty); Sophia Borghese, Julie Conroy, Molly McClellan (Thomas Worthington); Paige Brewer, Charlotte Potts, Clara Reynolds (Higher Arlington); Izzy Fry (Dublin Coffman); Sydney Krasniewski (Dublin Jerome).
FRIDAY, NOV. 11
Women soccer
State finals
Division I
Cin. Seton 1, Strongsville 0
Division II
Copley 1, Waynesville 0
Division III
Cin. Nation Day 1, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Women volleyball
State Event
AT WRIGHT STATE
Division I
Friday’s semifinals
Cincinnati Ursuline def. Watterson 25-16, 25-15, 25-23
Rocky River Magnificat def. Perrysburg 25-16, 25-16, 25-18
Saturday’s last: Cin. Ursuline (24-3) vs. Rocky River Magnificat (26-2), 5 p.m.
Division II
Friday’s semifinal
Chardon NDCL def. Belmont Union Native 25-17, 25-23, 25-13
Gates Mills Gilmour def. Hamilton Badin 25-12, 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-10
Saturday’s last: Chardon NDCL (19-7) vs. Gates Mills Gilmour (21-8), 3 p.m.
Division III
Saturday’s last: Mentor Lake Catholic (26-2) vs. Coldwater (25-4), 1 p.m.
Division IV
Saturday’s last: Monroeville (24-4) vs. New Bremen (27-1), 11 a.m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
Women volleyball
State semifinals
Division III
Mentor Lake Catholic def. Versailles 23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17
Coldwater def. Byesville Meadowbrook 25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 25-13
Division IV
Monroeville def. Newark Catholic 25-22, 25-21, 25-16
New Bremen def. Convoy Crestview 25-8, 25-19, 23-25, 25-10
Soccer
All-MSL
Ohio Division
First group: Zeke Poulos, Cliff Padmore (Bexley); Sam Jones, Brady Ridder, Tanner Domyanich, Mitchell Melfe (Buckeye Valley); Jake Calodney, Harold Hacker, Emmanuel Jenkins, Abe Ulbrich (Columbus Academy); Jack Rickert (Grandview); Aiden Rodgers, Xavier Cain, Rashad Debose, Marchello Cox, Chris Brown (Harvest Prep); Ralph Walker, Nakylan Haley, Andre Jackson (Whitehall). Second group: Dominic Gutter, Alex Smith (Bexley); Garrett Carey, Ethan Browning, Clay Whitaker, Kaiden Shannon (Buckeye Valley); Miles Friedman, Sean Michael Gouhin, Greyson Thomas (Columbus Academy); Ian Gecse, Maddox Baker (Grandview); Preston Ross, DezMond Porter, EJ Pierce, Justin Batista, Elijah Brown (Harvest Prep); Wardell Barnett Jr., Paul Fetherolf (Whitehall).
Buckeye Division
First group: Logan Steven (Amanda-Clearcreek); Dylan Armentrout, Jaden Ball, Brodyn Bishop, Andrew Marshall, Chase Plantz (Bloom-Carroll); Joe Streitenberger, Scott Moats (Circleville); Hayden Collins, Brennen Rowles, Gunnar George (Fairfield Union); Nadir Langston, Kaden Kiser, Trent Renz, Artis Cain-Jackson (Hamilton Township); Slade McClaskey, Cayden Carroll (Liberty Union); Blayton Reid, RJ Weber, Landon Thompson, Braylen Baker (Logan Elm); Calvin McDowell, Gavin Karshner, Tristian Graham (Teays Valley); Isabella Neal (Fairfield Union). Second group: Peter Smith, Tommy Stai (Amanda-Clearcreek); Dylan Chittum, Grant Dolan, Zane Gogolin, Kale Kraner, Collin Willet (Bloom-Carroll); Trentt Fulgham, Jude Blair (Circleville); Owen Ruff, Braden Shull, Kevin Hazelwood (Fairfield Union); Josh Woods, Jalen Townsend, Matthew Noel (Hamilton Township); Caden Courts, Troy Myers (Liberty Union); Tanner Holbert, Nolan Brumfield, Aaron Walters, Carson Summers (Logan Elm); Kaden Hines, Trent Wolpert, Harrison Payne (Teays Valley).
