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Basketball and Fires

This past weekend I shot the Ohio University vs. Appalachian State University on Nov. 15th, our second game in the Convo this year. Freshmen Ryan Taylor lead the team by scoring 21 points and Freshman Antonino Campbell scored 13 points that brought OU to a final winning score of 73-47. It was also energetic Saul Phillips's, Ohio University's new basketball coach that previously coached for the North Dakota State Bisons, second home game for the season. 

On the very beginning of this week, I woke up abruptly around 7:30 to a message from my editor about a fire on West Union. I left within minutes to find firefighters still fighting the remaining hotspots. 

Ohio Bobcats new head coach Saul Phillips, formerly the North Dakota State University coach, cheers on his team from the sidelines during the second half the game. Ohio Bobcats beat Appalachian State Mountaineers 73 to 47 at a home game in the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio on Nov. 15, 2014. 

Ohio Bobcats guard Ryan Taylor (14) handles the ball while Appalachian State Mountaineers guard Jake Babic (25) follows him.

Ohio Bobcats forward Wadly Mompremier (4) goes for a slam drunk while Appalachian State Mountaineers guard Jake Babic (25) tries to block him.

Right, Appalachian State Mountaineers forward Tommy Spagnolo (15) knocks the ball out of Ohio Bobcats guard Mike Laster's (24) hands during the first half of the game. 



Fire fighters of the Athens Fire Department assess the damage on top of Jackie O's Pub and Brewery on Sunday morning on Nov. 16, 2014. 

Water flows through the Union Bar & and Grill as the Athens Fire Department puts out a fire that started earlier this morning on Nov. 16, 2014. "The Union" was a popular bar for locals and students alike. Sunday morning, its Facebook page said that The Union as we know it no longer exists.

Five businesses on were heavily affected by the fire during the early morning on Nov. 16, 2014. 

Fire fighters put out a fire that started Sunday morning on West Union St. on Nov. 16, 2014.