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Seniors take Utica softball back to district final, lead inspiring rally
PICKERINGTON — The tears simply added to the red cheeks already drenched from sweat and sticky from dives into second base and home plate. Lexi Wiegand was the engine of the Utica softball team from her first to her last game. The Utica seniors were on a mission to bring the program back...
Gallery: Clear Fork Swim Club in Lexington cuts ribbon on 65th year
(Photos from the 65th anniversary ribbon cutting and free community open house at the Clear Fork Swim Club in Lexington on Saturday afternoon. The pool, which opened in 1959, offered popcorn, cotton candy, slushies, dunk tank, bounce house and Battle Axe games for families to enjoy. It also conducted a raffle for a free family pool membership for the upcoming 2024 season. Miss Ontario Jaslyn Lopez sang the national anthem before the ribbon cutting and Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis also spoke. Visit the pool website for more information about memberships.)
Still ridin’ high: Lex boys win district track title as encore to OCC crown
LEXINGTON — In the end, the Lexington boys track team found the perfect way to make 10 hours on a school bus more tolerable. They parlayed those two five-hour round trips Wednesday and Friday into a team championship at the Division I district track and field meet at Oregon Clay High School. TRACK AND...
Bellville youth anglers headed to Junior World Championship in South Carolina
BELLVILLE — Two young Bellville fishermen will get a chance to strut their stuff on a national stage. Sloan McGhee and Anthony Oscar have qualified for a national tournament in July on Lake Hartwell in Anderson County, South Carolina. McGhee and Oscar earned the honor after competing with youth...
Ontario boys, Lex girls capture team titles at Division II district meet
ONTARIO — Bodpegn Miller’s aching hamstring may have been a blessing in disguise. Normally a 400 meter dash specialist, Miller claimed a Division II district championship in the 200 on a steamy Saturday afternoon on his home track. The Ontario junior won in 22.14 seconds, nearly four-tenths of...
Loudonville tabs Danville legend Honabarger as new football coach
LOUDONVILLE — Ed Honabarger is returning to the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference, but he won’t be wearing the Blue and White of the Danville Blue Devils. A Danville coaching icon, Honabarger was introduced as Loudonville’s new football coach and assistant principal Friday afternoon. He succeeds John Battaglia, who recently stepped down after three seasons.
Title reign comes to an end: Crestview boys still produce five district track champs
NORTH ROBINSON — At this late stage of his high school career, Crestview senior Wade Bolin is left measuring himself against … himself. When you’re No. 1 in the state in the discus and shot put, it’s hard to be happy with winning district titles in both if you don’t hit the standards you’ve already set for yourself. ...
Baseball: Lexington surprises Wapakoneta in sectional final
WAPAKONETA — Not many people gave Lexington, a No. 9 seed that finished sixth in its league, much of a chance against No. 2 seeded Wapakoneta, which shared the Western Buckeye League championship, in their Division II baseball sectional final Friday. Maybe they should have. The Minutemen looked the...
Mount Gilead makes it a three-peat at Saturday's district track and field championships
WESTERVILLE — At Mount Gilead, it's run-for-all and all-for run ... plus some all-for-jump and all-for-throw, too. For the third straight season and 12th time in program history, the Mount Gilead boys track and field team won the Division III Central District championship Saturday morning at Westerville North. "It’s...
Brothers serve up history: Ontario duo joins five state-bound Lex players
PORT CLINTON — What do you do if you’ve just put your stamp on a historical achievement? If you’re brothers Pablo and Hector Sanchez Vidal you just keep going, looking for more. On Thursday, the Spanish siblings won both of their doubles matches in the opening session of the Division II district tennis tournament in Port Clinton to become the first state qualifiers in the history of the boys program at Ontario. ...
Softball Game Preview: Mt. Vernon Takes on Evansville Bosse
Mt. Vernon is 10-0 against Evansville Bosse since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will take on the Evansville Bosse Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
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