Local News in Wellington, Ohio
NC wins second straight district title (Newark Advocate)
It wasn't a 41-point win like the first time Newark Catholic and Wellington played this season, but it nevertheless was another dominating performance by the Green Wave. NC looked ragged at times and didn't shoot the ball as well it would have liked, but the Green Wave still never trailed in Saturday's 68-37 Division IV district final victory at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.Turner's buzzer-beater extends Ohio State's run (The Springfield News-Leader) Indianapolis -- Evan Turner drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No. 5 Ohio State a 69-68 win over Michigan Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
College basketball, golf, baseball (The Toledo Blade) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Men TOURNAMENT Mid-American Conference Championship Ohio 81, Akron 75, OT OHIO 81, AKRON 75, OT OHIO (21-14) Keely 1-3 2-2 4, van Kempen 4-10 2-2 10, Bassett 8-16 7-12 25, Cooper 7-16 4-4 23, Freeman 1-3 0-0 3, Washington 3-6 2-4 8, Baltic 2-3 0-1 4, Sayles 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 28-60 17-25 81. AKRON (24-10) C.McKnight 6-16 5-5 18, Conyers 7-13 5-5 19, Marshall 4-7 0-1 8, McNees 4 ...
Efficient Tree of Life surprises Harvest Prep (The Columbus Dispatch) Executing its game plan to perfection, third-seeded Tree of Life treated its boisterous crowd to the program’s first Division IV district championship by upsetting second-seeded Harvest Prep 49-40 last night in the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.
East region: Kentucky claims No. 1 seed (USA Today) Kentucky likely has as much raw talent as any team in the tournament, and it looks as if the Wildcats will have to draw on all that ability to advance out of the East Regional and win their first national championship in 12 years and eighth overall.
Mahoning County Sheriff to layoff 101 employees (WFMJ Youngstown) MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio - Mahoning County Sheriff Randall Wellington has announced plans to layoff 101 employees of the Sheriff's Department effective March 28th.
Big East Conference (USA Today) Big East Conference-Around the Big East
West Virginia - Team Notes (USA Today) When Bob Huggins came back to his alma mater to coach three years ago, he spoke of hanging championship banners.
A close-up look at the East Region (Louisville Courier-Journal) Examining the 16 teams in the East region of the NCAA's field of 65:
WVU Fans Bask in Big East Title (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia) Fans gather to greet Mountaineers after Win over Georgetown.