INDIANAPOLIS — The Ashland University men’s basketball season came to a sudden end Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. The Eagles dropped a tough, 71-70 decision to Ferris State at the Division II NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament quarterfinals. Coach John Ellenwood’s squad finished the campaign with a 22-10 record. Third-seeded Ashland got off to a solid start, edging […]
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Crestview clinches Firelands Conference boys basketball crown
NEW LONDON — Crestview left no doubt whatsoever about its designs on a Firelands Conference championship. The Cougars hammered New London 70-25 in a road conference win Friday night to wrap up the school’s first boys basketball league title in 23 years. Coach John Kurtz’s team roared to a 24-0 first-quarter lead and never looked […]
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Hillsdale clinches home playoff game with beating of Rittman
RITTMAN — Hillsdale will not only be doing a postseason dance, the Falcons will be doing it at home. Coach Trevor Cline’s club pounded Rittman 42-7 on Friday night to lock up a top-8 spot in Division VII, Region 25. That means a home playoff game in Jeromesville next week for the Falcons (6-4 overall, […]
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Falcons pound Waynedale to set up monster WCAL showdown
JEROMESVILLE — The Hillsdale football team is on some kind of a roll. The Falcons have won four straight and have thrust themselves into a shot at the Wayne County Athletic League title. Coach Trevor Cline’s club hammered Waynedale 36-0 on Friday night to improve to 5-3 overall, 3-1 in the WCAL. That victory sets […]
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Wooster claims OCC girls tennis title
WOOSSTER — The Wooster Generals dominated the Ohio Cardinal Conference girls tennis season, and swept the league’s awards, too. The following results were released by the conference on Friday. Team winner: Wooster 2nd Place- Ashland 3rd Place- Lexington 4th Place- Mount Vernon 5th Place- Madison 6th Place- New Philadelphia 7th Place- West Holmes 8th Place- […]
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Hillsdale puts Smithville away in thrilling OT finish
SMITHVILLE — Jake Hoverstock fired a 17-yard TD pass to Braylen Jarvis with A.J. Brown tacking on the extra point, and the Hillsdale defense stuffed Smithville on the ensuing possession to give the Falcons a seat-squirming 28-21 overtime victory. Hoverstock ran for 122 yards and a TD, and added 150 yards passing on just seven […]
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HIllsdale topples Dalton in Wayne County Athletic League action
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale evened its record and stung conference rival Dalton in the process with a 27-12 win during Friday night’s Wayne County Athletic League fracas in Jeromesville. Falcons’ quarterback Jake Hoverstock ran for 136 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the game away. He also passed for 95 yards, […]
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Loudonville defense stifles Hillsdale in shutout performance
LOUDONVILLE — It’s beginning to look a lot like Loudonville teams of old in southern Ashland County. On Friday night the Redbirds turned to their defense, and they in turn turned out the lights on Hillsdale’s offense to record a 14-0 victory. Quarterback Matt Sprang scored on a 3-hard blast in the waning seconds of […]
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Hoverstock’s 3 TDs power Hillsdale past Black River in season opener
JEROMESVILLE — Jake Hoverstock was ready for the high school football season to begin. The senior standout accounted for 226 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to help Hillsdale pull away from an early tie to dismiss Black River 34-6 in Friday night’s season-opening football game for both schools. Hoverstock ran for 107 yards and 2 […]
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Ashland girls hang on to big early lead in win over Lexington
LEXINGTON — Ashland’s Makaree Chapman scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Arrows held off a furious second-half rally to drop Lexington 61-57 for a Saturday night road win in Ohio Cardinal Conference action. The Arrows raced to a 24-14 first-quarter lead, and expanded the margin to 45-21 at halftime. But Lady Lex […]