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COLUMBUS — As Chip Kelly stood before the media on March 5 following his first practice as the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State, fielding a question about his decision to leave a head coaching position at UCLA to take a perceived lesser role in Columbus, he referenced a story he once heard about legendary musician John Lennon.

For just over three quarters of their Division IV district semifinal game at Centerburg against Patriot Prep on Tuesday, the Northmor Golden Knights struggled on offense — leading to them trailing 38-32 with only 7:30 left in regulation.

A total of 10 Morrow County wrestlers will be competing at The Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center this weekend after qualifying for the state meet.

After a hard-fought first quarter, the Northmor boys’ basketball team pulled away from visiting Madison Christian to claim a 79-41 win in a Saturday Division IV sectional contest.

The Mount Gilead boys were edged on the road in their Tuesday night sectional basketball game at Northmor by a 65-61 margin.

March is here and with the mild winter and early warm up, so is the fishing season. The walleye are biting up at Lake Erie and just this past weekend, I noticed a lot of bank fishermen were out on the inlets and cuts trying to catch crappie and perch.

Friday, March 8

Since arriving on campus as a 17-year-old freshman in 2022, Ohio State coaches have raved about Sonny Styles’ versatility as a potential playmaker across multiple levels of the defense.

The Gilead Christian Junior High girls’ basketball team won the Independent Christian Schools of Ohio Athletic Conference state championship game on Monday, Feb. 26. In that contest, they defeated the Ohio Eagles from Lima by a 31-11 score.

A slow start for the Mount Gilead girls’ basketball team combined with hot outside shooting by Newark Catholic conspired to end the Indians’ season Tuesday night.