LEXINGTON — The top player in the Ohio Cardinal Conference still has plenty of basketball ahead of him. Lexington sophomore Brayden Fogle was selected the OCC’s Player of the Year after leading the Minutemen to an outright conference crown. Lex (21-2, 14-0) is the first OCC boys team to go unbeaten in league play since […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Hilory, Bradley selected to OCC first team
MANSFIELD — A pair of Tygers headlined the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference girls basketball team. Monetta Hilory and Kiersten Bradley both earned spots on the All-OCC first team after helping the Tygers to a runner-up finish. Senior High finished 20-4 overall and 12-2 in OCC play. West Holmes won the conference crown with a 13-1 record. […]
District tournaments await area’s top wrestlers
MANSFIELD — Wrestling’s second season began last week, but things will get really interesting this weekend. District tournaments around the state begin Friday and culminate when state berths are determined Saturday afternoon. The top four finishers in each weight division at the district tournaments qualify for the state tournament. North central Ohio is traditionally well-represented […]
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 […]
Lexington completes perfect OCC campaign with tight win at Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON — Lexington withstood its most serious challenge of the season in the Ohio Cardinal Conference on Friday night at Mount Vernon High School. Sophomore Brayden Fogle scored a team-high 18 points and Gavin Husty added 17 to help the Minutemen survive in a 61-58 decision over the Yellow Jackets. Sophomore Seven Allen posted […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fast start sends Mansfield Sr. past Mount Vernon
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 […]
Lexington dumps Mount Vernon in OCC girls basketball clash
LEXINGTON — Lexington took a big first-quarter lead and pulled away in the second half to dump Mount Vernon 46-29 in Thursday night’s Ohio Cardinal Conference clash. Lady Lex jumped on top 15-6 in the first period before the Yellow Jackets closed to within 22-14 at halftime. Lexington pushed in front 35-24 heading to the […]
Unbeaten Lexington survives battle with Mount Vernon
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton is not a fan of early January, the time that statewide basketball polls come out for the first time during the season. The veteran Lexington basketball coach is even less fond of initial rankings that come out right before a game — especially with team that starts three sophomores and has […]