On Saturday, the Lexington Minutemen hosted the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets in a game that went down to the final seconds. With a few late steals and key free throws, Lexington emerged with a win 47-46. The Minutemen went into the half trailing 20-15. After the break, Mount Vernon extended their lead 25-16 and finished […]
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Temple Christian dumps Delaware Christian
The Temple Christian Crusaders hosted Delaware Christian Eagles at Chuck Riffle Gymnasium just off the intersection of Stewart and Ashland Road. The smallest high school in Richland County picked up their first win of the season beating the Eagles 66-46. The Crusaders had three scorers in double digits. Leading with 18 points was senior wing […]
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Minutemen fall to Wooster
The Lexington Minutemen traveled to Wooster for a Friday night basketball matchup. The Generals prevailed, 60-45. Lex went into the half trailing just 24 to the Generals’ 28. After the break, the Minutemen stayed in contention inching within 3 points by the end of the third. Entering the fourth, the score had Wooster leading 39-36. […]
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Generals storm past Lady Lex
Lexington hosted Wooster in a night game on Thursday, December 5. The visiting Wooster Generals dominated the game to outscore Lady Lex 69-34. For Wooster, Gabrielle Cicolani’s 21 points and Sarah Cairnie’s 26 points and 15 boards led the way. The two combined for 47 of 69 total points. Lexington’s Kelly Rhodes came within a point of a […]
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Comedian, author Mike Polk Jr. holds book signing in Mansfield
Perhaps, the best way to understand Mike Polk Jr. and his new book “Damn Right I’m from Cleveland: Your Guide to Makin’ It in America’s 47th Biggest City“ is to understand where he is coming from – both literally and metaphorically. The Cleveland comedian, television personality and author stopped by Main Street Books Thursday night to […]
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Lexington seeks new head coach for football
The Lexington High School Athletic Department announced that they are accepting applications for the boys’ varsity head football coaching position. Interested applicants should send their information to Joe Roberts by Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Lexington High School Attn: Joe Roberts 103 Clever Lane Lexington, OH 44904 roberts.joe@lexington.k12.oh.us
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Madison changes Galion game
Madison’s Athletic Director Kirk Manns announced Wednesday that Saturday’s boys basketball game at Galion High School on December 7 will be moved. According to the listing on the OHSAA website, the game schedule the junior varsity boys will tip off at 1 p.m. followed by a varsity contest slated for 2:30 p.m. The game change […]
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Flames fall in Delaware
The Mansfield Christian girls varsity basketball team travelled south to Delaware for a Monday night matchup. The road was not kind to the Flames as they fell to Delaware Christian by a score of 45-19. Delaware dominated the first half holding the Flames to 8 points and went into the half up 25-8. The second […]
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Flames fight back, but fall short against Central Christian
The Mansfield Christian Flames travelled to Kidron Central Christian for a girls varsity basketball match on Tuesday. The Flames fell to Central Christian 40-35. Central held a 22-16 lead at half and dropped the pedal down in the third quarter. The Flames looked at a 13 point deficit as the scoreboard read 35-22, but they […]
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On to Mizzou! Lex’s Hannah Stevens signs letter of intent
As college signing day was just beginning, Hannah Stevens was watching the ink dry on a letter of intent that finalized her college recruitment process. The stellar Lexington swimmer is headed to the University of Missouri. “When July 1st came I got a lot more calls than I thought I would, said Stevens, now entering […]