CANTON — Lexington’s Deven Goodman opened the state swimming and diving tournament in style. A senior, Goodman finished 14th in the Division II one-meter boys diving competition Tuesday at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Goodman finished with 302.50 points, earning All-Ohio honors. The top 16 finishers in each event earn All-Ohio recognition. Two of Goodman’s Lexington teammates, […]
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State tournament awaits area’s top swimmers, divers
MANSFIELD — For north central Ohio’s state swim meet qualifiers, this week is more business trip than sight-seeing mission. Several locals will be in the hunt for high podium finishes when the Division II swimming prelims hit the water Thursday at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official list […]
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Nickoli focuses Lexington’s aim on 8th straight district swimming title
LEXINGTON — Winning the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship was nice, but Lexington has bigger fish to fry. The Minutemen are seeking their eighth straight team championship at this week’s Northwest District swimming and diving tournament at Bowling Green State University. The event begins Tuesday with the Division I boys and girls diving competitions. Lex stunned […]
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Lexington dethrones Wooster to claim OCC boys swimming championship
WOOSTER — Cooper Watters and his Lexington teammates slayed the giant. Watters won a pair of individual events as the Minutemen claimed the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship Saturday at Wooster’s Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. The OCC title was the fourth for the Minutemen and first since 2021. Wooster won the past three OCC crowns and 18 […]
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Lasting Memories: GMAC caps another successful season with championships
MANSFIELD — Nobody could say for certain exactly when it started, but the Greater Mansfield Aquatic Conference has been a rite of passage for young swimmers in north central Ohio for generations. The GMAC recently wrapped another successful season with its annual championships at Walnut Hills Swim Club. Walnut Hills swept the boys and girls […]
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Wooster sweeps OCC swimming and diving meet
WOOSTER — The Gererals dominated the pool Saturday afternoon. Wooster swept the boys and girls teams titles in overwhelming fashion at the Ohio Cardinal Conference swimming and diving meet at Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. The girls won their fifth consecutive OCC championship and 16th in the conference’s 20-year history with 478.5 points. Ashland was a distant […]
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North central Ohio boys splash into this week’s state swimming meet
ASHLAND — Rylan McDaniel will try to add another gold medal to the family collection. The Ashland junior has the top qualifying time in the 100 yard breaststroke headed into this week’s boys Division II state meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. McDaniel won a district title last week at Bowling Green in 56.35 seconds. […]