MANSFIELD –Ashland’s Sean Seder barely had to move out of his coaching chair Saturday during the finals of the Ohio Cardinal Conference wrestling tournament. With 12 of his wrestlers battling for titles, the chair — and the tournament — again belonged to the Seder and his Arrows. Ashland dominated the seven team field, winning six […]
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Lexington win over Wooster sets up OCC title showdown
LEXINGTON — You know it’s a wild season in the Ohio Cardinal Conference when Mansfield Senior roots for Lexington. But that will be the case next Friday when the Minutemen host Mount Vernon. A Lexington win, coupled with a Mansfield Senior win on Saturday against Madison, would mean a three-way atop the final conference standings. […]
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Lexington coach records 100th career win with victory over Ashland
LEXINGTON — There was no PA announcement. No post-game ceremony. It’s likely most in the game at Lexington High School left afterward not knowing they had seen a milestone. With a 70-51 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Ashland on Friday night, Lexington coach Scott Hamilton posted his 100th career victory in just his sixth season. […]
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St. Peter’s comeback upends Mansfield Christian
MANSFIELD — The state’s top-ranking in Division IV this week doesn’t increase the size of the target painted on Mansfield St. Peter’s basketball team. “Whatever we are ranked, it doesn’t matter, people want to beat St. Peter’s,” Spartans coach Joe Jakubick said. Case in point came Tuesday night as cross-town rival Mansfield Christian pushed St. […]
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Stover, Lexington complete series sweep of Madison
LEXINGTON — Cade Stover has come a long way from the young man who thought he might play JV basketball as a freshman. By the time he’s done, the muscular, 6-foot-5 junior and Division I football recruit may stand alone in the storied history of Lexington High School basketball. Stover was honored before Friday’s home […]
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Youth leads Temple Christian past Mansfield Christian
MANSFIELD — Temple Christian watched Mansfield Christian honor its four seniors before the game. After that, youth was served Monday night as the Crusaders knocked off the Flames for the second time this season, 49-38. A pair of TC underclassmen, sophomore point guard Jenna Wolford and junior forward Carmen Giess, combined for 29 points to […]
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Shelby battles back, but falls to Sandusky
SHELBY — It took Sandusky about an hour to come to Shelby on Friday night. The Whippets’ road back in a 59-56 loss to the Blue Streaks must have seemed a lot longer. That’s because Shelby, which trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, battled back to regain the lead in […]
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Late foul shots carry Lexington past Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The way Lexington was shooting and missing free throws, it would be a tough sell to convince someone the Minutemen would beat Madison at the line on Thursday. But after hitting just 8 of 22 from the stripe the first three quarters, Lexington nailed 9 of 10 in the final 3:35 to […]
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Keith Jackson: We have lost the voice of a generation
If I ever hear the voice of God, I believe it will sound like Keith Jackson. I can only hope that angelic voice won’t be saying, “Hold the phonnnnne!,” a staple from the colorful, venerable sports broadcaster who left this Earth on Friday at the age of 89. To any college football fan who came of […]
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Youth leads Madison past Mansfield Senior in girls hoops, 61-53
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Leah Boggs, Chesney Davis and Kari Eckenwiler aren’t old enough to get a driver’s license yet. But that didn’t stop the talented trio from driving Mansfield Senior crazy on Saturday afternoon during a 61-53 Madison girls basketball victory. The three Rams, a sophomore and two freshmen, combined to score 45 points as […]