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Four football teams look to move a step closer to a OHSAA state title
The road to an OHSAA state football championship continues Friday, Nov. 13 , as four area teams and one familiar opponent prepare for the regional semifinals. With just eight teams remaining in each division, the stakes continue to rise as Dover , Indian Valley, Claymont and Garaway look to keep their postseason runs alive and move one step closer to a state championship. Two of the area's biggest matchups will feature familiar opponents looking to settle unfinished business. Dover will get another opportunity against Steubenville after falling to the Big Red earlier this season, while Indian Valley and Claymont will meet for the second time in three weeks following their one-point battle for the Inter-Valley Conference South Division title. Make your pick! Time to vote for The Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week (Nov. 2-8) Meanwhile, Garaway will look to continue its offensive success against a Waterford team that has been among the region's best defensively. Here's a closer look at each matchup, including team records, key players and what to watch for as the postseason continues. OHSAA football regional semifinals playoff schedule Friday, Nov. 13 (all games at 7 p.m.) Division III, Region 11 (1) Steubenville (9-2) vs. (5) Dover
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Berlin prepares for annual live nativity parade
Berlin will welcome camels, shepherds, angels and other familiar Nativity figures Nov. 27 as its annual Live Nativity Parade ushers in the Christmas season. The Berlin Area Merchants will host the parade and a candle-lighting ceremony beginning at 5:45 p.m., according to a community announcement. The procession will start at Sheiyah Market and end at the stage in the center of Berlin. Mary and Joseph, the Three Wise Men, angels and shepherds will be joined by camels, sheep, cows, donkeys and horses provided by The Farm at Walnut Creek. Snowmen also will walk the streets and hand out candy to children. Candle-lighting and Christmas story follow parade A short service is planned after the procession reaches the center of town. The program will include a candle-lighting ceremony, a reading of the Christmas story by Larry Kaufman and carols led by Jeff Polen. The event began with a small group of local merchants singing Christmas carols on a street corner and has grown into a tradition that attracts thousands of visitors during the holiday season, according to the announcement. Berlin is located along State Route 39 in Ohio's Amish Country. Donations will support Operation Christmas Child The Berlin Area Merchants also
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McKinley football has unfinished business with Mentor in playoff showdown
Unfinished business awaits the Canton McKinley High School football team in Mentor. And this business is long overdue for the Bulldogs . No. 7 seed McKinley travels to Jerome T. Osborne Senior Stadium to face No. 3 seed Mentor in a regional semifinal on Friday, Nov. 13. It's a rematch from last year . Same place. Same level. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year The Cardinals won last year's Division I, Region 1 third-round game in the most dramatic fashion, scoring a touchdown and converting a 2-point try with 20 seconds left to stun the Bulldogs 25-24. Mentor has served as the Grim Reaper for McKinley seasons, beating the Bulldogs in the playoffs each of the previous two years and five of the past eight. To second-year McKinley coach Renzy Parnell, Friday's game isn't about getting over some kind of mental hurdle against the Cardinals. "I don't hear it from our kids," Parnell said. "I don't sense it from our team. What I sense is last year. It's all about, hey, they stopped us last year. We've got to get this one back." McKinley returns many players from that game, including Kyelin West, who ran
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Happy Friday and happy weekend. I'm sure most folks are immersed in plans for Thanksgiving and, by extension, Christmas. Here are a couple of newsy holiday bits. ● I was excited to learn last week that Graeter's Ice Cream saw the return of its holiday favorite peppermint stick ice cream. The hand-crafted ice cream is made just 2.5 gallons at a time with Graeter's signature, small-batch French Pot process. The peppermint stick treat can be found at all Graeter's shops, the closest of which are at Pinecrest in Beachwood and Crocker Park in Westlake. Peppermint stick pints also are sold at local Acme, Giant Eagle and Meijer grocery stores. Graeter's is offering three additional, limited-time holiday flavors at scoop shops as well as for online ordering . The holiday creme brulee flavor was released Nov. 9, featuring vanilla custard with a caramelized sugar crunch. Coming Nov. 16 is Cozy Hot Cocoa with rich chocolate and gooey marshmallow, and Nov. 23 will see the release of Spirited Eggnog, infused with notes of rum, bourbon and brandy. ● Cafe Arnone will host a sip and shop holiday wine tasting event from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at 2840 W. Market St.
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McKinley Gets Another Shot at Mentor in Regional Semifinal Rematch Friday
The Canton McKinley Bulldogs travel to Mentor on Friday, Nov. 13, for a Division I, Region 1 regional semifinal that is a rematch of last year’s third-round game at the same stadium and the same stage of the playoffs, The Repository reported. No. 7 seed McKinley (9-3) faces No. 3 seed Mentor (9-2) at Jerome […]