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MVP Podcast Week 2: Colerain, Elder, The MAC and Homecoming…already? thumbnail

MVP Podcast Week 2: Colerain, Elder, The MAC and Homecoming…already?

This week we feature the titanic Colerain-Elder match-up and talk Midwest Athletic Conference football. We're also hitting the links...Listen Up! Read More..
MVP’s Picks Week 2: Here’s who we say wins thumbnail

MVP’s Picks Week 2: Here’s who we say wins
Posted by Eric Frantz, on September 2nd 2010

This week we continue to pick against and with the Dayton Daily News in its annual Pickers Contest. After Week 1, I’m currently in second place. Heart & Sole: Concussions in sports common; What to do? thumbnail

Heart & Sole: Concussions in sports common; What to do?
Posted by Eric Frantz, on September 2nd 2010

By Noel Neptune M.Ed., ATC/L Concussions are a MVP’s Fab 5 Football Rankings: Week 2 thumbnail

MVP’s Fab 5 Football Rankings: Week 2
Posted by Eric Frantz, on September 1st 2010

After Week 1, one No. 1 is already gone. Wow, that was a quick reign. Here’s the Week 2 Rankings… WHIO/MVP Prep Insider: It’s Back! Listen Up! thumbnail

WHIO/MVP Prep Insider: It’s Back! Listen Up!
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 31st 2010

The coverage continues. Today we start our second season of the WHIO TV/MVP Magazine Tip-Off 7 Prep Insider. MVSSCA Week 2 Poll: Alter, Beavercreek own top spots thumbnail

MVSSCA Week 2 Poll: Alter, Beavercreek own top spots
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 30th 2010

The boys and girls programs at Beavercreek and Alter each own the No. 1 ranking in their respective polls; Who is second? And who else is ranked? Moeller mounts mighty comeback, downs Wayne thumbnail

Moeller mounts mighty comeback, downs Wayne
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 30th 2010

Led by running back Tucker Skove, Moeller outscored Wayne 21-0 in the second half to escape with a 35-28 win on Sunday before a nationally-televised audience MVP HD VIDEO: Delphos St. John’s runs past LCC thumbnail

MVP HD VIDEO: Delphos St. John’s runs past LCC
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 30th 2010

Saturday night Delphos St. John's and Lima Central Catholic hooked up in a battle of small school powers. Here's how it went down... Friday Night Highights Week 1: Who from the Miami Valley made the list of Ohio’s best this weekend? thumbnail

Friday Night Highights Week 1: Who from the Miami Valley made the list of Ohio’s best this weekend?
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 30th 2010

Stebbins snaps 30-game losing streak; Carroll kicker booms 52-yard field goal; St. Henry and Coldwater QBs shine Valley View beats Dunbar – after midnight thumbnail

Valley View beats Dunbar – after midnight
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 29th 2010

Talk about Friday night lights. In a game that didn’t start until nearly 9:30 p.m., the Valley View Spartans overcame an anemic first half to beat the Dunbar Wolverines on Friday, 25-12. Statewide Scoreboard: Here’s who won in Week 1 thumbnail

Statewide Scoreboard: Here’s who won in Week 1
Posted by Eric Frantz, on August 28th 2010

Stebbins snaps 30-game losing streak; Anna, Centerville, Alter and Clinton-Massie roll; Fairborn "upsets" Tecumseh

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Moore faces task of restoring the roar at Minster
August 25th 2010

Nate Moore is a self-proclaimed history buff. Suggest a discussion of the recent shortcomings of the football program he inherited though, and his relaxed smile quickly fades to an obvious level of discomfort.
Katie Landwehr: Running down a dream? thumbnail

Katie Landwehr: Running down a dream?
August 18th 2010

Tippecanoe senior is looking to cap career with state cross country title
MVP Fab 5 Division II Rankings: Can Trotwood repeat? thumbnail

MVP Fab 5 Division II Rankings: Can Trotwood repeat?
August 17th 2010

Today we continue to announce the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division II, where reigning champion Trotwood-Madison debuts at No. 1

MVSSCA Preseason Poll: Who is No. 1? thumbnail

MVSSCA Preseason Poll: Who is No. 1?
August 24th 2010

A look at the Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Polls. Centerville and Beavercreek are sitting pretty...Alter is too.
MVP Fab 5 Division I Rankings: Centerville debuts on top thumbnail

MVP Fab 5 Division I Rankings: Centerville debuts on top
August 16th 2010

Last year we unveiled and released the inaugural MVP Fab 5 Football Rankings. This year we’re ready for Round 2.
Sidney Huth: GWOC’s top scorer is back thumbnail

Sidney Huth: GWOC’s top scorer is back
August 16th 2010

Lebanon senior and two-time first team GWOC South selection has scored 47 goals the last two years

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Alyssa Winner: Living up to her last name
Written on August 23rd 2010

Marion Local senior and Ohio State recruit has been named first team D-IV All-Ohio and All-MAC the last two years.

