Clear Fork coach Brittany Bechtel wasn’t worried about Clyde’s strategy during their girls soccer Division II district semifinal Tuesday night. “We don’t worry so much about what the other team is doing. We tell our girls all the time that if they just play their game, we can play with any team in the state,” […]
Carl Hunnell, Correspondent
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Ontario hammers Norwalk, sets up showdown with Clear Fork
Ontario has been waiting all season for a possible girls soccer district championship match against Clear Fork. In less than one half on Tuesday night, junior Abbey Brokaw moved it from possible to certain. Browkaw scored three goals and assisted on a fourth during the first 40 minutes of a resounding 6-2 win against Norwalk […]
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Clear Fork hammers Mansfield Senior in girls soccer tournament
Sensational Clear Fork sophomore Jordyne Helinski had her arm in a sling Wednesday night, forced to watch and cheer for her teammates in a Division II girls soccer sectional title game against Mansfield Senior. Those teammates made sure it won’t be the last game Helinski gets to enjoy this season – though she will likely […]
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Clear Fork edges Ontario, 1-0, in battle of girls soccer powers
Clear Fork won the battle on the pitch against Ontario in a match between two of the top girls soccer programs in Ohio. But the Lady Colts may have suffered the kind of casualty in a physical confrontation on Saturday afternoon that could cost them an upcoming tournament war. Clear Fork scored the only goal […]
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Clear Fork’s Chrastina does it all in win against Madison
It’s only a rumor Kadin Chrastina directed the Clear Fork Marching Band at halftime. But the truth is that’s the only time the junior left the field on Friday night. All the 6-1, 170-pound quarterback/defensive back/kicker/punter did while on the field was account for 361 yards from the line of scrimmage, rushing for three TDs […]
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Ashland edges Lex, 2-1, to claim OCC boys soccer title
During 160 minutes of boys soccer this season, Lexington and Ashland were separated by just one goal. But that one-goal difference resulted in a 2-1 Arrows win against the Minutemen on Tuesday night in the Ohio Cardinal Conference tournament championship game. It earned top-seeded Ashland (9-4-3 overall, 8-0-2 in the league) its second straight OCC […]
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Lexington stuns top-seeded Clear Fork in OCC girls soccer semifinal
One would think a penalty kick shootout would be a soccer goalkeeper’s biggest nightmare. But not for Lexington girls coach Roxanne Drueschler – and certainly not for her Lady Lex players. That’s because Lexington used the PK shootout again Monday night in stunning top-seeded Clear Fork in the Ohio Cardinal Conference semifinals – just four […]
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Ontario and Upper Sandusky slosh to 2-2 tie in boys soccer
ONTARIO – After a scoreless first half, and a heavy rain opening up, Ontario boys soccer coch Greg Fraley had a simple message for his team. “I told them to have fun,” Fraley said. “If you can’t have fun, there is no reason to be on a soccer field.” With players on both teams sloshing, […]
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8th-ranked Ontario wins easily on Senior Night
One by one, the eight Ontario senior soccer players strolled across the field Thursday evening with their parents. As biographical information was announced for each during the pre-game, it was clear these Warriors each had diverse interests. One thing they all have in common – they play winning soccer. The winning continued unabated on Senior […]
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Clear Fork bounces back with big win at Lexington, 49-21
Junior quarterback Kadin Chrastina heard the negative comments. Sophomore receiver/defensive back Silas Finley heard them, too. So did head head coach Dave Carroll. One week after the Clear Fork absorbed a 40-0 loss at Mansfield Senior, the Colts unloaded on the Lexington Minutemen, handing out a 49-21 beating of their own. Afterward, while […]