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 […]
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Madison boys open soccer season with win over Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — The most highly-anticipated season in recent Madison boys soccer history got off on the right foot Friday night. Joey Walker made sure of it. Walker, a junior forward, scored a pair of goals as the Rams opened with a 3-1 win over Clear Fork at the Colt Corral. Veteran Madison coach Tim Lord […]
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Lex’s Corbin is area’s boys soccer Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — He scored four goals all season and six in his entire varsity career, but those aren’t the numbers that matter most to Lexington senior Terrance Corbin. The area’s Player of the Year, Corbin will be defined by his team’s success. Lexington was a combined 63-15-6 during Corbin’s high school career. The Minutemen won […]
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Lexington’s Corbin selected to OSSCA All-Ohio first team in Division II
LEXINGTON — He isn’t the most prolific goal scorer in program history, but Terrance Corbin secured his place among the best Lexington has ever produced. A senior midfielder, Corbin was selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II. The Minutemen (15-4-1) reached the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork standouts highlight All-MOAC soccer teams
ONTARIO — Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference heavyweights Ontario and Clear Fork dominated when the All-MOAC girls soccer team was unveiled. Four Warriors and four Colts were selected to the 12-player first team. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Addi Pittman, Kamashya Shaw and Elaine Seif were joined by Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki, Sophia Perry, Mel Blubaugh and Brinley Barnett […]
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Lexington falls to St. Marys Memorial in Division II regional semifinals
CLYDE — The clock struck midnight on another storybook season for Lexington on Wednesday. Still, the way coach Peter Them sees it, the 2-1 loss to St. Marys Memorial in the Division II regional semifinals shouldn’t tarnish everything the Minutemen accomplished in 2023. After all, Lex added another Ohio Cardinal Conference championship to the trophy […]
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Madison girls, Lex boys in back in soccer’s Sweet 16
MANSFIELD — The Lexington boys and Madison girls soccer programs have been down this path before. The Minutemen and Rams won district titles last week and will play in the Division II regional semifinals this week. Madison (12-4-4) will take on Lima Shawnee (9-4-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tiffin’s Front-Kalnow Stadium. Lex (15-3-1) meets […]