ASHLAND — She walked with a noticeable limp, but Meshia Curry’s ear-to-ear grin was even more appreciable after Clear Fork’s 5-1 girls soccer win over Richland County rival Ontario in the Division II district title game on a spectacular Saturday afternoon at Community Stadium. A Lexington transfer who sat out the first half of the […]
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Rams stop Arrows, keep playoff hopes alive
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Logan Pack moved slowly toward the locker room, helmet in hand and a look of relief on his face. Madison’s senior linebacker didn’t need to be told how important Friday’s win over Ashland was. “It means everything,” Pack said, “absolutely everything.” The Rams built a 21-point third quarter lead, watched it slip […]
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Flames capture district crown
TIFFIN — After outscoring its first two tournament opponents by a combined score of 34-0, Mansfield Christian was due for a test. The top-seeded Flames got more than they bargained for during Thursday’s Division III district championship game at Frost-Kalnow Stadium. Trailing 1-0 at halftime and 2-1 midway through the second half, MCS scored three […]
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Lexington ousts Madison in volleyball district semifinals
ATTICA — They split during the regular season, but more than bragging rights were on the line Wednesday at Seneca East High School when Lexington and Madison volleyball squads met for a third time. A trip to the Division II district championship game hung in the balance. Led by junior All-Ohioan Mackenzie Weaver, third-seeded Lady […]
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Tigers fall to Norwalk in volleyball district semifinals
ATTICA — Galion put a scare in state-ranked Norwalk in the Division II volleyball district semifinals Wednesday at Seneca East High School. The upstart Tigers won the opening game and had set point in the second, but couldn’t close out the Truckers in a 3-1 loss. Top-seeded Norwalk (21-4), which was ranked 12th in the […]
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Lady Colts pound Tiffin Columbian
ASHLAND — Evidently the Colts don’t like to be kept waiting. For the second straight game, Clear Fork’s soccer tournament opponent showed up a half hour late and for the second straight game, the Colts were simply overwhelming. Clear Fork scored less than two minutes into the match and rumbled to a resounding 8-0 win […]
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Lady Warriors blank Norwalk
ASHLAND — Ontario’s Amanda Nething scored the biggest goal of her brief varsity soccer career Tuesday at wind-swept Community Stadium. A freshman forward, Nething rocketed a left-footed shot past Norwalk goal keeper Kaitlyn Gilson and the Warriors escaped with a 1-0 win over the upset-minded Truckers in the nightcap of a Division II district doubleheader. […]
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The sky is the limit for Richland Bank Athlete of the Week
SHELBY — That Brennan Armstrong accounted for 520 yards and nine touchdowns in a single game is unfathomable. That he did it prior to blowing out the candles on his 15th birthday cake is practically impossible. Before the Richland Bank Athlete of the Week celebrated his 15th birthday over the weekend, he passed for 306 […]
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Lex, Clear Fork advance
CLYDE — Lexington and Clear Fork will meet again and this time more than bragging rights will be on the line. The top-seeded Minutemen rumbled to a 5-1 win over Willard in the opener of Monday’s Division II district semfinal doubleheader at Clyde High School. The second-seeded Colts followed with a 1-0 win over Norwalk […]
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Districts await area teams
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork boys soccer coach Brian Kinnard didn’t need to say a word. The look of relief on his face told sideline observers everything they needed to know after the Colts dodged a bullet in a 3-2 win over Ontario in last week’s Division II sectional opener. “Survive and advance,” Kinnard said. “That […]