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 […]
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Lex’s Weaver paces Richland Source Girls CC Team
LEXINGTON — Carina Weaver wasn’t sure what she and her Lexington teammates would do for an encore, but the newly-crowned Richland Source Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year couldn’t wait to find out. A junior, Weaver helped Lady Lex win its second team title in three seasons at the Division II state meet at […]
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McElligott leads Galion to new heights
GALION — Jack McElligott and his Galion teammates were good in 2017. They could be great in 2018. Led by McElligott, the All-Richland Source Boys Golfer of the Year, the Tigers placed sixth as a team at the Division II state tournament at NorthStar Golf Club last month. Galion shot a two-day team total of […]
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Shelby’s Armstrong caps sensational career
SHELBY — Reno Saccoccia knows a good quarterback when he sees one and Steubenville’s legendary coach liked what he saw in Shelby’s Brennan Armstrong. “Ohio has three quarterbacks committed to play Division I college football and he’s one of them,” Saccoccia said in the run-up to last week’s Division IV state semifinal showdown at the […]
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Bisons run past Ashland in second round of playoffs
ASHLAND — Harding’s improbable run through the Division II playoffs will last at least another week thanks largely to fullback Cole Chancey. A 5-foot-9, 195-pound freshman, Chancey rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns as the Bisons stampeded to a 34-24 win over Ashland at AU’s Jack Miller Stadium. Harding (10-3) won its 10th straight […]
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Shelby falls to Steubenville in state semifinals
AKRON — Steubenville gambled and won — twice — Friday at InfoCision Stadium. The Big Red scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns on fourth downs and rallied from a halftime deficit for a 35-22 win over Shelby in the Division IV state semifinals. Steubenville (14-0) will play Clarksville Clinton-Massie for the state title next weekend […]
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Ogi, Ashland U. ready for Round 2 in D-II playoffs
ASHLAND — Luke Ogi never expected to be Ashland University’s workhorse, but the former West Holmes star isn’t complaining about his expanded role. The Eagles (11-1) knocked off two-time defending national champion Northwest Missouri State in a deluge at Jack Miller Stadium last week thanks in no small part to Ogi. The redshirt sophomore rushed […]
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Lessons Learned: Shelby looking forward to rematch
SHELBY — If he didn’t already have plans, Shelby coach Erik Will would be at Arlin Field on Friday night. Will would like nothing more than to watch his former coach and mentor, Steve Hale, lead Olentangy Liberty into a Division I state semifinal matchup with Mentor in Mansfield. Instead, Will and the Whippets will […]
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Shelby’s Armstrong commits to Virginia
SHELBY — He collected his school’s first ever regional championship trophy on Friday and committed to Virginia on Monday. It’s been a busy few days for Shelby’s Brennan Armstrong. One of the top-ranked dual threat quarterbacks in Ohio, Armstrong announced he has verbally committed to the Cavaliers and shut down his recruitment. Armstrong had committed […]
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King of the Hill: Senior standout pushes Shelby into state semifinals
SHELBY — Bellevue didn’t learn its lesson the first time and Brady Hill made the Redmen pay again. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Hill caught a pair of touchdown passes, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score and set up another TD with a 67 yard punt return as Shelby won the […]