SHELBY — Lexington ran into a buzzsaw Friday afternoon. Bryan pitcher Thea Staten struck out 13 and the Golden Bears advanced to the state tournament for the first time in program history with a 4-1 win over Lady Lex in the Division II Shelby regional championship game. A sophomore flame-thrower, Staten gave up just three […]
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Lexington rips Akron Springfield, rumbles into regional final
SHELBY — Mother Nature’s fireworks display Wednesday night paled in comparison to Lexington’s power exhibition earlier in the day. Lady Lex belted four home runs and thundered to a run rule-shortened 18-1 win over Akron Springfield in the nightcap of a Division II regional semifinal doubleheader at the Whippet Athletic Complex. Freshman Quinn Patrick launched […]
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Lex faces Akron Springfield in Division II regional softball semifinal
LEXINGTON — The new generation of fans may not know it, but Ohio softball royalty awaits Lexington in the regional semifinals. Lady Lex (27-2) will meet Akron Springfield (18-7) in the late game of a Division II regional semifinal doubleheader at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Shelby High School. Only a handful of programs in the […]
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Ontario boys, Lex girls capture team titles at Division II district meet
ONTARIO — Bodpegn Miller’s aching hamstring may have been a blessing in disguise. Normally a 400 meter dash specialist, Miller claimed a Division II district championship in the 200 on a steamy Saturday afternoon on his home track. The Ontario junior won in 22.14 seconds, nearly four-tenths of a second faster than runner-up Trayvon Williams […]
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Lexington, Clear Fork ready for district final showdown
LEXINGTON — They no longer play in the same conference, but Lexington and Clear Fork are hardly strangers when it comes to high school softball. There are no secrets between these backyard rivals — especially this season. Top-seeded Lady Lex and the second-seeded Colts will duke it out at 5 p.m. Thursday for the Division […]
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Lady Lex runs wild in Division II district semifinal win over Ontario
WILLARD — Jillian Morr and her Lexington teammates turned up the heat Tuesday afternoon. Morr was 4-for-4 with a pair of hustle doubles and scored four runs as top-seeded Lady Lex cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 6 Ontario in the first game of a Division II district semifinal doubleheader. Lexington’s senior leadoff hitter […]
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Six area teams advance to district tournaments
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A jump in division hasn’t derailed Madison’s postseason fortunes. The sixth-seeded Rams (19-5) will meet No. 5 Findlay in a Division I Bowling Green district semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bowling Green State University’s Merserve Field. Madison jumped up to Division I this year after spending the past several seasons […]
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Lexington boys, girls sweep OCC track meet
ASHLAND — Lexington ended Ashland’s seven-year reign Friday. Latrell Hughes won the 400-meter dash and anchored the 4×200 relay to a record-setting victory as the Minutemen won the Ohio Cardinal Conference meet at Ashland University’s Ferguson Field. Lexington piled up 162.5 points to dethrone Ashland (130). The Arrows had won seven straight team titles dating […]
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Major changes coming as OHSAA announces new divisional assignments
MANSFIELD — The new-look high school sports landscape came further into focus earlier this week. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced in February the divisional expansion of several sports, including girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer, effective for the 2024-25 school year. On Tuesday, the OHSAA released its preliminary divisional assignments for those […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley repeats as All-Ohio honoree
SHELBY — Eve Schwemley joined an exclusive club Tuesday morning. Shelby’s junior guard, Schwemley was an All-Ohio special-mention selection when the Division I and Division II teams were introduced. The 5-foot-7 Schwemley joined such recent Shelby luminaries as Sophia Niese and Olivia Baker as two-time All-Ohio honorees after earning special-mention laurels as a sophomore. She […]