LEXINGTON — Highland’s Toby Rogers was a star among the stars at Friday night’s 46th annual News Journal All-Star Classic. The Scots’ standout poured in a whopping 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to garner MVP honors at the boys basketball clash. Rogers led five teammates in twin figures as the North rolled to a […]
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Shelby’s DeVito, Crestview’s Thompson earn 1st-team All-Ohio basketball honors
COLUMBUS — Brayden DeVito’s transition from supporting role to leading actor was a resounding success. DeVito, Shelby’s junior point guard, was selected to the Division IV first team when the Division IV-VII All-Ohio boys basketball teams were released Wednesday afternoon. A two-time All-Ohio first-teamer in football, DeVito spent his first two varsity basketball seasons in […]
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Shelby’s DeVito selected Northwest District Division IV Player of the Year
SHELBY — Brayden DeVito doubled up in All-Northwest District balloting. A 5-foot-11 junior guard, DeVito was chosen the Division IV Co-Player of the Year when the all-district team was unveiled Wednesday evening. He shared the award with Otsego’s Kaidyn Hutton. DeVito was also selected the Division IV Offensive Player of the Year during football season. […]
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Colonel Crawford KOs Crestview in district title clash
ONTARIO — Colonel Crawford’s one-two punch scored a knockout on Crestview at Friday night’s Division VI district championship game at Ontario High School. Junior Brayden Holt poured in 25 points, while junior center Payne DeGray chipped in 21 to lead the Eagles to a convincing, 61-39 pounding of the Cougars. Senior Logan Goddard added nine […]
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Thompson dreams big, plays big as Crestview’s all-time best scorer
OLIVESBURG – The fate of Justice Thompson’s high school athletic career rested on a personal goal that most people would have simply written off as crazy talk. “I told myself before my sophomore year that if I didn’t get All-Ohio in basketball that I was going to play football (as a junior),” Thompson said earlier […]
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St. Paul tops short-handed Crestview, pulls even in Firelands title chase
OLIVESBURG — Crestview coach John Kurtz was in no mood for excuses, even if the circumstances allowed for one. St. Paul senior Nolan McCall scored eight of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Flyers erased a 12-point second-half deficit in a come-from-behind, 57-54 Firelands Conference win at Crestview on Wednesday. The Cougars […]
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Ontario stuns Crestview with miraculous rally in final minute
ONTARIO — Football has a Hail Mary as the adjective for an unlikely bomb that rescues victory from the jaws of defeat. They’re going to have to come up with a new term altogether for what the Ontario boys basketball team pulled off on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors trailed powerful Crestview 58-51 with less than […]
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Thompson’s scoring binge continues as Crestview denies Plymouth’s challenge
OLIVESBURG — Some have made the case that Crestview senior Justice Thompson is one of the greatest boys basketball players in school history. On Friday night, Thompson bolstered that case by pouring in 34 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and distributing 4 assists to help the undefeated Cougars hold off Plymouth 62-57 in a tight Firelands […]
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Crestview keeps rolling at home, bounces Mapleton in key Firelands Conference clash
OLIVESBURG – It’s fair to say the Crestview boys basketball team has turned its home gym into a death trap. Despite losing three all-Firelands Conference players to graduation from their record-breaking 2023-24 team – which finished with a 22-2 mark – the Cougars continue to roll in historic fashion at home. On Saturday, they extended […]
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Crestview announces 2024 Homecoming Court
OLIVESBURG — Crestview High School has announced its 2024 Homecoming Court. This year’s representatives include: Leyna Gerich, Cooper Brockway, Georgia McFarland, Jimmy Garbash, Elyse Belcher, Tyson Ringler, Lily Cline, Ty Callahan, Mia Humrichouser and Justice Thompson. The Homecoming festivities start ON Friday with the FFA chicken BBQ. That event will be followed by the announcement […]