BELLVILLE — Dave Carroll doesn’t normally hand out game balls, but Clear Fork’s veteran coach made an exception Friday night. Collin Crider earned it. An undersized senior, Crider rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown and intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter to help preserve a stunning, 30-21 win over state-ranked Bellevue at […]
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AU hosts nation’s No. 2 team on Saturday night
ASHLAND — Lee Owens loves a challenge and his Eagles are in for one on Saturday night. Ashland University welcomes defending Division II national runner-up Ferris State to town for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at 7 p.m. at Jack Miller Stadium. The Bulldogs are ranked second in this week’s American Football Coachers […]
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New generation leading Falcons
JEROMESVILLE — If the first three weeks of the high school football season have taught second-year Hillsdale coach Trevor Cline anything, it’s that tradition never graduates. The high-flying Falcons are off to a 3-0 start despite losing arguably the most successful senior class in program history to graduation last June. “Last year’s group was a […]
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Hamilton, Lady Lex look stronger than ever
LEXINGTON — The cross country postseason won’t begin for another month, but Halle Hamilton and her Lexington teammates already are in championship form. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Hamilton won an individual title at the Galion Cross Country Festival over the weekend. The junior broke the tape in a personal-record 18 minutes, 20.3 […]
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Twice as Nice: McIntyre wins second straight county title
MANSFIELD — Andy McIntyre’s jaw nearly hit the lush green grass outside the clubhouse at Westbrook Country Club when playing partner Rob Barkett informed him he had defended his Richland County Men’s Golf Association Al Hager County Championship title Sunday afternoon. Given his recent track record, McIntyre may have been the only person crowded around […]
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Eagles look to bounce back against Walsh
ASHLAND — If anything good came of Ashland University’s season-opening loss to Indianapolis, it’s that veteran coach Lee Owens knows he has a reliable field goal kicker. Not much else went right for the Eagles in the second half of a 24-9 setback to the nationally-ranked Greyhounds. AU (0-1) will try to right the ship […]
