MANSFIELD — All Angelo Grose and Anthony Hawkins are looking for is an opportunity. Teammates on Mansfield Senior’s 2019 state runner-up team, both Grose and Hawkins could hear their names called during this weekend’s NFL Draft, which begins Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisc. If not, they will likely sign as rookie free agents after […]
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Next: Mansfield 7th-graders complete 17-0 basketball season after going unbeaten in football
The home stands at Pete Henry Gym were almost full and the electricity in the building was palpable. The city’s basketball fans turned out en masse to catch a glimpse of Mansfield’s Next Big Thing and they didn’t go home disappointed. Final score: Mansfield Senior 52, New Philadelphia16. That Senior High won the seventh-grade Ohio […]
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OPINION: Recent history littered with great playoff games
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio football fans were treated to two of the greatest high school football games in recent memory last week. Ontario rallied from a 22-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a jaw-dropping 49-48 win over Richland County rival Shelby in a Division IV, Region 14 semifinal game in front of 8,500-plus at Mansfield Senior’s […]
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Former Mansfield Senior standouts making mark on college football
MANSFIELD — The Tygers are taking over Saturday afternoons. Former Mansfield Senior football players pepper Division I college football rosters across the state and country. No fewer than seven former Senior High standouts are playing at the highest level of college football. Here’s a look at how they are doing through the first month of […]
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Mansfield-area products shine on college stage
Several area high school graduates are starring for their college teams this fall. Here’s a look at a few of them: • Lexington product Cade Stover, Ohio’s 2018 Mr. Football winner, is having another big year as the starting Ohio State tight end. Stover caught a pair of touchdown passes in Saturday’s 41-7 win at […]