MADISON TOWNSHIP — Scott Hamilton had seen enough midway through the fourth quarter and burned a timeout. His Lexington basketball team, ranked No. 2 in Ohio among Division II schools, led Madison by 30 points. But the veteran coach was displeased with a lack of focus, even in a game the Minutemen ultimately went on […]
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Gallery: Lexington rolls past Madison, 67-38
Photos from Lexington’s 67-38 win on Tuesday evening against Madison in an Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball game at Madison Junior High School.
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Hudson leads Lexington past Mansfield Senior in OCC showdown
LEXINGTON — Elijah Hudson played the game of his life Saturday night. The lone senior on Lexington’s roster, Hudson scored a career-high 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out three assists and blocked three shots as the Minutemen took control of the chase for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with an 83-56 win over Mansfield […]
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Wooster girls, boys capture OCC swimming titles
WOOSTER — The Generals flexed their muscles again. Wooster’s girls won their sixth straight Ohio Cardinal Conference team title and the boys claimed their third in a row at the conference meet at Ellen Shapiro Natatorium. The Wooster girls have won 17 of 21 OCC titles. The boys have captured 18 of 21 crowns. On […]
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Tygers bump win streak to 9, run away from Arrows
ASHLAND – While the Ashland boys basketball team is still searching for its first home win of the season, Mansfield Senior is starting to make every gym look like a home away from home. The Tygers shrugged off a brief second-quarter scare Friday night at Arrow Arena and sprinted away with a 72-49 victory. The […]
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Lexington dominates the lane to dismantle Wooster
WOOSTER — Lexington flexed its size and muscle inside on Friday night for a 63-36 win in a resounding road romp at Wooster. The third-ranked Minutemen used every bit of their size in carving out a 53-24 rebounding bulge. Offensively, coach Scott Hamilton’s team used a balance approach to subdue the Generals. Elijah Hudson paced […]
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Mansfield Sr. rallies to beat Madison in OCC action
MANSFIELD — Records don’t matter much when crosstown rivals Mansfield Senior and Madison collide. The Rams proved that yet again on Tuesday night. Senior High’s Kyevi Roane scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Tygers rallied for a 56-49 win in an Ohio Cardinal Conference clash at Pete Henry […]
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Unbeaten Lexington survives battle with Mount Vernon
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton is not a fan of early January, the time that statewide basketball polls come out for the first time during the season. The veteran Lexington basketball coach is even less fond of initial rankings that come out right before a game — especially with team that starts three sophomores and has […]
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Lexington ranked No. 3 in 1st state basketball poll
Ohio’s first Associated Press high school boys basketball poll has moved with a few north central Ohio teams earning rankings. In Division II, Lexington grabbed a first-place vote and checks in at No. 3. The Minutemen earned 93 points in the poll, just a point behind No. 2 Kettering Alter and six points behind No. […]
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Lexington dismantles West Holmes
LEXINGTON — The beat goes on for the Lexington boys basketball team, which put a beating on visiting West Holmes on Friday night. The Minutemen hammered the Knights 63-20 to reach the halfway point of the regular season with a perfect 11-0 mark, 6-0 and alone atop the Ohio Cardinal Conference. Coach Scott Hamilton’s squad […]