LOUDONVILLE – It would make perfect sense if the members of the Loudonville girls basketball team received free passes to Cedar Point once this season ends. There might not be another team in the area that can withstand a wild roller coaster of adjustments better than the Redbirds. The LHS program was at a fever-pitch […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya is Northeast Inlands District Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — To the victors go the spoils, and the Loudonville girls basketball team has piled up an awful lot of victories this season. The seventh-ranked Redbirds are in a state semifinal Thursday at 11 a.m. against sixth-ranked Waterford in Dayton. Individually, the postseason accolades have followed. On Tuesday, senior standout Corri Vermilya was selected […]
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ANALYSIS: Loudonville heads to state tournament in rare underdog role
LOUDONVILLE — Rare air is all around the Loudonville girls basketball team. The Redbirds are in the state tournament for the first time since the 1992 squad finished as Division III state runner-up. Those ‘Birds beat Versailles 61-48 in the state semifinals before falling to Coldwater 63-47 in the championship game at St. John Arena […]
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Loudonville erupts for regional crown to reach Final Four
MASSILLON – The Loudonville girls basketball team was going to lose an hour of sleep Saturday due to daylight saving time anyway. Facing New Middletown Springfield in a Division IV regional championship game at Massillon Perry High School, the Redbirds figured they might as well just stay up all night. Behind a masterclass of a […]
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One final foe blocking Loudonville’s path to state tourney
LOUDONVILLE – The air is getting rare for the Loudonville girls basketball team. A 46-40 win over Danbury on Thursday night at Massillon Perry High School vaulted the Redbirds into the Elite Eight at 7 p.m. Saturday. They are the first girls basketball team in Ashland County to advance this far in over three decades, […]
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Bates collects 200th win as Loudonville cruises past Mogadore for district title
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated at 8:12 p.m. CRESTON — Steamrolling foes has become routine for the Loudonville girls basketball team. So, Saturday afternoon’s 61-44 victory over Mogadore in the Division IV Norwayne District championship game was merely another example of the Redbirds following this season’s script. Coach Tyler Bates’ bunch shot out to […]
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6th-ranked Loudonville blasts Raiders, finishes dominant regular season
LOUDONVILLE – The Loudonville girls basketball team celebrated its seniors, shot the lights out, then cut the nets down Saturday afternoon. Now the Redbirds’ season can begin. Not shy all year about stating its No. 1 priority of making a run to the Division IV Final Four, Loudonville bludgeoned visiting Columbia 88-49 at The Cage. […]
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Loudonville hammers Wellington in latest blowout
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville girls basketball team is racking up some ferocious results this season. Wednesday night was supposed to be a stronger test against stiffer competition. It wasn’t. The fourth-ranked Redbirds buried Wellington 74-22 to improve to 15-0. “I just think we really play hard,” said All-Ohio senior Corri Vermilya, who was a finalist […]