MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley and his Mansfield Senior Tygers cleaned up when the Ohio Cardinal Conference football team was unveiled. Bradley was selected the Coach of the Year after piloting Senior High to a perfect 7-0 conference mark and six of his players earned a spot on the first team. West Holmes’ quarterback Morgan Smith […]
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Lexington falls to St. Marys Memorial in Division II regional semifinals
CLYDE — The clock struck midnight on another storybook season for Lexington on Wednesday. Still, the way coach Peter Them sees it, the 2-1 loss to St. Marys Memorial in the Division II regional semifinals shouldn’t tarnish everything the Minutemen accomplished in 2023. After all, Lex added another Ohio Cardinal Conference championship to the trophy […]
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Madison girls, Lex boys in back in soccer’s Sweet 16
MANSFIELD — The Lexington boys and Madison girls soccer programs have been down this path before. The Minutemen and Rams won district titles last week and will play in the Division II regional semifinals this week. Madison (12-4-4) will take on Lima Shawnee (9-4-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tiffin’s Front-Kalnow Stadium. Lex (15-3-1) meets […]
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North central Ohio teams revel in rivalry week to finish regular season
Editor’s Note: This story was compiled by Jake Furr of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Coaches are encouraged to contact him with their team’s respective highlights by Monday at 12 noon at jfurr@gannett.com or via text at 740-244-9934 COLUMBUS – The regular-season wrapped up on Saturday night and the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs are set. A […]
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Short-handed Lexington blanks Ontario in Division II district semifinals
SHELBY — Jack Hiebel calmed his nerves long enough to send top-seeded Lexington to the district final. Filling in for the injured Zachary Turlo, Hiebel scored the match’s lone goal in a 1-0 win over No. 6 Ontario in the opener of Monday’s Division II district semifinal doubleheader at the Whippet Athletic Complex. Turlo, who […]
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GALLERY: Lexington tops Ashland, 24-14
Photos from Lexington’s 24-14 win at home against Ashland on a rainy Friday night in the last regular-season football game of the year for both Ohio Cardinal Conference schools.
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Friday night’s Mansfield-area prep football roundup
Ashland Mapleton sprints past Ashland Crestview Ashland Mapleton pushed past Ashland Crestview for a 28-18 win for an Ohio high school football victory on Oct. 20. Ashland Mapleton opened with a 16-6 advantage over Ashland Crestview through the first quarter. Ashland Mapleton and Ashland Crestview each scored in the third quarter. Offense was nothing but […]
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Lexington battling for playoff berth
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen need a win to extend their season. Lexington is one of 10 teams fighting for the five remaining Region 10 playoff bids up for grabs this weekend. The Minutemen would likely secure one of those spots with a win over Ashland. Lex is currently 20th in the Division III, Region 10 […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley closes in on coaching milestone
When Chioke Bradley took over as Mansfield Senior’s football coach in the spring of 2010, his first order of business was to bring stability to a program that had lost its way. Job well done. A 1994 Senior High graduate, Bradley has led his alma to unprecedented heights in his 14 seasons in charge. A […]
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By land & by air: Caudill runs, passes Lex past Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Lexington quarterback Joe Caudill is bigger and stronger than many of the defenders trying to tackle him. At 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, the sophomore linebacker is also bigger and stronger than many of the offensive players he encounters. Both of those factors paid off Friday night in a 31-21 win for the Minutemen […]