MANSFIELD — Veteran Richland Source sports reporter Curt Conrad was recognized as the top columnist when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced the winners of its annual writing contest Monday. The contest included submissions from 2023 and was judged by OPSWA members. There were four writing categories in three divisions based on circulation size. Each […]
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Team First: Shelby’s Bruskotter is Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
SHELBY — He was honored as the state’s Division II Player of the Year by both the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association, but Alex Bruskotter would gladly exchange his individual accolades for two more wins. Shelby’s senior guard would trade it all for a state championship. The Wright […]
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OHSBCA names Shelby’s Bruskotter Division II Player of the Year
Three-time All-Ohioan Alex Bruskotter was named Friday as the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year.
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Ottawa-Glandorf’s Colin White voted Ohio’s Mr. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Senior Colin White of Ottawa-Glandorf High School was named 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball on Wednesday by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. White has helped lead the Titans to the OHSAA state tournament all four years of his high school career. They will face Canal Winchester Harvest Prep at 5:15 p.m. Friday in a Division […]
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Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander repeats as Ohio’s Ms. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Cincinnati Purcell Marian junior Dee Alexander was announced as the 2024 Ohio Ms. Basketball Wednesday by a statewide media panel. She won the award last year as a sophomore. Now in its 37th year, the prestigious award was first given by the Associated Press in 1988. It has been voted by the Ohio Prep […]
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Centerburg’s Abner selected Central District Coach of the Year
MOUNT VERNON — The Centerburg girls basketball team completed a memorable season this winter. The Trojans went 19-6 and won the Know-Morrow Athletic Conferendce with a 9-3 mark, edging Danville and Cardington who tied for second at 8-4. The architect of that campaign was Bill Abner, who was voted the Central District’s Division IV Coach […]
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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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Loudonville’s Vermilya a finalist for Ohio’s Ms. Basketball award
LOUDONVILLE – A year ago Loudonville’s Corri Vermilya finished third in Ohio’s Ms. Basketball voting. But that doesn’t make her a shoe-in for the award this year. Actually, the court of competition is just as crowded as a year ago. Vermilya learned on Wednesday afternoon that she is a finalist for the state’s top honor yet […]
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Shelby’s Chuck Ridenour posthumously elected to OPSWA Hall of Fame
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association has announced the 2024 induction class into the OPSWA Hall of Fame, which includes Rick Cassano from Southwest Ohio Sports Daily, and the late Chuck Ridenour from the Shelby Daily Globe. In addition, the OPSWA will present a Media Service Award to Gary Baumgartner, who has coordinated statewide […]
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Giving thanks for the chance to vote on Mr. Football
It’s that time of year when we’re giving thanks for a variety of things. Obviously, I’ll always first and foremost be thankful for my family, friends and the opportunities I’ve enjoyed. But in a much smaller sense, this year I’m also thankful for the chance to vote on Ohio’s Mr. Football. This is something former […]