NANKIN – It took just one Friday night for Mitchell Young to prove that winning is in the genes. After growing up watching his father, Al Young, accumulate 198 victories in 29 seasons at Black River, Mitchell guided Mapleton to a rousing, comeback victory over visiting Loudonville, 32-24. The Mounties scored two touchdowns inside the […]
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Hillsdale faces Cinderella foe in baseball Final Four
JEROMESVILLE — The Hillsdale baseball program is two wins away from the first state baseball championship in school history. The Falcons are headed back to the Final Four after making it all the way to the state title game in 2019. This year’s cast of characters rolled into the Division IV state semifinals after blanking […]
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Crestview’s Cunningham, East Knox’s Elliott selected to All-Ohio first team in Division VI
COLUMBUS — They were two of the most dominant defensive players in north central Ohio and now Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham and East Knox’s Blake Elliott are among the best in the state. Both Cunningham and Elliott were selected to the All-Ohio first team in Division VI when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association unveiled its Division […]
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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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Mapleton proves harsh visitor at Plymouth Homecoming
PLYMOUTH — It wasn’t the Homecoming game the Plymouth football team was hoping to host at Alumni Field. Instead, Mapleton turned the tables on the Big Red Vikings to earn a 42-14 victory on Friday night. Mounties’ quarterback Kollin Cline accounted for four touchdowns, and a key interception in the end zone to fuel Mapleton’s […]