MANSFIELD — The high school girls golf postseason teed off earlier this week and several area teams qualified for next week’s district tournaments. Ashland won a Division I sectional team title, while Lexington’s Makaree Chapman was the Division I co-medalist and St. Peter’s Joy Kim captured Division II medalist honors. Here’s a look at this […]
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Lady Lex takes second at Ashland Invitational
ASHLAND — Brailey Sloan could run with pain or not run at all. The decision was easy for Lexington’s junior distance ace. Sloan finished seventh in the Division I race during Saturday’s Ashland Cross County Invitational at Freer Field. She finished in 19 minutes, 41.4 seconds, helping Lady Lex to a runner-up finish. Wadsworth won […]
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Lexington’s Chapman is North Central Ohio’s softball Pitcher of the Year
LEXINGTON — A change of scenery didn’t seem to bother Makaree Chapman. The North Central Ohio Pitcher of the Year, Chapman led Lexington to an Ohio Cardinal Conference championship and a berth in the Elite Eight in her first season in purple and gold. She played at Ashland last spring, when she was an OCC […]
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Lex’s Galownia, Shelby’s Gundrum earn All-Ohio softball honors
LEXINGTON — Kylie Galownia helped lift Lexington to new heights. The same goes for Shelby’s Mallary Gundrum. Both seniors, Galownia and Gundrum were recognized as Division II All-Ohioans when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association introduced the all-state team recently. Lexington’s third baseman and No. 3 hitter, Galownia was selected to the second […]
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Regional runner-up Lexington lands three on all-district first team
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex’s run to the regional final didn’t go unnoticed across northwest Ohio. Makaree Chapman, Jillian Morr and Kylie Galownia were all selected to the Division II first team when the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association unveiled its All-Northwest District teams recently. The Lady Lex trio was joined on the first […]
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Youth served: Mount Vernon, Lex standouts headline All-OCC softball team
MOUNT VERNON — The top softball players in the Ohio Cardinal Conference are just getting started. Mount Vernon sophomore Hailey Rudrick was selected the OCC Player of the Year and Lexington junior Makaree Chapman was recognized as the Pitcher of the Year when the all-conference team was unveiled recently. Lexington’s Todd Galownia was honored as […]
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‘Faith over Fear:’ Lexington’s Weaver is Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
LEXINGTON — Elyana Weaver can finally take a breath. The last month or so has been a blur for Lexington’s recently-graduated middle-distance dynamo. Weaver put an exclamation point on a sensational prep running career with a third-place finish in the 800-meter run at last week’s Division II state meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium. She finished […]
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Lex’s Weaver 3rd in 800 on final day of state track meet
DAYTON — Lexington’s Elyana Weaver capped her high school career in style. A senior, Weaver placed third in the 800-meter run on the final day of the Division II state track meet at Welcome Stadium. Her time of 2:14.23 was a new personal record. Weaver wasn’t the only area athlete to shine Saturday afternoon. Teammate […]
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Hurdles rookie Thomas ready for state meet debut
LEXINGTON — Emily Thomas may be a newcomer to the 300 meter hurdles, but the Lexington junior makes arguably the hardest event in high school track look easy. Not only did Thomas qualify for this weekend’s Division II state meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium, she broke a 40-year-old school record during last week’s regional meet […]
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Shelby’s Henkel soars to regional long jump championship
LEXINGTON — Madison Henkel entered rarified air Saturday afternoon. Shelby’s sophomore long jumper, Henkel won the Division II Lexington regional championship with a leap of 18-feet, 7.5 inches. While it wasn’t a personal best — Henkel broke the Mansfield Mehock Relays record earlier this spring with a PR of 18-9.75 — it puts her on […]