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Olympian Carlin Isles skips Paris to focus on his job in the Stark Prosecutor's Office
The way Carlin Isles sees it, he'll always have Tokyo and Rio. The world's fastest rugby player won't be headed to Paris as a member of the U.S. men's sevens team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ...
Akron Football Odds: 2024 Total Wins Over/Under – Vegas Odds as of July 26
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. The Akron Zips’ 2-10 record last year wasn’t good enough for a bowl game berth. In 2024, their over/under is 3.5 wins....
Boards and BMX bikes will soar Saturday at Akron Skate Park Jam
Akron Skate Park will host its second Akron Skate Park Jam July 27 in an effort to bring together the local skateboarding and BMX community and celebrate the park. Tyler Arney, a 24-year-old BMX biker, planned the event with 30-year-old skateboarder, Miranda Best. ...
ACL Guardians Play Their Last Game, Valera, Devers and Gonzalez Go Deep Thursday
Doug Nikhazy finally got roughed up in AAA after his unbelievable start. He gave up 6 runs on 8 hits with just 2 strikeouts to 2 walks in 5 innings pitched. His AAA ERA is still at an awesome 2.77 despite the poor start today. That being said, Randy Labaut...
Coventry schools switching athletic conferences
COVENTRY — The Coventry Local Schools Board of Education approved a resolution to transition the district from the Metro Athletic Conference (MAC) to the Principals’ Athletic Conference (PAC) during the July 17 board meeting. Superintendent George Fisk said Coventry originally was a member of the PAC, joining in...
Garfield junior Conner Hunt basks in aftermath of Move United Hartford Nationals
Garfield rising junior Conner Hunt had already proven himself at the state level as a tough competitor in the seated track events but now has made his mark at the national level. Hunt won the 100-meter seated dash at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama by setting a national record of 15.71 seconds and finished as the runner-up the 400 and 800-meter seated dashes in the T54-U17 category on July 14.
Streetsboro assistant football Pete Smith also scribes with success
Streetsboro Rockets’ assistant football Coach Pete Smith may not have played football during his high school days but was always fascinated by the X’s and O’s of the game. In addition to becoming an integral part of Streetsboro’s coaching staff, he has carried his passion for football over to the writing about the sport for the widely-acclaimed The Orange & Brown Report, a digital publication that covers all Cleveland Browns news.
Six Zips Earn IWLCA Academic Honor Roll Accolades
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association unveiled its 2024 IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll and Honor Squads on Wednesday, July 24. The IWLCA named 325 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2023-24 academic year. To be eligible...
Archie Griffin selected to dot the 'i' in Script Ohio during OSU's season opener vs. Akron
Ohio State has found a special way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Archie Griffin's first Heisman Trophy win. Griffin has been selected to dot the "I" in Script Ohio during halftime of OSU's Aug. 31 season opener against Akron at Ohio Stadium. Griffin, who will turn 70 on Aug....
July 25: Peterson's pitching and middle inning magic lead Akron past Bowie 6-3
Akron RubberDucks (16-8, 53-40) 6, Bowie Baysox (11-13, 43-49) 3. WP: Austin Peterson (4-1) LP: Bradley Brehmer (2-2) Save: Magnus Ellerts (1) Austin Peterson fired seven strong innings as the Akron RubberDucks strike for six in the middle innings to down the Bowie Baysox 6-3 on Thursday night at Canal Park.
Baseball Earns 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Akron Baseball team recently earned the American Baseball Coaches Association 2023-24 Team Academic Excellence Award. Teams from every level of college and high school baseball were honored with this year's award, which highlights programs coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year.
'A great program to be involved with': Tim Campbell is new Wadsworth High School AD
The Wadsworth athletic department has a new leader in Tim Campbell, who takes over as athletic director on Aug. 1. Brad Musgrave retired in June after spending the past 11 years as Wadsworth's athletic director. ...
BBH Trike & Bike - Pedaling for a purpose: Talk of the Towns
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- The communities of Brecksville and Broadview Heights are gearing up for a heartwarming event -- the Brecksville Broadview Heights Trike & Bike, a special bike ride for children 3-12. Scheduled for Aug. 10, the event will kick off at 10 a.m. from Blossom Hill School, 4400 Oakes Road in Brecksville.
RESULTS: 2024 NOPGA Janice Moodie Pro / 3 Lady
Portage Country Club’s Tyler Peterson, PGA, Casey Juve, Katie Orendorf, and Sarah O’Neill fired 19-under par in the two net better ball of four formatted Janice Moodie Pro / 3 Lady to take home the trophies from Sterling Cut Glass. In second place was the team from Red...
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