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PIQUA - In a dual that could have gone either way, the Piqua Indians came up just short to Covington 45-34 in a great environment for wrestling at the historic Roosevelt Field House in Piqua. The dual went down to the wire, much different than a year ago in Covington's home gym. "We wrestled Covington at their 50th anniversary a year ago and they beat us 57-15," said … [Read more...] about PIQUA GRAPPLERS BATTLED BUCCS TO THE END

TROY - Piqua had two wrestlers reach the finals at the Troy Invitational on Saturday as Max Kaye won the 138-pound weight class and Nikolai Kaye finished runner-up at 126 pounds. Overall, Piqua finished seventh out of 13 teams in the team standings with 141 team points. Max Kaye won his championship match with a 2:32 pin of Nathan Brewster of Troy. He advanced to the … [Read more...] about MAX KAYE TAKES FIRST, NIKOLAI KAYE FINISHES SECOND AT TROY

PIQUA, OHIO-The Piqua Indians rolled into the annual match-up with Troy outscoring its first two opponents, Belmont and West Carrollton, 113-0 and extended that streak by beating the Trojans 59-0 and tying up the series between the two Miami County powers.. The Indians scored early and often for their third straight victory as they head for a showdown with 3-0 Xenia at Doug … [Read more...] about PIQUA ROLLS OVER TROJANS 59-0

PIQUA, OHIO- During the pandemic shutdown two years ago, my business was shut down for three months and during that time, I just watched a lot of TV...mainly reruns of The Andy Griffin Show. There was one episode where the town mechanic, Goober Beasley, was trying to satisfy one of his customers, noted leadfoot Gilly Walker, who complained that his car didn't run right. Goober … [Read more...] about INDIANS EDGE BOLTS 24-21 AT ALEXANDER STADIUM

HUBER HEIGHTS,OHIO- After Friday's nights OHSSA regional finals, it appeared as if Camilla Nicholas had run her last race for the Indians but after looking at all the times from the 4 regions in Ohio on Saturday, it was determined she had qualified in both the 100 and 200 meter races to be held Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The times were … [Read more...] about NICHOLAS QUALIFIES FOR STATE IN 2 EVENTS

Piqua boys and girls track teams will be well represented at next week's regional track meet at Wayne High School. Qualifying for Indians were: Camilla Nicholas in 100 and 200 Cassie Schrubb in the 1600 Jasiah Medley in the 100 and 200 Noah Burgh in the 3200 Boys 4 x 400 relay Boys 4 x 100 relay … [Read more...] about PIQUA ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR REGIONALS AT THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT TRACK MEET

TROY-The Piqua Indians men's track team won the team title at the Miami Valley League track and field meet Thursday at Troy Memorial Stadium under sunny skies and warm temperatures. Senior sprinter Jasiah Medley led the Indians with wins in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and anchoring the 4x100 relay team. Other individual winners for Piqua were Caleb Lyons in the shot and … [Read more...] about PIQUA BOYS WIN MVL CHAMPIONSHIP

TIPP CITY- The Piqua Indians improved to 5-4 in MVL play and 8-5 overall this spring with an impressive 13-3 victory over Tippecanoe at Tippecanoe Middle School on Wednesday afternoon. Piqua plated 2 runs in the first inning , added another in the second and blew the game open with 5 in the third and then added 3 more in the top of the seventh. Indians starting … [Read more...] about PRATT PITCHES PIQUA TO VICTORY OVER TIPPECANOE

The Piqua Indians have a strong athletic tradition and look to keep it rolling throughout the spring sports season where there is potential for success in baseball, softball, boys tennis and track and field. PIQUA BASEBALL:The Piqua baseball team is coming off of a 14-15 season a year ago where it finished with a 9-9 record in the MVL. Gone from that team a year ago are … [Read more...] about PIQUA SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW

KETTERING - The Piqua Indians sent two wrestlers to the Division I District Wrestling Tournament at Trent Arena at Kettering Fairmont High School and both wrestlers remained in contention for a possible state birth after the first day of action. First, at 132 pounds sophomore Max Kaye (27-9) opened the tournament with a dominating 11-2 major decision win over Gage Taggert of … [Read more...] about HOLLOPETER AND KAYE ADVANCE AT DISTRICTS

The Piqua Indians will send two wrestlers to the district wrestling meet after one claimed a sectional title and another finished runner-up in the Division I Sectional at Centerville High School on Saturday. Winning a sectional title for the Indians was 144 pounder Andru Hollopeter (37-12). Hollopeter opened the tournament with a :47 pin of Nathan Wyatt of Troy and followed … [Read more...] about TWO INDIANS QUALIFY FOR DISTRICTS…

Piqua's Avery Wiley capped her sophomore season by earning a spot on the podium at the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association girls state tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School. The sophomore wrestler finished sixth in the 100-pound weight class, dropping a 16-6 major decision to Bridget Hilliard of Minerva in her match for fifth place. Wiley opened the … [Read more...] about AVERY WILEY TAKES SIXTH AT STATE…