Jacob Benge’s Spectrum News 1 portfolio
Published headlines and links to stories I’ve reported on for Spectrum News 1 Ohio.
- Sury’s 17 sends Waterford to girls state tournament championship March 14, 2024
- Brandewie scores 18 2nd-half points as Fort Loramie stages comeback March 14, 2024
- Grant’s 22 points helps Columbus Africentric return to state championship March 14, 2024
- Ottawa-Glandorf outlasts Portsmouth to advance to 4th state championship March 14, 2024
- Meyer’s late layup lifts Shaker Heights Laurel to first state championship March 15, 2024
- Cincinnati Purcell Marian advances to third-straight girls state championship March 15, 2024
- Olmsted Falls pulls away, beats Rocky River Magnificat in girls state semifinal March 15, 2024
- Martin sets girls D1 semifinal scoring record in Springboro’s win over Pickerington Central March 15, 2024
- Fort Loramie captures Division IV girls state championship March 16, 2024
- Columbus Africentric goes back to back, wins record 9th girls state championship March 16, 2024
- Wigton’s 3 sends Berlin Hiland past Lima Central Catholic in 2OT of boys state Semifinal March 22, 2024
- Avon claims first state championship in school history with 20-13 win over Cincinnati Anderson Dec. 6, 2024
- Maria Stein Marion Local wins 4th-consecutive state championship in record-breaking fashion over Jeromesville Hillsdale Dec. 6, 2024
- Fourth-quarter comeback propels Columbus Bishop Watterson to third state championship Dec. 6, 2024
- Coldwater clinches 8th state championship in 31-7 win over Kirtland Dec. 7, 2024
- Powell Olentangy Liberty beats Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 28-14 to win first state championship Dec. 7, 2024
- Gnadenhutten Indian Valley tops Sandusky Perkins 37-36 to win 1st state championship Dec. 7, 2024
- Ironton pulls away from Liberty Center 28-17 to win first state championship since 1989 Dec. 8, 2024
- Cincinnati Purcell Marian wins 4th straight state championship March 14, 2025
- Bellevue wins 1st state championship in school history March 14, 2025
- Undefeated Winton Woods wins first state championship March 15, 2025
- Portsmouth wins school’s 1st state championship March 15, 2025
- Columbus Grove leads wire to wire, wins 1st state championship March 15, 2025
- Waterford captures first state championship since 2022 March 15, 2025
- Pickerington Central outlasts Cincinnati Princeton, wins 8th state championship March 15, 2025
- PHOTOS: OHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships March 16, 2025
- OHSAA girls basketball state championships weekend recap March 17, 2025
- Avon repeats as D-II state champion Dec. 4, 2025
- Cleveland Glenville beats Shelby, wins third D-IV state title in 4 years Dec. 5, 2025
- Columbus Bishop Watterson wins back-to-back D-III state championships Dec. 5, 2025
- Lewis Center Olentangy Orange cap perfect season with 1st state championship Dec. 5, 2025
- St. Henry wins first D-VII state championship since 2006 Dec. 6, 2025
- Kirtland beats Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 41-6 in D-VI championship Dec. 6, 2025
- Liberty Center wins second D-V championship Dec. 6, 2025
- Shaker Heights Laurel wins first state championship March 13, 2026
- Dayton Chaminade Julienne outlasts Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary to win D-III state championship March 13, 2026
- Homan’s 20 lifts St. Henry to first state championship March 14, 2026
- Miller’s double-double, defense lift Strasburg-Franklin to first state championship March 14, 2026
- Portsmouth repeats as D-V state champion March 14, 2026
- Akron Archbishop Hoban wins first state championship since 1988 March 14, 2026
- Unbeaten Kettering Fairmont outlasts Cincinnati Princeton in OT to win state championship March 15, 2026
- Cincinnati Wyoming wins first state championship March 20, 2026
- Dennis’ late bucket lifts Trotwood-Madison to D-III state championship March 20, 2026
- Cleveland Heights Lutheran East becomes first school to win four-straight state championships March 21, 2026
- Delphos St. John’s completes perfect season, wins D-VII state championship March 21, 2026
- Hiland outlasts Marion Local in 2OT, wins D-VI state championship March 21, 2026
- Massillon Washington builds 15-point comeback, wins first state championship in OT March 22, 2026
- Cincinnati Princeton wins first state championship March 22, 2026
- OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Roundup March 23, 2026