LOUDONVILLE — Tyler Bates ran out of superlatives a long time ago. There are only so many ways to say legendary when describing Corri Vermilya. The Ashland University-bound Vermilya is North Central Ohio’s Girls Basketball Player of the Year for a second straight season after leading the Redbirds (26-3) to the Final Four for the […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki among All-MOAC repeat picks
SHELBY — It was déjà vu all over again when the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference girls basketball team was announced. Shelby’s Eve Schwemley and Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were two of the four repeat members on the six-player All-MOAC first team. Marion Harding’s Aniya Mitchell and Pleasant’s Avah Steele were the others. A junior, Schwemley led […]
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Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON — North central Ohio’s lone Division II team still standing is the one nobody was paying attention to. Ninth-seeded Lexington ran the gauntlet last week, winning a pair of road games to capture its first sectional crown since 2012. Lady Lex upset No. 7 Sandusky Perkins 44-43, then throttled No. 4 Norwalk 59-48 in […]
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Booker’s late-game free throws send Shelby past Clear Fork
The Whippet senior made a pair of free throws giving Shelby a three point lead with just under 28 seconds left to play.
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Clear Fork’s Labaki is November’s Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
BELLVILLE — There aren’t enough hours in the day for Annika Labaki. Clear Fork’s multi-sport standout spends more time perfecting her crafts than just about anyone The Valley has ever produced. Labaki is November’s Park National Bank Athlete of the Month. A senior, Labaki earned a spot on the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio […]