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Lucas holds off Hillsdale in 1st game at Falcons’ new stadium
JEROMESVILLE — Lucas spoiled the christening of Hillsdale’s new field Friday night. The Cubs overcame three turnovers and held on for a 14-12 win over the Falcons at Hillsdale’s new Community Stadium. Hillsdale’s state-of-the-art athletic complex is part of a larger construction project that includes a single-building campus that will house pre-K through 12th grade. […]
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Ruh-Roh, Crestview dominates Bucyrus in running-clock affair
BUCYRUS — Bucyrus had no answers as Crestview roared to a 54-7 victory in an Ohio high school football matchup on Friday night Crestview darted in front of Bucyrus 14-0 through the first period. The Cougars then expanded the margin to 41-0 at halftime. That triggered a running clock throughout the second half. Crestview tacked […]
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Carpenter shines in QB debut as Freddies earn 1st win of season
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown head coach Will Hartley called the 24 hours after last Friday’s loss to rival Clear Fork “the lowest of lows.” It wasn’t just any old loss. The Colts came into Fredericktown and dismantled the Freddies, winning 54-8 in the season opener. Fredericktown’s starting quarterback, junior Ben Mast, left the game in the first quarter […]
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Mansfield Sr. erupts for 34 points in 2nd quarter to dismiss Marion Harding
MANSFIELD — John Davis has been working the statistics for Mansfield Senior football over the past 15 or so years. In all that time, he’s never seen a second quarter like the Tygers put together on Friday night. Senior High erupted for 34 points in the second period to trigger a running clock in the […]
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Richland Public Health reports 853 COVID-19 cases in past 2 weeks
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health issued its coronavirus pandemic update on Friday, Aug. 27. It’s next report will be released on Friday, Sept. 10. This report was issued as of noon on Friday, Aug. 27. Richland County data is from Richland Public Health and Ohio data from ODH. The U.S. and Global data is from […]
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FAA awards Mansfield $3.5 million for pavement repairs at Lahm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $3,493,818 to the City of Mansfield to perform sealing and crack repair along a terminal apron surface, to reconstruct the existing terminal apron pavement, and to fund the design phase of reconstructing the existing general aviation apron pavement and existing taxilane pavement at Mansfield Lahm […]
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Bellville dog park committee to host 5K fundraiser for Finnigan’s Run
BELLVILLE — Lyle Beveridge loved going on runs with his golden retriever Finnigan. Now, a group of Bellville residents are hosting a 5K to help raise funds for a dog park named in his honor. The Pups in the Park 5K will take place on Sept. 11. at the American Legion Park in Bellville. Registration begins […]
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Gorman-Rupp retiree wins national water ski title
MANSFIELD — Jim Hooker’s list of life accomplishments received an unusual and significant bump earlier this month. The Ashland High School (1964) and Ashland University (1973) alumnus is a U.S. Navy Seabees veteran who served in Vietnam and retired as vice president after working 38 years at Gorman-Rupp. Those achievements would be interesting on their […]
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Prep football previews: Opportunistic defense carrying Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — The offense may have sputtered at times, but Mansfield Senior’s defense purred like a kitten. The Tygers limited Norwalk to 207 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers in last week’s 18-12 win over Norwalk. Senior High turned two of the Truckers’ three first-quarter touchdowns into touchdowns on drives that began at […]