LEXINGTON — The Minutemen flipped the switch. After opening the season with three straight losses to Richland County rivals Ontario, Shelby and Clear Fork, Lexington has pieced together a four-game winning streak — its longest since reeling off six straight during the 2018 season. What’s more, Lexington is tied with Ashland atop the Ohio Cardinal […]
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Ontario, Shelby close in on top spot in Region 14
ONTARIO — The chase for the top spot in Region 14 is getting a little more interesting. Undefeated Ontario and Shelby held firm at second and third, respectively, when the Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly regional computer ratings Tuesday. The top 16 teams in each of the state’s 28 computer regions qualify […]
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Kuhn & Crestview warming to the task as season hits home stretch
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – And just like that, the 2024 high school football season has just three games left in the regular season. […]
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Lady Lex picks up top seed in new-look girls soccer tournament draw
MANSFIELD — Could Richland County’s district dominance be in jeopardy with the dawn of the five-division era? Area soccer fans will find out soon enough. Lexington earned the top seed in the new-look Division III district during Sunday’s tournament draw. Lady Lex (8-7-1) will host No. 7 Shelby (5-5-3) in a sectional final at 5 […]
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Lex plays for OCC lead; Ontario & Shelby eye top of MOAC
LEXINGTON — After staggering through the non-conference portion of the schedule, the Minutemen have found their footing. The same goes for West Holmes. The Knights visit Lex on Friday with no worse than a share of the Ohio Cardinal Conference crown on the line. West Holmes sits atop the OCC standings at 3-0. The Minutemen and […]
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Lexington’s hot streak elevates the Minutemen in football ratings
LEXINGTON — The Lexington football team has played itself into playoff contention. The red-hot Minutemen have won three straight games. As a result, coach Andrew Saris has seen his squad vault into a tie for 13th in Region 10 of Division III when the Ohio High School Athletic Association released its third weekly computer ratings […]
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Check out Friday night’s Mansfield-area high school football scoreboard
MANSFIELD — Ontario and Shelby maintained their pace on a seemingly pre-ordained pace to a monumental clash to highlight Friday night’s north central Ohio football action. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this roundup. These summaries were generated by Lede Ai. Ashland survives triple OT to edge Madison Ashland took overtime […]
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Lex finishes 2nd at sectional golf, heads to district tourney
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio’s top programs showed out during this week’s sectional tournaments. Lexington, Ashland and Crestview qualified for district play as teams, while a handful of others just missed the cut. Here’s a look at this week’s sectional results: Division I Lexington shot a 336 to finish second at the Division I Sycamore […]
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Ohio high school football players reach midseason form
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – Welcome to the midway point of the 2024 high school football season. Week 5 sure did produce some incredible […]
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Playoff Picture: Shelby & Ontario sit near top of weekly computer ratings
SHELBY — The undefeated Whippets and Warriors solidified their spots near the top of Region 14. Shelby (10.65) and Ontario (10.15) were second and third, respectively, when the Ohio High School Athletic Association released its second installment of the weekly high school football regional ratings Tuesday. The OHSAA divides its 700-plus football-playing schools into seven […]