The Hillsdale Falcons earned their way to the first Final Four in program history, defeating Heartland Christian 58-57.
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Shelby’s DeVito selected NW District Player of the Year in Division IV
FINDLAY — Brayden DeVito’s sensational senior season just got a little better. The Shelby standout was selected the Division IV Player of the Year when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled the All-Northwest District team Thursday. DeVito, who will play football for Air Force next fall, averaged 24.1 points per game. He helped the […]
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Commentary: Corbin, Tygers show renewed tenacity in postseason run
TOLEDO — Davion Mack’s jaw-dropping dunk energized the crowd. But it was D.J. Corbin’s grit that sent Mansfield Senior’s bench into a frenzy. Corbin scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds in Senior High’s 65-61 win over Alliance in Wednesday’s regional semifinals. But it’s his willingness to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty […]
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Elite Eight: Tygers roar past Alliance, advance to regional final
Mansfield Senior advanced to the Elite Eight, holding on for an entertaining 65-61 win over Alliance in the regional semifinals.
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Voting begins among Ohio’s 7 Mr. Basketball finalists
COLUMBUS — Seven finalists have been announced as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association begins voting on the state’s Mr. Basketball Award. Garfield Heights senior Marcus Johnson was the 2025 winner, and is a candidate again this year. Johnson is trying to become the sixth two-time winner of the award. Other two-time winners include Toledo […]
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Hillsdale spanks Tiffin Calvert to reach Elite Eight
BARBERTON — For just the second time in program history, the Falcons are Elite. Lowen Ferguson and Knox Lewis each scored 17 points as Hillsdale thundered to a dominant, 67-45 win over Tiffin Calvert in a Division VII regional semifinal boys basketball game on Jack Greynolds Court. The Falcons (19-7) will play Heartland Christian for […]
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Tygers upset Lima Shawnee for first district championship in 12 years
ONTARIO — The magic of March Madness has eluded the Mansfield Senior boys basketball program for a dozen years. That drought ended on Saturday night as the Tygers spun a web of enchantment with their scrappy resolve in a highly-charged, 64-61 Division III Northwest District Championship upset of top-seeded Lima Shawnee. “This is it. This […]
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Shelby falls to Perkins in third straight district final appearence
Saturday’s district final between the Whippets (16-8) and Perkins marked Shelby’s third straight district championship appearence.
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Tried and true: Mansfield Senior follows familiar recipe to district semifinal win
Mansfield Senior knocked off Oregon Clay, 55,-47, in a Division III district semifinal game Thursday evening at Ontario High School.
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Crestview can’t sustain strong start in district semifinal loss to Seneca East
WILLARD — The first half belonged to Crestview. Seneca East owned the second — and the game. The fourth-seeded Cougars roared to a double-figure lead, but couldn’t fend off the No. 2 Tigers in a 65-48 loss in the Division VI district semifinals at Willard’s Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Third-quarter mayhem Crestview (13-11) led 32-24 […]