Cardinal Division
First group: Nate Nemeth, James Ashton, Luke Shafer, Wyatt Adams (Berne Union); Weston Hartman, Brody Zemba, Xander Daniels (Rosecrans); Danny Blair, Sam Rauch, John Grabans (Fairfield Christian); Hyde O’Rielley, JJ Viau (Fisher Catholic); Braydan Taylor, Justin Caldwell, Tyler Richmond (Grove Metropolis Christian); Logan Doughty, Conner Kaido, Zander Bice (Miller); Ethan Albert (Worthington Christian); Correll Amsbaugh, Hobie Raikes, Gibby Wilson, Josh Zody (Worthington Christian). Second group: Ed Selby, Caddis Moody, Cody Homan, Austin Snyder (Berne Union); Brendan Bernath, Coen Grandstaff (Rosecrans); Ben Hopple, Ezrah Embbrey, Gabe Welsh (Fairfield Christian); Grant Keefer, Ben Boyden (Fisher Catholic); Cayden Carroll, Landen Sams (Grove Metropolis Christian); Wyatt Porter, Tucker Morgan (Miller); Joshua Carrel, Joshua Heredia-Aguirre, Luke Hermiz, Dax Zartman, Jonathan Bauman (Worthington Christian).
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9
Boys soccer
State semifinals
Division I
New Albany 2, Cin. Moeller 1
Cle. St. Ignatius 1, Medina 0
Division II
Bexley 1 Cin. Wyoming 0, OT
Lima Shawnee 2, Warren Howland 1
Division III
Grandview 2, Yellow Springs 1, 2OT
Tol. Ottawa Hills 1, Youngs. Mooney 0
Soccer
Space All-MOAC
First group: Landon Pedigo, Chandler Stevens, Caleb Hunter, Dane Nauman, Hayden Kline (Highland); Cayden Shidone, Will Garrison (River Valley). Second group: Landon Hayes, Zach Schmidt (Highland); Grant Butler, Keyan Shidone (River Valley).
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
Women soccer
State semifinals
Division I
Cin. Seton 2, Olentangy Orange 1, 2OT
Strongsville 3, Rocky River Magnificat 0
Division II
Waynesville 5, Marietta 0
Copley 7, Bay Village Bay 1
Division III
Ottawa-Glandorf 2, Akr. Manchester 0
Cin. Nation Day 4, Lynchburg-Clay 0
MONDAY, NOV. 7
Area hockey
All-Ohio
First group: Javiera Baeza (Shaker Heights); Emily Barker, Sammie Callaghan (Higher Arlington); Tate Beegle, Campbell Bowers, (Thomas Worthington); Mia Sales space (Cin. Summit Nation Day); Olivia Boyles, Paige Cornelius (New Albany); Brooke Buchanan (Hudson); Kylie Coughlin (Rocky River Magnificat); Hannah Doyle (Gates Mills Hawken); Lucy Keeler (Olentangy Liberty); Ainsley Kemp (Cin. Mount Notre Dame); Ellie Pardi, Sophia Schultheis (Watterson). Second group: Bella Butler (Day. Oakwood); Charlotte Glasper (Shaker Heights); Lia Hempel, Adeti Mohanselvan (Columbus Academy); Ruby Jacops (Hudson); Kenzi Jones (Watterson); Natalie Ward (Cin. Ursuline); Emmy Wellejus (Thomas Worthington).
