BELLVILLE — There aren’t enough hours in the day for Annika Labaki. Clear Fork’s multi-sport standout spends more time perfecting her crafts than just about anyone The Valley has ever produced. Labaki is November’s Park National Bank Athlete of the Month. A senior, Labaki earned a spot on the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio […]
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Mansfield Sr. looks sharp in win over Clear Fork
MANSFIELD — Kyeona Myers and her Mansfield Senior teammates turned up the heat in the second quarter Tuesday night inside Pete Henry Gym. Myers, Senior High’s athletic sophomore slasher, scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the period as the Tygers cruised to a 46-23 win over Clear Fork. The Tygers (3-0) outscored the […]
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Youth is served: Lexington sophomores lead the way in win at Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Three sophomores in the starting lineup. Two transfers playing quality minutes. One senior left in the entire program from a team that went 20-5 and played in the district finals a year ago. Still, Lexington opened the season with a 78-52 win at Clear Fork in a non-league boys basketball game Friday night […]
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GALLERY: Lexington rolls past Clear Fork in season opener, 78-52
Photos from Lexington’s 78-52 win on Friday night at Clear Fork in the non-league season opener for both the Minutemen and the Colts. Lexington had four players in double figures in the game played inside a packed Colt Corral.
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Storylines abound as start of wrestling season nears in north central Ohio
ONTARIO — The season won’t officially begin for another week or so, but there was no shortage of storylines to emerge from Monday’s North Central Ohio Wrestling Officials Association Preseason Showcase inside the O-Rena. The modified-format event, which serves as the unofficial kickoff to the high school wrestling season, featured wrestlers from nine north central […]
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Clear Fork rallies to stop Lexington
BELLVILLE — The Clear Fork girls basketball team unleashed a second-half rally to subdue Lexington 50-41 on Friday night in a clash of Richland County rivals at Bellville. Mel Blubaugh topped the Colts with 14 points, while Kylie Belcher added 11 points and seven rebounds and Lillian Weikle contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Makaree […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork, Mapleton standouts earn All-Ohio first-team nods
ONTARIO — North central Ohio’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was confirmed again when the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were selected to the OSSCA first-team in Division II, while Mapleton’s Brinlee Youngen was a first-teamer in Division III. Ashland’s Claire Plank (Division […]
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Lexington’s Corbin selected to OSSCA All-Ohio first team in Division II
LEXINGTON — He isn’t the most prolific goal scorer in program history, but Terrance Corbin secured his place among the best Lexington has ever produced. A senior midfielder, Corbin was selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II. The Minutemen (15-4-1) reached the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight […]
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Shelby’s Magers, Hoffbauer selected to All-MOAC 1st team in boys golf
SHELBY — The Whippets won the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference boys golf title and were rewarded for their efforts. Will Magers and Ashton Hoffbauer were selected to the All-MOAC first team, while Ty Keinath was a second-team pick and Toby Randall was an honorable-mention selection. The conference championship was determined by the results of three tournaments […]
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Shelby places 4 on All-MOAC girls tennis first team
SHELBY — Shelby went undefeated during the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference girls tennis season and four Whippets earned spots on the All-MOAC first team. McKenna Baker, Zada Marquis, Cami Wuchich and Annie Mahek were selected to the All-MOAC first team. They were joined by Marion Harding’s Raina Smith, Pleasant’s Maura Murphy and River Valley’s Rose Linville. […]