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The Alliance Review

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Alliance High helps honor Stark bus drivers

Alliance High School’s Culinary Arts Career Tech program got a chance to shine Oct. 20 during the annual Stark County Educational Service Center’s 2026 Transportation Banquet. The event celebrates the staff members who safely transport students to and from school around Stark County. Alliance City Schools welcomed nearly 400 transportation employees for the event. Students in the Culinary Arts Career Tech program prepared charcuterie and desserts and served dinner, which was prepared by the ACS Food Service Department. Following dinner, guests enjoyed performances by the AHS Aviatrix and Jetsetters, the two competition show choirs. Throughout the evening, the Stark County Educational Service Center recognized bus drivers and aides who have served their respective districts for 20 or 30 years. Safety awards were also presented, and hundreds of door prizes were distributed thanks to generous donations from sponsors, local businesses and organizations. The banquet celebrated the dedication of bus drivers, aides and other transportation employees whose work ensures students arrive at school and return home safely each day. Known as the “Heroes Behind the Wheel,” these staff members play an essential role in supporting students and families across Stark County. The banquet was held during National School Bus Safety Week, which

Stark County, OH · 5d

The Repository

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Five Stark County-area OHSAA cross country state meet storylines

The site of the old Columbus Motor Speedway is set to host Ohio high school's fastest distance runners. The 2026 OHSAA State Cross Country Championships will be held on Nov. 7 at Fortress Obetz. The meet starts at 10 a.m. with the Division I girls race. This marks the second year for the OHSAA's new four division format from cross country. Eight races will be held. Here are five storylines involving Stark County area teams and runners to follow during the meet. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year Can 2025 OHSAA state champions Brice Fuller of Fairless, Irelyn Johnson of Marlington repeat? Stark County has a shot at a second straight championship sweep in the Division III races. Fairless' Brice Fuller and Marlington's Irelyn Johnson won their first state titles in 2025 and could find themselves atop the podium again this year. Fuller's winning time of 14:49.4 at the Pickerington regional is the state's fastest in all divisions this season. He will be pushed by runners such as Margaretta's Cole Zang, who won his district meet by almost two minutes in 14:52.9. Johnson has won eight of her nine meets. She broke the 18-minute mark

Stark County, OH · 2d

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PANTHERS EYES ON ANOTHER MATCHUP WITH LAKE CATHOLIC

ALLIANCE, OH — Elyria Catholic is one win away from the state semifinals, and the Panthers made sure their regional semifinal appearance wouldn’t be their last stop in the postseason. Behind a dominant offensive performance from Arianna Dimacchia and a balanced attack that kept Norton on its heels, Elyria Catholic rolled to a straight-set victory (25-16, 25-23, 25-19) over the Panthers in Wednesday night’s Division IV regional semifinals at Alliance High School.

Elyria, OH · 3d
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Hoban football vs. Walsh Jesuit High School. Warriors top Knights to advance

For the second year in a row and the third time in the last four seasons, the Walsh Jesuit and Hoban football teams split two games. And for the second season in a row, the Warriors knocked the Knights out of the playoffs. This time it was a 20-7 win by second-seeded Walsh over No. 10 Hoban on Nov. 6. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year The Warriors (8-2) move on to play No. 3 Nordonia (10-1) at home in a Division II, Region 5 semifinal. Nordonia was a 37-21 winner over No. 6 Eastlake North (9-2). "It means everything," Walsh safety Ben Biel said. "That's our rival. It's Hoban. It's always good to beat them. This is a big momentum swing that can carry us in the playoffs." They did it with great defense, Nathan Allen, Biel, Xavier Steele and Drew Wollschleger all intercepted passes by Hoban quarterback Major Cribbs. They did it with a great ground game, too, as running back Dom Courtad finished with 99 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries. "Coach told us if we win the turnover battle, we win the game," Courtad said. "We flipped the script on

Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 1d

The Alliance Review

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Sebring students get nature lessons at Louisville camp

