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Six area football teams eye regional semifinals as OHSAA playoffs continue
The road to an OHSAA state football championship continues Friday, Nov. 6, as six area teams prepare for the second round of the postseason. After an exciting opening round that saw five teams advance , the competition will only get tougher as programs look to keep their championship hopes alive. Indian Valley enters the regional quarterfinals as the area's lone unbeaten team and the top seed in Division IV, Region 15. The Braves will make their postseason debut after earning a first-round bye, while Dover , Claymont , Newcomerstown , Garaway and Strasburg-Franklin look to build on their opening-round victories. Several intriguing matchups highlight the schedule, including battles between high-powered offenses and some of the state's toughest defenses. With a spot in the regional semifinals on the line, each team is just one victory away from moving another step closer to a state championship. Here's a look at all six area playoff matchups. All games start at 7 p.m. Road to state | OHSAA soccer, volleyball regionals: Where and when area teams play (4) Plaines Athens (9-1) vs. (5) Dover (9-2) Dover will look to continue its postseason momentum when it travels to face fourth-seeded Athens in a Division III,
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LIBERTY NOW LOOKING AHEAD TO PERRY
LIBERTY, OH — When the lights shine brightest, the playmakers rise to the occasion. For Liberty, that playmaker was Dawaun Moody, who put together a four-touchdown performance to lead the Leopards past Canton Central Catholic, 26-16, in the opening round of the OHSAA football playoffs Friday night. Moody did...
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West Branch superintendent responds to failure of permanent improvement levy
BELOIT - West Branch Local Schools Superintendent Matthew Manley has responded to the failure of a five-year, 1-mill permanent improvements levy. The levy would have generated approximately $440,000 annually for building repairs, maintenance and long-term capital improvements. Specifically, the district planned to use the revenue for fire suppression upgrades, security...
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Dover schools hosting roundtable discussions following recent tragedies
DOVER – City school officials are asking community members to register for roundtable discussions about how to move forward after the recent deaths of two Dover High School students. A message from Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is committed to facing the grief, worry and tough questions that...
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LeBron James missed 83 days of fourth grade growing up in Akron; his foundation put $2 million into opening the I Promise School there
Years before he became one of the G.O.A.T.s, LeBron James was a kid with no stable home, no car to get him to class, and little reason to care about school.
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National Merit Scholars honors two students
GlenOak seniors Jimmy Zurbuch and Ellie Teagues have received recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, where Zurbuch made National Merit Commended Scholar and Teagues made National Merit Semifinalist based off of the PSAT that they both took in the fall of 2025 in GlenOak High School during their junior year.
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Jackson football gets chance to show how far it’s come vs. Hudson
JACKSON TWP. — Jay Rohr heard his Jackson High School football team say all the right things. What the fifth-year head coach saw from the Polar Bears on Aug. 28 didn't match their words. Jackson's 55-35 loss to Hudson back in Week 2 marked a turning point in the 2026 season, and now the Polar Bears find those same Explorers returning to Fife Stadium for a second-round playoff game in Division I, Region 1. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. How far has Jackson come? We're about to find out. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year Jackson lost a well-played game against Wadsworth the following week, then won the last seven games of the regular season. It earned its first outright Federal League title since 2001, highlighted by a decisive 30-14 win at Benson Stadium vs. Canton McKinley, and a first-round bye in the playoffs. "We've always talked about going from a good team to a great team," Rohr said. "Going into this season, I felt this group could be a really special group." That notion was challenged early on. Jackson "played OK" in Rohr's words during its season-opening 34-13 win at Chardon. Then
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Saint Ignatius Takes First Step to Canton
OHIO CITY, OH - This past Friday, the Saint Ignatius Wildcats (6-5) were at Wasmer Field for the fourth and final time this season, as they took on the Berea-Midpark Titans (6-5) in the 8 vs. 9 matchup in round one of the OHSAA playoffs, with the winner set to face the St. Edward Eagles (9-1) in round two. Saint Ignatius was looking to carry the positive momentum from last week's 38-20 victory over Football North into Friday night's action, a game which snapped their three-game losing skid. Meanwhile, Berea-Midpark was looking to get back in the win column after suffering a tough 31-27 defeat to Avon Lake a week prior, a game in which they blew a 21-10 lead in the third quarter. After a 4-1 start and 4 straight wins, Berea-Midpark went 2-3 in their last five games, finishing the regular season 6-4 and 4-3 in conference play. This game was the first-ever meeting between Berea-Midpark and St. Ignatius, and it was also the first-ever football playoff game hosted at Wasmer Field.
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HS FOOTBALL: 1480 WHBC Coverage
CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBCX) – Here’s our 1480 WHBC coverage of high school football playoff games this Friday night. The Sugardale/Freshmark radio game of the week on 1480 WHBC and Mix 94.1 is Hudson at JACKSON. And the Friends and Family Credit Union WHBCSports.com Stream game...
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Akron Garfield boys head basketball coach McNeal Thompson III steps down
McNeal "Coach Mac" Thompson III (Photo: Provided) AKRON, Ohio — According to the team’s Facebook page, Akron Garfield will seek a new head boys’ basketball coach after McNeal Thompson III stepped down following six seasons. When Thompson III was hired, the school was known as Kenmore-Garfield; following a 2016 merger, it was renamed Akron Garfield Community Learning Center. He departs the program in good standing after a 0–16 debut season in 2020. He went on to build the team into a contender, guiding it to its first district berth in 2024 and its first Akron City Series title in 2026 with a victory over crosstown rival Akron Ellet, the first in 25 years. He is a 1999 graduate of Kenmore High School and was also inducted into the King of Court Hall of Fame this past August. "Coach Mac, thank you for your leadership and sacrifices you made to pour into our boys and the community," It said in the Facebook post. "Garfield is better because you were here. You will be missed." An email was sent to APS for comment, as no successor has been named at the time of publication.