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1 day ago | crescent-news.com | Shayne Nissen

COLUMBUS — Seventy area athletes will converge on Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium this Friday and Saturday as they vie for glory in the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Track and Field Championships. kAmp7E6C 2 @?6\J62C 9:2EFD E@ s2JE@?’D (6=4@>6 $E25:F> H96C6 :E H2D 2 E9C66\52J 6G6?E[ E96 DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E H:== 36 324< E@ EH@ 52JD :? r@=F>3FD H:E9 E96 C6?@G2E:@?D E92E H6C6 36:?8 5@?6 :? yF?6 @7 =2DE J62C 2E E96 y6DD6 4@>A=6E65]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8ms:G:D:@? xk^DEC@?8m%H@ 2E9=6E6D H:== 4@>A6E6 :?

2 days ago | crescent-news.com | Shayne Nissen

After a two-season stint for Napoleon girl's basketball head coach Craig Cicero, the Napoleon Area City Schools Board of Education accepted his resignation late last month, with the reasoning a need to relocate for work. kAmQ|J H:76[ H96? H6 @C:8:?2==J >@G65 96C6[ H2D 23=6 E@ E6=6H@C<] $96 H@C<D 7@C E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E[ 2?5 H:E9 E96> E2<:?8 E92E 2H2J[ H6 925 E@ >@G6 324< E@ !6??DJ=G2?:2 E@ H@C< 7F==\E:>6[Q r:46C@ D2:5 @7 9:D H:76 t>:=J W$49?:E<6JX 2 8C25F2E6 @7 }2A@=6@?

3 days ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

PLEASANT HILL — A historic evening for the Fairview Apache baseball program followed the recipe that has aided the Black and Gold all season: solid defense, gritty, effective pitching and timely hits from up and down the lineup. kAmp== E9C66 :?8C65:6?ED A=2J65 <6J C@=6D :? %F6D52J’D s:G:D:@? 'x C68:@?2= D6>:7:?2= 282:?DE r:?4:??2E: r@F?ECJ s2J 2D E96 }@] c pA2496D C624965 2 C68:@?2= 7:?2= 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ 3J C2==J:?8 7@C 2 e\c H:? 2E }6HE@?

3 days ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

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4 days ago | crescent-news.com | Wendy Bryant Scheurich

PAULDING — The Paulding County Fair kicks off Ohio’s fair season annually, and this year it is kicking off on Saturday with a roar, a bang — and more than a few crashes. kAm%96 7:CDE 52J’D =:?6FA 368:?D :? E96 8C2?5DE2?5 2E h 2]>] H:E9 E96 C@2C @7 E96 2?E:BF6 EC24E@CD 2D E96J 4@>A6E6 :? E96 s2G6 $E@F776C p?E:BF6 %C24E@C !F==] $E@F776C H2D 2 !2F=5:?8 72C>6C :?DECF>6?E2= :? =@42= 2?5 2C62 EC24E@C 4=F3D H9@ A2DD65 2H2J :? u63CF2CJ a_ac] s@?2E:@?D 7C@> E9:D 6G6?E H:== 8@ E@ 3F:=5:?8 2?