Franklin gets tough test against No. 1 Turpin

The Franklin Wildcats are in the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in nearly 20 years. Their reward? The top-ranked team in the state. The Wildcats (10-1) will meet No. 1 Turpin (11-0) at 7 tonight at Mason High School in the Division II, Region 8 ...

• 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012

High school sports latest playoff schedule

FOOTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT Friday’s Games All games at 7:30 p.m. unless noted DIVISION II Region 5 8 Chagrin Falls Kenston (7-4) vs. 4 Chardon (9-2) at Mentor Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium 2 Kent Roosevelt (10-1) vs. 3 Aurora (10-1) at Hudson Memorial Stadium-Murdough Field Region 6 1 Tiffin Columbian ...

• 10:33 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012

Hymer key to Franklin’s success

Chris Hymer chuckles when he recalls his start in the game of football. In his first few seasons of pee-wee football, Hymer played wide receiver. “It was different,” Hymer said with a laugh. “I was a real skinny kid… I wasn’t too big.” Hard to imagine when Franklin football fans ...

• 4:21 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012

Area high school sports scores Nov. 3

BOYS SOCCER REGIONAL FINALS SATURday’s RESULTs DIVISION I Mason 2, Lakota West 1, PK DIVISION II Carroll 2, Indian Hill 0 1. Collins (Zwiesler); 2. Barbera. Records: C 17-0-4, IH 15-6-1. DIVISION III Summit Country Day 2, Madeira 0 GIRLS SOCCER REGIONAL FINALS SATURday’s RESULTs DIVISION I Mason 2, Cin. ...

• 11:18 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012

Springboro spent after OT loss to Lakota East

The Springboro football program had just endured something no team should have to face. When it was finally over, they were spent. “You walk off the field and everything catches up to you,” said junior quarterback Jack Schaaf following a heartbreaking 45-38 overtime setback to visiting Lakota East in Saturday ...

• 10:59 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012

Springboro vs. Lakota East

• 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012

Fenwick comes up short vs. Norwood

Fenwick High School’s season was not expected to end like this. Not after knocking off Alter and CJ in back-to-back games for the first time in program history as part of a five-game winning streak that boosted the Falcons to their first appearance in the playoffs since 2004.Widely viewed as ...

• 11:57 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Franklin playoff win a long time coming

As he prepared to deliver a post-game speech to his players, Franklin coach Rodney Roberts was interrupted by a visiting fan from Northwest, who was yelling from across the field in an effort to interrupt. Roberts smiled, waited a moment and then proceeded.When your school’s waited nearly two decades for ...

• 11:29 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Winton Woods too much for Edgewood

Winton Woods did its best impression of the Oregon Ducks’ football team Friday night, routing Edgewood 50-7 in the first round of the Division II Region 8 Ohio state playoffs.The second-seeded Warriors, who led 50-0 at halftime, scored in nearly every possible fashion. They found the end zone on offense, ...

• 11:23 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Athlete killed days before football playoffs

Students said the hallways remained eerily quiet Thursday at Springboro High School as friends and classmates tried to comprehend the death of a football player at the school. Teammates hugged each other and students cried in crowded hallways as they mourned the death of Shaun A. Frechette, 17, who was ...

• 6:36 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012