ROCKY RIVER — Music boomed inside Mansfield Senior’s locker room, the heavy base line punctuated every so often by bursts of exuberant laughter. Senior High had just put the finishing touches on a resounding 55-21 win over Rocky River in the Division III, Region 10 quarterfinals, capping a tumultuous 36 hours that included a change […]
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Ontario, Shelby, Galion dominate All-MOAC football
ONTARIO — Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference co-champs Ontario and Shelby brought home the hardware. A total of 21 players from the two teams earned spots on the All-MOAC football team, including a combined nine first-teamers. For Ontario, Brayden Robinson, Grason Bias, Trey Booker, Bodpegn Miller and Chase Studer were selected to the first team. They were […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Bradley selected OCC Coach of the Year
MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley and his Mansfield Senior Tygers cleaned up when the Ohio Cardinal Conference football team was unveiled. Bradley was selected the Coach of the Year after piloting Senior High to a perfect 7-0 conference mark and six of his players earned a spot on the first team. West Holmes’ quarterback Morgan Smith […]
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Shelby blanks Cleveland Central Catholic for playoff win
SHELBY — The Shelby defense turned up the heat for a second straight week. The third-seeded Whippets limited No. 14 Cleveland Central Catholic to fewer than 100 first-half yards and rumbled to a 40-0 win in the opening round of the Division IV, Region 14 playoffs Friday at the Whippet Athletic Complex. It was the […]
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Lucas sets tone early, bounces Hillsdale from playoffs
JEROMESVILLE — There were moments during Friday’s first-round playoff game with visiting Lucas that it seemed like Hillsdale might have slivers of hope after falling behind 21-0 in the first half. But the Cubs had zero interest in letting things get interesting. In a rare rematch from Week 2 of the regular season — when […]
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Shelby blanks Pleasant for share of MOAC title
SHELBY — Skyler Winters lit the fuse Friday night. Better known for his offensive exploits as Shelby’s hard-charging feature back, Winters returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown from his linebacker spot early in the third quarter and the Whippets captured a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown with a 23-0 win over […]
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Mapleton gets gritty win in the mud against Crestview
NANKIN — All the signs seemed to be pointing toward a Mapleton loss at John E. Camp Stadium. The Mounties were coming off a 28-point defeat to a one-win Indian Creek team and limped into Friday’s game against Crestview — which hadn’t lost to Mapleton since 2018 — missing three of their top four offensive […]
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Hillsdale rallies to subdue Rittman
RITTMAN — The Hillsdale Falcons will take a four-game winning streak into next week’s first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs. The Falcons rallied in the second half on Friday night to put down Rittman 20-13 in a grueling Wayne County Athletic League clash. Hillsdale move in front in the first […]
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Lexington battling for playoff berth
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen need a win to extend their season. Lexington is one of 10 teams fighting for the five remaining Region 10 playoff bids up for grabs this weekend. The Minutemen would likely secure one of those spots with a win over Ashland. Lex is currently 20th in the Division III, Region 10 […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley closes in on coaching milestone
When Chioke Bradley took over as Mansfield Senior’s football coach in the spring of 2010, his first order of business was to bring stability to a program that had lost its way. Job well done. A 1994 Senior High graduate, Bradley has led his alma to unprecedented heights in his 14 seasons in charge. A […]