Although the picture is getting clearer regarding which teams are the area’s best, the situation remains in flux as we head into the season’s final month.

With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, Upper Arlington Schools officials will seek to provide support systems to students and their families in 2022, while continuing to build on community relations.

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No team from the Columbus area has won a state title since Upper Arlington in 1995, and no individual has won since DeSales’ Gracey Brown won the beam championship in 2009. Here are some of the top gymnasts from the Columbus area to watch this season as they work to change the fortune of central Ohio gymnastics at the state meet.

The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association recently announced its all-state honors. For boys, earning first-team all-state in Division I were Kameron Kist of New Albany, Brad Leonard of Westerville Central and Jayden Lunsford of Dublin Scioto.

As is often the case as the games get bigger, what a team does with its opportunities can be even more important than the talent it possesses.

Two 12-0 teams entered the regional semifinal knowing that one of them had to lose. Friday night, it was New Albany's season that came to an end.

As he strides through the halls of the new Upper Arlington High School with his golden hair shining as much as it flows, it's easy to see there's a new kid in town.

Hilliard Davidson plays host to Reynoldsburg in what is expected to be one of the top first-round matchups in the Division I, Region 3 playoffs.

There are a multitude of storylines in Week 10. Some teams are battling for league titles, some need a win to boost their playoff positioning and others won’t reach the postseason without a victory. Two teams we’ll be covering Friday night – Big Walnut and Upper Arlington – are playing for an unbeaten regular season.