OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — She led her team to the Final Four and rewrote Loudonville’s record book along the way. It’s no wonder Corri Vermilya is Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year. A 5-foot-9 senior guard, Vermilya led the Redbirds to the state tournament for just the second time in program history and first time since […]
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Centerburg’s Abner selected Central District Coach of the Year
MOUNT VERNON — The Centerburg girls basketball team completed a memorable season this winter. The Trojans went 19-6 and won the Know-Morrow Athletic Conferendce with a 9-3 mark, edging Danville and Cardington who tied for second at 8-4. The architect of that campaign was Bill Abner, who was voted the Central District’s Division IV Coach […]
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Freddies announce Gary & Sharon Ritchey Streby Scholarship
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown High School Alumni Association is pleased to announce their 32nd fully endowed scholarship; the “Gary & Sharon Ritchey Streby Scholarship.” This scholarship, which will be first awarded to a 2024 FHS graduate, was funded by Gary Streby to honor the memory of his wife, Sharon Ritchey Streby who was a 1961 FHS […]
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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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Loudonville 3rd in KMAC wrestling championships
GALION – A member of the KMAC in wrestling since the 2020-21 season, Loudonville put together 156 team points Saturday in the KMAC Championships at Northmor, good enough for third place. Elgin was an easy 294.5-212.5 winner over runner-up Northmor. The Redbirds and coach Ryan Thatcher received their lone individual title at 126 from Tyler […]
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Ohio’s boys & girls Jan. 19 high school basketball roundup
COLUMBUS — Friday night’s Ohio high school boys and girls basketball slate was a fairly light one due to the snows that struck the state. Still, these were the scores that were reported to the scorestream app. BOYS Anna holds off Jackson Center Anna finally found a way to top Jackson Center 42-40 for an […]
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Fredericktown rolls to big early lead, subdues Centerburg
FREDERICKTOWN – It’s about what you’d expect when two rivals meet. The Fredericktown Freddies looked like they would decide Wednesday’s anticipated first showdown with the Centerburg Trojans very early. But the Freddies and their fans watched as their 21-point third-quarter lead slowly dwindle to five points with under a minute in the game. Fredericktown’s eventual […]
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Friday night’s boys & girls basketball roundup
MANSFIELD — Here are Friday night’s boys basketball scores from the Mansfield-area as reported to the Scorestream app. Ashland Crestview outlasts Monroeville Ashland Crestview handed Monroeville a tough 66-49 loss in Ohio boys basketball on Dec. 15. Cardington-Lincoln tacks win on Fredericktown Cardington-Lincoln unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Fredericktown 73-50 Friday on […]
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Lady Lex takes third at state cross country meet
OBETZ — Brailey Slone exceeded expectations. Lexington’s sophomore distance dynamo placed fifth in the Division II girls race at Saturday’s state meet at Fortress Obetz, helping Lady Lex to a third-place finish in the team standings. Slone finished in 18 minutes, 38 seconds — more than 40 seconds faster than last year, when she placed […]