BELLVILLE — Friday was a good night to be named Staab at the Colt Corral. Senior Elizabeth Staab was crowned Homecoming queen during a pregame ceremony then watched from her throne as freshman brother Thomas Staab hauled in a victory-clinching 81 yard touchdown pass with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter of Clear Fork’s 35-26 […]
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Galion’s Davison commits to Western Michigan
GALION — Something special is brewing at Western Michigan University and Galion’s LaCario Davison wants in. A senior receiver and safety, Davison verbally committed to the Broncos after visiting the Kalamazoo, Mich. campus over the weekend. He is the 23rd member of WMU’s 2015 recruiting class. “They have got a good thing going right now,” […]
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Cougars cruise to sectional title
GALION — As the scores trickled in Thursday afternoon, the members of Crestview’s Division III sectional championship team were nowhere to be found. Instead of leaderboard watching, the Cougars were on the practice green getting in some extra work with a friendly putting competition. “It’s a game we call putt-back,” senior Ben Olewiler said. “We […]
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Run for your life: Plymouth hosting Run of the Dead
PLYMOUTH — The sleepy little village on the Richland County line has a dark secret: the undead are roaming the streets of Plymouth — or at least they will be on Oct. 18. Reanimated corpses will slouch through town in search of human flesh during the fourth annual “Run of the Dead.” The 5K event is […]
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Shelby’s Jones, Lady Lex advance to district
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 […]