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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 It seemed like all that had transpired over the course of about five minutes of game play had dealt the Lady Rockets a knockout punch as they struggled to score or stop the Lady Rams. Both Carson (three) and Eyre (one) missed free throws that could have helped the Lady Rockets keep a lead that was quickly slipping away. When Greeneview's Amber Ary hit a jumper 2:12 left, it was gone. The Ary basket capped a 15-2 Lady Ram run over the course of four minutes and 54 seconds that helped them tie the score at 59. "I thought we were going to lose," Alex Carson said of what was going through her mind at that point, "but I wasn't going to give up." Her sentiments were not all that different from what Eyre was feeling at the time. "I will admit, I was pretty nervous. We had three girls foul out and we've never had that before," Eyre said. "I was really nervous." Neither let those emotions get the best of them, though. Eyre hit the pair of free throws with 2:03 left to get the Lady Rockets the lead
back, 61-59, and then Alex Carson made what was maybe the biggest play of the game. She drove down the lane with 1:37 left and converted a layup as she was fouled. Her free throw gave the Lady Rockets -- who advanced to a Division III Southwest District final agaisnt Summit Country Day to be played at Springfield High School this Saturday at 5:00 p.m. -- a 64-59 lead. Going up for the shot wasn't exactly what she had planned to do. "I was more looking to pass it because I don't shoot that much," Alex Carson said. The shot gave the Lady Rockets some much needed breathing room, especially after Natasha Siebernaler converted a runner in the lane with 1:20 left to make it a three point game, 64-61. “Alex Carson took some major drives and some major shots,” Sheets said. “She has the tendency to really be a distributor of the basketball, which is good. But I think you (saw) that she realized she had to do it.” He added, of the three point play, “That was
huge.” That was as close as the Lady Rams would get, however, because, on a night where all eight Lady Rockets who played did something to contribute to the win, Fayetteville refused to give in. Greeneview had a chance to cut into the lead with less than a minute left, still down three points, but Eyre and the Lady Rockets defense stood strong. Even though Lovely scored a game-best 23 points (on just 7-27, or 26 percent, shooting), she didn't score in final four minutes and 20 seconds. Playing against Greeneview for the third time in a calender year, which also happen the only three losses the Lady Rams have suffered in that time period, Eyre knew exactly what she was dealing with in Lovely. Despite playing all 32 minutes and being physically exhausted by the end, Eyre did a job on the star shooting guard her coach said was "as good as humanly possible." "It was very difficult. I will admit that. She's a great player," Eyre said of guarding Lovely. "(I did) good.
Pretty good." Thanks to those young players inserted into the lineup late, the Lady Rockets iced the win. Emily Burroughs, a 5foot-8 guard, snagged a tough defensive rebound on the block after a Greeneview miss with about 50 seconds left and Murphy completed the play by converting a layup on the other end that pushed Fayetteville ahead 66-61 and on to a win that the Lady Rockets earned together. "The kids just deserve all the credit. They work so hard every day," Sheets said. "To foul out three kids and still think we have a shot... The kids, man, I just can't say enough." Greeneview (23-2) 61 Lovely 7 6 23, Rice 2 0 6, Seibernaler 3 0 6, Liming 0 0 0, Sonneman 8 3 19, Ki. Combs 1 0 3, Ary 2 0 4. Totals: 23 9 61. Fayetteville (23-1) 67 Rosselot 5 4 14, Eyre 4 5 14, Smyth 7 2 19, C. Burroughs 2 1 5, A. Carson 3 2 9, E. Burroughs 0 0 0, C. Carson 0 1 1, Murphy 2 0 4. Totals: 23 14 67. Halftime: F 39-28. 3pointers: GV 6 (Lovely 3, Rice 2, Ki. Combs); F 3 (Eyre, Smyth, A. Carson).
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Lady Rockets: Hold off Greeneview charge, rally for shorthanded win late
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Fayetteville’s Carly Burroughs goes up for a layup against Greeneview’s Sophie Sonneman last Saturday afternoon at Wilmington High School.
