MANSFIELD, Ohio — If the second jewel of Mansfield Motor Speedway’s Triple Crown Spring Series is anything like the first, area fans had better buckle their seat belts. Dirt tracking racing made a triumphant return to the 0.44-mile oval on the city’s north side last weekend as nearly 6,000 fans packed the stands at the […]
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St. Peter’s Kent leads North to All-Star win
LEXINGTON, Ohio — He was the first player selected in the News Journal All-Star Classic draft and St. Peter’s point guard Tyson Kent showed why Wednesday at Lexington High School. Kent scored a team-high 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out six assists as the North stars rallied for a 132-105 win in the […]
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Ohio State offers Lexington’s Stover
LEXINGTON — Cade Stover didn’t think his day could get any better after Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer extended a scholarship offer Tuesday afternoon. Then his phone rang on the way home from Columbus. “Probably 10 minutes into the car ride on the way home, Penn State called. I called them back and they […]
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Diamond Gem: Ontario pitchers combine for no-hitter in win over Madison
ONTARIO, Ohio — Nolan Hatfield was unhittable Monday afternoon. So were Andrew Cacchio and Avery Fisher. Hatfield, Cacchio and Fisher combined on a no-hitter and Ontario remained unbeaten with a 4-2 win over Madison at Ontario High School. The Warriors (3-0) have given up two hits in three games. Ontario’s Jake Gleason and Luke Smith […]
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Shelby’s Goth leads charge at NCO All-Star Classic
SHELBY, Ohio — The tears streaming from Kennadie Goth’s eye weren’t shed out of sorrow — or joy, for that matter. The Shelby Rotary NCO All-Star Classic Most Valuable Player took an inadvertent finger to the right eye late in her team’s 85-72 win in the Senior Game at Shelby High School. The injury didn’t […]
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Green flag flies over Mansfield Motor Speedway
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The line began to form about a half hour before the gates opened and snaked its way through Mansfield Motor Speedway’s vast gravel parking lot. Dirt track racing returned to the city’s north side for the first time in almost 20 years and fans couldn’t wait to get a look at the […]
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Area’s best suit up for Shelby Rotary NCO Girls All-Star Classic
SHELBY, Ohio — The season may be over, but the top girls basketball players in the area will gather for one last hurrah Sunday at Shelby High School. The fourth Shelby Rotary NCO Girls All-Star Classic begins with the Underclass Showcase at 4 p.m. followed by the Senior All-Star Game at 6 p.m. “This is […]
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Unassuming Star: Madison’s Ajian headlines All-Richland Source team
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — He is perhaps the most celebrated athlete in Madison history, but you would never know it by talking to him. Tyrell Ajian doesn’t have a major league ego to go with his major league talent. The Richland Source Player of the Year, Ajian is headed to the University of Kentucky to […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Johnson makes mark despite injuries
MANSFIELD — Erica Johnson’s senior season didn’t end the way she would have liked, but the Richland Source Player of the Year will go down as one of the most celebrated players in Mansfield Senior history. The Ohio University-bound Johnson concluded her star-crossed high school career by earning a spot on the All-Ohio second team […]
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NFL scouts gather to see Ashland University TE Shaheen
MASSILLON — Adam Shaheen would have loved to cheer on the Ashland University women’s basketball team in the national quarterfinals in Columbus on Tuesday night, but the hulking tight end had a job interview early Wednesday morning. When you are an NFL prospect whose stock continues to skyrocket, there aren’t enough hours in the day. […]