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Mansfield Senior improved to 3-0 with a 85-69 win at cross-town rival Madison on Friday night. Senior High had 4 players score in double figures, led by freshman Kaylen Brooks with 26 points, which included 5 made three point field goals. D'Vontae Johnson poured in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. He also connected on 3/4 from 3-point range and 6/8 at the free throw line. Rashad Reed chipped in 14 points, while Kyvie Roane added 11. Madison was led by Colton Adkins with 19 points and Kaleb Gordon with 16. Senior High outrebounded Madison 39-27. The TYgers improve to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the OCC. The loss for Madison, their 4th in a row, drops them to 1-4 and 0-2 in the league. *The game was broadcast on WMAN*

The Ontario Warriors (1-1) won their home opener on Thursday, 50-39, over Clear Fork (2-3). Ontario got out to a 10-1 lead in the 1st quarter and had the lead for most of the evening. The Warriors were led in scoring by Cardae Brown, 20 points, and Trindon Flenoury with 16 points. Brown and Flenoury are both freshman and have scored in double figures in both games this season for the Warriors. Ontario is now 1-0 in the MOAC, while the Colts suffered their 1st league loss and are now 2-1 in the conference. *The game was broadcast live on WMAN*

The Lucas Cubs beat the Mansfield St. Peter's Spartans, 44-35, in overtime on Friday, December 6th at the Franciscan Center. St. Peter's led by 2 points after the 1st quarter, but Lucas rallied to take a 9 point lead at halftime, 20-11. The Cubs opened up a double digit lead in the 2nd half, but St. Peter's came from behind to take the lead, 34-33 with :04 seconds to play on a lay up by Desmond King. However, Bobby Grover of Lucas was fouled with 1 second on the clock in the 4th and sank a free throw to send the game to OT. Lucas outscored St. Peter's in overtime, 10-1, to post the win on opening night. Hayden Maloney led the way for Lucas with 17 points, while Cooper Day chipped in 10 points. St Peter's was led by Markeis Johnson with 11 points and Antonio Lindsay added 10 points. The game was broadcast "live" on WMAN with Aaron Hines

The Madison Rams played host to the Galion Tigers in the season opener for both schools on Dec 3rd, 2024. Owen Wigton led Madison with a game-high 17 points. Listen to the entire broadcast here with Aaron Hines on WMAN.

The Lexington Minutemen defeated the Clear Fork Colts in the season opener on Friday, November 29th, by a final score of 65-51. Lex led by as many as 18 points, but the Colts rallied several times, cutting the lead down to 7 in the 2nd half. The Minutemen responded to post the 14 point win at home. Lexington's leading scorer was Seven Allen with 24 points (13 of those came in the 1st quarter). Two other Minutemen were in double figures, as Joe Caudill had 15 points, and Jacob Legron chipped in 10. Clear Fork was led by Garrett Hotz with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Trey Sellers added 10 points for the Colts. Game was broadcast "live" on WMAN with Aaron Hines

The Ontario Warriors historic season came to an end on Friday in Tiffin, as the Warriors fell to Sandusky Perkins, 28-21, at Frost-Kalnow Stadium. Perkins scored the go-ahead TD with just :39 seconds left in the game to advance to play Glenville in the state semi-finals next week. Ontario fell behind 14-0, after a fumble and a short punt, which the Pirates short TD runs of 5 and 10 yards from senior running back, Isaac Bunts, who had all 4 TD's for Perkins. Ontario would not go away, and answered with a TD run by Bodpegn Miller late in the 1st Q to cut the lead to 14-7. The 2nd quarter was scoreless, and 14-7 was the halftime score on a cold, windy and rainy night. Perkins scored early in the 3rd quarter to take a 21-7 lead, but again - the Warriors would answer big time! Ontario got a 1 yard TD run from Miller 4 seconds into the 4th Q, but the PAT was blocked. Ontario then recovered an onside kick by freshman Kooper Kilgore, and remember that name, as Kilgore had a huge 2nd half running the football for the Warriors, as he leaped a defender, and darted into the end zone from 18 yards out to pull Ontario with 2 points. Bodpegn pushed his way into the end zone for the 2 point conversion to tie the game at 21-21 with 8:45 to play. However, Perkins got the ball back and scored the game winning TD with :39 seconds left on a 8 yard run by Bunts, who finished with 200 yards rushing and all 4 Perkins TD's. Ontario ends the great season in school history at 12-2. Bodpegn Miller (3,577) is now the schools all-time career rushing leader, as he passed Jordan Campbell's mark of 3,556. Kilgore led Ontario in rushing with 73 yards, Miller added 2 TD's and 46 yards rushing. Mason Vantilburg added 51 yards on the ground. *Game aired live on WMAN with Aaron Hines and Erik Will

