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Plymouth too much for St. Peter’s
MANSFIELD, Ohio — For a coach whose team had just won for the 10th time in 11 games, Plymouth’s Troy Keene was in a foul mood Tuesday at St. Peter’s Franciscan Activity Center. “This is the ugliest 20 point win that I’ve ever seen,” Keene said after the Big Red sleep-walked to a 52-35 win […]
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Ontario’s Krull picks Yale
ONTARIO — Bronson Krull’s recently-concluded recruiting visit included a lesson in college football history. Ontario’s imposing defensive end, Krull verbally committed to Yale University on Monday after visiting the New Haven, Conn., campus over the weekend. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Krull is joining the second winningest program in the country. The Ivy League school began playing […]
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OSU-M students, staff tailgate to support Buckeyes
MANSFIELD — The Ohio State fight song boomed over the speaker system and the 2003 BCS National Championship Game ran in a continuous loop on the big screen projection television. Scarlet and Gray balloons were anchored to folding tables covered with plastic Scarlet and Gray tablecloths. Students with Buckeye necklaces munched on pizza and the […]
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Arctic blast a boon for Snow Trails
MANSFIELD — The temperature topped out at 11 degrees before plunging into single digits, blowing snow limited visibility and wind chill values were well below zero. Nate Wolleson couldn’t have asked for a better start to the weekend. The marketing manager at Snow Trails, Wolleson had a hard time masking his enthusiasm on a frosty […]
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Lex wins fourth straight Gorman title: Mansfield Senior’s Palser is most valuable wrestler
MANSFIELD — Brent Rastetter has never been so happy to be wrong. Lexington’s veteran wrestling coach, Rastetter miscalculated when figuring his team’s score as the 53rd J.C. Gorman Invitational wound down Saturday afternoon. The Minutemen would win their fourth straight Gorman title — and eighth in nine years — but Rastetter was convinced Fremont Ross […]
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James, Tygers top Lex with buzzer beater
LEXINGTON — Naradain James is playing at a historic level. It was only fitting he hit a historic shot. Mansfield Senior’s rangy 6-foot-5 shooting guard, James drained a contested 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to lift the Tygers to a thrilling 54-52 Ohio Cardinal Conference win at Lexington on Friday. Senior High (5-3, 2-2) […]
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Pets should be brought inside in extreme weather
MANSFIELD — Dave Jordan has seen the terrible effects of exposure and the Richland County dog warden had some advice for pet owners. “Bring your dogs inside, especially if the wind-chill temperature is minus-24 like it was (Thursday) morning,” Jordan said from his office Thursday afternoon. “No dog should be left outside in conditions like […]