By ROB HAMILTON A trio of Northmor wrestlers will be making return trips to the Division III state wrestling meet this year. Tyler Beck (195 pounds) advanced as a district champion in action from the Division III district meet hosted by Philo High School, while both Jamie Baldridge (145) and Colin Visconti (152) earned third-place finishes. The Knights finished […]
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor claimed two sectional champions and a total of six district qualifiers in placing second as a team at last weekend’s Cardington sectional meet. The Knights finished with 158 points to barely overcome Garaway’s total of 157.5 for the runner-up spot. Northridge ran away with the team title, scoring 206.5 over Friday and […]
By ROB HAMILTON The Cardington girls bowling team placed second in their sectional meet to advance to districts in their bid to make a return trip to the state level of competition. The Pirates finished with 3584 pins to only finish behind the total of 3757 knocked down by Briggs. Team totals are composed of three […]
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor topped Cardington on Saturday by a 57–46 score thanks to a second-half comeback. The visiting Pirates led 15–14 after the opening period and were up 29–22 at the half, but a big third quarter changed the tone of the contest. Northmor outscored Cardington 21–11 in the third quarter to take a 43–40 lead […]
By ROB HAMILTON Highland was able to steadily increase a slim advantage over Mount Gilead last Tuesday in claiming a 47–38 win. The host Scots only led 12–9 after the first quarter, but were able to outscore the Indians 14–10 in the second and 13–10 in the third to jump out to a 10-point lead. While Mount Gilead did […]
By ROB HAMILTON Thanks to placing nine wrestlers in the top four at Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling meet, including a quartet of champions, the host Highland Scots were able to not just win the Red Division, but also boast the overall best score on Saturday. Highland finished with 159.5 points to outdistance River Valley’s 140. […]
By ROB HAMILTON For 18 minutes, Cardington’s basketball team had done what it needed to do in order to hang with Mount Gilead on the road on Friday. Unfortunately for the Pirates, it was the next seven minutes which proved to decide the game — a 63–50 win by the Indians. After Cardington opened the third quarter […]
By Evelyn Long — More than 100 persons packed the room when Cardington Village Council met on Tuesday, January 22. The focus of almost everyone present was the vote on the scheduled raise in water rates and sewer rates that would become effective with the February 1 billing. Mayor Susie Peyton, serving as both mayor and […]