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Ontario's Bodpegn Miller seeing recruiting skyrocket, gets visit from Ohio State Buckeyes
ONTARIO — Nearly five months ago, Ontario junior quarterback Bodpegn Miller's life changed forever. And it has been a whirlwind every since. It was at a Prep Redzone Ohio showcase where he was tested for the first time and put up some insane numbers. He ran the shuttle in 4.37 second, the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds and broad jumped 10-feet-7-inches. ...
Mansfield native to host Triple Crown of thru-hiking presentation
MANSFIELD — Fewer than 700 people have completed the U.S. Triple Crown of thru-hiking. The American Long-Distance Hiking Association – West recognizes individuals who’ve hiked the complete lengths of the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Pacific Crest Trail in their entirety. Mansfield native Dave Humeston completed...
Worth the wait: Ontario gets 3-peat title in marathon MOAC tennis tourney
LEXINGTON — It took nearly 11 hours to determine a champion, but when the final ball was struck just before 7 p.m. the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference boys tennis tournament belonged to the Ontario Warriors. Again. Fans thought the tournament was long? Ontario’s championship reign is even longer, now stretching...
Lucas Oil Late Models Postpone Billy Todd Classic
BATAVIA, Ohio — With weather models predicting rain from Friday morning into the late evening hours, Ponderosa Speedway and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series officials have postponed the Billy Todd Classic. Track and series officials are exploring options for a make-up date. If a suitable date is available,...
Crestview teams come together for Unstoppable Youth Sports clinic
OLIVESBURG — Scott Durbin and Don Keener, the softball and baseball coaches at Crestview, respectively, hadn’t heard of Unstoppable Youth Sports before Angela Jameson reached out to them. Angela and her husband, Jim Jameson, have a child on the autism spectrum. They became involved with Unstoppable Youth Sports,...
Ashland's Jayden Goings, Braydon Martin stand side-by-side, clearing one hurdle at a time
It's not often one encounters another individual that shares the same like-minded ambitions and possesses a similar mentality as them in their particular craft. Some will find themselves searching all over to connect with that one person that sees their line of work like they do. For Ashland senior Braydon Martin and junior Jayden Goings, they don't have to look too far when they're both competing in the 110 and 300 hurdles. In some cases (mostly...
Rally on two: Whippets score nine with two outs, beat Ontario to stay atop MOAC standings
SHELBY — The Shelby Whippets wore their rally caps proudly. During a 13-6 win over Ontario on Wednesday night which kept the Whippets locked in a tie atop the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference standings with Clear Fork, the Whippets sported their lucky caps and scored nine runs with two outs over the final two innings, including six in the sixth inning to pull off the season sweep against their Richland County rival. ...
Talent and smarts: Lex has it all; wins its sixth straight OCC tennis crown
WOOSTER – Repeating as a doubles champion in the Ohio Cardinal Conference tennis tournament wasn’t even the best part of Jake Halfhill’s day. On Wednesday morning he found out that his fellow students chose him to deliver the senior commencement address at Lexington’s graduation ceremony this year. LIVING UP TO THE BILLING: Richland 25:...
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