By ROB HAMILTON For three quarters, Highland did nearly everything they had to do in order to topple Mount Gilead. Unfortunately, games are four quarters long and that fourth period was a huge one for the Indians in what became a 60–51 road win on Thursday. Trailing 40–31 entering the final eight minutes, Mount Gilead got […]
The Mount Gilead high school swim team traveled to Zanesville Saturday, Jan. 12, to compete in the West Muskingum Tornado Invitational. This is the second year the team was invited to participate in the 11-team meet. While most of the teams were from the Licking and Muskingum County area, others like MG and Portsmouth Notre […]
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 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 […]