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Frank DiRenna

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Sports writer, Columbus Dispatch

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5 things to watch in first round of Ohio high school football playoffs dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
5 things to watch in first round of Ohio high school football playoffs

5 things to watch in first round of Ohio high school football playoffs

The OHSAA football playoffs have arrived. Here are five things to watch in first-round action across central Ohio.

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Vote for top central Ohio girls cross-country runner of regular season dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
Vote for top central Ohio girls cross-country runner of regular season

Vote for top central Ohio girls cross-country runner of regular season

Cast your vote for the top central Ohio high school girls cross-country athlete for the 2026 regular season. The poll is open until noon Nov. 4.

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Vote for top central Ohio boys cross-country runner of regular season dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
Vote for top central Ohio boys cross-country runner of regular season

Vote for top central Ohio boys cross-country runner of regular season

Cast your vote for the top central Ohio high school boys cross-country athlete for the 2026 regular season. The poll is open until noon Nov. 4.

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Central Ohio high school football predictions for OHSAA playoffs dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
Central Ohio high school football predictions for OHSAA playoffs

Central Ohio high school football predictions for OHSAA playoffs

Dispatch high school sports reporters Dave Purpura and Frank DiRenna look at storylines and make predictions for the OHSAA football playoffs.

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Highlights from St. Charles practice as it prepares for OHSAA playoffs dispatch.com/videos/sports/h…
Highlights from St. Charles practice as it prepares for OHSAA playoffs

Highlights from St. Charles practice as it prepares for OHSAA playoffs

St. Charles prepares for defending Division I state champion Olentangy Orange in the first round of the OHSAA playoffs Oct. 30.

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BREAKING: @OHSAASports Director of Media Relations Tim Stried to me: “The OHSAA is aware of the incident and has been in communication with the school. The OHSAA is waiting for a response from the school as to the discipline that the school will take against the student-athlete, which will determine if the OHSAA will issue additional penalties. The school has indicated that punishment will be significant, which the OHSAA agrees with. Physical violence against an official is among the most serious offenses that a coach, player or fan can commit and the OHSAA will pursue this to the fullest extent.”
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How 'toughest conference' in Ohio has prepared Bradley for playoffs dispatch.com/videos/sports/h…
How 'toughest conference' in Ohio has prepared Bradley for playoffs

How 'toughest conference' in Ohio has prepared Bradley for playoffs

Coach Mike LoParo and senior Wesley Hopkins spoke about Hilliard Bradley's challenges as the team prepares to host Beavercreek on Oct. 30.

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Ryan Day declines to name Ohio State football's starting quarterback for USC dispatch.com/story/sports/co…
Ryan Day declines to name Ohio State football's starting quarterback for USC

Ryan Day declines to name Ohio State football's starting quarterback for USC

Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair have been splitting first-team reps in practice since quarterback Julian Sayin suffered an injury on Oct. 17.

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Ohio State coach Ryan Day, once again, declined to name either Luke Fahey or Tavien St. Clair the starting QB for USC.
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Ryan Day did not name Luke Fahey or Tavien St. Clair as Ohio State’s starting quarterback for USC following this evening’s practice. “Both guys had a good week of practice and both will be ready to play.”
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Ryan Day and Lincoln Riley were hand-picked successors for national championship-winning coaches in the late 2010s. Ahead of Ohio State's trip to USC, a look at their parallel paths to leading blue-blood programs and where their careers have diverged: dispatch.com/story/sports/co…
Ryan Day, Lincoln Riley took similar paths to blue-blood jobs. They've since diverged

Ryan Day, Lincoln Riley took similar paths to blue-blood jobs. They've since diverged

Ryan Day and Lincoln Riley were hand-picked successors at college football powerhouse before age 40. Their careers have taken different turns since.

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Highlights from Worthington Christian football practice dispatch.com/videos/sports/h…
Highlights from Worthington Christian football practice

Highlights from Worthington Christian football practice

No. 6 Worthington Christian prepares to host 11th-seeded Vinton County in the first round of the OHSAA Division V, Region 19 playoffs on Oct. 30.

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OHSAA football playoff predictions for first-round central Ohio games dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
OHSAA football playoff predictions for first-round central Ohio games

OHSAA football playoff predictions for first-round central Ohio games

The Dispatch Predictions Panel picks first-round games in the 2026 OHSAA football playoffs.

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Central Ohio high school football final Top 10 poll for 2026 season dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
Central Ohio high school football final Top 10 poll for 2026 season

Central Ohio high school football final Top 10 poll for 2026 season

Which teams earned a spot in our final central Ohio high school football Top 10 poll of the 2026 OHSAA season?

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Meet the Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Week nominees, presented by Wexner Medical Center dispatch.com/videos/sports/h…
Meet the Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Week nominees, presented by Wexner Medical Center

Meet the Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Week nominees, presented by Wexner Medical Center

Who are the Columbus Dispatch’s Girls Athlete of the Week nominees?

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10 biggest surprises in central Ohio high school football in 2026 dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
10 biggest surprises in central Ohio high school football in 2026

10 biggest surprises in central Ohio high school football in 2026

With the OHSAA football playoffs starting, The Dispatch looks at 10 surprises from the regular season.

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We have some scores to get out there tonight! Tourney Time!! Columbus Academy - 9 Liberty Union - 1 @BCDawgsSoccer - 10 Marion Harding - 0 @GHGirlsSoccer1 - 3 Fairbanks - 2 Granville - 8 London - 0 @BHSGirlsSocce10 - 8 @BVgsoccer - 0 Jonathan Alder - 10 Whitehall Yearling - 0
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Utica volleyball beat Northridge to advance to its first district final since 2019
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Emily Ritzer with a block as Utica fends off Northridge to win the first set 25-23
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Big District SemiFinal Win over Buckeye Valley 8 to 0. Now onto District Final on Saturday
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🏐 The Lady Riders battled hard against the Trojans tonight but ultimately fell at Tree of Life in the district semi-finals, bringing their postseason run to an end. Congratulations on a great season, ladies!
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