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The Minerva Lions girls basketball team travelled to Magnolia Nov. 22 for the season opener with Sandy Valley and came away with a 54-32 victory. The Minerva Lions forced the Cardinals into 13 turnovers and did not allow a field goal in the third quarter. The game started slowly with the score tied at four with just over four minutes left in the first quarter. Minerva went on a 7-0

Conotton Valley Senior Masyn Baker, the daughter of Jason and Heather Baker, signed with Bradley University where she will continue her academic and athletic career next fall.Athletically, she will be joining the Braves’s Softball Team and academically, she plans tomajor in Occupational Therapy.“She’s been the heart and soul of our team for the last three years, and I don’t expect anything different this year. She’s been the team leader when

Malvern Hornet senior wide receiver/defensive back Dylan Phillips was named Player of the Year for the north division of the Inter-Valley Conference when the IVC released the  All Star selections for the 2023 football season. Malvern Head Coach Matt Chiurco was named IVC North Coach of the Year. He led the Hornets to a 10-2 record and the second round of the playoffs where the team lost to Norwalk St. Paul

By Carol McIntire Editor  Minerva Cross Country Coach Olivia Scott woke on the morning of the State Cross Country Championships feeling good. In fact, she said, maybe it was the best she’d ever felt on race day. Scott’s “good feeling” got even better later in the day when her Lady Lions won the Division II girls race, 13 points ahead of second place Woodridge. “I was super confident in them,”

The Malvern Hornets (5 seed) will host the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers (13 seed) in a Division VII second round football matchup Friday at 7 p.m. This will be their first matchup between the two veteran playoff teams, so here’s what you need to know about St. Paul. This is St. Paul’s 25 time in the state playoffs since 1995, including the last 12 years in a row.  They finished

Minerva is once again sending its boys and girls cross country teams to the top race in the state this weekend at Fortress Obetz near Columbus.The Lady Lions won the Division II girls regional race at Pickerington to qualify while the boys team earned the fifth qualifying spot in the Division II boys race.With an impressive showing by a group of underclassmen, the girls team tallied 68 points with four

CCM Staff Report Dylan Phillips caught two touchdown passes and threw another to lead the Malvern Hornets to a 35-20 victory over Southern Local in the first round of the football playoffs Friday at home.  Malvern will face Norwalk St. Paul at home Friday Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. St. Paul, a 13 seed,  upset four seed Toronto 56-20. Jared Witherow found receiver Rodney Smith open for a 14-yard pass at

Submitted PhotoThe Carrollton girls soccer team defeated St. Clairsville 2-1 for the sectional championship, the second in school history. The Warriors (No. 9 seed) were scheduled to play Zanesville (No. 10) in the opening round of district action in the combined East District 2 Tuesday Oct. 24) at St. Clairsville at 6:30 p.m. Carrollton is 11-4-4 and Zanesville 8-8.Team members are shown above. Kneeling from left: Assistant Coach Adrianna Thompson,

CCM Staff ReportMalvern continued its dominance in the Inter Valley Conference (IVC) North Division Friday with a 49-0 win over the East Canton Hornets at East Canton and secured a slot in post season action.With the win, the Hornets retain ownership of the “Hornet” trophy, presented to the winning team in the rivalry game each year and cut into East Canton’s 11-game edge in the series (33-23-1), and was the

By Dan RiesSports ReporterThe Carrollton Warriors completed the regular season with a 34-0 victory over rival Minerva Lions at Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium on Oct. 20 and earned the points necessary to qualify for the post season tournament.It was Carrollton’s first shutout of the season and Minerva’s fourth. Minerva has not beaten Carrollton since 2015 and lost the last 29 games.The Warriors (No. 16) will travel to Steubenville Friday

Carrollton opened girls sectional soccer tournament play with a 2-1 victory over the New Philadelphia Quakers at a wet and rainy Community Field Oct. 14. Gracy Martin scored first for New Philadelphia off a penalty kick with 15 minutes left in the first half. Just one minute later, the Warriors Isabella Nuzzolillo found the back of the net to tie the score at 1-1. Chelsea Pesta had the assist. The

 Minerva won its sixth consecutive Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) girls cross country championship Saturday at Alliance.  Led by Katie Ison in third place, the Lions tallied 28 points  to outdistance the field of four teams. Salem placed second with 38 points, Marlington third, 59 and Carrollton fourth, 118.  Ison, fourth, had a time of 19:43.30 just fractions of a second ahead of teammate Kayla Crissman in fourth place (19:43.50).

