FINDLAY — Joy Kim made history Tuesday at Sycamore Springs Golf Course. A St. Peter’s freshman, Kim fired a 4-over 76 at the Division II district tournament to earn a spot in state tournament Oct. 20 at Firestone Country Club in Akron. Kim is the first St. Peter’s girls golfer to ever qualify for the […]
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Warriors fall to Perkins in extra innings in Division II district semifinals
FREMONT — Ontario was its own worst enemy Thursday afternoon. The second-seeded Warriors committed five errors and saw a six-run lead vanish in an 8-6, nine-inning loss to No. 3 Sandusky Perkins in the Division II district semifinals at Fremont Ross High School. The Warriors (15-11) took a 3-0 lead in the home half of […]
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Mistakes costly in Lexington’s loss to St. Marys Memorial in district semifinals
BLUFFTON — Lexington left the door open and St. Marys Memorial kicked it in Thursday afternoon. The ninth-seeded Minutemen committed four errors and left nine men on base in a 4-3 loss to the eighth-seeded Roughriders in a Division II district semifinal game at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. “That’s the way baseball goes. You try […]
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South Central knocks off Plymouth in Division IV district baseball semifinal
GALION — South Central took advantage of every Plymouth miscue Wednesday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Big Red committed eight errors resulting in 11 unearned runs in a 12-3 loss to the second-seeded Trojans in a Division IV district semifinal game at Heise Park. Plymouth (11-13) trailed 4-3 going to the bottom of the sixth when the […]
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Lexington, Clear Fork ready for district final showdown
LEXINGTON — They no longer play in the same conference, but Lexington and Clear Fork are hardly strangers when it comes to high school softball. There are no secrets between these backyard rivals — especially this season. Top-seeded Lady Lex and the second-seeded Colts will duke it out at 5 p.m. Thursday for the Division […]
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Madison stuns Findlay to reach district title softball game
BOWLING GREEN — Madison continued its storybook run through the Division I postseason on Tuesday night. Layla Amount scattered three hits and struck out eight as the sixth-seeded Rams upset No. 5 Findlay 7-2 in the Bowling Green district semifinal at Bowling Green State University’s Meserve Field. The Rams (20-5) will play defending Division I […]
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Bates collects 200th win as Loudonville cruises past Mogadore for district title
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 8:12 p.m. CRESTON — Steamrolling foes has become routine for the Loudonville girls basketball team. So, Saturday afternoon’s 61-44 victory over Mogadore in the Division IV Norwayne District championship game was merely another example of the Redbirds following this season’s script. Coach Tyler Bates’ bunch shot out to […]
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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 […]
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Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON — North central Ohio’s 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 […]