Women volleyball
All-Ohio
Division I
First group: Brooke Bultema, Lindsey Inexperienced (Cin. Ursuline); Ella Durham (Dublin Coffman); Luca Fickell (Cin. St. Ursula); Nia Corridor (Amherst Steele); Gabi Moulton (Olentangy Liberty); Kylee City (Olmsted Falls); Lauren Yacobucci (Rocky River Magnificat). Second group: Sophia Anghilante (Rocky River Magnificat); Sydney Barrett (Kings Mills Kings); Ava Hoying (Watterson); Kamryn Hunt (Sylvania Northview); Alli Kirch (Cin. Seton); Alec Rothe (Dublin Scioto); Shaye Wolf (Cin. Mount Notre Dame); Reese Wuebker (Centerville).
Division II
First group: Eloise Brandewie (Hartley); Ally Cordes (Cin. Wyoming); Jess Drapp (Cin. Mercy McAuley); Alyvia Hegemann (Hamilton Badin); Caroline Jurevicius (Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin); Torre Kildow (Belmont Union Native); Larsen Terrill (Highland); Karis Willow (Findlay Liberty-Benton). Second group: Olivia Baumann (Eaton); Haleigh Creps (River Valley); Maria Drapp (Cin. Mercy McAuley); Kayla Dulgar (Warsaw River View); Ellie Foley (Franklin Fenwick); Laney Klika (Gates Mills Gilmour); Lauren Pallone (Girard); Jalynn West (Coshocton).
Division III
First group: Grace Auer (Columbiana Crestview); Camden Black (Byesville Meadowbrook); Kristen Bomholt (Versailles); Audrey Brininger (Cardington); Sydney Foglesong (Adena); Mia Niekamp (St. Henry); Hannah Pattie (Mentor Lake Catholic); Ella Payne (Galion). Second group: Isabella Claxon (South Webster); Abbey Emch (Columbiana Crestview); Spencer Etzler (Coldwater); Jessica Holsapple (Huron); Naomi Keib (Smithville); Tara Lytle (Cortland Lakeview); Katie Sowko (Mentor Lake Catholic); Makenna Walker (Wheelersburg).
Division IV
First group: Hailey Campagna (Shekinah Christian); Maddie Daniel (Monroeville); Olivia Heitkamp, Melina Schrader (New Bremen); Emily Klopp (Sycamore Mohawk); Lindsey Koenig (Maria Stein Marion Native); Hannah Miller (Tiffin Calvert); Kate Sherman (Russia). Second group: Madelyn Boes (Attica Seneca East); Hannah Dobbs (Toronto); Ava Gummer (Newark Catholic); Summer time Hoying (Fort Loramie); Caroline Lanicek (Tiffin Calvert); Abi Powers (New Bremen); Serenity Siefer (Leipsic); Presley Stokes (Wellsville).
Ohio
Ohio’s first Zaxby’s is coming to Greater Cincinnati
Zaxby’s, a popular fried chicken chain, is getting its first Ohio location in Liberty Township.
A 56-seat Zaxby’s restaurant and drive-thru is planned to open at Freedom Pointe, next to Costco. The development, which was initially planned to be a hotel, will also house three other eateries: E+O Kitchen, which has locations at The Banks, Hyde Park and Loveland; Bismarck Donut and Coffee Shop and El Rancho Grande, said Christy Gloyd, Liberty Township’s marketing and events manager.
Costco opened near Interstate 75 on Cox Road in 2022. Construction on the new restaurants starts this summer, Gloyd said.
“We’re just really excited to be growing over there at Freedom Pointe,” she told The Enquirer. “Having Costco as the anchor is huge. Just to have another family-friendly restaurant and have the variety – to have the Zaxby’s and E+O and El Rancho Grande – I think it’s really going to be a nice offering for our residents.”
Atlanta-headquartered Zaxby’s has over 900 locations in 17 states, mostly in the South and Midwest. The chain is known for its chicken fingers and wings, sandwiches and salads. The closest Zaxby’s locations currently open are over an hour away, in Shelbyville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.
