WOOSTER — Lexington flexed its size and muscle inside on Friday night for a 63-36 win in a resounding road romp at Wooster. The third-ranked Minutemen used every bit of their size in carving out a 53-24 rebounding bulge. Offensively, coach Scott Hamilton’s team used a balance approach to subdue the Generals. Elijah Hudson paced […]
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Check out Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball results
MANSFIELD — These were Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys and girls basketball results. Only scores reported to the Scorestream app are included in this roundup. BOYS Mansfield Sr. comes from behind to stop Ashland Ashland cut in front to start, but Mansfield answered the challenge to collect a 72-49 victory in Ohio boys basketball on Jan. […]
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Pickerington man killed after U.S. 30 crash in Ashland County
VERMILLION TOWNSHP — A Pickerington man was killed late Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle rollover crash in Vermillion Township, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Richard Arias, 33, sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash, the Patrol stated. The incident took place on U.S. Route 30 at approximately […]
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Loudonville hammers Wellington in latest blowout
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is racking up some ferocious results this season. Wednesday night was supposed to be a stronger test against stiffer competition. It wasn’t. The fourth-ranked Redbirds buried Wellington 74-22 to improve to 15-0. “I just think we really play hard,” said All-Ohio senior Corri Vermilya, who was a finalist […]
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Warfield headlines 14 Ohioans to be inducted into High School Football HOF
CANTON — Some of Ohio’s greatest high school football players and coaches were among the class of 30 to be inducted into the National High School Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Warfield, of Warren Harding High School, headlined the list of 14 Ohioans. Warfield was considered the […]
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Loudonville ranked 4th in 1st girls state basketball poll
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is clearly the class of the sport in north central Ohio. The Redbirds are also making waves statewide. Coach Tyler Bates’ squad is ranked No. 4 (with 58 points) in the Division IV girls basketball poll, released this week by the Associated Press. Loudonville is the only area […]
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Lexington ranked No. 3 in 1st state basketball poll
Ohio’s first Associated Press high school boys basketball poll has moved with a few north central Ohio teams earning rankings. In Division II, Lexington grabbed a first-place vote and checks in at No. 3. The Minutemen earned 93 points in the poll, just a point behind No. 2 Kettering Alter and six points behind No. […]
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Buckeye great Chris Ward elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Chris Ward is one of the most overlooked offensive linemen in Ohio State history. But it wasn’t on Monday to those who value college football performance. The Dayton Patterson graduate and one of the best tackles in OSU history has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. He is the 28th Buckeye to […]
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Bruskotter’s scoring spree triggers memories of Savannah’s legendary Larry Huston
Shelby senior Alex Bruskotter erupted for 53 points on Saturday night at Ashland High School in the biggest scoring spree seen around these parts in years. The Whippets’ 6-foot-6 sharpshooter bagged 12 treys to bolster his scoring total. It was a fine performance, and evoked memories of former Shelby superstar Larry Siegfried. But it also […]
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Bruskotter’s 53 points lifts Shelby over Ashland
ASHLAND — Not since the storied days of the legendary Larry Siegfried has Shelby High School seen a scoring barrage like this. Senior Alex Bruskotter, headed to Wright State next fall, erupted for 12 treys and netted 53 points on Saturday night to lift the Whippets to an 84-61 victory at Ashland in non-conference boys […]