TOLEDO – The Mansfield Senior Tygers arrived at Savage Arena hoping to take one more step in their late-season surge. Instead, Toledo Central Catholic’s size and physical play proved too much. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half to defeat Mansfield Senior 81-61 in the Division III regional final Saturday night at the […]
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Rematch: Lexington hosts Toledo Central Catholic Friday in Division III football playoffs
LEXINGTON — Lexington football coach Andrew Saris looked across a windswept field at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin a year ago and remarked on the importance of a postseason run on his young team. It was minutes after his team fell, 35-7, to Toledo Central Catholic in a Division III regional semifinal. Saris was reflective on […]
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No Fogle, no problem: Lexington guards shine in pounding of West Holmes
LEXINGTON — The best big man in the Ohio Cardinal Conference last season was injured and sitting on the bench Friday night for Lexington. But oh my, the Minutemen have a flock of smaller guys capable of wreaking havoc. Lexington, with a lineup that often featured four guards, pressured and forced a young West Holmes […]
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Loss to defending state football champs doesn’t dim resurgent season for Lexington
TIFFIN — It wasn’t happening Friday night. It may not happen Saturday or even in the next week. But at some point, members of the 2024 Lexington High School football team will recall a season that began 0-3 and ended with two victorious playoff games and competing in a regional semifinal. Certainly, a 35-7 loss […]
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Gallery: Lexington falls to Toledo Central Catholic in regional semifinals, 35-7
(Photos from Lexington’s 35-7 loss on Friday night to Toledo Central Catholic in a Division III regional semifinal football game in Tiffin’s Frost-Kalnow Stadium. The gallery includes the Lexington Band of Gold’s halftime performance. Lexington finished its season with a 7-6 record, winning seven of its last 10 games. TCC, the defending state champion, advances […]
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Shelby holds off Lima Shawnee for 1st regional final berth since 1957
After leading by 11 at halftime, the Whippets held off a furious rally from Lima Shawnee to win a Division II regional semifinal game, 59-50.
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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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Ohio’s boys & girls Jan. 19 high school basketball roundup
COLUMBUS — Friday night’s Ohio high school boys and girls basketball slate was a fairly light one due to the snows that struck the state. Still, these were the scores that were reported to the scorestream app. BOYS Anna holds off Jackson Center Anna finally found a way to top Jackson Center 42-40 for an […]
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Ohio prep football teams clinch state finals dates
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s state semifinal high school football games took place on Friday night. Here were the scores as reported to the Scorestream app. Cleveland Glenville dominates Canton South in convincing showing Cleveland Glenville’s powerful offense dominated to a resounding victory by pulling away from Canton South 42-21 in Ohio high school football action on […]