NEW WASHINGTON – At some point before tip-off of its Division III district title game Saturday against Norwalk, the Ashland girls basketball team decided that a trip to the Sweet 16 was just too good to pass up. Both squads featured arguably the best teams in their programs’ respective histories. But the Arrows stormed out […]
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Agony of defeat: Shelby falls short to Bellevue in district title game
A battle of former NOL rivals, top-seeded Bellevue narrowly escaped No. 2 Shelby 43-39 to claim a Division IV district crown Saturday.
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Long’s breakout game sets up Shelby-Bellevue rematch for district crown
Sophia Long scored an unofficial career-high 14 points in Shelby’s 62-34 rout of Clyde in a Division IV district semifinal game Wednesday.
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Blubaugh, Colts run over Edison in district semifinals
SHELBY — Mel Blubaugh was selected the District 6 Player of the Year earlier this week. She showed why Wednesday night. Clear Fork’s do-it-all senior scored 25 points as the top-seeded Colts galloped to a 62-45 win over No. 5 Edison in the opening game of a Division V district semifinal doubleheader at Shelby. The […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Blubaugh headline District 6 teams
MANSFIELD — They were the top two girls basketball players in north central Ohio this winter, and both will play college basketball next year. Shelby’s Eve Schwemley and Clear Fork’s Mel Blubaugh have a couple more things in common after the District 6 girls basketball teams were introduced Monday. Both Schwemley and Blubaugh were selected […]
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Stampede: Colts rough up Galion in playoff opener
Clear Fork claimed its fourth straight sectional championship Thursday night with a 65-26 victory over Galion.
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Shelby battles illness, holds off Lady Lex’s upset bid in sectional final
Shelby dealt with its own share of illnesses Thursday night while holding off Lady Lex 56-50 in a Division IV sectional final game.
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Carpenter adds to Fredericktown’s all-time scoring total in girls tourney win
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s Cally Carpenter won the game within the game on Tuesday night in the Division V sectional tournament opener. On the court, the Freddies’ senior helped lead her squad to a 57-29 pounding of 15th-seeded Columbus Academy. In the record books, Carpenter tallied 24 points to bring her season total to 393. She […]
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Rookie coach leading remarkable girls’ hoops turnaround for Lucas Cubs
LUCAS — Jamie Grover said she doesn’t have a secret recipe. But the first-year Lucas girls basketball coach is cooking up something good. The Cubs (11-8, 4-1) can clinch a share of the Mid-Buckeye Conference championship with a win at Crestline on Saturday. A victory would put the exclamation point on a remarkable turnaround after […]
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Clear Fork earns top seed in Division V Shelby girls hoops district tournament
BELLVILLE — No girls basketball team team in north central Ohio benefited more from postseason expansion than Clear Fork. The Colts dropped from Division III to Division V and earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team Shelby district during the girls tournament draw Sunday afternoon. Clear Fork will host fellow Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference member […]