LOUDONVILLE — To the victors go the spoils, and the Loudonville girls basketball team has piled up an awful lot of victories this season. The seventh-ranked Redbirds are in a state semifinal Thursday at 11 a.m. against sixth-ranked Waterford in Dayton. Individually, the postseason accolades have followed. On Tuesday, senior standout Corri Vermilya was selected […]
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Hillsdale holds down Mapleton, stretches win streak to 7
JEROMESVILLE – Traditionally, a Hillsdale vs. Mapleton matchup in boys basketball wouldn’t send fans running to the ticket booth. The two Ashland County programs have had their fair share of down seasons, but Tuesday in Steve Dickerson Gymnasium the nonconference foes paired up in one of the most intriguing meetings in the history of the […]
Hillsdale snaps 14-game skid against WCAL rival Northwestern
JEROMESVILLE — It may be a little premature to call it a full-blown revival, but Hillsdale can no longer be overlooked in the Wayne County Athletic League. Braylen Jarvis, Brady Krichbaum and Troy Bennett combined for 52 points as the Falcons pulled away in the second half for a 77-56 victory over WCAL rival Northwestern […]
Raber’s hot hand deals Hillsdale its 1st home loss
JEROMESVILLE – There were plenty of No. 1s the Hillsdale boys basketball team would have rather avoided Friday inside Steve Dickerson Gymnasium. The first home loss and the first back-to-back losses of the season weren’t what the Falcons had in mind entering the night. But it was the Waynedale kid wearing No. 1 on his […]
Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley is area’s Defensive Player of the Year
MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II played his best when the lights were the brightest. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker and the area’s Defensive Player of the Year, Bradley led the Tygers with 144 tackles in 13 games — but statistics only tell part of the story. Mansfield Senior (10-3) played 10 playoff-qualifying teams during the regular […]
Hillsdale tradition grows with Ashland-area-best playoff streak
JEROMESVILLE – To an outsider, it must seem like Hillsdale football has been a powerhouse forever. To anyone who knows of the program for more than the last 15 years, though, the Falcons’ rise has been more of a revelation than a regularity. Prior to 2008, Hillsdale had never had back-to-back winning seasons. Before 2010, […]
Hillsdale rallies to subdue Rittman
RITTMAN — The Hillsdale Falcons will take a four-game winning streak into next week’s first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs. The Falcons rallied in the second half on Friday night to put down Rittman 20-13 in a grueling Wayne County Athletic League clash. Hillsdale move in front in the first […]
Hillsdale’s rushing attack grinds up Northwestern
WEST SALEM — Braylen Jarvis ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns and Hillsdale shifted into cruise control with an overwhelming running game to coast past Northwestern 45-21 in Wayne County Athletic League clash on Friday night. Jarvis scored on runs of 5, 24, and 2 yards as the Falcons’ offensive line took control of […]
Hillsdale hammers Chippewa
DOYLESTOWN — Hillsdale’s Jack Fickes threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Falcons rolled to a 40-0 romp at Doylestown Chippewa on Friday night in a Wayne County Athletic League clash. Hillsdale opened a 6-0 edge when Braylen Jarvis powered over from the 6-yard line with 24 seconds remaining in the first […]