OLIVESBURG – It was the perfect night for Liam Kuhn to get greedy. In a rivalry showdown Friday against St. Paul that was about as must-win as games get in Week 7, the Crestview senior was a jack-of-all-trades dynamo, turning in one of the best performances of his career. Kuhn threw for two touchdowns, ran […]
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Evans’ heroics tops Ohio’s prep football notebook
COLUMBUS — Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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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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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’s Ringler selected to All-Ohio first team
OLIVESBURG — Tyson Ringler took his place among Crestview greats. A senior, Ringler was selected to the All-Ohio first team as a defensive back when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled its Division VI and Division VII teams Monday. Ringler led the Cougars with 93 tackles. He added two interceptions and a sack. Gavin […]
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Marion Local ties Ohio’s state record with 57th straight victory
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – The high school football season has reached the final week of the regular season. Here are the top performances […]
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Crestview falls to Margaretta in Division III district semifinals
NORWALK — Margaretta was looking for a spark when an inadvertent clashing of heads lit a fire. Trailing by double-digits entering the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Polar Bears rallied for an emotional 60-54 win over top-seeded Crestview in a Division III district semifinal game at Norwalk High School. Margaretta trailed 45-34 entering the fourth quarter, […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham selected Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year
OLIVESBURG — Caleb Cunningham’s season-long rampage didn’t go unnoticed — or unrewarded. Crestview’s senior defensive end was selected the Firelands Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year when the All-Firelands Conference team was unveiled. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Cunningham menaced the league this autumn. He registered 102 tackles, including 28 tackles for loss and seven sacks, as […]
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Tygers hitting on all cylinders with OCC showdown looming
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior’s winning recipe called for equal parts offense, defense and special teams. The Tygers took a quantum leap toward the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with last week’s 38-28 win over three-time reigning OCC champ West Holmes. Senior High scored points on offense, defense and special teams in its first victory over the […]