GALION — He doesn’t own blue overalls or wear a red conductor’s cap with the letter ‘M’ stitched on the front, but Mario Davison has played like Super Mario lately. Mansfield Senior’s three-year starting point guard, Davison scored a career high 20 points as the Tygers advanced with a 56-47 win over Ohio Cardinal Conference […]
Curt Conrad, Correspondent
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OHSAA unveils new competitive balance proposal
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association will try to level the playing field one more time. The OHSAA’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a competitive balance proposal Tuesday that would determine which division each member school is placed in for tournaments in most team sports. The measure, which was brought to the Board […]
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Lexington hires new football coach
LEXINGTON — Most of his assistant coaching career was spent on the defensive side of the ball, but new Lexington head coach Taylor Gerhardt isn’t about to limit himself. “A lot of time you will hear a coach say, ‘I’m a defensive guy,’ or ‘I’m an offensive guy,’ ” Gerhardt said Tuesday evening. “As a […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Palser is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
MANSFIELD — As impressive as he was during any of his three victories leading up to Saturday night’s Division I state championship bout, Mansfield Senior’s Jesse Palser was even more admirable after his lone defeat. A junior, Palser had just lost a heart-breaker in the 170 pound finals to projected state champ and undefeated senior […]
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So close: Mansfield Senior’s Palser falls in final
COLUMBUS — For someone who had come excruciatingly close to winning a state championship only to see the opportunity slip away, Jesse Palser was remarkably even tempered. Mansfield Senior’s unflappable junior, who upset a pair of returning state placers during an improbable run to the Division I 170-pound title match, dropped a heart-breaking 3-2 ultimate […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Palser will wrestle for state title
COLUMBUS — Jesse Palser flexed his muscle again Friday. Mansfield Senior’s 170-pounder assured himself a spot in this evening’s Division I state championship match with a pair of wins on Day Two of the 77th annual state wrestling tournament at The Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center. A junior, Palser (42-1) opened the tournament with a […]
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Spartans muzzle Bulldogs
ONTARIO — The mercury may have been plummeting outside, but the temperature was steamy inside the O-Rena on Tuesday thanks to St. Peter’s stifling defense. The Spartans forced 31 Crestline turnovers and cruised to a 71-51 win over the Bulldogs in a Division IV sectional semifinal game. Fourth-seeded St. Peter’s (13-10) will play No. 1 […]
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Plymouth cages Cubs
ONTARIO — Plymouth’s role players took center stage Tuesday at Ontario High School. Junior point guard Hunter Bailey scored a career-high 20 points and senior sharpshooter Trevor Hammond added 13 as the Big Red rumbled to a 68-35 win over Lucas in a Division IV sectional semifinal game at the O-Rena. Second-seeded Plymouth (21-2) will […]
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Lexington’s Stevens is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
CANTON — The weight of the bronze statuette Hannah Stevens won Friday evening couldn’t compare to the burden Lexington’s All-Ohio swimmer shouldered all season long. Not many high school athletes boast a resume like Stevens. All of her success was accompanied by impossible expectations, yet the senior managed to exceed them all. Talk about a […]
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Tygers stripped of OCC crown
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball program was stripped of its Ohio Cardinal Conference championship for using an ineligible player, OCC commissioner Ron Dessecker announced late Sunday. On Friday, senior center Donovyn Benson was ruled academically ineligible. Later that night, the Tygers stopped Clear Fork 51-49 without Benson. It was later determined that Benson, […]