LEXINGTON — He was the last and least likely of the 11 area wrestlers to earn state bids at last week’s Division II Norwalk district. And Lexington’s Aedan Nicol will […]
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Crestview falls to Margaretta in Division III district semifinals
NORWALK — Margaretta was looking for a spark when an inadvertent clashing of heads lit a fire. Trailing by double-digits entering the fourth quarter, the second-seeded Polar Bears rallied for […]
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Shelby’s Schwemley, Clear Fork’s Labaki headline area picks to All-NW District team
SHELBY — Eve Schwemley was rewarded for helping Shelby win its sixth consecutive Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown. A 5-foot-7 junior, Schwemley was selected to the All-Northwest District first team in […]
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Seize the Day: Mansfield Sr. sophomore making most of opportunity
MANSFIELD — When an opportunity presented itself, D.J. Corbin seized it. Fifth-seeded Mansfield Senior will play in the Division II district tournament this week at Ontario thanks in no small […]
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Lucas falls to No. 2 seed Seneca East in Division IV district semifinal
WILLARD — The way coach Anthony Langhurst sees it, Seneca East’s lack of postseason experience is a blessing in disguise. Making their first district appearance since 1990, the second-seeded Tigers […]
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Top-seeded Col. Crawford holds off Mansfield Christian in district thriller
WILLARD — Experience matters in the postseason. Colonel Crawford had it and Mansfield Christian didn’t. Making their 13th consecutive district tournament appearance, the top-seeded Eagles limited No. 5 Mansfield Christian […]
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Lexington’s Prykhodko is Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
LEXINGTON — Ivan Prykhodko can thank his father for introducing him to the breaststroke. Dear old dad, Dr. Mykola Prykhodko, was a breaststroker himself and would teach his children the […]
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Lexington’s Fogle selected OCC Player of Year
LEXINGTON — The top player in the Ohio Cardinal Conference still has plenty of basketball ahead of him. Lexington sophomore Brayden Fogle was selected the OCC’s Player of the Year […]
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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 […]
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Ontario, Galion wrestlers capture district titles at Norwalk
NORWALK — Jacob Ohl held up his index finger as he exited the mat Saturday afternoon, but Ontario’s senior 113-pounder wasn’t having a look-at-me moment. Ohl had just dispatched Galion’s […]