LUCAS — The history Logan Toms is chasing this winter isn’t his alone. When Toms becomes Lucas’ career scoring leader in the coming weeks, the senior and four-year letterman will gladly share the spotlight with older brother Riley Gossom. After all, the record Toms is pursuing should have belonged to Gossom. A 2021 Lucas graduate, […]
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Crestview dumps Lucas, remains unbeaten
OLIVESBURG — Dylan Bruner and his Crestview teammates waited almost a year for their revenge. Bruner scored 20 points as the Cougars avenged last season’s lopsided loss at Lucas with a 72-61 win over the Cubs on Monday. Crestview improved to 14-0, matching the best start to a season in program history. The Cougars were […]
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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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Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball results
MANSFIELD — Listed below are Friday night’s boys and girls high school basketball scores from around the Mansfield-area as reported to the Scorestream app. BOYS Arlington rides to cruise-control win over McComb Arlington controlled the action to earn an impressive 61-40 win against McComb during this Ohio boys high school basketball game on Jan. 5. […]
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Toms leads Lucas past Mansfield Christian in MBC showdown
MANSFIELD — Logan Toms and his Lucas teammates aren’t ready to relinquish the throne just yet. A 6-foot-2 senior guard, Toms scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Cubs rallied 64-62 win over Mansfield Christian in a Mid-Buckeye Conference showdown at The Furnace. Lucas (8-1, 4-0) has won five straight […]
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Shelby soph. QB DeVito is area’s Offensive Player of Year
SHELBY — If his high school career continues on its current path, Shelby quarterback Brayden DeVito will find himself in exclusive company. The area’s Offensive Player of the Year, DeVito threw for 3,556 yards and 30 touchdowns as the Whippets won a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship. In two seasons under center, the […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley Voted NW District Defensive Player of Year
MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II is his father’s son. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker, Bradley was selected the Division III Defensive Player of the Year when the All-Northwest District teams were announced Wednesday. He shared the award with Toledo Central Catholic’s Michael Cannings II. Bradley’s father, Maurice Bradley, starred at linebacker and running back on Senior […]
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Whippets, Tygers advance in Mansfield-area prep football playoffs
Shelby defeats Van Wert Shelby handled Van Wert 71-41 in an impressive showing during this Ohio football game on Nov. 3. Shelby darted in front of Van Wert 21-20 to begin the second quarter. The Whippets registered a 42-34 advantage at intermission over the Cougars. Shelby roared to a 64-34 lead heading into the final […]
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Lucas sets tone early, bounces Hillsdale from playoffs
JEROMESVILLE — There were moments during Friday’s first-round playoff game with visiting Lucas that it seemed like Hillsdale might have slivers of hope after falling behind 21-0 in the first half. But the Cubs had zero interest in letting things get interesting. In a rare rematch from Week 2 of the regular season — when […]