Jena Braden: Senior is third from her family to earn a D-I volleyball scholarship
Written on August 22nd 2010

New Knoxville senior headed to Radford (VA), looking to become four-time All-mac selection

MVP Fab 5 Division VI Rankings: St. John’s back in the saddle
Written on August 21st 2010

Today we conclude announcing the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division VI, where defending poll champion Delphos St. John's opens at No. 1.

Joe Halula: MVSSCA D-III Player of the Year is back
Written on August 21st 2010

Springfield Catholic Central soccer standout looking to become three-time All-Ohioan

MVP Podcast: Breaking Down The Big Schools
Written on August 20th 2010

One week - YES IN ONE WEEK - it's the first Friday Night of high school football in Ohio. And we are ready! Today we wrap our regional breakdowns with Divisions I and II.

MVP Fab 5 Division V Rankings: Anna earns nod as No. 1
Written on August 20th 2010

Today we continue to announce the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division V, where Anna opens at No. 1

Evan Rees: Reigning GWOC North POY
Written on August 20th 2010

Sidney soccer sensation trying to become a four-time All-GWOC selection

MVP Fab 5 Division IV Rankings: Alter – who else – is No. 1
Written on August 19th 2010

Today we continue to announce the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division IV, where - SURPRISE! - defending D-IV state and Fab 5 poll champion Alter debuts at No. 1

Alyssa Beck: Fenwick senior flying high
Written on August 19th 2010

Alyssa Beck, Fenwick, Sr., Volleyball

MVP Fab 5 Division III Rankings: Expectations at CJ are high
Written on August 18th 2010

Today we continue to announce the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division III, where Chaminade Julienne debuts at No. 1

Katie Landwehr: Running down a dream?
Written on August 18th 2010

Tippecanoe senior is looking to cap career with state cross country title

MVP Fab 5 Division II Rankings: Can Trotwood repeat?
Written on August 17th 2010

Today we continue to announce the new Fab 5 polls with the release of Division II, where reigning champion Trotwood-Madison debuts at No. 1

Calum Latham: The state’s top goal scorer?
Written on August 17th 2010

Springfield Catholic Central junior set a school record for goals in a season with 52 last year. That's the sixth best season in state history.

MVP Fab 5 Division I Rankings: Centerville debuts on top
Written on August 16th 2010

Last year we unveiled and released the inaugural MVP Fab 5 Football Rankings. This year we’re ready for Round 2.

Sidney Huth: GWOC’s top scorer is back
Written on August 16th 2010

Lebanon senior and two-time first team GWOC South selection has scored 47 goals the last two years

Katie Boeckman: Senior looking to to be three-time all-area player
Written on August 15th 2010

Alter junior made the D-II state singles tournament last season

MVP Podcast: Breaking down D-III and Teeing Off
Written on August 13th 2010

Two weeks from today is the first Friday Night of high school football in Ohio. And we still have plenty to cover. Listen Up! And log onto Ohio's Top Weekly High School Sports Show!

Kaitlin Pickrel: A four-time All-GWOC performer?
Written on August 13th 2010

Fairmont senior is 36-7 the last two years in tennis singles

Janel Olberding: Former runner-up looking for state title
Written on August 13th 2010

Three-sport standout led Skins to state cross country meet, state basketball tournament and state track meet last year.

MVP’s High School Football Preview Out Now!
Written on August 12th 2010

Miami Valley Football Fans….the high school football season is a month away. Luckily, the release of MVP Magazine’s annual High School Football Preview Issue isn’t that far off. IT'S OUT NOW!

Heart & Sole: Exercise Induced Asthma or EIB…
Written on August 12th 2010

If you find yourself wheezing and coughing while exercising you may have exercise induced asthma or EIB. Symptoms usually begin within 5-20 min after exercise begins or 5-10 min after brief exercise has stopped. READ MORE...

Sierra Nelson: What does sophomore do for an encore?
Written on August 12th 2010

Tippecanoe standout made the D-I state singles tennis tournament as a feshman

Minster picks up where it left off; Purpus edges Scott
Written on August 11th 2010

Minster's Craig Purpus, Northmont's Nick Scott and Lehman's Wil Fridley all shot under par at the 24th Annual Homan Invitational Monday.

Carly Hamilton: Can she cap career with elusive state title?
Written on August 11th 2010

Cross Country sensation has been third and fourth at state meet, but never first

Marianna Bonanno: Senior is 52-7 the last two years
Written on August 10th 2010

Northmont's two-time All-GWOC tennis selection made the D-I state singles tournament in 2009

Golf season starts today; MVP area loaded
Written on August 9th 2010

Golf season tees off today and with it exasperation, high anxiety, one-putt birdies, three-putt bogeys, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Despite this roller-coaster of emotions, one thing is certain - these kids are good.

