MILLERSBURG — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team will roll into tournament play with momentum. Coach Marquis Sykes’ squad hammered West Holmes 73-38 on Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season game of the season.
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Nickoli focuses Lexington’s aim on 8th straight district swimming title
LEXINGTON — Winning the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship was nice, but Lexington has bigger fish to fry. The Minutemen are seeking their eighth straight team championship at this week’s Northwest District swimming and diving tournament at Bowling Green State University.
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Tygers tame Tigers: Mansfield Sr. proves to be top cat at Galion
GALION — Mansfield Senior authored a dominating boys basketball performance as the Tygers began a busy week turning toward the close of the regular season. Coach Marquis Sykes saw his team roll to a 75-38 win at Galion on Tuesday night in a non-conference encounter.
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Lex takes top seed in rugged Division III Willard boys’ basketball district
LEXINGTON — The division has changed. But the competition will be as fierce as ever in the Division III Willard district boys basketball tournament. Lexington earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team field, which includes No. 2 Mansfield Senior, No. 4 Ashland and No. 7 Madison.
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Clear Fork earns top seed in Division V Shelby girls hoops district tournament
BELLVILLE — No girls basketball team team in north central Ohio benefited more from postseason expansion than Clear Fork. The Colts dropped from Division III to Division V and earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team Shelby district during the girls tournament draw Sunday afternoon.
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Roane’s rare triple-double lifts Mansfield Sr. to double-OT victory over Triway
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane was a man on a mission Friday night, and that mission was two-fold. First, and most importantly, Roane willed Mansfield Senior to a thrilling, 94-88 double-overtime win over Triway.
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Column: Hoops rivalry between Mansfield Senior, Lexington continues to grow
MANSFIELD — The eight-mile stretch of U.S. 42 between Mansfield and Lexington may as well be renamed Tobacco Row. No Dean Dome. No Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Deadeye: Lexington misses just 14 shots in routing Mansfield Senior in OCC clash
MANSFIELD — Lexington played its best game of the season in its biggest game of the season. The Minutemen shot a jaw-dropping 72.5 percent from the field and never trailed in a resounding 84-64 win over Mansfield Senior in an Ohio Cardinal Conference game Tuesday at Pete Henry Gym.
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Homecoming: Mansfield native D’Vontae Johnson providing boost to Tygers
MANSFIELD — Whitehall-Yearling’s loss is Mansfield Senior’s gain in the eyes of coach Marquis Sykes. The Tygers are in the hunt for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship this season, thanks in no small part to newcomer D’Vontae Johnson, a Mansfield native who returned to his hometown this year after playing at Whitehall-Yearling High School last […]
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Tygers survive overtime scare in win over Ashland
MANSFIELD — D’Vontae Johnson felt right at home at the free throw line Friday night. A junior guard and Mansfield Senior’s top free-throw shooter, Johnson made all four of his freebies in overtime as the Tygers held off Ashland 72-71 in Ohio Cardinal Conference action inside Pete Henry Gym.