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Jim Tressel stops in Mansfield for Buckeye Bash
MANSFIELD — He wore a stately gray suit instead of his trademark sweater vest, looking more senatorial than ever. And when former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel was introduced by longtime Mansfield educator and former staffer Doug Castle, he received a standing ovation fitting of a president. Tressel, who became Youngstown State University’s 10th […]
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Lexington’s Weaver headlines Richland Source volleyball team
LEXINGTON — She will wear purple and gold for one more season, then Lexington’s Mackenzie Weaver will suit up in orange. The Richland Source Volleyball Player of the Year, Weaver committed to Syracuse University before the start of her recently-completed junior season. And what a season it was. The 6-foot-1 Weaver led Lexington to a […]
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Clear Fork’s Swihart is Richland Source Girls Soccer Player of the Year
BELLVILLE — Ashland University women’s soccer coach Danny Krispinsky is leading a charmed life. In just his second year in charge of his alma mater, Krispinsky landed arguably the highest-profile recruit of his brief tenure when Clear Fork’s Deijah Swihart verbally committed to the Eagles. The newly-crowned Richland Source Girls Soccer Player of the Year, […]
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State-champ Flames well represented on Richland Source boys soccer team
MANSFIELD — Brendan Ernsberger set a Mansfield Christian single-season record with 36 goals this fall but it was the one he didn’t score that lifted the Flames to the Division III state championship. Ernsberger, the Richland Source Boys Soccer Player of the Year, was the intended target of Stevie Brown’s free kick near midfield during […]
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Well-traveled Stricklen headlines Richland Source boys cross country team
LEXINGTON — If he keeps this pace up, Nick Stricklen may need to hire a travel secretary. The Lexington junior has been chasing state titles all across Ohio. The Richland Source Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Stricklen finished eighth in the Division II state meet earlier this month at National Trail Raceway in […]
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Led by Clairmonte, Lady Lex sweeps
LEXINGTON — Dominique Clairmonte’s junior season was so sensational, Lexington’s ace just kept running. The run-away choice for the Richland Source Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Clairmonte somehow managed to improve on an impeccable resume with a fifth-place finish in the girls champion division at the Nike Midwest Regionals in Terre Haute, Ind., […]
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Shelby’s Jones tops Richland Source girls golf team
SHELBY — Alexis Jones might not have won a state championship this year, but it’s just a matter of time until the Richland Source Girls Golfer of the Year takes her spot atop the podium. A sophomore at Shelby, Jones finished second to Leavittsburg LaBrae’s Haylee Harford last month in Columbus. Jones’ two-day total of […]
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In the Swing: Crestview’s Olewiler is Richland Source Boys Golfer of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Crestview senior Ben Olewiler went out in style. The Richland Source Boys Golfer of the Year, Olewiler earned Division III All-Ohio first team honors after finishing fifth at the state tournament at North Star Golf Resort in Sunbury last month. Crestview finished sixth as a team, capping a remarkable three-year run. The Cougars […]
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Arlin Field a playoff favorite
MANSFIELD — The high school football season may be over for area teams, but the lights will be blazing over one local venue this weekend. Arlin Field will play host to the Division I, Region 1 semifinal between No. 2 seed Lakewood St. Edward (10-2) and No. 3 seed Westerville Central (11-1) on Saturday night. […]