SHELBY — For Shelby’s Madison Henkel, the standard is the standard. Nothing less than 19 feet will do. The reigning Division II outdoor and indoor state champ in the long jump, Henkel recalibrated her expectations this spring. The early returns have been favorable. Henkel broke her own meet record and established a new personal best […]
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Henkel’s state title worthy of proclamation from Shelby lawmakers
Nearly two months after claiming a state title, Shelby senior Madison Henkel received a proclamation from Shelby City Council on Monday night.
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Shelby’s Bowman making up for lost time
SHELBY — For Ava Bowman, every moment spent on the track this spring is reason for celebration. Shelby’s senior sprinter is doing what she loves again. Bowman didn’t have much to celebrate last year. She lost almost her entire junior season to injury after winning a pair of state medals as a sophomore. Her recent […]
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Lex’s Brown repeats as North Central Ohio Volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s assault on the state record book is in full swing. The two-time North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Brown recorded 527 kills in leading Lexington to a runner-up finish in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. In three varsity seasons, Brown has accumulated 1,407 kills. Another 500-kill season — she’s averaged 538.5 […]
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No ‘I’ in team: Close bonds have helped Shelby volleyball reach Final Four
The Whippets have put together their most historic volleyball season in more than three decades, resulting in a Final Four match Thursday.
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Crestview ties for 3rd in final team standings at Division III state meet
DAYTON — Crestview’s quest for a team trophy came up just short, but pole vaulter Liam Kuhn soared to new heights. A sophomore, Kuhn set a personal record with a vault of 14-feet, 8 inches and the Cougars tied for third in the final team standings on the final day of the Division III state […]
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Shelby’s Henkel soars to regional long jump championship
LEXINGTON — Madison Henkel entered rarified air Saturday afternoon. Shelby’s sophomore long jumper, Henkel won the Division II Lexington regional championship with a leap of 18-feet, 7.5 inches. While it wasn’t a personal best — Henkel broke the Mansfield Mehock Relays record earlier this spring with a PR of 18-9.75 — it puts her on […]
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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 edges Ashland to win 91st Mehock Relays
MANSFIELD — Colonel Crawford’s Cecelia Chase capped her Mehock Relays career in style. Clear Fork’s Davis Hoeflich is just getting started. A senior, Chase defended her title in the 1,600 at the 91st running of the hallowed meet on a sun-swept Saturday afternoon at Malabar Intermediate School’s Mehock Field. She fought through gusty winds to […]