FORT JENNINGS — Galion pitcher Braxton Prosser did his best Harry Houdini impression Wednesday afternoon. The Youngstown State recruit worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh as the top-seeded Tigers held on for a 1-0 win over No. 3 Lima Bath at Fort Jennings.
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Ontario football moving back up to Division III
ONTARIO — The tournament trail got a little rockier for the Warriors. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional and regional alignments for the 2025 football season Thursday and the biggest local storyline involves Ontario.
Posted inSoftball
Ontario & Galion raise $1,300 in ‘Strike Out for Cancer’ softball game
GALION — Something a little more important than a girls softball game was at play on Thursday night in Galion. Ontario’s 14-3 win over the Tigers in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play was a bit overshadowed by the setting. This served as the “Strike Out Cancer” game. The event raised $1,341.
Posted inWrestling
Controversial call costs Galion’s Harding in championship loss
A controversial ruling worked against Galion’s Gradey Harding in a state championship loss to Kettering Alter’s Bronson Begley.
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Galion’s Harding one win from elusive state title
COLUMBUS — As he left the mat following Saturday’s state semifinal victory, Galion’s Gradey Harding had a simple message for coach Brent Tyrrell. “One more,” Harding said matter-of-factly as he confidently strode down the tunnel and into the bowels of Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center.
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Clear Fork captures third MOAC crown in five seasons
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork is king of the hill again. Four Colts won individual titles and three others took runner-up honors as Clear Fork powered to its third Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference team title in the past five years Saturday at the conference championships.
Posted inGirls Basketball
Stampede: Colts rough up Galion in playoff opener
Clear Fork claimed its fourth straight sectional championship Thursday night with a 65-26 victory over Galion.
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Nickoli focuses Lexington’s aim on 8th straight district swimming title
LEXINGTON — Winning the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship was nice, but Lexington has bigger fish to fry. The Minutemen are seeking their eighth straight team championship at this week’s Northwest District swimming and diving tournament at Bowling Green State University.
Posted inBoys Basketball
Tygers tame Tigers: Mansfield Sr. proves to be top cat at Galion
GALION — Mansfield Senior authored a dominating boys basketball performance as the Tygers began a busy week turning toward the close of the regular season. Coach Marquis Sykes saw his team roll to a 75-38 win at Galion on Tuesday night in a non-conference encounter.
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Lex takes top seed in rugged Division III Willard boys’ basketball district
LEXINGTON — The division has changed. But the competition will be as fierce as ever in the Division III Willard district boys basketball tournament. Lexington earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team field, which includes No. 2 Mansfield Senior, No. 4 Ashland and No. 7 Madison.