Curt Conrad, Correspondent

His approach shot on the par 5 second hole was a little unorthodox, but Charles Mikelait couldn’t argue with the result. Nor could Mikelait’s Lexington teammates grumble about the outcome of Thursday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference tournament. Led by Mikelait, whose team-low round of 78 included a better-than-could-be-expected bogey 6 at No. 2, Lex cruised to […]

Pretend for a moment you are a high school quarterback. And not just any quarterback, but the quarterback in charge of Richland County’s most prolific offense. Lined up to your right is wideout Chek Washington, a 6-foot senior who has offers from a handful of Division I schools. To your left is senior Robert Jones, […]

A strong wind blew the rain sideways as Clear Fork’s Luke Watson stepped up to the tenth tee early Friday afternoon at Oak Tree Golf Club. “You better get used to it,” Clear Fork coach Jeff Gottfried shouted through the deluge. “Sectionals are only a couple weeks away.” The annual City Tournament looked and felt […]

Mark Solis’ return to Richland County was a triumphant one. The head coach at Crestview from 1999 to 2003, Solis returned to his roots Friday night, guiding Olentangy to a resounding 48-21 win over Lexington on a crisp Friday night. “It was kind of neat to get back to north central Ohio, being an old […]

Maybe it was serendipity or perhaps it was mere coincidence.  Jalen Reese isn’t sure, but Mansfield Senior’s quarterback can’t help but marvel at how things have worked out. The last time Senior High visited Marion Harding, Reese was an undersized sophomore and the Tygers’ third-string quarterback. The embarrassing 41-6 loss to the Presidents during that […]

Austin Davis ran out of gas before he reached the end zone Friday night, but the Galion defensive end had enough in the tank to propel his Tigers to victory. Davis returned a fumble 93 yards to short-circuit a fourth-quarter Madison drive and Galion held on for a 21-10 win over the visiting Rams at […]

He may only be a junior and a first-year starting quarterback, but Kadin Chrastina understands better than most the significance of crisp autumn Friday nights down in the Clear Fork Valley. Jason Chrastina’s son is well-versed in the proud tradition of Clear Fork football. “Football,” the younger Chrastina said, “is a pretty big deal around […]