LOUDONVILLE — The scoreboard suggested otherwise, but Corri Vermilya insisted she and her Loudonville teammates still have plenty of work to do. A senior and Ashland University recruit, Vermilya poured in 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and pocketed eight steals as the Redbirds opened their season with a resounding 71-32 win over Lexington at the […]
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Loudonville girls hoops shooting for powerhouse status
LOUDONVILLE – There is absolutely nothing typical about the Loudonville girls basketball program. Anyone watching the Redbirds practice for even five minutes can see the pace is frantic. Anyone talking to head coach Tyler Bates for even two minutes can hear the expectations are limitless. Anyone looking at the results from the last seven seasons […]
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Plymouth tops Hillsdale in girls basketball season opener
PLYMOUTH — The first girls basketball game of the season took extra time to decide. But Plymouth didn’t mind. The Big Red Vikings earned a 26-21 overtime decision against Hillsdale on Friday night in the lidlifter for both squads. Offense was at a premium as each team flexed its defensive muscle. The Falcons opened a […]
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Clear Fork rallies to stop Lexington
BELLVILLE — The Clear Fork girls basketball team unleashed a second-half rally to subdue Lexington 50-41 on Friday night in a clash of Richland County rivals at Bellville. Mel Blubaugh topped the Colts with 14 points, while Kylie Belcher added 11 points and seven rebounds and Lillian Weikle contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Makaree […]
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Selfless Star: Team comes first for Loudonville’s Vermilya
LOUDONVILLE — She was selected Ohio’s Division III Player of the Year, was third in Ohio’s Ms. Basketball voting, and broke Loudonville’s single-game scoring record when she dropped 59 in a mid-January win over Mansfield Senior. But don’t expect Corri Vermilya to rest on her laurels. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year is […]
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Mansfield Sr., Shelby athletes earn honors on Division II All-Ohio girls basketball team
COLUMBUS – Two north central Ohio girls earned special-mention recognition when the Division II girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Junior Kiersten Bradley, of Mansfield Senior, and sophomore Eve Schwemley, of Shelby, collected the honors. Bradley is a 5-foot-8 guard who averaged 9.0 points per game while helping […]
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Division I All-Ohio girls basketball team released
COLUMBUS – The Division I girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The Division III and IV All-Ohio were announced Monday. The boys basketball All-Ohio teams will be announced on Wednesday and Thursday. More about the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association can be found at: https://www.ohsaa.org/news/OPSWA. The OPSWA was created […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya is Ohio’s Division III Player of the Year
COLUMBUS – Loudonville junior Corri Vermilya has been chosen the Ohio Division III girls’ basketball player of the year. The Division III girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The 5-foot-9 Loudonville junior averaged 29.5 points per game for the Redbirds. Vermilya finished third in Ohio’s Ms. Basketball voting. She […]
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Lucas senior Shelby Grover selected D-IV 1st-team All-Ohioan
COLUMBUS — Lucas senior Shelby Grover is a Division IV first-team All-Ohioan, a team announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. A Kent State track recruit, Grover averaged 22 points and 9.4 rebounds a game while missing part of the season with an ankle injury sustained during the volleyball season. She was an All-Ohio […]
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South Central’s Lamoreax shares FC Player of the Year award
GREENWICH — Grace Lamoreaux did a little bit of everything for South Central and the 5-foot-8 junior forward did it all well. Lamoreaux was selected the Firelands Conference Player of the Year, sharing the award with New London’s Emilee Rowland. Carli Ashley of FC champ Western Reserve was the Coach of the Year. South Central […]