ONTARIO — The tournament trail got a little rockier for the Warriors. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional and regional alignments for the 2025 football season Thursday and the biggest local storyline involves Ontario. The Warriors will move up to Division III after reaching the Division IV, Region 14 championship game last […]
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Ontario needs extra innings to nip Hillsdale in baseball thriller
ONTARIO — A beautiful spring day was the perfect backdrop for an excellent high school baseball game late Friday afternoon. So, Ontario and Hillsdale answered the challenge with just such a contest. Landon Sowards belted a one-out double in the bottom of the eighth, driving in Jaren Holden with the winning run as the Warriors […]
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Ontario & Galion raise $1,300 in ‘Strike Out for Cancer’ softball game
GALION — Something a little more important than a girls softball game was at play on Thursday night in Galion. Ontario’s 14-3 win over the Tigers in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play was a bit overshadowed by the setting. This served as the “Strike Out Cancer” game. The event raised $1,341. On the diamond, the Warriors […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley is MVP of girls all-star basketball game
LEXINGTON — Shelby’s Eve Schwemley enjoyed a superb girls basketball career at Shelby High School. On Friday night, she concluded it in fine fashion. The Whippets’ standout, who cracked 1,000 points as part of her prep resume, earned MVP honors at the Telegraph-Forum Girls Basketball Showcase at Lexington High School. Schwemley scored 20 points, grabbed […]
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True Grit: Ontario’s Ohl places 3rd at state wrestling despite high ankle sprain
COLUMBUS — He took one step down the podium, but that he could take any steps at all is a testament to Aiden Ohl’s grit. Ontario’s 113-pound junior beat Logan Elm’s Dawsen Hudson 7-0 in the consolation finals to claim third place at the Division II state tournament Sunday inside Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. Last […]
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Ontario’s Grantham Trumpower adds to state medal collection
CANTON — Grantham Trumpower has made several visits to the state awards podium, just never in an individual event — until Friday. Ontario’s junior freestyle specialist finished fourth in the star-studded 100-yard free during the final day of the Division II state meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium. His time of 46.61 seconds was more than […]
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State tournament awaits area’s top swimmers, divers
MANSFIELD — For north central Ohio’s state swim meet qualifiers, this week is more business trip than sight-seeing mission. Several locals will be in the hunt for high podium finishes when the Division II swimming prelims hit the water Thursday at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official list […]
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Nickoli focuses Lexington’s aim on 8th straight district swimming title
LEXINGTON — Winning the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship was nice, but Lexington has bigger fish to fry. The Minutemen are seeking their eighth straight team championship at this week’s Northwest District swimming and diving tournament at Bowling Green State University. The event begins Tuesday with the Division I boys and girls diving competitions. Lex stunned […]
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Lex takes top seed in rugged Division III Willard boys’ basketball district
LEXINGTON — The division has changed. But the competition will be as fierce as ever in the Division III Willard district boys basketball tournament. Lexington earned the No. 1 seed in the seven-team field, which includes No. 2 Mansfield Senior, No. 4 Ashland and No. 7 Madison. The Minutemen (17-3) will host Madison (4-16) in […]
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Clutch: DeVito’s 29 points sends Shelby past Ontario in OT
An ultra-athletic junior, Brayden DeVito netted a game-high 29 points to lead Shelby past Ontario 69-65 in an overtime thriller.