A tight-knit tilt turned in Kenston’s direction just enough to squeeze past Madison Comprehensive 2-1 in an Ohio girls soccer matchup on August 20. Madison Comprehensive authored a promising start, taking a 1-0 advantage over Kenston at the end of the first half. The Bombers rebounded from a late deficit, outscoring the Rams 2-0 in […]
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Rams, Colts battle to 1-1 draw in girls soccer opener
BELLVILLE — Everything veteran Clear Fork coach Brittany Bechtel thought she knew about the 2022 season changed in the blink of an eye Friday night. Junior forward Kendall Windsor suffered a knee injury early in the first half as the Colts and Richland County rival Madison battled to a 1-1 draw in the season opener […]
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World Stage: Area soccer team to participate in Dana Cup in Denmark
MANSFIELD — Jesse Rider can’t wait to introduce All-American FC to the world. Rider, the former boys soccer coach at Mansfield Christian, will take a girls team loaded with north central Ohio talent to the Dana Cup in Denmark from July 25 to 30. The Dana Cup is Denmark’s largest sporting event, welcoming more than […]
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Ontario duo selected to United Soccer Coaches High School All-America teams
ONTARIO — The postseason awards keep piling up for Ontario’s Kyla Spencer and Gage Weaver. Both Spencer and Weaver were selected to the United Soccer Coaches High School All-America teams, released Monday. Only 158 players from across the country were selected to the USC High School All-America teams. Spencer was one of 70 girls to […]
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Rising Star: Ontario’s Spencer takes game to a new level
ONTARIO — Kyla Spencer just keeps getting better. A junior and the newly-crowned Richland Source girls soccer Player of the Year, Spencer saw her offensive output take a quantum leap forward this fall. She scored 33 goals and added 13 assists as the Warriors (15-3-3) again reached the district championship match. As a result, Spencer […]
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13 local players earn Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio honors
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association confirmed what area fans have known for years. North central Ohio is a high school soccer hotbed. Thirteen players from across the region were selected to the OSSCA All-Ohio teams, released Saturday. Seven earned spots on the All-Ohio first team. Lexington’s Gage Potter and Ontario’s Gage Weaver […]
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Madison falls to Shawnee in regional semifinals
MARION — Madison ran out of magic Tuesday night. Lima Shawnee’s Kennedy Jensen broke a scoreless tie with a penalty kick goal in the 49th minute and Shawnee added two more second-half scores in a 3-0 win over the Rams in a Division II regional semifinal match at Harding Stadium. Shawnee (18-1-1) will play Rocky […]
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Familiar Territory: Madison in Sweet 16 for fifth straight year
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison’s 2021 résumé may not sparkle like those of the other Sweet 16 qualifiers around the state, but don’t expect an apology from coach Zac Huff ahead of Tuesday’s regional semifinal match against Lima Shawnee at Marion Harding High School. The Rams earned the right to defend their regional crown and, just […]