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Stay updated with our list of Portage County's regional track & field qualifiers
We are keeping a running list of regional track & field qualifiers:. Boys Pole Vault: Roosevelt senior Jeremy Rieger (2nd, 12-4), Aurora senior Andrew Snyder (4th, 11-6) Boys Long Jump: Aurora senior Leo Sesuraj (2nd, 21-1) Girls High Jump: Aurora senior Kassidy Fry (2nd, 5-2) Girls 4x800: Aurora's Sydney Langell,...
Walsh Jesuit, Lake high school softball win district semis to set up interesting final
MASSILLON — Natalie Susa gave up a home run on the second pitch of Walsh Jesuit’s Division I, Northeast District semifinal Monday and then mowed down every batter the rest of the way. It added up to a 16-1 win by the second-seeded Warriors over 14th-seeded Hoban. Peyton...
Bill McGee, Beanie Wells, Jim Lash boost Garfield football dominance in APS Athletics HOF
Bill McGee, Chris "Beanie" Wells and the late Jim Lash will represent Garfield football in the Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame's Class of 2024. Garfield football has seven inductees, and more will undoubtedly follow because several other ex-NFL players who hail from the South Akron school are waiting their turns.
Riverside vs. Hoover softball: McCaleb’s triple, Proud’s glove lead Beavers to first district title since 2007
As she headed to the plate in the top of the sixth inning on May 15, Milana McCaleb couldn’t help but watch every single defender take a few steps in. In one way, the defense moving in was justified, because Riverside’s McCaleb is one of the best — if not the best — bunter in the area, and when she gets the ball down, it’s tough to get her out at first base.
Tam O'Shanter continues transition from golf course to park. See upcoming changes
Updates at Tam O'Shanter that will begin this year include a driveway relocation and parking lot expansion. The park's clubhouse will be upgraded with new ADA restrooms. The neighboring Kirk Schuring Park is continuing to develop. This year, Jackson Township will begin work on the driveway and parking areas. JACKSON...
Ohio high school softball scores | Live updates from OHSAA district play in Division II
The OHSAA district high school softball tournament is underway and Greater Akron will have a busy Tuesday afternoon and early evening with several teams in action throughout the region, including at historic Firestone Stadium. Here's how the games played out featuring Summit County teams. Copley softball gets run-rule win over Cloverleaf in district semifinal ...
North Canton City Schools hires new athletic director
ACTION: Hired a new athletic director. DISCUSSION: The board approved hiring Larry Kinnard as the athletic director. The board also accepted Kinnard’s resignation as assistant athletic director at the high school. Kinnard’s resignation is effective July 31. He takes on his new role as athletic director at Hoover High School on Aug. 1.
OHSAA track and field: Akron area's 10 boys with best chance to win a state championship
School's almost out for the summer, but not before the OHSAA boys track and field postseason heats up. District tournaments open this week for boys track and field. Welcome Stadium in Dayton will host the state meet May 30 to June 1 and there are plenty of Greater Akron athletes with dreams of state gold. ...
Firestone athletes show 'resilience' to repeat as City Series champion in track and field
Firestone boys coach Tracey Lane and senior Johnathan White used the word "resilience" Saturday after the Falcons track and field teams repeated as City Series champions. Firestone's girls and boys teams hope to show the same resilience this week in the Division I district meet at Nordonia after a steady rain and gusts of wind greeted everyone at Ellet.
Man in blue: High school baseball umpire Don Levy retiring after 50 years
If there is a central fact that baseball umpires must come to grips with about their job, it's that not everyone is going to be happy with their decisions. "Umpires are like closers, man: You've got to have a short memory," Jackson High School baseball coach Bill Gamble said with a chuckle. "You...
'So surreal': Metzger, Retton an unstoppable duo as Aurora softball wins district title
JEFFERSON — How do you solve a problem like McKennah Metzger, to steal from "The Sound of Music"? In the first inning, the Aurora senior slugger erased an early one-run deficit with a line drive over the left-field fence. ...
Camryn Kiefer's one-hitter leads Tuslaw softball to district title win over Hillsdale
WELLINGTON — Camryn Kiefer and her Tuslaw softball team felt they had something to prove this season after exiting the postseason tournament earlier than anticipated a year ago. So, Kiefer struck out 13 batters and gave up only a first-inning hit in leading Tuslaw to a 4-0 win over...
Syndication: Canton Repository
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton features a museum, and is also surrounded by the Hall of Fame Village development and entertainment campus, which features restaurants, a brewery, football stadium, sports dome, practice fields and a water park that is under construction.
St. Vincent-St. Mary football coach Doran Grant has thoughts about the rivalry with Hoban
AKRON, Ohio — Cuyahoga county has St. Edward vs. St. Ignatius, Stark county has Canton McKinley vs. Massillon Washington, and until 2023, Archbishop Hoban and St. Vincent-St. Mary battled for the Shillelagh Trophy in Summit County’s biggest high school football rivalry. The 2023 season was the first since...
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