He may only be a junior and a first-year starting quarterback, but Kadin Chrastina understands better than most the significance of crisp autumn Friday nights down in the Clear Fork Valley. Jason Chrastina’s son is well-versed in the proud tradition of Clear Fork football. “Football,” the younger Chrastina said, “is a pretty big deal around […]
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Flames down the Redbirds in shutout
Mansfield Christian traveled to Loudonville on Tuesday. The home team fell to the Flames by a margin of 7-0. Mansfield Christian’s 7 goals came from a number of players. Josh Cochran led scoring with three goals. Sam Paul, Brendan Ernsberger, Matt Millard, and Stevie Brown all added a goal each. The Flames stay hot in […]
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Mansfield Senior, Clear Fork battle to 1-1 tie on soccer pitch
It’s close. Todd Hoovler can see it coming together for his Mansfield Senior boys soccer team. The latest step forward was a 1-1 tie with Clear Fork on Tuesday night at the Malabar Soccer Complex. In his third year as Tygers head coach, Hoovler has reshaped Mansfield Senior into a team that can compete with […]
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Madison Lady Rams burst into season
The Madison Lady Rams surged through their tennis match against the Mansfield Senior Lady Tygers on Tuesday evening. First year coach, Laura Coey, was impressed with her team’s performance. “We have a lot of power on our single’s team and our doubles teams have been working great together,” said Coey. Senior Shelbi Keller won both […]
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Top ten local sporting events you must see
I have been covering high school sports in the Mansfield area for, well, 25 years now. Funny thing, I had my 30 year class reunion last month and one of my classmates had no idea what I have been doing. In fact, they said, my mother told me she thought you were trying to sell gum […]
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Crestview volleyball hopeful despite graduation losses
“The season we had last year was successful and with seven returning letterman, I have high hopes for this season,” said head volleyball coach, Jody Ritchey. Ritchey is entering her fourth year as the head coach of volleyball for Crestview High School. “Last year we went 14-8 and broke 15 school records. I was very […]
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Record-breaker Restille set for sophomore season
Macie Restille is no ordinary sophomore. When watching her play, a spectator might believe that she is a seasoned volleyball veteran, but she has only been playing the sport since she was in the seventh grade. Now, she is entering her second year on high school play for the Crestview Cougars. In her freshman year, Restille […]
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Colts stumble in away match with Archbishop Hoban
The Clear Fork Colts Girls Varsity soccer team went on the road and fell to Akron’s Archbishop Hoban High School by a score of 3-1. Archbishop Hoban went into the half with a lead of 1-0, and added two in the second half. Sophomore Jordyne Helinski added the lone goal for the Colts with an assist from Ali Johnson, […]
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Madison pounds Shelby
The Madison Rams, defending Ohio Cardinal Conference co-champions, routed Shelby on opening night 54-6 in a non-conference game at Ram Field. Senior Kalvin Gordon ran for 146 yards on 19 carries for the Rams and they totaled over 340 yards on the ground as a team. “It went well. Our kids played hard. I thought […]
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Spartan XC team racing into new season
The St. Peter’s cross country team is running full force into the new season with a more intensive training schedule that has already proved effective in the first competition held at Maumee Bay State Park on Aug. 19 as several of the runners dropped minutes from their times the previous season. “I’m pretty happy with […]