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By Carol McIntireEditorWhen the 3-point shot isn’t falling for your outside shooters and you’re riding a 13-game winning streak, what do you do?If you’re Carrollton Basketball Coach Mike Aukerman, you find the hot-handed man and feed him the ball. The Warriors found that success from their big man – 6

Carrollton and Alliance sit tied atop the Eastern Buckeye Conference standings after the Warriors knocked off the league leaders 65-60 in a thriller Jan. 19 in the Alliance gym.The Warriors fell to the Aviators 60-41 when the two teams met Dec. 9 in the CHS gym, which is Carrollton’s only

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton Coach Mike Aukerman’s boys basketball team won its ninth straight game in dominating fashion last week, downing rival Minerva 68-41 in the CHS gym.With the win, Carrollton improved to 11-2 and 4-1 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC).“We knew they had some close games recently and were

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton wrestlers opened the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC)season with a win, claimed the team title at the Licking Valley Invitational and celebrated Josh Carman’s 100th career victory over the past week.The team also made history as the Carrollton girls wrestling team competed in its first dual meet since

The Conotton Valley girls bowling team knocked off the reigning state champions last week on the Rocket Center Lanes.  Coach Brian Baxter’s Lady Rockets defeated Triway by 33 pins, 2,515-2482 and spoiled the Titans’ undefeated season.  Conotton Valley held a 101-pin lead after the individual games, 1,794-1,693. Triway clawed its

By Carol McIntireEditorOnce Carrollton girls basketball Coach Nik Schweikert’s team dissected the pressure defense the Meadowbrook Colts threw at them during a holiday matchup Dec. 28, they were nearly unstoppable on offense.The Warriors put up 71 points and held the visitors to under 50 points, one of Schweikert’s goals, to

Coach Wendy Russell’s Carrollton girls bowling team notched another tournament win Dec. 17 at the New Philadelphia Quaker Challenge.Carrollton had a pinfall of 2,743 in the individual three-game series and a score of 1,232 in six Baker games for a grand total of 2,975, good enough for first place.Zoey Elliott

Lincoln Mallarnee hit a game-tying 3-pointer off a baseline out-of-bounds play with 20 seconds left in regulation to force overtime with the Salem Quakers last week.Carrollton took the lead in overtime on another Mallernee 3-pointer and the Warriors pulled away on four straight Jaxon Rinkes free throws for a 55-48