It may be the most highly-anticipated non-conference game in north central Ohio since 2019. All eyes will be on the Whippet Athletic Complex on Friday when Shelby hosts Lexington. Both teams opened with impressive wins last week. Lex beat Ontario, 36-16, behind quarterback Joe Caudill’s two rushing and two passing touchdowns. It was Lexington’s first […]
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Spitler begins Freddies’ coaching career on winning note
COLUMBUS – Week 1 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances on opening night of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take a […]
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2025 Shelby Whippets football preview: Schedule, players & outlook
SHELBY — Welcome to Richland Source’s 2025 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview all the schools across the county. Each preview features key players, this season’s schedule and what fans can expect under the Friday night lights. Today, we preview the Shelby Whippets. Find all of our 2025 high school football […]
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Lucas, Shelby & Northmor athletes pocket OHSAA scholarship money
District Athletic Boards select Scholar-Athlete scholarship recipients; OHSAA sends $1,250 to each high school. COLUMBUS – Three Mansfield-area youngsters were among 200 Ohio High School student-athletes to earn scholarship funds through a program authored by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Rebekah Case, of Lucas, Shelby’s Rees Lewis, and Cowin Becker of Northmor were among the […]
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Henkel’s state title worthy of proclamation from Shelby lawmakers
Nearly two months after claiming a state title, Shelby senior Madison Henkel received a proclamation from Shelby City Council on Monday night.
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Turbocharged: Junior slugger fuels Shelby offense
SHELBY — Quinton Albert provided the horsepower. The North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Albert had a historic season for Shelby this spring. The junior slugger belted an area-high seven home runs — more than any other team in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. He lead the MOAC with a .756 slugging percentage and an […]
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Shelby’s Henkel overcomes shaky start to win Division II state long jump title
COLUMBUS — As she stepped onto the runway for her third and final preliminary flight attempt, Madison Henkel closed her eyes, took a deep breath and steeled her nerves. Shelby’s junior long jumper fouled on her first two attempts during the final day of the Division II state track and field championships inside Ohio State’s […]
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Sandusky Perkins bounces Shelby from baseball tournament
WILLARD — Kash Koch was money. Sandusky Perkins’ ace, Koch fired a one-hitter as the top-seeded Pirates cruised to a 9-1 win over No. 4-seed Shelby in the first game of a district semifinal doubleheader Tuesday at the Willard Sports Complex. A junior right-hander, Koch took a perfect game into the seventh before surrendering a […]
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Leaps and Bounds: Shelby’s Henkel breaks district long jump record
OAK HARBOR — The bull’s-eye on Madison Henkel’s back doesn’t seem to weigh her down. Shelby’s junior long jumper broke the Division II Oak Harbor district meet record in the prelims, then broke it again in Saturday’s finals. Her winning leap of 18-feet, 11-inches in the final bettered her earlier mark of 18-9.5. That effort […]
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New surface to greet fans at Arlin Field, maintain venue for big playoff games
MANSFIELD — A new era of Mansfield Senior football will dawn over a renovated Arlin Field when toe meets pigskin this fall. The Tygers will have a new head coach and a new playing surface when the 2025 season kicks off in August. The original artificial surface was installed at Arlin Field in 2011 with […]