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HSLD Stories
Ediger, Baith nearing end of momentous ride
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – History will remember this chapter in Ashland boys basketball. With one last Division II tournament approaching for seniors Paxon Ediger and Gabe Baith, it’s a...
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Newest Arrow-to-AU Football Commits Ready For Impact
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – It would be easy to view them as a trio of dominoes loaded with football talent, tipping over along a pathway to Ashland University. Ashland...
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AHS linebacker Lacey chooses Ashland University for next stop
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – He probably never really had the time to think about all the ways it made perfect sense. Gunner Lacey was too busy setting the Ashland...
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Ashland hoops squads in midst of wildly unique stretch
ASHLAND – The girls basketball program at Ashland High School started its first season in 1970. It’s been more than a half-century since then and there might never have been...
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Walsh Jesuit football’s 2025 a season for the ages
By Doug Haidet CUYAHOGA FALLS – There were enough narratives for the 2025 Walsh Jesuit football team to fill a semi-truck. * Monster season-opening win over an eventual state runner-up?...
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Big wins push Arrows into OCC contention
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – Boys basketball in the Ohio Cardinal Conference is nothing if not intriguing this season. After two monster home wins heading into the new year, Ashland...
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Ashland Arrows Stay Perfect: Hoffman, Lacey Power 8–0 Start With Statement Win Over Clearfork
Written by Wesley Seyfang Ashland Arrows Remain Perfect at 8–0 Behind Hoffman, Lacey, and Relentless Team Effort The Ashland Arrows girls basketball team continued its undefeated run in impressive fashion,...
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WJ’s Tobin writes unforgettable ending to high school career
By Doug Haidet CUYAHOGA FALLS – Nobody will ever say Marty Tobin isn’t a great author. With his college football destination still up in the air and a daunting postseason...
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Horn: SJJ football ready to continue climb in 2026
By Doug Haidet TOLEDO – If Joe Horn was looking for the easy road, he took a wrong turn. When he landed his first football head coaching job nearly one...
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Ashland’s Lacey primed to take another leap forward
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – It seems like Kennedy Lacey’s entire basketball career has revolved around sending warnings. In her first varsity game as an Ashland High School freshman, she...
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Ashland defense flexes its muscle in playoff pummeling of UMD
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – The wheels didn’t just come falling off Saturday for the Minnesota Duluth offense. The Ashland defense ferociously ripped them off – then the Eagles scrapped...
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Ashland star QB Bernhard flips commitment from Appalachian State to Maryland
By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – Seven months after originally committing to play football at Appalachian State – and with the NCAA Division I early signing period (Dec. 3-5) closing in...
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