BUCYRUS - A new week means new names to choose from as you help decide the Telegraph-Forum Athlete of the Week.
Congratulations to Colonel Crawford's Peyton Rowlinson for her ace at Valley View and 58.5% of the votes to earn Athlete of the Week honors; Buckeye Central's Megan Siefert was runner-up with 29.2%.
Cast your vote now, and as often as you'd like, until 5 p.m. on Friday when the polls close and be sure to check back next week to see who wins!
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BUCYRUS — It's back!
Cast your vote now and as often as you'd like until 5 p.m. on Friday when the poll closes to decide this week's Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum Athlete of the Week. Be sure to check back next week to see who won, along with a fresh slate of options to choose from.
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BUCYRUS - Monday was the first time Parker Tinch was cleared to walk 18 holes this summer.
The Galion senior received injections to treat knee pain after summer basketball which sidelined him for a crucial part of golf preparation.
"It put me out for about four or five weeks," Tinch said. "I couldn't really swing a club, so I was just getting back into it about two weeks ago.
"I rode in a cart for qualifiers ... so really no prep at all. I just came out (today) and if it hurt, it hurt."
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Here is the week-by-week 2026 schedule for central Ohio high school football. Schedules were obtained from area schools and are subject to change.
Fairbanks at North Robinson Colonel Crawford; Harvest Prep at Versailles
Africentric at Groveport; Amanda-Clearcreek at West Jefferson; Bellville Clear Fork at Granville; Berlin Center Western Reserve at Whetstone; Berne Union at Bidwell River Valley; Bloom-Carroll at Caledonia River Valley; Bucyrus Wynford at Cardington; Canal Winchester at Grove City; Centennial at Grandview Heights; Centerburg at Utica; Chillicothe Southeastern at Fairfield Christian; Circleville at Chillicothe; Dalton at Danville; Dayton Dunbar at Briggs; Delaware at Buckeye Valley; Dublin Coffman at Hartley; Dublin Scioto at Thomas Worthington; East Knox at Northridge; Eastmoor Academy vs. Ready at Fortress Obetz; Fisher Catholic at Belpre; Franklin Heights at West; Fredericktown at Highland; Hamilton Township at Whitehall; Heath at Duncan Falls Philo; Hilliard Bradley at Big Walnut; Hilliard Darby at Lancaster; Huntington at Newark Catholic; KIPP Columbus at Beechcroft; Liberty Union at Woodsfield Monroe Central; Licking Heights at Newark; Linden-McKinley at Bexley; Logan Elm at Chillicothe Zane Trace; Madison-Plains at Westfall; Mansfield Senior at Hilliard Davidson; Marion Pleasant at North Union; Martins Ferry at Mount Gilead; Marysville at Westerville North; Millersport at Portsmouth Sciotoville East; Mount Vernon at Marion Harding; New Albany at London; New Lexington at Fairfield Union; Northland at Columbus Academy; Olentangy Liberty vs. Lakewood St. Edward at Lakewood; Olentangy Orange at Olentangy Berlin; Pickerington Central at Gahanna; Pickerington North at Troy; Reynoldsburg at Toledo Whitmer; St. Charles at Central Crossing; South at Mifflin; Thornville Sheridan at Licking Valley; Upper Arlington at Olentangy; Vermilion at Johnstown; Walnut Ridge at East; Watkins Memorial at Worthington Kilbourne; Watterson at Whitehouse Anthony Wayne; West Liberty-Salem at Jonathan Alder; Westerville Central at Marion-Franklin; Westerville South at Dublin Jerome; Westland at Teays Valley; Worthington Christian at Grove City Christian; Youngstown Ursuline at DeSales; Zanesville West Muskingum at Lakewood
Independence vs. Dayton Meadowdale at Welcome Stadium; Columbus Crusaders at Byron Center (Michigan) Grand Valley Christian
Beechcroft at Independence; Berne Union at Chillicothe Huntington; Bexley at Worthington Christian; Big Walnut at Dublin Coffman; Briggs at Dublin Scioto; Buckeye Valley at Africentric; Bucyrus Wynford at East Knox; Canal Winchester at New Albany; Cardington at Sycamore Mohawk; Centerburg at Johnstown; Cincinnati Aiken at Northland; Circleville at Washington Court House; Cleveland Glenville at Olentangy Liberty; Cleveland St. Ignatius at Pickerington North; Danville at Utica; DeSales at Walnut Ridge; East at Whitehall; Eastmoor Academy at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy; Franklin Heights at Linden-McKi

WALDO — A pair of Wynford standouts are tuning up for the 2026 high school golf season. And Clay Rogers and Caroline Sheldon are doing so by posting wins in the process.
Rogers won the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf ***** ociation tournament at Kings Mill Golf Course with a 2-over-par 72 in the boys 16-to-18 age division, while Sheldon took the girls 13-to-18 group with an 85.
"I'd say it's mostly working on my game and playing different courses rather than my home course," Sheldon said of her summertime mindset. "My home course is Bucyrus, so it's getting a different approach. This course is a lot tighter than Bucyrus, so that's what led me to try out new courses for when the season does come and I have to overcome those."
It was her second HOJGA event and her second victory, but for Rogers it's his fourth win of six HOJGA events in 2026.
"My wedges (are working), and I got a new putter. Everything has been working pretty well," Rogers said. "(Winning) helps a lot with confidence moving into the season, playing in competitive things against other kids who might be a little better competition than your typical high school match."

High school football in the state of Ohio is unmatched. There have been plenty of outstanding players throughout the years, but the stadiums they have played in are just as iconic.
As part of the USA Today’s 250 for 250 celebration, local newspaper markets representing smaller USA Today properties in the Buckeye state are taking a closer look at high school football stadiums.
A group of sports journalists representing Ashland, Bucyrus, Cambridge, Chillicothe, Coshocton, Fremont, Lancaster, Mansfield, Marion, Port Clinton, and Zanesville and their surrounding areas compiled a list of the best high school football stadiums.
Now it's your turn to pick the best of the best. Be sure to vote in the poll below, and if you feel we've left your favorite high school stadium out, go ahead and write in yours from one of the above markets.
Here are the top 16 best high school football stadiums representing these areas: