Photos from Lexington’s 60-49 win on Friday night at home against Madison in an Ohio Cardinal Conference boys’ basketball game. The Minutemen remained unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league. The Rams slipped to 1-5, 1-2.
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OHSAA studies expanding tourney divisions in several sports
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and staff have been discussing expanding tournament divisions in several sports, Executive Director Doug Ute has announced. The OHSAA will hold statewide meetings in January to present data and gather feedback on the topic, which seeks to address the wide enrollment differences from the […]
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GALLERY: Lexington stays unbeaten with 78-50 win over Wooster
Photos from Lexington’s 78-50 win against Wooster on Friday night in an Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball game. It was the home opener for the unbeaten Minutemen (3-0, 1-0) while the Generals fell to 0-3, 0-1. Lexington had four players in double figures, led by sophomore forward Brayden Fogle, who finished with 15 points and 11 […]
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GALLERY: Whippets overpower Highland 56-21
Photos from Shelby’s 56-21 win over Highland in a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference game at Highland High School on Friday evening.
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Youth is served: Lexington sophomores lead the way in win at Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Three sophomores in the starting lineup. Two transfers playing quality minutes. One senior left in the entire program from a team that went 20-5 and played in the district finals a year ago. Still, Lexington opened the season with a 78-52 win at Clear Fork in a non-league boys basketball game Friday night […]
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GALLERY: Lexington rolls past Clear Fork in season opener, 78-52
Photos from Lexington’s 78-52 win on Friday night at Clear Fork in the non-league season opener for both the Minutemen and the Colts. Lexington had four players in double figures in the game played inside a packed Colt Corral.
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Kirtland stings Versailles for Division VI state title
CANTON — Kirtland left no doubt who was Ohio’s best Division VI football team this season. The No. 1-ranked Hornets dominated Versailles to the tune of a 32-15 victory on Friday morning in the state championship game before 3,959 fans at Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. This marked the seventh state championship for […]
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OHSAA football state title games to remain in Canton through 2026
CANTON — If a Richland County high school football team wants play in a state championship game in the next three years, it will be back in Canton. The Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Monday a new three-year contract that will keep the OHSAA football state championships […]
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Ontario senior sees prayer answered in helping Warriors win playoff opener
ONTARIO — Quinton Frankhouse said a little prayer Friday night after he made a leaping interception, knocking every ounce of air from his lungs when he landed on top of the ball. “I was talking to Jesus for a second,” the 6-foot, 175-pound senior defensive back said with a laugh after Ontario’s 31-22 win over […]
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Column: Congratulations to every playoff football team — you earned it
Cincinnati Wyoming went 10-0 in 1978 and won the Ohio Associated Press Class AA football poll title. That same season, Ironton went 9-0 in Class AA, losing a game from its schedule due to a teachers’ strike at Logan. Fostoria St. Wendelin went 10-0 in 1983, outscoring opponents by nearly 400 points, one season after […]