DAYTON — One of the hardest things to do in sports is to repeat as state champions. The Portsmouth Lady Trojans won their second straight Division 5 state basketball championship on Saturday. Let’s repeat that. The Portsmouth Lady Trojans won their second straight Division 5 state basketball championship on Saturday. Saying it was a lot easier than actually doing it, but the Lady Trojans were up to the challenge as they got past the previously unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf Lady Ti

FAIRBORN — The game went like a rollercoaster. Fortunately for the Portsmouth Lady Trojans, they were like The Beast at Kings Island. Portsmouth had the lead, saw Norwayne put together a run, then built a big lead only to see the Lady Bobcats rally to take the lead. That’s when the Lady Trojans turned into The Beast and rallied for a 40-37 win in the Division 5 state semifinals on Saturday at Wright State University. “We faced a lot of challenges in the game and we rose to th

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Lady Trojans need two wins to successfully defend their Division 5 state championship. But what a two games they will be. Portsmouth is 22-4 and is the Division 5 defending state champions. The Lady Trojans face the Norwayne Lady Bobcats (24-2) in the state semifinal game at 7 p.m. on Friday at Wright State University. The first game will be the Fairland Lady Dragons (23-4) against the Ottawa-Glandorf Lady Titans (27-0) at 5 p.m. The championship g

LOGAN — A huge second quarter run, sparked by extreme defensive pressure and transition play, helped the Portsmouth Lady Trojans roll past the Tuscarawas Valley Lady Trojans 66-48 and win the Divison 5 regional title on Saturday. "We gave up a couple open looks early and some second chances. So we made a couple adjustments to that and our kids responded as you saw in the second quarter," said Portsmouth coach Amy Hughes. "Our rebounding and transition game was the difference