The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Sunday afternoon announced the boys’ state tournament Final 4 in seven divisions.
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TCC ends Mansfield Senior’s season in regional championship game
TOLEDO – The Mansfield Senior Tygers arrived at Savage Arena hoping to take one more step in their late-season surge. Instead, Toledo Central Catholic’s size and physical play proved too much. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half to defeat Mansfield Senior 81-61 in the Division III regional final Saturday night at the […]
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UPDATE: Glenville powers past Shelby in Division IV state championship game
Cleveland Glenville defeated Shelby, 45-7, on Friday in the Division IV state championship football game in Canton.
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Shelby vs. Cleveland Glenville: Live in-game updates Friday from state title game
Follow live updates as the unbeaten Whippets seek to become the first football state champion in Richland County history
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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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COMMENTARY: A change in format is due, especially in Division I
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part III in a 3-part series on Ohio high school football playoff expansion. Part I was published on Wednesday. Part II was published on Thursday. I covered my first high school football playoff game in the fall of 1996. Back then there were six divisions divided into four geographic regions. The top […]
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OHSAA to honor AU’s Pickens & sister Saturday at boys state basketball tourney
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association will honor six Ohio greats during the finals of the 2025 Boys State Basketball Tournament Saturday, March 22, as part of its Circle of Champions recognition program. Two of those honorees are sisters, and one of them, Kari Pickens, is the head coach of the Ashland University women’s […]
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Lex’s Goodman collects All-Ohio honors after finishing 14th in Division II boys diving competition
CANTON — Lexington’s Deven Goodman opened the state swimming and diving tournament in style. A senior, Goodman finished 14th in the Division II one-meter boys diving competition Tuesday at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Goodman finished with 302.50 points, earning All-Ohio honors. The top 16 finishers in each event earn All-Ohio recognition. Two of Goodman’s Lexington teammates, […]
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Lex takes top seed in rugged Division III Willard boys’ basketball district
LEXINGTON — The division has changed. But the competition will be as fierce as ever in the Division III Willard district boys basketball tournament. Lexington earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team field, which includes No. 2 Mansfield Senior, No. 4 Ashland and No. 7 Madison. The Minutemen (17-3) will host Madison (4-16) in […]
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Hillsdale’s Lewis plays beyond his years during Falcons’ state finals run
Hillsdale QB Kael Lewis accounted for four total TDs during the Falcons’ 25-22 victory Friday over Danville in a Div. VII state semifinal.