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    Archdeacon: Why Ron Anslinger is — and always will be — Miamisburg’s Real Viking
    Miamisburg High School boys basketball scorekeeper tallies the scorebook after the Vikings game against Kings on Feb. 17, 2026. Anslinger has kept the book for the boys basketball program for more than 55 years. TOM ARCHDEACON / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Archdeacon: Flyers find their joy again in victory against Davidson
    Dayton's Jaiun Simon scores against Davidson on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff
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    Credit: David Jablonski

    Archdeacon: They didn’t share a language, but they shared a jersey — and that was enough
    The Springfield High School boys soccer team stands together arm-in-arm before their game on Aug.  26, 2025 at Springboro. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Archdeacon: The RedHawks are unbeaten, Millett is packed, and Travis Steele lost his seat
    Miami fans in the student section cheer during a game against Ohio on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at Millett Hall in Oxford. David Jablonski/Staff
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    Credit: David Jablonski

    Archdeacon: A party with pizza, turnovers and a record crowd
    Dayton's Nicole Stephens shoots the ball during their game against Duquesne on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 at UD Arena. ERIK SCHELKUN / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: Erik Schelkun

    Archdeacon: The ‘huge presence’ of 92-year-old Darrell Hedric
    Darrell Hedric with his greatest recruit, Ron Harper out of Dayton’s Kiser High, who led Miami to three straight NCAA Tournaments, became the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounders and go on to the NBA, where he won five NBA titles: three as a Chicago Bull where he started in the backcourt alongside Michael Jordan and two starting alongside fellow guard Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers. Harper was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters two weeks ago at Millett Hall and he wanted his now 92-year-old coach at his side. MIAMI ATHLETICS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: Scott Kissell

    Archdeacon: You Lickliter? ‘Oh hell no!’
    Sam Lickliter referees an Indiana men's basketball game with Hoosiers coach Bobby Knight, his longtime friend and combatant, manning the sidelines in the 1990s. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Archdeacon: Dayton basketball “kind of lost our swagger”
    Dayton players leave the court after a victory against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff
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    Credit: David Jablonski

    Archdeacon: Ron Harper feels the magic of Millett once again
    Miami legend Ron Harper interacts with fans before their game against Northern Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Millett Hall. Harper was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university. JEREMY MILLER / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: JEREMY MILLER

    Archdeacon: Mama and Miss Jones, a Wright State double team like no other
    Wright State men's basketball athletic trainer LaShaunta' Jones (left) leans on a Gatorade jug during their game against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 21, 2025 at the Nutter Center. JOSEPH R. CRAVEN / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: Joseph R. Craven