ASHLAND – For the first time in three decades, the odds are starting to tilt in favor of the Ashland girls basketball team. The Arrows cruised to a 49-32 victory Thursday while hosting Lexington inside Ashland University’s Kates Gymnasium. The triumph gave Ashland (9-3, 7-0 Ohio Cardinal Conference) a season sweep of Lady Lex (5-9, […]
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Rams roll over Lexington in OCC girls basketball tussle
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison girls basketball season got off to a tough start, but the Rams seem to have found their footing — and used it to step past Lexington on Saturday afternoon. Coach Phil Schmook’s squad has won four of its last six games, after starting the season 0-5. The Rams rolled over […]
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Lex’s Brown repeats as North Central Ohio Volleyball Player of the Year
LEXINGTON — Ava Brown’s assault on the state record book is in full swing. The two-time North Central Ohio Player of the Year, Brown recorded 527 kills in leading Lexington to a runner-up finish in the Ohio Cardinal Conference. In three varsity seasons, Brown has accumulated 1,407 kills. Another 500-kill season — she’s averaged 538.5 […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Hilory, Bradley selected to OCC first team
MANSFIELD — A pair of Tygers headlined the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference girls basketball team. Monetta Hilory and Kiersten Bradley both earned spots on the All-OCC first team after helping the Tygers to a runner-up finish. Senior High finished 20-4 overall and 12-2 in OCC play. West Holmes won the conference crown with a 13-1 record. […]
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Lady Lex among 5 area teams to reach girls district tourney
LEXINGTON — North central Ohio’s lone Division II team still standing is the one nobody was paying attention to. Ninth-seeded Lexington ran the gauntlet last week, winning a pair of road games to capture its first sectional crown since 2012. Lady Lex upset No. 7 Sandusky Perkins 44-43, then throttled No. 4 Norwalk 59-48 in […]
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Loudonville roughs up Lady Lex
LOUDONVILLE — The scoreboard suggested otherwise, but Corri Vermilya insisted she and her Loudonville teammates still have plenty of work to do. A senior and Ashland University recruit, Vermilya poured in 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and pocketed eight steals as the Redbirds opened their season with a resounding 71-32 win over Lexington at the […]