Curt Conrad

MANSFIELD — Tyrell Ajian picked up his second Division I football scholarship in three days Friday morning and celebrated Friday night at Pete Henry Gym. Madison’s super sophomore scored a game-high 25 points as the Rams dumped crosstown rival Mansfield Senior 52-43 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference opener for both teams. The 6-foot Ajian scored […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio — The girls basketball season is only two weeks old, but crosstown rivals Madison and Mansfield Senior already have experienced a year’s worth of adversity. The Rams lost coach Brian Carr to suspension. The Tygers lost sophomore standout and Division I college prospect Erica Johnson to a season-ending knee injury. The besieged programs […]

MADISON TOWNSHIP — The paint hadn’t dried on Madison’s 37-3 win over Galion in the first game at Ram Field at STARTEK Stadium when Tyrell Ajian was asked about his athletic future. Will the two-sport star pursue football or basketball in college? “Right now, it’s about even,” Ajian said after scoring touchdowns on offense and […]

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison girls basketball coach Brian Carr has been suspended after pleading no contest to a charge of attempted negligent assault in Shelby Municipal Court late last month. Carr was arrested on domestic violence charges at his home in Plymouth in late August. According to court documents, Carr was fined $200 and sentenced […]

MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison swimming coach Matt Wade can breathe a little easier now that Colby Titus is breathing easy. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Titus finished second in two individual events and swam on two placing relay teams as the Rams finished second at the eight-team Friendly House Invitational over the weekend. […]

LEXINGTON — The field was loaded and Lexington acquitted itself well. The host Minutemen opened the season by going 3-0 at the ultra-competitive Blackstone Insurance Kick-off Klassic at Lexington on Saturday. The dual format event featured teams from Wadsworth, Olentangy Liberty, Bellbrook and Oak Harbor. “Every team that was here will be a top 10 […]

MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — It wasn’t that Madison won its season opener against Shelby, it’s how the Rams won that had coach Tim Mergel so excited. The Rams limited the Whippets to 11 combined points in the third and fourth quarters and cruised to a 58-44 win against their Richland County rivals. The win was […]