GALION — Alexis Jones is headed back to the district tournament and this time she’ll have some company from across Richland County. A Shelby sophomore, Jones shot a 3 over 75 to repeat as medalist at Tuesday’s Division II sectional tournament at Valley View Golf Course. She advances to next week’s district tournament at Sycamore […]
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Holy Toledo! Senior High’s Benson is Richland Source Athlete of the Week
MANSFIELD — His nickname is Toledo, but after last week’s record-setting performance Brian Benson may be a candidate for a new moniker. How about the Mansfield Missile? Or the Tyger Torpedo? The Richland Source Athlete of the Week, Benson smashed Mansfield Senior’s single-game rushing record in a 62-41 win at Clear Fork. The 5-foot-8, 169-pound […]
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Lady Lex holds off Shelby for NCOGGL Tournament title
ASHLAND — The season-long rivalry has been one-sided, but Shelby coach Brad Ruminski would like to see that change next week. The Whippets took runner-up honors to cross-county nemesis Lexington at the North Central Ohio Girls Golf League Tournament at wind-swept Brookside Golf Course on Saturday. Lady Lex halted Ashland’s run of three straight NCOGGL […]
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Reserve RB runs wild, breaks record for Tygers
BELLVILLE — Brian Benson ran into the record books Friday at the Colt Corral. Mansfield Senior’s reserve running back rushed for a single-game school record 329 yards and five touchdowns as the Tygers began defense of their Ohio Cardinal Conference title with a 62-41 win over Clear Fork. The 5-foot-8, 169-pound Benson eclipsed the former […]
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Lady Lex claims OCC golf title
JEROMESVILLE — The postseason won’t tee off until next week, but the lessons learned at Thursday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference Tournament should serve Clear Fork well. At least coach Ashley Twedt hopes so. The Colts shot a 435 at Mohican Hills Golf Club to take third place in the five-team event. Lexington won with a 368, […]
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Lex three-peats as OCC golf champs
JEROMESVILLE — Lexington maintained its stranglehold on the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship Thursday at Mohican Hills Golf Club. Spencer Stierhoff carded a team-best 5 over 77 and the Minutemen won the conference tournament with a team total of 320, locking up a third straight OCC overall crown with 15.5 points. The OCC’s overall title is […]
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Lex tennis coach Schaub still having fun
LEXINGTON — For Ron Schaub, tennis is all about having fun and Lexington’s veteran coach is still having a ball. The ageless Schaub is in his 20th season as the Lex girls coach. In the previous 19 seasons, Schaub’s teams have won 18 conference titles and finished runner-up once. He also has led Lady Lex […]
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Colts, Generals battle to scoreless tie
BELLVILLE — Wooster goalkeeper Carla Stoll had a busy night Tuesday. Stoll was under siege much of the evening, but the junior midfielder-turned-net minder kept Clear Fork at bay in a scoreless tie at the Colt Corral. Clear Fork (7-0-2, 3-0-1) and Wooster (4-3-2, 3-0-1) remained tied atop the Ohio Cardinal Conference standings. “It was […]