The Ontario Warriors are headed to play for a Regional Championship for the 1st time in school history, after they beat Shelby, 49-48, in one of the most epic playoff games ever played in Richland County. Ontario trailed by 22 points after 3 quarters of play, and went on to outscore Shelby 23-0 in the 4th quarter to win the Regional Semi-Final at Arlin Field. The crowd was estimated by RichlandSource.com to be over 8,000 people. Bodpegn Miller scored 5 TD's, including the game winner with :12 seconds to play in the game, and totaled 503 yards on the night. Miller rushed for 209 yards, and 2 TD's, while throwing for 294 and 3 more scores. Warriors running back Mason Vantilburg went over 1,000 yards on the year, as he rushed for 130 yards and a TD. Landon Sowards, who is just a tackling machine at linebacker for Ontario, had the games biggest play with 1:52 to play in the 4th, and the Warriors down 48-40, when he tackled Brayden Devito of Shelby in the end zone for safety. Ontario got the ball back, then drove down for the game winning score, which included freshman kicker, Kooper Kilgore, connecting on the game winning extra point. Shelby QB Brayden Devito was incredible once again, as he scored 6 TD's and 439 yards of offense. DeVito ends an amazing year with 61 TD's and over 5,000 total yards. Ontario (12-1) now plays Sandusky Perkins (12-1) in the Regional Final on Friday, November 22nd.

The Shelby Whippets improved to 12-0 on Friday, after beating Ottawa-Glandorf, 26-14, in the Division IV Regional Quarterfinal at the Whippet Athletic Complex. Shelby fell behind early and trailed 7-6 at halftime. The Whippets outscored the Titans 20-7 in the 2nd half, as Shelby QB Brayden DeVito had a hand in all 3 of the Whippets TD's, which were all big plays. DeVito threw two TD passes, a 66 yard play to Avery Lambert, and a 69 yard strike to Brady Bowman. Brayden sealed the deal, after a huge interception by Brock Fisher as OG was driving into Shelby territory at the 17 yard line, as DeVito darted 76 yards to the end zone to push the Whippets into the regional semi-final on Friday. DeVito had just shy of 400 total yards, and now for the season has accounted for 55 TD's and over 4,700 total yards. Shelby (12-0) will now play Ontario (11-1) in the regional semi-finals on Friday, November 15th. Game was broadcast live on WMAN with Aaron Hines and Erik Will

The Ontario Warriors beat Clear Fork 24-2 in a Division IV (Region 14) 1st round playoff game on Friday. Ontario scored 3 rushing TDs, two by Mason Vantilburg, and the other by Bodpegn Miller. Also, freshman Kooper Kilgore booted a 33 yard FG in the 3rd quarter to account for the Warriors points. Clear Fork recorded a safety in the 2nd quarter for their only points of the evening. The Colts moved the ball, but penalties and turnovers, along with some great defense from Ontario, kept the Colts out of the end zone. The play of the night came, with the Warriors up 10-2, in the 2nd half when defensive lineman Trenton Maglott blocked a punt and moments later Bodpegn Miller scored from 1 yard out. Ontario less than a minute later got an interception from Landon Fultz, then Mason Vantilburg darted for a 20 yard TD to give Ontario a big lead. Ontario (10-1) will now host Clyde (8-3) on Friday, November 8th in the Regional quarterfinals in Division IV. *Aaron Hines and Erik Will on the broadcast for WMAN*

