AKRON, Ohio — He has won seven state championships and been to the Final Four 15 times during a hall of fame career, but Strasburg coach Bud Weisgarber never gets tired of playing on the state’s biggest stage. “It never gets old,” Weisgarber said after the Tigers stopped Hillsdale 2-0 in the Division IV state […]
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Library helping keep kids fed this summer
ASHLAND – During the summer months, many kids struggle to eat nutritious meals. A recent study found that more than 3,000 young people in Ashland County suffer from food insecurity. While schools provide lunches for them most of the year, other organizations are needed to step in to make sure those students are fed when […]
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For Hillsdale’s Long sisters, softball is a family affair
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Hillsdale’s Shelbi and Sydney Long come by their love of the game honestly. Their parents were two of the best players ever to come out of Hillsdale. Shelbi, a senior third baseman, and sophomore pitcher Sydney will lead the Falcons into the Division IV state semifinals against Strasburg at 10 a.m. Thursday […]
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Hillsdale softball team has Falcon family soaring
JEROMESVILLE — There’s no cheering in the press box. That is a cardinal rule of sports journalism. The job is to report, not cheerlead. I pride myself in my poker face on game day. When someone asks who I’m rooting for, my response is always the same. The clock. I don’t care which team wins […]
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Clear Fork, Hillsdale turn back the clock
MANSFIELD, Ohio — When I woke up Sunday morning, I could have sworn it was 2010. Clear Fork and Hillsdale had turned back the clock. Back in 2010, the Clear Fork baseball team won a Division III state title with a resounding 14-3 run rule-shortened win over Wheelersburg in Huntington Park in Columbus. That same […]
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Regional Thriller: Hillsdale knocks off Plymouth in extra innings
KENT, Ohio — Timber Stoops never hesitated. Stoops scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Hillsdale rallied for a 3-2 win over Plymouth in the Division IV regional championship game on a steamy Saturday afternoon at Kent State University’s Diamond at Dix. Hillsdale (24-3) will play Pickerington regional champ Strasburg […]
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Morton 1-room schoolhouse brings history to life in Shelby
SHELBY – A modest red brick building sits alongside Ohio 96 just west of Shelby, more than 100 years worth of history lives within its walls. The one-room Morton Schoolhouse originally played an important role in the early education of pioneer families. These days, it serves as a museum/classroom where students from across north central […]
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Lone bid rejected for former Osborn Elementary property
ASHLAND – The sole bid for the former Osborn Elementary location on East Main Street was informally rejected by Ashland City Schools Supt. Doug Marrah and members of the school board Thursday morning. Dan Meyer of DC Meyer Masonry bid $100,000 after auctioneer Bill Stepp of Dilgard Real Estate Auctions opened bidding at $400,000, before […]
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New London ousts Lucas in district semifinals
SHELBY, Ohio — It wasn’t how Lucas wanted to bow out, but not even Wednesday’s run rule-shortened 11-1 loss to New London in the Division IV district semifinals could tarnish what was a breakthrough season. The Cubs (10-17) doubled their win total from a year ago and won a sectional championship for the first time […]
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Mysteries solved: Class ring draws Fla. resident home
MANSFIELD — Class rings are special. That’s why Cherie Kissiar, a 1991 Mansfield Senior High graduate cried when she was reunited with her class ring Wednesday after Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Mid-Ohio owner Trent Dawson found it in the sewer. “It has a lot of meaning to me,” she said. “I don’t know how to […]