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After losing a tight battle at Arrowhead on New Year’s Eve, our beloved Bengals have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. In terms of the whole season, this year was quite a disappointment, and it is a testament to how quick things change in today’s NFL. Cincinnati is currently 8-8 with one game left against the Browns. While I figured I would feel disappointed after the loss, it was quite odd as the clock went to 0:00, it almost felt like a relief. In a year that was so frustrating, it honestly just felt good for it to basically come to an end, as each week has truly been a struggle. I love Cincinnati and love the core of this team, but it certainly is time for an overhaul. The focus needs to shift to putting a team together that can win games in the AFC North and I think they’ll address the issues as much as they can this offseason. In the near future, we’ll be talking about the season as a whole, free agency, what this team needs for the following year, but for now, let’s discuss what we just watched in Kansas City.

VANDALIA – Graham placed second at the GMVWA Holiday Wrestling Tournament which concluded here on Thursday.

Before we start, I will say that Bengals’ Coach Zac Taylor is a great person and he is a good leader. By no means am I calling for anything to happen to him.

COLUMBUS – Bishop McCort (Pa.) defeated Graham, 40-25, in non-league wrestling action at Ohio State on Thursday.

Team Champ swimmers from Graham, Urbana, West Liberty-Salem, Triad, Mechanicsburg and London competed at Trotwood on Wednesday.

Where is Dory from Finding Nemo to lead the chant for the Cincinnati Bengals?

NORTH LEWISBURG – Triad Middle School has been selected as an OHSAA qualifier site for the 2024 7th and 8th grade Track and Field State Championships.

Over the weekend, the Graham wrestling team traveled to Crown Point High School in northwest Indiana to compete at the Carnahan Memorial Tournament with a slate of 16 teams.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and staff have been discussing expanding tournament divisions in several sports, Executive Director Doug Ute has announced. The OHSAA will hold statewide meetings in January to present data and gather feedback on the topic, which seeks to address the wide enrollment differences from the top to bottom of the current divisional structure. Changes could mirror the OHSAA’s current football model, which puts a smaller number of the state’s largest schools in Division I.

Bengals’ quarterback Jake Browning once again shocked the football world Sunday by putting up another impressive performance in a 34-14 blowout against a solid Colts team. I have to admit that I didn’t trust that he would have the Bengals in a position to still be in the hunt, but I was completely wrong. He is poised in the pocket and has shown over the last two weeks that he has the ability to manage the offense in big games. At 7-6, though, it is going to take more than just two stellar performances to get this team into the playoffs.