ONTARIO — Ohio State freshman receiver and Ontario product Bodpegn Miller will enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports. A four-star prospect, Miller graduated from Ontario in December of 2025 so he could early-enroll at OSU. He went through spring practice with the Buckeyes but didn’t see any game action this season. Miller […]
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QB to WR: Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller finding his footing at Ohio State
COLUMBUS — If playing football at Ohio State was easy, everyone would be a Buckeye. Former Ontario High School star Bodpegn Miller is finding out just how difficult it is this spring. An early-enrollee, Miller is in the midst of his first spring practice with the Buckeyes. The quarterback-turned-receiver is competing with and against some […]
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Ontario’s Miller is the North Central Ohio Offensive Player of the Year
ONTARIO — He finished third in Ohio’s Mr. Football balloting at a position he will not play in college. It’s going to be fun to see what Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller becomes when he lines up at receiver for Ohio State. Miller is the newly-minted North Central Ohio Offensive Player of the Year on top of […]
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Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller is Ohio’s Division IV Co-Player of the Year
COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller was selected Ohio’s Division IV Co-Player of the Year when the state’s all-star football team was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Miller shared the honor with Gnadenhutten Indian Valley running back Grady Kinsey, who led his team to the state championship. Adopted from Ethiopia as a young child, Miller is committed […]
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Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller 3rd in Ohio’s Mr. Football voting
COLUMBUS – Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller junior quarterback Matt Ponatoski has been named Ohio Mr. Football by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. He is the 38th winner of the prestigious award and the second in a row for Archbishop Moeller. Running back Jordan Marshall won the award last year. Bellefontaine senior quarterback Tavien St. Clair was […]
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News Man Weekly: ‘Giving Tuesday,’ Main Street update and Hillsdale in state title game
MANSFIELD — The 24th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by special guests from Skate Ohio and Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring in honor of Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to generosity and giving back. Here in Richland County, we’ve got […]
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Giving Ontario launches Christmas Toy Drive
ONTARIO — The Giving Ontario organization has launched a Christmas Toy Drive now through Dec. 18. Ontario Community Events, the Ontario Fire Department and the Ontario Event Center have joined forces to form Giving Ontario on Sunday, Dec. 8 from noon to 6 p.m. at what was formerly known as the Richland Mall. “We are […]
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Perkins ends Ontario’s storybook season in Division IV regional final
Ontario fell 28-21 Friday to No. 1-seed Sandusky Perkins in a Division IV regional final at Tiffin’s Frost-Kalnow Stadium.
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Ontario’s Miller, Shelby’s DeVito share top honor on All-Northwest District team
FINDLAY — They will forever be linked after orchestrating three epic showdowns in the past two years, including last week’s see-it-to-believe-it regional semifinal at Arlin Field. It should come as no surprise then that Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller and Shelby’s Brayden DeVito shared top billing when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled its All-Northwest District […]
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Ontario’s spectacular rally leads to 1st Elite 8 berth in program history
The Warriors will face top-seeded Sandusky Perkins next week in the regional final, the first trip to the Elite Eight in the history of Ontario football.