OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — She led her team to the Final Four and rewrote Loudonville’s record book along the way. It’s no wonder Corri Vermilya is Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year. A 5-foot-9 senior guard, Vermilya led the Redbirds to the state tournament for just the second time in program history and first time since […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki headline area picks to All-NW District team
SHELBY — Eve Schwemley was rewarded for helping Shelby win its sixth consecutive Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown. A 5-foot-7 junior, Schwemley was selected to the All-Northwest District first team in Division II. She averaged 14.1 points and 2.8 steals per game for the Whippets (18-6, 13-1). Mansfield Senior’s Monetta Hilory and Lexington’s Makaree Chapman were […]
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Top-seeded Col. Crawford holds off Mansfield Christian in district thriller
WILLARD — Experience matters in the postseason. Colonel Crawford had it and Mansfield Christian didn’t. Making their 13th consecutive district tournament appearance, the top-seeded Eagles limited No. 5 Mansfield Christian to 23 second-half points and rallied for a 63-59 win in the early game of a Division IV district semifinal doubleheader at Willard High School […]
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Lucas’ Toms, Iceman honored by Mid-Buckeye Conference
LUCAS — The Cubs swept the Mid-Buckeye Conference postseason awards. Logan Toms was selected the MBC Player of the Year, while Taylor Iceman was the Coach of the Year after piloting Lucas to its sixth straight conference crown. A senior guard, Toms recently became Lucas’ career scoring leader. He averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected MBC Player of Year
LOUDONVILLE — The first of what will be many postseason awards arrived on Corri Vermilya’s doorstep. Loudonville’s senior standout was selected the Mid-Buckeye Conference Player of the Year after leading the Redbirds to their eighth consecutive MBC title. An Ashland University recruit, Vermilya recently became the only player in state history with more than 2,300 […]
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Shelby’s Bruskotter, Lucas’ Toms selected District 6 Players of Year
SHELBY — The District 6 Coaches Association confirmed what north central Ohio fans have known all season. Shelby’s Alex Bruskotter is the genuine article. A Wright State recruit, Bruskotter was selected the District 6 Player of the Year in Division II when the teams were introduced Monday. The 6-foot-7 Bruskotter led the Whippets to their […]
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Mansfield Senior’s Hilory, Shelby’s Schwemley among honorees in District 6
MANSFIELD — They met in the regular season and hope to run into each other again in the postseason. In the meantime, Mansfield Senior’s Monetta Hilory and Shelby’s Eve Schwemley earned spots on the District 6 first team. Both Hilory and Schwemley were Division II first-teamers when the teams were unveiled Monday. They were joined […]
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Lucas holds off Mansfield Christian, claims 6th straight MBC title
LUCAS — As he tended to his postgame media obligations, Logan Toms wore an oversized gold chain with a roaring Lucas Cubs logo and the letters ‘TPW’ dangling from it. “ ‘TPW’ stands for Tough People Win and it’s one of our football mottos,” Toms said after scoring 28 points in a Mid-Buckeye Conference title-clinching […]
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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 […]