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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Practice makes perfect: Clear Fork coach lets players make game-time decisions
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork coach Tim Brafford doesn’t shout out plays to his team during a game. In fact, he doesn’t shout much at all. That’s because the veteran coach, in his second year running the Colts program, has already made his basketball beliefs well known during practice. That strategy continues to pay dividends for […]
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GALLERY: Clear Fork tops Galion, 62-53
Images from Clear Fork’s 62-53 win at home Thursday night against Galion in a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference game. The win was the Colts’ fifth in their last six games and moved them over .500 at 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the league. Galion slipped to 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MOAC.
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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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Column: Lexington super sophomores come of age against talented Shelby team
LEXINGTON — This unbeaten Lexington basketball team, laden with five sophomores, may one day win games that rival any victories in the program’s storied history. If that day does come — and there are no guarantees in life (or high school sports) — a 61-57 win on Saturday against a talented and experienced Shelby team […]
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GALLERY: Lexington knocks off Shelby, 61-57
Photos from Lexington’s 61-57 win on Saturday night before more than 2,000 fans at Lexington High School in a clash of two of the best basketball teams in the area. Lexington remained unbeaten at 10-0 while Shelby fell to 6-2. Sophomore Brayden Fogle led the Minutemen with 21 points and nine rebounds. Senior Alex Bruskotter […]
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Bombs away: Ontario girls hit nine triples in 44-40 win at home against Lexington
ONTARIO — Ontario coach Tracy Baxter admitted she didn’t see it coming. Neither did Lexington coach Gabby Stover. Baxter’s Warriors connected on nine of 16 three-point tries Thursday night in a 44-40 non-league, girls’ basketball win at home against Lexington. Ontario has not been a long-range threat this season, coming into the O-Rena with a […]
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GALLERY: Ontario stops Lexington in girls’ basketball, 44-40
Photos from Ontario’s 44-40 win at home on Thursday evening against Lexington in a non-league girls’ basketball game. Junior guard Eden Howard led the Warriors with 18 points, shooting six of nine from behind the three-point line.
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Mansfield City hires Judy Forney as interim treasurer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools board of education voted Tuesday to cut ties with its treasurer and athletic director. The votes came quickly and unanimously, without questions or discussion. Neither outgoing treasurer Tacy Courtright nor athletic director Kevin Porter were present for the meeting. Porter, who was placed on paid administrative leave in October, will […]
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Lexington’s lone senior leads Minutemen past Madison
LEXINGTON — Elijah Hudson showed the youngsters Friday night the old man can still play a little basketball. The 6-foot-8 forward — the only senior on an unbeaten Lexington basketball team that starts three sophomores — scored 18 points, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked five shots in a 60-49 win at home against Madison. […]