It took six frames, but tight game between against the Orville Red Riders went to the visiting Lexington Minutemen. The final score was 68-65. Orville led at the end of the first (14-10) and at halftime (26-20). They even held the games largest lead in the second quarter at 24-15. That did not happen again. […]
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West Holmes deals Lady Lex a loss
Defending OCC champion West Holmes Lady Knights came to Clever Lane Thursday night. Playing on the road proved no obstacle to the unbeaten Lady Knights, as the pummeled Lexington 56-16. The Lady Knights cruised to a 29-11 lead at half and held that pace to finish 56-16. West Holmes converted 30 Lexington turnovers into 27 […]
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Lions Club benefit to feature Phil Dirt and the Dozers
Those going to the Twelfth Annual Beach Party at the Richland County Fairgrounds can expect to see Hawaiian shirts, beach themed decorations and festivities in Fairhaven Hall in the middle of January. The Madison Twp Lions Club with special participation by the Butler Lions Club will hold its 12th annual Beach Party staring Phil Dirt and […]
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Plymouth Big Red tops St. Peter’s
The Plymouth Big Red hosted the St. Peter’s Spartans for a Jan. 14 matchup. Dynamic duo Tyson Beebe and Tyrell Edmiston combined for 46 points to power their team to a 72-67 win. The non-conference matchup had no shortage of scoring. Spartans junior Adam Blunk put up 18 points for St. Peter’s. Junior wing Michael […]
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Lady Flames scorch Mt Gilead
The Mt. Gilead Lady Indians came to The Furnace on Logan Road to play a Tuesday night matchup with the Mansfield Christian Lady Flames. The Flames picked up their second win of the season with a 46-33 victory. The Flames win came after a big night on the boards. MCS picked up 45 rebounds on […]
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Lady Red Riders roll in win Lady Lex
A Jan. 9 matchup between the Lady Red Riders of Orrville and Lexington’s Lady Lex went decisively in Orrville’s favor. The visiting team won 59-27. Lady Lex struggled to put points on the board all game. The Lady Red Riders held a comfortable 23-16 lead at half. In a monster third quarter, the visiting team […]
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Sovroncourt to re-release album on cassette
Break out the Walkmans, boomboxes and have pencils by just in case, a local band Sovroncourt is re-releasing their ablum on cassette. Sovroncourt is a folk band from Mansfield primarily featuring Cameron Sharp, who is periodically joined by friends. The band announced the February 18 re-release of the album Waves and Wheels on cassette via Twitter […]
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Ontario takes top honors at Tyger Invitational
On Saturday, Jan. 4, the Ontario Warriors won the 2014 Tyger Invitational, The meet is an all relay event with the relay teams made up of 2 girls and 2 boys. The Warriors squad posted 400 points and were followed at a distance by Shelby with 298 and Madison with 270. The rest of the field placed as […]
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Local teams will play early on Friday
Friday, Jan. 3, will see a string of adjustments for local high school basketball. Junior varsity games are normally played at 6 p.m. and followed by 7:30 p.m. varsity matchups. Coming off the holidays, times will adjust by an hour in most cases. The big showdown in the valley will see Clear Fork host Lexington. […]
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Bellville boy pronounced dead after being discovered unresponsive
The Richland County Sheriff’s office responded to a 911 call to Clever Rd. near Bellville around 5 p.m. on Thursday. When the sheriff’s department arrived, they found a 13-year-old boy unresponsive. The boy was taken to MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield where he was pronounced dead. The boy’s father reportedly found the child unresponsive in a […]