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High School Sports

Raider’s record run

COLUMBUS — Despite missing the regional title by mere milliseconds, Emmitt Slabach still felt pretty good walking into Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. He knew the race was going to be a speedy one, but the senior kept pace, earning bronze for South Range during the Division II boys 1600-meter ...

McDonald’s medalists: Devils duo stands out in throwing events

COLUMBUS — While the McDonald Blue Devils found plenty of success on the track, across the street, the throws area became a place for a junior duo to make their mark at the Division III meet. Emma Bundy and Cierra Shiley are both veterans to the state scene, Shiley having earned seventh in ...

A year’s worth of work

COLUMBUS — The road to the awards area wasn’t the smoothest, but sometimes track and field just has a way of working itself out. Last season at the regional round, Ursuline’s boys 4x100-meter relay group dropped the baton, keeping that very baton and using it as a tool during practices ...

Hubbard’s Braydon Songer reflects on historic baseball season

CANTON — In the winter, Braydon Songer broke his left wrist while playing basketball. The injury left him in a cast, but, most importantly, more motivated than ever. The Hubbard pitcher, unable to put on a baseball glove, was determined to come back better and stronger than the last time he ...

Football playoffs reduced from 16 teams to 12 per region

The high school football playoffs will have a different setup moving forward. On Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that the playoffs will shrink from 16 teams to 12 in each region. The change came after a vote by the OHSAA Board of Directors. Under the new format, ...

Springfield takes silver in 4×400 relay

COLUMBUS — The finale of the Division III meet provided a race that was worthy of a curtain call. The first three spots on the podium were decided by less than a second, so it was going to come down to whoever had some gas left in the tank. Senior Aiden Appel was no stranger to the big ...