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    RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lyne Center when the RedStorm entertains Midway University in a River States Conference basketball doubleheader on Sat., Jan. 25th.
    Members of the 1968-69 men's basketball team – the first to call the building their home – will be introduced in between games of the twinbill, which gets underway with the women's contest at 1 p.m.
    The ceremony itself, which will also include family members of the building's namesake – former Rio Grande football coach, athletic director and president Paul R. Lyne – will begin at approximately 3 p.m., just prior to the start of the men's game.

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chris Somerville earned all-tournament honors and the University of Rio Grande men's bowling team posted a fourth place finish in the Ohio Bowling Conference #3 Tournament, Saturday afternoon, at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl.
    Somerville, a junior from Gallipolis, Ohio, toppled 805 pins over four games for an average of 201.3, earning fourth place in the field of 52 participants.
    Somerville also was responsible for the RedStorm's single-game high with a 235.

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rena Kirts and Tylor Orr each earned a Top 10 finish in leading the University of Rio Grande women's bowling team to a fifth place performance in the Ohio Bowling Conference #3 Tournament, Saturday afternoon, at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl.
    Kirts, a sophomore from London, Ohio, finished ninth with 592 pins toppled in four games for an average of 148, while Orr – a sophomore from Chillicothe, Ohio – also took down 592 pins in four games for an average of 148.
    Orr had Rio's single-game high with a 183.
    As a team, Rio Grande grabbed fifth place with 4,430 pins.

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    WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Fabio Inaba picked up a victory and Zack Collins had a top five outing of his own, leading the University of Rio Grande men's track & field team in the Otterbein Snow Globe Invitational, Saturday afternoon, at the Clements Recreation Center.
    Inaba, a sophomore from Sao Paulo, Brazil, finished first among the 31 competitors in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.64, while Collins – a senior from Newark, Ohio – was fourth in the weight throw with an effort of 14.61m.

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    WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande women's track & field team got a pair of third-place finishes among its trio of Top 10 showings in Saturday's Otterbein Snow Globe Invitational at the Clements Recreation Center.
    Sophomore Sierra Cress (Greenville, OH) took third place in the shot put with a heave of 11.68m, while freshman Kaila Barr (Waverly, OH) did the same in the weight throw with a toss covering 14.41m.

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    BECKLEY, W.Va. – Sophomore standout Gunner Short was back in the lineup for the University of Rio Grande men's basketball team on Thursday night, but his return – and subsequent performance – were overshadowed by a Junior and two freshmen.
    West Virginia University-Tech's Junior Arrey poured in a career-high 35 points, while the freshman duo of Andrew Work and Darrin Martin combined for 35 points of their own, to fuel the Golden Bears in a come-from-behind 84-79 victory over the RedStorm in River States Conference action at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.
    Tech, which won for a third straight and the sixth straight time against Rio, improved to 11-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play.
    The RedStorm fell to 9-12 overall and 2-5 in league play with the loss.

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    BECKLEY, W.Va. – The University of Rio Grande had an opportunity to forge a tie with West Virginia University-Tech for the best record in the River States Conference East Division, as well as the best record in the league overall.
    Unfortunately, though, some serious offensive damage over the middle two quarters allowed the Golden Bears to grab a stranglehold on the inside track toward a division title and conference regular season championship, while also buckling themselves into the driver's seat in regard to both.
    Rio Grande sliced a 21-point third quarter deficit down to just six twice in the final three minutes, but Tech weathered the RedStorm comeback bid en route to an eventual 102-89 win, Thursday night, at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.
    WVU-Tech improved to 14-6 overall and 7-0 in conference play with the win – its eight consecutive victory and third straight triumph over Rio in the all-time series between the two schools.
    The RedStorm, who lost for the second time in three outings on the heels of a six-game winning streak, slipped to 12-8 overall and 5-2 in the RSC – two full games behind the Golden Bears for the RSC East lead and the league's top record.

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande men's bowling team posted a 13th place finish following Sunday's final round of the Buckeye Baker Classic at HP Lanes.
    The RedStorm toppled 6,158 pins over the course of the two-day event, which featured 16 schools.

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande women's bowling team rolled its way to an 11th place finish following Sunday's conclusion of the Buckeye Baker Classic at HP Lanes.
    The RedStorm knocked down 5,361 pins in the two-day event, which included 13 schools.

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    NEW ALBANY, Ind. – University of Rio Grande men's basketball coach Ken French watched his short-handed RedStorm give maximum effort in a win at Brescia University on Thursday night.
    French's squad came up with the same kind of showing against a much better foe on Saturday afternoon, but the inability to hang on to the basketball prevented his club from recording a monumental upset.
    Indiana University Southeast overcame a seven-point halftime deficit and survived would-be game-winning shots at the end of both regulation and the first overtime session before pulling away in the second extra period for an 88-78 win in River States Conference action at the IUS Activities Building.
    The Grenadiers, who received votes in the most recent NAIA Division II coaches' poll, improved to 12-5 overall and 5-1 in league play with the victory.
    Rio Grande slipped to 9-11 overall and 2-4 in the RSC with the loss.