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Buckeye Prep Invitational A Great Success!
By most accounts, the 2017 Buckeye Prep Invitational was a great success! Not only did we have 168 teams (the most ever), many of the teams were elite and hailed from all over the country and Canada....
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Buckeye Prep Invitational-Saturday/Sunday Notes
Soul Hines, CJ Anthony, Seth Wilson, Paul McMillian & Julian SmithDespite the challenge of covering teams and players playing at 6 different tournament sites, we did our best to get around the...
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Buckeye Prep Invitational-More Standouts
We had our staff monitor the various facilities in search of standout performers. At Whitehall, were a majority of the 5thand 6th grade teams played, the following players were seen balling out:...
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Buckeye Prep Invitational-More Standouts
We had our staff monitor the various facilities in search of standout performers. At Central Crossing, our staff submitted the following list of standout performers: 7th Grade: Jacob Sunderland–...
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Buckeye Prep Invitational-Notables
2022 All-Ohio Red-7th Grade Gold Bracket ChampionsFrom both a team and individual perspective, there were several very noteworthy performances at the Buckeye Prep Invitational last weekend. Although...
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Buckeye Prep Invitational MVP and All-Tournament Recipients
8th Grade All-Tournament TeamBelow is a link of the 2017 Buckeye Prep Invitational MVPs and All-Tournament Team recipients. With as big and competitive as this year’s event turned out to be, being...
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State of the Game-Is Anybody Having Fun!
I rarely write and publish these types of stories, but every now and then I feel so strongly about a subject that I feel compelled to share my thoughts with our readers about the state of middle school...
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Buckeye Prep Report Weekend Recap
2022 All-Ohio RedFor the 3rd straight weekend, Paul McMillan’s 2022 All-Red team took home a title. On Sunday, playing up in the 8th grade division of the Best Buy Nationals, All-Ohio Red defeated...
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All Star Saturday Tips Off Saturday
In its 19th year, Capital Transportation’s All-Star Saturday will get underway this Saturday at the Bruce Howard Recreation Center (2505 N. Cassidy Ave) in Columbus. As has become a tradition with this...
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Gym City Kings Claim Title
2nd Grade Gym City KingsWe have to give a shout out to the 2nd grade Gym City Kings for claiming the championship of the 8th Annual March Madness tournament at Sports Plus in Cincinnati the weekend...
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Lawrence Shines at All-Star Saturday Event
Idris Lawrence-Middle School MVP On Saturday, the 19th edition of Richard Crockett’s All-Star Saturday event tipped off at the Bruce Howard Recreation Center in Columbus. One of a 5-game slate on the...
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Pro Bound Basketball Program Dedicated to helping kids
According to Ty Hairston, Founder and Director of the Probound Ohio Elite basketball program located in Blacklick (Ohio), his own educational and athletic background led him to start his program 8...
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Wolves Win Easter Classic
This past weekend, the 2021 All-Ohio Wolves finished 5-0 on their way to the championship of the Easter Classic at Sports4Sports in Cincinnati. In order to win it all, the Wolves had to get by the...
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SMAC Goes 9-1 in 2 Weekends
SMAC Premier 2024With a 9-1 overall record over the last 2 weekends, it’s safe to say that Coach Brad Down’s 2024 SMAC Premier squad is off to a great start to the 2017 season! The SMAC run started...
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MWA Elite Captures Bronze Bracket Championship
MWA Elite-2023 Bronze Bracket ChampsCoach Andre Wheeler's MWA Elite squad won the Bronze Division of the 2017 Dru Joyce Shooting Stars Tournament this weekend. After losing a point differential...
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Johnson Impressive at Pittsburgh Jam Fest
Meechie Johnson-2021 PG Garfield HeightsHe’s been one of the top 2021 players in the nation for several years now, but Meechie Johnson’s play with the 2020 Ohio Basketball Club at the Pittsburgh Jam...
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Dynasty Makes Move up Power Rankings
2023 MVP DynastyAfter finishing 4-2 and as Silver Division runner-ups this past weekend in the Dru Joyce Shooting Stars Classic, and going 5-0 with a championship at the Springboro Classic last...
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Gators Remain Competitive
2022 Lima GatorsQuintel Wilson's 2022 Lima Gators team finished in 2nd place in the Silver Bracket at the Dru Joyce Shooting Stars Classic last weekend. In pool play, Lima beat Hardwork Basketball...
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All-Ohio Phenom Building Case for #1
All-Ohio Phenom 2025Darryl Peterson’s 4th grade All-Ohio Phenom squad has already racked up some impressive wins this season and is quietly building the case for the top spot in the class of 2025....
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2024 All-Ohio Phenom Makes Case for Power Rankings Spot
2024 All-Ohio PhenomEarlier we profiled Darryl Peterson's 2025 All-Ohio Phenom team; however, as it turns out, Coach Julian Wesley’s 5th grade All-Ohio Phenom team has built quite a resume over the...
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