MANSFIELD — The Katie Ritz resume is an imposing body of work, on and off the basketball court. Sunday’s season finale, at the third annual Shelby Rotary Girls All-Star Classic (at 6 p.m. at Shelby High School), will be Ritz’s final moment on a competitive floor. Mansfield Christian coach J.R. Wilson said Ritz is the […]
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St. Peter’s rolls into Elite 8
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The St. Peter’s basketball team is supposed to be too young, too inexperienced. This year is supposed to be too soon for the Spartans. Instead, they were just too good for McComb on Tuesday night. Coach Joe Jakubick’s squad pounded the Panthers 68-50 in a thorough Sweet 16 beating at Bowling […]
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Lexington vs. O-G matchup rekindles 20-year-old nightmare
When Lexington won the district championship on Saturday afternoon I scurried to the Ohio High School Athletic Association website to see who was on deck for the Minutemen at the Bowling Green regional. It was not a pleasant find. Ottawa-Glandorf. I don’t know a single person from that school district, and have no personal animosity […]
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Lots of changes coming to Richland Source
Clearly the photo attached to this story is not me. I, Larry Phillips, being of older mind and failing body, never looked so good. The better news for our readers is that photogenic young lady is joining our team at the Richland Source. That picture is of Ontario graduate Jami Kinton, and tomorrow is her […]
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Turner’s vow rekindles Shelby legend Larry Siegfried
Evan Turner’s number will rise to the rafters Tuesday night at Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center as part of the Michigan game’s halftime festivities. But don’t be surprised if he references one of the greatest players in Richland County history during the ceremony. “You want to know somebody that nobody ever talks about?” Turner quizzed Jay […]
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Date, celebrity runner set for Spherion Mid Ohio 13er
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Tim Hilterman remembers well his eureka moment. It came during a Leadership Unlimited meeting. “The speaker was talking about the drug problem in the community and when it comes to that I hadn’t done anything,” Hilterman said. “I’m a Christian and I believe in the Good Samaritan and helping people. So, I […]
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2 people shot, 2 shootings in Mansfield on Saturday night
MANSFIELD, Ohio (Updated at 11:45 p.m.) — Two people were shot in Mansfield on Saturday night and suffered what authorities described as “very serious but non life-threatening injuries.” That was the first of two separate shooting incidents on Saturday night. Mansfield police Capt. Shari Robertson said three people were walking in the area of Bowman […]
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Mansfield author nominated for two awards
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Ray Dyson came to Mansfield in April 1971, to work at a newspaper. Today, nearly four decades later, he still lives here, but his career has taken the kind of turn a character from one of his novels would appreciate. The Ohio State graduate has cranked out three novels and has a […]
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St. Peter’s VIP program highlights students exhibiting virtues
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Aiden Boyce is a 5th grade student at St. Peter’s who holds doors for others, is polite at all times and reminds his principal not to forget her reflective jacket for crossing duty. Emma Henderson is a 3rd grader described by the school’s administration as a youngster who will do anything for […]
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Merry Madison Christmas rounds into final week
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Students and staff at Madison High School are rounding into the final week of the Merry Madison Christmas project. On Friday, math teacher Tracey Burden received a gift from a student to go directly toward the project. “One kid brought in four cases of vegetables this morning,” Burden said. “I said, ‘You […]