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The Waterpark Capital of the U.S.

Cool off at these water parks local in Wisconsin Dells Who would have thought that the water park capital of the world would be in Wisconsin? Wisconsin Dells, a city within Wisconsin, has the highest concentration of water park fun in one area. Spanning only 19.5 square miles in size, with a little over 5,500 permanent residents, the small city still finds room to house its multiple water parks and the 16 million gallons of water it takes to operate them. With parks differing in size and thril

Greater Cincinnati Family Choice Awards 2021

With schools out and masks off, there is no better time to celebrate the many people, services and businesses that make the Tristate such a great place to raise a family. From chicken nuggets and pizza to orthodontists and tax professionals, we cover it all in this feature. Thousands of people voted in this online competition for their favorites in 176 categories. We asked each of the winners to share what makes their business, location or individual stand out from the pack, and we’ve included a selection of their responses in the following pages.

Men’s Soccer: Ohio State’s season ends with 4-0 loss to Indiana

The Indiana men’s soccer team (15-0-4, 5-0-3 Big Ten) defeated Ohio State (8-10-1, 3-5-0 Big Ten) in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Saturday, ending the Buckeyes’ 2017 season. The Hoosiers were able to strike in the 17th minute to give them a 1-0 lead off the foot of junior forward Corey Thomas. He was able to finish off the cross assist from junior midfielder Trevor Swartz and junior defender Andrew Gutman. The first half ended 1-0 with Indiana outshooting Ohio State 8-3. The Ho

Men’s soccer: Ohio State upsets No. 8 Michigan State in first round of Big Ten tournament

The Ohio State men’s soccer team (8-9-1, 3-5-0 Big Ten) stunned No. 8 Michigan State (11-3-3, 5-0-3 Big Ten) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, beating the Spartans 2-1 at DeMartin Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, on Sunday. The Buckeyes were able to strike first in the eighth minute as junior forward Michael Prosuk took the feed from freshman forward Joshua Jackson-Ketchup and buried it in the back of the net. The Buckeyes were not finished in the first half as junior midfielder

Men’s soccer: Ohio State seeks revenge against Michigan State in Big Ten tournament

The No. 6 seed Ohio State men’s soccer team hits the road and looks for revenge against the No. 3 seeded Spartans in the first round of the Big Ten tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday at DeMartin Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. The Buckeyes (7-9-1, 3-5-0 Big Ten) enter the matchup riding an eight-game losing streak, which started against the Spartans, as Ohio State lost 5-1 on Oct. 1. In their last game of the season, the Buckeyes fell 2-0 to Wisconsin. Head coach John Bluem thought the cause of th

Men’s soccer: Ohio State loses 2-0 on Senior Day to Wisconsin for eighth straight loss

The Ohio State men’s soccer team (7-9-1) concluded its 2017 regular season with a loss as it fell 2-0 to Wisconsin (8-4-4) Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes have now lost eight straight games after beginning the season 7-1-1 and setting the school record for consecutive opponent shutouts earlier in the season. The Buckeyes got off to a bad start when freshman defender Will Hirschman received a red card in the 18th minute, forcing Ohio State to play a man down for the remaind

Men’s Soccer: Ohio State’s record shutout streak ends as Buckeyes tie Detroit Mercy 2-2

Two goals proved insufficient for both teams as the No. 16 Ohio State men’s soccer team (7-1-1, 3-0-0 Big Ten) tied Detroit Mercy (5-2-2, 2-1 Horizon) 2-2 Tuesday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The tie ends the Buckeyes’ win streak at six games and their consecutive shutout streak, which now is the all-time school record at six games. Bluem said he wasn’t overly concerned about the shutout streak coming to an end. “Maybe we were a little too uptight about that,” Bluem said. “Well we do

Men’s Soccer: Ohio State looks to set program record for consecutive shutouts Friday against Bowling Green

The No. 25 Ohio State Men’s soccer team (6-1, 3-0 B1G) will be hosting its first ranked opponent of the year as the No. 19 Bowling Green Falcons (5-3-0) visit visit Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. Friday. The Buckeyes have had five consecutive shutouts, tying the school record set by the 2007 College Cup Team, shutting out Lehigh, Wright State, Northwestern, Penn State and Rutgers. With freshman forward Joshua Jackson-Ketchup (3 goals) and junior midfielder Abdi Mohamed (1 goal, 4 assis

Men’s soccer: Ohio State looks to continue momentum against Rutgers Sunday

The Ohio State men’s soccer team (5-1-0) will look for their fifth consecutive shutout against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-4-1) when the teams face off in Piscataway, New Jersey, Sunday at 1 p.m. The Buckeyes are one shutout away from tying the program record of five consecutive shutouts set by the 2007 team, which finished as the runner-up in the College Cup. Ohio State is off to its best start to a season in 12 years and senior defender Kevin Blackwood has not been surprised by the team’s

Men’s Soccer: Ohio State Buckeyes drown out the Penn State Nittany Lions, 3-0

Where there was plenty of rain Tuesday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, there was no shortage of offense as Ohio State (5-1-0, 2-0-0 Big Ten) defeated Penn State (1-2-2, 0-1-0 Big Ten), 3-0. The first goal came in the 49th minute from senior defender Niall Logue, his second of the season, and kicked off the scoring. Six minutes later, in the 55th minute, senior forward Nate Kohl buried his first of the season. The final tally was off the head of freshman forward Mitch Bergman in the 84th

Men’s soccer: Ohio State shuts out Wright State 2-0 to finish homestand 3-1

In the first matchup between the two teams since 2013, the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1) defeated the Wright State Raiders (1-2-1) 2-0 Monday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Ohio State coach John Bluem said he’s been tinkering with the offense in order to facilitate more offensive opportunities. “We’ve been working on it, we’ve been trying to figure out spacing,” coach John Bluem said. “It’s much easier to defend than it is to become a good attacking team, so I think be pushing our fullbacks a li

Men’s soccer: Coach John Bluem seals 200th victory in 2-0 win over Lehigh

In the first-ever matchup between the men’s soccer teams of Ohio State (2-1) and Lehigh (1-2), the Buckeyes defended their home turf and came away with a 2-0 win Friday. The first goal came after a turnover allowed forward Joshua Jackson-Ketchup to dribble into the box and put it in the net from five yards out in the 18th minute. Jackson-Ketchup wasn’t done, in the 38th minute, from 30 yards out he nails the upper right corner of the net to notch his second goal of the night. “It feels amazin

Men’s soccer: Ohio State prepares for first-ever game against Lehigh

The Ohio State men’s soccer team (1-1) will welcome Lehigh to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Friday evening for what will be the first-ever matchup between the two teams. With no past experience against the Mountain Hawks (1-1), coach John Bluem said the team will rely more heavily on scouting reports from some of the games Lehigh has played earlier this season rather than just drawing from past experience against them. “We’re going to see what we can find out about Lehigh, see if we can get a s