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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Arrows power to Ohio Cardinal Conference wrestling title
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Ashland reclaimed the wrestling crown Saturday afternoon inside Wayne E. Miller Gymnasium — and sent notice to the rest of the Ohio Cardinal Conference in the process. The Arrows don’t intend to abdicate the throne anytime soon. Freshmen Mason Bauer and Guardian Miller and junior Cooper Smith won individual titles as Ashland […]
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District swim meet awaits area’s best
North central Ohio’s top swimmers will put it all on the line this weekend at their respective district meets. The Northwest District meet will take place Friday and Saturday at Bowling Green State University’s Cooper Pool. The Division II portion of the meet will be held Friday, with the girls swimming at 10 a.m. and […]
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Labor of Love: Mansfield Senior’s Bradley continues to advocate for city’s youth
MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley’s office at Cyprus High School is a cacophony of 21st-century technology, all cell-phone notifications and desktop-computer alerts. Mansfield Senior’s longtime football coach can hardly complete a thought before the next electronic interruption vibrates the mobile device left momentarily unattended on his desk, the accompanying ding reverberating off the walls of the […]
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Tygers earn top seed in rugged Division II Old Fort district tourney
LISTEN: Curt Conrad and Larry Phillips preview boys postseason basketball on the Source Daily podcast 👇 MANSFIELD — The road to the Division II district championship is wrought with land mines. Mansfield Senior earned the top seed during Sunday’s girls tournament draw, but the Tygers are far from a shoo-in in a 16-team field that […]
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Ediger’s shooting pushes Ashland past Madison
ASHLAND – It almost seemed like Paxon Ediger spent much of January slowly building a nice, sensible portfolio of a budding basketball career. Then on Friday night inside Arrow Arena against Madison in his February opener, the Ashland sophomore chose to just hit the lottery instead. Perhaps the biggest key to Ashland’s expanding turnaround, Ediger […]
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Tygers survive West Holmes’ upset bid
MILLERSBURG — Kyevi Roane erupted for 27 points and nine rebounds as Mansfield Senior earned a gritty, 65-60 Ohio Cardinal Conference road victory at West Holmes on Friday night. Teammate Duke Reese chipped in 10 points as Senior High overcame a slow start with a big third quarter to pull away in the end. The […]
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Lantz leads Shelby past Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — The Whippets shot the lights out on Saturday night at Pete Henry Gym. Casey Lantz matched a career high with 25 points and Shelby connected on 54 percent of its field goal attempts in a 73-55 win over Mansfield Senior. Shelby (13-2) knocked down 10-of-18 3-pointers, with Lantz draining 4-of-6 treys. He hit […]
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Tygers tame Wooster for OCC road win
WOOSTER — The Mansfield Senior offense shifted into high gear and overwhelmed Wooster 83-56 in an Ohio Cardinal Conference clash on Friday night. All hands were on deck as five Tygers hit double figures. Junior Kyevi Roane led the way with 17 points, followed by Rashad Reed Jr. (16), Karion Lindsay (15), D.J. Corbin and […]