Girls Basketball

‘We knew what it took’ — Talawanda steps up down the stretch and tops Badin for sweet rivalry win

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Talawanda High School's Bella Cobb (left) and Badin's Blake Sakach work for a rebound Feb. 9, 2026, during a girls basketball game at Talawanda. The host Brave won 47-42. RICK CASSANO/STAFF

OXFORD — Zach Stapleton watched his Talawanda High School girls basketball team play the survival game Monday night.

It was a mistake-filled, rough-and-tumble affair with Butler County rival Badin and Stapleton’s Brave were down early in the fourth quarter, but they proved to be better when they needed to be

 
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