Ohio State beat Maryland by 29 points Saturday afternoon, rolled up 449 yards of offense and held the Terrapins to 146. But the Buckeyes still managed to leave Ryan Day with plenty to complain about. No. 5 Ohio State overcame eight penalties, two turnovers, shaky pass protection and a handful of other mistakes to beat Maryland 45-16 on a rainy homecoming afternoon at The Shoe. The Buckeyes were also playing without receivers Brandon Inniss and Devin McCuin, offensive linemen

PROCTORVILLE — It took another great defensive effort and an early goal from freshman Rease Rice to make the difference on Monday night, as the Fairland Lady Dragons defeated the Gallia Academy Blue Angels 1-0 in battle for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference. The win gave the Lady Dragons at least a share of the conference title, something that has eluded them for. a long time. Before this season, the Lady Dragons had finished in second place the past three seasons — i

SCIOTOVILLE — Whether by land, air or defense, the Symmes Valley Vikings scored in rapid succession to blank the Sciotoville East Tartans 49-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Symmes Valley (8-0, 3-0 SOC 1) scored all of its points in the first quarter. The scoring onslaught included 3 scores in a 30 second span. "You always worry about your teams' focus for games' like this, but I felt our kids did a great job all week of dialing in and taking care of bus