The Ashland boys and girls track and field teams each were within two final events of winning Ohio Cardinal Conference titles Friday night.
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Commentary: Ashland photographer Puskar’s HOF induction a long time coming
ASHLAND – Tom Puskar has lived a lot of life concealed behind a camera lens. It’s been a kind of comfortable personal camouflage. But when he was inducted March 21 into the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, the longtime Ashland-area photographer had to be the subject instead of the shooter. Puskar shook […]
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Ashland’s Lang having big season for Ohio State softball
COLUMBUS – If Hailey Lang wasn’t born to be a hitter, she would have stopped doing it by now. Judging by her numbers this spring as the starting catcher at Ohio State, there might be no end in sight. “I’ve worked forever for this,” said Lang, a 2023 Ashland High School graduate. “Ever since I […]
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Ashland wrestlers aiming for another big OCC performance
ASHLAND – After stomping its way through the regular season in yet another bruising fashion, the Ashland boys wrestling team took a minute to take a breath on Monday night. The talent-laden Division I Arrows gathered as a squad, chowed down some Chipotle and settled in for a showing of “Rocky III.” It was fitting […]
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Florida trip adds new wrinkle to rapid-fire schedule for Hillsdale boys
JEROMESVILLE – A seemingly unrelenting part of a schedule can sometimes overwhelm a high school team, making it feel as though it’s been thrown into a fire. For the Hillsdale boys basketball squad and head coach Ben Ferguson, this season might feel more like being thrown into a volcano. After the Falcons made a second […]
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Ediger breaks Ashland scoring record to lead Arrows past Tygers
ASHLAND – Santa Claus might be coming to town in less than a week, but Paxon Ediger didn’t have the patience to wait for the big guy. With Mansfield Senior visiting Arrow Arena on Friday night, the Ashland senior guard stuffed his scoring stockings to the brim, dropping in a program-record 44 points and forcing […]
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Sloan’s huge home send-off pushes Falcons back to Elite Eight
JEROMESVILLE – Hillsdale’s senior football players had their last dance at home Friday night. Owen Sloan made sure it wasn’t a slow dance. Hosting fourth-seeded Symmes Valley in a Division VII, Region 27 semifinal, the top-seeded Falcons needed just one run from their record-breaking senior running back to set the tone for the game. Sloan […]
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Arrows crush Generals, ready for OCC showdown at Lex
ASHLAND – The buildup just had to get over one final speed bump. Hosting Wooster on Friday at Community Stadium for its Senior Night, the Ashland football team put a nail in the coffin early against the Generals, scoring three first-half touchdowns off turnovers alone in a 52-7 demolishing. The victory improved the Arrows to […]