Will Hartley is entering his seventh season as Fredericktown’s head coach. Hartley coached the Freddies from 2015 to 2017 and returned in 2020. He is 33-32 with playoff appearances in 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2022. … The Freddies were 6-5 last fall, advancing to the Division V, Region 18 playoffs as the No. 14 seed. […]
Curt Conrad, Staff Reporter
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Prep football previews: Crestview embracing new defensive scheme
OLIVESBURG — He’s not accustomed to seeing his defense surrender 25 points. But Crestview coach Steve Haverdill was not at all dissatisfied with his team’s effort after last week’s season-opening win at Loudonville. On the contrary, Haverdill was pleased with a lot of the things he saw as the Cougars gave up 256 yards to […]
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Short-handed Rams roll over Generals
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Even without its spark plug, Madison was firing on all cylinders Thursday at Madison Middle School. Filling in for injured libero Chase Carper, Kendall Bertoch had 19 digs to help lead Madison to a three game victory over Wooster in Ohio Cardinal Conference action. The Rams won 25-18, 28-26, 25-16 to improve […]
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No rest for new ADs at Madison, Mansfield Senior
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Doug Rickert didn’t have time to chat. Madison’s new athletic director was being pulled in a hundred different directions at the same time as the Rams prepared to host the 28th annual B-Dry Richland County Cross Country Championship last week. A race official wanted to talk to him at the starting line. […]