FREDERICKTOWN — A few tears, numerous smiles and a sense of accomplishment filled Fredericktown High School’s gymnasium on Friday night. The Class of 2026, 105 strong, graduated during commencement ceremonies in front of a full house of family and friends. Valedictorians Katherine Bellman, Raegan Blanchard, Alexander Broerman, Cooper Love and Caleb Smith spoke. The salutatorian […]
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Clear Fork, Mount Vernon share top honors at Jackets Invitational
Clear Fork and Mount Vernon took the top two places in both the girls and boys division at the Jackets Invitational.
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Fairbanks finishes Freddies’ season to remember in heartbreaking fashion
FREDERICKTOWN — It was a season to remember in Fredericktown. The Freddies’ undefeated run came to an end Wednesday night in the district semifinals after a gut-wrenching 61-60 loss to Fairbanks. “We knew it was going to take four quarters to beat such a good team as Fredericktown,” Panthers’ coach Zach Brown said. The outcome […]
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Fredericktown caps perfect regular season with blowout of Indians
FREDERICKTOWN — There are few events in life that are etched in memories not only of individuals but also of entire communities. The Fredericktown 2025-26 basketball campaign is one of those memories. The Freddies finished their regular season 22-0 on Tuesday night with an exclamation point — a 72-35 thrashing of the Mount Gilead Indians. […]
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Undefeated Freddies show extra juice in OT to squeeze past Col. Crawford
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown boys basketball team has already wrapped up an outright Knox Morrow Athletic Conference championship and is riding a 20-game winning streak. Yet the Freddies (20-0) might have picked up their most impressive win in an already sterling season on Tuesday night. Coach Derek Dibling’s undefeated bunch used a 14-10 surge in […]
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Fredericktown’s perfect season rolls through Mount Gilead
MOUNT GILEAD — The old adage, “the game was closer than the final score indicated,” could not have been more accurate in Fredericktown’s 70-56 road win over the Mount Gilead Indians on Saturday night. The Freddies entered the boys basketball contest 7-0 while Mount Gilead boasted a 7-1 record. The Freddies began the game with […]
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Fredericktown grad chooses family over volleyball scholarship
MOUNT VERNON – You might expect at least a hint of disappointment in Lindsey Boeshart’s voice, but you won’t hear any. The 2022 Fredericktown High School graduate put family first when she decided to forego the opportunity to play collegiate volleyball. It’s a decision she has never regretted. Three years ago it appeared that volleyball […]
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Oct. 24: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Lexington escapes close call with Ashland Lexington topped Ashland 43-35 in a tough tilt in an Ohio high school football matchup on Oct. 24. Lexington moved in front of Ashland 9-7 to begin the second quarter. The Minutemen opened a tight 16-14 gap over the Arrows at the intermission. Lexington steamrolled to a 43-27 lead […]
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Final Friday: Three conferences to decide championships in regular season finale
I have been covering high school football in north central Ohio for the past 30 years and I can’t recall a Week 10 like the one awaiting area fans Friday night. Three conference championships will be decided on the final night of the regular season and two of them feature winner-take-all games. The Ohio Cardinal […]
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Toombs subs at RB, scores 4 TDs to power Fredericktown past Danville
FREDERICKTOWN — If Friday night’s Fredericktown-Danville game was a part of the fall television lineup, it would have been called The Gavin Toombs show. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound senior pounded the Blue Devils’ defense for four touchdowns, three from five yards out and a fourth from six in a 33-18 victory. “He’s been all over the […]