GALION — Nothing Ethan or Colton Turnbaugh encountered in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference tournament could compare to the battles the Ontario brothers wage in the practice room. Freshman Ethan won the 145-pound championship and junior Colton followed suit at 152 as the Warriors took runner-up honors Saturday at Galion High School. River Valley won its […]
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Tygers top Lex, pull even in OCC title chase
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior coach Marquis Sykes blew out his birthday candles Friday night, but not before the Tygers turned out the lights on Lexington. Quan Hilory scored 17 of his game-high 18 points in the first half and Senior High topped Lexington 61-51 in Ohio Cardinal Conference action Friday at Pete Henry Gym. The […]
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Ashland’s Denbow, Steury headline District 6 teams
ASHLAND — Ashland’s dramatic turnaround hasn’t gone unnoticed among area coaches. Ashland’s Garrett Denbow was selected the District 6 Player of the Year in Division I and Jason Hess was chosen the district’s big-school Coach of the Year when results of balloting were released Thursday. The Arrows are in the midst of a remarkable reversal […]
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Lex divers qualify for state; area swimmers compete next
BOWLING GREEN — A pair of Lexington divers secured the area’s first two state berths Wednesday afternoon and more are sure to follow. Lex sophomore Max Roth finished sixth in the boys 1-meter diving competition and freshman teammate Greyson Howe was seventh on the opening day of the Division II district meet at Bowling Green […]
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Sophomore’s big night helps Lucas claim MBC title
LUCAS — Ethan Sauder found his range. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Sauder scored a career-high 22 points as Lucas won its first Mid-Buckeye Conference championship since 1991 with a 65-52 win over St. Peter’s on Friday at the Cub Cave. “It feels great. I’ve never scored over 20 ever,” said Sauder, who […]
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Division II district field loaded again
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Just about every coach sitting in the cafeteria at Madison Middle School was thinking it. Clyde’s Ryan Fretz finally said it. “I would like to be placed in a different district,” Fretz cracked when asked by tournament director Doug Rickert where he wanted to place the Fliers on the Division II Madison […]
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Lucas claims outright MBC title with win over St. Peter’s
LUCAS — It was the most meaningful regular season game in nearly 30 years and Lucas wasn’t about to let the moment slip away. Ethan Sauder scored a career-high 22 points and the Cubs clinched the outright Mid-Buckeye Conference championship with a resounding 65-52 win over St. Peter’s on Friday at the Cub Cave. The […]