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Despite being thrust into a major role in Ohio State’s biggest test to date last week against then-No. 7 Penn State, the moment was never too big for true freshman cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. as he responded with an impressive performance to aid a dominant effort from the Buckeye defense.

Highland broke open a back-and-forth first set in their Division II volleyball district semifinal contest against London on Thursday to pick up a 25-20 decision and never looked back in advancing to the program’s 10th district final in an 11-year stretch.

The Northmor volleyball team saw its season end in the sectional finals at the hands of visiting Northridge by scores of 19-25, 22-25 and 23-25.

Mount Gilead was able to finish strong at rival Cardington on Friday in picking up a 25-6 win over the Pirates.

The second-seeded Highland volleyball team cruised through the Division II sectional finals into districts on Thursday, controlling their home match against KIPP Academy to win by scores of 25-1, 25-9 and 25-3.

Uneven play cost Cardington in their Division III sectional volleyball contest against visiting Northridge.

On July 19, the Morrow County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 3-mill replacement levy request on the Nov. 7 ballot for Morrow County citizens with developmental disabilities. If passed, this replacement would bring the county’s only levy for people with developmental disabilities to current property values.

After struggling for much of the first half, the Cardington football team was able to rally against visiting Fredericktown on Friday to turn a 25-0 deficit into a 25-16 score midway through the third quarter.

The Mount Gilead boys’ cross country team claimed the KMAC championship at Kokosing Dam on Saturday.

For the 11th straight year, the Highland volleyball team finished its regular season with at least a share of their league title.