COLUMBUS — Brayden DeVito’s transition from supporting role to leading actor was a resounding success. DeVito, Shelby’s junior point guard, was selected to the Division IV first team when the Division IV-VII All-Ohio boys basketball teams were released Wednesday afternoon. A two-time All-Ohio first-teamer in football, DeVito spent his first two varsity basketball seasons in […]
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Ashland’s Holt, a Crestview grad, tabbed Ohio’s Division III Coach of the Year
COLUMBUS — She was one of the greatest players in north central Ohio girls basketball history and Ashland’s Renee Holt is a rising star in coaching circles, too. Holt was selected the Division III Coach of the Year when the Division I-III All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday. Ashland (20-6) won its first Ohio Cardinal Conference […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Lex’s Chapman, CF’s Blubaugh selected to All-Ohio first team
COLUMBUS — Richland County’s top girls basketball players padded their résumés Monday afternoon. Shelby’s Eve Schwemley and Lexington’s Makaree Chapman were selected to the Division IV first team and Clear Fork’s Mel Blubaugh was a Division V first-teamer when the Division IV-VII All-Ohio teams were unveiled. The Ohio Dominican-bound Schwemley averaged 21.4 points a game […]
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Three Colts selected to OHSBCA All-Ohio team
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork’s run to the district title didn’t go unnoticed, nor unrewarded by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Three Colts earned All-Ohio citations in Division II when the OHSBCA introduced the all-state team earlier this month. Nate Lind landed a spot on the first team, while Jay Jackson and Luke Schlosser […]
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Shelby’s Bruskotter selected Ohio’s Division II Player of the Year
SHELBY — Alex Bruskotter was honored in absentia. Shelby’s 6-foot-7 point guard, Bruskotter was announced as Ohio’s Division II Player of the Year when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association unveiled the Division I and Division II All-Ohio teams Thursday morning. The Wright State-bound Bruskotter is playing in Italy this week on a team that includes […]
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Crestview’s Thompson headlines list of local All-Ohio honorees
OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley repeats as All-Ohio honoree
SHELBY — Eve Schwemley joined an exclusive club Tuesday morning. Shelby’s junior guard, Schwemley was an All-Ohio special-mention selection when the Division I and Division II teams were introduced. The 5-foot-7 Schwemley joined such recent Shelby luminaries as Sophia Niese and Olivia Baker as two-time All-Ohio honorees after earning special-mention laurels as a sophomore. She […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — She led her team to the Final Four and rewrote Loudonville’s record book along the way. It’s no wonder Corri Vermilya is Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year. A 5-foot-9 senior guard, Vermilya led the Redbirds to the state tournament for just the second time in program history and first time since […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Maurice Bradley II earns All-Ohio honors
COLUMBUS — Maurice Bradley II kept the family tradition alive. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker, Bradley was selected to the Division III All-Ohio first team when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its all-state teams Wednesday afternoon. Bradley’s father, Maurice Bradley, was a first-team All-Ohioan in Division I in 2000. His uncle, Senior High coach Chioke […]
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Shelby’s DeVito tops local All-Ohio Div. IV picks
COLUMBUS — Brayden DeVito entered rarified air Tuesday. Shelby’s sophomore quarterback was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division IV. He is one of only three sophomores in the state to earn first-team accolades in Division IV. DeVito led the Whippets (10-3) to a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference title and the third […]