LEXINGTON — Lady Lex may be the best-kept secret in all of Ohio — at least for now. Unbeaten Lexington picked up the No. 1 seed in Sunday’s Division II Willard district tournament draw. Lady Lex (19-0) opted for a first-round bye and will host either No. 9 Vermilion or No. 10 Tiffin Columbian in […]
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Ontario goes 2-1 in Mid-Ohio Spring Classic
ONTARIO — John Davis could rest easy Friday night and not because his fitness app informed him he walked 21,000 steps and climbed 28 flights of stairs earlier in the day. For the first time in three years the Mid-Ohio Spring Classic went off without a hitch and Davis, the event’s organizer, couldn’t have been […]
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Mid-Ohio Spring Classic draws top Ohio softball teams to Marshall Park
ONTARIO — It has a new name and a new address, but the competition should be as fierce as ever. The Mid-Ohio Spring Classic, formerly known as the Wendy’s Spring Classic, will make its debut at Marshall Park this weekend in the 31st edition of Ohio high school softball’s showcase event. Of the 20 teams […]
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Crestview’s Thompson headlines list of local All-Ohio honorees
OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya is Northeast Inlands District Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — To the victors go the spoils, and the Loudonville girls basketball team has piled up an awful lot of victories this season. The seventh-ranked Redbirds are in a state semifinal Thursday at 11 a.m. against sixth-ranked Waterford in Dayton. Individually, the postseason accolades have followed. On Tuesday, senior standout Corri Vermilya was selected […]
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District tournaments await area’s top wrestlers
MANSFIELD — Wrestling’s second season began last week, but things will get really interesting this weekend. District tournaments around the state begin Friday and culminate when state berths are determined Saturday afternoon. The top four finishers in each weight division at the district tournaments qualify for the state tournament. North central Ohio is traditionally well-represented […]
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Falcons fall to WCAL-leading Norwayne
JEROMESVILLE — Braden West shot the lights out Tuesday night. West, Norwayne’s junior sharpshooter, matched his own school record with eight 3-pointers as the Bobcats pulled away in the second half for a 58-40 win over Hillsdale in Wayne County Athletic League action at Dickerson Gym. The 5-foot-10 sharpshooter scored 28 points — one off […]
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Hillsdale holds down Mapleton, stretches win streak to 7
JEROMESVILLE – Traditionally, a Hillsdale vs. Mapleton matchup in boys basketball wouldn’t send fans running to the ticket booth. The two Ashland County programs have had their fair share of down seasons, but Tuesday in Steve Dickerson Gymnasium the nonconference foes paired up in one of the most intriguing meetings in the history of the […]
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Hillsdale snaps 14-game skid against WCAL rival Northwestern
JEROMESVILLE — It may be a little premature to call it a full-blown revival, but Hillsdale can no longer be overlooked in the Wayne County Athletic League. Braylen Jarvis, Brady Krichbaum and Troy Bennett combined for 52 points as the Falcons pulled away in the second half for a 77-56 victory over WCAL rival Northwestern […]
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Raber’s hot hand deals Hillsdale its 1st home loss
JEROMESVILLE – There were plenty of No. 1s the Hillsdale boys basketball team would have rather avoided Friday inside Steve Dickerson Gymnasium. The first home loss and the first back-to-back losses of the season weren’t what the Falcons had in mind entering the night. But it was the Waynedale kid wearing No. 1 on his […]