BELLVILLE — His season statistics aren’t especially overwhelming, which suits Clear Fork’s Brennan South just fine. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, South scored 21 points as the Colts remained unbeaten in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action with a 62-58 win over Shelby last week. A junior guard, South scored the go-ahead bucket on a […]
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Career Night: Reserve guard leads Mansfield Senior past Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Roger Merrell made the most of his first career start. Inserted into Mansfield Senior’s lineup in place of Quan Hilory, Merrell scored a career-high 31 points as the Tygers thundered to an 89-70 win over crosstown rival Madison in Oho Cardinal Conference action at Madison Middle School. How good was Merrell on […]
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Clear Fork survives scare, holds off Shelby
SHELBY — Clear Fork tightened its stranglehold on the top spot in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference standings, but Shelby made the Colts work harder than expected. Brennan South scored 21 points and Clear Fork withstood a spirited second-half comeback by the Whippets in a 62-58 win Thursday at Shelby High School. The Colts (11-2, 8-0) […]
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Cannon helps Minutemen repeat as OCC champs
LEXINGTON — Wilson Cannon collected the trophy he coveted most. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Cannon helped the Lexington boys defend their Ohio Cardinal Conference swimming championship Saturday at Wooster’s Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. Cannon won a pair of individual events and was on two winning relay teams as the Minutemen piled up 526 […]
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Scheid takes over as Lexington football coach
LEXINGTON — Tim Scheid may not be from north central Ohio originally, but southern Richland County is home to Lexington’s new head football coach. Lex’s longtime defensive coordinator, Scheid was introduced as the program’s new head coach Monday morning inside the Robert H. Whitney board room. He succeeds Taylor Gerhardt, who stepped down last month […]
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Lex boys defend OCC title
WOOSTER — Gadsden almost certainly was pleased. A blue betta fish and Lexington’s unofficial team mascot, Gadsden had a poolside seat as the Minutemen defended their Ohio Cardinal Conference championship on a snowy Saturday at Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. Lex piled up 526 points, well ahead of runner-up Wooster (441). Ashland (408) was third, followed by […]