Midlam’s jersey retired at Western Brown Rusty Midlam, a 2002 graduate of Western Brown High School, had his Western Brown football jersey retired Friday, Sept. 12, 2012, at the halftime of the Western Brown football game. He was represented by his wife, Amanda, parents Mike and Tammy Midlam, Western Brown principal Heather Cooper and Western Brown athletic director Tim Cook. Midlam was a three sport star athlete at Western Brown from 1998-2002. He earned nine varsity letters in football, basketball and track and field. He was named the Brown County and Western Brown Athlete of the Year during his senior season and he played in the East-West All-Star AllStar in both football and basketball. Midlam is in the ‘Gold Club’ for gaining 1,251 allpurpose yards his senior season. During his high school career, Midlam scored a touchdown six different ways: rushing, passing, receiving, kickoff return, punt return and interception return. Although he excelled in all three sports in high school, it was in football that he went on to achieve tremendous success in on the college and professional levels. Midlam went on to attend Ohio Northern University (ONU) in Ada, OH, in the fall of 2002. He played on the varsity squad as a freshman and ended up starting 37 of 40 games during his career. During his four years with the Polar Bears, Midlam earned many team and Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) awards, including: •OAC Special Teams Player of the Week as a freshman; •ONU Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman; •OAC Defensive Player of the Week three times; •National Player of the Week by D-IIIFootball.com
and Don Hansen’s Gazette during game against Heidelberg; •D-IIIFootball.com National Team of the Week for his efforts in upsetting national power Mount Union during senior season; •Second Team All-OAC his junior season; •First Team All-OAC his senior season; •First Team All-North Region his senior season; •Third Team D-III AllAmerican his senior season; •Received Daniel G. Gannett Bear Award for Leadership and Work Ethic on the field and in community his junior season; •Received N-Men Association Award for Leadership and Motivation; •Received the Lou Nemic Award recognizing him as ONU’s Defensive Player of the Year his senior season. One of Midlam’s biggest highlights in his football career was the Saturday afternoon his senior season in 2005 when he helped lead the Polar Bears to a stunning upset win over powerful Mt. Union College, who had a 110 game winning streak snapped in the loss. Ohio Northern was named the National Team of the Week and was third in ESPN’s highlights of the week. Midlam was named National Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in Sports Illustrated. He holds records for the Polar Bears football team with 22 interceptions in his career, three interceptions in a game (twice) and interception return yards for a game with 123, in a season with 180 and 343 yards in a career. He is also second all-time with nine interceptions in a season, 10th in tackles with 215 in a career, 10th in punt returns with 30 and second in punt return average with 26.5 yards per game. He is also second all-time in OAC career interceptions,
leading the OAC in both his junior and senior seasons. After graduating from ONU in 2006, Midlam signed with the Memphis Explorers Arena Football team for the last part of the season. He was then signed by the Louisville Fire Arena Football team as a defensive back in 2007. He started all 18 games for the Fire, which included two playoff games. Midlam led the Fire in tackles that season and was third in interceptions and pass breakups. He was the ADT Defensive Player of the Week that season with 11 tackles, two interceptions and a pass breakup in a game. He established a new team record for tackles in a season with 72.5. Midlam signed with the Green Bay Blizzard Arena Football team in 2008 and helped lead the team to the Midwest Division Championship. He finished the season second in tackles with 61.5, first in interceptions with 12 and first in pass breakups with 21. In the playoffs, Midlam would go on to gain two more interceptions and five pass breakups. In the entire league that season, Midlam finished fourth in interceptions, fifth in passes defended and was twice named Defensive Player of the Week. Midlam broke the Blizzard single season and career record in interceptions with 14. In 2009, Midlam signed a three year contract with the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League, but the league -- after being in existence for 22 years -- was suspended due to the economy. Midlam, and his wife Amanda, reside in Columbus. He is the head trainer and manager at C.O.R.E. Fitness Center in Upper Arlington, OH.
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Hamersville Hornets finish regular season undefeated! The Hamersville Hornets, a fifth grade basketball team, finished the regular season undefeated, 10-0, in the Clermont Brown Youth Basketball Association. The Hornets are currently participating in the CBYBA Tournament. The championship game is set for March 9. Team members pictured above, l-r: Isabella Holland, Erin Morgan, Maddie Shepherd, Maddie DeRose and Grace Erhardt. Pictured second row, l-r: Emma Sams, Rebecca Zahn, Gracie Fischer, Kenzie Benjamin and Madi Ogden. Pictured third row, l-r: Coaches Steve Ogden and Lee Dumford. Congratulations Hornets!
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Blue Jays finish regular season, tourney runner-up The Ripley eighth grade boys basketball team finished the Southern Hills Athletic Conference regular season and tournament as runner-up. They finished the regular season 9-4. Team members pictured first row, l-r: Dustin Earls, Jordan Griffith, Lamon Marshall and Scottie Ott. PIctured second row, l-r: Dalton Moran, Craig Horton, Dylan Phillips, Josh Deaton and coach Bradley Cannon.
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Rusty Midlam had his Western Brown football jersey retired during halftime of a Broncos game last season. Midlam went on to star at Ohio Northern University and in the Arena Football League after playing for the Broncos.
Ohio's 2013-2014 fishing, hunting and trapping licenses are now available for purchase, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The 2013-2014 licenses will be valid immediately upon purchase through Feb. 28, 2014. The 20122013 licenses are valid through Feb. 28. White-tailed deer and fall wild turkey hunting permits will go on sale June 1. New this year, the 20132014 licenses include a transaction receipt and effective dates that match the fishing, hunting or trapping season. Licenses and permits
purchased online or at retail outlets are printed on plain white paper that is not waterproof. Licenses and permits will be printed along with additional information relevant to the license or permit purchased. Licenses and permits can be purchased online at wildohio.com and at hundreds of agent outlets throughout the state. A complete list of participating license sales agents can be found at wildohio.com. Each license buyer must have a Social Security Number (SSN) recorded in the system. However, people who purchased licenses last year can now use their customer ID number in
place of a SSN. SSNs are required to purchase a recreational license, regardless of age, for the purpose of child support collection enforcement under Federal Statute 42. As a recreational license provider, the ODNR Division of Wildlife is obligated to comply with this law and cannot issue a license or permit without the SSN of the purchaser. A proper security system is in place to protect SSNs and any databases that contain them. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all.
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Hunting, fishing and trapping licenses now available for 2013-2014