Zach Yinger: Swinging for a state title
Written on August 9th 2010

Sidney's standout basketball player is a better golfer.

Kenny Chesney’s “Boys of Fall” Video
Written on August 8th 2010

I'm sure you've heard it, but you may have not seen it. Here is the video for Kenny Chesney's new hit song "Boys of Fall." Enjoy.

Greg Purpus: Four-time first team All-MAC?
Written on August 8th 2010

Minster's veteran golfer finished third in D-III at state tournament last season

Brooks Curry: Three-time All-Ohioan?
Written on August 7th 2010

Middletown Christian standout finished fifth in D-III last year en route to first team All-Ohio honors. Was second team All-Ohio as a sophomore.

St. Henry has holes, but plenty of talent and tradition to fill them
Written on August 6th 2010

Redskins looking for sophomore quarterback Nate Stahl to shine

Oliver Holtsberry: Closing in on a state title
Written on August 6th 2010

Lima Central Catholic golfer owns two Top 5 finishes at D-III state tournament

Tammy Berger: Junior out to defend state XC title
Written on August 5th 2010

The junior is the reigning D-III state and Midwest Athletic Conference champion in cross country.

Wayne’s Trice commits to Michigan State
Written on August 4th 2010

It didn’t take Travis Trice Jr. much time to mull over his offer he received today from Michigan State. According to his father (Travis Trice Sr.), he quickly gave a verbal commit to Head Coach Tom Izzo.

LCC going for football and basketball titles in same year
Written on August 4th 2010

After winning the school's first D-III basketball state title in March, the T-Birds hope to add a D-V football title in December

Laura Murray: Can she hole a state title?
Written on August 4th 2010

Standout golfer earned D-I All-Ohio honors last year

Tipp looking for sixth straight playoff berth
Written on August 3rd 2010

The 2010 season at Tippecanoe marks the 90th consecutive year the school will field a football team.

Heart & Sole: Exersise and sleep – get some
Written on August 3rd 2010

Do you use the excuse of being too tired to exercise? What if it was the other way around, what if you exercised to not be so tired?

Alyssa Ritchie: Can she win another state title?
Written on August 3rd 2010

After qualifying for the state tennis tournament as a freshman, Ritchie failed to make it back as a sophomore. She more than made up for that last year.

“Take it one step, one day, one practice at a time”
Written on August 2nd 2010

Minster is a proud sports nation with 24 state championships, but only one in football. And that was 21 years ago in 1989, the last of four MAC titles.

Erin Yenney: Three-time First team All-Ohioan?
Written on August 2nd 2010

Troy standout is trying to become a four-time GWOC North Girls Soccer Player of the Year and four-time first team selection.

Nick Scott: Ohio’s top ranked golfer?
Written on August 1st 2010

Northmont senior headed to Kent State

MVP-area players shine at AAU Super Showcase
Written on July 31st 2010

Wayne, Dunbar, Trotwood-Madison, Greeneview among local schools who have players starring on national level at elite AAU event

Springfield’s DePriest picks Alabama, not Ohio State
Written on July 30th 2010

Jim Tressel and his coaching staff are rounding up a super 2011 recruiting class. However, the one position the OSU staff has not been able to address is linebacker. That hole remains...

Fort Loramie: “The expectation is definitely there now”
Written on July 30th 2010

Second-year head coach Matt Burgbacher has some big shoes to fill - his own. In 2009, the Redskins earned their first playoff appearance in five years of varsity football and in the process, advanced to the regional finals and a 10-win season.

MVP Podcast: Christmas in July, Football, Basketball and Beavers
Written on July 26th 2010

The MVP Podcast takes this time to be thankful for another beautiful July day, and accordingly offers you, the listener, a succulent Christmas-in-July offering. No turkeys on this show, though!

Lehman Catholic: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Written on July 24th 2010

The Cavs mantra the past four seasons has been "Five Yards and a Cloud of Dust". Don't expect anything different this season.

New Bremen coming off best finish since 2004
Written on July 23rd 2010

The surprise team of the MAC in 2009, the Cardinals shocked Marion Local in Week 7 with a 17-14 win. They missed the playoffs by 2.90 points, but getting to the postseason is this year's goal.

Otten ready for first run as Coldwater head coach
Written on July 22nd 2010

Coldwater has been one of the premier football programs in the state over the past decade. This year the goal will remain the same although the message will come from a different voice.

Anna’s Rioch says “this is arguably one of our faster and stronger teams”
Written on July 21st 2010

Since starting up its varsity football program in 2000, Anna has taken steps each year to become one of the stronger programs in D-V. Now do they take the next step?


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