“There’s a level of toughness that comes from playing at the playground,” Mansfield Senior boys basketball coach Marquis Sykes said
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Ashland’s Lacey selected to girls All-Ohio first team in Division III
COLUMBUS — Kennedy Lacey’s game keeps evolving and her star keeps rising. The Ashland forward was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division III when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division I-III teams were unveiled Tuesday. A 5-foot-8 junior, Lacey averaged a career-high 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. She […]
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Clear Fork’s Boccio tops north central Ohio girls on all-state basketball roster
COLUMBUS — Ava Boccio made herself at home. Clear Fork’s 5-foot-8 junior was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division V when the Division IV-VII girls basketball teams were announced Monday afternoon. Boccio transferred from Olentangy Orange to Clear Fork, where her mother, Jill (Snavely) Boccio, starred in the 1980s. Ava helped the Colts […]
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Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley selected Ohio’s Ms. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Sunbury Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley was announced as 2026 Ohio Ms. Basketball Thursday by a statewide media panel. She will lead her team into the Division II state tournament this weekend, taking on Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame in the semifinals Friday night. Now in its 39th year, the prestigious award was first given […]
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Madison’s Rickert selected NW District Co-Coach of Year in Division III
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Doug Rickert worked his magic again. Madison’s athletic director and first-year girls coach was selected the Division III Coach of the Year when All-Northwest District teams were unveiled Thursday evening. He shared the honor with Celina’s Bret Baucher. Madison’s former baseball and boys basketball coach, Rickert took over the girls program last […]
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Seven finalists announced for Ohio’s Ms. Basketball award
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has announced the finalists for the 2026 Ohio Ms. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Thursday, March 12. Voting is currently underway for the 229 registered OPSMA members and will end at noon on Monday, March 9. The voting process for OPSMA members is the same […]
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Sweet Revenge: Rams rough up Tiffin Columbian, avenge regular-season loss
NEW WASHINGTON — It was only fitting that Madison would get another shot at Tiffin Columbian in the Division III girls basketball district semifinals. It was a loss to the Tornadoes in late-December that turned the season around for the Rams. Madison made the most of its chance at redemption with a 48-29 win Tuesday […]
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Feb. 21: Mansfield-area girls basketball roundup
Mansfield area Girls Basketball roundup from February 21, 2026
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Clear Fork’s Boccio selected to District 6 first team
BELLVILLE — Ava Boccio’s first season in The Valley was a memorable one. Clear Fork’s junior sharpshooter was selected the Division V Player of the Year when the All-District 6 coach’s association teams were unveiled Tuesday. The daughter of former Clear Fork great Jill (Snavely) Boccio, Ava attended Olentangy Orange her freshman and sophomore seasons […]
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Feb. 14: Mansfield-area girls basketball roundup
Mansfield area Girls Basketball roundup from February 14, 2026