TOLEDO — Davion Mack’s jaw-dropping dunk energized the crowd. But it was D.J. Corbin’s grit that sent Mansfield Senior’s bench into a frenzy. Corbin scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds in Senior High’s 65-61 win over Alliance in Wednesday’s regional semifinals. But it’s his willingness to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty […]
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Tried and true: Mansfield Senior follows familiar recipe to district semifinal win
Mansfield Senior knocked off Oregon Clay, 55,-47, in a Division III district semifinal game Thursday evening at Ontario High School.
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Column: New Mansfield Senior football coach will need time to rebuild program
I first met David Phillips during his record-setting playing career at Mansfield Senior. I got reacquainted with him when he joined Chioke Bradley’s coaching staff during a golden era of Senior High football. I couldn’t be more excited for Phillips, who will become Mansfield Senior’s head coach pending board approval. At the same time, I […]
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Phillips to take over as Mansfield Sr. football coach
MANSFIELD — David Phillips landed his dream job and he’s assembling an all-star staff. A 2004 Mansfield Senior graduate, Phillips will become his alma mater’s next football coach pending board approval. It’s a dream come true. I’m a Tyger through and through David Phillips “It’s a dream come true,” Phillips said Wednesday evening. “I’m a […]
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Twice Crowned, Still Hungry: Mansfield 8th-graders finish historic 2-year run
It was only fitting that the Ohio Cardinal Conference eighth-grade championship game was played inside Madison’s Wayne E. Miller Gymnasium. The former home of the Rams is a throwback to an earlier era, and so is the Mansfield basketball team that claimed the crown with a gritty 52-45 win over Ashland on Thursday. The Tygers […]
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Mansfield Sr. to host some of Ohio’s best in passing scrimmage
MANSFIELD — It has become the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season in north central Ohio — and it never disappoints. Some of the state’s top programs will make their way to Arlin Field on Tuesday when Mansfield Senior hosts its annual seven-on-seven passing scrimmage and lineman challenge. Among the teams scheduled to […]
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Mansfield Senior survives ‘teachable moments’ in win against Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Teachable moments are a good thing for a growing high school basketball teams prepping for the postseason. The Madison Rams gave Mansfield Senior coach Marquis Sykes a second-half full of those moments Friday night before the Tygers ultimately prevailed, 67-54. “We’re always looking for opportunities to teach and coach and get these […]
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Gallery: Mansfield Senior tops cross-town rival Madison, 67-54
Photos from Mansfield Senior’s 67-54 win at Madison on Friday night in an Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball game. The Tygers finished the regular season at 16-6 overall and 12-2 in the league. Madison, which finishes the regular season Tuesday at Clear Fork, is 1-20/1-13.
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‘Motivated’ Tygers celebrate Senior Night with win over New Philadelphia
MANSFIELD — Marquis Sykes said his Mansfield Senior basketball team was not lacking for motivation Friday night in a 40-35 win at home against New Philadelphia. “It was really important for us to come out here and get a win … on top of it being Senior Night, on top of it being a conference […]
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Gallery: Mansfield Senior defeats New Philadelphia in OCC clash
Photos from Mansfield Senior’s 40-35 win Friday night at Pete Henry Gymnasium against New Philadelphia in an Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball game. The victory improved the Tygers to 15-5 overall and 11-2 in the league. The Quakers fell to 11-8/7-6.