Doug Haidet

2 days 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | 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.

1 month ago | 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.