ONTARIO — Winning a Fremont district title was anything but easy. Defending it may be even more difficult for Ontario. The Warriors (12-8) earned the No. 2 seed during Sunday’s district tournament draw and took a first-round bye. Ontario will host either No. 6 Clyde (9-9) or No. 10 Madison (5-14) in a sectional championship […]
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Plymouth’s Wagers avoids early upset to win sectional championship
PLYMOUTYH — Cameron Wagers dodged a bullet. Plymouth’s senior 120-pounder, Wagers won a sectional championship Saturday afternoon but not before surviving a first-round scare at the Division III Plymouth sectional. Because there were only seven wrestlers in the 120-pound bracket, the top-seeded Wagers earned a double-bye into the semifinals where Norwalk St. Paul’s Ty Glavich […]
Monroeville cruises to Firelands Conference wrestling crown ahead of Plymouth, Crestview
GREENWICH – The Monroeville wrestling team is getting better and better at winning Firelands Conference Championships. On Saturday, the Eagles stretched their title streak to three straight years, blowing by runner-up Plymouth, 207-121, for the first FC three-peat since Crestview’s run of five in a row from 2007 through 2011. It was much more of […]
Crestview turns tight game into rout of Mapleton
OLIVESBURG – The Crestview boys basketball team’s New Year’s resolution is looking like a two-years’ resolution. Unwilling to take a foot off the gas against potential Firelands Conference challenger Mapleton on Saturday night, the Cougars turned what was a tie game after one quarter into an all-out, 78-39 drubbing. Crestview, which stretched its FC win […]
Plymouth topples Buckeye Central in season-opener
NEW WASHINGTON — Plymouth began the season by shooting to a 7-0 lead, and never trailed in earning a 40-29 victory at Buckeye Central in Friday night’s lidlifter for both boys basketball teams. Defense dominated for both teams throughout this encounter. The Bucks shaved the lead to six points midway through the third period, but […]
Plymouth tops Hillsdale in girls basketball season opener
PLYMOUTH — The first girls basketball game of the season took extra time to decide. But Plymouth didn’t mind. The Big Red Vikings earned a 26-21 overtime decision against Hillsdale on Friday night in the lidlifter for both squads. Offense was at a premium as each team flexed its defensive muscle. The Falcons opened a […]
South Central stops Plymouth for 1st Firelands win
PLYMOUTH — South Central shook off a bad first snap and erupted in the second half for a convincing, 41-13 Firelands Conference win at Plymouth on Friday night. On the first play from scrimmage, Big Red Vikings’ standout Layne Bushey ripped off a long touchdown run for a 6-0 edge. However, South Central responded to […]
Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley closes in on coaching milestone
When Chioke Bradley took over as Mansfield Senior’s football coach in the spring of 2010, his first order of business was to bring stability to a program that had lost its way. Job well done. A 1994 Senior High graduate, Bradley has led his alma to unprecedented heights in his 14 seasons in charge. A […]
Reymer’s big night propels Cougars past Plymouth
OLIVESBURG — Ayden Reymer is just a sophomore, but he certainly isn’t playing like one. Crestview’s standout runner gained 195 yards on just nine carries and scored four touchdowns Friday night as the Cougars rolled over Plymouth 56-7 in a Firelands Conference affair at Olivesburg. Reymer scored on runs of 77, 24, 22 and 21 […]
Mapleton proves harsh visitor at Plymouth Homecoming
PLYMOUTH — It wasn’t the Homecoming game the Plymouth football team was hoping to host at Alumni Field. Instead, Mapleton turned the tables on the Big Red Vikings to earn a 42-14 victory on Friday night. Mounties’ quarterback Kollin Cline accounted for four touchdowns, and a key interception in the end zone to fuel Mapleton’s […]