Fifth and sixth graders from Sebring Local School District took part in an outdoor education camp during October at Canaan Acres Christian Camp. The visit included a large number of activities, both indoors and outdoors. Highlights included candle and butter making; weaving, in which they made scarves; horseback riding, fishing, archery and pond investigation; tree and weed investigations; hiking; and team-building activities. The students also received survival training, and enjoyed glow-in-the-dark bowling. Officials from Raptor Hallow Sanctuary in Alliance also visited with youngsters, who watched birds in flight around the room. They also learned about birds in our area of Ohio and a few from around the world. The visits to the camp were Oct. 19-21 for the fifth grade, and Oct. 21-23 for sixth graders. This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Sebring students get nature lessons at Louisville camp

Sebring, OH · 1d

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Unbeaten South Range rolls in regional semifinal

MEDINA, Ohio (WKBN) – South Range topped Lakeview, 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19), in the OHSAA Division V Volleyball Regional Semifinals on Thursday night at Medina Senior High School. With the win, South Range remains unbeaten at 26-0 overall on the season. The Raiders now advance to face Orrville...

Medina, OH · 2d

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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.

Berea, OH · 6d

Cleveland Jewish News

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Aiden Blumenthal | Solon High School Soccer

Aiden Blumenthal remembers standing on the sideline during the Solon High School boys’ soccer team’s Ohio High School Athletic Association district championship against rival Twinsburg last season and feeling helpless. A concussion had kept the defender out of the game as the Comets were knocked out in a 1-0 loss.

Solon, OH · 2d

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‘No fear’ for Walsh Jesuit in playoff rematch vs. Hoban (video)

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Six turnovers and a shutout loss could have crept into the collective mind of Walsh Jesuit and its football team. That wasn’t the case Friday night at Conway Memorial Stadium, where the Warriors avenged their late September loss to Archbishop Hoban with a 20-7 win in the OHSAA Division II, Region 5 quarterfinals.

Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 1d

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RED DEVILS KEEP THE MAGIC GOING

MANSFIELD, OH – The Campbell Memorial volleyball team continues to rewrite the history books, and the Red Devils aren’t ready to put down their pens just yet. Campbell punched its ticket to the Division VII Regional Championship on Thursday night with a hard-fought four-set victory over Mogadore, taking down the Wildcats 25-19, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22 at Mansfield Senior High School.

Campbell, OH · 2d

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Avon Routs Rhodes 38-8 Behind Three Sykora TD Passes to Open Playoffs

The two-time defending Division II state champions needed exactly one half to announce that their title defense is fully underway. Avon scored on a blocked punt, a short field after a strip sack, a long run, a field goal and two touchdown passes after takeaways to build a 38-0 halftime lead, and the Eagles beat […]

Avon, OH · 1d

NewsForce 24/7

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Akron Early College Parades Downtown as Ohio No. 1 High School for Third Year

AKRON, Ohio — Hundreds of Akron Early College High School students paraded down South Main Street on Thursday, Nov. 5, celebrating a rare distinction: for the third consecutive year, their school finished first among Ohio high schools in overall points on the state report card. Led by a banner reading “#1 High School in Ohio,” […]

Akron, OH · 2d

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COUGARS NOT SLOWING DOWN

ALLIANCE, OH — The championship machine keeps rolling, and Lake Catholic is now one victory away from another trip to the state semifinals. The Cougars delivered another impressive postseason performance Wednesday night, sweeping Firelands in straight sets (25-18, 25-16, 25-13) in the Division IV regional semifinals at Alliance High School to keep their pursuit of a fifth consecutive state championship alive.

