MANSFIELD — The postgame meeting was longer than usual — a lot longer — but the message was simple enough. “We’ve got to do some soul searching,” Mansfield Senior coach J.T. Reese said. And with good reason. The Tygers were outscored 25-14 in the second quarter and could never dig themselves out of the hole […]
Curt Conrad, Correspondent
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History in Plymouth: two juniors reach 1,000 on the same night
PLYMOUTH — It couldn’t have been scripted any better. Tyrell Edmiston and Tyson Beebe, teammates, classmates and best friends — “more like brothers,” Edmiston insisted — each scored his 1,000th career point Tuesday evening in Plymouth’s 74-55 win over visiting Seneca East. And each did it in a way that symbolizes his varsity career. For […]
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Ontario’s Mack is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
ONTARIO — He’s not the biggest player on the floor, but Cameron Mack is perhaps the most comfortable. Whether he’s playing with his back to the basket or facing up on the perimeter, Ontario’s 6-foot-2 forward is always at ease. It was never more evident than last Wednesday, when the Richland Source Athlete of the […]
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Warriors keep on rolling
MADISON TOWNSHIP — If ever a team was primed for a letdown, it was Ontario. The Warriors, however, wouldn’t hear of it. Five players scored in double figures as Ontario rolled to a 67-44 win over Madison on Saturday. The victory capped an emotionally draining four-day stretch for Ontario (17-0). The Warriors, ranked fifth in […]
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Plymouth rocks Cougars, Beebe and Edmiston near 1,000
PLYMOUTH — One 1,000-point scorer is a blessing. Two could be considered an embarrassment of riches. When they are both juniors, well, it’s almost impossible to grasp. Plymouth’s Tyson Beebe scored 23 points and Tyrell Edmiston added 17 as the Big Red rolled to a 70-51 win over visiting Crestview on Friday. Both Beebe and […]
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Former Tyger Keon Johnson making sudden impact
MANSFIELD — The Winthrop University community is quickly finding out what Mansfield Senior fans have known for years. Keon Johnson makes the impossible look ordinary. The undersized Johnson — he’s listed graciously at 5-foot-7 on the Winthrop athletic web site — added yet another clip to his already impressive freshman highlight reel last weekend when […]
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Warriors stop top-ranked Norwalk
ONTARIO — Joe Balogh has won more than 450 game in an illustrious career dating to the mid-1980s, but only a handful of those victories have been as significant as the one Ontario’s veteran coach orchestrated Wednesday night. You’d never know it by listening to the postgame press conference, though. The Warriors, ranked fifth in […]
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Madison’s Fantasia Hood is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Brian Carr doesn’t need to see the stat sheet to tell you just how accurate Fantasia Hood is. Madison’s veteran coach trusts his eyes. “She’s probably the bet outside shooter I’ve coached,” Carr said of the newly-minted Richland Source Athlete of the Week. “If you watch her play, you can see what […]
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Tygers dodge a bullet
ASHLAND — Jalen Reese and Asante’ Wilder switched roles, but the outcome was every bit as favorable for Mansfield Senior on Friday as it was throughout the fall. Reese’s traditional three-point play with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter — a sequence triggered by a Wilder assist — lifted Mansfield Senior to an edge-of-your-seat […]
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Ontario’s Watson is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
ONTARIO — The way Tyler Watson sees it, friendly competition can’t hurt. Ontario swim coach Deb Henry couldn’t agree more. A junior and the Richland Source’s pick for Athlete of the Week, Watson won four events at last weekend’s 36th Ontario Invitational. The Warriors piled up 312.5 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Galion (157.5) for the […]