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 […]
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Lex boys, girls dominate at Galion
GALION — The state-ranked Lexington boys and girls cross country teams served notice to the rest of the state Saturday at Amann’s Park. The Minutemen and Lady Lex didn’t just win Division II district titles. Both squads dominated. The boys took three of the top four spots and finished with 37 points, easily outdistancing runner-up […]
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Lex doubles team reaches state semifinals
COLUMBUS — They trailed 5-2 in the first set of their first match at the state tournament before Lexington’s Alex Griebling and Jillian Earnest flipped the switch. The tandem never looked back. Griebling and Earnest rallied for a 7-5, 6-2 win over Gates Mills Hawken’s Nayana Ravishankar and Luisa Schunk in the opening round of […]
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Tygers struggle in loss to Wooster
MANSFIELD — An exasperated Chioke Bradley sat on a wooden bench in the Arlin Field coaches office after Mansfield Senior’s 31-7 loss to Wooster, eating his postgame meal as players and coaches quietly trickled through the exit. “Youth will make your hair turn gray,” Senior High’s coach said. “We are Friday night young and our […]
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Colts come to life in second half, stop Port Clinton
BELLVILLE — Caleb Merendino breathed life into his Clear Fork teammates Thursday at the Colt Corral. Merendino’s goal off a rebound early in the second half broke a scoreless tie and the Colts captured a Division II sectional crown with a 3-0 win over visiting Port Clinton. Second-seeded Clear Fork (12-4-2) will meet Norwalk at […]