Editor’s Note This season marks the 100th anniversary of Ohio Stadium. Earlier this year we looked at the 10 greatest plays in the history of the facility. Ohio Stadium has witnessed some magical games in its 100-year history. Surely the first game at the facility, now on the National Register of Historic Places, must have […]
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Tygers unleash Reese to roll over Madison in Battle of Mansfield
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mansfield Senior quarterback Duke Reese is just a junior, but he knows well the importance of beating his school’s arch-rival. Reese made sure that’s exactly how Friday night’s Ohio Cardinal Conference clash played out, too. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers, and scored on his own 9-yard […]
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Are these the 10 greatest plays in Ohio Stadium’s 100-year saga?
COLUMBUS — This season marks the 100th anniversary of Ohio Stadium, and to commemorate it we’re going to look at the 10 greatest plays the Old Gray Lady has seen. Unfortunately, the man responsible for her construction, Chic Harley, never played an Ohio State game on Ohio Stadium turf. The Horseshoe opened in 1922, with […]
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Lexington seniors deliver big plays to dump Madison on Senior Night
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s seniors went out with a bang on Friday night, in their last home football game. The Minutemen unleashed a number of big plays by their upperclassmen to register a 28-10 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Madison. Senior quarterback A.J. Young fired one touchdown pass, and senior Dylan Jamieson tossed two more as […]
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Madison earns 1st win in Homecoming shutout of Mount Vernon
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Zach Glasgo wore a smile as wide as Esley Lane on Friday night. Madison’s senior linebacker intercepted two passes, took one all the way back for a 30-yard touchdown, and spearheaded a shutout defensive performance to lead the Rams to a 35-0 Homecoming blowout of Mount Vernon. “It’s amazing. We’ve worked really […]
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Williams joins Buckeye legends with record-tying 5-TD performance vs. Rutgers
COLUMBUS — Miyan Williams was not yet born when Keith Byars was scorching turf at Ohio State from 1982-85. Byars scored five touchdowns against Illinois in 1984. The 5-foot-9, 225-pound bowling ball’s elders may barely remember Pete Johnson, the bruising fullback from 1973-76. Johnson scored five TDs against North Carolina in 1975. But Williams now […]
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Prairie Peddler brings fall tradition to north central Ohio
BUTLER — Every autumn I look forward to Prairie Peddler. I like all of it, the wood burning under the huge kettle pots, the fair food stands that include comfort items like chicken and noodles, biscuits and gravy, French fries, corn on the cob, turkey legs, wood-fired pizza, cobblers, brownies and ice cream. Then there […]
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1992 Madison vignettes; the players & coach will never forget
Editor’s Note: This is Part III of a three-part series commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Madison football team. The Rams went 10-0 in the regular season, won the Ohio Heartland Conference championship, finished fourth in the final Division I AP poll, and reached the playoffs. Part I was published on Sept. 27. Part […]