LEXINGTON — It took a team effort for Lexington to turn back the season’s first big scoring outburst by Clear Fork’s Garrett Hotz. Hotz erupted for 33 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Minutemen jumped in front early and maintained their lead throughout for a 65-51 victory in a season-opening […]
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Ontario’s Miller, Shelby’s DeVito share top honor on All-Northwest District team
FINDLAY — They will forever be linked after orchestrating three epic showdowns in the past two years, including last week’s see-it-to-believe-it regional semifinal at Arlin Field. It should come as no surprise then that Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller and Shelby’s Brayden DeVito shared top billing when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled its All-Northwest District […]
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Gallery: Ontario tops Clear Fork in opening round of football playoffs
(Photos from Ontario’s 24-2 win at Niss Stadium on Friday over Clear Fork in a Division IV, Region 14 playoff football game. The Warriors (10-1) advance to play in the regional quarterfinals at home on Nov. 8 against Clyde. Clear Fork ends its season with a 4-7 record. The gallery includes photos of the marching […]
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Road Warriors: Lexington among 4 county schools to open playoffs on road
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen hope to spring another upset. Lexington will head to Toledo on Friday to tangle with Maumee in a Division III, Region 10 first-round playoff game. Lex hasn’t won a postseason game since 2018. That year, seventh-seeded Lexington stunned No. 2 Tiffin Columbian behind Mr. Football Cade Stover, now with the Houston […]
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Clear Fork falls to Ottawa-Glandorf in Division IV girls regional soccer match
BOWLING GREEN — It wasn’t the ending Clear Fork coach Brittany Bechtel hoped for, but it could be the start of something special. Ottawa-Glandorf scored in the fourth minute and the fourth-ranked Titans made it stand up in a 1-0 win over No. 15 Clear Fork in a Division IV regional semifinal girls soccer game […]
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Ohio prep football notebook: Madison’s rivalry win over Tygers salvages positive note in tough season
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. — The Madison football team could’ve easily gone 5-5 and be in the thick of the Ohio high school playoff scene […]
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Rematch: Clear Fork visits Ontario for 1st-round playoff game
ONTARIO — The rematch is set and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its final computer ratings and first-round playoff pairings Sunday. Ontario (9-1) earned the No. 3 seed in Region 14 of Division IV and will host No. 14 Clear Fork (4-6) on Friday at Copeland Field. The […]
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Check out Friday night’s high school football scoreboard
MANSFIELD — Friday night marked the conclusion of the high school football regular season. This roundup includes games from the Mansfield-area and beyond. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this listing. All summaries were produced by Lede Ai. Ashland slips past Lexington Ashland finally found a way to top Lexington 30-21 […]
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Lex vs. the World: Minutemen to play for OCC football title, playoff berth at Ashland
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen believed, even when nobody else did. Lexington will play for an Ohio Cardinal Conference championship Friday at Ashland’s Community Stadium. A win over the unbeaten Arrows would lift the Minutemen into a tie for the conference crown, its first since 2016. Not many people outside of Lexington expected the Minutemen to […]
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Clear Fork in hunt for Region 14 playoff berth
BELLVILLE — Don’t count out the Colts just yet. Clear Fork moved up to 15th in Region 14 in this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association regional ratings, released Tuesday. The Colts (3-6) rose three spots in the regional ratings thanks to last week’s win over Highland. A victory over River Valley on Friday would […]