Winter

St. Xavier’s defensive pressure too much for Hamilton in district semifinal defeat

FAIRFIELD — The St. Xavier defensive pressure was hard to handle for a Hamilton team that prides itself on doing that very thing...

Defense helps Fenwick fend off Ross 51-39

SHARONVILLE — Fenwick’s defense helped fend off Ross 51-39 on Wednesday in a Division II sectional semifinal at Princeton. The No. 10...

TWEET THAT! Lakota West, Hamilton, Madison, CCS register sectional victories

Cincinnati Christian rolls to 79-34 win over Middletown Christian

CLEVES — KJ Swain scored 19 points, Logan Woods and Kai Vance had 18 apiece and No. 1 seed Cincinnati Christian ousted...

Madison shuns adversity, captures 54-40 sectional victory over Mechanicsburg

CLAYTON — Grant Whisman shunned off some early foul trouble by scoring a team-high 13 points and No. 3 Madison captured a...

ROUNDUP: Lakota West cruises past Fairfield in D-I district semifinals

DIVISION I Lakota West 66, Fairfield 31 — The Firebirds (21-4) have won 9 in a row, including Monday’s rout of the...

ROUNDUP: Lakota East, Ross, New Miami, CCS advance in postseason play

Coverage area boys basketball programs are making their way through postseason play. Here are Saturday’s results: DIVISION I Lakota East 55, Kings...

CCS, New Miami register dominating wins in Division IV sectional tourney action

CLEVES — The Cincinnati Christian Cougars and the New Miami Vikings can rest easy, at least for now, after both teams turned...

ROUNDUP: Madison, Lakota West, Hamilton roll to sectional victories on Friday

DIVISION I LAKOTA WEST 86, LOVELAND 50 — Carter Combs led all scorers with 26 points and the Firebirds moved their record...

Surging second half prevails Hamilton past rival Fairfield

WEST CHESTER TWP. — Double digit leads flipped as abruptly as a sudden jump off a seesaw in the first-round tournament matchup...