MADISON TOWNSHIP — If Joey Walker’s senior season turns out anything like his recently-completed junior campaign, then the rest of the Ohio Cardinal Conference could be in for another long year. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Walker led Madison to just its second OCC title in program history and first since 2011. […]
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Madison earns top seed in Division III boys district soccer tourney
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The tournament bracket soccer fans have been speculating over for months came out Sunday afternoon. Madison earned the top seed in the new-look Division III boys district field and will host No. 8 Tiffin Columbian in a sectional semifinal at 5 p.m. Oct. 15. The Rams (13-1-0) dropped to Division III from […]
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Chasing History: Madison aiming for OCC title, postseason success
MADISON TOWNSHIP — In more than two decades of coaching Madison soccer, Tim Lord has never seen a team like this. It’s not just that the Rams (9-1) are off to their best start since 2019 and alone atop the Ohio Cardinal Conference standings. It’s the way Madison plays the game that distinguishes this squad […]
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Bay nips Lexington with short-handed goal in boys soccer thriller
LEXINGTON — Bay Village’s Jackson Ziemnik scored a short-handed goal with 3:01 remaining in the second half and the Rockets stunned Lexington 1-0 Saturday afternoon in boys soccer action at Lexington. Bay was forced to play a man down after Oliver Marotta was given a red card with 29:52 remaining. Lexington had a chance to […]
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Madison boys open soccer season with win over Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — The most highly-anticipated season in recent Madison boys soccer history got off on the right foot Friday night. Joey Walker made sure of it. Walker, a junior forward, scored a pair of goals as the Rams opened with a 3-1 win over Clear Fork at the Colt Corral. Veteran Madison coach Tim Lord […]
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Major changes coming as OHSAA announces new divisional assignments
MANSFIELD — The new-look high school sports landscape came further into focus earlier this week. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced in February the divisional expansion of several sports, including girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer, effective for the 2024-25 school year. On Tuesday, the OHSAA released its preliminary divisional assignments for those […]
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Lex’s Corbin is area’s boys soccer Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — He scored four goals all season and six in his entire varsity career, but those aren’t the numbers that matter most to Lexington senior Terrance Corbin. The area’s Player of the Year, Corbin will be defined by his team’s success. Lexington was a combined 63-15-6 during Corbin’s high school career. The Minutemen won […]
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Lexington’s Corbin selected to OSSCA All-Ohio first team in Division II
LEXINGTON — He isn’t the most prolific goal scorer in program history, but Terrance Corbin secured his place among the best Lexington has ever produced. A senior midfielder, Corbin was selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II. The Minutemen (15-4-1) reached the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight […]
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Lexington falls to St. Marys Memorial in Division II regional semifinals
CLYDE — The clock struck midnight on another storybook season for Lexington on Wednesday. Still, the way coach Peter Them sees it, the 2-1 loss to St. Marys Memorial in the Division II regional semifinals shouldn’t tarnish everything the Minutemen accomplished in 2023. After all, Lex added another Ohio Cardinal Conference championship to the trophy […]
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Mansfield Sr. boys soccer team finishes valiant season
SHELBY — As bitter as it was to Mansfield Senior coach Bryan DeBolt, Monday’s Division II district semifinal loss didn’t come without a silver lining. The Tygers are building a new culture. Playing in its first district tournament since 2013, fifth-seeded Senior High gave No. 4 Norwalk all it could handle in the 1-0 setback. […]