Plunge into Pickleball
By Maggie Fipps
I could regurgitate facts about the year-over-year growth of the sport, or the thousands of courts installed across the country, including at Cedarville. But all you need to know is Tom Brady, Selena Gomez and even the Golden Bachelor himself, Gerry Turner, all play the game.
The sport blossomed in retirement communities in Arizona, but became the trendy sport for 20-somethings who left their high school tennis rackets behind but still want to wear that cute tennis ...
Cedarville legend Kirk Martin headed for Hall of Fame
By Alan Brads
Kirk Martin, former head coach of Cedarville’s women’s basketball team, earned a nomination as an inductee to the Ohio basketball Hall of Fame.
He will officailly join legendary Cedarville figures like Don Callan and Maryalyce Jeremiah as members of the Buckeye state’s hall of fame in April, 2024.
Martin led the Lady Jackets from 2001-2016, but he had already made a name for himself at Southeastern High School, just 11 miles northeast of Cedarville.
As a head ...
Born to Win: Addy Miller looks to continue impressive coaching career at Cedarville
By Julia Swain
Before Addy Miller was an assistant coach for one of the top Division II teams in the country, before she went 90-30 in four seasons on the coaching staff at Pittsburg State, before she was named the Missouri Class Two player of the year, and before she was the state’s all-time leader in three pointers made (319), Miller was just a girl who loved basketball.
It just so happened that the game loved her back.
“I grew up playing, my parents coached me, ...
Army-Navy football game highlights a hundred year long tradition
By Janie Walenda
It’s hard to not be a football fan in a football family. Every fall my home is filled with the sounds of college football on television. I don’t mind sitting in the living room while a game is on, and I love hearing my mom or my grandma reacting to the games, but there’s only one game I ever pay attention to.
Every year in early December, the football teams of the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy face off in the ...
Lady Jackets stumble in final 3 minutes against OCU
By Alan Brads
The Cedarville Lady Jackets faltered against Ohio Christian University in a 79-75 loss.
Cedarville fell to 2-5 on the season, while the Trailblazers, who compete in the NAIA, improved to 6-2.
Cedarville led the first 37 minutes of the game, but failed to put the game out of reach, never taking a double digit lead, which came back to bite them.
OCU’s Ashley Deweese buried a triple with 3:23 to play to tie the game at 63, and with 2:44 left the Trailblazers captured ...
Men’s Basketball Dominates Boyce in 66-point Win
By Emily Tuttle
The Cedarville men’s basketball team defeated Boyce in a dominant 129-63 fashion on Wednesday, December 6 in their Christmas at Callan matchup.
Although impressive, the Jacket’s 66-point margin was not the highlight of the evening. The men were on fire from three and broke Cedarville’s previous record of 20 treys in a single game with an astounding 26. Timothy Davis led the Jacket’s 59.1% 3-point shooting, nailing all seven of his attempts.
After hitting ...
First annual Christmas basketball tournament: The battle for donut domination
By Maggie Fipps
The Christmas Threes vs. the Jingle Buckets. No, this is not the title of a bad Hallmark Christmas movie where the single basketball coach meets the Christmas-loving baker. This is the first-ever Cedarville Christmas Basketball Tournament. Five teams faced off to win the coveted prize of free Bills Donuts.
Mason Buch, a Sports Management major, started putting on tournaments last semester because of the large basketball community at Cedarville.
“it just ...
Cedarville men’s basketball gets hot from deep, wins G-MAC opener
By Alan Brads
Cedarville defeated Ohio Dominican 75-56 in their G-MAC opener on Thursday, November 30.
The win lifts the Yellow Jackets to 4-3, back above the the .500 mark, and more importantly 1-0 in the G-MAC. The Panthers drop to 1-4.
“Getting that first conference win is big,” Head Coach Pat Estepp said. “And getting it the way we did … I’m really proud of them.”
A 17-1 run in the second half made all the difference after a first half where it felt like both teams ...
Lady Jackets strike gold in second half against ODU
By Andrew Spencer
The Cedarville Lady Jackets opened up G-MAC play with a second half explosion that led them to an 85-70 win against Ohio Dominican.
Cedarville stayed resilient after a frustrating first half that ended with them down six points and finished out with a plus 21 score differential in the second half.
“I’m really proud of this team, and I love how their hard work in practice is showing up in games,” Lady Jackets Head Coach Addy Miller said. “Especially in the ...
Brads’ Breakdown: Ode to the four team playoff
By Alan Brads
Usually, I am a proud member of the four team playoff club. I dread next year's change to the 12 team playoff which irreparably degrades the meaningfulness of regular season games and conference championship games. We lose high-stakes games like last week’s Ohio State-Michigan, or this week’s Pac-12 championship. After all, if Oregon loses to Washington twice, do they really deserve a third shot?
But this week, as a Buckeyes fan, I long for the 12 team College Football ...