By Carol McIntire Editor Senior Dylan Phillips’ interception on the second play of the game set the tone for a mismatch between the Malvern Hornets and Tuscarawas Central Catholic (TCC) Saints on Friday the 13th. The Saints likely felt like Friday the 13th was their misfortune – punts taking bad bounces, passes going through the hands – was the Hornet’s fortune in a 63-0 defeat.  The win clinched at least

The Minerva Lions boys soccer team hosted the Carrollton Warriors on senior night Oct 2.  The match-up resulted in a hard fought 1-0 victory for the Lions. Scoring for Minerva was Jeremiah Smith with an assist by Aiden Thomas with 21:17 left in the match.  It was the second shutout this season for Jakson Boone. Minerva had 15 shots on goal compared to seven for the Warriors. Boone was credited with

By Dan Ries CCM Sports Reporter The Carrollton Warriors overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) foe Salem 21-7 Oct. 6 at Community Field on senior night. Salem came in with the same game plan as the Warriors – ball control. The visitors used a mixture of running and short passing to control the ball. The Quakers ran 13 plays and took five minutes off the

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter The Carrollton Warriors volleyball team hosted the Minerva Lions for a senior night game Sept. 28.  The Lady Warriors owned the night, winning in four sets 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-16. Carrollton jumped out to an early lead at 6-3, stretching the lead to 17-11 before the Lions mounted a comeback, tying the score at 18. The game would be tied three more times before Minerva

Carrollton fell to West Branch 8-0 in a battle of the Warriors Sept. 26 at Community Field.Goalkeeper Gianna James had 23 saves for Carrollton in the Eastern Buckeye Conference contest.The Lady Warriors traveled to Sandy Valley Sept. 26 for a non-league game and came home with a 4-3 win.The match was tied 1-1 after the first half. Carrollton jumped out to a 4-1 lead with 4:49 left in the match,

 By Dan Ries Sports Reporter The Carrollton Warriors used a ‘ground and pound offense’ to perfection Sept. 29 to beat the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) favorites, the Alliance Aviators, 31-28 at Mount Union’s Kehres Stadium in Alliance.  Carrollton controlled the clock for nearly 33 minutes, keeping the ball from Alliance quarterback and Oklahoma bound Brendan Zurbrugg’s hands. Alliance ran just two plays in the fourth quarter. “We’ve been doing

The Ison sisters – Katie and Hannah – led the the Minerva Lions girls cross country team to a first place finish in the large school division at the Sandy Valley Invitational Sept. 23.The Lions tallied 34 points, followed by Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 53, and Meadowbrook 106. Carrollton placed seventh (207) and Edison eighth (232), in the field of 11 teams.Katie Ison clocked a time of 19:15 to place

Malvern swept a young Conotton Valley team in three sets in girls volleyball action Sept. 19, but the outcome didn’t match the intensity on the court.Playing in the Malvern gym, the two teams traded points the first two sets with neither team gaining more than a couple point advantage the entire game. The Hornets came out strong in the third set, taking a 4-1 lead and never relinquished the lead

Ashlee Garner shot a 78 to lead the Carrollton Warriors Girls Golf team to the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) championship at Zoar Golf course Sept. 21.The Lady linkers finished the regular season with a 15-0 record, 7-0 in the EBC. Along the way they broke several school records.At the EBC/Tri County Tournament, the Warriors placed second with a 335, but since they were the lowest EBC score, outdistancing their nearest

