Sports

COVINGTON — The Covington girls basketball team battled back the whole second half.

PIQUA — A slow start spelled doom for the Piqua boys basketball team in a second loss to Sidney in four days Monday night at Garbry Gymnasium.

MIAMISBURG — The Piqua wrestling team took fourth at seven-team Miamisburg Pool Tournament and Troy finished fifth.

TROY — The Troy girls basketball maintained a share of the overall MVL lead and a two-game lead in the Miami Division with a 56-23 win over Xenia Saturday.

COVINGTON — For six weeks, the Covington girls basketball team had been chomping at the bit to get another crack at Bethel.

PERRYSBURG — It was a showdown of two women’s college basketball teams receiving national rankings for Edison State Community College’s OCCAC opener.

WEST CARROLLTON — It took overtime, but the Troy girls basketball team picked up a big road win in MVL action, avenging an earlier loss to West Carrollton.

TROY — It would be hard to imagine Troy Christian finding a better fit to replace Steve Nolan as varsity football coach after the coaching legend retired after his second stint at Troy Christian this past season.

FAIRBORN — The Troy boys bowling team suffered its first MVL loss Tuesday, falling to Fairborn 2,447-2,1174.

TROY — The Troy boys basketball team cruised to a 56-35 win over Greenville Tuesday night in MVL action.