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1 week ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
While the bulk of finals action in the high school track and field regional championships will take place Friday for local qualifiers, Wednesday’s Day 1 featured its share of big moments for Ashland-area standouts. In Division I competition at Port Clinton, Ashland junior Frankie Rupsis followed last week’s district title in the high jump with a regional crown, qualifying to state with a clearance of 5 feet, 4 inches.
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2 weeks ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND – There’s a good chance Tyler Sauder burns 5,000 calories in his sleep. Ask any of the Ashland High School senior’s coaches about his relentless energy and they might all have a unique recollection of his seemingly ceaseless stamina. For AHS track head coach and football defensive coordinator Ryan Stackhouse, one recent 24-hour stretch summed up Sauder perfectly.
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1 month ago | 
richlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND — Ashland High School quarterback Nathan Bernhard had scholarship offers to play college football from Michigan, Penn State, and a total of 14 Division I schools. Yet on April 25 he made the surprising decision to commit to Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. Ashland Source recently spoke with the junior standout to talk more about his decision.
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1 month ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND — Ashland High School quarterback Nathan Bernhard had scholarship offers to play college football from Michigan, Penn State, and a total of 14 Division I schools. Yet last month he made the surprising decision to commit to Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina. Ashland Source recently sat down with the junior standout to talk more about his decision.
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1 month ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND – In the end, it came down to choosing between two “dream” schools and the right school for Ashland High School star quarterback Nathan Bernhard. The 6-foot-6, 230-pound junior has been one of Ohio’s most high-profile college football recruits since before his sophomore season. He has attended 18 college camps, had more than 30 college visits and traveled more than 5,500 miles on his recruiting trail over the last two-plus years.
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1 month ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND – The present was already plenty bright for the Ashland High School wrestling program, but it’s looking like the future might just be aligning beautifully as well. The Arrows sent four matmen to the Division I state tournament for just the second time in their history in early March. A few weeks later, Ashland landed six youth wrestlers in the Ohio Athletic Committee Grade School Wrestling State Championships in Youngstown. The event is known as the biggest youth tournament in the state.
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2 months ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND – There is a patch of turf on a baseball field off Katherine Avenue that is unlike any other patch on any other baseball field in the country. It’s the third-base coach’s box at Donges Field, and it’s where John Schaly steps into his office. Now in his 28th season guiding the Ashland University baseball program – and 38th overall as a college head coach – rarely does a spring pass when Schaly doesn’t hit some kind of milestone. A decade ago, he reached 1,000 career wins.
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2 months ago | 
ashlandsource.com | Curt Conrad |Doug Haidet
ASHLAND — If Colt Sponseller needed a sales pitch to attract local wrestlers to Ashland University, he wouldn’t need to say a word. The fifth-year Eagles coach could just show them the list of his team’s qualifiers to this week’s NCAA Division II national championships. Ashland, ranked 20th in the nation, will have one of the largest groups in its 60-plus-year history competing at nationals when it hits the mats Friday in Indianapolis.
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Mar 9, 2025 | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
COLUMBUS – The Arrows got the monkey off their back and put a trophy on their mantle. After four consecutive Top-5 finishes at the Division I state championships – and two runner-up placements since 2019 – the Ashland boys bowling team finally took home the gold medal that had eluded it Saturday at H.P. Lanes Bowling Center.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
ashlandsource.com | Doug Haidet |Larry Phillips
ASHLAND – On the biggest stages in sports, sometimes the spotlight shines on more than just the main attractions. Hosting Hillsdale College for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament title Saturday, Ashland University watched bench players Sarah McKee and Ashley Mullet land the biggest punches. The game featured 11 lead changes and saw the Chargers ahead 55-53 nearly halfway through the fourth quarter, but it was McKee and Mullet stoically steering the Eagles to a 69-57 victory.
