SHELBY — The finish line is in sight but Shelby senior Brayden DeVito doesn’t plan to coast home. Already the most decorated multi-sport athlete in school history, DeVito added to his legacy Wednesday when he was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division IV boys basketball. The Air Force-bound quarterback is a two-time, first-team […]
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‘Bittersweet:’ Falcons fall in Final Four
The Hillsdale Falcons came up short in a Division VII state semifinal against Kalida, but the loss couldn’t diminish the historic season.
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High-Flyer: Ferguson leads Falcons to Final Four
MANSFIELD — Lowen Ferguson’s basketball IQ is off the charts. Hillsdale’s sophomore point guard stopped by the Inside The Lines podcast studio after leading the Falcons to the Final Four for the first time in program history. The son of Hillsdale coach Ben Ferguson, Lowen talked about drawing up the game-winning basket in the Falcons’ […]
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TCC ends Mansfield Senior’s season in regional championship game
TOLEDO – The Mansfield Senior Tygers arrived at Savage Arena hoping to take one more step in their late-season surge. Instead, Toledo Central Catholic’s size and physical play proved too much. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half to defeat Mansfield Senior 81-61 in the Division III regional final Saturday night at the […]
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Shelby’s DeVito selected NW District Player of the Year in Division IV
FINDLAY — Brayden DeVito’s sensational senior season just got a little better. The Shelby standout was selected the Division IV Player of the Year when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled the All-Northwest District team Thursday. DeVito, who will play football for Air Force next fall, averaged 24.1 points per game. He helped the […]
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Elite Eight: Tygers roar past Alliance, advance to regional final
Mansfield Senior advanced to the Elite Eight, holding on for an entertaining 65-61 win over Alliance in the regional semifinals.
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Hillsdale spanks Tiffin Calvert to reach Elite Eight
BARBERTON — For just the second time in program history, the Falcons are Elite. Lowen Ferguson and Knox Lewis each scored 17 points as Hillsdale thundered to a dominant, 67-45 win over Tiffin Calvert in a Division VII regional semifinal boys basketball game on Jack Greynolds Court. The Falcons (19-7) will play Heartland Christian for […]
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Tried and true: Mansfield Senior follows familiar recipe to district semifinal win
Mansfield Senior knocked off Oregon Clay, 55,-47, in a Division III district semifinal game Thursday evening at Ontario High School.
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Crestview can’t sustain strong start in district semifinal loss to Seneca East
WILLARD — The first half belonged to Crestview. Seneca East owned the second — and the game. The fourth-seeded Cougars roared to a double-figure lead, but couldn’t fend off the No. 2 Tigers in a 65-48 loss in the Division VI district semifinals at Willard’s Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Third-quarter mayhem Crestview (13-11) led 32-24 […]
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Pressure sends Lexington past Madison in tournament opener
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen turned up the heat in the second half. Sixth-seeded Lexington forced six second-half turnovers resulting in 11 points and rallied for a 51-42 win over No. 7 Madison in a Division III boys basketball sectional semifinal at Lexington. Lexington (10-13) trailed 20-14 at the half only to outscore Madison (8-15) 19-8 […]