mid-ohio athletic conference Archives

Champs for a 4th time: State-ranked Ontario, Galion wrestlers crowned again at MOAC

by Curt Conrad February 21, 2026February 21, 2026

Nothing came easy for Ontario’s Aiden Ohl or Galion’s Gradey Harding during Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.

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Sports

Ontario dominates at MOAC swimming championships

by Curt Conrad January 18, 2026January 17, 2026

MARION — Saturday was perhaps the most dominant performance in a long line of dominant performances for the Ontario boys and girls swim teams. The boys took first place in every event and the girls won every event except one at the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championships Saturday at the W. Keith Davis Natatorium. The boys […]

a player drives to the basket past a defender

Sports

Super Sophs: Young guns leading Ontario into MOAC title contention

by Curt Conrad January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

ONTARIO — Cardae Brown and his classmates learned from last year’s growing pains. Ontario’s super sophomores are the ones inflicting pain this winter. The Warriors are 12-1 and in the hunt for a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown thanks in no small part to a wildly talented sophomore class that includes Brown, Trindon Flenoury and Trey […]

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Football

Evans’ career night sends Clear Fork past Marion Harding

by Curt Conrad September 27, 2025September 27, 2025

BELLVILLE — Nash Evans reigned on Homecoming Night in The Valley. Clear Fork’s junior Homecoming Court attendant scored three touchdowns as the Colts thundered to a 31-7 win over Marion Harding at the Colt Corral. The speedy Swiss Army knife scored all 17 of Clear Fork’s first-half points as the Colts (5-1, 3-0 Mid-Ohio Athletic […]

Softball

Four-run fifth sends Ontario past Shelby in MOAC girls softball

by Curt Conrad May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

SHELBY — Ellie Dawson belted a solo home run in the fifth and doubled and scored in the sixth as Ontario rallied for a 9-5 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win Wednesday at Shelby. The Warriors (15-6, 10-3) trailed 5-4 after three innings, but took the lead for good with a four-run fifth. Dawson led off the […]

Baseball

Slone fires no-hitter, Shelby blanks Ontario

by Curt Conrad May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

SHELBY — Travis Slone fired a five-inning no-hitter and Shelby cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-0 win over Ontario in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action Wednesday at Shelby. A left-hander, Slone walked one and struck out four. He threw 66 pitches, 41 for strikes. (The photos below were shot by Tom Theodore) The Whippets (11-9, 4-7) […]

Softball

Shelby scores five in 7th-inning rally to subdue Clear Fork

by Curt Conrad April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

BELLVILLE — The Whippets scored in bunches in Monday afternoon’s high school softball game. Shelby scored four runs in the fourth and five in the seventh in a 9-4 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win at Clear Fork. The game was tied 4-4 in the seventh when the Whippets came to life. Liberty Lewis led off with […]

Wrestling

Clear Fork captures third MOAC crown in five seasons

by Curt Conrad February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

BELLVILLE — Clear Fork is king of the hill again. Four Colts won individual titles and three others took runner-up honors as Clear Fork powered to its third Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference team title in the past five years Saturday at the conference championships. The Colts finished with 197.5 points. Galion (178) was second, Ontario (156) […]