richland source challenge

SHELBY — The one-sided game was decided long before the final buzzer, but Clear Fork and Mansfield Christian coaches both came away with positives Saturday afternoon. The Colts (4-3) pressured the Flames (2-3) into 32 turnovers as they rolled to a 65-22 win in the second game of the Richland Source Challenge at Shelby High […]

SHELBY — St. Peter’s threw a defensive blanket at Galion during the second half of Saturday morning’s Richland Source Girls Basketball Challenge. It was the first game in a six-contest event that ran all day. It was played close most of the way, but the tide turned when that wrap stifled the Tigers completely, leading […]

MANSFIELD — It has been rebranded, but the Richland Source Challenge is back for its third year and is more north central Ohio-centric than ever. The event, previously known as the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge, had to be renamed because of the breakup of the Northern Ohio League following the 2016-17 school year. Most of […]

ONTARIO — A flurry of outstanding basketball beat the flurries from the skies last weekend at the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge in Ontario. The flurries won early, knocking out the Clear Fork matchup with Tiffin Columbian at 11 a.m. But the 1 p.m. tip-off saw Madison put together perhaps its best performance of the season […]

ONTARIO — Mansfield Senior coach JT Reese is getting around on crutches these days, courtesy of a broken kneecap suffered while practicing with some of his Tygers. Actually, this group is more like cubs, and while they can bite at times, they are still learning what it takes to compete at the varsity level. That […]

ONTARIO, Ohio — Lexington has exceeded everyone’s expectations, including those of coach Scott Hamilton. Cade Stover scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and the Minutemen held on for a 54-49 win over Ontario in the Richland Source NOL-OCC Challenge at the O-Rena. At 6-0, Lex is the area’s lone remaining unbeaten team. “I didn’t […]