The Carrollton Warriors girls golf team remained unbeaten in regular season matches last week, picking up five matches.The Warriors improved to 14-0 overall and 7-0 in Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) action as the regular season winds down and tournament play begins.The week began Sept. 11 with a home match at Carroll Meadows against Louisville, which the Lady Warriors won 180-192. Claire Hostetler carded a 36 to lead the winners. Ashlee

By Carol McIntireEditorThe fireworks expected when the unbeaten Malvern Hornets hosted the once-beaten Sandy Valley Cardinals Sept. 15 didn’t materialize.The Hornets had no answer for the high-powered Cardinal offense and the Cardinals had a successful game plan that shut down the Malvern offense. The result: a lopsided 40-7 Sandy Valley win.Cardinal Coach Brian Gamble called his team’s defensive effort, “unbelievable.”“Ben Thomas, our defensive coordinator, put together an amazing game plan,”

By Dan RiesSports ReporterAnyone arriving late to their seat Friday at Community Field likely missed the first touchdown by the Carrollton Warriors on their way to a 41-20 win over the Akron Garfield Golden Rams.After receiving the opening kickoff on their own 31-yard line, Ryan Kiko took the handoff on a second-down play through the left side of the line and to the endzone for a 69-yard touchdown. Only 21

By Carol McIntireEditorA banged up, short-handed Conotton Valley Rockets team gutted it out Friday for a 20-14 Inter Valley Conference win over the Strasburg Tigers Friday at Leesville.The Rockets were playing without the services of multi-purpose player Kamden Wright and had use of Zach Putnam only on offense.“It took a lot tonight,” Coach Derek O’Hara said after celebrating the win with his team. “We kept fighting and came out on

On paper, the Conotton Valley Rockets and Newcomerstown Trojans played a pretty even contest Friday at Leesville. The scoreboard told the different story: Newcomerstown 52, Conotton Valley 20. The host Rockets scored first. Zach Putnam found receiver Kamden Wright open for 48 touchdown and converted the two-point conversion in the first quarter. The was the only score the Rockets would put on the board until the fourth quarter when Putnam

Hornet Rodney Smith (11) turns up field on his way to a 65-yard touchdown against Harrison Central. Lineman Zach Babiczuk (53) trails the action.

By Carol McIntireEditorA pair of miscues late in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference in a non-league football matchup between the Carrollton Warriors and Philo Electrics Friday night at Sam Hatfield Stadium in Duncan Falls.The visiting Warriors tied the contest at 14-14 with 9:40 remaining in the fourth period in a contest that appeared to be shaping up as a repeat of the week one double overtime win

By Dan RiesSports ReporterThe Malvern Hornets’ defense stole the show Friday night as they hosted the Conotton Valley Rockets. The defense held the Rockets to 117 total yards, only 22 rushing yards and forced seven turnovers en route to a 28-0 win.The game didn’t start off well for the Rockets as their opening kickoff went out of bounds at the Hornets 49-yard line. The hosts drove 51 yards in 6:15

Records continue to fall nearly every time the Carrollton girls golf team takes the course.The Lady Warriors have compiled an impressive 3-0 mark in dual matches and have won two tournaments and placed second in two since opening the season in early August.The Lady Warriors most recent win was a 53-stroke victory at the Marilyn Jackson Memorial Tournament Aug. 15 at Alliance, where they shot a 343 to claim the

By Carol McIntireEditorConotton Valley graduated a ton of up-front talent from the 2022 football team.With only three seniors on the team, the question for new head Coach Derek O’Hara heading into the 2023 season was how well the offensive and defensive lines would perform.His young lineman answered that question and put an exclamation mark on the response with a 48-0 win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic (TCC) in the Saturday night

By Carol McIntireEditorIf Friday’s season opener against the Manchester Panthers is any indication of what the 2023 season holds for the Carrollton Warriors, it’s going to be barn burner!The Warriors erased a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter, tied the game at the end of regulation, won a 37-30 thriller in double overtime and gave Coach Jim Tsilimos his 200th career win.The win, on the Warriors’ home turf, was anything

By Carol McIntire Editor For Carrollton Coach Jim Tsilimos, Friday’s thrilling win over Manchester was more than just a win on the gridiron. It was the 200th win in his coaching career. The modest gridiron veteran was quick to say he didn’t want the team’s thrilling 37-30 double overtime win to be about him. “I didn’t want this to be about me,” he said following the game, after he was

Carrollton Coach Jim Tsilimos (holding game ball) is surrounded by coaches, familu and friends after winning his 200th career game.

