MANSFIELD — The Tygers are peaking at just the right time. The same can be said for the Colts. Seventh-seeded Mansfield Senior and No. 3 Clear Fork will duke it out Thursday in the late game of a Division II district semifinal doubleheader at Ashland’s Arrow Arena. Both teams were impressive in their sectional championship […]
Girls Basketball
Mansfield Christian girls end lengthy district tournament drought
MANSFIELD — The Flames haven’t been this deep into the postseason in more than a decade. Fourth-seeded Mansfield Christian won its first girls sectional basketball title since 2006 over the weekend, knocking off No. 6 Norwalk St. Paul 54-36. MCS will play top-seeded and state-ranked Buckeye Central at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Willard in the […]
Roundup: Here’s a week’s worth of Mansfield-area high school hoops
A regional high school football wrap-up from all over north central Ohio. Look to Richland Source for sports results from Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Marion, and Knox counties. For feature coverage from this week, check out our sports section. Ashland survives OT to fend off Mansfield Senior Bonus basketball saw Ashland use the extra time […]
Johnstown pockets narrow victory over Cardington-Lincoln
Johnstown poked just enough holes in Cardington-Lincoln’s defense to garner a taut 42-41 victory in an Ohio girls basketball matchup on February 22. The last time Cardington-Lincoln and Johnstown played in a 55-37 game on February 23, 2021. We covered the game. For a full recap, click here. Cardington-Lincoln started on steady ground by forging […]
Tygers stun 2nd-seeded Bellevue in sectional final
WILLARD — Kiersten Bradley went crazy Monday night. So did Mansfield Senior teammate Ahmani Mitchell. Bradley scored a game-high 20 points, while Mitchell scored 17 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as the seventh-seeded Tygers stunned No. 2 Bellevue 66-38 in the Division II sectional championship game at Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. “She […]
Clear Fork tops Kenton for first sectional crown since 2015
WILLARD — It’s a good thing Clear Fork coach Scott Sellers gave his team a crash-course in net cutting after a recent practice. The third-seeded Colts were snipping twine for the first time in a long time Monday at Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Senior Bekah Conrad scored 16 points as Clear Fork won its first […]
Clear Fork casts spell on Kenton
Clear Fork edged Kenton in a close 52-43 encounter in an Ohio girls basketball matchup on February 21. In recent action on February 16, Clear Fork faced off against Clyde and Kenton took on Norwalk on February 16 at Norwalk High School. Click here for a recap Clear Fork moved in front of Kenton 14-7 […]
Division II sectional titles to be decided Monday
MANSFIELD — The girls basketball tournament is playing catch-up after Mother Nature made a mess of things last week. A winter storm forced the postponement of several sectional semifinal games last week, resulting in the delay of the sectional finals. Those games will be played Monday at various sites around the region. In Division II, […]
