LOUDONVILLE — Those aren’t whispers the basketball community is sharing in southern Ashland County. It’s become a full-blown conversation. The Loudonville girls basketball team had one goal before the season started — a state tournament run — and it’s alive and well. “We’re not shying away from it,” coach Tyler Bates said. “We scrimmaged up […]
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Loudonville hammers Wellington in latest blowout
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is racking up some ferocious results this season. Wednesday night was supposed to be a stronger test against stiffer competition. It wasn’t. The fourth-ranked Redbirds buried Wellington 74-22 to improve to 15-0. “I just think we really play hard,” said All-Ohio senior Corri Vermilya, who was a finalist […]
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Loudonville ranked 4th in 1st girls state basketball poll
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is clearly the class of the sport in north central Ohio. The Redbirds are also making waves statewide. Coach Tyler Bates’ squad is ranked No. 4 (with 58 points) in the Division IV girls basketball poll, released this week by the Associated Press. Loudonville is the only area […]
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Chasing History: High-flying Redbirds brace for tough stretch
LOUDONVILLE — This must be what it’s like to play basketball against a bulldozer. Anyone matching up so far this season against the Loudonville girls has probably felt like they’ve had a death wish. The Redbirds are 12-0 after clobbering Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference heavyweight Clear Fork 64-40 on Tuesday. It was the closest final score […]
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Ontario, Galion, Ashland grapplers headline Gorman field
MANSFIELD — This weekend’s 61st annual J.C. Gorman Invitational is the crown jewel of north central Ohio’s regular-season schedule, as usual. Action begins Friday at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 10 a.m. at Mansfield Senior High School. Saturday’s Parade of Champions is slated for 4:20 p.m., with the finals begin at 4:30 p.m. This […]
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Milestone: Loudonville’s Vermilya scores 2,000th career point in win over Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Corri Vermilya secured her place in north central Ohio girls basketball history Tuesday night. Vermilya, Loudonville’s senior Swiss army knife, scored her 2,000th career point in a 64-40 win over Clear Fork at Les Hauenstein Gym. The Ashland University-bound Vermilya finished with 32 points, giving her 2,006 career points. She joins 2016 Crestview […]
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1990 Loudonville football team headed to Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame has chosen its Class of 2024, and it includes 11 individuals, a trustee achievement couple, and a storied football team. There are individual biographies of each of these high-achievers below. But the inductee that resonated with me was the 1990 Loudonville football team. Those Redbirds, coached […]
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Saturday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball roundup
MANSFIELD — Listed below is Saturday night’s boys and girls high school basketball roundups from the Mansfield-area and beyond. Only schools who reported their quarterly scores to the Scorestream app are included in this wrapup. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashland delivers statement win over Madison Ashland rolled past Mansfield Madison Comprehensive for a comfortable 53-29 victory for […]
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Lex soph. Slone is girls CC Runner of the Year
LEXINGTON — Brailey Slone’s career is on an historic trajectory. Lexington’s sophomore distance ace and the newly-crowned area girls cross country Runner of the Year, Slone placed fifth in the Division II race at last month’s state meet at Fortress Obetz. She finished in 18:38, helping Lady Lex to a second straight third-place finish in […]
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Loudonville roughs up Lady Lex
LOUDONVILLE — The scoreboard suggested otherwise, but Corri Vermilya insisted she and her Loudonville teammates still have plenty of work to do. A senior and Ashland University recruit, Vermilya poured in 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and pocketed eight steals as the Redbirds opened their season with a resounding 71-32 win over Lexington at the […]