There are thousands of proud fans around north central Ohio this weekend after the Mansfield Senior Tygers played a great game though falling in overtime to Trotwood-Madison in the OHSAA Division III State Foootball Championship game, 14-7.
The overtime was forced when a 19 yard field goal was blocked by the Tygers with three seconds left in the game.
Throughout the evening, 1812Blockhouse will be posted updates, reactions, and more below about the game and the team. More…
Richland County discovered something on Wednesday evening that other areas already know.
State championship football week and Christmas go hand-in-hand.
Hundreds of cheering Lucas Cubs and Mansfield Senior Tygers fans were on hand for an evening pep rally centered in the gazebo in Central Park. The weather was very chilly, and the PA system let a lot to be desired, but no one cared — they were there to support two schools which have rewritten local sports history this season. More…
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Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker and Lucas Mayor Todd Hall will be on hand Wednesday as Richland County shows its support for its two state championship game-bound teams, the Mansfield Senior Tygers and the Lucas Cubs.
The Community Pep Rally will be held in Central Park in downtown Mansfield at 7:00 PM.
Everyone is invited to come out and support these young men, their coaches, and their schools.
The superlatives have been flying around the county for the last three days, and with good reason.
Two Richland County high schools are making the first-ever trek to Canton later this week to play in championship games for their respective Ohio High School Athletic Association football divisions. One of the largest and perhaps the smallest enrollment schools are making a statement about the quality of sporting in the north central Ohio area.
State championships can be transformative. When Galion won the Divison II state football title in 1985 in a 6-0 victory over Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, the win had a ripple effect that lasted for years in a city where economic hard times had eroded optimism. More…
The Lucas Cubs’ Riley Mounts caught a 13 yard pass from Logan Niswander on a gutsy fourth and goal play to transport the Cubs into a Division VII Ohio Football Championship contest later this week in Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
The team will be in fine company in Canton, as the Mansfield Tygers will be playing for the Division III title on Friday, December 6 at 3 PM. More…
It’s not every year that a north central Ohio football squad makes the state final four by winning its regional final contest. In fact, it rarely happens.
That makes this year doubly special, as two Richland County teams are playing state semifinal games this week. Here are the current details; we will be updating this information as the playoff dates near and this post will remain on the 1812Blockhouse main page.
Before sharing the information below, we have to say — Go Tygers! Go Cubs! More…
Living in a community in the network of regional campuses of The Ohio State University, and with the proximity to Columbus, many Mansfielders take note of University news. From time to time, 1812Blockhouse has shared news of such developments.
And, with the large number of Buckeye football fans in Richland County, news from Columbus today will undoubtedly be well received.
There’s good Ohio State University football news on two fronts: College football’s greatest rivalry is back in Columbus in 2020, and the proposed cost of a season ticket to see the Buckeyes next year is unchanged from 2019. More…
When Jordan Monica’s third-graders at Sherman Elementary School thought about signing a card of support for the Mansfield Senior High football team, they decided instead to express their Tyger pride in a much bigger way. The result was a life lesson about motivation, love and support and a lasting bond between teenage football players and their elementary-school admirers. More…
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The official start of Ohio football takes place on Friday night, and all Richland County high school teams are in action as crowds gather, bands play, and fall is in the air.
As is traditional, almost all first week games are non-conference matches. Two of the contests pit one county school against another. More…
The Mansfield Senior High Tygers will open the varsity football season against the Norwalk Truckers on Friday at 7 PM at Arlin Field. Pre-sale tickets for that game and for the entire six-game home schedule will go on sale Thursday in the athletic office.
Single-game tickets will be $6 for adults, $4 for students and $4 for senior citizens who reside in the school district. More…
Scoresteam returns to 1812Blockhouse this fall during the ten week season (more for those lucky teams that make the playoffs) of north central Ohio football.
Each week, games featuring all Richland County high schools will be included, with current scores appearing on our front page; scroll down on mobile. More…
Football fans who attend games at Clear Fork High School might well notice something a bit different this fall.
The “Colt Corral” is sporting a new surface.
A $900,000 project is nearing completion, giving the stadium its first-ever artificial playing surface. It’s the culmination of intense fundraising by the Clear Fork Athletic Boosters Club. More…
The superintendents of Mansfield City Schools and Ashland City Schools released a joint letter today to their respective communities. In the letter, Brian Garverick and Dr. Douglas J. Marrah discuss issues related to the Mansfield v. Ashland football game on October 5. More…
We’re only a month and a week away before the 2018 fall football season begins for Richland County teams. There’s still plenty of time left for summer fun – but with the idea of planning in mind, we thought we’d share this initial look at high school football schedules for upcoming weeks. More…
