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Lady Hawks get past Minster on late Stuckey shot to reach State finals

  • March 25, 2010
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Somebody forgot to tell the Lady Wildcats that they were supposed to be intimidated by the Lady Hawks. The girls from Minster gave Hiland all it could handle in the Division IV State semifinal Friday afternoon in the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of the Ohio State University. Hiland needed every second of the 32-minute game to pull out a 49-48 victory over the Wildcats. “I...

Seniors have left their mark for Lady Hawks

  • March 25, 2010
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He knew this day would come, he just hoped it would have a different outcome. Throughout the tournament trail, Hiland coach Dave Schlabach talked about not being ready to see his seniors play their last game. “This is a tough day for our seniors,” Schlabach said, after his team fell 45-41 to Harvest Prep in the State championship game. “There are a lot of programs, a lot of sports where kids...

Knights’ one-win season is not an end, but simply a beginning

  • March 25, 2010
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In the arena of sports, things can turn around in a heartbeat. That is exactly what West Holmes boys’ basketball coach Jim Lindeman and his cast of young, up-and-coming talents are counting on. On the heels of a disheartening 1-20 season, it would be easy for a program to lose heart and give up, but that is not what Lindeman is about. Rather than dwell on the negative, he chooses to see the...

Shooting woes haunt Lady Hawks at state tournament

  • March 25, 2010
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When you play by the numbers, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. The numbers for the Hiland Lady Hawks at Columbus during the 35th annual Ohio State Girls Basketball Tournament were not pretty. Somehow they managed to survive the first contest, but were not as fortunate in the second. In the opening semifinal contest against Minster, Hiland shot a paltry 18-of-53 from the floor, including a...

The man in the middle Dennis Hershberger has anchored the Holmes County Bucks Basketball team for decades

  • March 25, 2010
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For the most part, when it comes to faces of players and coaches of local Holmes County sports teams, people come and go with regularity. High school players are here for two or three years, and then move on. Coaches come and go. But for Dennis Hershberger, lining up at center circle and tipping off with the Holmes County Bucks has become a way of life. Hershberger has been donning the purple of...

Rock star buzz Solid Rock Photos opens in downtown Dover

  • March 26, 2010
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If you’ve heard a buzz in downtown Dover recently, it’s coming from the new Solid Rock Photos studio. “There is a great vibe here,” said Denny Trimmer, who owns the business with his wife, Suzanne. The couple, along with their employees and many of their “Rock Star” models, celebrated the official opening of the new studio, located at 121 West Third Street in Dover, with a ribbon cutting...

Scholarship applications now available

  • March 26, 2010
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The Clayland Lions Club has announced that applications for their Bill Lee and Jack Pancher scholarships are now available in the guidance department of Claymont High School. These scholarships, in the amount of $500 each, are awarded to worthy graduating seniors who reside within the Claymont City School District. A senior that is planning on attending any accredited postsecondary institution...

PACE-Sankar Landscaping – Going for the Wow!

  • March 26, 2010
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by markweaver “When I have the opportunity to beautify someone’s house,” said Mike Pace, “it feels good to have them walk out and see it and say, ‘Wow.’ I like being able to give them more than they expected.” When PACE-Sankar says “Your Dream…Our Vision,” it’s more than a slogan. Pace and his team of landscape professionals bring an unparalleled vision to the task of realizing a...

PACE-Sankar Extraordinary is what they do

  • March 26, 2010
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by markweaver Nothing we do is ordinary.” Mike Pace, owner of PACE-Sankar Landscaping, sets a high standard for his company. “Anyone can do ordinary work,” said Pace. “Our customers are people who aren’t looking to copy what their neighbor is doing. They want something different and unique.” With longer evenings and warmer weather, homeowners are spending more time, literally, in their...

Area volunteers honored by YMCA

  • March 26, 2010
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The 90th annual meeting of the Tuscarawas County YMCA was held on Monday, March 16, at the St. John’s Church in Dover. The dinner meeting included recognition of YMCA volunteers that have served in 2009 as program and activities leaders, and on policy making boards and committees. All volunteers in attendance were presented with special YMCA gifts. The meeting was chaired by Bob Gerber,...