Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
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Generals being represented at swim meets
Sophomores Logan Fechuch and Dakota Kealiher are working hard to give students at Ridgewood High School another winter sports option. The duo are representing the Generals in the pool and practicing alongside swimmers from Coshocton and River View. “I grew up playing sports, but they don’t have my preferred sport of soccer here,” Fechuch said. […]
Swim lessons offered to those registered in 2020
Swim lessons at both pools in Coshocton County will be offered to the children that were registered in 2020. Because of restrictions on class sizes organizers cannot open up swim lessons this year to others. For more information, visit www.SaferKidsClub.com.
Volunteers are essential to swimming lessons
COSHOCTON – Sheldyn Stewart, far right, is pictured instructing three young swimmers at swim lessons currently being held at the Lake Park Aquatic Center. Facing her are Zayda Pool and Sadie Dreher. Stewart and her sister are both lifeguards and decided to volunteer their time to help at lessons. Swim lessons are run by volunteers […]
Coshocton starts swim team for sixth through eighth graders
COSHOCTON – A new athletic opportunity is being created for Coshocton City Schools sixth through eighth graders. The Coshocton Middle School Swim team will practice from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Coshocton High School. Meets will be held at the Muskingum Recreation Center (MRC) in Zanesville, with the first one […]
RVHS sends Fischer off to state swim meet
WARSAW – When he was a freshman, Caleb Fischer promised his swim coach they were going to make it to state by his senior year and he kept his word. “Last year he missed it by 0.33 of a second and that was three places ahead of him,” said Kristina King, head swimming coach at […]
RVHS swimmers compete at SEOSL Championship Meet
GAMBIER – The River View swim teams, along with 12 other schools, competed in the South Eastern Ohio Swim League Championship Meet on Feb. 3 at Kenyon College. The boys’ team placed second, and the girls’ team was third. Medalists for the boys included Caleb Fischer, first in both the 100 Fly (59:43), and the […]
Local swimmers compete in SEOSL Championship
COSHOCTON – The River View and Coshocton swim teams were among 15 schools that competed in the South Eastern Ohio Swim League Championship at Ohio University in Athens on Feb. 4. The River View girls and boys both finished third overall, while the Coshocton girls finished eighth and their boys 11th. Winning their events for […]
RVHS boys and girls take third at ECOL Swim Meet
COSHOCTON – Swimmers from area schools all felt the pressure of swimming in the ECOL Swim Meet on Friday night, Jan. 13. They all knew it would take their best times to compete for a place on the podium. And for a lot of those athletes, they did not disappoint. Though some swimmers were battling […]
