MANSFIELD — When a child dies inside an overheated vehicle, chances are a caregiver made a fatal mistake. More than half (54 percent) of these 682 recorded U.S. deaths in the last 15 years happened after a parent or other guardian unintentionally forgot a child in a vehicle. Another 28 percent happened when a child […]
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Local acting community salutes Mansfield stage legend
MANSFIELD — Projection was never a problem for Millie Leverton, a 4-foot-11 dynamo whose talent and determination made her a local community theater giant for almost 60 years. When Leverton spoke, you listened. Sadly, that voice was forever silenced on Wednesday when the 77-year-old died after a battle with cancer. Some of those who knew […]
Local gym offers Memorial Day workout to honor heroes
LEXINGTON – It’s a fitting hero’s workout on a day designed to honor all heroes. The public is invited on Memorial Day at 9 a.m. to the Torture Chamber CrossFit gym, 125 Plymouth St., to participate in a salute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States. On deck for […]
Lex grad leads Ohio JUCO team to World Series
LEXINGTON – For two seasons, Brody Basilone has done whatever the Sinclair Community College baseball team needed to win. The recent National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Region Championships were no exception for the Lexington graduate. A starting pitcher most of the season until a strained elbow and injuries to others in the line-up […]
Madison edges Ontario in sectional title thriller
MADISON TOWNSHIP — When Madison’s Michael Penney squared off against Ontario’s Alex Vrendenburgh on Thursday, it was clear runs would be hard to come by. That was exactly that case in a 3-2 Madison win in a Division II sectional baseball title game on the Rams’ home field. In fact, if not for a couple […]
Jakubick’s veteran savvy leads Spartans to Sweet 16
MANSFIELD — The young Mansfield St. Peter’s basketball team was in uncharted territory on Friday night. Fortunately, the Spartans (23-3) had a guide who knew the high-pressure landscape all too well. The result was an improbable, come-from-behind, 57-52 win in a Division IV district championship game against a more seasoned Sandusky St. Mary’s team. Both […]
Spartans claim 1st district title in 12 years
WILLARD – Sophomores just don’t do what Mason Campbell and Jared Jakubick did in Mansfield St. Peter’s 57-52 district title win on Friday night over Sandusky St. Mary’s. Campbell scored 20 points, including all 10 Spartan points in the third quarter, and Jakubick added 13, all but two in the fourth period, as St. Peter […]
Mansfield features 2 movies providing life lessons
Editor’s Note: “Race” and “Eddie the Eagle” are both playing in Mansfield’s Cinemark Theatre. They competed in Olympic Games separated by five decades. One was a tremendous athlete who earned four gold medals in 1936. The other was the antithesis, an average man simply happy to compete in his event and live to tell about […]
Ontario claims sectional championship
WILLARD — Ontario coach Joe Balogh wanted his Warriors to get off to a strong start Friday night against Vermilion. But he was happy instead with a strong finish as Ontario, which trailed 19-6 late in the first quarter, came back to beat the Sailors, 64-56, in a Division II sectional title game at Willard […]
Sandusky edges Shelby in sectional final
WILLARD — For the second time in a week, Shelby did everything it could to stop the powerhouse Sandusky Blue Streaks. But for the second time, it was just not enough as the Whippets fell to Sandusky, 60-59, when a potential winning at the shot at the buzzer glanced off the back of the rim. […]