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This past Monday in Miamisburg, the #5 Yellow Springs Bulldogs (10-4-2) faced the #6 Miami East Vikings (9-3-1) in the OHSAA District semifinals. Which team will win this tightly contested match and punch their ticket to the district finals on Thursday?

It’s playoff time! In this opening round match, the Fairmont #7 Firebirds (7-7-2) host the #11 Bellbrook Golden Eagles (9-6-1). Which team will go on to face Sidney this Saturday night, and which team’s season will end?

This past Saturday, the Carroll Patriots (12-2-0) hosted the Lakota East Thunderhawks (6-4-5) in both teams’ regular season finale. Which side will gain some much-needed momentum going into the playoffs?

This past Saturday, two teams with winning records clashed against each other in an important non-conference match with playoff seeding implications. The Carroll Patirots put their 4-2-4 record and #3 ranking in the Miami Valley on the line against the Middletown-Madison Mohawks and their impressive 8-2-2 record. Which team will build their resume as we approach the end of the season?

Yeah, the title of this blog post is a bit weak and kind of a cop-out. But I couldn’t think of anything else clever and click-baiting.

Yesterday, I listened to Lee W. Mowen’s most recent podcast on The Cincinnati and Dayton Sports Podcast, which you should go out of your way to listen to (episode 174 at https://theleewmowen.com/podcasts/). The main feature was about the absence of many real sports in the Dayton area. Does this sound a bit familiar? It should, as I wrote about this subject in April of last year (https://www.gemcitysports.com/daytons-minor-league-sports-crisis/). In Lee’s recent podcast, he went over what’s happened and what he thinks needs to be done to resurrect the city-wide sports scene in Dayton.

I’ll try not to spoil that. Just to be safe, you should listen to his podcast first, then come back here.

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