ASHLAND — Ashland-area teams had a strong night on the football field despite Friday’s wet, windy conditions. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in these results. The summaries were generated by Lede Ai. Ashland survives 3 overtimes to defeat Madison Ashland edged Mansfield Madison in a 33-27 overtime thriller in Ohio high […]
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Plymouth defense, Lucas offense & Buckeyes’ commitment shine in Ohio’s Week 1 football notes
COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is in the books. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. North central Ohio standouts -The Plymouth Big Red defense was lights out in a […]
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2024 HS football preview: Plymouth Big Red
Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to week 1. You can find all of our high school football previews here. McDonald’s is proud to back our area’s local athletes and help Richland Source provide fans […]
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South Central knocks off Plymouth in Division IV district baseball semifinal
GALION — South Central took advantage of every Plymouth miscue Wednesday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Big Red committed eight errors resulting in 11 unearned runs in a 12-3 loss to the second-seeded Trojans in a Division IV district semifinal game at Heise Park. Plymouth (11-13) trailed 4-3 going to the bottom of the sixth when the […]
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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. The Warriors (15-9) will meet No. 3 Sandusky Perkins in a Division II district semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Fremont Ross. […]
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Undefeated Lady Lex earns top seed in softball tourney draw
LEXINGTON — Lady Lex may be the best-kept secret in all of Ohio — at least for now. Unbeaten Lexington picked up the No. 1 seed in Sunday’s Division II Willard district tournament draw. Lady Lex (19-0) opted for a first-round bye and will host either No. 9 Vermilion or No. 10 Tiffin Columbian in […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya selected Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — She led her team to the Final Four and rewrote Loudonville’s record book along the way. It’s no wonder Corri Vermilya is Ohio’s Division IV Player of the Year. A 5-foot-9 senior guard, Vermilya led the Redbirds to the state tournament for just the second time in program history and first time since […]
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Mansfield-area wrestlers shine on 1st day of state tournament
COLUMBUS — Luke Schlosser spoke for the entire north central Ohio state-qualifying wrestling contingent after an impressive opening day in Columbus. “I expected to come down here and win,” Schlosser said after dispatching Beaver Local’s Justin Cox 7-2 in the opening round of the Division II state tournament. “That’s the mindset you’ve got to have. […]
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District tournaments await area’s top wrestlers
MANSFIELD — Wrestling’s second season began last week, but things will get really interesting this weekend. District tournaments around the state begin Friday and culminate when state berths are determined Saturday afternoon. The top four finishers in each weight division at the district tournaments qualify for the state tournament. North central Ohio is traditionally well-represented […]
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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 […]