COLUMBUS — Week Three of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the third week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Kilgore spearheads Ontario’s potent ground & pound win over Madison
ONTARIO — Ontario sophomore Kooper Kilgore carried the ball just six times on Friday night. It was enough for the Warriors. It was more than enough for Madison. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound fireplug ripped off 173 yards and two touchdowns, then added seven PATs for a total of 19 points to lead Ontario to a 57-6 […]
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Unbeaten Clear Fork takes momentum to Lexington for Friday night showdown
COLUMBUS — Week 2 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances on opening night of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take a […]
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A New Era: Madison coach picks up 1st career victory
It’s a little premature to call it a renaissance, but it’s a start. Rookie Madison coach Kobi Johnson picked up his first career victory Friday when the Rams dumped River Valley 20-7. Kaleb Gordon rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Colton Adkins returned an interception for a touchdown. “I was really happy for […]
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Aug. 29: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Madison busts River Valley for Johnson’s 1st win Rookie head coach Kobi Johnson collected the first win of his career on Friday night as the Rams rolled over River Valley 20-7. Kaleb Gordon ran for two touchdowns and Kolton Adkins contributed a pick-6. Madison plays at Ontario next week. Tiffin Columbian slingshots past Mansfield Sr. […]
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Caudill, Lex top Ontario for first time since 2021
LEXINGTON — For the first time since 2021, the Minutemen are 1-0. Lexington quarterback Joe Caudill made sure of it. The Michigan State-bound Caudill ran for two touchdowns and threw a pair of TD passes as Lex cruised to a 36-16 win over Ontario on opening night at Robert H. Whitney Stadium. “Joe is a […]
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Small-School Heavyweights: State runners-up Hillsdale, Kirtland headline Ontario 7-on-7
ONTARIO — First-year Madison coach Kobi Johnson couldn’t have asked for a better proving ground. Madison was one of 20 varsity teams in action Saturday at the Ontario seven-on-seven and lineman challenge in and around Niss Stadium. The loaded field included defending Division VI state runner-up Kirtland and Division VII runner-up Hillsdale. “It’s all about […]
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Leaps and Bounds: Shelby’s Henkel breaks district long jump record
OAK HARBOR — The bull’s-eye on Madison Henkel’s back doesn’t seem to weigh her down. Shelby’s junior long jumper broke the Division II Oak Harbor district meet record in the prelims, then broke it again in Saturday’s finals. Her winning leap of 18-feet, 11-inches in the final bettered her earlier mark of 18-9.5. That effort […]
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Four-run fifth sends Ontario past Shelby in MOAC girls softball
SHELBY — Ellie Dawson belted a solo home run in the fifth and doubled and scored in the sixth as Ontario rallied for a 9-5 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win Wednesday at Shelby. The Warriors (15-6, 10-3) trailed 5-4 after three innings, but took the lead for good with a four-run fifth. Dawson led off the […]
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Slone fires no-hitter, Shelby blanks Ontario
SHELBY — Travis Slone fired a five-inning no-hitter and Shelby cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-0 win over Ontario in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action Wednesday at Shelby. A left-hander, Slone walked one and struck out four. He threw 66 pitches, 41 for strikes. (The photos below were shot by Tom Theodore) The Whippets (11-9, 4-7) […]