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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 […]
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Ohio high school football playoff win erased after unusual ineligible-player scheme
An unusual situation in Ohio has led to one high school football program having to forfeit its opening playoff win and the losing team getting another opportunity in the postseason. According to a report from Josh Weir of The Canton Repository — part of the USA TODAY Network — Liberty (Youngstown, OH) has been removed from the playoffs after the team used an ineligible player in the team's 26-16 opening round win over Canton Central Catholic. 19News received further information, learning that the disqualification stems from an ineligible player swapping jerseys with an eligible player and playing in the game. The report noted that Canton Central Catholic head coach Jeff Lindesmith was told that a fan of Liberty informed a Canton Central Catholic staff member of the swap. Liberty's athletic director Todd Smith was informed of the situation by that staff member shortly after. Smith later reported the situation to the OHSAA, leading to Liberty's disqualification. The Panthers entered the game with a 10-1 record and with the win, had advanced to a highly-anticipated second-round meeting with unbeaten Perry (OH). Now they'll have to look towards the 2027 season. Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (7-4) now gets a new life in
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New Canton South baseball coach played for record-setting Wildcat team
Mike Shaheen, who has a deep Canton South background, is the high school’s new head baseball coach. Shaheen, 42, was an outfielder and pitcher for the Wildcats when they set a school record for wins and captured a 6-5 thriller over Central Catholic in the 2002 OHSAA Division II district finals. Shaheen played for head coach Rocky Bourquin. His dad, Joe, played for Tim Miller, a program icon who spent 25 years as the Wildcats’ skipper. Mike Shaheen suffered a serious injury in an outfield collision in his senior year of 2003 but came back to play for a South team that fell in the tournament to eventual state runner-up Central Catholic. Watch Ohio High School Sports Live on NFHS Network all year His mom, Lori (Horst) Shaheen, was valedictorian of Canton South’s Class of 1974. His grandfather and great uncles operated an iconic Canton Township business, Bolivar Road Variety Store. He has spent 18 years as a special education teacher in Akron Public Schools, and hopes to become a Canton Local faculty member at some point. He and his wife Meagan have maintained a residence in Canton Township with their sons Landon and Silas, who attend Canton Local Schools.
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Junior Lon Wright’s solo art exhibition
Have you ever wondered what the students of GlenOak do when they walk out door 17 at 2:10? For junior art student Lon Wright he crafted and curated his solo exhibition. On Nov. 2, Malone University hosted the exhibition titled “A Compulsive Life”. The show will be up from Nov. 2-Dec. 12.