MANSFIELD — The Tygers kept their foot on the accelerator Tuesday night. Mansfield Senior raced to a 19-7 first-quarter lead and never slowed down in a 62-43 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Mount Vernon at Pete Henry Gym. Senior High (11-3 overall, 8-2 in the OCC) completed the season sweep after beating the Yellow Jackets […]
Marquis Sykes
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Column: Collins’ run at Senior High was full of fun
It all seems so magical now, that impossible tournament run almost 20 years ago. For three weeks, Mansfield Senior took its fans on an improbable postseason ride that culminated with an appearance in the Division I Final Four in March of 2005. The architect of that thrill ride, former Senior High coach Gregg Collins, will […]
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Mansfield Sr. rallies to beat Madison in OCC action
MANSFIELD — Records don’t matter much when crosstown rivals Mansfield Senior and Madison collide. The Rams proved that yet again on Tuesday night. Senior High’s Kyevi Roane scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Tygers rallied for a 56-49 win in an Ohio Cardinal Conference clash at Pete Henry […]
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Tygers edge New Philadelphia in OCC road tussle
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Mansfield Senior came from behind in the final two minutes to nip New Philadelphia 44-41 and earn a tough, Ohio Cardinal Conference road victory on Friday night. The Quakers (4-5 overall, 3-4 in the OCC) took a 41-40 lead when Colton Slaughter scored the last of his game-high 20 points with 2:01 […]
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Roane rules: Mansfield Sr. thumps Wooster for 4th straight win
MANSFIELD — Junior Kyevi Roane does a little bit of everything for the Mansfield Senior boys basketball team. On Friday night, he did a little bit of everything to Wooster at Pete Henry Gym. The 6-foot-1 Tygers’ standout pumped in 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and distributed five assists to lead Senior High to a […]
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Tygers chop down Little Giants for weekend sweep
FREMONT — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team completed a strong weekend by collecting its second road win in as many nights. Fremont Ross was the victim on Saturday night, as the Tygers pocketed a 52-45 victory. That decision came 24 hours after Senior High edged Mount Vernon 53-50 in an Ohio Cardinal Conference road […]
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Lex makes statement in win at Mansfield Sr.
MANSFIELD — Conference championships aren’t won in December, but Lexington made an early-season statement Tuesday night inside Pete Henry Gym. Brayden Fogle scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Minutemen had their way with short-handed Mansfield Senior in a 70-45 Ohio Cardinal Conference win that was every bit as one-sided as the final […]