Tournament time goes way too fast, especially at the local high school level. That’s what made Thursday night at Ontario High School must-see stuff for high school basketball junkies. It […]
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Role players come up big as top-seeded Shelby rallies past No. 5 Mansfield Senior
ONTARIO — On a night when All-Ohioan Alex Bruskotter spent almost as much time on the bench as he did on the floor, Shelby’s role players rode to the rescue. […]
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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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Road Warriors: Fifth-seeded Tygers close out No. 4 Bellevue for sectional title
BELLEVUE — Three stops and three buckets. It’s Mansfield Senior’s mantra and it served the Tygers well again Friday night. Fifth-seeded Senior High got stops and buckets in bunches during […]
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5th-seeded Mansfield Sr. opens tournament by dismissing Ontario
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane and his Mansfield Senior teammates played Tyger basketball Tuesday night. Roane scored a game-high 24 points as fifth-seeded Senior High raced to an 81-46 win over […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Mansfield Sr. stuns 4th-ranked Columbus Bishop Hartley
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior earned its biggest boys basketball win of the season on Saturday night at Pete Henry Gym. The Tygers stunned fourth-ranked Columbus Bishop Hartley 52-50 to hand […]
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Tygers survive West Holmes’ upset bid
MILLERSBURG — Kyevi Roane erupted for 27 points and nine rebounds as Mansfield Senior earned a gritty, 65-60 Ohio Cardinal Conference road victory at West Holmes on Friday night. Teammate […]
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Lantz leads Shelby past Mansfield Senior
MANSFIELD — The Whippets shot the lights out on Saturday night at Pete Henry Gym. Casey Lantz matched a career high with 25 points and Shelby connected on 54 percent […]