ASHLAND – The Arrows were running out of time to turn in their best game of the year. With a playoff berth on the line Friday inside Community Stadium against rival Lexington, Ashland delivered without a single regular-season game to spare.
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Madison wins City Series for 3rd straight year by dumping Mansfield Sr.
MADISON TOWNSHIP — For a long time momentum was dressed in Mansfield Senior orange in the City Series. But Old Mo is a horse of a different color these days. Now it’s donning Madison green.
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Lexington sweeps to OCC boys and girls cross country championships
The Lexington girls cross-country team won its 18th straight Ohio Cardinal Conference title and 20 of the last 24.
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2026 Ashland Arrows football preview
Ashland’s 2026 football schedule, players to watch and more.
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2026 Lexington Minutemen football preview
Lexington’s 2026 football schedule, stats and more.
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2026 Madison Rams football preview
Madison’s 2026 football schedule, stats and more.
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2026 Mansfield Sr. Tygers football preview
Mansfield Senior’s 2026 schedule, stats and more.
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Lexington girls win 5th straight OCC track title; Arrows runner-up
The Ashland boys and girls track and field teams each were within two final events of winning Ohio Cardinal Conference titles Friday night.
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OPINION: OCC in flux again after West Holmes accepts invitation to join PAC
This isn’t Ron Dessecker’s first rodeo. The longtime Ohio Cardinal Conference commissioner has helped member schools navigate uncertain times in the past and he will do it again after OCC charter member West Holmes announced recently it has accepted an invitation to join the Principals Athletic Conference beginning with the 2028-29 school year. That means […]
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Tygers rip Norwalk to claim sectional championship
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.