Ohio
Don’t tell Jolene. Dolly Parton license plate now available in Ohio
Sales for license plates featuring Dolly Parton’s face began Monday for $25. All proceeds will go to fund her Imagination Library
Watch: Dolly Parton visits Columbus to promote Imagination Library
Dolly Parton sang a little and told a few jokes at a Tuesday luncheon in Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch
Fans of country music legend Dolly Parton can show off their pride for the singer with a new Ohio license plate.
Ohio drivers can now purchase license plates featuring Parton for $25. The money from each plate will go to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, a charity that gives children ages 5 and younger a free book each month. The state began selling the plates Monday.
Specifically, the funds will go to the purchaser’s local county program of the library, which it says will pay for mailing a child 12 books, enough for an entire year. Ohio is the second state to offer a license plate supporting the library after Parton’s home state of Tennessee.
First lady Fran DeWine has focused on expanding the Imagination Library in Ohio since her husband Gov. Mike DeWine took office in 2019. She was inspired when she saw her grandchildren receive books through the program and by 2020, it had expanded to all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
“I’m excited to see Ohio as the second state to offer a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to support her program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in Ohio,” Fran DeWine said in a press release. “With each purchase, $25 will go back to supporting the local program, helping to ensure the program remains available to all families in Ohio.”
The plates are available to purchase online at OPlates.com or in-person at a local deputy registrar license agency.
Gov. DeWine signed House Bill 315 which included the Parton Plates on Jan. 2. The original bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, received unanimous yes votes in both chambers before the license plate language was put into the larger HB 315.
Donovan Hunt is a fellow in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s Statehouse News Bureau.
Ohio
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith bought insurance ahead of College Football Playoff | Report
Cotton Bowl: Reporter reactions to Ohio State vs. Texas Longhorns
Ohio State football beat writers Bill Rabinowitz and Joey Kaufman react to the Buckeyes’ 28-14 win over the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 Cotton Bowl.
Jeremiah Smith has taken his first season at Ohio State by storm, putting the star freshman on pace to be one of the Buckeyes’ top wide receivers of all time — and potentially the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL draft by the time he is done in Columbus.
In order to ensure that, Smith’s family has taken out permanent total disability insurance (PTD) ahead of the College Football Playoff, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
Smith is not eligible to declare for the draft until after his junior year at Ohio State, which would make the 2027 NFL draft the earliest he could leave. His insurance lasts until Aug. 1, 2027 or when he signs an NFL contract — whichever comes first — per Dodd.
Per Dodd, Smith’s insurance policy protects him from a career-ending injury both on and off the field, and is with Leverage Disability and Life Insurance, a Southern California-based athlete insurance firm. He does not have loss of draft value (LOV) coverage as part of his policy, per Dodd.
“If this kid steps off the curb and gets hit by a car, he’s covered,” Greenspoon Marder law firm’s head of insurance recovery Richard Giller told CBS Sports.
Dodd, citing sources, reported it is rare for freshmen to receive permanent total disability insurance. In addition, Dodd reported Smith’s premiums cost is $7,500-$8,000 per million of coverage, citing additional sources.
A player receiving insurance has become more common for players over the years, especially in bowl games. A most recent example is Colorado taking out full insurance for its players, including Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28.
Outside of a quiet CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal against Texas, against whom he finished with just one catch for 3 yards on three targets, Smith has impressed during the Buckeyes’ CFP championship run.
In the Buckeyes’ first two CFP games against Tennessee and Oregon, Smith combined for 290 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 13 catches. Smith enters Monday’s CFP championship vs. No. 7 Notre Dame with 1,227 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns on 71 catches on the season.
Shortly after Ohio State’s win over Oregon, ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky said if Smith were eligible for April’s NFL draft, he would be the No. 1 pick and “it wouldn’t even be close.”
“He would easily be the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft,” Orlovsky said on Jan. 2. “You will have teams in two years, for that ’27 draft, tanking for him.”
No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the CFP championship on Jan. 20. The Buckeyes opened up as a -9.5 point early favorite on BetMGM.
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