SHELBY — Alex Bruskotter’s ailing ankle didn’t seem any worse for the wear Friday night. Shelby’s 6-foot-7 senior guard scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter as the Whippets cruised to a 72-44 win over Madison in the season opener. A Wright State recruit, Bruskotter missed most of the preseason after […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork, Mapleton standouts earn All-Ohio first-team nods
ONTARIO — North central Ohio’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was confirmed again when the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were selected to the OSSCA first-team in Division II, while Mapleton’s Brinlee Youngen was a first-teamer in Division III. Ashland’s Claire Plank (Division […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Bradley selected OCC Coach of the Year
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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Madison blanks Shawnee in snow to reach Elite 8
TIFFIN — Mother Nature put on a show Tuesday night and so did Madison’s Jada Neal. A sophomore midfielder, Neal scored two goals and added an assist as the Rams rumbled to a convincing 3-0 Division II regional semifinal win over Lima Shawnee at snow-swept and frosty Frost-Kalnow Stadium. A fast-moving squall blew through Tiffin […]
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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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Madison rallies for win over Clear Fork in district semifinals
LEXINGTON — Nevaeh Lewis stomped on the accelerator Wednesday night. Lewis, Madison’s lightning-quick senior forward, scored two goals as the Rams rallied for a 2-1 win over Clear Fork in a Division II district semifinal match at Lexington High School. Madison (11-4-4) will play Ontario for a district championship at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lexington. […]
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Mansfield Sr. dumps Madison to win outright OCC title
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior coach Chioke Bradley’s 100th career victory was packaged in some extra-special wrapping at Arlin Field. Friday night’s 34-0 victory came against arch-rival Madison. The Tygers (8-2 overall, 7-0 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference) now lead the crosstown rivalry 33-22-3, and have won eight of the last nine encounters. The win also […]
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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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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 […]