JEROMESVILLE — There’s no cheering in the press box. That is a cardinal rule of sports journalism. The job is to report, not cheerlead. I pride myself in my poker face on game day. When someone asks who I’m rooting for, my response is always the same. The clock. I don’t care which team wins […]
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Mansfield’s Brown betting on Cavs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Cavaliers) and Barbara Boxer (D-Warriors) made a bet Tuesday on the outcome of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. If the Warriors win, Senator Brown, of Mansfield, will bring beer from the Platform Brewing Company to Boxer’s office. If the Cavaliers […]
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Clear Fork, Hillsdale turn back the clock
MANSFIELD, Ohio — When I woke up Sunday morning, I could have sworn it was 2010. Clear Fork and Hillsdale had turned back the clock. Back in 2010, the Clear Fork baseball team won a Division III state title with a resounding 14-3 run rule-shortened win over Wheelersburg in Huntington Park in Columbus. That same […]
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Sophomore pitcher comes to Clear Fork’s rescue
BELLVILLE, Ohio — Jalen Sherriff barely had time to consider the enormity of the moment. Clear Fork’s sophomore reliever was thrown into the fire almost as soon as it sparked. The Richland Bank Athlete of the Week, Sherriff worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the fifth inning as the Colts won an improbable […]
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Regional Thriller: Hillsdale knocks off Plymouth in extra innings
KENT, Ohio — Timber Stoops never hesitated. Stoops scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Hillsdale rallied for a 3-2 win over Plymouth in the Division IV regional championship game on a steamy Saturday afternoon at Kent State University’s Diamond at Dix. Hillsdale (24-3) will play Pickerington regional champ Strasburg […]
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Colts headed to state
ELIDA, Ohio — A Sherriff rode to Clear Fork’s rescue Friday afternoon. Sophomore reliever Jalen Sherriff worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the fifth inning and the Colts kept their storybook run through the postseason alive with a 4-3 win over Archbold in the Division III regional championship game at Ed Sandy Field. […]
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Ontario product signs with Bluffton
ONTARIO — Ridge Jackson, a senior at Ontario, signed his letter of intent Thursday night to play baseball at Bluffton University. Jackson played for coach Dan Gorbett with the Warriors.
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Colts rumble into regional final
ELIDA, Ohio — Don’t let the pedestrian record fool you. Clear Fork is for real. The Colts moved within a game of the Division III state semifinals with a 9-1 win over Pemberville Eastwood in the regional semifinals at Ed Sandy Field on Thursday. Clear Fork (18-12) will play Archbold (22-8) for the regional title […]