Tim Speakman enters his second season at the helm of the Minerva Lions football team still searching for his first win.The Lions finished the 2022 season 0-9 overall and 0-5 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference, however the veteran coach says his team looks to turn things around this season.“Our goal is to take it one game at a time and be more competitive than we were a year ago,” Speakman

Malvern returns to Division VII Region 25 after a one-year stint in Division VI with an experienced squad.In fact, sixth year coach Matt Chiurco says it’s the most experienced team during his tenure. As if an 8-3 overall mark in 2022, a 4-1 record in the Inter Valley Conference and a trip to the playoffs wasn’t enough last season, the coach is looking for more in the 2023 campaign.“This is

The sounds associated with hot summer days will be replaced by the contact of shoulder pads as Coach Jim Tsilimos and his Carrollton Warrior football team take to the field this Friday for the season opener.Excitement is in the air for this team as they come off a 7-4 overall record in 2022 and 3-2 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) and a third straight trip to the state playoffs.

By Dan RiesCCM Sports ReporterThe naming of Jason Eddy as the new principal of Carrollton High School, left a hole at the top of the Athletic Department.It didn’t take Superintendent Dave Davis long to find the person he wanted to fill the position, naming Caleb Crowl the new Athletic Director in May with an Aug. 1 start date. He will also continue coaching football for the Warriors.Crowl is a graduate

By Dan RiesCCM ReporterIt was a history making and an award-winning day as the Carrollton High/Middle School trap shooting team held their first ever banquet July 30th at the Brown Township Sportsman Club, just north of Malvern.For the first time in school history, members of the trap shooting team received school letters for their achievements. Thirteen of the young shooters would receive school letters. And according to Head Coach Mike

Two members of the Carrollton High School girls golf team won top honors in junior tournament action recently.Sophomore Kaylee Russell shot a 43 at Tannehauf Golf Course to win the girls 12-15 age division of the Northern Ohio PGA junior tournament.Senior Ashlee Garner fired a 74 and won the girls 16-18 division of the First National Junior Golf Tour event June 19 at Cambridge Country Club. Teammate Claire Hostetler placed

Rich Hart has been named Minerva High School varsity boys basketball coach.The announcement was made last week by Minerva Athletic Director Mike Waller.Hart returns to the head coaching slot after serving as freshman boys basketball coach under Shawn Green for the past three years. Prior to that, he had 28 years of head coaching experience, most of those years at Minerva.He is the winningest boys basketball coach in Minerva history,

By Carol McIntireEditorMinerva’s 4×800 girls relay team shined at the Ohio State Athletic Association (OHSAA) track and field championships last weekend in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.The team of senior Hera Hoffee and sophomore Hannah Ison, Annabelle Crissman and Kayla Crissman turned in a time of 9:32.07, good enough for eighth place and a spot on the podium.Waynedale won the championship with a time of 9:17.62 in the field of 18

Ten Minerva Lions, two Carrollton Warriors and one Sandy Valley Cardinal are making the trip to Columbus for the Division II state track championships this Friday and Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the Campus of The Ohio State University. The athletes earned berths during regional competition May 25 and 27 at Muskingum College. The top four in each event qualified to the state meet.   The Lions qualified

A first inning home run was the only score Carrollton needed to claim a 6-0 win over Zanesville Maysville and the Division II East 2 Sectional baseball championship last week. The title is Carrollton’s first since 2007.The Warriors, the No. 3 seed, hosted the No. 20 seeded Panthers in the combined sectional/district bracket May 16 and wasted no time putting runs on the board.With one out in the bottom of