MOUNT VERNON — The Ohio Cardinal Conference’s softball coaches can breath a little easier. They won’t have to deal with Hailey Rudrick for the next two years. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Rudrick will terrorize the Licking County League for her final two high school seasons when the Yellow Jackets become a […]
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Mount Vernon’s Daughriety headlines all-North Central Ohio baseball team
MOUNT VERNON — Konner Daughriety was a model of consistency. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Daughriety capped his high school career with a second straight berth on the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Division I All-Ohio first team, and a second consecutive Ohio Cardinal Conference Player of the Year citation. As […]
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Lexington boys, girls sweep OCC track meet
ASHLAND — Lexington ended Ashland’s seven-year reign Friday. Latrell Hughes won the 400-meter dash and anchored the 4×200 relay to a record-setting victory as the Minutemen won the Ohio Cardinal Conference meet at Ashland University’s Ferguson Field. Lexington piled up 162.5 points to dethrone Ashland (130). The Arrows had won seven straight team titles dating […]
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Lexington’s Fogle selected OCC Player of Year
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. […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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 […]