Covington

PIQUA - In a dual that could have gone either way, the Covington Buccaneers managed to capture the wins they needed to defeat the Piqua Indians 45-34 in a great environment for wrestling at the historic Roosevelt Field House in Piqua. "It was a great atmosphere and it was a good match between two good teams.," said Covington coach Eric Vanderhorst. The victory over Piqua … [Read more...] about COVINGTON WINS CLOSE DUAL OVER PIQUA

TROY - Wrestling without a full lineup, the Covington Buccaneers still had a big day at the Troy Invitational on Saturday by finishing sixth as a team and crowning three individual champions. The Buccaneers were without returning state placer Jericho Quinter, but returning state placers Michael Hagan and Chase Vanderhorst and returning state qualifier Carson Taylor all won … [Read more...] about BUCCS CROWN THREE CHAMPS AT TROY INVITATIONAL

COVINGTON - It has been a season of adversity for the Covington Lady Buccs, but the effort given has led to huge strides from week to week. This was evident Saturday in Covington’s 58-36 victory over Troy Christian, the same team the Lady Buccs defeated earlier in the year by four points, 41-37. “A great team effort at both ends of the floor,” said Covington coach Shawn … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS MAKE HUGE STRIDES

COVINGTON - Thursday’s consolation game in the Buccaneer Holiday Classic against Northwestern was Covington’s best performance of the season as the Buccs dominated in a 72-50 victory. Northwestern brought a roster with a huge size advantage as four of its players were taller than anyone on Covington’s roster. Yet, the Buccaneers were able to overcome their disadvantages … [Read more...] about BUCCS BEAT NORTHWESTERN 72-50

COVINGTON - The Covington Lady Buccs have struggled recently getting out to a fast start to begin games and hopefully Wednesday’s performance against neighboring rival Bradford is the beginning of a new trend. In the opening round of the Buccaneer Holiday Classic the Lady Buccs started out fast and cruised to a 53-7 win in a game where the score didn’t tell the entire … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS DEFEAT RIVAL BRADFORD

The Covington Buccaneers are a relatively young wrestling team and have faced some unfortunate circumstances early in the season with illness and injuries. Due to the adverse situations, only five Buccaneers were able to compete in the annual Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Association Holiday Tournament at Vandalia High School. And those five wrestlers put together amazing … [Read more...] about BUCCS HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT GMVWA

COVINGTON - Covington hosted Sidney and Springfield in a tri meet where they celebrated seniors Lane Jay, Tyler Basye, Aaron Jackson and Brian Morrison, and their parents.  Covington split their duals, defeating Springfield, 48-32, and dropping their dual to Sidney, 43-36. Going 2-0 on the night for the Buccs were Andrew Basye (120 lbs, 1 pin), Michael Hagan (126, 1 pin), … [Read more...] about BUCCS SPLIT DUALS WITH SIDNEY AND SPRINGFIELD

MIAMISBURG - Covington’s wrestling team kicked off their season at the Dayton Christian Invitational on Saturday.  The Buccs were unable to send their full lineup, but managed to finish in 5th place out of 17 teams at the event. Carson Taylor led Covington with a first place finish at 113 lbs, beating Talawanda’s Gavin Boner in the finals. Taylor went 4-0 with three … [Read more...] about LIMITED BUCCS FINISH FIFTH AT DAYTON CHRISTIAN

TROY - The Covington Lady Buccs can beat a team so many different ways, one of those being when they have an off night. Saturday at Troy Christian the Lady Buccs struggled offensively, but somehow managed to escape with a hard-fought 41-37 victory. And it was junior Carlie Besecker who came up big for Covington as she scored a game-high 22 points, while sophomore Maggie … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS ESCAPE WITH WIN AT TROY CHRISTIAN

NOVEMBER 20, 2022 - SASKATCHEWAN, CANADAA.J. Ouellette is special human being and football player, which the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League found out first hand as the former Covington Buccaneer led the Argos to the Grey Cup Championship against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday in Saskatchewan, Canada. Toronto won the game 24-23 and it was Ouellette who … [Read more...] about COVINGTON GRAD LEADS TORONTO TO GREY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

A.J. Ouellette, a 2014 graduate of Covington High School, continues to overcome the odds by taking advantage of rare opportunities and in the process he has become a fan favorite in Toronto, Canada. At every level A.J. Ouellette has played football he has always became a fan favorite. It happened in high school and in college at Ohio University and now A.J. is a fan favorite … [Read more...] about A.J. OUELLETTE IS HAVING A HUGE IMPACT IN TORONTO

TROY - Covington junior Asher Long is headed back to state after winning the Division III Regional Cross Country Meet in Troy on Saturday. Long will compete at the state cross country meet next Saturday at Fortress Obetz. Long’s winning time on Saturday of 16:05.40 was 20 seconds faster than the next finisher, Caleb Sultan of Cedarville (16:25.60) - an impressive performance … [Read more...] about ASHER LONG WINS REGIONAL, QUALIFIES FOR STATE

ARCANUM - Covington coach Ellie Cain has seen her father Lonnie and her mother Marti have success in the past leading the Lady Buccs as the head coach in volleyball. Now, in her second season at the helm, Ellie Cain is making her own mark on the volleyball program. The Covington Lady Buccs swept Sidney Fairlawn in three sets to claim the sectional championship at Arcanum … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS WIN SECTIONAL TITLE

ARCANUM - Covington swept Botkins in three sets on Thursday to advance to the Sectional Final against Fairlawn. The win improves Covington's record to 16-8 on the season. The Sectional Final will be played at 7:00pm on Monday, October 24. The Lady Buccs got out to a fast start by winning the opening set 25-17, and then edged Botkins 25-20 in the second set. With the … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL FINAL

WEST MILTON - The Covington Buccaneers competed in the Three Rivers Conference Championships at West Milton on Saturday and the boys claimed a league championship, while the girls finished third. Asher Long won the boy’s race with a time of 15:54.4, just one second off of the school record. Joining Long with the top five finishers for Covington was Beck Wilson (7th, … [Read more...] about BUCCANEER BOYS WIN TRC, GIRLS FINISH THIRD

COVINGTON - Covington hosted league rival Riverside on Tuesday night and celebrated the four seniors' last home match with a straight set victory. The seniors are Lauren York, Reaghan Lemp, Ella Remley and Nigella Reck. Covington defeated the Pirates 25-8, 25-18, 25-10. The Lady Buccs are now 14-7 (11-2). Covington's JV continued to win with a 25-11, 25-15 victory.  … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT

WEST MILTON - Coming off of three straight defeats on Saturday to three powerful teams, the Covington Lady Buccs got back to their winning ways with a three-set sweep of Milton-Union on Tuesday in TRC action. The Lady Buccs put together a dominating performance, beating the Bulldogs by the scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-13. It was the second victory over Milton-Union this … [Read more...] about LADY BUCCS DEFEAT BULLDOGS IN THREE SETS

WEST MILTON - The Covington Buccaneers capped a perfect 18-0 record in the TRC by winning the conference championship tournament on Thursday by 21 strokes over runner-up Troy Christian. The Buccaneers finished with a score of 343 as a team, while Troy Christian tallied 364, Lehman 365, Milton-Union 366, Miami East 367, Bethel 370 and Riverside 390. Sam Grabeman and Matt … [Read more...] about BUCCS WIN THE TRC CHAMPIONSHIP, LADY BUCCS 4TH