ONTARIO — The Warriors unloaded Thursday night. Elie Dawson, Sophie Schuster and Morgan Pearson all belted home runs as Ontario cruised to a run rule-shortened 15-4 win over Galion in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference girls softball action. The win was the ninth in a row for the Warriors (9-2, 4-2). Dawson hit a two-run homer in […]
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Madison grad Lewis earns All-America honors for Tiffin indoor track team
March was a productive month for Madison graduate Nevaeh Lewis. A sophomore sprinter for Tiffin University, Lewis capped the indoor season with a ninth-place finish in the 60 meter dash at the NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships in Virginia Beach on March 13. Her time of 7.47 seconds in the preliminaries was .01 from […]
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‘Back to the lab:’ Galion’s Trukovich falls in state final
Galion’s Carter Trukovich fell to Licking Valley’s Joe Curry in the 126-pound state championship match Sunday.
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Gold Rush: Three area wrestlers headed to state finals
COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Aiden Ohl, Galion’s Carter Trukovich and Clear Fork’s Anthony Oscar are all chasing history. All three will wrestle for state championships Sunday evening inside the Schottenstein Center after winning semifinal matches Saturday night. Ohl will look to carry on the family legacy, joining his father, Monty, and uncle, Perry as Ontario state […]
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Iron Sharpens Iron: State-bound Galion wrestlers push each other to new heights
GALION — The wrestling room at Galion High School isn’t a place for the faint of heart — and that’s just how Ryder Alberty likes it. The 138-pound senior is one of four Tigers who qualified for this week’s Division II state tournament. Projected state finalist Carter Trukovich (126), projected state champ Gradey Harding (132) […]
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Capretta leads Galion past Clear Fork
MANSFIELD — Dom dominated. Galion’s Dominic Capretta scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the Tigers avenged two regular-season losses to Clear Fork with a 54-44 win in the Division IV boys district basketball semifinals at Pete Henry Gym. “I knew they couldn’t guard me in the paint,” said Capretta, a rugged 6-foot-3 power […]
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Gunning For Gold: Galion’s 2-time state runner-up Gradey Harding aims for title
MANSFIELD — If there is a Mount Rushmore of Galion wrestling, Gradey Harding certainly belongs on it. A two-time state runner-up, Harding stopped by the Inside the Lines podcast studio to talk about his pursuit of an elusive state crown. What would it mean to reach the top of the podium in Columbus after a […]
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Century Club: Crestview’s Stephens picks up 100th career win on opening day of 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational
MANSFIELD — Crestview’s Jack Stephens didn’t waste any time. A senior 175-pounder, Stephens pinned Bucyrus’ Isaac Makeever in 1:15 of the first period in his opening-round match of the 63rd J.C. Gorman Invitational on Friday. It was the 100th career win for Stephens. “It means the world to me,” Stephens said. “I’ve put four hard […]
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DeVito Effect: Shelby QB makes everyone around him better, including opponents
SHELBY — Brayden DeVito doesn’t just make his teammates better. Shelby’s All-Ohio quarterback raises the bar for everyone in the Whippets’ orbit. The Air Force-bound DeVito will lead No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Shelby into Friday’s Division IV, Region 14 showdown against No. 2 Galion at Arlin Field. A win would send the Whippets (12-0) into […]
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Attention local teams: OHSAA announces bracket pairings for football’s Final 4
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association bucked tradition, and it’s relevant news for five schools around north central Ohio as each plays for a spot in the Final Four this weekend. While it’s easy, and fun, to get ahead of ourselves, Shelby, Galion, Colonel Crawford, Danville and Hillsdale each have regional assignments on […]