By ROB HAMILTON Highland inducted their second Athletic Hall of Fame class Saturday afternoon. A total of 11 Scots were named to the Hall this year — one contributor to the programs, three athletes from the pre-consolidation Chesterville, Marengo and Sparta schools and seven former Highland athletes. The contributor named to Highland’s Hall of Fame was […]
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 […]
By ROB HAMILTON On Friday, Dec. 28, Cardington topped Delaware Christian by a 50–48 margin. Both teams scored 27 points in the first half, but Delaware Christian pulled in front by a two-point margin in the third quarter. However, the Pirates would battle back in the fourth period to outscore their opponents 12–8 and finish on […]
By ROB HAMILTON Entering this season, the Highland Lady Scots weren’t particularly experienced at the varsity level. Losing senior Heather Thacker (an All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference pick) to injury recently definitely didn’t help the team in regards to that lack of experience, so head coach Galen Chapman was looking for something to provide a positive spark for his […]
By ROB HAMILTON Mount Gilead claimed a pair of league victories to improve to 7–2 on the season. On Saturday, Dec. 22, the Indians rode a big second quarter to a 61–45 win over Cardington. The host Pirates only trailed 11–9 after the opening eight minutes, but were outscored 20–7 to fall behind by 15 entering […]
By ROB HAMILTON The Cardington Lady Pirates claimed a 49–33 win over Mansfield Christian on Tuesday thanks to some balanced scoring. Clarisa Lyons led the winners with 17 points, but five other players all lit up the scoreboard with five or more. The Pirates led 14–10 after the first quarter and 30–21 at the half, but turned […]
By ROB HAMILTON While Cardington’s 39–38 Saturday night win over Highland may not have been a thing of beauty, it was the team’s third straight victory after getting out to an 0–2 start — which made the end result very nice for head coach Rod Brown. The Pirates withstood multiple second-half comeback bids from the Scots in […]
By ROB HAMILTON After struggling offensively in their first two games, Cardington picked up over 60 points in a 64–48 win at home against East Knox last Tuesday. A big third quarter paved the way for the Pirates. The score was tied at 17 after one period and Cardington had a 22–21 lead at the half. However, […]