EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 8:12 p.m. CRESTON — Steamrolling foes has become routine for the Loudonville girls basketball team. So, Saturday afternoon’s 61-44 victory over Mogadore in the Division IV Norwayne District championship game was merely another example of the Redbirds following this season’s script. Coach Tyler Bates’ bunch shot out to […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki among All-MOAC repeat picks
SHELBY — It was déjà vu all over again when the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference girls basketball team was announced. Shelby’s Eve Schwemley and Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were two of the four repeat members on the six-player All-MOAC first team. Marion Harding’s Aniya Mitchell and Pleasant’s Avah Steele were the others. A junior, Schwemley led […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected MBC Player of Year
LOUDONVILLE — The first of what will be many postseason awards arrived on Corri Vermilya’s doorstep. Loudonville’s senior standout was selected the Mid-Buckeye Conference Player of the Year after leading the Redbirds to their eighth consecutive MBC title. An Ashland University recruit, Vermilya recently became the only player in state history with more than 2,300 […]
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Second-seeded Colonel Crawford rallies for OT win over No. 3 Clear Fork in district semifinals
SHELBY — Thirty-two minutes weren’t enough for second-seeded Colonel Crawford and No. 3 Clear Fork on Thursday. The Eagles rallied from an eight-point third-quarter deficit to force overtime, then held on for a wild 39-33 win over the Colts in the early game of a Division III district semifinal doubleheader at Shelby High School. “It […]
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Loudonville rips Lowellville to reach district finals
CRESTON — Ninth-ranked Loudonville’s state tournament goal remained on course Wednesday night as the Redbirds cruised throughout a convincing district semifinal performance. The ‘Birds buried Lowellville 65-19 at Norwayne High School in a Division IV tournament test. The top-seeded Redbirds (23-2) rolled to a 19-3 first-quarter lead and expanded the gap to 41-12 at halftime. […]
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Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON — North central Ohio’s lone Division II team still standing is the one nobody was paying attention to. Ninth-seeded Lexington ran the gauntlet last week, winning a pair of road games to capture its first sectional crown since 2012. Lady Lex upset No. 7 Sandusky Perkins 44-43, then throttled No. 4 Norwalk 59-48 in […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Hilory, Shelby’s Schwemley among honorees in District 6
MANSFIELD — They met in the regular season and hope to run into each other again in the postseason. In the meantime, Mansfield Senior’s Monetta Hilory and Shelby’s Eve Schwemley earned spots on the District 6 first team. Both Hilory and Schwemley were Division II first-teamers when the teams were unveiled Monday. They were joined […]
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6th-ranked Loudonville blasts Raiders, finishes dominant regular season
LOUDONVILLE – The Loudonville girls basketball team celebrated its seniors, shot the lights out, then cut the nets down Saturday afternoon. Now the Redbirds’ season can begin. Not shy all year about stating its No. 1 priority of making a run to the Division IV Final Four, Loudonville bludgeoned visiting Columbia 88-49 at The Cage. […]
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Tygers earn top seed in rugged Division II Old Fort district tourney
LISTEN: Curt Conrad and Larry Phillips preview boys postseason basketball on the Source Daily podcast 👇 MANSFIELD — The road to the Division II district championship is wrought with land mines. Mansfield Senior earned the top seed during Sunday’s girls tournament draw, but the Tygers are far from a shoo-in in a 16-team field that […]
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Lesson Learned: Loudonville bounces back with resounding win over Col. Crawford
NORTH ROBINSON — Loudonville coach Tyler Bates didn’t know how the Redbirds would respond to their first loss of the season, but Sophia Spangler put his mind at ease. The Tiffin-bound Spangler scored 10 of her 14 points in the second quarter and the Redbirds cruised to a 56-30 win at Colonel Crawford on Wednesday. […]