LEXINGTON — The weather finally cooperated Friday afternoon, so Lady Lex exchanged their umbrellas for brooms. Lexington rallied for a 2-1 win over Madison in the first game of a rare Ohio Cardinal Conference doubleheader before cruising to a 6-0 victory in the nightcap. The two-game home-and-home series was originally scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, […]
Curt Conrad, Correspondent
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300 and counting
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Doug Rickert prefers to downplay his success but Madison’s veteran skipper couldn’t keep Saturday’s milestone victory under his baseball cap for long. Rickert joined an exclusive fraternity when the Rams knocked off Grafton Midview 11-1 over the weekend. The win was Rickert’s 300th in a career that began in 1999. “What does […]
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OCC race heats up as Lex tops Madison
LEXINGTON — The reigning Ohio Cardinal Conference champion isn’t ready to relinquish its crown without a fight. Defending champ Lexington jumped on OCC front-runner Madison for four first-inning runs and cruised to an 8-1 win on a chilly and blustery Thursday afternoon. The Minutemen (11-5, 7-2) ran their winning streak to seven in a row […]
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Clear Fork’s Taylor Kline adds to steals record
BELLVILLE — Jeff Gottfried doesn’t need a stopwatch. Clear Fork’s veteran coach trusts his eyes. What Gottfried’s eyes have told him for the past three-plus seasons is that leadoff hitter Taylor Kline is fast. And not just game-changing fast, but once-in-a-generation fast. Going into Tuesday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference showdown with league-leading Ashland, the Richland Source […]
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Senior High’s Blackstone signs with Miami
MANSFIELD — Hutch Blackstone will hang up his soccer cleats and shoulder pads for good. Mansfield Senior’s three-sport standout will spend the next four years focusing all of his efforts on the pool. An All-Ohioan in football and swimming and an Ohio Cardinal Conference first team selection in soccer, Blackstone ended what had become a […]
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Colts power past Lady Lex
BELLVILLE — There’s more to Clear Fork than slap hits and stolen bases. The Colts broke out the heavy lumber on a chilly but cloudless Wednesday afternoon, pounding out four extra base hits in a run rule-shortened 15-2 win over Ohio Cardinal Conference nemesis Lexington. Clear Fork (11-3, 5-3) avenged Tuesday’s 7-3 loss to its […]
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Madison’s Douglas is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Frank Douglas doesn’t look like a typical hurdler, but there is nothing typical about Madison’s junior sensation. The Richland Source Athlete of the Week, Douglas had a big weekend at one of the state’s biggest meets. He finished second in the 300 meter hurdles and third in the 110 meter hurdles at […]
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Minutemen rally past Colts
LEXINGTON — Adam Johnson continued his assault on the baseball Tuesday at Lexington High School. A senior, Johnson stroked three extra-base hits and the Minutemen rallied for an 8-6 win over backyard and Ohio Cardinal Conference rival Clear Fork. Lex (6-5, 5-2) and the Colts (6-6, 2-5) will complete the home-and-home series at Clear Fork […]
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Shelby’s Stine leaps to Mehock gold
MANSFIELD — Shelby’s Cody Stine struck gold on a sun-soaked Saturday afternoon at Malabar Intermediate School. A junior, Stine matched his season best with a leap of 6-feet, 6-inches to win the high jump competition at the 82nd Mehock Relays. He out-jumped highly-regarded Steele Wasik of Lakewood St. Edward’s to reach the top of the […]
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Colts run wild in win over Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Clear Fork coach Jeff Gottfried swung open the corral gates and the Colts ran wild. Clear Fork stole 11 bases Friday afternoon and completed the home-and-home sweep of Madison with a 7-3 win in Ohio Cardinal Conference action at Madison. The Colts improved to 9-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference. The […]