JEROMESVILLE ā For years there have been whispers about what the 2024 Hillsdale football team could become. Led by an offensive core that has assembled a full-blown assault on the programās record books, those whispers have turned to roars this fall. The Falcons (11-1) are headed into the regional semifinals for the sixth time since […]
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Hillsdale knocks off 5th-ranked LCC, returns to Elite 8
LOUISVILLE ā Lake Center Christian ace Dylan Maninga retired the first seven Hillsdale batters he faced Thursday in their Division IV regional semifinal, then faced the minimum 12 batters over the final four innings. In between that dominance, though, the Falcons figured out a way to set up their third trip to the Elite Eight […]
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Loudonvilleās 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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Hillsdale holds down Mapleton, stretches win streak to 7
JEROMESVILLE ā Traditionally, a Hillsdale vs. Mapleton matchup in boys basketball wouldnāt 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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Raberās hot hand deals Hillsdale its 1st home loss
JEROMESVILLE ā 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 werenāt what the Falcons had in mind entering the night. But it was the Waynedale kid wearing No. 1 on his […]
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Hillsdale tradition grows with Ashland-area-best playoff streak
JEROMESVILLE ā To an outsider, it must seem like Hillsdale football has been a powerhouse forever. To anyone who knows of the program for more than the last 15 years, though, the Falconsā rise has been more of a revelation than a regularity. Prior to 2008, Hillsdale had never had back-to-back winning seasons. Before 2010, […]
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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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Hillsdaleās rushing attack grinds up Northwestern
WEST SALEM — Braylen Jarvis ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns and Hillsdale shifted into cruise control with an overwhelming running game to coast past Northwestern 45-21 in Wayne County Athletic League clash on Friday night. Jarvis scored on runs of 5, 24, and 2 yards as the Falcons’ offensive line took control of […]
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Hillsdale overcomes valiant Waynedale effort for WCAL win
APPLE CREEK — Hillsdale’s Jack Fickes scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 9:44 remaining to lift the Falcons over a surprisingly stubborn Waynedale outfit 28-21 in a Wayne County Athletic League clash. The victory lifts the Falcons to a 6-2 record and a 3-2 league mark, while continuing the team’s quest for a playoff […]
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Hillsdale hammers Smithies with offensive onslaught
JEROMESVILLE ā Owen Sloan ran for 105 yards and a touchdown and Jack Fickes threw for 109 yards and a score as Hillsdale trounced Smithville 33-14 in Friday nightās Wayne County Athletic League game at Jeromesville. Hayden McFadden caught a 35-yard TD pass, Fickes had a short touchdown blast, and Al Brown booted a pair […]