EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio High School Athletic Association website. COLUMBUS — —Several rules updates were approved in high school soccer for next school year, including new guidance on carding, penalty kick encroachment, a longer time limit for goalkeepers to release the ball, and additional clarifications on equipment and electronic […]
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Back on Track: Mansfield Senior roughs up Lex, snaps three-game skid
MANSFIELD — Kaylen Brooks and his Mansfield Senior teammates had enough. Brooks scored 13 points and the Tygers snapped a rare three-game losing streak with a resounding 70-42 win over Lexington at Pete Henry Gym on Tuesday. Senior High (9-5, 6-3 Ohio Cardinal Conference) avoided its first four-game skid since dropping 10 straight during the […]
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Instant Offense: Madison’s Walker is North Central Ohio’s Boys Soccer Player of the Year
MADISON TOWNSHIP — If Joey Walker’s senior season turns out anything like his recently-completed junior campaign, then the rest of the Ohio Cardinal Conference could be in for another long year. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Walker led Madison to just its second OCC title in program history and first since 2011. […]
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Lexington blanks Ashland in sectional soccer final
ASHLAND — For longtime area high school soccer enthusiasts, there was something distantly familiar about Saturday’s Division III sectional final between Lexington and Ashland at Community Stadium. There was a time during the two-division era when the Minutemen and Arrows would cross paths in the tournament almost annually. That came to an end in the […]
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Madison earns top seed in Division III boys district soccer tourney
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The tournament bracket soccer fans have been speculating over for months came out Sunday afternoon. Madison earned the top seed in the new-look Division III boys district field and will host No. 8 Tiffin Columbian in a sectional semifinal at 5 p.m. Oct. 15. The Rams (13-1-0) dropped to Division III from […]
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Madison boys celebrate perfection with OCC soccer championship
LEXINGTON — Not even the surprise storm that rolled through the area could dampen Madison’s coronation ceremony. Joey Walker scored an unassisted goal in the 76th minute as the Rams completed a perfect run through the Ohio Cardinal Conference with a 1-0 win at Lexington on Tuesday. Madison (12-1-0, 6-0-0) already had clinched the league […]
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Chasing History: Madison aiming for OCC title, postseason success
MADISON TOWNSHIP — In more than two decades of coaching Madison soccer, Tim Lord has never seen a team like this. It’s not just that the Rams (9-1) are off to their best start since 2019 and alone atop the Ohio Cardinal Conference standings. It’s the way Madison plays the game that distinguishes this squad […]
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Madison boys’ soccer tops Tygers to remain unbeaten
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams remained unbeaten, but it wasn’t easy. Randy Jamieson scored a pair of goals and Madison held on for a 4-2 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over crosstown rival Mansfield Senior at the Madison soccer complex. The Rams (7-0, 2-0) led 2-0 at the half but the Tygers (3-4-1, 1-2-1) refused to […]
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Soccer expansion enhances postseason opportunities for area teams
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Joey Walker couldn’t mask his enthusiasm — and for good reason. For the first time in a long time, Walker and his Madison soccer teammates are playing on an even pitch. The landscape of high school soccer will look markedly different this fall after the Ohio High School Athletic Association expanded the […]
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Bay nips Lexington with short-handed goal in boys soccer thriller
LEXINGTON — Bay Village’s Jackson Ziemnik scored a short-handed goal with 3:01 remaining in the second half and the Rockets stunned Lexington 1-0 Saturday afternoon in boys soccer action at Lexington. Bay was forced to play a man down after Oliver Marotta was given a red card with 29:52 remaining. Lexington had a chance to […]