COLUMBUS — Brayden DeVito entered rarified air Tuesday. Shelby’s sophomore quarterback was selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division IV. He is one of only three sophomores in the state to earn first-team accolades in Division IV. DeVito led the Whippets (10-3) to a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference title and the third […]
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Highland’s Nauman selected to All-Ohio 1st team in Div. V
COLUMBUS — Dane Nauman put a big red bow on his historic high school football career. Highland’s record-setting running back, Nauman was selected to the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Ohio first team when the Division V and Division VI teams were announced Tuesday afternoon. Nauman will graduate in the spring as one of the most […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham, East Knox’s Elliott selected to All-Ohio first team in Division VI
COLUMBUS — They were two of the most dominant defensive players in north central Ohio and now Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham and East Knox’s Blake Elliott are among the best in the state. Both Cunningham and Elliott were selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division VI when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association unveiled its Division […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley Voted NW District Defensive Player of Year
MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II is his father’s son. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker, Bradley was selected the Division III Defensive Player of the Year when the All-Northwest District teams were announced Wednesday. He shared the award with Toledo Central Catholic’s Michael Cannings II. Bradley’s father, Maurice Bradley, starred at linebacker and running back on Senior […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham selected Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Caleb Cunningham’s season-long rampage didn’t go unnoticed — or unrewarded. Crestview’s senior defensive end was selected the Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year when the All-Firelands Conference team was unveiled. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Cunningham menaced the league this autumn. He registered 102 tackles, including 28 tackles for loss and seven sacks, as […]
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Mistakes prove costly in Mansfield Senior’s loss to Toledo Central Catholic
CLYDE — Ahmaan Thomas and his classmates lingered on the frosty Bishop Stadium turf Friday night, some fighting back tears and others sharing laughs. Friday’s 41-10 loss to top-seeded Toledo Central Catholic marked the end of the road for Mansfield Senior’s 17-man senior class, but the Tygers were in no hurry to retreat from the […]
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Stars will be out when Shelby meets Glenville in Sweet 16
SHELBY — The Whippets will have their hands full Friday in Elyria. Third-seeded Shelby (10-2) will take on No. 2 seed Cleveland Glenville (9-3) in a Division IV, Region 14 semifinal at Ely Stadium. The Tarblooders are the defending state champs and, by all accounts, every bit as good as they were last fall when […]
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Mansfield Sr. challenges defending state champ
MANSFIELD — The Tygers know exactly what awaits Friday in Clyde — and they are looking forward to the challenge. Fourth-seeded Mansfield Senior (10-2) will bus to Clyde’s Bishop Stadium for a regional semifinal showdown with top-seeded Toledo Central Catholic (12-0). The Fighting Irish won a Division II state title last fall before dropping to […]
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The Architect: Spitler steps down after building powerhouse at Lucas
Scott Spitler sat in the bowels of Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on a cold and overcast early-December Saturday afternoon. The Lucas Cubs had just fallen to small-school juggernaut Marion Local 28-6 in the 2019 Division VII state championship game and rather than rehash what had just unfolded, Spitler struck a contemplative tone. […]
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Shelby’s Ramsey is Park National Bank’s October Athlete of the Month
SHELBY — Blaine Bowman wasn’t at all surprised to see his career receiving yards record fall. The former Shelby great realized long ago it was just a matter of time before Issaiah Ramsey supplanted him. A senior, Ramsey became the first receiver in program history to top 3,000 career yards when he caught 11 passes […]