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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Wright Choice: Shelby’s Bruskotter is North Central Ohio’s Player of the Year
SHELBY — If Alex Bruskotter’s senior year is any indication, Wright State may have gotten a steal. The North Central Ohio Player or the Year had a season for the ages while leading Shelby to its first Final Four berth in program history. He averaged 23.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists a game as […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham is North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year
OLIVESBURG — A regulation high school wrestling match lasts six minutes. Caleb Cunningham rarely needed that long. The newly-crowned North Central Ohio Wrestler of the Year, Cunningham pinned his way to a Division III state championship in the 285-pound weight class last month inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. His showing at the state tournament capped […]
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Crestview’s Thompson headlines list of local All-Ohio honorees
OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s 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 […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham finishes dominant weekend with state wrestling championship
COLUMBUS — There are 18,809 seats inside the Value City Arena at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center, but neither the venue nor the stage was too big for Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham. Cunningham, a 285-pound senior, completed perhaps the most dominant performance ever by a local wrestler at a state tournament. Cunningham pinned Harrison Central’s third-ranked […]
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True Grit: Ontario’s Ohl, Galion’s Harding headed to state wrestling finals
COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Aiden Ohl and Galion’s Gradey Harding did the dirty work Saturday night inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. Ohl held on for a gritty, 2-1 win over St. Paris Graham’s Jake Landis in the 106-pound semifinals. Harding then followed suit with an equally resolute 5-1 win over Columbus Watterson’s Neal Krysty in the […]
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Mansfield-area wrestlers shine on 1st day of state tournament
COLUMBUS — Luke Schlosser spoke for the entire north central Ohio state-qualifying wrestling contingent after an impressive opening day in Columbus. “I expected to come down here and win,” Schlosser said after dispatching Beaver Local’s Justin Cox 7-2 in the opening round of the Division II state tournament. “That’s the mindset you’ve got to have. […]
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Crestview falls to Margaretta in Division III district semifinals
NORWALK — Margaretta was looking for a spark when an inadvertent clashing of heads lit a fire. Trailing by double-digits entering the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Polar Bears rallied for an emotional 60-54 win over top-seeded Crestview in a Division III district semifinal game at Norwalk High School. Margaretta trailed 45-34 entering the fourth quarter, […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki headline area picks to All-NW District team
SHELBY — 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 Senior’s Monetta Hilory and Lexington’s Makaree Chapman were […]
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District tournaments await area’s top wrestlers
MANSFIELD — Wrestling’s second season began last week, but things will get really interesting this weekend. District tournaments around the state begin Friday and culminate when state berths are determined Saturday afternoon. The top four finishers in each weight division at the district tournaments qualify for the state tournament. North central Ohio is traditionally well-represented […]