The Ashland boys and girls track and field teams each were within two final events of winning Ohio Cardinal Conference titles Friday night.
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Clear Fork, Mount Vernon share top honors at Jackets Invitational
Clear Fork and Mount Vernon took the top two places in both the girls and boys division at the Jackets Invitational.
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Leaps and Bounds: Shelby’s Henkel aims for 2nd outdoor long jump state title
SHELBY — For Shelby’s Madison Henkel, the standard is the standard. Nothing less than 19 feet will do. The reigning Division II outdoor and indoor state champ in the long jump, Henkel recalibrated her expectations this spring. The early returns have been favorable. Henkel broke her own meet record and established a new personal best […]
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Ashland sweeps team titles at 38th Forest Pruner Invitational
OLIVESBURG — The Arrows brought their brooms to Friday’s 38th Forest Pruner Invitational. Ashland swept the girls and boys team titles at the 13-team event at Crestivew High School. The Ashland girls scored 152 points, well ahead of runner-up Clear Fork (105). Northmor (82) was third. In boys action, the Arrows finished with 147.75 points. […]
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Shelby’s Henkel wins third Mehock gold in long jump, sets new PR
MANSFIELD — Shelby’s Madison Henkel isn’t in mid-season form. The reigning Division II long jump state champ already is in postseason form. Henkel established a new personal record and broke her own meet record with a leap of 19-feet, 5.5 inches at Saturday’s 94th Mehock Invitational at Malabar Intermediate School. Unofficially, it’s the best jump […]
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Multi-Tasker: Latrell Hughes does it all for Lexington track team
LEXINGTON — If there is a more versatile track athlete in Ohio than Lexington senior Latrell Hughes, coach Mike Moore has yet to meet him. As far as Moore is concerned, Hughes is the ultimate Swiss Army Knife of the oval. From the 100-meter dash to the 800-meter run and every distance in between, Hughes […]
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Lexington boys wear crown, freshman fuels Lady Lex to runner-up finish at Ray Mitchell invitational
LEXINGTON — Olivia Thomas worked overtime Saturday. A Lexington freshman, Thomas was a triple-winner at the Ray Mitchell Lexington Invitational, helping Lady Lex to a runner-up finish in the 16-team event. Thomas won the 300 hurdles and ran the lead-off leg on Lady Lex’s winning 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams. The win in the 4×400 […]
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Clear Fork boys, Ashland girls win Madison Invitational team titles
ASHLAND — The Madison Invitational was held Thursday at Ashland’s Community Stadium because of ongoing renovations at Madison’s STARTEK Stadium. Ashland won the girls team championship with 166 points. Clear Fork (134) was second and Shelby (99) was third. On the boys side, Clear Fork won with 161 points. Ashland (148.5) was second and Shelby […]
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OHSAA renames track and field state championships after Jesse Owens, announces schedule
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that its annual track and field state championships in early June will be named after track and field legend and pioneer Jesse Owens, while the OHSAA also unveiled the schedule and format for this year’s event with the expansion to five divisions. The OHSAA Board of […]
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Lexington boys win state cross country championship; girls finish 3rd
OBETZ — As soon as the starting gun fired, the top-ranked Lexington boys cross country team roared into Fortress Obetz during the Division II state championship race and never looked back. The Lex boys won the Division II team trophy with 110 points, with the next closest squad 81 points behind them. Senior Latrell Hughes […]