ASHLAND – For the first time in three decades, the odds are starting to tilt in favor of the Ashland girls basketball team. The Arrows cruised to a 49-32 victory Thursday while hosting Lexington inside Ashland University’s Kates Gymnasium. The triumph gave Ashland (9-3, 7-0 Ohio Cardinal Conference) a season sweep of Lady Lex (5-9, […]
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Loudonville’s Shultz goes out in style
LOUDONVILLE — Tess Shultz put the exclamation point on a remarkable high school cross country career. The Loudonville senior and North Central Ohio Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Shultz placed fifth in the Division III race at the state meet at Fortress Obetz. It was her third All-Ohio finish in three trips to […]
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Freshman Phenom: St. Peter’s Kim is North Central Ohio Girls Golfer of the Year
MANSFIELD — The future couldn’t be brighter for St. Peter’s Joy Kim. The North Central Ohio Girls Golfer of the Year, Kim finished 13th at the Division II state tournament at Firestone’s Fazio Course. She carded a two-day total of 164, one stroke out away from All-Ohio honors. Kim won medalist honors at the Valley […]
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Lex’s Brown repeats as North Central Ohio Volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s assault on the state record book is in full swing. The two-time North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Brown recorded 527 kills in leading Lexington to a runner-up finish in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. In three varsity seasons, Brown has accumulated 1,407 kills. Another 500-kill season — she’s averaged 538.5 […]
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Ontario upsets Lexington, wins 1st district title since 2016
LEXINGTON — The monkey is off Ontario’s back. Addi Pittman scored two goals and the fourth-seeded Warriors upset top-seeded Lexington 2-1 in the Division III district championship match at Lexington. It’s the first district title for Ontario (13-6-1) since 2016. The Warriors have reached the district final every year since then, only to come up […]
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Lexington tops Ashland, advances to district final
LEXINGTON — Top-seeded Lady Lex took care of business Wednesday night. Three different players scored goals and Lexington cruised to a 3-1 win over No. 5 Ashland in a Division III district semifinal match at Lexington. Lady Lex (10-7-2) will play fourth-seeded Ontario for a district title at noon Saturday at Lexington. The Warriors blanked […]
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Tragedy, injury force Lexington volleyball team to battle adversity
LEXINGTON —How long does it take to rehabilitate a torn ACL? Or mend a broken heart? Those questions have kept Janelle Wyant up late at night — and Lexington’s volleyball coach doesn’t have all the answers. Nothing could have prepared Wyant for all Lady Lex has endured this season. There are no pages in the […]
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Lady Lex picks up top seed in new-look girls soccer tournament draw
MANSFIELD — Could Richland County’s district dominance be in jeopardy with the dawn of the five-division era? Area soccer fans will find out soon enough. Lexington earned the top seed in the new-look Division III district during Sunday’s tournament draw. Lady Lex (8-7-1) will host No. 7 Shelby (5-5-3) in a sectional final at 5 […]
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Lexington blanks Madison, claims OCC title
MADISON TOWNSHIP — For the first time in 15 years, Lady Lex will hang an Ohio Cardinal Conference girls soccer championship banner. Emily Thomas made sure of it. A senior forward, Thomas scored a penalty kick goal in the 10th minute and the Lexington defense made it stand up in a 1-0 win over Madison […]
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Ashland’s Miller earns state berth at Division I girls district tournament
BOWLING GREEN — Ashland’s Elleni Miller punched her ticket to state. A junior, Miller shot a 10-over 82 to earn one of the two individual state berths up for grabs at the Division I girls district tournament at Stone Ridge Golf Club. Norwalk’s Kilee Duncan matched Miller’s 82 to grab the other individual qualifying bid. […]