MANSFIELD — Even without one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country, the Mansfield Senior passing scrimmage lived up to its marquee billing. Senior High welcomed some of the premier programs in Ohio to Arlin Field for its annual seven-on-seven tournament on a sun-soaked Tuesday. Two-time defending Division IV state champ Cleveland Glenville […]
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Mansfield Sr. to host some of Ohio’s best in passing scrimmage
MANSFIELD — It has become the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in north central Ohio — and it never disappoints. Some of the state’s top programs will make their way to Arlin Field on Tuesday when Mansfield Senior hosts its annual seven-on-seven passing scrimmage and lineman challenge. Among the teams scheduled to […]
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Rarified Air: Ontario’s Miller fulfills lifelong dream of becoming a Buckeye
Every Ohio high school football player dreams of one day suiting up for Ohio State. And for a vast majority of them, that’s all it will ever be — a dream. OSU’s 2024 roster consists of 108 players, all of them winners of the genetic lottery. They run faster, jump higher and bench press more […]
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Buckeyes offer football scholarship to Ontario’s Miller
COLUMBUS — Aaron Eckert knew Bodpegn Miller was a special athlete, but Ontario’s football coach wasn’t sure just how special. His answer came Tuesday morning when the ultra-athletic Miller picked up a scholarship offer from Ohio State. “In January he had no offers. I’m looking at a kid who is pushing 6-4, is athletic as […]
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Loudonville tabs Danville legend Honabarger as new football coach
LOUDONVILLE — Ed Honabarger is returning to the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference, but he won’t be wearing the Blue and White of the Danville Blue Devils. A Danville coaching icon, Honabarger was introduced as Loudonville’s new football coach and assistant principal Friday afternoon. He succeeds John Battaglia, who recently stepped down after three seasons. “The […]
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Leading by Example: Clear Fork’s Schlosser is Park National Bank Athlete of Month
BELLVILLE — Everything Clear Fork baseball coach Gabe Kennedy already knew about Luke Schlosser was reaffirmed late last week. The Colts had just been swept by Highland in a critical two-game Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference series, so Kennedy ordered a mandatory off-day to allow his players to clear their minds It didn’t go as planned. “I […]
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Ontario to drop to Division IV for upcoming football season
ONTARIO — The Warriors are headed for more recognizable terrain. After spending the past two years in Division III, Ontario will drop back down to Division IV for the upcoming football season. The Ohio High School Athletic Association unveiled divisional breakdowns and regional alignments for the 2024 football season Thursday afternoon. The OHSAA uses enrollment […]
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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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Mansfield Sr.’s Maurice Bradley II earns All-Ohio honors
COLUMBUS — Maurice Bradley II kept the family tradition alive. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker, Bradley was selected to the Division III All-Ohio first team when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its all-state teams Wednesday afternoon. Bradley’s father, Maurice Bradley, was a first-team All-Ohioan in Division I in 2000. His uncle, Senior High coach Chioke […]