LEXINGTON — Ohio State basketball fans, disheartened by the current state of affairs that led to Chris Holtmann’s firing, can take heart. Help is on the way. Buckeye recruit and Mr. Basketball candidate Colin White scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as Ottawa-Glandorf knocked off second-ranked Lexington 58-54 in a […]
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St. Peter’s stops Loudonville, snaps 38-game Mid-Buckeye Conference losing streak
MANSFIELD — The Mid-Buckeye Conference jinx is over. Antonio Lindsay knocked down eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points as St. Peter’s knocked off Loudonville 73-59 Friday night at the Franciscan Activity Center. The win snapped an ugly 38-game MBC losing streak for the Spartans (3-17, 1-8). St. Peter’s last conference victory came on […]
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Lexington completes perfect OCC campaign with tight win at Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON — Lexington withstood its most serious challenge of the season in the Ohio Cardinal Conference on Friday night at Mount Vernon High School. Sophomore Brayden Fogle scored a team-high 18 points and Gavin Husty added 17 to help the Minutemen survive in a 61-58 decision over the Yellow Jackets. Sophomore Seven Allen posted […]
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Buckle Up: Division II boys basketball district tourney will be a slugfest
LISTEN: Curt Conrad and Larry Phillips preview boys postseason basketball on the Source Daily podcast 👇 MANSFIELD — No matter where it’s contested, the Division II district tournament will be a street brawl. The site of the district tournament has yet to be determined, but navigating the loaded field won’t be easy. How loaded? The […]
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Lucas holds off Mansfield Christian, claims 6th straight MBC title
LUCAS — As he tended to his postgame media obligations, Logan Toms wore an oversized gold chain with a roaring Lucas Cubs logo and the letters ‘TPW’ dangling from it. “ ‘TPW’ stands for Tough People Win and it’s one of our football mottos,” Toms said after scoring 28 points in a Mid-Buckeye Conference title-clinching […]
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Lexington clinches outright OCC title by thumping West Holmes
MILLERSBURG — Lexington wrapped up an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketkball championship on Friday night — and the Minutemen did it without suspense. Lex erupted in the first quarter and never really stopped in collecting a convincing 69-34 victory at West Holmes. Lex ripped off a 21-11 first-quarter spree and owned a 40-16 halftime […]
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Falcons fall to WCAL-leading Norwayne
JEROMESVILLE — Braden West shot the lights out Tuesday night. West, Norwayne’s junior sharpshooter, matched his own school record with eight 3-pointers as the Bobcats pulled away in the second half for a 58-40 win over Hillsdale in Wayne County Athletic League action at Dickerson Gym. The 5-foot-10 sharpshooter scored 28 points — one off […]
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Crestview making history one win at a time
OLIVESBURG — One at a time. It’s a philosophy that has served the Crestview Cougars well as they make history with every additional victory. One possession at a time. One quarter at a time. One game at a time. One win at a time. The Cougars are 17-0 with five regular season games remaining — […]
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Ediger’s shooting pushes Ashland past Madison
ASHLAND – It almost seemed like Paxon Ediger spent much of January slowly building a nice, sensible portfolio of a budding basketball career. Then on Friday night inside Arrow Arena against Madison in his February opener, the Ashland sophomore chose to just hit the lottery instead. Perhaps the biggest key to Ashland’s expanding turnaround, Ediger […]
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Tygers survive West Holmes’ upset bid
MILLERSBURG — Kyevi Roane erupted for 27 points and nine rebounds as Mansfield Senior earned a gritty, 65-60 Ohio Cardinal Conference road victory at West Holmes on Friday night. Teammate Duke Reese chipped in 10 points as Senior High overcame a slow start with a big third quarter to pull away in the end. The […]