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By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – History will remember this chapter in Ashland boys basketball. With one last Division II tournament approaching for seniors Paxon Ediger and Gabe Baith, it’s a moment that has nearly struck midnight, but the two Arrow guards have refused to let it slip away without adding their distinct bookmarks. To cut to the chase, Ediger and Baith are the first two players in the 118-year history of Ashland basketball to hit the 1,000-point mark in the same season

By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – It would be easy to view them as a trio of dominoes loaded with football talent, tipping over along a pathway to Ashland University. Ashland High School senior linebacker Gunner Lacey announced his commitment in mid-January to suit up for the Eagles. A few weeks later, his classmates – lineman Budda Martin and kicker Carson O’Brien – made the decision to follow in his footsteps. Ever the entertaining conversationalist, Martin thought about the situati

By Doug Haidet ASHLAND – He probably never really had the time to think about all the ways it made perfect sense. Gunner Lacey was too busy setting the Ashland High School record for tackles and becoming the first defensive player in team history to be named a first-team All-Ohioan twice. So the right moment for deep deliberation likely never arose. But last Thursday, on his official visit to Ashland University, it seemed like fate had finally arrived. Over time, becoming an

ASHLAND – The girls basketball program at Ashland High School started its first season in 1970. It’s been more than a half-century since then and there might never have been a more intriguing eight-day stretch of hoops combined between the AHS boys and girls squads than the one they’re in right now. Consider this: Between last Friday’s boys win over West Holmes and this Friday’s boys game against Dover, both AHS squads could lock in 1,000-point scorers and both could be at th