Fans always expect you to win and that is why fan is short for fanatic. But there are certain ways to go about things, especially at the high school level. Shelby is a football town and that is not a newsflash, everyone knows that. And yes, I even knew that “Old McDonald” was a bad […]
Jeff Swank, Columnist
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Coach of the Year? Bradley and Carroll shine in 2013
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November we come together and vote. Okay, we all know that. You didn’t need me to tell you that, right? It’s alright, I know some of you did and that’s okay. We are going to have a little election here in this space today too. Don’t […]
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Area Football Wrap Up: November 1
Ohio Cardinal Conference Mansfield Senior is the outright Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) champion as they railed from an early third quarter deficit to beat rival Madison (45-16) at Arlin Field. “Honestly I think the team that was the most physical the first couple of quarters will had the edge going into the second half,” said […]
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Expanded playoffs: would more be merrier?
Every year, about this time, somebody is screaming that there should be more teams in the post season playoffs and then when a 6-4 or 5-5 team makes the final eight in their region somebody else says there are too many mediocre teams in the playoffs. In other states, California for one, everyone makes the […]
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The playoffs are almost here
There are only two weeks left in the high school football season and that means we have only three weeks to first playoff games. I would like to say that November is my favorite month of the year, but I would be lying. That month would be any month when there is between 6 and […]