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Schlosser named Division II District 9 Player of the Year, 17 from Richland County honored
MANSFIELD — There is no denying now that Luke Schlosser is the best of the best. He was named the Division II District 9 Baseball Player of the Year by the coaches association after his standout season. Schlosser hit .354 with 29 hits, seven doubles, three triples, a home run, 19 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 21 walks as he led the Clear Fork Colts to a 23-4 record. ...
11 Richland County baseball players selected to All-Ohio Cardinal Conference teams
MANSFIELD — In all, 11 Richland County baseball players took home All-Ohio Cardinal Conference honors for the 2024 season. Madison's Cameron Kuhn was joined by Lexington's Jaxon Brown as the lone first team selections. Kuhn led the Rams with a .368 batting average with 35 hits, 10 doubles, two home runs, 13 RBIs and 19 runs scored. Brown hit .310 with 18 hits, seven RBIs and nine run scored.
Lexington wins first outright Ohio Cardinal Conference softball title in 19 years
MADISON TOWNSHIP — If she wasn't before, Quinn Patrick is now a firm believer in second chances. The Lexington freshman was given one and made the most of it during a 6-1 win over Madison that netted Lady Lex its first Ohio Cardinal Conference championship since 2009 and first outright title since 2005. ...
Eight Richland County softball players earn All-Mid-Buckeye Conference honors
MANSFIELD — In all, eight Richland County softball players earned All-Mid-Buckeye Conference honors for the 2024 season. Lucas' Maddie Boyer and Alyssa Shay joined Mansfield Christian's Noel Cline as first team honorees. Boyer hit .354 with 23 hits, three doubles, two triples, a home run, 13 RBIs and 20 runs scored while Shay hit .346 with 18 hits, 13 RBIs and 20 runs scored. Cline made headlines earlier this season when she tied an Ohio High School Athletic Association record with two grand slams in one game in a 17-5 win over Wellington.
READER'S CHOICE: MNJ Male Athlete of the Week
MANSFIELD — It's time to make your vote count. Voting for the Mansfield News Journal Male Athlete of the Week is now open. OPINION:Jake's Take | OHSAA's division expansion is far from a money grab. Here is why. *Ontario’s Peyton Dzugan allowed one run on four hits with 17...
Spring return of Athlete of the Week a hit
BUCYRUS - Last week we had our closest vote EVER for the Female Athlete of the Week. Crestline's Lillian Higgins edged out Buckeye Central's Grace Collene by a mere nine votes as Higgins garnered 39.71% to Collene's 39.36%. It also had more votes than the previous five weeks COMBINED — thank you all for participating! This wraps up polls for the spring season but keep an eye out for plenty of fun content over the summer including...
Bigger and faster? Star athlete helps quarterback Ontario boys to district track title
ONTARIO — He was afraid track season would interfere with some of the noticeable strength gains he’s made for his burgeoning football career. Instead, Bodpegn Miller is still doing plenty of heavy lifting. It’s just that he’s doing it as a sprinter for an Ontario boys team that followed up last week’s title performance in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference meet with a Division II district championship on the home oval Saturday. ...
Vote now for the Ashland County Athlete of the Week for May 13-18
Vote now for the candidates in the Ashland Times-Gazette Athlete of the Week poll. The performances in the poll are from May 13-18. The poll will run from 10 a.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Wednesday. Winners will be announced at the end of the week. Below are some of the...
Loudonville makes three new hires in athletic department
Three new faces will be a part of the Loudonville athletic program going into the 2024-2025 academic/athletic school year. In a press release, the Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District introduced three new hires in the athletic department: Chad Spurlock as the athletic director; Daryl Young as the girls basketball head coach, and Ed Honabarger as the head football coach and Loudonville High School assistant principal.
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