Mentor, OH · 3d

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Mentor Gets Its Revenge, Routs Strongsville 45-14 to Reach Regional Semifinal

Mentor waited five weeks for a second shot at Strongsville, and the Cardinals made it count. Third-seeded Mentor rolled past the sixth-seeded Mustangs 45-14 on Friday night in a Division I, Region 1 quarterfinal, avenging a regular-season loss and advancing to the regional semifinals of the OHSAA playoffs. The final score was confirmed on the […]

Strongsville, OH · 1d

Mansfield News Journal

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Hillsdale dominant in regional quarterfinal rout of Mineral Ridge

JEROMESVILLE - For a program that has played an entire season — and then some — worth of playoff games over the last three years, Week 12 might've been Hillsdale's magnum opus. Hosting five-seed Mineral Ridge, a team with 10 wins whose only loss was by five points on the road in the regular season finale to rival McDonald, four-seed Hillsdale knew efficiency was going to be key in the Division VI regional quarterfinal. The Falcons weren't just efficient, they were about as close to perfect as you could get in a 52-14 rout of the Rams. WEEK 12: Shelby efficient in all facets in regional quarterfinal football win "This is right up there because I think they're a quality football team," Hillsdale coach Trevor Cline said when asked where this performance ranks in recent history. "Right from the get-go we sort of overwhelmed them because our guys came out ready to go." Mineral Ridge let the opening kickoff sail into the end zone for a touchback to open the game on its own 20 and proceeded to string together a 14-play drive — spanning eight minutes and 27 seconds of game time— comprised entirely of rushing all the way

Mineral Ridge, OH · 1d

The Repository

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Massillon High School football score vs. Columbus DeSales, OHSAA

MASSILLON — The Massillon Tigers , rested after a bye week, dominated Columbus St. Francis DeSales 48-0 in an OHSAA Division II football playoff game Friday night in Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. The Tigers lost just once in a regular season that ended with their 31-0 rout of McKinley. DeSales had to play in the first round and improved to 8-3 with a 56-14 romp over Columbus Whitehall Yearling. Massillon prevailed with an impressive shutout win over DeSales. See how it folded through or live updates Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year Massillon defeats DeSales Massillon defeats Desales 48-0 to advance in the OHSAA playoffs. Van Hawkins caught a 24-yard touchdown from Adonnes McMullen with 4:02 left to cap the scoring for Massillon. R.J. Day running for his life as third quarter ends DeSales faced third and 16 after its first trip across the 50. R.J. Day ran for his life and threw the ball away, forcing a punt. The game went to the fourth quarter with Massillon’s lead at 42-0. The clock is stopped because the third quarter has ended. It will resume running nonstop as the last quarter begins. Clock running, and so

Massillon, OH · 1d

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Football: Cain’s dominating game runs G-Men to playoff win over Conneaut

A dominant running game anchored by junior running back Ryder Cain propelled Garfield to a commanding 48-14 win over Conneaut in its Division V, Region 17 quarterfinal playoff game in Garrettsville on Friday. Cain rushed for 225 yards on 21 carries and scored six of the G-Men’s seven touchdowns. Garfield...

Garrettsville, OH · 1d

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Medina County football notes: Week 12

PREVIEW: Ottawa-Glandorf's strength of schedule is ranked fourth in Division IV by fantastic50.net with quality wins over Wapakoneta (27-24), St. Marys Memorial (46-28) and Celina (22-20). Sophomore quarterback Tanner Vogt has thrown for 1,784 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 595 yards and 12 scores, while Oscar Salsburey (116 carries, 983 yards, 13 TDs), Deegan Miller (36 catches, 613 yards, 5 TDs) and Gage Bellman (30, 406, 4) are others to watch.

Medina County, OH · 2d

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Friday Night Touchdown: SCORES for Week 2 of the postseason

The playoffs continue tonight with Week 2 of the high school football postseason and the season finale of Friday Night Touchdown.

Cleveland, OH · 2d

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G-MEN PULL AWAY LATE TO END SPARTANS YEAR

GARRETTSVILLE, Ohio — The Garrettsville Garfield G-Men continued their undefeated season Friday night, using a dominant rushing attack to power past the Conneaut Spartans 48-14 in the second round of the OHSAA football playoffs at Garfield High School. The victory moves Garfield to 11-0 on the season and sets...

Garrettsville, OH · 1d