Indians pick up win at Centerburg
By ROB HAMILTON Mount Gilead improved to 5–2 on the year with a 46–40 road win over Centerburg Tuesday. The Trojans held the Indians to six points in the first quarter, but only held a two-point lead...
View ArticleCardington girls claim Tuesday win on road
By ROB HAMILTON The Cardington Lady Pirates claimed a 49–33 win over Mansfield Christian on Tuesday thanks to some balanced scoring. Clarisa Lyons led the winners with 17 points, but five other players...
View ArticleMount Gilead swimmers set new relay record
Mount Gilead hosted a meet at the Marion Family YMCA on Dec. 5. Both the women and men were victorious. Final scores were: Women — Mount Gilead, 179; River Valley, 94; Ridgedale, 16; North Union, 16...
View ArticleMount Gilead swimmers host invitational
The natatorium at the Marion Family YMCA was bustling with activity as Mount Gilead hosted a Small Schools Invitational on Wed., Dec. 19. In addition to the host team, ten other schools were...
View ArticleMG boys get two conference wins
By ROB HAMILTON Mount Gilead claimed a pair of league victories to improve to 7–2 on the season. On Saturday, Dec. 22, the Indians rode a big second quarter to a 61–45 win over Cardington. The host...
View ArticleHighland’s defense leads them past Lady Indians
By ROB HAMILTON Entering this season, the Highland Lady Scots weren’t particularly experienced at the varsity level. Losing senior Heather Thacker (an All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference pick) to injury...
View ArticleBoys’ teams have busy holiday slate of games
By ROB HAMILTON On Friday, Dec. 28, Cardington topped Delaware Christian by a 50–48 margin. Both teams scored 27 points in the first half, but Delaware Christian pulled in front by a two-point margin...
View ArticleLady Knights get big league win
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor moved into sole possession of second place in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference’s Blue Division with a 55–40 win over Highland Saturday. The Knights now are 3–4 in league play,...
View ArticleLyons sets school record in win
By ROB HAMILTON A career night from senior Clarisa Lyons paved the way for Cardington to take a 57–44 win over Highland last Tuesday. Lyons set a Cardington single-game record with 38 points in the...
View ArticlePirates take win against Ridgedale
By ROB HAMILTON Cardington got back on track in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play with a 50–46 win at Ridgedale Friday. The Pirates outscored their opponents 18–7 in the second quarter to turn a...
View ArticleMG swimmers compete at Zanesville
The Mount Gilead high school swim team traveled to Zanesville Saturday, Jan. 12, to compete in the West Muskingum Tornado Invitational. This is the second year the team was invited to participate in...
View ArticleIndians rally in fourth quarter to slip past Scots
By ROB HAMILTON For three quarters, Highland did nearly everything they had to do in order to topple Mount Gilead. Unfortunately, games are four quarters long and that fourth period was a huge one for...
View ArticleMount Gilead defense leads them past Knights
By ROB HAMILTON Strong defense paved the way for Mount Gilead’s 56–37 home win over Northmor Thursday. Improved health didn’t hurt matters, either. Last week, the Indians were without starter Xavier...
View ArticleState duals end for local teams
By ROB HAMILTON The OHSAA state dual meet wrestling tournament came to an end for Morrow County schools on Wednesday, as Highland, Northmor and Mount Gilead were all eliminated from competition during...
View ArticleMt. Gilead surges past Pirates in third quarter
By ROB HAMILTON For 18 minutes, Cardington’s basketball team had done what it needed to do in order to hang with Mount Gilead on the road on Friday. Unfortunately for the Pirates, it was the next seven...
View ArticleScots, Knights claim wrestling titles Saturday
By ROB HAMILTON Thanks to placing nine wrestlers in the top four at Saturday’s Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling meet, including a quartet of champions, the host Highland Scots were able to not...
View ArticleIndians take second against area swim teams
Each year during the last week of January, the Mount Gilead swim team faces off against the high school teams from the Marion County area. In addition to the Indians, this year’s meet featured Marion...
View ArticleHighland topples Indian girls’ team
By ROB HAMILTON Highland was able to steadily increase a slim advantage over Mount Gilead last Tuesday in claiming a 47–38 win. The host Scots only led 12–9 after the first quarter, but were able to...
View ArticleNorthmor gets past Cardington boys
By ROB HAMILTON Northmor topped Cardington on Saturday by a 57–46 score thanks to a second-half comeback. The visiting Pirates led 15–14 after the opening period and were up 29–22 at the half, but a...
View ArticleMount Gilead rides big scoring run to win over Scots
By ROB HAMILTON It usually takes more than one good run for a team to win a basketball game, but when that good run lasts for 10 minutes and consists of 26 straight points, it usually doesn’t take much...
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