April 2010

Men's Soccer sign another Delong

The men's soccer program has its first brother tandem in recent history with signing Alex Delong from local school Teays Valley.  Alex is the brother of Anthony who was seen in the starting line up through out last season.  Both played together in high school and currently in club soccer.

In 2009, Alex helped Teays Valley win their first Mid-State League title in school histor Read more »

All-State Guard Signs with Lady Blazers

Kendra Blair, a 5'9 guard from Newark Catholic High School, signed this week to play basketball for the Lady Trailblazers next year.  Blair, who received 1st Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-Ohio this season, was a three year starter and two year captain for the Green Wave.  Kendra averaged 17 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2 assists per game in her senior campaign.  Read more »

Five Blazers Named All Region Baseball; Blevins Player of the Year

The NCCAA All  MidEast Region Team was announced at the conclusion of the regional championship on Wednesday. Junior Michael Blevins was named the Player of the Year for the region which means an automatic birth on the All American Team for 2010. Read more »

OCU Baseball Wins First Regional Championship

The OCU Baseball Team added to the great OCU Athletic Season Wednesday with an 11-1 win over Freewill Baptist to capture the Mid East Regional Championship at Chillicothe's VA Stadium. The win sends the Blazers to the National Baseball Championships in Mason, Ohio  May 12-15.

Pitching and defense again led the Blazers with Michael Blevins pitching a complete game for the win. Read more »

OCU Baseball One Win From Regional Championship

The Blazer Baseball Squad took a big step on Tuesday with a 9-1 win over Johnson Bible College to advance to the championship game of the Mid East Regionals. OCU relied on pitching and defense to win over the Preachers at the VA Stadium in Chillicothe. Steven Vogelgesang picked up the win on the mound with a complete game performance giving up just 2 hits. Read more »

Men's Soccer signs Bishop Watterson Standout

The men's soccer program signed it's second recruit of the off-season by signing Sebastian Bohorquez from Bishop Watterson High School.  Watterson, a top team in division 2 Columbus soccer over the past few decades, has produced many top soccer players in the region.  Sebastian also plays club soccer for the Crew Juniors out of Worthington, Ohio, a team in the Buckeye Premier elite di Read more »

OCU Emanuel Harris Moves on to a Professional Career

43 goal, 27 assists and a re-vamping of a program would tell anyone that they left their mark on something.  That is what Emanuel Harris' career at OCU was.  "Eman" has signed with the Rio Grande Valley Bravos, a USL Priemier team in southern Texas.  He marks the 1st player from OCU to move on to the professional ranks.

It wasn't just the goals that mattered, it was  Read more »

Baritones Dominic Lehman and Burt James Complete Senior Recitals

The Music Department presented Dominic Lehman and Burt James in Senior Recitals on April 16 and April 17. The two baritones are completing the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education.

Their recitals included sacred art songs, spirituals, arias, and art songs by Franz Schubert, George F. Read more »

Baseball Regional Moved to VA Stadium on Tuesday

The NCCAA Baseball Regional tournament slated to begin Monday at OCU, has been postponed till Tuesday and moved to the VA Stadium in Chillicothe due to the rain and wet conditions. The schedule change now has Freewill and Johnson meeting Tuesday at 9:30 am, with the winner facing number 1 seed OCU at approximately 11:45 am. Losers of the two games will play again at 2 pm Tuesday. Read more »

Blevins Signs to Play Basketball at OCU

Senior Patrick Blevins of Liberty Union High School will be joining the Trailblazers  of Ohio Christian University for their 2010-2011 season as he signed his letter of intent last week to play basketball.  Blevins topped out his career with an average of 18 points, 5 rebounds per game as the starting point guard.   He also earned the honors of "Player of the Year" in the Mi Read more »