The Ashland Arrows claimed the outright Ohio Cardinal Conference Championship on Friday, as the beat Lexington, 30-21, at Community Stadium. Ashland finishes the regular season 10-0 for only the 2nd time in school history. The only other 10-0 year was 2006. The Arrows are the outright OCC champs for the first time since 2011. Defense was the story for Ashland, who had 2 interceptions returned for touchdowns in the win. Tyler Sauder took one back nearly 70 yards in the 1st half, while Michael Franz, helped Ashland stay perfect on the year, as his 65 yard pick 6 with 7:54 to go in the game - sealed the win. Lexington moved the football well on offense all night, as Markale Martin had 2 rushing TDs, while Brayden Fogle caught a TD and a 2 point conversion. The Minutemen had 4 turnovers on the night, two of them went for TDs by Ashland's defense. Ashland finishes the regular season 10-0 and will host a first round playoff game. Lexington (5-5) looks likely to reach the postseason and would be on the road. The brackets will officially be released on Sunday. The game was broadcast live on WMAN with Aaron Hines and Erik Will (10/25/24)

The Shelby Whippets scored 27 unanswered points on Friday to improve to 8-0 with a 34-7 win at Clear Fork. Shelby scored :15 seconds into the game to take a 7-0 lead, after Brayden Devito hit WR Kaden Price on a 66 yard TD pass play. The game remained 7-0 until the 3 minute mark of the 3rd quarter, when Colts QB Marcus Hoeflich completed a touchdown pass to WR Jay Jackson from 59 yards out to tied the game, 7-7. The Whippets answered right back, as Devito hit tight end, Michael Shepherd on a 46 yard TD pass play, then a 63 yard TD throw to Price, which was his 2nd of the night. Running back Marcus Gumbert had a touchdown run from 8 yards out, and Devito threw his 4th TD pass of the night to tight end Sam Gwirtz, who hauled it in from 2 yards out. Brayden Devito racked up well over 400 yards of offense and Shelby as a team had around 600 yards of offense. Clear Fork ran the football very well, but had two turnovers and some penalties that stalled some of their drives. Shelby moves to 8-0 and 5-0 in the MOAC. The Whippets host Ontario (8-0, 5-0) on Friday. You can hear the game on WMAN. Clear Fork falls to 2-6 and 1-4 in the league. Game aired 10/11/24 with Aaron Hines and Erik Will

The Ashland Arrows improved to 7-0 on the season on Friday, as they beat Mansfield Senior, 35-3, at Community Stadium. Arrows QB, Nathan Bernhard, accounted for all 5 Ashland scores, as he threw for 3 and ran for two more TDs. Bernhard on the night, ran for 214 yards on 14 carries, which included a season long 88 yard TD run in the 1st quarter to give the Arrows the lead for good. Mansfield Senior (1-6, 1-3) got an interception from Guy Trader, and his return of more than 50 yards, set them up for a 41 yard field goal by Griffen DeBolt. Bernhard's other TD run was from 54 yards out, while both of his TD passes went to Dakota Kruty from 29 and 31 yards. Ashland's defense was very good, led by Tyler Sauder (6 tackles) and Gunnar Lacey, who added multiple tackles and a sack. The Arrows, now 3-0 in the OCC, travel to West Holmes on Friday night.

The Lexington Minutemen beat Mansfield Senior on Friday, 19-6, at Arlin Field. The win for Lex was their 1st vs Senior High since 2018, and snaps a 7 game losing streak to the TYgers. Lexington's defense only allow 106 total yards and did not allow a point. Senior High's only score came on a fumble return as the clock was expiring in the 4th quarter. The Minutemen had a big game from Seven Allen, who had 4 catches for 83 yards, which included a 33 yard TD catch in the 2nd quarter. Brayden Fogle had several big catches that helped lead to another Lex TD. QB Joe Caudill threw for 2 TD passes and played a nice game on defense too. Cole Eichorn led the Minutemen in tackles with 7, as Lex (3-3) won their 3rd straight game and moved to 2-0 in the OCC.

The Shelby Whippets moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2020 on Friday, after an impressive win, 35-6, at Galion. Whippets QB Brayden Devito accounted for 4 touchdowns and over 400 total yard of offense in keeping Shelby unbeaten. Devito threw for 3 scores, and all 3 were to different receivers. Brady Bowman, Nic Eyster and Michael Shepherd, all found the end zone on great passes from Brayden Devito, who also ran in a score from 11 yards out in the 3rd quarter. Devito has a total of 18 touchdowns and over 1,800 yards through 5 weeks. Shelby junior Brock Fisher intercepted 2 passes on the night, and none bigger than his INT in the end zone in the 1st quarter. Galion, after a turnover, had the ball in Whippet territory, and Brock Fisher came up with another INT to give the ball back to Shelby. Fisher, also had a really nice catch to set up a Whippet TD in the first half. Shelby's defense, which has only give up a total of 44 points through 5 weeks (8.8 per game, has only allowed 2 TDs in the last 12 quarters). The Whippets are now 2-0 in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference.

