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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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Four-run fifth sends Ontario past Shelby in MOAC girls softball
SHELBY — Ellie Dawson belted a solo home run in the fifth and doubled and scored in the sixth as Ontario rallied for a 9-5 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win Wednesday at Shelby. The Warriors (15-6, 10-3) trailed 5-4 after three innings, but took the lead for good with a four-run fifth. Dawson led off the […]
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Slone fires no-hitter, Shelby blanks Ontario
SHELBY — Travis Slone fired a five-inning no-hitter and Shelby cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-0 win over Ontario in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action Wednesday at Shelby. A left-hander, Slone walked one and struck out four. He threw 66 pitches, 41 for strikes.
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Ontario football moving back up to Division III
ONTARIO — The tournament trail got a little rockier for the Warriors. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional and regional alignments for the 2025 football season Thursday and the biggest local storyline involves Ontario.