BELLVILLE – Clear Fork football coach Dave Carroll didn’t hesitate Friday night when asked what legacy his four-member senior class will leave behind. “Their legacy is they are great young men and that way over-trumps being a great football player or a great athlete,” the veteran coach said. “They have not exhibited one ounce of […]
Carl Hunnell, Correspondent
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St. Peter’s tops Mansfield Christian for third time in girls soccer, advances in tournament
MANSFIELD – Mansfield St. Peter’s scored only three goals in 240 minutes of girls’ soccer this season against Mansfield Christian. Fortunately for the Lady Spartans, it was enough to earn a trio of 1-0 victories against the Lady Flames, the latest and final coming Tuesday night in a Division III sectional tournament game. The win […]
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South Central channels Woody Hayes in comeback football win over Crestview
ASHLAND – Facing a one-touchdown deficit at halftime at Crestview on Friday night, South Central football coach Wayne Hinkle channeled his inner Woody Hayes for his Trojans. “I got on the guys and told them there were two things an old school coach named Woody Hayes said you had to do to win football games […]
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Young Mansfield Christian girls soccer team coming of age, tops Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD – Mansfield Christian lost 12 players from last year’s district runner-up girls soccer team. But the youngsters taking their place served notice again Thursday night the future remains bright for the Flames. Sophomore forward Allie Malyer scored two goals and an MCS team with just two seniors made it stand up during a 2-0 […]
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Mistakes cost Lex in 30-14 football loss to Orrville
LEXINGTON – Taylor Gerhardt had a tough love message for his winless Lexington Minutemen on Friday night after a 30-14 loss to Orrville in an Ohio Cardinal Conference football game. “We are making too many mistakes. We are making too many of the same mistakes. We have too many missed assignments,” the first-year head coach […]
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Long, hard week for Clear Fork ends with 42-18 win at Ontario
ONTARIO – A long, hot and painful week down in the Valley ended in a post-game celebration for the Clear Fork Colts. One week after surrendering a huge lead in a loss to Fredericktown, the young Colts pounded the Ontario Warriors, 42-18, in a non-league football game Friday night. “It was a tough week down […]
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Ontario finds its answer at QB in season-opening football win at Lexington
LEXINGTON – Fans may have wondered how Ontario would replace graduated quarterback Tyler Boatwright, who passed for 1,848 yards and 11 TDs a year ago. But Ontario coach Scott Kreger knew the Warriors had an answer in junior Alex Vredenburgh. The 5-11, 165-pound junior completed nine of 13 passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns […]
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Madison freshman scores three goals in girls soccer win against Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD – Tara Andrews was just one of five freshmen the Madison Lady Rams started Thursday evening against Mansfield Senior at the Malabar Soccer Complex. But after she turned a hat trick with three goals in an 8-1 Madison victory, it’s clear Andrews is no ordinary freshman. “Tara has started for us since day one,” […]
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Young Lexington team learns lessons in exhibition ‘loss’ to state power Kenton
LEXINGTON – State football powerhouse Kenton often blows away experienced teams that have spent much time preparing for the no-huddle, pass-happy Wildcats. So imagine the predicament Lexington faced Friday night at home in a pre-season clash with no specific preparation and a 53-man roster that includes 41 sophomores and freshmen. Despite being outscored 29-0 in […]
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Youthful Madison Lady Rams drop OCC soccer opener at Ashland
ASHLAND – His young team is 0-1-1 after two matches. But Madison girls soccer coach Steve Crist isn’t the least bit worried. That’s because the eighth-year head coach knows his Lady Rams, with just three seniors on the team, are merely experiencing some growing pains. Crist was upbeat Thursday evening after his club dropped a […]