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AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 The SPORTS |B3
Bishops boys soccer fought West Muskingum Tornadoes

hard but fell to Zanesville Soccer blows past former

State Champs River View
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ
Black Bears BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

West Muskingum’s Aiden Michel kicked the ball out of play to keep it from River View.
Matthew Dotson
On the field in West Muskingum on Muskingum pushed on and kept the
Bishop Rosecran’s goalkeeper Dawson Larson fights an army of Blue Devils to defend a corner kick. Tuesday night, the Black Bears faced pressure up as they added two more
Matthew Dotson the West Muskingum Tornadoes. shots that found the net before the
On Friday, August 14th, the Bish- lund scored a goal to avoid a shut- Coming off a 2024 State Champion- end of the game, taking a 3 – 1 vic-
ops boys soccer team faced nearby out. Zanesville added three more to ship title and making it to the 2025 tory.
Zanesville Blue Devils in Sulsberg- their tally to take the game 9 – 1. Regional Finals, the Black Bears’ Sophomore Gage Rollins grabbed
er Stadium. For Rosecrans, it was Sandlund had 8 total shots on the senior team captains were looking all three goals for the Tornadoes,
an uphill climb from the start with goal for the Bishops. In the goal, se- to start their season off on the right with Austin Fink and Brooks McCune
Zanesville grabbing the first goal of nior team captain Dawson Larson foot against West. The Tornadoes’ providing assists for two of the goals.
the game, followed by five more be- had 7 saves for Rosecrans. veteran roster took full advantage of Jax Lowe had the single goal for Riv-
fore the half was over, sending the The Bishops will be on the field their experience and jumped out to a er View.
Bishops to halftime down 6 – 0. at West Muskingum on Saturday to 1 – 0 lead before the end of the first The Tornadoes move on to face
In the second half of the game, face the Tornadoes. Game time is half against River View. Bishop Rosecrans on Saturday, Au-
the Bishops defense slowed the Blue set for 7 PM. River View answered back in the gust 22nd at 7 PM, back on their
Devils a little, and junior Ethan Sand- second half with one goal, but West home field.

VARSITY FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES

(8/21 - 9/5)

