LEXINGTON — Nevaeh Lewis stomped on the accelerator Wednesday night. Lewis, Madison’s lightning-quick senior forward, scored two goals as the Rams rallied for a 2-1 win over Clear Fork in a Division II district semifinal match at Lexington High School. Madison (11-4-4) will play Ontario for a district championship at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lexington. […]
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Ontario heads to girls district soccer final after blanking Lex
LEXINGTON — Leila Stevens may not be Ontario’s most prolific goal scorer, but the junior midfielder found herself in the spotlight Wednesday evening. Stevens scored a rebound goal with 17:30 remaining in the first half as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-0 in a Division II district semifinal match at Lexington High School. Ontario (15-2-2) […]
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3 Rams selected to first-team in OCC girls soccer
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams added another trophy to the case and a few more names to the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference honor roll. Madison won its fourth straight OCC title this fall and seniors Navaeh Lewis, Callie Cyrus and Natalee Back were selected to the OCC first team. The Rams shared the conference crown with […]
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Ontario claims top seed in Division II tournament draw
MANSFIELD — Richland County’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was reinforced again Sunday. For the seventh straight year, local heavyweights Ontario, Clear Fork, Lexington and Madison grabbed the top four seeds in the Division II district tournament draw. The last time another program cracked the top four was 2016, when Norwalk earned the No. […]
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Lex & Madison tie; OCC title still up for grabs
LEXINGTON — The chase for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship will go down to the wire. Lexington and Madison played to a 1-1 draw in the driving rain Thursday at Lexington, setting the stage for what promises to be a wild final week of OCC play. Lexington is 5-0-1 in OCC action while Madison and […]
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Soph. Sensation: Ontario’s Yugovich scores 2 goals in win over Lex
ONTARIO — If the first two matches of the season are any indication, Hattie Yugovich won’t have to worry about a sophomore slump. Ontario’s high-scoring sophomore midfielder scored a pair of goals Saturday night as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-1. Yugovich has scored five goals in two games this season, picking up where she […]
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Late goal sends Clear Fork past Madison in season opener
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Avary Wine was on target Friday night. Wine scored a goal and assisted on Brinley Barnett’s game-winning header as Clear Fork stunned Madison 2-1 Friday at STARTEK Stadium. Wine’s game-winning assist came on a corner kick with just 10 seconds remaining. The senior defender lofted the ball into the box toward a […]
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Jack-Of-All-Trades: Turnbaugh has done it all for Ontario
ONTARIO — Her statistics may not be as eye-popping as those belonging to some of her teammates, but Adi Turnbaugh’s value isn’t measured in goals or assists. The area’s Girls Soccer Player of the Year is the glue that held the Ontario Warriors together. A senior jack-of-all-trades, Turnbaugh was selected to the All-Ohio first-team in […]
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Terrific Tandem: Ontario’s Yugovich, Turnbaugh selected to All-Ohio first team in Division II
ONTARIO — One was a high-scoring freshman. The other was a defensive-minded senior. They both are first-team All-Ohioans. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich and Adi Turnbaugh both earned spots on the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II. They were two of nine area All-Ohioans. A freshman midfielder, Yugovich scored a team-high 37 […]
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Lady Lex falls to Copley in Division II regional semifinals
WOOSTER — Time may have run out on Lexington’s storybook postseason run, but Tuesday’s 8-1 loss to Division II poll champ Copley could’t diminish all Lady Lex accomplished en route to the Sweet 16. Lexington (11-6-3) won a district championship for the first time since 2010, beating five-time defending champ Madison and state-ranked Clear Fork […]