Hayfield advances to state semifinals with upset over Legacy Christian
The team will keep health and safety a top priority over the next week.
Posted: Mar 31, 2021 11:50 PM
Posted By: Kaleb Gillock
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Hayfield continues to write new pages in the history books. In its first state tournament appearance since the 2012-13 season, the Vikings defeated Legacy Christian 62-43 in Wednesday’s Class A quarterfinal.
Four Vikings scored in double figures including Isaac Matti with a game-high 18 points. Ethan Slaathaug tallied 17, Ethan Pack scored 13, Easton Fritcher had 12 and Kobe Foster had two.
Hayfield advances to the Class A semifinal on Apr. 7 at Target Center against Badger/Green Bush-Middle River at noon. Until then, Slaathaug, says the team will be taking every possible health and safety precaution.
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MAXPREPS Who turned in Ohio s top prep performances? You vote, you decide.
Who had Ohio s best individual performances?
You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to again sponsor the Ohio Athlete of the Week awards during the 2020-21 school year.
Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab
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voting is conducted in a special poll. Voting ceases at noon on Mondays. The winners (2-3 per week) are announced the next day along with the next week s nominees.
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Halasz a finalist in Ohio APME newspaper contest
XENIA –
Xenia Daily Gazette writer Scott Halasz has been named a finalist for best sports writer in Division I of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors’ 2020 newspaper contest.
The awards in actual order of finish – first, second and third places – will be announced during a virtual awards program along with the General Excellence, Hall of Fame, Rising Star and First Amendment winners.
Fifty-two daily newspapers submitted 1,418 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports stories, features, editorials, columns, graphics and photos from 2020.
Xenia Daily Gazette entries were submitted in Division I, for newspapers with circulations up to 7,999 and contains the most newspapers.