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New owners and plenty of changes at Hilltop Speedway

  • March 4, 2010
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As the 2009 season ended, the future of Hilltop Speedway was uncertain until early January, when Jesse and Tracy Wardell purchased the speedway in southern Holmes County. Since then, the Wardells have been busy getting things ready for the upcoming race season. The first move was to switch to Saturday night racing with Super Late Models, Tri State Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and the...

Knights send a pair to State

  • March 4, 2010
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West Holmes had two grapplers punch their ticket to the State wrestling tournament this weekend and another pair come up one win shy of advancing at the Division II District meet held Friday and Saturday at Claymont. Freshman 119-pounder Max Rohskopf and sophomore 135-pounder Justin Stitzlein qualified for the 73rd State Wrestling Tournament this coming weekend at Value City Arena on the campus...

Knights ousted by Maysville Panthers in Sectional opener

  • March 4, 2010
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West Holmes had the same problems in the tournament the Knights had all season long, falling in the Division II Sectional opener against Maysville. The Knights had a hard time getting a shot to fall and also made too many ball handling mistakes, dropping a 61-38 decision to the Panthers. The Knights managed eight of 22 with nine turnovers in the first half, which led to maysville opening up a...

Lady Hawks advance to District finals

  • March 4, 2010
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Jessica Stutzman gets hammered on her way to the hoop during District semifinal action Tuesday, March 2, at Indian Valley High School. The depth and balanced scoring of the Lady Hawks led to a 56-36 thrashing of the Beallsville Blue Devils.Hilary Weaver led a trio of Hiland players in double figures with 12 points, including three 3-pointers. Noelle Yoder added 11 and Regan Miller finished with...

Hawks use their depth to advance past Rockets in tournament opener

  • March 4, 2010
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Playing nine against five just doesn’t seem fair, but that’s what developing depth will do for you. The Hawks used their depth to their advantage, turning up the pressure in the second half to run away from the Conotton Valley Rockets 89-53 in the opening round of the boys Division IV Sectional Saturday, Feb. 27, at New Philadelphia. The win advanced the Hawks to the Sectional championship on...

Lady Knights pull out Sectional title

  • March 4, 2010
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The door to the basket was left ajar, but whenever Zanesville tried to enter, the defense of the Lady Knights would slam the door shut. Good thing, too, because the West Holmes offense had a hard time hanging on to the ball, committing 28 turnovers. But they held on to it long enough to post a 37-28 triumph over Zanesville to secure the Division II Sectional title Friday, Feb. 26, at the Wigwam...

West Holmes girls finish second in tournament

  • March 4, 2010
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West Holmes girls finish second at the Independence Youth Basketball Championships Tournament, Feb. 26-28.Members of the team are: Taylor Yerian (front L), Sabryn Cutlip, Samantha Rogers, Savanna Rogers, Cherokee Wells; coach Tom Leppla (back from left), Kylie Leppla, Kacie Leppla, Sammie Hall, Samara Gallion, and coach Curtis Wells.

What happened to It?

  • March 5, 2010
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What happened to It?It has been with me since 1988. But today I looked up and It was just a brown, crumbled, droopy mess. What happened?How could this happen?What had I done?I was alone in my kitchen, just standing there, looking up like I was a little girl watching her balloon travel high into the sky. It was gone. I couldn't get my balloon back.OK, get a grip on yourself. This is silly.I walked...

Why? Why? Why?!?

  • March 5, 2010
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Why must I endure the onslaught of never-ending e-mail enticing me to pass along one of countless messages which bring with them good will, great fortune, or years of bad luck and devastation should I not pass them along.The words "Watson, come here. I want to see you." are synonymous with Alexander Graham Bell beckoning for his aide as he sent out the very first telephone message back in 1875.I...

Is it too much to ask of a simple wrist movement?

  • March 5, 2010
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I can see it now, as I portal back into time to 1939, when auto manufacturers first sat around their giant hardwood table, wracking their brains about how they could let travelers know that the automobiles in front of them and behind them were about to turn. I imagine the group of men finally decided the best idea would be to invent a blinking light on the front and rear of the automobile, which...