St. Paul's Jarret Schaffer will swim for 9th-to-16th place Friday night in the Division II state 100-yard breaststroke in Canton.

St. Paul's Schaffer to swim in B final at state

Junior finished 10th in the Division II 100-yard breaststroke preliminary race — three spots above his seed time — to advance to the Friday night finals, where he will place anywhere from 9th-to-16th

Yesterday at 10:47 PM

Willard's Jerrett Sowers looks for someone to pass to during a Jan. 22 game vs. St. Paul at Willard High School.

Willard Crimson Flashes

Willard streak has Flashes on verge of league title

One year after finishing 6-18, WIllard (18-3, 9-2) takes a 13-game winning streak into Friday’s game at Huron with a chance to win a share of the SBC Bay Division championship

Yesterday at 8:44 PM

Lifelong Norwalk resident Geena Freriks, a senior swimmer at the University of Kentucky.

Norwalk Truckers

Freriks adds ninth-place finish in 200 free at SECs

University of Kentucky senior has placed third twice as well over the first three days of the championships with four more events left on Friday and Saturday in Georgia

Yesterday at 7:15 PM

Ashland University assistant coach Brook Turson, a 2010 Plymouth graduate, watches Ashland University's Ben Haraway (Norwalk 2014) and the Eagles warm up for their game against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Feb. 16 at Kates Gymnasium.

Plymouth Big Red

Turson has made easy player-to-coach transition at AU

Brook Turson, a 2010 Plymouth graduate and the only four-time Firelands Conference Player of the Year, is in his fourth season as an assistant on the NCAA Division II Ashland University coaching staff

Yesterday at 4:30 PM

Western Reserve senior Cora Wyers is congratulated by her teammates after she became the all-time points leader in school history during the second half of Wednesday's Division III sectional semifinal win over Bucyrus at Willard High School.

Western Reserve Roughriders

Wyers breaks scoring record in Western Reserve win

Western Reserve’s Cora Wyers surpassed Vicky Mahl (1,183) in career points at the school in Wednesday’s easy Division III sectional win over Bucyrus at Willard High School

Updated Feb 20, 2019 at 11:16 PM

Norwalk's Masci Horner fights off pressure from Perkins' Abriye' Skelton during a December 2018 game at Norwalk High School.

Norwalk Truckers

Clear Fork third quarter surge stops Norwalk

Truckers were outscored 23-11 in the third quarter, but had a chance late in a 48-43 loss to the Colts on Wednesday in a Division III sectional semifinal in Monroeville

Feb 20, 2019 at 11:13 PM

New London's Gabby Ledbetter fights for position with Plymouth's Mallory Miller for a rebound during Wednesday's Division III sectional semifinal at Lexington High School.

New London Wildcats

Huge first quarter sparks Wildcats past Plymouth

New London (8-14) scored the first 16 points of Wednesday’s 44-22 win over Plymouth in a Division III sectional semifinal at Lexington

Feb 20, 2019 at 10:18 PM

Edison's Mariah Medina goes in for an easy layup after stealing the ball at halfcourt during Wednesday's Division III sectional semifinal game vs. Monroeville at Lexington High School.

Edison Chargers

Edison dominates Monroeville to advance

Chargers rolled to a 63-36 win over the Eagles to improve to 18-5 and advance to Saturday’s sectional title game vs. Ashland Crestview (17-4)

Feb 20, 2019 at 10:10 PM

University of Kentucky senior swimmer Geena Freriks placed third with record times in the 500 freestyle and as a member of the 800 free relay at the SEC championships on Tuesday and Wednesday in Athens, Ga.

Norwalk Truckers

Freriks opens SECs with a pair of bronze medals

Norwalk resident was part of two record swims for the University of Kentucky that resulted in third-place finishes over the first two days of the SEC swim championships in Georgia

Updated Feb 20, 2019 at 7:04 PM

South Central's Bailey Mitchell drives down through the paint right to the basket as St. Paul's Lauren Chandler tries not to foul as she puts the pressure during a Feb. 14 Firelands Conference game in Greenwich.

South Central Trojans

Trojans survive scare from Spartans to advance

Bailey Mitchell’s steal preserves a 49-47 win for South Central (10-11), which advanced to face St. Paul (16-6) for a third time in a Division IV sectional title game at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Shelby

Updated Feb 20, 2019 at 1:31 AM

St. Paul's Jarret Schaffer, center, with assistant coach Dan Miller (left) and head coach Stacy Stoll (right) on Friday at the Samuel M. Cooper Natatorium at Bowling Green State University. Schaffer finished second in the Div. II 100-yard breaststroke district race, earning an automatic spot at Thursday's state championships in Canton.

St. Paul Flyers

St. Paul's Schaffer seeks All-Ohio finish at state

Junior Jarret Schaffer is the No. 13 seed with hopes of a top 16 prelim swim on Thursday in the Division II 100-yard breaststroke in Canton. The top 16 finishers will swim in Friday’s two finals races

Updated Feb 19, 2019 at 7:16 PM

Willard's Nicholas Bauer with his fourth place medal on Friday at the Division II district championship swim meet at the Samuel M. Cooper Natatorium in Bowling Green. Bauer qualified for Thursday's state championships in the 100-yard breaststroke for a second straight year with his swim.

Willard Crimson Flashes

Willard's Bauer is a trailblazer for Flashes

As the only state qualifier in Willard history, Bauer is headed to the Division II state swimming championships in the 100-yard breaststroke for a second straight year on Thursday

Feb 19, 2019 at 12:00 PM

St. Paul's Jarett Schaffer stands on the podium with his second place medal on Friday at the Division II district championship swim meet at the Samuel M. Cooper Natatorium in Bowling Green. Schaffer qualified for this week's state championships with the record swim.

St. Paul Flyers

St. Paul's Schaffer, Willard's Bauer qualify for state championships

Both swimmers finished in the top four in the 100-yard breaststroke at Friday’s Division II district championships to earn a spot at Thursday’s 24-person state field in Canton

Updated Feb 18, 2019 at 8:33 PM

Norwalk's Austin Brown attempts a layup during an SBC Lake Division game at Sandusky on Friday.

Norwalk Truckers

Norwalk ranked 14th in final Division II state AP poll

Truckers (18-3) appear in final Associated Press state poll for the fourth time in program history; can win SBC Lake title outright on Friday at Bellevue in regular season finale

Updated Feb 18, 2019 at 5:12 PM