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Winkelfoos paced Redmen in two sports
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a six-part series profiling the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BUCYRUS — Natalie Winkelfoos was an outstanding athlete at Bucyrus High School, an All-Ohioan in both basketball and softball. She became the first student to score more than 1,000 points in basketball and went on to play […]
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Gurney stood firm in face of adversity
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LEXINGTON, Ohio — John Gurney stood at midcourt, a basketball cradled in his right hand and a look of contentment etched across […]
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Minutemen claim outright OCC title
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Jonah Yaussy and his fellow seniors made good on a six-year-old promise Friday night. Yaussy scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the Minutemen won an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with a 74-63 win over Mansfield Senior. “I remember when we were in the seventh grade, we got […]
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Spartans edge Flames for outright title
MANSFIELD – St. Peter’s was not in a sharing mood on Friday night. Again. For the second season in a row, the Spartans ended their regular season by knocking off Mansfield Christian, 49-43, to claim an outright Mid-Buckeye Conference championship, denying the Flames a share of the crown. The win closes St. Peter’s regular season […]
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Town Hall Meeting: Voting rights still matter for everyone
MANSFIELD, Ohio — “As a black person, I need big government because I’m so small in the grand scheme of things.” Deanna West Torrence was one of five panelists present at the “A Call to Action” Community Town Hall Meeting Thursday evening. The meeting was held to discuss issues surrounding voter rights. Torrence was joined […]
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Jack Hewitt dominated Bucyrus sports scene
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a six-part series profiling the Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BUCYRUS — Jack Hewitt was a four-sport athlete at Bucyrus High School playing basketball, baseball, football and track. Jack won the Michael Award in basketball as the team’s MVP as a senior in 1957 when he led […]
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Cougars claim poll championship, looking for more
OLIVESBURG, Ohio — Crestview added another chapter to an already historic season earlier this week, but what coach Aaron Goon wants most of all is to prevent recent history from repeating itself. The Cougars, who completed a 22-0 season with last week’s 68-56 win at Monroeville, won the Associated Press Division III poll championship when […]
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7 establishments investigated during gambling-related sweep
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Gambling charges are pending after law enforcement searched seven establishments in Richland County. The METRICH Enforcement Unit assisted by the Mansfield Police Department, Ontario Police Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland METRICH, Ashland Police Department, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation served seven simultaneous gambling-related search warrants across […]
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Lexington sixth grader wins Tri-County Spelling Bee
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Maggie Sheridan proudly waved her first place trophy over her head after correctly spelling “portcullis” to win the Tri-County Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The Lexington sixth grader outlasted 33 other contestants, who represented schools in Crawford, Morrow and Richland counties. “I was just so nervous,” Sheridan said. “Every time I went […]