ONTARIO â Winning a Fremont district title was anything but easy. Defending it may be even more difficult for Ontario. The Warriors (12-8) earned the No. 2 seed during Sundayâs district tournament draw and took a first-round bye. Ontario will host either No. 6 Clyde (9-9) or No. 10 Madison (5-14) in a sectional championship […]
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Major changes coming as OHSAA announces new divisional assignments
MANSFIELD â The new-look high school sports landscape came further into focus earlier this week. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced in February the divisional expansion of several sports, including girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer, effective for the 2024-25 school year. On Tuesday, the OHSAA released its preliminary divisional assignments for those […]
Undefeated Lady Lex earns top seed in softball tourney draw
LEXINGTON â Lady Lex may be the best-kept secret in all of Ohio â at least for now. Unbeaten Lexington picked up the No. 1 seed in Sundayâs Division II Willard district tournament draw. Lady Lex (19-0) opted for a first-round bye and will host either No. 9 Vermilion or No. 10 Tiffin Columbian in […]
Ontario to drop to Division IV for upcoming football season
ONTARIO â The Warriors are headed for more recognizable terrain. After spending the past two years in Division III, Ontario will drop back down to Division IV for the upcoming football season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association unveiled divisional breakdowns and regional alignments for the 2024 football season Thursday afternoon. The OHSAA uses enrollment […]
Crestview’s Thompson headlines list of local All-Ohio honorees
OLIVESBURG â On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestviewâs talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
Loudonville’s Vermilya selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE â She led her team to the Final Four and rewrote Loudonvilleâs record book along the way. Itâs no wonder Corri Vermilya is Ohioâs Division IV Player of the Year. A 5-foot-9 senior guard, Vermilya led the Redbirds to the state tournament for just the second time in program history and first time since […]
Seneca East dismisses Colonel Crawford
Seneca East rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Colonel Crawford for the third time this season, earning a 44-38 Division IV district championship win at Willard High School. This marked the school’s first district title. The Tigers led 12-11 after the first quarter, but neither team could find the range in the second period, […]
Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki headline area picks to All-NW District team
SHELBY â Eve Schwemley was rewarded for helping Shelby win its sixth consecutive Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown. A 5-foot-7 junior, Schwemley was selected to the All-Northwest District first team in Division II. She averaged 14.1 points and 2.8 steals per game for the Whippets (18-6, 13-1). Mansfield Seniorâs Monetta Hilory and Lexingtonâs Makaree Chapman were […]
Top-seeded Col. Crawford holds off Mansfield Christian in district thriller
WILLARD â Experience matters in the postseason. Colonel Crawford had it and Mansfield Christian didnât. Making their 13th consecutive district tournament appearance, the top-seeded Eagles limited No. 5 Mansfield Christian to 23 second-half points and rallied for a 63-59 win in the early game of a Division IV district semifinal doubleheader at Willard High School […]
Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON â North central Ohioâs lone Division II team still standing is the one nobody was paying attention to. Ninth-seeded Lexington ran the gauntlet last week, winning a pair of road games to capture its first sectional crown since 2012. Lady Lex upset No. 7 Sandusky Perkins 44-43, then throttled No. 4 Norwalk 59-48 in […]