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Ohio high school baseball score updates | Mason beats Twinsburg in OHSAA state finals
The Twinsburg baseball team's unexpected postseason run reached its conclusion Sunday afternoon in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournament. Unfortunately for the Tigers, didn't end the way they wanted. Mason broke things open late in the Division I state championship game at Canal Park, winning 8-1. Two days earlier, it was the Tigers coming up big late in a 4-1 win in the state semifinals over Olentangy Berlin. Sunday, it was Mason coming up with the clutch at-bats late. ...
University of Akron President Nemer makes first appointment, naming new interim VP and CFO
R.J. Nemer made his first appointment as University of Akron president this week, splitting the role of interim senior vice president and chief financial officer into two positions. Misty Villers, previously Akron's director of budget planning and strategy, assumes the interim CFO job immediately. She will exclusively oversee financial functions...
Comeback kids. West Branch takes state baseball championship
West Branch used a dramatic seventh-inning comeback to defeat Badin and win the baseball state championship 3-2 Sunday morning at Canal Park in Akron. The Warriors offense came to life in the seventh inning and scored three runs after being held to one hit in the first six innings. West...
16 Stark County high school girls track and field athletes to watch in 2025
Another successful high school track and field season for Stark County athletes has ended. This week we are taking a look at the top returning 2025 OHSAA state meet contenders. Here are 16 girls athletes to watch next season. Grades listed are for the upcoming school year. ...
Twinsburg seniors reflect on 'special year' ahead of Division I baseball state semifinal
No one could have realistically predicted last June that Twinsburg would be playing in a Division I baseball state semifinal at 4 p.m. Friday against Olentangy Berlin at Canal Park. Twinsburg went 6-17 overall and 1-11 in Suburban League National Conference games last season. And then tragedy struck in December when Tigers coach Jeff...
Meet Kim Nidy, director of technology for North Canton City Schools
Kim Nidy, director of technology for North Canton City Schools, is all about North Canton. She lives in North Canton and graduated Hoover High School in North Canton. She also graduated from the University of Akron with a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive business education and a minor in business management, then completed a...
Fort Recovery knocks off Hillsdale 3-1 in Division IV state baseball semifinal
AKRON — Hillsdale’s Owen Hoffman walked off the field with no regrets Saturday evening. The senior third baseman recorded three hits in four at bats Saturday in a Division IV state semifinal at Akron’s Canal Park. Hoffman and the Falcons (19-12) ultimately fell short 3-1 against Cinderella...
Summit County Athletes of the Week May 27-June 2 | Jayla Atkinson, Lane Conway win vote
Athletes from Stow and Twinsburg high schools won the voting for the Summit County High School Athlete of the Week for May 27-June 2. Jayla Atkinson is the girls winner and Lane Conway wins for the boys. Atkinson runs track and Conway is a baseball player. Atkinson received 65.86% of the votes cast. Conway received 38.47% of the votes cast.
West Branch baseball team defeats Indian Creek 4-2 in state baseball semifinal
AKRON — The West Branch baseball team had a number of stars and it all added up to a spot in Sunday’s Division II state title game after the Warriors eliminated Indian Creek 4-2 in a state baseball semifinal at Canal Park in Akron Friday afternoon. Beau Alazaus...
Padua’s baseball run ends in OHSAA Division II state semifinals with 3-hitter by Badin sophomore
AKRON, Ohio — Ever since his 16th birthday on April 30, Caleb Driessen has not given up a run. Padua could not change that Friday in the OHSAA Division II baseball state semifinals, suffering a similar fate as most teams that faced the Hamilton Badin sophomore pitcher. Driessen struck out six and walked one in a three-hitter to beat the Bruins, 5-0, at Canal Park in Akron.
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