MANSFIELD — Mansfield Speedway’s re-worked racing surface will face its first real test this weekend. The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series and Fast on Dirt Series winged 410 sprint cars will roar into town for the Summer Sprint Car Opener on Friday and Saturday. Track owner Matt Tifft and his team gave the .44-mile dirt oval […]
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10 questions Ohio State’s top football recruit Jamier Brown
Discover how top Ohio State football recruit Jamier Brown excels on the track and field.
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Youth Movement: Four underclassmen among five area softball All-Ohioans
Youth was served when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams recently.
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Facelift: Mansfield Speedway racing surface reworked ahead of June 26-27 Sprint Car show
Mansfield Speedway owners Matt and Jordan Tifft are problem solvers.
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Going the distance: Lexington’s Hughes caps historic career with another state track title
Lexington senior Latrell Hughes defended his state championship in the 800-meter run Sunday in record-setting fashion.
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Clear Fork’s Hoeflich reaches state podium in high jump
COLUMBUS — Mother Nature is not a high school track fan. Storms rolled through central Ohio on Saturday, causing two delays at the state track meet inside Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The first delay came during the Division I preliminaries, causing a pause in the action for about 90 minutes. A second round […]
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Hughes’ blistering anchor leg powers Lexington to defend state title in 4×800 relay
COLUMBUS — The strategy was simple for Lexington’s Nathan Reed, Trevor Reed and Will Hooper: Get the baton to anchor man Latrell Hughes. The Minutemen defended their state title in the 4×800 relay on the opening day of the Division II state meet at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, breaking the tape in 7 […]
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Shelby’s Henkel shatters state record to repeat as long jump champion
COLUMBUS — Shelby’s Madison Henkel made history on Saturday. The senior long jumper broke the Division III state meet record and the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium record with a leap of 19 feet, 11.5 inches to repeat as state champion. Five of Henkel’s six jumps were better than 19 feet. Her fifth jump brought a […]
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Business Trip: Mansfield Christian’s Patrick places fourth in 3,200 at state track meet
Mansfield Christian’s Riley Patrick placed fourth in the 3,200 meter run at the Division V state meet Thursday.
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Madison rebounds from heartbreaking 2025 Elite 8 loss to reach state softball semifinals
The Phoenix rises from its own ashes in Greek mythology. The Madison softball team can relate.