The Shelby Whippets have a huge senior class on their 2026 football team. Those seniors were on display Friday night, especially Brady Bowman and Michael Shepherd.
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Thew & Weithman ignite fireworks in Col. Crawford’s opening night football win
NORTH ROBINSON — Thew & Weithman sounds like the name of a dreaded law firm. In reality it’s the combination fueling Colonel Crawford’s terrifying big-play offense. On Thursday night, the duo got off to a highlight-reel start, accounting for all but one of the Eagles’ touchdowns in a 45-21 season-opening victory over Fairbanks.
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Birds of a Feather: Loudonville grad Lemke looking to re-establish Redbirds
LOUDONVILLE — New Loudonville football coach Keith Lemke hopes a few trips down the Mohican River will lead to more wins along the banks of the Black Fork. The 2012 Loudonville graduate and longtime assistant was hand-picked to replace north central Ohio legend Ed Honabarger, who reluctantly stepped down after two seasons because of changes […]
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Ready for some football? Area’s best turn out for coaches’ high school spring combine at Shelby
SHELBY — The North Central Ohio Football Coaches Association is trending in the right direction. More than 130 athletes from 25 area high schools made their way to Shelby’s Whippet Athletic Complex on Sunday for the showcase, now in its second year. The event drew coaches and recruiters from a dozen colleges from Division I […]
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Reigning regional runner-up Galion dropping to Division V for upcoming football season
GALION — The Galion Tigers are on the move. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional breakdown for the 2026 football season and Galion will drop to Division V for the upcoming season.
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2026 NFL Mock Draft: Source Media goes GM mode for Round 1
What happens when you hand five newsroom minds the keys to an NFL franchise? You get bold moves. You get trades. And you get a whole lot of conviction.
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Column: New Mansfield Senior football coach will need time to rebuild program
I first met David Phillips during his record-setting playing career at Mansfield Senior. I got reacquainted with him when he joined Chioke Bradley’s coaching staff during a golden era of Senior High football. I couldn’t be more excited for Phillips, who will become Mansfield Senior’s head coach pending board approval.
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Phillips to take over as Mansfield Sr. football coach
MANSFIELD — David Phillips landed his dream job and he’s assembling an all-star staff. A 2004 Mansfield Senior graduate, Phillips will become his alma mater’s next football coach pending board approval.
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Twice Crowned, Still Hungry: Mansfield 8th-graders finish historic 2-year run
It was only fitting that the Ohio Cardinal Conference eighth-grade championship game was played inside Madison’s Wayne E. Miller Gymnasium. The former home of the Rams is a throwback to an earlier era, and so is the Mansfield basketball team that claimed the crown with a gritty 52-45 win over Ashland on Thursday.
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Shelby vs. Cleveland Glenville: Live in-game updates Friday from state title game
Follow live updates as the unbeaten Whippets seek to become the first football state champion in Richland County history