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Lakota West unofficially clinched a Division I, Region 4 playoff berth after shutting out Colerain 48-0 on Oct. 9, with senior Kenyon Norman rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
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Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Oct. 13 letting Ohio colleges grant fifth-year eligibility to Class of 2022 athletes despite NCAA rules, a move with ties to Lakota West graduates competing at the college level.
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Joe Novak, a Miami University defensive end turned decades-long college football coach who was inducted into Miami's Cradle of Coaches in 2012, died Tuesday at 81, leaving a MAC legacy that still connects to Lakota-area football through Miami's recruiting pipeline.
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St. Xavier graduate Luke Kuechly has reportedly been hired as Netflix's lead NFL game analyst for 2026, news that lands days before his Aug. 8 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction and weeks before his alma mater opens the season at Lakota West on Aug. 21.
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A rundown of remaining Cincinnati Reds promotional nights at Great American Ball Park for the second half of the 2026 season, including bobblehead giveaways, post-game concerts, Fireworks Fridays, Bark in the Park and 3-2-1 Tuesdays.
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The Cincinnati Bengals opened 2026 training camp to the public Wednesday, July 29, with five more free practices and a Friday night stadium event ahead for West Chester and Liberty Township fans willing to make the short trip down I-71.
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Lakota West sophomore quarterback J.T. Muñoz, grandson of Pro Football Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz, may take on an increased role in the Firebirds' varsity offense in 2026 as the West Chester Township program prepares for its August 21 season opener against St. Xavier.
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Hamilton West Side Little League captured its 23rd Ohio state championship with a dramatic 4-3 walk-off win over Canfield on Friday, July 24, and will open Great Lakes Regional play against Michigan on Saturday, August 8, in Whitestown, Indiana.
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Douglas "Patches" Binkley, a 67-year-old Butler County cyclist, rode his 45th Bike MS event Saturday in Oxford to honor his wife Diane and mother Helen, both of whom died from multiple sclerosis, as hundreds of cyclists raised money toward a $170,000 goal.
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Lakota West hosts four-time state champion St. Xavier in a Friday, Aug. 21, football opener, while both Firebirds and Thunderhawks boys soccer and girls volleyball programs begin play Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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