Ashland University

MANSFIELD — They may not be especially well known outside of north central Ohio — not yet, anyway — but for area sports fans they already are household names. And in the coming year, these half dozen area athletes might gain a much wider following. Instead of re-hashing the best of 2016, let’s take a […]

ASHLAND — Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is the No. 1-ranked team in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll for the third week in a row, as the latest poll was released on Tuesday (Jan. 3) afternoon. The Eagles (14-0 overall, 6-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) remain […]

LOUISVILLE, KY — Andi Daugherty set Bellarmine up, and Laina Snyder knocked the Knights off. The No. 1-ranked Ashland University women’s basketball team survived a second-half comeback by No. 4 Bellarmine on Friday (Dec. 30) afternoon in Louisville, Ky., improving to 14-0 thanks to an 88-83 win over the Knights (10-1). Ashland’s star junior forwards, […]

ASHLAND – Ashland University senior guard Boo Osborne remembers playing ball from a very young age, and most of his memories center around his dad. “My dad was always the cornerstone for me and basketball,” Osborne said. His dad, Roosevelt, coached Boo’s youth basketball teams, but he also is the boy’s basketball coach at Centennial […]

CLEVELAND — Jamie Meder played just eight special teams snaps for the Cleveland Browns during Sunday’s (Dec. 24) 20-17 home win over the San Diego Chargers. The most important of those snaps, Meder’s first career National Football League blocked field goal to keep the Browns in the lead, has led to Meder earning his first […]

ASHLAND — Ashland University’s football team is 19th in the final American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches’ Top 25 poll, released on Monday (Dec. 19) afternoon. In 2016, the Eagles were 9-2 overall and 7-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, winning the GLIAC South Division championship. Ashland was the only team […]

ASHLAND – For many basketball players, making the transition from high school to college can be a challenge. Especially surprising for some is the physical nature of the college game, but Ashland University freshman Renee Stimpert has been preparing for the physicality her whole life, courtesy of her three older brothers. “Any time of day, […]

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – In its first game as the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II since Feb. 16, 2013, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team outscored Notre Dame College 56-26 in the second half on the way to a 92-55 victory. The Eagles are 11-0 overall, tying for the fifth-best start in program history. The […]

ASHLAND — For the second consecutive season, Ashland University junior tight end Adam Shaheen has earned All-America status from the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA). In 2015, Shaheen earned honorable mention laurels. In 2016, he worked his way up to first-team honors, released on Wednesday (Dec. 14) morning, following a season in which […]

ASHLAND — After more than three years away, Ashland University’s women’s basketball team is back on top of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 poll. In the latest WBCA poll released on Tuesday (Dec. 13) afternoon, the Eagles (10-0 overall, 4-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) sit at No. 1 […]