BISHOP ROSECRANS 9/5 Shenandoah Away 12:30PM 8/29 Claymont Away 9AM 9/3 Coshocton Home 7PM
Caldwell
9/5
9/5
Philo
Home 7PM
8:30AM
Away
FOOTBALL CROSS COUNTRY Away 8AM CROSS COUNTRY
8/29
Pickerington
8/21 Shenandoah Away 7PM 8/29 Centerville Away 1PM 8/24 Licking Valley Away 6:30PM
8/28 CVHS Home 7PM 9/5 Newcomerstown Away 8:30AM TRI-VALLEY 9/1 Utica Away 5PM
9/4 CCHS Home 7PM 9/5 Granville Chr. Away 10AM
FOOTBALL
GIRLS GOLF MAYSVILLE 8/21 Meadowbrook Home 7PM
Granville
Home 7PM
8/28
8/22 Hamilton TWP Away 11AM 9/4 Clinton-Massie Away 7PM
8/27 FCHS Away 9AM FOOTBALL ZANESVILLE
BOYS GOLF 8/21 Zanesville Away 7PM GIRLS GOLF Sheridan Away 4:30PM
8/25
Lakewood
Home 7PM
8/28
8/24 FCHS Away 9AM 9/4 West M Away 7PM 8/26 River View Away 4PM FOOTBALL
8/27 Zanesville Home 4:15PM 8/27 Licking Valley Home 4:30PM 8/21 Maysville Home 7PM
8/28 Hamilton Twp Away 12:40PM BOYS GOLF 8/31 Meadowbrook Home 4:30PM 8/28 Clear Fork Home 7PM
9/1 Amanda-C Away 2:30PM 8/24 Sheridan Away 4PM 9/2 New Lexington Home 4:30PM 9/4 Newark Away 7PM
GIRLS SOCCER 8/26 New Lexington Away 4PM GIRLS GOLF
Home 4:30PM
West M
8/31
8/24 SCHS Home 7:30PM 9/3 Meadowbrook Away 4PM BOYS GOLF 9/8 LCL Away 12PM
8/26 GCCHS Home 5:30PM 8/26 New Lexington Away 4PM
8/31 CCHS Away 5:30PM GIRLS SOCCER 8/27 Coshocton Away 4:30PM BOYS GOLF
9/2 FCHS Away 5:30PM 8/22 SCHS Home 12PM 8/31 Philo Away 4:30PM 8/27 Rosecrans Home 4:15PM
9/5 NPHS Away 6PM 8/26 West M Home 6PM 9/1 Meadowbrook Home 4:30PM 9/1 Morgan Home 4:15PM
BOYS SOCCER 8/29 Ridgewood Away 2PM 9/2 John Glenn Home 4:30PM 9/2 West M Home 4:15PM
9/3
Crooksville
4:30PM
Away
8/22 West M Away 7PM BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER
8/24 Heath Home 6PM 8/22 TVHS Home 4PM 8/22 Morgan Away 10AM
8/26 WS Away 5:30PM 8/25 West M Home 7:30PM GIRLS SOCCER 8/26 Granville Away 7:15PM
8/29 Harvest Prep Away 12PM 9/1 John Glenn Away 7:30PM 8/22 Dover Home 10AM 8/29 Coshocton Home 12PM
9/2 FCHS Home 5:30PM 8/25 New Lexington Away 7:15PM 9/2 Licking Heights Home 6:30PM
9/5 John Glenn Home 12PM VOLLEYBALL 8/29 Johnstown Home 10PM
VOLLEYBALL 8/22 Licking Valley Home 9AM 9/1 Philo Home 5:30PM BOYS SOCCER John Glenn Home 11:30AM
9/5
Morgan
Away
Home 7PM
8/25
Steubenville
11AM
8/22
8/22 CCHS Home 11AM 8/27 Tri-Valley Away 7PM 8/27 Granville Home 6:30PM
8/27 GCA Away 6:30PM 9/1 Sheridan Home 7PM BOYS SOCCER 8/29 Coshocton Home 12PM
8/29 Zanesville Away 10AM 9/3 River View Away 7PM 8/22 Dover Away 11:45AM 9/3 Licking Heights Away 6:30PM
9/1 Berne Union Home 7PM 9/5 Ridgewood Home 11:15AM 8/25 New Lexington Away 5:30PM 9/5 New Philla Home 12:30PM
9/3 Harvest Prep Away 7PM 8/29 West Holmes Away 12PM
9/2 Philo Home 5:30PM VOLLEYBALL Utica Away 7PM
8/25
FOXFIRE PHILO CROSS COUNTRY Away 8AM 8/27 Licking Valley Away 7PM
8/29
Home 10AM
Pickerington
Rosecrans
8/29
FOOTBALL FOOTBALL Heath Home 7PM 9/1 West M Away 5PM 8/31 Tri-Valley Away 5:30PM
8/21
9/1
Westerville
9AM
Away
Northridge
9/5
Home 7PM
8/29 NLHS Home 4PM 8/28 New Lexington Away 7PM 9/3 Licking Heights Away 7PM
9/5 Peebles Away 3:30PM 9/4 Morgan Away 7PM VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL GIRLS GOLF 8/24 Lakewood Home 7PM CROSS COUNTRY Away 8:30AM
