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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Ashland’s Lang having big season for Ohio State softball
COLUMBUS – If Hailey Lang wasn’t born to be a hitter, she would have stopped doing it by now. Judging by her numbers this spring as the starting catcher at Ohio State, there might be no end in sight. “I’ve worked forever for this,” said Lang, a 2023 Ashland High School graduate. “Ever since I […]
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And the band played on: Ashland marching band overcomes theft of instruments to perform at Disney World
Every Ashland High School band member who made the trip to Florida was able to march Monday down Main Street, U.S.A.
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Ashland’s Lacey selected to girls All-Ohio first team in Division III
COLUMBUS — Kennedy Lacey’s game keeps evolving and her star keeps rising. The Ashland forward was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division III when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division I-III teams were unveiled Tuesday. A 5-foot-8 junior, Lacey averaged a career-high 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. She […]
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Historically dominant Arrows cruise to OCC 3-peat at home
ASHLAND — Anyone with casual knowledge of Ohio Cardinal Conference wrestling this season assumed Ashland was going to dominate Saturday at the league’s championships. There came a point, though, when the level of dominance began to creep into the realm of historic. “By about the semifinals, I was thinking, ‘Are we gonna hit 400 (points)?’” […]
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Ashland wrestlers aiming for another big OCC performance
ASHLAND – After stomping its way through the regular season in yet another bruising fashion, the Ashland boys wrestling team took a minute to take a breath on Monday night. The talent-laden Division I Arrows gathered as a squad, chowed down some Chipotle and settled in for a showing of “Rocky III.” It was fitting […]
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Back-to-Back: Ashland tops Madison, repeats as Ohio Cardinal Conference champ
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Ashland repeated as the Ohio Cardinal Conference’s outright champion, but the victory celebration was muted after Wednesday’s 55-39 win at Madison. Kennedy Lacey and her teammates have bigger goals in mind. A junior guard, Lacey scored 29 points as the Arrows clinched their second outright OCC title in as many years. “We’re […]
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Ediger, Arrows tame Tygers in triple overtime thriller
MANSFIELD — Paxon Ediger tormented the Tygers again. Ediger, Ashland’s senior sharpshooter, erupted for 38 points as the Arrows kept their Ohio Cardinal Conference championship hopes alive with a thrilling, 97-93 triple overtime win at Pete Henry Gym on Tuesday. The first time the teams met in mid-December, Ediger broke Ashland’s single-game record with 44 […]
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ANALYSIS: Anything goes in wild OCC boys basketball title chase
The race for the Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketball championship is a free-for-all. For the first time since 2018, four teams have designs on the crown and there’s a real possibility the eventual champ will have three conference losses. Ashland and OCC newcomer Dover sit atop the standings at 7-2. Mansfield Senior and New Philadelphia […]
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Lex, Ashland swimmers earn honors at OCC meet
WOOSTER — Wooster rolled to the boys and girls team titles on Saturday at the Ohio Cardinal Conference while hosting the event at the Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. On the girls side, Wooster finished with 486 points. Ashland (410) was second and Lexington (302) was third. In boys action, Wooster won with 447 points. Lexington (431) […]