MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield Senior’s 88-78 win against Wooster Friday night was the 1,500th victory in the century-plus storied history of the program. It also looked like so many Tyger victories of the past, a history that dates back to 1900 and is the fourth-winningest program in the state of Ohio. Simply, it was not […]
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Mansfield Christian knocks off Clear Fork
BELLVILLE – After a season-opening loss to Crestview, the Mansfield Christian Flames had 10 days before their next game. That meant one thing – lots of practice. It was not a lot of fun, but the effort paid dividends Tuesday night in a 62-49 non-league win at Clear Fork. “I told the kids it would […]
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Whippets rough up Rams
SHELBY — It was the first game of the season, but Shelby’s defense was in mid-season form. The veteran Whippets were able to make a crucial in-game adjustment that led to a 63-39 win over Madison. The Rams trailed just 32-26 at halftime, paced by 15 first-half points from junior Tyrell Ajian. That’s when Shelby […]
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Celina ends Ontario’s season with 1-0 regional title decision
FINDLAY, Ohio — Ontario girls soccer coach Larry Atkinson was blunt. “We didn’t come ready to play,” the veteran coach said Saturday after his team saw its season end with a 1-0 loss to Celina in a Division II regional title match at Findlay High School. “Some girls did … some didn’t. “The effort just […]
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Wooster knocks off Lexington
LEXNGTON, Ohio – In the record book, Lexington’s 25-8 loss to Wooster on Friday night looks the same as last week’s debacle at Madison. But Lexington coach Taylor Gerhardt saw something that was missing in the 59-10 loss to the Rams. “I saw energy and I saw a willingness to fight back. I didn’t see […]
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Rams rough up Minutemen
MANSFIELD, Ohio – At halftime on Friday night at STARTEK Stadium, the only thing not decided was Madison’s homecoming queen. That’s because the home team owned a shocking 45-3 lead at intermission en route to a 59-10 upset of previously unbeaten Lexington. “I thought our kids played a great game,” Madison coach Jamie Masi said. […]
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Physical Lexington pounds out 27-7 OCC win against Clear Fork
LEXINGTON, Ohio – There is nothing Clear Fork coach Dave Carroll likes more than a physical football team. So even the veteran coach came away impressed Friday night after watching unbeaten Lexington pound on his Colts, 27-7, in an Ohio Cardinal Conference game. “I know (Lexington) is our rival, but their coaches are doing a […]
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Madison QB makes all the right moves in win over West Homes
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Madison junior quarterback Tresten Vail made all the right moves on Friday night. The result was a 42-21 pounding of defending Ohio Cardinal Conference co-champion West Holmes at STARTEK Stadium, the Rams’ first win against the Knights in the last five years. Madison used a run-pass balance to keep West Holmes on […]
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Mount Vernon quick strikes help Yellow Jackets sting Madison, 38-19
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Trailing 12-0 at Madison on a soggy Friday night, the unbeaten Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets needed a spark. What they got was a flame in the form of a jet named Nate Davis. The 5-10, 165-pound senior state track star caught five passes for 252 yards and TDs of 89, 80 and […]
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Unbeaten Lucas Cubs roar in huge win against Centerburg, 30-14
LUCAS, Ohio – Mason Galco talked softly after the game. But behind a bearish offensive line, the 5-10, 184-pound Lucas senior runs as loudly as any back in north central Ohio. Galco and his Cub teammates sent a clear message Friday night to other teams in their Division VII region that last year’s playoff success […]