8/25
LCL
7PM
Meadowbrook Away
8/29
8/25 Cristo Rey Away 6:30PM 8/25 John Glenn Home 4:30PM 8/27 Maysville Home 7PM 9/5 Licking Heights Away 10AM
9/2 OSD Home 6PM 8/26 River View Away 4:00PM 8/31 Zanesville Home 5:30PM
8/27 Meadowbrook Away 4:30PM 9/1 John Glenn Away 5:30PM GIRLS TENNIS
8/31 New Lexington Away 4PM 9/3 Philo Home 5:00PM 8/25 Watkins Mem Away 10AM
JOHN GLENN 9/1 Warren Home 4:30PM 8/26 Logan Home 5PM
4:00PM
8/27
9/2
Claymont
Home 4:30PM
Away
Sheridan
FOOTBALL BOYS GOLF WEST MUSKINGUM 8/31 Athens Away 4:30PM
Lancaster
Home 4:30PM
9/2
8/21 Barnesville Home 7PM 8/24 New Lexington Away 4PM
8/28 Cambridge Away 7PM 8/25 Lakewood Home 4:30PM FOOTBALL
9/4 New Lexington Home 7PM 8/26 Meadowbrook Away 5:15PM 8/22 Lakewood Away 7PM
GIRLS GOLF 8/31 River View Home 4:30PM 8/28 Fort Frye Away 7PM MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY
Home 4:30PM
8/4
Home 7PM
Maysville
9/1
Coshocton
8/25 Philo Away 4:30PM 9/3 West M Away 4:30PM (Home Games Only)
8/26 Sheridan Away 4PM GIRLS GOLF
8/31 Meadowbrook Away 4:30PM GIRLS SOCCER 8/25 Sheridan Home 4:30PM FOOTBALL
9/2 River View Away 4:00PM 8/22 FUHS Home 11AM 8/27 Meadowbrook Home 4:30PM 9/5 Mt. St. Joseph 7PM
9/3 Lakewood Away 4PM 8/27 John Glenn Home 5:30PM
BOYS GOLF 9/2 Tri-Valley Away 5:30PM BOYS GOLF Morgan Home 4:30PM WOMENS SOCCER 7PM
8/25
9/1
Geneva
8/22 Roger Bacon Away 8AM BOYS SOCCER 8/27 River View Away 4PM
8/24 Sheridan Home 4PM 8/25 John Glenn Home 5:30PM 8/28 Cambridge Away 9AM MENS SOCCER
8/25 Coshocton Home 4PM 8/27 Shenandoah Away 5:30PM 9/1 Mt. Aloysius 7PM
8/27 River View Home 4PM 8/29 Sheridan Away 10:30AM GIRLS SOCCER 9/4 Wittenberg 7PM
8/28 Caldwell Away 9AM 9/1 Tri-Valley Away 5:30PM 8/26 Maysville Away 6PM
8/31 River View Away 8AM 9/3 Cambridge Home 5PM 9/1 New Lexington Home 6PM VOLLEYBALL
8/31 New Lexington Away 4PM 9/5 Ridgewood Home 10AM 9/1 Wash. & Jeff. 7PM
9/2 Tri-Valley Home 4:30PM VOLLEYBALL
9/3 Steubenville Away 3:30PM 8/22 Alexander Home 12PM BOYS SOCCER CROSS COUNTRY
GIRLS SOCCER 8/24 Fairfield Union Away 7PM 8/22 Rosecrans Home 7PM 8/29 Alumni Meet 6PM
7:30PM
8/25
8/25
Crooksville
Away
Home 7:30PM
Maysville
8/22 Tusc Valley Away 11AM 8/27 John Glenn Away 6:30PM 8/27 West Away 7PM
8/25 New Phila Home 7PM 8/29 Utica Home 12PM 9/1 New Lexington Home 7:30PM
8/27 Philo Away 5:30PM 9/1 River View Home 7:30PM 9/3 St. Clairsville Home 7:30PM
9/2 New Lexington Home 7PM 9/3 Tri-Valley Away 5PM
9/5 Logan Away 10AM 9/5 West M Away 12PM VOLLEYBALL
BOYS SOCCER CROSS COUNTRY 8/25 River View Home 7PM
New Lexington Away
8/27
7PM
8/22 Zanesville Away 11:30PM 8/26 Alexander Away 4:30PM 9/1 Meadowbrook Away 7PM
8/25 Philo Away 5:30PM
8/29 FUHS Home 3:30PM
9/1 Maysville Home 7:30PM
9/5 Rosecrans Away 12PM
Sports schedules are subject to change.
VOLLEYBALL
8/25 Coshocton Away 7PM Please refer to each school’s website for updated scheduling information.
8/27 Philo Home 6:30PM
9/1 Tri-Valley Home 5:30PM Additions or changes to the schedule can be sent to us at info@buzznewspaper.com.
9/3 Sheridan Away 6PM