LEXINGTON — The Lexington boys basketball secured a Merry Christmas for its fans on Saturday night. The undefeated Minutemen controlled the lane and the game to finish with a resounding 84-46 victory over Richland County rival Ontario.
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Ontario’s Yugovich is girls soccer Player of the Year
ONTARIO — She has scored 70 goals in her first two high school seasons, but Hattie Yugovich would gladly trade all those goals for a district championship. The area girls soccer Player of the Year, Yugovich is more concerned about team success than individual accomplishments.
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Lex’s Basilone is Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
LEXINGTON — The bump in competition has brought out the best in Lexington’s Chance Basilone. The area’s boys cross country Runner of the Year, Basilone earned All-Ohio honors last month at Fortress Obetz when he finished 27th in the Division I race at the state cross country championships. The junior crossed the finish line in […]
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Col. Crawford’s Myers selected area’s Girls Golfer of the Year
NORTH ROBINSON — When it came to postseason golf, Lucy Myers just kept getting better. A Colonel Crawford senior and the area’s Player of the Year, Myers tied for 29th at the Division II state tournament at Ohio State’s Gray Course. She carded a two-day total of 179, leading the Eagles to a seventh-place finish […]
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Galion knocks off Ontario for 1st time since 2012
ONTARIO — Cooper Kent and his Galion teammates exorcised more than a decade’s worth of demons Friday night. Kent scored 32 points — one off his career high — as the Tigers knocked off Ontario 66-53 in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action at the O-Rena.
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Storylines abound as start of wrestling season nears in north central Ohio
ONTARIO — The season won’t officially begin for another week or so, but there was no shortage of storylines to emerge from Monday’s North Central Ohio Wrestling Officials Association Preseason Showcase inside the O-Rena. The modified-format event, which serves as the unofficial kickoff to the high school wrestling season, featured wrestlers from nine north central […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork, Mapleton standouts earn All-Ohio first-team nods
ONTARIO — North central Ohio’s reputation as a girls soccer hotbed was confirmed again when the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association unveiled the All-Ohio teams. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki were selected to the OSSCA first-team in Division II, while Mapleton’s Brinlee Youngen was a first-teamer in Division III.
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Lexington’s Corbin selected to OSSCA All-Ohio first team in Division II
LEXINGTON — He isn’t the most prolific goal scorer in program history, but Terrance Corbin secured his place among the best Lexington has ever produced. A senior midfielder, Corbin was selected to the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association All-Ohio first team in Division II.
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Shelby’s Magers, Hoffbauer selected to All-MOAC 1st team in boys golf
SHELBY — The Whippets won the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference boys golf title and were rewarded for their efforts. Will Magers and Ashton Hoffbauer were selected to the All-MOAC first team, while Ty Keinath was a second-team pick and Toby Randall was an honorable-mention selection.
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Galion puts two on All-MOAC volleyball first team
GALION — Galion and Highland shared the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown and shared top honors when the All-MOAC volleyball team was announced. The Tigers and Fighting Scots claimed five of the eight first-team spots up for grabs.