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🌱 How Botkins battled in a hard-fought 3–1 soccer loss
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📰 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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- 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 - Varsity Football
ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1 McRill Way, Anna
7:00 pm - Freshman Football
ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 310 N 2nd St, Coldwater
5:00 pm - Freshman Volleyball
ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 100 School Street, Russia
4:30 pm - JV/V Soccer
ANNA LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 310 N 2nd St, Coldwater
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Anna High School, 1 McRill Way, Anna
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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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