Mansfield Senior dropped to 0-3 for the 1st time since 2004, after a 60-0 loss on Friday at home vs Villa Angela St. Joseph (3-0). The Vikings, led the RB Bo Jackson, who is committed to play for Ohio State, ran for 487 yards and piled up 537 total yards of offense. Jackson ran for 197 yards on just 9 carries (21.88 per carry) and 3 TDs. TJ Moore found the end zone twice and rushed for 134 yards. Dom Bonner ran in two 4th quarter scores to give the Vikings 7 rushing TDs for the game. VASJ's offensive line was incredible, as the opened running lanes, which led to an average of over 11 yards per play. Mansfield Senior was held to -16 yards of total offense and has not scored an offensive TD in the last two weeks. The Vikings had 25 first downs to only 2 for the TYgers. The last time Mansfield Senior gave up 60+ points was 1959 in a loss to Massillon.

The Shelby Whippets improved to 2-0 on the season on Friday, August 30th with a 21-10 win at Lexington. Shelby QB Brayden Devito had a hand in all 3 Whippet TD's, as he threw for 2 and ran for another score. Kaden Price and Nic Eyster each hauled in TD's, while sophomore Brady Bowman made several incredible over the shoulder catches, including a 50 yard pass on the 1st play of the game to setup a Shelby TD. The Whippet defense was impressive for the 2nd consecutive week and has only allowed 24 total points in two weeks. The game was broadcast live on WMAN and iHeart Radio with Aaron Hines and Erik Will

The Ontario Warriors scored 31 unanswered points in a season opening win over rival Lexington, 31-14. Ontario got two rushing TD's in the 4th quarter from running back Mason Vantilburg and WR Noah Poole hauled in 2 TD catches from QB Podpegn Miller in the win! The Warriors were down 14-0 late in the 1st Q and rallied for the win! (Aired 8/23/24 with Aaron Hines and Erik Will)

The greatest season in Shelby Whippets boys basketball history came to an end on Saturday in the State Semi-Finals in Dayton. The Whippets fell to Maysville, 68-65, at UD Arena. Alex Bruskotter led Shelby with an incredible performance in his final game in a Whippets uniform, as he scored a game high 34 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Casey Lantz added 12 points and pulled down 11 boards. Jordan Watson led Maysville with 26 points, Alex Bobb had 22 points and Gator Nicholas chipped in 18 points. Neither team led by more than 5 points in the entire game and there were 15 lead changes, along with 10 ties in the game. Shelby, who reached the state tournament for the 1st time in school history, ends the year 25-3. The Maysville Panthers (26-3) have won 21 straight and will play Kettering Archbishop Alter on Sunday (5:15 pm) for the Division II State Championship. Game aired live on WMAN/My 100.1 with Aaron Hines and Erik Will

Hear the very first words in the postgame from Shelby coach, Greg Gallaway, who joined WMAN's Aaron Hines and Erik Will "LIVE on iHeart Radio following the Whippets District Championship win, 62-52, over Lexington on Saturday. The win gives Shelby their 4th District Championship in school history.

The Shelby boys basketball team still has not lost in 2024. The Whippets won their 17th straight game on Saturday night, 62-52, over Lexington in the Division II District Championship game. This is Shelby's 4th District crown in school history and their 1st, since the 2020-2021 season. Alex Bruskotter was close to recording a triple-double, as he had 20 points (10 in the 1st quarter), 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Issaiah Ramsey had 13 points and played some incredible defense all night. Brayden Devito added 11 points and Casey Lantz, who had one of 3 Shelby thunderous dunks, chipped in 10 points. The Whippets led by as many as 14 points, but one of the biggest runs was a 5-0 spurt by Shelby, late in the 2nd quarter, when Lex went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 1. The Whippets responded with a 5-0 run into halftime to grab the momentum. Lexington (22-3) was led by Brayden Fogle with 13 points and Gavin Husty with 11 points. Shelby (23-2) will now play Lima Shawnee (19-6) on Thursday, March 14th (8pm) in the Division II Regional Semi-Final, at the Stroh Center, on the campus of Bowling Green State University. The game will be broadcast live on WMAN with Aaron Hines and Erik Will.