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 […]
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Swihart does it all for Colts
BELLVILLE — If Clear Fork girls soccer coach Brittany Bechtel asked Deijah Swihart to drive the team bus or wash the uniforms after matches, the unassuming senior star would probably oblige. The Richland Source Athlete of the Week, Swihart would do just about anything for her teammates. The Colts (7-0-2) are ranked fourth in Division […]
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Clear Fork product McCune back and better than ever for Eagles
ASHLAND — It’s early in the second quarter when Ashland University tailback Jordan McCune checks into the game for the first time in what, for him, feels like an eternity. The Eagles already lead Lake Erie College 13-0 and it’s about to get much worse for the Storm. A storm of different sort is brewing […]
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Chrastina, Colts stun Whippets
BELLVILLE — Kadin Chrastina pulled a rabbit out of his hat Friday at the Colt Corral. Clear Fork’s senior quarterback and one of the area’s most dynamic players, Chrastina fired a 46 yard touchdown pass to Dillon Smith with 25 seconds remaining and the Colts stunned Shelby with a jaw-dropping 20-19 win that had to […]