MANSFIELD — Welcome back, Robert Jones. Quarterback Jalen Reese and offensive coordinator Jeff Soliday couldn’t be any happier to have you back. Mansfield Senior’s 6-foot-7 wideout caught three touchdown passes and the fourth-seeded Tygers flexed their defensive muscle with a 24-0 whitewashing of No. 5 seed Pataskala Licking Heights in a Division II, Region 5 […]
Curt Conrad, Correspondent
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Crew Stadium, title game await Flames
Map: Columbus Crew Stadium Mansfield Christian School MANSFIELD — David Cochran will return to the scene of his crime Saturday night. Cochran and his Mansfield Christian teammates will play for a Division III state championship at 7 p.m. Saturday against Summit Country Day at Crew Stadium in Columbus. The last time Cochran, a sophomore forward, […]
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Flames torch Hawken, advance to state title game
MACEDONIA — Hugs had been exchanged and photographs snapped when Mansfield Christian coach Jesse Rider finally had the opportunity to address his team on a rainy yet unseasonably warm November night at Nordonia High School. “You have a game Saturday at Crew Stadium,” the 2002 MCS graduate and first-year coach said emphatically. The comment was […]
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Oh, brother! Family ties bind Flames
MANSFIELD — Samuel Paul didn’t want to get too far ahead of himself, but Mansfield Christian’s talented sophomore midfielder couldn’t help it. Paul had just scored the game-winning goal in last week’s 2-1 regional semifinal victory over Elyria Catholic when he was asked about the possibility of playing in the Final Four. That possibility became […]
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Lex girls, boys shine at state
KIRKERSVILLE — It may not have been the storybook ending Lillian Freundlich had hoped for but considering the nightmarish beginning, Lexington’s senior standout couldn’t have asked for anything more. Freundlich and her Lady Lex teammates rebounded from a sluggish start to finish fourth in the team standings in the Division II race at the state […]
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Tygers make history in win over Madison
MANSFIELD — Traevon Dickerson’s unmistakable bleach blonde mohawk stood out over the roiling sea of Orange and Brown that flooded Arlin Field on an unseasonably mild Friday night. Mansfield Senior had just put the finishing touches on a history-making 45-16 victory over crosstown rival Madison — a win made possible thanks in no small part […]
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Flames get past Elyria, advance to Elite Eight
ASHLAND — Sammy-on-the-spot saved the day and sent Mansfield Christian to the Elite Eight. Samuel Paul, a sophomore midfielder known to all as Sammy, scored a goal from about 25 yards out with 5:21 remaining in regulation and the Flames held on for a 2-1 win over Elyria Catholic in a Division III regional semifinal […]
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Warriors oust Colts
ASHLAND — The wind howled, the temperature dipped and Ontario earned a measure of revenge. Playing with the wind at their backs, the Warriors scored three second-half goals for a 3-0 win over Richland County rival Clear Fork in a Division II district championship match at Ashland’s Community Stadium. Ontario (15-2-2) will play Rocky River […]
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Lex boys, girls headed to state
TIFFIN — Denise Benson is going to be busy during the upcoming week, but Lexington’s cross country coach wouldn’t want it any other way. Benson will be preparing two teams for the state cross country meet at National Trail Raceway in Hebron after both her boys and girls teams earned berths at Saturday’s Division II […]
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Tygers clinch at least a share of OCC title
LEXINGTON — When opportunity knocked, Marvin Parker kicked down the door. A 6-foot, 181-pound sophomore, Parker had his coming out party Friday night as Mansfield Senior clinched at least a share of its second straight Ohio Cardinal Conference crown with a 44-7 win over Lexington. The Tygers (9-0, 6-0) can claim an outright OCC title […]