Ashland football's Jack Talkington in action in an undated photo. Bill Arsenault, The Repository Fri, October 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC · 5 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Jack Talkington is having a big season on defense for the Ashland football team. And Ben Holzopfel is just a step behind.
Talkington, a 6-foot, 217-pound redshirt junior linebacker from Central Catholic High School, leads the Eagles with 66 tackles, 38 unassisted. He has five tackles for losses including three sacks. And he has three interceptions and a forced fumble.
Holzopfel, a 5-11, 225 senior linebacker from Jackson High School, has 46 tackles with 22 solos. Five of his tackles for losses with 1 ½ sacks. He also has a pass breakup and five quarterback hits.
Ben Holzopfel, Ashland football On the offense side, redshirt junior Willtrell Hartson (Massillon) is the team's leading rusher with 381 yards on 80 carries with three touchdowns.
Ashland is 2-5 overall with a 2-3 record in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference after a 48-10 conference victory over Thomas More on Saturday, Oct. 17. Hartson had 82 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. Seeing limited playing time in the rout, Holzopfel made six tackles, and Talkington had five.
Jack Talkington, Ashland football Dorian Pringle (Massillon) The 6-0, 225-pound sophomore linebacker had another big effort for the Bowling Green football team (2-5, 2-1 Mid-American Conference), making a game-high 10 tackles after in a 32-31 overtime loss to Ball State on Oct. 17. On the season, Pringle leads the team with 67 tackles, 31 unassisted, with two quarterback hits and a forced fumble. He has had seven or more tackles in all seven games.
Bowling Green linebacker Dorian Pringle (3) claps during warmups before a game at Nebraska, Sept. 12, 2026. Colin Cernansky (Marlington) The junior posted a personal-record time when he finished 44th out of 380 entrants for the Ohio State men's cross country team at the Arturo Barrios Invitational last Saturday in College Station, Texas. His 8,000-meter time was 23:54.9. He was the second finisher for the Buckeyes who finished ninth out of 38 teams. Cernansky finished fifth at the season-opening Mike Baumer Classic on Sept. 4 in Fairborn with a 5,000 time of 15:16.7.
The 5-3 freshman defensive specialist had a season-high 39 digs for the Baldwin Wallace women's volleyball team (16-4, 3-2 OAC) in a 3-2 loss to Muskingum in a league match Wednesday, Oct. 21. Hubert has played in 17 matches with seven starts and 60 sets and has 186 digs, 22 service aces and 21 assists. Her previously high digs total was 25.
The 5-10, 215-pound sophomore linebacker is having a solid season with the Geneva football team (3-3, 3-2 Presidents' Athletic Conference). Mauger led the team with eight tackles in a 14-13 loss to Westminster on Oct. 17. On the season, he has 38 tackles, 20 unassisted. He had a season-high nine tackles in a loss to Washington & Jefferson earlier in the season.
The sophomore had the best score for the Ohio Dominican women's golf team at the three-day Davenport Invitational, Oct. 16-18, in Augusta, Mich. Kemp finished tied for 29th out of a field of 78 with a 240 total on rounds of 82, 80 and 78. The Panthers finished ninth out of 13 teams. Kemp also had the best finish for Ohio Dominican at the William Beall Fall Classic on Oct. 5-6 in Findlay. She was 44th with a 238 score on two rounds of 79 and another of 80.
The junior is one of the top defenders on the Marietta football team (3-3, 2-3 OAC). A defensive back, he made eight tackles in a 31-7 conference loss to 17th-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Oct. 17. On the season, Neal has 33 tackles, 12 unassisted, with two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
The senior starts at right tackle for Marietta. He's helped the Pioneers compile 2,417 yards in total offense, as they average 402.8 yards and 24.83 points per game.
The freshman is coming off the bench for the Otterbein women's soccer team (7-6, 5-0 OAC). Marthy picked up her first collegiate point when she had an assist in a 6-1 victory over Oberlin and collected her first collegiate goal in a 6-0 victory over Muskingum. She also chips in on defense, as Otterbein has conceded just 15 goals and recorded four shutouts.
The freshman finished 23rd out of 200 runners in the White Division race for the Butler men's cross country team at the talent-laden Pre-National Invitational last Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind. Elg covered the 8K course in 25:02.8. He was the third freshman to cross the line. Elg had a personal record of 25:00.7 in the 8K when he finished 67th at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 9 in Madison, Wisc.
The sophomore finished 15th out of a field of 56 to lead the Ashland women's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the season-ending Intercollegiate at Nemacolin event earlier this week in Farmington, Pa. Mort finished with a 54-hole total of 227 on rounds of 78, 79 and 70. The latter score is eighth best in program history and the score gave her four par or better scores in her career, which is tied for third in her two seasons with the Eagles.
The sophomore finished seventh out of 266 runners for the powerful Grand Valley State men's cross country team at Bradley's Pink Classic last Saturday in Peoria, Ill. He covered the 8K course in a personal record 24:42.3. He trailed six teammates as the Lakers easily placed first out of 27 teams. Reed finished fifth at the Red October meet at Saginaw Valley, Mich. on Oct. 2 with an 8K time of 25:38.6.
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