MANSFIELD — It has been rebranded, but the Richland Source Challenge is back for its third year and is more north central Ohio-centric than ever. The event, previously known as the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge, had to be renamed because of the breakup of the Northern Ohio League following the 2016-17 school year. Most of […]
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Purple Reign: Lexington’s Stover is the Richland Source Defensive Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Opposing quarterbacks and offensive coordinators anticipating the 2019 graduation of Lexington’s Cade Stover should be cautioned. That light at the end of the tunnel is a runaway freight train. The Richland Source Defensive Player of the Year, Stover continued his reign of terror this fall. The junior safety led the area in tackles […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Manns, Shelby’s Armstrong share Offensive Player of the Year Award
MANSFIELD — They’ve known each other for almost as long as either can remember, were both first team All-Ohioans and will play Division I college football next fall. It’s only fitting that Mansfield Senior’s Jornell Manns and Shelby’s Brennan Armstrong share the Richland Source Offensive Player of the Year award. Both Manns, a running back […]
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New basketball starter settling in at St. Peter’s
MANSFIELD — St. Peter’s coach Joe Jakubick wasn’t overly concerned when junior guard Caleb Stewart struggled in his first varsity start. Stewart’s body of work throughout the summer and preseason suggested Friday’s six-point performance was an outlier. Stewart, the Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, rebounded from his rocky opener with a game-high 18 points […]
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Lexington’s Kearns secures place in state record book
LEXINGTON — Olivia Kearns took her place among Ohio’s greats this fall and helped Lexington return to state-wide prominence. The two-time Richland Source Volleyball Player of the Year, Kearns capped a spectacular four-year run with 2,797 career assists as Lady Lex reached the Division II regional finals. She ranks 10th on the Ohio High School […]
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St. Peter’s stops Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — By his own admission, Caleb Stewart struggled in his varsity debut. The St. Peter’s junior made up for it Saturday. A 6-foot guard, Stewart scored a game-high 18 points and the Spartans knocked off Mansfield Senior 71-57 at the Franciscan Activity Center. Stewart managed just six points in St. Peter’s season-opening 67-63 win […]
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Etched in Stone: Mansfield Christian’s McPeek cements legacy
MANSFIELD — If Richland County had a Mount Rushmore of boys soccer, the monument’s sculptor would be sharpening his chisel. A new face needs to be added. Mansfield Christian’s Jared McPeek will graduate this spring as arguably the most prolific offensive player ever produced by what is without argument the most successful program in north […]
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Better Than Advertised: Madison freshman headlines All-Richland Source girls soccer team
MADISON TOWNSHIP — She was heralded as the best girls soccer player in Richland County before she stepped on a pitch for her first varsity match and Madison’s Taylor Huff somehow outperformed those impossibly high expectations. All Huff, the 2017 Richland Source Girls Soccer Player of the Year, did was lead Madison to the Final […]
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Johnston leads Lex, Shelby runners on All-Richland Source team
LEXINGTON — As they waited to ascend the podium and collect the Division II state championship trophy, Lexington senior Ryan Johnston gave younger brother Kyle a hug. It was a pass-the-torch moment for Ryan, the two-time Richland Source Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, and Kyle, his heir apparent. The elder Johnston will go […]
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Shelby’s Korbas tops All-Richland Source Girls Golf Team
SHELBY — Claire Korbas steeled her nerves, calmly sank the slippery putt and pumped her first as she walked off the green. It was a fitting end to a sensational high school career. If Korbas, the Richland Source Girls Golfer of the Year, never plays another round of competitive golf in her lifetime, she will […]