Mansfield Senior knocked off Oregon Clay, 55,-47, in a Division III district semifinal game Thursday evening at Ontario High School.
tournament
Posted inSports
Pressure sends Lexington past Madison in tournament opener
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen turned up the heat in the second half. Sixth-seeded Lexington forced six second-half turnovers resulting in 11 points and rallied for a 51-42 win over No. 7 Madison in a Division III boys basketball sectional semifinal at Lexington. Lexington (10-13) trailed 20-14 at the half only to outscore Madison (8-15) 19-8 […]
Posted inSoftball
Rugged softball tournament trail awaits Richland County’s heavy-hitters
LEXINGTON — The new-look softball postseason will be a slugfest for Richland County’s Division IV teams. Lexington (18-2) earned the No. 1 seed in the district tournament draw, but the six-team field is loaded with area heavyweights. Shelby (14-10) is seeded second, while Clear Fork (13-9) and Ontario (16-7) are third and fourth, respectively. Lex […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Mansfield Urban Summer Jam brings Labor Day festivities back to John’s Park
MANSFIELD — Kye Bowman wants to bring a sense of community pride back to Johns Park. “This area it definitely has its reputation, but this is part of my home,” said Bowman, a podcaster and Mansfield native. “I love coming up here and I feel like it’s definitely underestimated. I definitely feel like it’s misunderstood.” Bowman […]
Posted inBaseball
Clear Fork looking for more as regional tournament looms
BELLVILLE — Two of north central Ohio’s most tradition-rich programs will represent the area in this week’s regional baseball tournaments. Clear Fork and Hillsdale will carry the banner for the region into the Sweet 16. The Colts (25-4) will meet Parma Padua in a Division II regional semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Bowling […]
Posted inBaseball
Colts rough up Roughriders for Division II district baseball championship
BLUFFTON — Clear Fork made quick work of St. Marys Memorial in Saturday’s Division II district championship game. The top-seeded Colts scored five runs in the bottom of the first and cruised to a run rule-shortened 11-1 win over the eighth-seeded Roughriders at Bluffton University’s Memorial Field. St. Marys Memorial starter Kasey Gross lasted just […]
Posted inSoftball
Lexington tops Clear Fork for district softball title
WILLARD — Lady Lex is headed back to the Sweet 16. Makaree Chapman twirled a complete-game five-hitter and helped herself with a pair of hits as top-seeded Lexington dispatched No. 2 Clear Fork 7-1 in Thursday’s Division II Willard district championship game. Lady Lex (26-2) will play Akron Springfield in the Shelby regional semifinals at […]
Posted inSoftball
Freshman pitcher dazzles as Clear Fork knocks off Norwalk
WILLARD — Miley Shafer celebrated her 15th birthday in style. Clear Fork’s freshman pitcher twirled a complete-game three-hitter as No. 2 Clear Fork held off No. 4 Norwalk 2-1 in a Division II district semifinal game Tuesday in Willard. The unassuming Shafer struck out eight and did not walk a batter. She gave up an […]
Posted inSoftball
Lady Lex runs wild in Division II district semifinal win over Ontario
WILLARD — Jillian Morr and her Lexington teammates turned up the heat Tuesday afternoon. Morr was 4-for-4 with a pair of hustle doubles and scored four runs as top-seeded Lady Lex cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 6 Ontario in the first game of a Division II district semifinal doubleheader. Lexington’s senior leadoff hitter […]
Posted inSoftball
Six area teams advance to district tournaments
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A jump in division hasn’t derailed Madison’s postseason fortunes. The sixth-seeded Rams (19-5) will meet No. 5 Findlay in a Division I Bowling Green district semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bowling Green State University’s Merserve Field. Madison jumped up to Division I this year after spending the past several seasons […]