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Lady Tigers Honored in District Awards The Lady Tigers keep piling on the awards after their record season. Head Coach Joe Pierce was named DII Coach of the Year. Coach Kaylee Pierce was named District 4 DII Assistant Coach of the Year. Freshman Rylee Adams was nominated for All-District. Sophomore Kynslie Williams was also nominated …
Tiger Wrestlers Headed to State Two Tigers qualified for the wrestling state tournament after competing in the state regionals. Both Chris Fair (285) and Frankie Salvino (190) will hit the mat on March 7th-9th to compete for a title. Frankie Salvino (31-17) will start out on mat 6 versus Springboro’s Matt Kowalski (41-3), and Chris …
The Tigers (19-5) were shocked in the OHSAA DII NE District 2 Final by Shaker Heights (9-15) on Saturday. The Red Raiders were deadly inside the paint on offense and limited the Tigers’ three-point shooters in the 72-67 upset. 1st Half Shaker Heights won the tip to start Saturday’s ballgame in Wooster. Misses and miscues …
Tiger Alum Named 2nd Team All-OAC Sophomore Forward and former Massillon star Elijah Farrington was named 2nd team All-OAC for Mount Union today. Farrington started for the Tigers in the ’21-’22 and ’22-’23 seasons. He had a breakout season his senior year, averaging 19.5 points per game and climbing to 16th on Massillon’s all-time scoring …
Two Tigers Head to D3 Power Massillon running back Peytton Mitchell and wide receiver Ricardo Wells both announced that they have been given the opportunity to join the Mount Union Purple Raiders football program this upcoming season. The two Tigers would join Massillon alum Zack Liebler, who started at corner as a true freshman for …
Lady Tigers Fall to Olmsted Falls The ladies had a record season– they beat McKinley for the first time in 22 years, won the district title for the first time since 1994, and won a program record 21 games. They also broke the program record for offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, overall rebounds, points, steals, 3 …
The Lady Tigers’ historic season came to an end in Medina against Olmsted Falls on Tuesday. Massillon fought admirably the entire game but was not able overcome the Bulldogs’ size and physical play. The 2024 D1 champs threatened to overwhelm the Tigers but Massillon put up quite a fight to keep the contest close until …
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Tiger Cheer Comes in 2nd at State Championships Massillon cheer already had one state championship under their belt, and they took a shot at another on Sunday at the OASSA state championships in Sunbury, Ohio. The ladies performed admirably and took second place to add another achievement to an impressive season. Box Score– Lady Tigers’ …
The Lady Tigers triumphed once again in the district tourney. They traveled up to Elyria to take on Cleveland Heights in the district championship game and took down the Heights Tigers 75-57. The win is the 21st on the court this season for Coach Joe Pierce’s squad– the most in program history. It is also …
Box Score: Lady Tigers District Semi Moore, Lania– 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals Nicola, Hannah– 16 points, 6 assists, 13 steals (tied for the program record!!)– double-double Pierce, Delaney– 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals Williams, Kynslie– 5 points, 5 rebounds, 7 steals Wolff, Jaryn– 10 points, 3 rebounds Tiger Hoops Ranked …
