ASHLAND – It’s been 40 seasons since the Ashland University football team first qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1986. Before 2007, the Eagles had just two such appearances. A lot has happened in the playoffs since then for AU, which this Saturday soars back into the postseason with a home game against […]
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Eagles lose heartbreaker in 2nd-round playoff road clash in Pa.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University sports information website. CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Ashland University football team took a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, but fell to a furious rally at No. 20 California, Pa. in a 34-33 loss in Saturday’s NCAA Division II second-round playoff game. The Eagles’ […]
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AU upsets 6th-ranked Charleston in road playoff stunner
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared at the Ashland University sports information website. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Playoff football is often decided by the smallest of margins. On Saturday, in Charleston, W.Va., a postseason clash between Ashland and Charleston was decided by a foot — the foot of A.J. Rhodes. After a missed extra point earlier […]
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AU wins 1st game, brings home Traveling Trophy after topping Hillsdale
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University website. HILLSDALE, Mich. — Ashland University went to Michigan in search of its first win of the Division II college football season. The Eagles found it at Hillsdale College, 24-21, and brought back The Traveling Trophy in the process — the spoils for the […]
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Eagles fall to IUP in season opener
ASHLAND — A season-opening loss was not the way the Ashland University football team hoped to open the 2024 season. Alas, the Eagles couldn’t avoid that fate after absorbing a 19-10 loss to Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Thursday night at Jack Miller Stadium. “We made too many mistakes to win the game, against a […]
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Maysville plays beyond its years as state semifinal with Shelby looms
ZANESVILLE — The roster may suggest otherwise, but Maysville plays like a team full of grizzled veterans. The Panthers (25-3) will meet Shelby (25-2) in the state semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday at the University of Dayton Arena. They are a study in contrasts. While the Whippets rely heavily on a talented senior class, Maysville’s […]
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Shelby’s Gallaway coaches from lessons learned as an Ashland player
SHELBY — He was an undersized guard who survived on grit and off-the-charts basketball IQ, and Greg Gallaway’s Shelby Whippets share some of those same traits. The Whippets (25-2) will meet Maysville (25-3) in the second of two Division II state semifinal games at 2 p.m. Saturday at the University of Dayton Arena. Kettering Alter […]
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AU women declaw Panthers to advance in NCAA Tournament
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by Ashland University student Cade Cracas, exclusively for Ashland Source. ALLENDALE, Michigan — The venue may change, but the high-powered machine that is the Ashland University women’s basketball team continues to hum at peak efficiency. Last week the Eagles rolled to a GMAC conference title in the friendly confines of Kates […]
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Successful road for Bates, Redbirds finally reaches pinnacle
LOUDONVILLE — It was almost as if Tyler Bates could finally exhale Saturday night. The 11th-year Loudonville girls basketball coach stood near mid-court at Massillon Perry High School – a grin on his face that refused to fade – soaking in reality. You got the sense he almost wanted to drag a sleeping bag onto […]
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Ashland dismisses Thomas More in GMAC semifinal to reach title tilt
ASHLAND — An ugly first quarter may have been the spark for a brilliant second quarter. Whatever the primer, the defending national champion Ashland University women’s basketball team utilized a 19-4 spurt in the second period to tame Thomas More 67-56 on Friday night at Kates Gymnasium. “It was a hard-fought win,” said AU coach […]