Purcell Marian, the four-time defending OHSAA state champions, lost in overtime to Shaker Heights Laurel in the Division IV state semifinals.

Sydney Ferguson scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Irish dominated Chillicothe Unioto in the Division III state semifinal at the Nutter Center.

High school girls basketball programs from across Ohio will descend on the Miami Valley this week with one goal — bringing home a state championship trophy. The 51st annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament tips off Thursday at three Dayton area sites.

Here’s a list of the athletes from the Miami Valley who qualified for the OHSAA state wrestling championships, which are being held this weekend at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.

March Madness is usually reserved for college basketball, but this weekend’s OHSAA state wrestling tournament certainly fits the bill. The best wrestlers from every nook and cranny of the state are headed down to Columbus to etch their names in history by winning titles on Sunday night.

The Olentangy Orange girls wrestling team captured another OHSAA district title and dozens of central Ohio competitors advanced to state.