LEXINGTON — Leila Stevens may not be Ontario’s most prolific goal scorer, but the junior midfielder found herself in the spotlight Wednesday evening. Stevens scored a rebound goal with 17:30 remaining in the first half as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-0 in a Division II district semifinal match at Lexington High School. Ontario (15-2-2) […]
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Sophomores claim top honors on All-OCC volleyball team
MANSFIELD — Youth was served when the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference volleyball team was announced Wednesday. Wooster sophomore Sara Snowbarger was selected the Offensive Player of the Year, while Mount Vernon sophomore Audrey Stuller was the Defensive Player of the Year. Wooster’s Jen Snowbarger was the Coach of the Year after piloting the Generals to their […]
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3 Rams selected to first-team in OCC girls soccer
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Rams added another trophy to the case and a few more names to the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference honor roll. Madison won its fourth straight OCC title this fall and seniors Navaeh Lewis, Callie Cyrus and Natalee Back were selected to the OCC first team. The Rams shared the conference crown with […]
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Lexington earns top seed in Division II volleyball draw
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex would like to take care of some unfinished business. Lexington earned the top seed in Sunday’s Division II volleyball tournament draw and will begin tournament play at home at 8 p.m. Oct. 19. Lady Lex will host either No. 10 Clear Fork or No. 8 Sandusky Perkins in the sectional final. […]
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Ontario claims top seed in Division II tournament draw
MANSFIELD — Richland County’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was reinforced again Sunday. For the seventh straight year, local heavyweights Ontario, Clear Fork, Lexington and Madison grabbed the top four seeds in the Division II district tournament draw. The last time another program cracked the top four was 2016, when Norwalk earned the No. […]
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Lex & Madison tie; OCC title still up for grabs
LEXINGTON — The chase for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship will go down to the wire. Lexington and Madison played to a 1-1 draw in the driving rain Thursday at Lexington, setting the stage for what promises to be a wild final week of OCC play. Lexington is 5-0-1 in OCC action while Madison and […]
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Battling The Elements: Heat, humidity can’t slow down Crestview’s Gerich
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Considering the conditions, Crestview’s Leyna Gerich couldn’t have been happier. A junior, Gerich won the high school girls race at Monday’s Richland County B-Dry Cross Country Invitational at Madison. Temperatures were in the mid-80s with heat index readings in the 90s when the girls race began. The heat and humidity didn’t seem […]
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Soph. Sensation: Ontario’s Yugovich scores 2 goals in win over Lex
ONTARIO — If the first two matches of the season are any indication, Hattie Yugovich won’t have to worry about a sophomore slump. Ontario’s high-scoring sophomore midfielder scored a pair of goals Saturday night as the Warriors knocked off Lexington 2-1. Yugovich has scored five goals in two games this season, picking up where she […]