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All-State Teams Divisions I-III

DIVISION I Player of the Year: Whitney Stafford, Lewis Center Olentangy Coach of the Year: Andrew Booth, Wadsworth FIRST TEAM Zoe Coleman, Pickerington Central, 5-11, jr., 17.8; Whitney Stafford, Lewis Center Olentangy, 5-8, sr., 21.3; Maddie Lepley, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, sr., 18.3; Lauren Decker, Wadsworth, 5-9, sr., 14.1; Kaylah Thornton, Kettering Fairmont, 5-8, sr., 18.0; Erin Thomas, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-1, so., 20.7; Bella Swisshelm, Batavia West Clermont, 5-11, fr., 20.1; Nina Rodriguez, Mentor, 5-5, sr., 19.2. SECOND TEAM Mya Taylor, Canton McKinley, 5-6, sr., ...

Raiders ready for reset: Harding has new look, same expectations

Coming off the best season since 2014 and reaching the district title game, the Warren G. Harding Raiders are going to look different this year. Without last year’s five seniors, as well as star Gummy Hart, who is now playing in North Carolina for the Kingsmen Baseball Academy, this year’s senior class will have the challenge of taking over leadership roles and while finding their footing at the varsity level. It’s a tough task, but Harding coach Andrew Burnett thinks it’s just a passing of the torch. “A lot of it’s been just remembering what it took to get to that point ...

Cardinals primed for big season in 2026

Last spring, Cardinal Mooney baseball coach Ed Reese led a lineup filled with young talent. The Cardinals finished 19-7, including a seven-game winning streak, to win the program’s first district title since 2013. It was a nice step forward after going 9-15 in 2023. After reaching the ...

Ryan, Rhodes headline All-State teams

The first batch of All-Ohio girls basketball teams were released on Monday. The Division IV, V, VI and VII were the first to be revealed. The Mahoning Valley had two receive first-team honors, as Crestview senior Addison Rhodes got on the top team in Division V and Warren JFK’s Didi Ryan was a first-teamer in Division VII. In Division IV, West Branch freshman Madi Hoopes was named to the second team. Salem junior Abby Knickerbocker and Hubbard junior Chloe Cicero received special mention, and West Branch junior Audrey Eaton and Lakeview senior Kalyssa Werner both got honorable ...

Niles football coach resigns after two months on the job

For the second time in two months, the Niles McKinley High football program is seeking a head coach. In mid-January, Tom Sporich was hired by the Niles City School District to guide the football program. Sporich was tabbed by the Niles Board of Education to replace Jim Parry, who stepped ...

Lakeview hopes to build off 2025 run

Last year, Lakeview did what no other Bulldogs softball team did before when it won its first regional championship and appeared in the state semifinals. That was, more or less, part of the plan for Dave Kelm’s team after previously failing to make it past the district title game. But this ...