LEXINGTON — Leila Stevens may not be Ontario’s most prolific goal scorer, but the junior midfielder found herself in the spotlight Wednesday evening. Stevens scored a rebound goal with 17:30 remaining in the first half as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-0 in a Division II district semifinal match at Lexington High School. Ontario (15-2-2) […]
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3 Rams selected to first-team in OCC girls soccer
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams added another trophy to the case and a few more names to the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference honor roll. Madison won its fourth straight OCC title this fall and seniors Navaeh Lewis, Callie Cyrus and Natalee Back were selected to the OCC first team. The Rams shared the conference crown with […]
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Ontario claims top seed in Division II tournament draw
MANSFIELD — Richland County’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was reinforced again Sunday. For the seventh straight year, local heavyweights Ontario, Clear Fork, Lexington and Madison grabbed the top four seeds in the Division II district tournament draw. The last time another program cracked the top four was 2016, when Norwalk earned the No. […]
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Lex & Madison tie; OCC title still up for grabs
LEXINGTON — The chase for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship will go down to the wire. Lexington and Madison played to a 1-1 draw in the driving rain Thursday at Lexington, setting the stage for what promises to be a wild final week of OCC play. Lexington is 5-0-1 in OCC action while Madison and […]
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Ontario’s Yugovich is August’s Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
ONTARIO — Hattie Yugovich doesn’t mind the comparison, even if it’s slightly premature. The way Yugovich sees it, being mentioned in the same breath as former Madison great Taylor Huff is both an honor and a source of motivation. Ontario’s high-scoring sophomore midfielder, Yugovich already has established herself as one of the premier players in […]
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Soph. Sensation: Ontario’s Yugovich scores 2 goals in win over Lex
ONTARIO — If the first two matches of the season are any indication, Hattie Yugovich won’t have to worry about a sophomore slump. Ontario’s high-scoring sophomore midfielder scored a pair of goals Saturday night as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-1. Yugovich has scored five goals in two games this season, picking up where she […]