OLIVESBURG — It’s beginning to look a lot like “Swishmas” for the Crestview boys basketball team. If fans aren’t getting enough with the Christmas lights up and down Ohio 96, all they need to do is pop into the high school gym and watch the Cougars light up the scoreboard. Continuing yet another explosive start […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham selected Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Caleb Cunningham’s season-long rampage didn’t go unnoticed — or unrewarded. Crestview’s senior defensive end was selected the Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year when the All-Firelands Conference team was unveiled. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Cunningham menaced the league this autumn. He registered 102 tackles, including 28 tackles for loss and seven sacks, as […]
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Mapleton gets gritty win in the mud against Crestview
NANKIN — All the signs seemed to be pointing toward a Mapleton loss at John E. Camp Stadium. The Mounties were coming off a 28-point defeat to a one-win Indian Creek team and limped into Friday’s game against Crestview — which hadn’t lost to Mapleton since 2018 — missing three of their top four offensive […]
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South Central stops Plymouth for 1st Firelands win
PLYMOUTH — South Central shook off a bad first snap and erupted in the second half for a convincing, 41-13 Firelands Conference win at Plymouth on Friday night. On the first play from scrimmage, Big Red Vikings’ standout Layne Bushey ripped off a long touchdown run for a 6-0 edge. However, South Central responded to […]
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Big plays haunt Crestview in Firelands Conference loss to Norwalk St. Paul
OLIVESBURG — Ben Burger and his St. Paul teammates swung for the fences Friday night. Burger scored on a 58-yard run and hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass and the Flyers rumbled to a 33-7 Firelands Conference win over Crestview on Senior Night at Scott Bailey Memorial Field. St. Paul (4-4, 4-0) had four scoring […]
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Passing The Torch: Godsey replaces Haverdill as Crestview wrestling coach
OLIVESBURG — The way Steve Haverdill sees it, he’s spent nine seasons laying the foundation for the Crestview wrestling program. Now he hopes to see Nate Godsey build a skyscraper on top of it. Godsey has spent years constructing a unique background on the mats that has steered him to his first varsity head coaching […]
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Crestview dominates South Central for 1st Firelands win
OLIVESBURG — Crestview pocketed its first Firelands Conference win of the year on Friday night. The Cougars turned back South Central 41-7 in a running-clock affair. Coach Steve Haverdill’s team rolled to a 13-0 first-quarter lead, and expanded the margin to 21-0 at halftime. The two schools swapped TDs in the third period to give […]
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GALLERY: Monroeville offense outpaces Crestview
OLIVESBURG — Crestview dominated the Firelands Conference over the past three years, winning consecutive championships in the process. One gets the feeling other schools in the league are taking out their frustrations on a youthful Cougars bunch this year. Monroeville’s offense rolled to a 46-34 win at Crestview on Friday night in the conference opener […]
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GALLERY: Western Reserve rides the rough off Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — Western Reserve’s undefeated football team rolled into Plymouth unblemished and rolled out the same way. The Roughriders earned a 47-14 Firelands Conference victory in Friday night’s league opener for both schools. The photo gallery below was provided by Diane Bemiller. Western Reserve opened a 21-0 first-quarter lead and enjoyed a 41-6 bulge at […]
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Plymouth edges Wellington on late touchdown
PLYMOUTH — Sophomore Eli Keefe’s 1-yard touchdown blast with 1:28 remaining in the contest was the game-winner as Plymouth edged Wellington 20-14 on Friday night. That score completed a back-and-forth affair that saw each team trade scores throughout the evening. Lane Bushey put the Big Red Vikings (2-1) on top 7-0 with a 1-yard plunge […]