MANSFIELD — It took eight minutes for the Mansfield Senior boys basketball team to shake off two weeks of inaction. But then the second-seeded Tygers shifted into high gear and throttled Norwalk 65-30 for a Division III sectional championship on Friday night at Pete Henry Gym. Coach Marquis Sykes’ squad trailed the winless Truckers 13-12 […]
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Ashland wins first girls district basketball championship in 46 years
NEW WASHINGTON – At some point before tip-off of its Division III district title game Saturday against Norwalk, the Ashland girls basketball team decided that a trip to the Sweet 16 was just too good to pass up. Both squads featured arguably the best teams in their programs’ respective histories. But the Arrows stormed out […]
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Nov. 22: Ohio high school girls basketball roundup
COLUMBUS — Listed below is Friday night’s Ohio high school girls basketball roundup. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this listing. Each game summary was generated by Lede Ai. Akron Ellet overwhelms Canton Glenoak Akron Ellet dominated from start to finish in an imposing 54-30 win over Canton Glenoak in an […]
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Ontario girls soccer squad on a roll, rolls into district final
LEXINGTON — Even without All-Ohioan Hattie Yugovich, Ontario is a handful. Addi Pittman scored two goals and assisted on another as the fourth-seeded Warriors cruised to a 4-0 win over No. 2 Norwalk in the lid-lifter of a Division III district semifinal doubleheader Wednesday at Lexington. Yugovich suffered a serious knee injury in the regular […]
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Freshman pitcher dazzles as Clear Fork knocks off Norwalk
WILLARD — Miley Shafer celebrated her 15th birthday in style. Clear Fork’s freshman pitcher twirled a complete-game three-hitter as No. 2 Clear Fork held off No. 4 Norwalk 2-1 in a Division II district semifinal game Tuesday in Willard. The unassuming Shafer struck out eight and did not walk a batter. She gave up an […]
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ANALYSIS: Lexington-Shelby rematch is the epitome of March Madness
Tournament time goes way too fast, especially at the local high school level. That’s what made Thursday night at Ontario High School must-see stuff for high school basketball junkies. It provided a fix so many of us crave. Rattling around the balcony were a couple of veteran north central Ohio coaches. Former Lexington boss Steve […]
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Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON — North central Ohio’s lone Division II team still standing is the one nobody was paying attention to. Ninth-seeded Lexington ran the gauntlet last week, winning a pair of road games to capture its first sectional crown since 2012. Lady Lex upset No. 7 Sandusky Perkins 44-43, then throttled No. 4 Norwalk 59-48 in […]
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Mansfield Sr. boys soccer team finishes valiant season
SHELBY — As bitter as it was to Mansfield Senior coach Bryan DeBolt, Monday’s Division II district semifinal loss didn’t come without a silver lining. The Tygers are building a new culture. Playing in its first district tournament since 2013, fifth-seeded Senior High gave No. 4 Norwalk all it could handle in the 1-0 setback. […]