WILLARD — Mason Ball pitched beyond his years Tuesday afternoon. Ball, Clear Fork’s sophomore right-hander, scattered four hits over 6.2 innings as the second-seeded Colts held off No. 5 Vermilion 3-1 in the nightcap of a Division IV district semifinal doubleheader in Willard. Ball struck out nine and did not walk a batter. He allowed […]
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Leaps and Bounds: Shelby’s Henkel breaks district long jump record
OAK HARBOR — The bull’s-eye on Madison Henkel’s back doesn’t seem to weigh her down. Shelby’s junior long jumper broke the Division II Oak Harbor district meet record in the prelims, then broke it again in Saturday’s finals. Her winning leap of 18-feet, 11-inches in the final bettered her earlier mark of 18-9.5. That effort […]
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Chapman leads Lady Lex past Clear Fork, back to Sweet 16
GALION — Makaree Chapman was virtually untouchable. Lexington’s left-handed ace twirled a one-hitter as top-seeded Lady Lex breezed to a 6-0 win over No. 3 Clear Fork in the Division IV district championship game in Galion. Lexington will return to the Sweet 16 for a second straight year and play either Clyde or Milbury Lake […]
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Ontario football moving back up to Division III
ONTARIO — The tournament trail got a little rockier for the Warriors. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional and regional alignments for the 2025 football season Thursday and the biggest local storyline involves Ontario. The Warriors will move up to Division III after reaching the Division IV, Region 14 championship game last […]
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6th-inning surge sends Clear Fork past Shelby in MOAC baseball tilt
BELLVILLE — BELLVILLE — Garret Hotz did it all for Clear Fork on Monday. Hotz scattered four hits over seven innings and delivered a clutch two-run double in the sixth as the Colts blanked Shelby 6-0 in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action. The game was scoreless through five before Clear Fork (9-4, 6-3) erupted for six […]
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Shelby scores five in 7th-inning rally to subdue Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — The Whippets scored in bunches in Monday afternoon’s high school softball game. Shelby scored four runs in the fourth and five in the seventh in a 9-4 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win at Clear Fork. The game was tied 4-4 in the seventh when the Whippets came to life. Liberty Lewis led off with […]
Posted inEducation
Clear Fork releases 3rd quarter honor roll
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork High School has announced its list of students who earned academic honors in the third quarter grading period. All A’s SENIORS: Noel Cline, Emily Conrad, Venessa Eicher, Logan Krzeminski, Fisher McLaughlin, Chloe Mowry, Alexander Ousley, Rebecca Pryor, Reina Rehberg, Dawson Staley, Lola Stillion, Christian Walker. JUNIORS: Ethan Beck, Piper Black, Alyssa Burger, Benjamin […]
Posted inGirls Basketball
Shelby senior Schwemley caps career in style
SHELBY — Numbers don’t lie and Eve Schwemley’s numbers tell the story of a historic season. The North Central Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Schwemley averaged an area-best 21.4 points a game and became just the seventh player in Shelby history to top the 1,000-point plateau. But that only tells part of the […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, CF’s Blubaugh claim POY honors on All-NW District teams
MANSFIELD — Shelby’s Eve Schwemley and Clear Fork’s Mel Blubaugh added to already impressive résumés when the All-Northwest District girls basketball team was unveiled Wednesday evening. So did their coaches. Schwemley and Blubaugh were selected All-NW District Players of the Year and Shelby coach Natalie Lantz and Clear Fork’s Scott Sellers were Coaches of the […]
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Blubaugh, Colts run over Edison in district semifinals
SHELBY — Mel Blubaugh was selected the District 6 Player of the Year earlier this week. She showed why Wednesday night. Clear Fork’s do-it-all senior scored 25 points as the top-seeded Colts galloped to a 62-45 win over No. 5 Edison in the opening game of a Division V district semifinal doubleheader at Shelby. The […]