NORTH ROBINSON — The Colonel Crawford defense was absolutely suffocating, and the offense held up its end, too, in a 48-0 beating of Richmond Heights on Thursday night in North Robinson. The Eagles defense threw the Spartans back for a total of minus-31 yards in total offense. Richmond Heights tried 19 runs, resulting in minus-52 […]
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Plymouth defense, Lucas offense & Buckeyes’ commitment shine in Ohio’s Week 1 football notes
COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is in the books. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. North central Ohio standouts -The Plymouth Big Red defense was lights out in a […]
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Col. Crawford hammers River in convincing opener
NORTH ROBINSON — Big expectations accompany this Colonel Crawford football campaign, and the Eagles lived up to them in their season opener. Coach Jake Bruner’s club hammered River 55-13 in Thursday night’s lidlifter. Connor McMichael ran for 158 yards and three TDs, while Dominic Dean added 68 yards and three more rushing touchdowns. The Eagles […]
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Regional runner-up Lexington lands three on all-district first team
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex’s run to the regional final didn’t go unnoticed across northwest Ohio. Makaree Chapman, Jillian Morr and Kylie Galownia were all selected to the Division II first team when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association unveiled its All-Northwest District teams recently. The Lady Lex trio was joined on the first […]
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Twice as Nice: Crestview’s Bolin strikes state gold in shot put, discus
DAYTON — Wade Bolin completed the sweep. Crestview’s senior thrower, Bolin won state championships in both the shot put and discus during the first day of the Division III state track championships on Thursday at Welcome Stadium. Bolin’s efforts vaulted the Cougars to the top of the leaderboard after the opening day. Crestview has 23 […]
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Hurdles rookie Thomas ready for state meet debut
LEXINGTON — Emily Thomas may be a newcomer to the 300 meter hurdles, but the Lexington junior makes arguably the hardest event in high school track look easy. Not only did Thomas qualify for this weekend’s Division II state meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium, she broke a 40-year-old school record during last week’s regional meet […]
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2nd-seeded Warriors look to defend Division II Fremont district title
ONTARIO — 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 Sunday’s 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 — 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 […]
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Undefeated Lady Lex earns top seed in softball tourney draw
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex may be the best-kept secret in all of Ohio — at least for now. Unbeaten Lexington picked up the No. 1 seed in Sunday’s 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 […]
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Ontario to drop to Division IV for upcoming football season
ONTARIO — 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 […]