MANSFIELD — They met in the regular season and hope to run into each other again in the postseason. In the meantime, Mansfield Senior’s Monetta Hilory and Shelby’s Eve Schwemley earned spots on the District 6 first team. Both Hilory and Schwemley were Division II first-teamers when the teams were unveiled Monday. They were joined […]
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District swim meet awaits area’s best
North central Ohio’s top swimmers will put it all on the line this weekend at their respective district meets. The Northwest District meet will take place Friday and Saturday at Bowling Green State University’s Cooper Pool. The Division II portion of the meet will be held Friday, with the girls swimming at 10 a.m. and […]
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Seniors lead Madison past Lady Lex
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Senior Night came early at Madison. Natalee Back and Chloe Eberling, the only two seniors on Madison’s roster, combined for 29 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and 10 steals as the Rams cruised to a 52-37 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Lexington on Tuesday. The Rams (6-10, 3-8) avenged a 39-36 loss […]
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Lexington dumps Mount Vernon in OCC girls basketball clash
LEXINGTON — Lexington took a big first-quarter lead and pulled away in the second half to dump Mount Vernon 46-29 in Thursday night’s Ohio Cardinal Conference clash. Lady Lex jumped on top 15-6 in the first period before the Yellow Jackets closed to within 22-14 at halftime. Lexington pushed in front 35-24 heading to the […]
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Lexington’s Brown is area volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown authored one of the greatest single-seasons in area volleyball history this fall and Lexington’s sophomore outside hitter is well on her way to a record-setting career. The area Player of the Year, Brown ranked fifth in the state with 550 kills and has 880 kills at the midway point of her […]
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Lex soph. Slone is girls CC Runner of the Year
LEXINGTON — Brailey Slone’s career is on an historic trajectory. Lexington’s sophomore distance ace and the newly-crowned area girls cross country Runner of the Year, Slone placed fifth in the Division II race at last month’s state meet at Fortress Obetz. She finished in 18:38, helping Lady Lex to a second straight third-place finish in […]
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Loudonville roughs up Lady Lex
LOUDONVILLE — The scoreboard suggested otherwise, but Corri Vermilya insisted she and her Loudonville teammates still have plenty of work to do. A senior and Ashland University recruit, Vermilya poured in 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and pocketed eight steals as the Redbirds opened their season with a resounding 71-32 win over Lexington at the […]
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Clear Fork rallies to stop Lexington
BELLVILLE — The Clear Fork girls basketball team unleashed a second-half rally to subdue Lexington 50-41 on Friday night in a clash of Richland County rivals at Bellville. Mel Blubaugh topped the Colts with 14 points, while Kylie Belcher added 11 points and seven rebounds and Lillian Weikle contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Makaree […]
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Brown, McDougal selected 2nd team All-Ohio volleyball
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s star continues to rise. Lexington’s sophomore outside hitter, Brown was selected to the All-Ohio second team in Division II by the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association. The 6-foot-2 Brown was an All-Ohio third-team selection as a freshman. Brown led Lady Lex (19-6) to a berth in the district championship for […]
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Lady Lex takes third at state cross country meet
OBETZ — Brailey Slone exceeded expectations. Lexington’s sophomore distance dynamo placed fifth in the Division II girls race at Saturday’s state meet at Fortress Obetz, helping Lady Lex to a third-place finish in the team standings. Slone finished in 18 minutes, 38 seconds — more than 40 seconds faster than last year, when she placed […]