ONTARIO — Ontario High School bid adieu to its Class of 2024 on Friday night with a graduation ceremony. Ontario Superintendent Keith Strickler hugs his daughter, Sarah, before presenting her with her diploma Friday night during the 95th commencement exercises at Ontario High School. (Dan Melograna)
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Warriors fall to Perkins in extra innings in Division II district semifinals
FREMONT — Ontario was its own worst enemy Thursday afternoon. The second-seeded Warriors committed five errors and saw a six-run lead vanish in an 8-6, nine-inning loss to No. 3 Sandusky Perkins in the Division II district semifinals at Fremont Ross High School.
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Lexington’s Remy, Catanese reach semifinals in Division II state tennis tourney
WOOSTER — Lexington’s Ethan Remy and Dylan Catanese are two wins from a state title. The duo won a pair of doubles matches Thursday at the Division II state tennis tournament at the College of Wooster and will play in the semifinals Friday.
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Defending district champ Ontario among 5 area baseball teams to advance
ONTARIO — The Warriors waited an extra day to begin their district title defense. Second-seeded Ontario knocked off No. 6 Clyde 4-1 in Saturday’s weather-delayed sectional championship game at Ontario High School.
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Ontario boys, Lex girls capture team titles at Division II district meet
ONTARIO — Bodpegn Miller’s aching hamstring may have been a blessing in disguise. Normally a 400 meter dash specialist, Miller claimed a Division II district championship in the 200 on a steamy Saturday afternoon on his home track.
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Lady Lex runs wild in Division II district semifinal win over Ontario
WILLARD — Jillian Morr and her Lexington teammates turned up the heat Tuesday afternoon. Morr was 4-for-4 with a pair of hustle doubles and scored four runs as top-seeded Lady Lex cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 6 Ontario in the first game of a Division II district semifinal doubleheader.
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Six area teams advance to district tournaments
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A jump in division hasn’t derailed Madison’s postseason fortunes. The sixth-seeded Rams (19-5) will meet No. 5 Findlay in a Division I Bowling Green district semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bowling Green State University’s Merserve Field.
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Highland captures at least a piece of 3rd straight MOAC baseball championship
MARENGO — The Fighting Scots defended their Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference title. Kort Sears tossed a complete game five-hitter as Highland knocked off Ontario 3-0 Tuesday at Highland.
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2nd-seeded Warriors look to defend Division II Fremont district title
ONTARIO — Winning a Fremont district title was anything but easy. Defending it may be even more difficult for Ontario.
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Major changes coming as OHSAA announces new divisional assignments
MANSFIELD — The new-look high school sports landscape came further into focus earlier this week. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced in February the divisional expansion of several sports, including girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer, effective for the 2024-25 school year. On Tuesday, the OHSAA released its preliminary divisional assignments for those […]