Editor’s Note: This article has been shared with the approval of HSLD Brand Media and originally ran on its website, HSLDbrand.com. ASHLAND — Seven months after originally committing to play football at Appalachian State — and with the NCAA Division I early signing period (Dec. 3 to 5) closing in — Ashland senior quarterback Nathan […]
Doug Haidet
Doug Haidet is a 17-year resident of Ashland. He wrote sports in some capacity for the Ashland Times-Gazette from 2006 to 2018. He lives with his wife, Christy, and son, Murphy.
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Allen, Minutemen take OCC revenge on Ashland, grab outright title
Nearly a year to the day after watching Ashland complete a perfect regular season the Minutemen bit back with a 43-35 retaliation.
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Crestview’s Kuhn soars into state pole vault with title dreams
OLIVESBURG – If for some crazy reason there was still any doubt, Liam Kuhn has officially found his niche. The competition in Ohio high school pole vaulting is officially on notice. The Crestview junior heads off to the Division III state championships this week after thundering his way to district and regional gold medals with […]
Posted inTrack/Cross Country
Crestview track squads take 2nd at district meet
NORTH ROBINSON – After recently locking in a sweep of titles in the Firelands Conference track and field championships, the Crestview boys and girls squads came up big again Friday during their Division III district meets hosted by Colonel Crawford. Both Cougar squads finished as runners-up in their respective 16-team fields, with the CHS girls […]
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Q-A with Ashland QB & Appalachian State commitment Nathan Bernhard
ASHLAND — Ashland High School quarterback Nathan Bernhard had scholarship offers to play college football from Michigan, Penn State, and a total of 14 Division I schools. Yet on April 25 he made the surprising decision to commit to Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. Ashland Source recently spoke with the junior standout to talk […]
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Madison, Crestview grads lead loaded group of AU wrestlers to nationals
ASHLAND — If Colt Sponseller needed a sales pitch to attract local wrestlers to Ashland University, he wouldn’t need to say a word. The fifth-year Eagles coach could just show them the list of his team’s qualifiers to this week’s NCAA Division II national championships. Ashland, ranked 20th in the nation, will have one of […]
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Hillsdale dominates Red Wolves, surges into Final Four
ORRVILLE – The Hillsdale football players ruined their Thanksgiving meals. It’s hard to load up on turkey and stuffing when you have a Final Four game to play the next night. Dealt frigid, misty and sometimes windy conditions Friday night, Coach Trevor Cline’s club ripped off 21 first-quarter points on the way to throttling Cuyahoga […]
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Cougars lock up four-peat with team regional track and field title
HEATH — The Crestview boys track and field team bolstered its reputation as a Division III regional powerhouse Friday at Heath High School. For the fourth consecutive spring, the Cougars captured the regional team title, this time riding a quartet of first-place, state-qualifying efforts at the two-day event to take the top spot. Crestview’s 51 […]
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Crestview claims 3 regional track championships
HEATH – High school’s regional track and field meets might have just kicked off Wednesday night around Ohio, but that didn’t keep the Crestview boys squad from quickly churning out some state qualifications. After capturing their fourth consecutive Firelands Conference crown a few weeks ago, the Cougars sit atop the Division III leaderboard at Heath […]
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Successful road for Bates, Redbirds finally reaches pinnacle
LOUDONVILLE — It was almost as if Tyler Bates could finally exhale Saturday night. The 11th-year Loudonville girls basketball coach stood near mid-court at Massillon Perry High School – a grin on his face that refused to fade – soaking in reality. You got the sense he almost wanted to drag a sleeping bag onto […]