MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II is his father’s son. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker, Bradley was selected the Division III Defensive Player of the Year when the All-Northwest District teams were announced Wednesday. He shared the award with Toledo Central Catholic’s Michael Cannings II. Bradley’s father, Maurice Bradley, starred at linebacker and running back on Senior […]
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Ontario, Clear Fork standouts highlight All-MOAC soccer teams
ONTARIO — Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference heavyweights Ontario and Clear Fork dominated when the All-MOAC girls soccer team was unveiled. Four Warriors and four Colts were selected to the 12-player first team. Ontario’s Hattie Yugovich, Addi Pittman, Kamashya Shaw and Elaine Seif were joined by Clear Fork’s Annika Labaki, Sophia Perry, Mel Blubaugh and Brinley Barnett […]
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Glenville stops Shelby’s historic postseason run
A Glenville roster, filled with highly touted college recruits, proved too much for Shelby to overcome, as they rumbled to a 50-14 victory.
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Stars will be out when Shelby meets Glenville in Sweet 16
SHELBY — The Whippets will have their hands full Friday in Elyria. Third-seeded Shelby (10-2) will take on No. 2 seed Cleveland Glenville (9-3) in a Division IV, Region 14 semifinal at Ely Stadium. The Tarblooders are the defending state champs and, by all accounts, every bit as good as they were last fall when […]
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Shelby’s Ramsey is Park National Bank’s October Athlete of the Month
SHELBY — Blaine Bowman wasn’t at all surprised to see his career receiving yards record fall. The former Shelby great realized long ago it was just a matter of time before Issaiah Ramsey supplanted him. A senior, Ramsey became the first receiver in program history to top 3,000 career yards when he caught 11 passes […]
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Mansfield Sr., Shelby learn playoff football locations
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Senior and Shelby high school football teams have learned the location of their respective regional semifinal playoff games. Both the Tygers and Whippets won convincingly in last week’s second round to qualify for the Sweet 16. However, both will be underdogs this week. In Division III, Region 10, the fourth-seeded Tygers […]
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Lady Lex takes third at state cross country meet
OBETZ — Brailey Slone exceeded expectations. Lexington’s sophomore distance dynamo placed fifth in the Division II girls race at Saturday’s state meet at Fortress Obetz, helping Lady Lex to a third-place finish in the team standings. Slone finished in 18 minutes, 38 seconds — more than 40 seconds faster than last year, when she placed […]
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High-scoring Shelby throttles Van Wert in offensive explosion
Third-seeded Shelby ran away with a 71-41 victory over the sixth-seeded Van Wert Cougars Friday in a Div. IV Region 14 playoff meeting.
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Whippets, Tygers advance in Mansfield-area prep football playoffs
Shelby defeats Van Wert Shelby handled Van Wert 71-41 in an impressive showing during this Ohio football game on Nov. 3. Shelby darted in front of Van Wert 21-20 to begin the second quarter. The Whippets registered a 42-34 advantage at intermission over the Cougars. Shelby roared to a 64-34 lead heading into the final […]
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Ontario, Shelby, Galion dominate All-MOAC football
ONTARIO — Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference co-champs Ontario and Shelby brought home the hardware. A total of 21 players from the two teams earned spots on the All-MOAC football team, including a combined nine first-teamers. For Ontario, Brayden Robinson, Grason Bias, Trey Booker, Bodpegn Miller and Chase Studer were selected to the first team. They were […]