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COLUMBUS, Ohio – After months of discussion and meetings around Ohio to gather feedback, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors unanimously approved a proposal Thursday morning to utilize a new formula to determine how many divisions will be offered for postseason tournaments. The change affects OHSAA General Sports Regulation 17 and will result in girls and boys soccer now having five divisions, while girls volleyball, girls and boys basketball, softball and baseball will all have seven divisions. In those sports, Division I and Division II will only include 64 schools.

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MECHANICSBURG – Gus Ward hit a trey with three seconds left as Graham held off Mechanicsburg, 38-35, in non-league boys basketball Tuesday night.

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MILFORD CENTER – West Liberty-Salem finished the regular season as co-champs of the OHC North after a 50-36 loss to co-champ Fairbanks Friday night in boys basketball.

Three Urbana High School athletes recently signed college letters of intent. Pictured left to right are Jaden Hopkins (Ohio Wesleyan), Breyden Webb (Ohio Dominican) and Kayden Jacobs (Ohio Wesleyan).

On Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 at approximately 6:06 p.m., the Champaign County 911 Center received a call regarding a two- vehicle injury traffic crash that had just occurred on Valley Pike at Storms Creek Road in Mad River Township, Champaign County.

At the CBC bowling tournament on Friday, Urbana’s Jazmyn Scott was named the Bowler of the Year for the third straight year.

Urbana Police Division officers and special prosecutors for the state were recognized during Tuesday’s Urbana City Council meeting for their work securing a conviction in a high-profile homicide case.

By Alixandria Wells-Good