Cade Stover didn’t let a broken right foot keep him from helping push the Houston Texas into the second-round of the NFL playoffs today.
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Lex grad, former Buckeye, NFL player Cade Stover fulfills dream by purchasing local farm property
LEXINGTON — The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) released the fourth episode of its AthleteAnd YouTube series on Thursday, spotlighting Houston Texans tight end Cade Stover. The episode highlights Stover’s love for farming, which led him to purchase his own cattle ranch near his hometown. Earlier this year, the Lexington graduate finalized a deal to buy […]
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OHSAA sanctions championship event for girls flag football, starting in 2026
CANTON — The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Thursday it will sanction a state championship event in girls flag football, beginning in the spring of 2026. The announcement was made at a press conference in Canton alongside representatives from the National Football League, the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pro Football Hall […]
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Former Mansfield Senior greats hope to hear names called during NFL Draft
MANSFIELD — All Angelo Grose and Anthony Hawkins are looking for is an opportunity. Teammates on Mansfield Senior’s 2019 state runner-up team, both Grose and Hawkins could hear their names called during this weekend’s NFL Draft, which begins Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisc. If not, they will likely sign as rookie free agents after […]
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Living The Dream: Lex grad Stover makes NFL debut with Texans
CANTON — Cade Stover sat in front of his locker inside Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, slipping on a pair of brown cowboy boots to go with the faded blue jeans and plain white tee-shirt he wore. You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of […]
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Tyger grad Hugh Douglas’ son killed in Atlanta crash
ATLANTA — The son of Mansfield Senior legend Hugh Douglas was killed on Monday in a car accident, according to the Morehouse College Facebook Page. The younger Hugh Douglas was a member of the Class of 2025 at Morehouse College. “You were already a better man than me,” the elder Douglas said on his X […]
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Ohio State signing day triumph triggers memories of those that got away
Wednesday was National Signing Day for college football, albeit nowhere near as dramatic as it used to be with most players taking advantage of the early signing period. Ohio State has the consensus second-best class in the country. The Buckeyes were runner-up to Alabama, just like in the national championship game. It may take a few […]
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Marion Motley: Bruising fullback may be the greatest player ever
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 10 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 9, Aug. 10, Aug. 11, Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. Football historian Paul Zimmerman, Dr. Z for his Sports Illustrated readers, had a definitive response when asked to choose the greatest football player of all time. Marion Motley was […]
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Pete Henry: Ohio’s greatest lineman had no peer in his era
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 9 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 9, Aug. 10, Aug. 11. and Aug. 12. No one had ever seen anything quite like Pete Henry in Mansfield. The son of Ulysses and Bertha Frank Henry was born on Oct. 31, 1898. […]
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Bill Willis: Speed, quickness carried Ohio lineman to 2 Halls of Fame
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 6 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Bill Willis would be the prototype running back in football today. But “The Cat” insisted on becoming a lineman. Although he was on the small side […]