OLIVESBURG — Steve Haverdill can’t say for certain how the dream match would unfold, but Crestview’s veteran wrestling coach sure would like to see it. Haverdill was the head coach when heavyweight Caden Hill terrorized the state as a senior in 2020. Hill was 45-1 and the overwhelming favorite to win a Division III state […]
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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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Practice makes perfect: Clear Fork coach lets players make game-time decisions
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork coach Tim Brafford doesn’t shout out plays to his team during a game. In fact, he doesn’t shout much at all. That’s because the veteran coach, in his second year running the Colts program, has already made his basketball beliefs well known during practice. That strategy continues to pay dividends for […]
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GALLERY: Clear Fork tops Galion, 62-53
Images from Clear Fork’s 62-53 win at home Thursday night against Galion in a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference game. The win was the Colts’ fifth in their last six games and moved them over .500 at 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the league. Galion slipped to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MOAC.
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Ontario, Galion, Ashland grapplers headline Gorman field
MANSFIELD — This weekend’s 61st annual J.C. Gorman Invitational is the crown jewel of north central Ohio’s regular-season schedule, as usual. Action begins Friday at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 10 a.m. at Mansfield Senior High School. Saturday’s Parade of Champions is slated for 4:20 p.m., with the finals begin at 4:30 p.m. This […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley is area’s Defensive Player of the Year
MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II played his best when the lights were the brightest. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker and the area’s Defensive Player of the Year, Bradley led the Tygers with 144 tackles in 13 games — but statistics only tell part of the story. Mansfield Senior (10-3) played 10 playoff-qualifying teams during the regular […]
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Shelby soph. QB DeVito is area’s Offensive Player of Year
SHELBY — If his high school career continues on its current path, Shelby quarterback Brayden DeVito will find himself in exclusive company. The area’s Offensive Player of the Year, DeVito threw for 3,556 yards and 30 touchdowns as the Whippets won a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship. In two seasons under center, the […]
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Saturday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball roundup
MANSFIELD — Listed below is Saturday night’s boys and girls high school basketball roundups from the Mansfield-area and beyond. Only schools who reported their quarterly scores to the Scorestream app are included in this wrapup. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashland delivers statement win over Madison Ashland rolled past Mansfield Madison Comprehensive for a comfortable 53-29 victory for […]
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Lex soph. Slone is girls CC Runner of the Year
LEXINGTON — Brailey Slone’s career is on an historic trajectory. Lexington’s sophomore distance ace and the newly-crowned area girls cross country Runner of the Year, Slone placed fifth in the Division II race at last month’s state meet at Fortress Obetz. She finished in 18:38, helping Lady Lex to a second straight third-place finish in […]
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Galion knocks off Ontario for 1st time since 2012
ONTARIO — Cooper Kent and his Galion teammates exorcised more than a decade’s worth of demons Friday night. Kent scored 32 points — one off his career high — as the Tigers knocked off Ontario 66-53 in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action at the O-Rena. The victory was the first for Galion over the Warriors since […]