Winning a regional championship is tough enough. Winning a regional championship you are expected to win is an even bigger challenge. Both Shelby and Hillsdale carried the weight of impossible expectations into the season. The Whippets returned a wealth of talent from a team that reached the third round of the playoffs last year. The […]
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Shelby posts 2nd straight shutout, sets up big Week 7 vs. Clear Fork
A week after speeding past Highland 48-0, the Whippets (6-0, 3-0) controlled River Valley (2-4, 1-2) on the road Friday 42-0.
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Whippets extend regular-season winning streak to 18 games
After a Week 4 scare against Galion, Shelby pitched a 48-0 shutout of Highland on Friday night at the Whippet Athletic Complex.
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Decision day approaching for Shelby’s Kessler
MANSFIELD — Most college football fans watched Ohio State’s win over Ohio University from the comfort of their homes. Carter Kessler had a better seat. Shelby’s senior defensive end, Kessler was a guest of the Buckeyes on Saturday. He stopped by the Source podcast studio to talk about his game-day visit in Columbus, his upcoming […]
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Ohio high school football players reach midseason form
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – Welcome to the midway point of the 2024 high school football season. Week 5 sure did produce some incredible […]
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Knights thump Mansfield Sr. in OCC opener
MILLERSBURG — West Holmes emerged from a scoreless first quarter and steadily pulled away from Mansfield Senior on Friday night in the Ohio Cardinal Conference football opener for both schools. Quarterback Morgan Smith threw for three touchdown passes and ran for two more TDs to spearhead the Knights’ offense. West Holmes opened the scoring on […]
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5th-seeded Mansfield Sr. opens tournament by dismissing Ontario
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane and his Mansfield Senior teammates played Tyger basketball Tuesday night. Roane scored a game-high 24 points as fifth-seeded Senior High raced to an 81-46 win over 10th-seeded Ontario in a Division II sectional semifinal game at Pete Henry Gym. The Tygers (17-6) forced 17 Ontario turnovers and swiped 20 offensive rebounds, […]