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OWEN CANAN TAKES FOURTH COVINGTON MEET
COVINGTON – Bradford’s Owen Canan had a great outing in the Buccaneer FOE 3998 Invitational on Saturday at the Covington Fraternal Order of Eagles Picnic Grounds with 13 schools participating in the event. Canan finished in fourth place with a time of 18:06.3 on what was a very challenging course with several hills. Megan Wood…
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BRADFORD SHOWS TOUGHNESS AGAINST RIVAL COVINGTON
BRADFORD – There was a time when fans stood three to four deep around the entire field when Covington and Bradford played each other on the gridiron. Yes, the rivalry was huge for both communities where bragging rights went to the winner until the two programs took to the field a year later. Unfortunately, over…
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AUSTY MILLER CHOSEN ALL-OHIO
Bradford senior Austy Miller has had a stellar athletic career in three sports (cross country, basketball and softball) and it was capped with the highest individual honor in the sport of softball – First Team All-Ohio in Division IV. This is the second time Miller has earned this prestigious honor as she was also selected…
2022 MiamiCounty10 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: AUSTY MILLER
Several Miami County athletes have been very successful in the 2021-22 school year, many excelling in various team and individual sports. But one individual stood out as a very talented multi-sport athlete, Austy Miller of Bradford High School. Austy was a three-sport athlete, excelling in cross country, basketball and softball for the Railroaders, which is…
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BRADFORD’S RUN ENDS IN STATE SEMIFINAL
AKRON – Bradford entered Friday’s state semifinal game against Strasburg-Franklin as the defending state champions with a 23-5 record and riding a 17-game winning streak. The Lady Railroaders were looking to advance to Saturday’s state championship game with an opportunity to repeat as the Division IV State Champions. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be as…
BRADFORD HEADED BACK TO STATE
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY – Saturday was a very big day for the Bradford community as the Lady Railroaders softball team punched their ticket to the state final four for the third time in four years with a 3-1 win over Russia and a few hours later the Class of 2022 received their high school diplomas…
BRADFORD RUN RULES ‘BURG IN SIX
CLAYTON – Last year Bradford defeated Mechanicsburg in the regional final by the slimmest of margins, 1-0, on its was to winning the school’s first state championship in any sport. On Tuesday the two teams met again with the stakes just as high and this time the Lady Railroaders rolled over the Indians with a…
BRADFORD CONTINUES TO ROLL
NEW LEBANON – The Bradford softball team defeated Fayetteville-Perry 11-1 on Saturday in the district championship game at Dixie High School. It was the fifteenth straight victory for the Lady Railroaders as they improve to 21-5 on the season. Fayetteville-Perry opened the game in the top of the first with a home run, but that…
BRADFORD’S OWEN BEACHLER QUALIFIES FOR REGIONALS
PIQUA – Bradford’s Owen Beachler moves on to next week’s regional track meet at Troy after placing fourth in the 300 meter hurdles on Saturday at Piqua High School. In a deep field, Beachler finished second in his heat on Tuesday and advanced to Saturday’s district finals with the third fastest time (43.86) in the…
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MIAMI COUNTY ALL-DISTRICT SOFTBALL SELECTIONS
Miami County fielded some extremely talented softball teams in 2022 and as a result many players earned recognition by the Southwest District. In Division I, Troy’s Abby Welbaum (junior) and Briana Lavender (senior) were chosen honorable mention, was was Piqua junior Caylee Roe. Welbaum had a 1.322 ERA in 18 games pitched with 125 strikeouts…
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BRADFORD ADVANCES TO DISTRICT FINAL
VERSAILLES – Early in the year the Lady Railroaders run ruled Ansonia 14-3, but the familiarity of playing a team twice can make for some interesting situations. Bradford (20-5), seeded second after rolling through the WOAC with an 11-0 league record, found itself in a battle against Ansonia (16-7) in the sectional final at Versailles…
