LEXINGTON – Burly senior James Ort started the game on the Wynford bench Wednesday night. The 6-foot-4 center’s arrival on the court helped spell the end to Mansfield Christian’s season. Ort scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Royals knocked off the Flames 66-52 in the Division IV basketball sectional semifinals at […]
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Spartans edge Flames for outright title
MANSFIELD – St. Peter’s was not in a sharing mood on Friday night. Again. For the second season in a row, the Spartans ended their regular season by knocking off Mansfield Christian, 49-43, to claim an outright Mid-Buckeye Conference championship, denying the Flames a share of the crown. The win closes St. Peter’s regular season […]
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Tygers earn revenge against Madison
MANSFIELD – Tim Mergel looked at the stat sheet Friday night and shook his head after his Madison Rams lost to cross-town rival Mansfield Senior, 72-59. The number that jumped off the page was 27 turnovers, glaring mistakes against an overwhelming Tygers’ press that generated 25 points for the winners. “That was like one of […]
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Former Tyger pockets 10th 300 game on the lanes
MANSFIELD – Tim Harless has always been at home with a ball on the hardwood. From his days helping Mansfield Senior to the state basketball finals in 1984 to his most recent perfect bowling effort at Lex Lanes, the 49-year-old Harless remains at the top of his game. Bowling in the Thursday Night Gates State […]
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Lex edges Wooster in key OCC clash
LEXINGTON — Freshman sensation Cade Stover made sure his senior teammates would not leave Lexington without a single career win against Wooster. The 6-foot-4 post knocked in 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as the Minutemen (18-2, 10-2) took over sole possession of first place in the Ohio Cardinal Conference with a 64-61 win […]
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Ashland’s 20-0 run leads to shocker at Lexington
LEXINGTON – A slow start to the season makes it unlikely Ashland will successfully defend its Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball title. But the Arrows plan to have a huge say in who takes their crown. Ashland stunned league-leading Lexington 61-51 on Friday night, handing the state’s No. 3 Division II team only its second loss […]
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Next Man Up: Reserve forward leads Lexington past Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Another role player took center stage for Lexington on Saturday. Senior forward Jonah Yaussy and freshman forward Cade Stover both got into early foul trouble. With senior Paul Hogsette and junior Chase Munro already sidelined with illness and injury, the normally potent Lex interior game seemed in trouble. Enter forward Dana […]
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St. Peter’s edges Mansfield Christian
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Elijah Cross made a hustle play to save the day, and possibly the game, against Mansfield Christian in a 54-50 win on Friday night. The Spartans led 49-47 with under a minute to play and had stalled about three minutes off the fourth quarter clock. That’s when Cross turned the ball over […]
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Ontario recognizes coach/teacher Joe Balogh
ONTARIO – Joe Balogh has coached more than 22,000 minutes during his three decades with the Ontario’s boys basketball team. With 504 wins to his credit, the veteran coach has enjoyed the vast majority of those minutes. But the 15 minutes he spent Saturday night before his team clubbed Clear Fork, 69-41, may one day […]
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Lex women donate 23 new coats to Richland Co. Children Services
MANSFIELD, Ohio – With 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, it’s easy to see how Pat Graska has a warm spot in her heart for children. Thanks to Graska and her Lexington neighbor, Judith Wright, almost two dozen local children will be a bit warmer this winter, too. Graska contacted Richland County Children Services on Wednesday […]