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 […]
By ROB HAMILTON It was a tale of two halves when Northmor traveled to Cardington for a girls’ basketball game Friday. In the first half, Cardington’s defense stifled the Knights, allowing the Pirates to take a 16–14 lead into the half. However, in the second half, the Knights mustered 33 points on their way to coming back […]
By ROB HAMILTON Cardington got back on track in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 50–46 win at Ridgedale Friday. The Pirates outscored their opponents 18–7 in the second quarter to turn a one-point deficit into a 29–19 halftime advantage. While the Rockets took the third quarter by a 14–12 margin and outscored Cardington 13–9 over the […]
By ROB HAMILTON A career night from senior Clarisa Lyons paved the way for Cardington to take a 57–44 win over Highland last Tuesday. Lyons set a Cardington single-game record with 38 points in the contest. The previous record of 37 points was set by Jackie Mories. Lyons added 15 rebounds to pace the home team’s […]
By ROB HAMILTON A fast start by Northmor’s offense helped lead the Knights to a 71–59 win over Cardington in a road contest last Thursday. Four three-pointers by James Donner sparked Northmor to a 20–9 lead after eight minutes of play and the Pirates would be unable to erase that deficit. Two baskets by Tyler Howell […]
By ROB HAMILTON Waynedale claimed the championship at Cardington’s ninth annual Pirate Holiday Duals wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 29. In the first place dual, the Bears topped River Valley 42–27 to cap a 5–0 performance on the day. They also had five wrestlers named to the all-tournament team in Tyler Wirth (106), Zack Nelson (132), Jared Orr […]
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor moved into sole possession of second place in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference’s Blue Division with a 55–40 win over Highland Saturday. The Knights now are 3–4 in league play, putting them one game in front of both Cardington and Pleasant. Ridgedale leads the Blue with a perfect 5–0 record. Northmor used a strong […]