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It’s Anyone’s Championship at Augusta

Nick Peck – April 8, 2013 : On Sunday April 14th people will be tuned in to one of the greatest events in sports. It’s the 79th year the course at Augusta will hold The Masters. It has had many memorable moments on it and expects to have a few more by the end of the year. Full Story

GHHS Bowling

Tim Murphy- March 20, 2013: Practice and hard work has made large impact for the boys and girls bowling teams here at GHHS. Full Story

USA Men's Soccer

Spencer Hawk - February 25, 2013: Can the Americans Make it back to the World Cup in 2014? Full Story

New Opportunities for MLB Teams

Nick Peck - February 13, 2013: It has been a busy offseason for the major league with many moves giving teams a new look. There were many big name moves that might give teams that extra edge they need to reach the offseason. Full Story

Big 10 Men's Basketball Sweeping the Nation

Ben McCollough- February 13 2013: The Big Ten conference has exceeded the expectations given to them at the beginning of the year. Full Story

Grandview Changes League

Sam Claypool- January 31, 2013: Any student presently attending Grandview Heights High School has been in the Mid-State League Cardinal division since they began their career in Grandview athletics. The MSL Cardinal Division currently contains Berne Union, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Union, Licking Heights, Millersport, and West Jefferson. Full Story

College Football Needs a Playoff System

Spencer Hawk- January 14, 2013: In my opinion, we most definitely need a playoff system in College Football because there a lot of teams out there that deserve some chances in the National Championship. Full Story

GHHS Basketball Team Has Big Season Ahead

Anthony Sagstetter – November 26, 2012: A well-rounded and talented Grandview Basketball team is looking for a successful season ahead.Full Story

The 2012-2013 Girl’s Basketball Ready for Season

Tim Murphy - December 19, 2012: The Grandview Heights girl’s basketball teams season starts Tuesday, November 27 when they face the Columbus School For Girls Unicorns. Full Story

Lady Bobcats Kick the Competition Away

Joe Pinney - October 10, 2012: The GHHS Women’s soccer team is off to a tremendous start in the 2012 fall soccer season. They are 10-2-2. They started off the season with eight straight wins, while suffering one heartbreaking tie to Bexley with a few opportunistic shots late in the second half.Full Story

Injuries Slowing Grandview Football

Anthony Sagstetter - October 15 2012: According to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, high school football players are at a higher risk of suffering concussions and serious cervical spine injuries due to the many varieties of body sizes, strength and physical development levels, and varying levels of technique.Full Story

USA Mens Basketball Dominates

Spencer Hawk - October 2, 2012: As you all know we have an Olympic men’s national basketball team. This team has always been good. When we look back to the dream team their record for Olympic games over the years was 8-0.Full Story

Cross Country Schochs the World

Josh Smith - September 27, 2012: The Grandview Heights High School Cross Country team perfected its season last year and is looking to do it again under coach Brian Schoch’s guidance.Full Story

Grandview Football Team Makes History

Nick Schopis - September 27, 2012: October 28, 2011 at Anderson Field the Grandview Heights Bobcat’s football team made history when they won their final regular season game to go 10 and 0. The team they beat to make history was the Liberty Union Lions.Full Story

College Football Teams in Turmoil

Nick Peck - September, 20 2012: With the college football season to begin in a couple of days many fans are looking to see their team take the field. Some of those fans though might still be sad knowing that their team has no hope for a post season this year.Full Story

Steroids in Baseball

Tim Murphy - September 27, 2012: The steroid era in baseball began in the early 1990’s and was in full swing in 2004 when the Major League Baseball Association instituted their first drug testing program. Full Story

GHHS Student Section Crazier Than Ever

Dakota Williams - February 14, 2012: TIt is normal for students to come out and support their classmates during sporting events, however, this years basketball student section seems to be bringing a little more to the table.Full Story

Welcome Home, Urban

Natalie Webb- December 20, 2011: Former Florida football coach has returned to his home state of Ohio to coach the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Full Story

Extreme Sports

Ben Farynowski - October 12, 2011: Here at Grandview Heights we offer a wide variety of boys and girls sports in all seasons. Full Story

For the Love of the Game?

Greg Damschroder - May 3, 2011: Many people find athletic competition as a way to escape most of the stressors that they come across in their lives. Each and every year, many high school students will be putting on a uniform to whatever sport it may be, with the hopes and dreams that they will be champions. Full Story

Winningest Football Programs

Jason Franks - April 25, 2011: Which Football programs rank highest? Out of the top 9, OSU falls to number five with Michigan leading at number 1. Full Story

Fantastic Foods for Athletes

Jason Franks - April 7, 2011: To be a better athlete and have one step above most of your competitors, you can do one fantastic thing. Before practice starts, before you start working out and before the season even starts up, you need to start eating healthy and smart. For instance, whole grain and whole-wheat foods along with organic foods give you better energy... Full Story

BCS: Separate but Unequal

Dakota Williams - March 14, 2011: Since its creation in 1998, people have been highly skeptical of the BCS system. Particularly in how this system can be fair for the smaller collegiate football programs. The BCS, or Bowl Championship Series, is a bowl system that the NCAA uses to place teams in one of five bowl games, most notably the BCS National Championship. Full Story

Sex Leads to Suspension

Hannah Stefanoff - March 9, 2011: Brigham Young University may not have as much momentum going into the NCAA tournament as previously expected. Their third leading scorer, Brandon Davies, a 6’9” sophomore, was suspended for the rest of the season due to an honor code violation. Although BYU’s future in the tournament is unknown, rankings have already dropped. Full Story

OSU Freshmen Hoopstars Make Big Impact

Abby Cameron and Danielle Clark - February 9, 2011: No one knew what would happen to the Buckeyes after their star player, Evan Turner, was drafted into the NBA. He was the point guard and the main play-maker for the Buckeyes. Turner averaged 20 points per game, 9 rebounds, 1 block and 2 steals per game, and also received the Player of the Year award last season Full Story