MANSFIELD – It was a night of firsts – achieved and missed – on Monday night at Mansfield Christian School. The Flames girls basketball team won its first game of the season with a 50-32 verdict against the Lucas Cubs. It was the first Mid-Buckeye Conference win for the first-year league member, now 1-3 overall […]
Carl Hunnell, Correspondent
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Powerful Lexington rolls Loudonville, Galion in dual meet wrestling
LEXINGTON – Lexington junior Bailey Faust started and ended the night by beating the best wrestlers Loudonville and Galion had to offer Wednesday night. In between, his teammates also took care of business as the Minutemen demolished two of the better wrestling teams in the area – 51-9 over Loudonville and 58-9 against Galion. Lexington […]
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Experienced Clear Fork races past Crestview in boys basketball opener
BELLVILLE – With their tallest player at 6-3, the Clear Fork Colts will not play above the rim a lot this season. But with six returning and athletic lettermen, the Colts will make many plays up and down the court in a big hurry. That was on clear display Friday night, when the experienced Colts […]
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Ontario seniors lead Lady Warriors past Lexington in girls hoops
ONTARIO – If Jayde Niss and Mackenna Papst attend different colleges next year, odds are they will still know what the other is doing. That’s how well those two must know each other. After helping the Ontario girls soccer team deep into the post-season tournament the last few seasons, the lone seniors on the Lady […]
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Freshman helps Shelby Lady Whippets christen new gym with win over Plymouth
SHELBY – Freshman Jackie Garrett has a long career ahead for the Shelby Lady Whippets. But the 5-foot-4 point guard wasted no time in christening the new high school gymnasium as Shelby cruised past Plymouth, 57-30, in the season opener for both girls basketball teams. Garrett tossed in a three-pointer less than 90 seconds into […]
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Mansfield St. Peter’s, Shelby among 8 teams at Lady Whippets Basketball Preview
SHELBY – Eight teams. Eight quarters. 182 points. One new gymnasium. One new season. That’s how the annual Shelby High School Lady Whippets Basketball Preview added up Friday night inside the beautiful new SHS gymnasium. The eight teams, including Mansfield St. Peter’s and Shelby, each played two quarters, one week before all of Ohio’s girls […]
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Area man’s play about first black football pro gets nationwide recognition
A local labor of love by Jim Stoner is gaining national recognition for a football player many had overlooked or forgotten. NFL Films is airing a segment of “Pioneers and Promos,” based on the life of Wooster native Charles Follis, the first African-American professional football player, a member of the Shelby Blues. The idea for […]
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Mansfield Christian tops Kalida in boys soccer, returns to state Final Four
FINDLAY – Senior Josh Cochran spoke quickly to his little brother, David, as the sophomore prepared to take an indirect kick for Mansfield Christian on Saturday. “They are not marking me that close. Find me over the wall,” he said, hoping to break a scoreless tie against the Kalida Wildcats with just 10 minutes left […]
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History is often made when Mansfield Senior, Madison collide in football
MANSFIELD – Mansfield Senior and Madison first played football against one another way back in 1933, the same year new President Franklin Roosevelt rolled out his New Deal initiatives. It’s unlikely anyone in the stands at Arlin Field on Friday night will recall that titanic struggle, a lopsided 33-6 win by Mansfield Senior. It’s unlikely […]
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Ontario girls soccer team ends great season with regionals loss
SANDUSKY – Ontario girls soccer coach Larry Atkinson has taken his teams to the state Final Four twice in the last four years. His team played in the state title match last year. His Lady Warriors have won six straight district titles. So when Atkinson tells you Rocky River is the best team he has […]