COLUMBUS – A number of north central Ohio basketball teams, boys and girls, are keeping a close eye on the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Ratings Percentage Index. There’s a good reason for it. The RPI rankings will be used to determine seeding for the statewide district tournament draws, which are Feb. 4 for girls and […]
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Ohio’s boys & girls Jan. 19 high school basketball roundup
COLUMBUS — Friday night’s Ohio high school boys and girls basketball slate was a fairly light one due to the snows that struck the state. Still, these were the scores that were reported to the scorestream app. BOYS Anna holds off Jackson Center Anna finally found a way to top Jackson Center 42-40 for an […]
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Practice makes perfect: Clear Fork coach lets players make game-time decisions
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork coach Tim Brafford doesn’t shout out plays to his team during a game. In fact, he doesn’t shout much at all. That’s because the veteran coach, in his second year running the Colts program, has already made his basketball beliefs well known during practice. That strategy continues to pay dividends for […]
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GALLERY: Clear Fork tops Galion, 62-53
Images from Clear Fork’s 62-53 win at home Thursday night against Galion in a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference game. The win was the Colts’ fifth in their last six games and moved them over .500 at 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the league. Galion slipped to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MOAC.
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Check out Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball results
MANSFIELD — These were Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys and girls basketball results. Only scores reported to the Scorestream app are included in this roundup. BOYS Mansfield Sr. comes from behind to stop Ashland Ashland cut in front to start, but Mansfield answered the challenge to collect a 72-49 victory in Ohio boys basketball on Jan. […]
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Loudonville hammers Wellington in latest blowout
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is racking up some ferocious results this season. Wednesday night was supposed to be a stronger test against stiffer competition. It wasn’t. The fourth-ranked Redbirds buried Wellington 74-22 to improve to 15-0. “I just think we really play hard,” said All-Ohio senior Corri Vermilya, who was a finalist […]
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Loudonville ranked 4th in 1st girls state basketball poll
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is clearly the class of the sport in north central Ohio. The Redbirds are also making waves statewide. Coach Tyler Bates’ squad is ranked No. 4 (with 58 points) in the Division IV girls basketball poll, released this week by the Associated Press. Loudonville is the only area […]
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Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball results
MANSFIELD — Listed below are Friday night’s boys and girls high school basketball scores from around the Mansfield-area as reported to the Scorestream app. BOYS Arlington rides to cruise-control win over McComb Arlington controlled the action to earn an impressive 61-40 win against McComb during this Ohio boys high school basketball game on Jan. 5. […]
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Ontario, Galion, Ashland grapplers headline Gorman field
MANSFIELD — This weekend’s 61st annual J.C. Gorman Invitational is the crown jewel of north central Ohio’s regular-season schedule, as usual. Action begins Friday at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 10 a.m. at Mansfield Senior High School. Saturday’s Parade of Champions is slated for 4:20 p.m., with the finals begin at 4:30 p.m. This […]
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Milestone: Loudonville’s Vermilya scores 2,000th career point in win over Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Corri Vermilya secured her place in north central Ohio girls basketball history Tuesday night. Vermilya, Loudonville’s senior Swiss army knife, scored her 2,000th career point in a 64-40 win over Clear Fork at Les Hauenstein Gym. The Ashland University-bound Vermilya finished with 32 points, giving her 2,006 career points. She joins 2016 Crestview […]