ASHLAND — Early miscues haunted the Eagles on Saturday against heavyweight Grand Valley. Ashland had a pass intercepted in the end zone on its first possession and misfired on a short field goal in the second quarter in a 20-10 loss to the sixth-ranked Lakers at Jack Miller Stadium.
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Opening Act: Local grads fuel 13th-ranked AU in Thursday night’s opener against No. 25 IUP
ASHLAND — The nationally-ranked Ashland University football team will be put to the test early this season. The No. 13 Eagles will host No. 25 Indiana (Pa.) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jack Miller Stadium.
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Birds of a Feather: Loudonville grad Lemke looking to re-establish Redbirds
LOUDONVILLE — New Loudonville football coach Keith Lemke hopes a few trips down the Mohican River will lead to more wins along the banks of the Black Fork. The 2012 Loudonville graduate and longtime assistant was hand-picked to replace north central Ohio legend Ed Honabarger, who reluctantly stepped down after two seasons because of changes […]
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Ashland sweeps team titles at 38th Forest Pruner Invitational
OLIVESBURG — The Arrows brought their brooms to Friday’s 38th Forest Pruner Invitational. Ashland swept the girls and boys team titles at the 13-team event at Crestivew High School.
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Ashland’s Lacey selected to girls All-Ohio first team in Division III
COLUMBUS — Kennedy Lacey’s game keeps evolving and her star keeps rising. The Ashland forward was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division III when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division I-III teams were unveiled Tuesday.
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‘Bittersweet:’ Falcons fall in Final Four
The Hillsdale Falcons came up short in a Division VII state semifinal against Kalida, but the loss couldn’t diminish the historic season.
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Hillsdale spanks Tiffin Calvert to reach Elite Eight
BARBERTON — For just the second time in program history, the Falcons are Elite. Lowen Ferguson and Knox Lewis each scored 17 points as Hillsdale thundered to a dominant, 67-45 win over Tiffin Calvert in a Division VII regional semifinal boys basketball game on Jack Greynolds Court.
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‘Proud to be a Falcon’: Hillsdale falls to St. Henry in Division VII state final
CANTON — Hillsdale’s dream of a state championship was dashed, but the Falcons left Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium with no regrets. “It’s sad it didn’t end the way we wanted it to,” senior linebacker Brady Heller said after Saturday’s 37-3 loss to St. Henry in the Division VII final, “but I still think […]
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Another MAC heavyweight awaits Hillsdale in Division VII title game
JEROMESVILLE — St. Henry’s championship pedigree speaks for itself. While fellow Midwest Athletic Conference powerhouse Marion Local has reigned over Ohio small-school football since the dawn of the new millennia, it was St. Henry that put the MAC on the map in the 1990s.
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Eagles clipped by top-ranked Ferris State
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ashland awakened a sleeping giant. The 18th-ranked Eagles jumped to a first-quarter lead before top-ranked Ferris State roared to a 56-24 win in the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs at snowy Top Taggart Field.