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Ohio State men’s volleyball swept by Grand Canyon in NCAA Tournament, ends 2024 season
Ohio State men’s volleyball came into the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal with history on its side against Grand Canyon University, having beaten the Antelopes in 16 of their 19 previous meetings.
History did not matter Tuesday night in Long Beach, California. No. 3 Grand Canyon beat No. 6 Ohio State in three sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) to end the Buckeyes’ 2024 season.
After Grand Canyon took the first two sets, which included 16 ties, Ohio State tried to regain momentum with its season in the balance. The Buckeyes took two separate two-point leads, including a three-point run that included kills by Shane Wetzel and Jacob Pasteur.
But an 8-4 run turned the tide back toward the Antelopes, which secured the sweep with a four-point third-set win.
Wetzel led Ohio State with 12 kills, but also had five errors. Pasteur, the former first-team All-American and MIVA Player of the Year, posted a .103 hit percentage with 11 kills and eight errors.
The Buckeyes never held a lead larger than two points against the Antelopes.
Camden Gianni led Grand Canyon with 12 kills
Grand Canyon holds a two-game win streak against Ohio State after beating the Buckeyes in five sets in the third game of the 2023 season.
Neither Ohio State nor Grand Canyon took control early in a first set that included 10 ties and no lead larger than three points. The Antelopes took the two-point win in the first set by securing three of the final five points including a set-ending kill by outside hitter Jackson Hickman.
Ohio State played catch up for the entire second set. The Buckeyes never held a lead despite six ties. Grand Canyon found its groove late, ending the second set with a 7-3 run to earn the five-point victory.
Ohio State had two three-set losses in 2024 to No. 4 UCLA March 10 and to Purdue Fort Wayne Match 16.
Ohio State entered the NCAA Tournament after beating Lindenwood for the program’s 19th MIVA Tournament win. It was the Buckeyes’ 10th time they had won back-to-back tournament titles.
The Buckeyes have appeared in 24 NCAA Tournaments, but have won 17 of its 42 tournament games. Ohio State has three national championships in 2011, 2016 and 2017.
cgay@dispatch.com
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Woman missing for more than 2 weeks found dead in Ohio
A Kentucky woman who had been missing for more than two weeks was found dead in her vehicle in Ohio, authorities said.
The body of Debra Wireman was found in her vehicle on July 3 in Clermont County, Ohio, the Flemingsburg Police Department in Kentucky said on Facebook on Wednesday. Investigators were called to the scene after a report identifying the vehicle as belonging to a missing person, police said. The remains were identified as Wireman’s by the Clermont County Coroner’s Office on July 7, according to law enforcement.
Police in Kentucky said the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is investigating the woman’s death. No additional information will be released by Flemingsburg police “out of respect for Debra’s family and the integrity of that investigation.”
“While this is not the outcome any of us hoped and prayed for, we are thankful that Debra has been found and that her family can now begin to receive the closure they deserve,” police added on Facebook.
Wireman, according to police, was last seen on June 17 at around 4:30 p.m. in Aberdeen, Ohio, while traveling toward Maysville, Kentucky. She was driving a white 2020 Kia Forte with front-end damage. Police said family and friends were “concerned for her welfare.”
“The overwhelming response from our community, neighboring agencies, the media, and countless individuals across the region demonstrated the very best of people coming together in the hope of bringing someone home safely,” Flemingsburg police said.
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Jeff’s Donuts opens first Ohio location, open 24 hours
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio has a new option for late-night sweets.
Jeff’s Donuts opened its first Ohio location Wednesday morning at 5717 N. Hamilton Road, between Gahanna and New Albany.
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Siders’ Ohio house of horrors: locals react to ‘den of evil’
Sixteen ‘almost feral’ children. Aged 18 months to 18 years. Hidden from sight in an Ohio house of horrors.
Until now.
It’s a situation difficult to fathom: Investigators found 16 kids living inside a 1,300-square-foot home in Vinton County, Ohio, confined in a 12-by-12 bedroom investigators say was covered in human waste. Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders, Gary Siders Sr., and Christina Siders were arrested on Tuesday, June 30th, and remain in jail after waiving their preliminary hearings today, Tuesday, July 7th.
Investigative reporter Anne Emerson goes beyond the headlines to understand the human impact in the developing Siders child abuse case. How did children live under these conditions for so long? We wanted to hear from the local community affected by this horrific story.
In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, we hear from those voices – from Captain Jeremiah Griffith who was a first responder to the shocking scene, to local Vinton County Pastor James Dimel who describes the community’s support of children who were trapped in a ‘den of evil’. Law enforcement and locals share their shock at the horror lurking in their own community. And Attorney Thomas Stolly, who represents Elizabeth Siders, says the case is more complicated than many believe, urging the public to remember that his client is presumed innocent.
Today, we react in real time to what we know so far in this developing story, and offer multiple perspectives of those closest to this case.
Subscribe to Criminally Obsessed for continuing coverage of the Siders investigation, true crime updates, courtroom developments, and exclusive interviews with the real people impacted by these cases.
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