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UTICA — Staci Meyers started a rebuild of the Utica softball program with a clean slate two seasons ago after the Covid-19 pandemic and the graduation of a decorated senior class.The payoff of the hard work did not come in the form of a…

UTICA — It was quite a jam for Jarrett Hill to make his 2023 debut for the Utica baseball team on Monday, but it proved to be no sweat for the junior right-hander.Hill induced a groundball to sophomore first baseman Ryan Bigler to strand…

Trenton Collins scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the second quarter Wednesday, fueling the Utica boys basketball team in an 85-54 victory against visiting No. 20 Mount Gilead in a Division III first-round game.Brody McDaniel…

NEWARK ― After sitting 10 minutes of the first half with foul trouble Friday, Trenton Collins more than made up for lost time.Not only did Utica's senior star finish a game-ending 13-0 run with an emphatic dunk, but he scored 20 of his…

Brody McDaniel erupted for six 3-pointers Tuesday, shooting the Utica boys basketball team to an 85-61 victory at East Knox.McDaniel piled up 24 points, one of three 20-point scorers for Utica (13-8). Trenton Collins and Roman Gamble…

Five former star athletes will be inducted into the Utica Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday before the varsity boys basketball game against Lakewood following a reception in the cafeteria at 6 p.m.Max Spray, a 1975 graduate, who died in…

The Newark wrestling team dominated the upper weights Saturday, winning three consecutive titles and won four classes overall to claim the championship during the Utica Invitational.Nicholas Harrell (113) pinned all five of his…

UTICA ― Granville was already a youthful team, and the Blue Aces have gotten even younger with the loss of solid senior Rex Rader to an ankle injury.In a road challenge against ever-improving Utica, however, it was the youngest of the…

Ten players reached the scoring column for the Utica girls basketball team Monday in a 61-23 victory at Granville Christian.Abby Dickson scored seven of her game-high 17 points in the second quarter to help Utica (7-10) break it open.…

After missing a game with injury, Heath sophomore Jaxon Duston returned in a big way Friday, popping in 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of a 56-47 Licking County League-Cardinal Division win at Utica.Duston, Preston Devito and…