LEXINGTON — Madison coach Davey Hipp can be forgiven for not knowing the last time the Rams swept the season series with Lexington. After all, Hipp was still in elementary school. Justin McCraney scored 17 points and swiped eight rebounds and the Rams rallied for an entertaining 48-45 win over the Minutemen. Madison (8-14 overall, […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s high-scoring Brooks lands a spot on District 6 first team
MANSFIELD — Kaylen Brooks’ sensational sophomore season isn’t over yet, but the postseason accolades already are piling up. Mansfield Senior’s sharpshooter was selected to the Division II/III first team when the District 6 Coach’s Association awards were unveiled Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot Brooks averaged 22.3 points a game, the highest single-game scoring average for the […]
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Lexington, Madison to meet in postseason opener
LEXINGTON — If the next two meetings are anything like the first, Lexington and Madison fans better buckle up. The sixth-seeded Minutemen and seventh-seeded Rams will meet in a Division III sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Lexington. The postseason showdown will come on the heels of Friday’s second regular-season meeting between the […]
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Spoiler Alert: Lexington upsets Ashland, 4 teams share OCC crown
LEXINGTON — Dantrell Hughes has never played spoiler, but Lexington’s senior leader filled the role admirably. Hughes scored a team-high 17 points and the Minutemen shook up the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship chase with a 69-64 upset victory over Ashland on Friday night. The Ashland loss, coupled with Mansfield Senior’s win at Madison and New […]
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Kidron Central Christian roughs up Mansfield Christian, takes control of MBC title chase
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Christian’s pursuit of a Mid-Buckeye Conference title hit a major roadblock Friday. Drew Badetücher and Ruben Carr scored 19 points apiece as Kidron Central Christian rumbled to a resounding 75-41 win at The Furnace. The Comets (13-5, 6-1) moved into sole possession of first place with one conference game remaining. The Flames […]
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Twice Crowned, Still Hungry: Mansfield 8th-graders finish historic 2-year run
It was only fitting that the Ohio Cardinal Conference eighth-grade championship game was played inside Madison’s Wayne E. Miller Gymnasium. The former home of the Rams is a throwback to an earlier era, and so is the Mansfield basketball team that claimed the crown with a gritty 52-45 win over Ashland on Thursday. The Tygers […]
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Mansfield Christian dispatches Lucas, MBC showdown with KCC looming
LUCAS — Josiah Schleusener and his Mansfield Christian teammates took care of business on a frosty Friday night. Schleusener scored 18 points and the Flames cruised to a 60-47 Mid-Buckeye Conference win over Lucas inside the Cub Cave. Mansfield Christian (8-6, 5-1) remained atop the MBC standings with Kidron Central Christian. The Flames and Comets […]
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Rarified Air: Mansfield Senior sophomore Kaylen Brooks is on pace to become the program’s career scoring king
MANSFIELD — Kaylen Brooks may only be a sophomore, but he’s already doing things no Mansfield Senior basketball player has ever done. Brooks stopped by the Inside The Lines podcast studio to talk about his record-setting freshman season and his pursuit of Senior High’s career scoring record. With almost 700 points, he’s well on his […]
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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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River Valley roughs up Shelby, regains MOAC lead
SHELBY — The Whippets were in the wrong place at the wrong time. River Valley came to town Friday still smarting from last week’s loss to Marion Harding and the Vikings took out their frustrations in a 98-65 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference boys basketball victory. River Valley suffered a 64-44 setback at home to Marion Harding […]