🌱 How Botkins battled in a hard-fought 3–1 soccer loss

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• How Botkins battled in a hard-fought 3–1 soccer loss

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• Thursday: A brief afternoon shower, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lehman Catholic takes down Botkins (sidneydailynews.com) — Botkins High School's girls soccer team fell 3–1 on the road to Lehman Catholic, despite a strong second-half goal to close the gap. Photos highlight several Botkins players battling for possession throughout Tuesday's match, giving local fans a close-up look at how the Trojans competed.
   

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Thursday October 1
• JH Volleyball
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1 McRill Way, Anna
  5:00 pm
• JH Football
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 100 E 7th St, Minster
  5:00 pm
• JV/V Volleyball
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1 McRill Way, Anna
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Soccer
  Anna High School, 1 McRill Way, Anna
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Varsity Football
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1 McRill Way, Anna
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Freshman Football
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 310 N 2nd St, Coldwater
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Freshman Volleyball
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 100 School Street, Russia
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• JV/V Soccer
  ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 310 N 2nd St, Coldwater
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Versailles at Anna →
  Anna High School, 1 McRill Way, Anna
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Jackson Center

• Aug. 28 prep roundup: Jackson Center volleyball, boys soccer fall in non-conference matches, other area results (sidneydailynews.com)
• E85 gas at $2.64 per gallon in Shelby County in week ending Sept. 19 (triconews.com)
• Jackson Center, Ohio: Community Mourns 16-Year-Old Dawson C. Thomas, a Junior and Organ Donor (theunionstar.com)

Sidney

• SMS students tour Honda plant, learn future job opportunities (sidneydailynews.com)
• Local woman's perseverance detailed in new book (sidneydailynews.com)
• High school volleyball: Russia gets revenge on Fort Loramie, takes down Redskins in four (sidneydailynews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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