MADISON TOWNSHIP — Taylor Huff and her Madison teammates are newcomers to the regional finals. Bay has traveled this path before. The Rams and Rockets will meet at noon Saturday in Strongsville for a regional title and a berth in next week’s Division II Final Four. Madison (20-1) played in three straight regional tournaments from […]
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Youthful Cougars fall in regional semifinal
MILLBURY — Crestview’s first trip to the regional tournament in more than 20 years may have been short-lived, but the Cougars will be back sooner than later. Pemberville Eastwood coach Jeff Beck would wager on it. Third-ranked Eastwood cruised to a 25-21, 25-16, 25-10 win over unranked Crestview, but Beck was impressed by a team […]
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Flames weather storm, advance to Elite Eight
MOUNT VERNON — Mansfield Christian has painted some masterpieces over the years, but Wednesday’s Division III regional semifinal match against Worthington Christian was more Jackson Pollock than Rembrandt. It was a little disorganized, but impressive in its own right. Senior Jared McPeek scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the first half […]
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Playoff Primer: Postseason awaits six area teams
MANSFIELD — First the good news: Nearly half of the football-playing schools in the Richland Source’s coverage area qualified for the playoffs. Now for the bad news: Because of a change in policy by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, all six of the playoff-qualifying teams will be in action on Friday. Citing declining attendance […]
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Rams blank Wapakoneta, advance to Elite Eight
FINDLAY — Wapakoneta’s suffocating defense was no match for Madison’s high-octane offense. Seniors Hayley Huff and Tara Andrews each scored a pair of goals and the Rams rolled to a 5-0 win over the Redskins in the Division II regional semifinals on a frosty Tuesday night at Elmer Graham Stadium. Madison (20-1-0) advanced to the […]
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Into the Light: Lex CC coach uses harrowing experience as inspiration
Denise Benson didn’t know if she would live and didn’t know if she wanted to. Not that Benson considered what she was doing living, holed up in that tiny apartment with the shades drawn. The illness caused her heart to race and her skin to crawl. Her hair fell out in bunches. “It was a […]
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Ontario soccer team looking for more
ONTARIO — Andrew Male helped Ontario avenge one regular season loss. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week will seek more retribution Wednesday evening at Strongsville High School. A senior, Male scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Warriors beat Lexington in last week’s district championship match at Arlin Field. The high-scoring midfielder was […]
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Six area teams headed to postseason
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio will be well represented in the playoffs. Six of the 14 football-playing schools in the Richland Source coverage area earned invitations to the postseason when the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the final computer ratings and playoff pairings Sunday afternoon. Three of the six, Clear Fork, Shelby and Lucas, […]
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Shelby caps perfect season with Sandusky Bay Conference crown
SHELBY — Brennan Armstrong and his Shelby teammates put an exclamation point on arguably the greatest regular season in school history. Armstrong threw four touchdowns to four different receivers and ran for another score as the Whippets steamrolled Vermilion 53-0 on a rainy Friday night at W.W. Skiles Field. Shelby improved to 10-0, capping the […]
