OLIVESBURG — High school football royalty will pay a visit to north central Ohio on Thursday. All eyes will be on Crestview’s Scott Bailey Memorial Field when defending Division VI state champ and small-school juggernaut Kirtland will tangle with the Cougars.
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It pays to have friends: Ontario star applauds teammates in win over Lex
ONTARIO — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller got by with a little help from his friends in the second half Friday night. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior — headed to play for Ohio State next season — was the first to acknowledge his teammates after the Warriors rallied from a 14-0 deficit to knock off Lexington 31-14 in […]
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Gallery: Ontario dominates Lexington in second half during 31-14 win
(Photos from Ontario’s 31-14 win at home Friday against Lexington in the first week of the Ohio high school football season. The gallery includes images from both school marching bands.)
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Preseason Picks: Media predict area football league races
MANSFIELD — Pigskin prognosticators across north central Ohio have read the tea leaves and are announcing the results. Reporters and commentators from media outlets across the region took part in a preseason high school football poll in an attempt to determine champions in eight conferences encompassing 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
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2024 HS football preview: Ontario Warriors
Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to week 1. Today, we preview the Ontario Warriors. You can find all of our high school football previews here.
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Rarified Air: Ontario’s Miller fulfills lifelong dream of becoming a Buckeye
Every Ohio high school football player dreams of one day suiting up for Ohio State. And for a vast majority of them, that’s all it will ever be — a dream. OSU’s 2024 roster consists of 108 players, all of them winners of the genetic lottery. They run faster, jump higher and bench press more […]
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Buckeyes offer football scholarship to Ontario’s Miller
COLUMBUS — Aaron Eckert knew Bodpegn Miller was a special athlete, but Ontario’s football coach wasn’t sure just how special. His answer came Tuesday morning when the ultra-athletic Miller picked up a scholarship offer from Ohio State.
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Three Colts selected to OHSBCA All-Ohio team
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork’s run to the district title didn’t go unnoticed, nor unrewarded by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Three Colts earned All-Ohio citations in Division II when the OHSBCA introduced the all-state team earlier this month.
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Hurdles rookie Thomas ready for state meet debut
LEXINGTON — Emily Thomas may be a newcomer to the 300 meter hurdles, but the Lexington junior makes arguably the hardest event in high school track look easy. Not only did Thomas qualify for this weekend’s Division II state meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium, she broke a 40-year-old school record during last week’s regional meet […]
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Shelby’s Henkel soars to regional long jump championship
LEXINGTON — Madison Henkel entered rarified air Saturday afternoon. Shelby’s sophomore long jumper, Henkel won the Division II Lexington regional championship with a leap of 18-feet, 7.5 inches.