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‘We’re still here’ — Badin batters Talawanda in second half and earns spot in D-III district finals

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Badin High School's Ava O'Hara (right) celebrates Feb. 25, 2026, at the end of a Division III district girls basketball semifinal against Talawanda at Princeton. Badin won 46-27. RICK CASSANO/STAFF

SHARONVILLE — Ava O’Hara just needed the ball and a few seconds on the clock.

The victory wasn’t secured when the Badin High School freshman buried a 35-foot bomb at the third-quarter buzzer Wednesday night. But it was a special moment for O’Hara, who walked right into a

 
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