NORWALK, Ohio — Colton Puder struck again. Western Reserve’s leading scorer erased an evening’s worth of offensive frustration with a buzzer-beating layup and the Roughriders knocked off Clear Fork 36-34 in the Division III district semifinals at Norwalk High School. A 6-foot-3 senior forward, Puder hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Western Reserve’s 58-56 win over […]
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State meet awaits 15 area wrestlers
SHELBY, Ohio — Brahm Ginter doesn’t remember much about his first trip to the state tournament, but Shelby’s 160-pounder knew he wanted to be part of the spectacle. It was 2011 and Ginter was 11 years old. “I went there once to watch two of the high school wrestlers,” Ginter said after punching his ticket […]
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Veteran Spartans prepare for upstart Eagles
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The blueprint Colonel Crawford coach David Sheldon is following was provided by the Eagles’ opponent in Friday’s Division IV district championship game. Two years ago, St. Peter’s played the part of David to Plymouth’s Goliath in the Division IV Willard district tournament. The upstart Spartans — playing a wealth of talented underclassmen […]
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Lexington holds off Ontario in district tourney
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Ben Vore scored only six points, but they couldn’t have come at a better time for Lexington. Sparked by a Vore 3-pointer, the Minutemen outscored Ontario 14-7 during the final 5:16 of the fourth quarter to secure a 52-45 win in the Division II district semifinals Wednesday at Pete Henry Gym. Second-seeded […]
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Colts heat up in postseason
BELLVILLE, Ohio — The hottest team in north central Ohio won five regular season games, staggered through a 10-game losing streak to close out the year and entered postseason play as a pedestrian No. 6 seed. Welcome to March Madness. Clear Fork (7-16) won an unlikely sectional championship last week — its first since 2004 […]
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Youth served as Eagles advance
WILLARD, Ohio — The youthful Eagles came of age Tuesday night. Freshmen Cameron McCreary, Reis Walker and Jordan Fenner combined for 35 points as Colonel Crawford knocked off Norwalk St. Paul 57-49 in overtime in the Division IV district semifinals at Willard’s Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. The second-seeded Eagles (18-6) will play No. 1 St. […]
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Lex, Ontario ready for postseason meeting
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Considering the frequency of their regular-season meetings over the years, playoff showdowns between backyard rivals Ontario and Lexington have been exceedingly rare. The fourth-seeded Warriors and No. 2 Minutemen will renew hostilities at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Division II district semifinals at Pete Henry Gym. The teams last met in the […]
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Myers healthy, ready for state meet
MANSFIELD, Ohio — As his teammates celebrated Mansfield Senior’s season-ending win over Madison during the football season, Brandon Myers found himself overwhelmed with emotion. The tears Myers shed that late-October night at Madison’s STARTEK Stadium weren’t because his football career had come to an unceremonious end — a knee injury suffered in practice two weeks […]
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Spartans turn attention to South Central
MANSFIELD — Joe Jakubick has been around long enough to know not to take anyone for granted this time of year. That’s why St. Peter’s coach had a lengthy locker room conversation with the Spartans after last week’s 68-46 win over Monroeville in the sectional championship game. The 13th-seeded Eagles outscored No. 1 St. Peter’s […]
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Mansfield Senior grad Johnson leads Winthrop to NCAA Tournament
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Mansfield Senior graduate Keon Johnson scored 20 of his team-high 26 points in the second half and Winthrop advanced to the NCAA Tournament with a 76-59 win over Campbell in the Big South tournament championship game Sunday at Winthrop Coliseum. The Big South Player of the Year, Johnson knocked down four […]