COLUMBUS — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller was selected Ohio’s Division IV Co-Player of the Year when the state’s all-star football team was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Miller shared the honor with Gnadenhutten Indian Valley running back Grady Kinsey, who led his team to the state championship. Adopted from Ethiopia as a young child, Miller is committed […]
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First-quarter flurry sends Galion past Clear Fork in MOAC opener
BELLVILLE — The first quarter couldn’t have gone any better for Galion or any worse for Clear Fork. The Tigers scored touchdowns on special teams, defense and offense in the opening 12 minutes and cruised to a 41-21 win over the Colts in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference opener at the Colt Corral. “It was pretty […]
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Plymouth defense, Lucas offense & Buckeyes’ commitment shine in Ohio’s Week 1 football notes
COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is in the books. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. North central Ohio standouts -The Plymouth Big Red defense was lights out in a […]
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New-look Tigers crown Royals on opening night
GALION — Jacob Chambers and his Galion teammates answered a few questions Thursday evening. Chambers caught eight passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Tigers roared to a 49-13 win over Wynford on Thursday night at Unckrich Stadium to kick off the high school football season. Galion reached the […]
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Lex’s Weaver 3rd in 800 on final day of state track meet
DAYTON — Lexington’s Elyana Weaver capped her high school career in style. A senior, Weaver placed third in the 800-meter run on the final day of the Division II state track meet at Welcome Stadium. Her time of 2:14.23 was a new personal record. Weaver wasn’t the only area athlete to shine Saturday afternoon. Teammate […]
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Crestview ties for 3rd in final team standings at Division III state meet
DAYTON — Crestview’s quest for a team trophy came up just short, but pole vaulter Liam Kuhn soared to new heights. A sophomore, Kuhn set a personal record with a vault of 14-feet, 8 inches and the Cougars tied for third in the final team standings on the final day of the Division III state […]
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Shelby’s Henkel soars to regional long jump championship
LEXINGTON — Madison Henkel entered rarified air Saturday afternoon. Shelby’s sophomore long jumper, Henkel won the Division II Lexington regional championship with a leap of 18-feet, 7.5 inches. While it wasn’t a personal best — Henkel broke the Mansfield Mehock Relays record earlier this spring with a PR of 18-9.75 — it puts her on […]
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Lexington edges Ashland to win 91st Mehock Relays
MANSFIELD — Colonel Crawford’s Cecelia Chase capped her Mehock Relays career in style. Clear Fork’s Davis Hoeflich is just getting started. A senior, Chase defended her title in the 1,600 at the 91st running of the hallowed meet on a sun-swept Saturday afternoon at Malabar Intermediate School’s Mehock Field. She fought through gusty winds to […]