LEXINGTON — The Lexington boys basketball secured a Merry Christmas for its fans on Saturday night. The undefeated Minutemen controlled the lane and the game to finish with a resounding 84-46 victory over Richland County rival Ontario. Lex flexed its interior power in a big way. Senior center Elijah Hudson led the charge with 19 […]
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Lexington cranks up offense to overwhelm Ashland
ASHLAND – It’s not easy for a basketball team to find new ways to win after starting a season 6-0. The Lexington boys did it anyway Friday night at Ashland High School. Punishingly successful inside the paint through six games, the Minutemen hit four of their first five tries from 3-point land against the Arrows […]
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OPINION: Shelby loss to Ottawa-Glandorf may be its gain in the long run
SHELBY — I must confess, I haven’t seen a single high school basketball game yet this year, boys or girls. Ah, the price to pay for being stuck on the editing desk. The game I really wanted to see, but couldn’t, took place on Saturday at Lima Senior’s Coach Q Classic. Shelby lost to state […]
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Tygers chop down Little Giants for weekend sweep
FREMONT — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team completed a strong weekend by collecting its second road win in as many nights. Fremont Ross was the victim on Saturday night, as the Tygers pocketed a 52-45 victory. That decision came 24 hours after Senior High edged Mount Vernon 53-50 in an Ohio Cardinal Conference road […]
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Lexington hammers Wadsworth in Steve Smith Classic
ORRVILLE — Lexington took its undefeated season on the road and handled its latest assignment with aplomb. The Minutemen pounded Wadsworth 66-35 on Saturday afternoon in the 19th annual Steve Smith Classic at Orrville High School. Sophomore standouts Brayden Fogle and Seven Allen led the way, each pumping in 16 points. Fogle added 12 rebounds […]
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Galion knocks off Ontario for 1st time since 2012
ONTARIO — Cooper Kent and his Galion teammates exorcised more than a decade’s worth of demons Friday night. Kent scored 32 points — one off his career high — as the Tigers knocked off Ontario 66-53 in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action at the O-Rena. The victory was the first for Galion over the Warriors since […]
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Lex makes statement in win at Mansfield Sr.
MANSFIELD — Conference championships aren’t won in December, but Lexington made an early-season statement Tuesday night inside Pete Henry Gym. Brayden Fogle scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Minutemen had their way with short-handed Mansfield Senior in a 70-45 Ohio Cardinal Conference win that was every bit as one-sided as the final […]
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Tygers open season with convincing win over Ashland
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane may not be the flashiest player on the roster, but Mansfield Senior’s junior swingman is certainly the craftiest. Roane scored a game-high 18 points and swiped eight rebounds as the Tygers opened the season with a 59-44 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Ashland at Pete Henry Gym. “He plays like an […]
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Cougars begin Firelands Conference title defense with win over South Central
OLIVESBURG — It’s beginning to look a lot like “Swishmas” for the Crestview boys basketball team. If fans aren’t getting enough with the Christmas lights up and down Ohio 96, all they need to do is pop into the high school gym and watch the Cougars light up the scoreboard. Continuing yet another explosive start […]
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Bruskotter leads Shelby past Madison in season opener
SHELBY — Alex Bruskotter’s ailing ankle didn’t seem any worse for the wear Friday night. Shelby’s 6-foot-7 senior guard scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the Whippets cruised to a 72-44 win over Madison in the season opener. A Wright State recruit, Bruskotter missed most of the preseason after […]