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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
The Marion Star
Coldwater ends Pleasant volleyball's state title hopes
ONTARIO — The quest for perfection and a state championship came to an end Saturday, Nov. 7 in the O-rena. Previously undefeated Pleasant fell to top-ranked Coldwater 3-1 in a Division V regional championship volleyball match at Ontario High School. Coldwater (23-4) will now face second ranked Meadowbrook (25-1) at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at Wittenberg University. The D-V state championship with either No. 5 South Range or No. 6 Versailles will be at 3 p.m. Nov. 14 inside Wright State's Nutter Center. "It was a tough one to take for them," Pleasant coach Kory Ute said of her seventh ranked squad in D-V. The Spartans (26-1) came into the Coldwater match having won two straight regional championships. Also in 2026, they had yet to drop a set in a match. However, that changed Saturday. The Cavaliers opened with a 25-20 victory in the first set, but Pleasant showed it could answer, charging to a 25-13 win to even the match at 1-1. "We just powered the ball to them, and they didn’t have an answer," Ute said of her team's second set dominance. "We served much better that set than we did the other ones. We just really
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Mansfield News Journal
All-Ohio honors come home to area runners at OHSAA state cross country
OBETZ — The fourth time is a charm for Shelby’s Anna Will. After qualifying for the state cross country championships in each of the last three seasons, but coming up short in her quest for an All-Ohio honor, the senior accomplished the elusive goal when she finished 33 rd with a 19:29.2 to take second team All-Ohio honors. LEXINGTON TAKES STATE RUNNER-UP HONORS: Lexington's amazing journey leads to Division II state runner-up finish “I am really happy about it,” Will said. “Every year, I have come here with the goal of earning All-Ohio and I have never got it. Finally getting it my senior year and my last race in a Shelby jersey is thrilling and means so much to me. It is something I have been working for since I was a freshman.” Last week at the regional meet, Will got boxed in and while she still earned an individual qualifying spot, she felt like she was held back from running her absolute best. So, she changed her strategy at Saturday’s Ohio High School Athletic Association State Cross Country Championships and sprinted off of the line to get ahead of the pack. It worked well for her as she
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Marion Tech’s Laura Emerick Guides Students as the College’s ‘North Star’
MARION — Laura Emerick cannot imagine doing anything else. As associate vice president of student success and engagement and chief student affairs officer at Marion Technical College, she leads the team charged with helping students plan their studies, push through academic and personal challenges, and stay on track to graduate — work she traces back […]
Pike County News Watchman
Western Local Schools educator receives two prestigious honors in 2026
LATHAM, OHIO — Western Local Schools is proud to celebrate Jennifer Buckler, K–6 STEAM and Career Development educator, for receiving two distinguished honors recognizing her dedication to innovative education, rural student opportunities, and community-connected learning. Buckler was named 2026 Educator of the Year by Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C), recognizing her commitment to connecting classroom learning with real-world experiences and career pathways for students in rural Appalachian Ohio. As part of the 2026 Community Career Connected Learning Summit: Investing in Our Talent Ecosystem, Buckler also served as a panelist, sharing her experiences and advocating for stronger partnerships between schools, local businesses, industries, and community organizations. During the discussion, Buckler emphasized the importance of introducing rural learners to career possibilities at an early age, particularly in communities where geographic isolation, economic barriers, and limited access to industry experiences can restrict students’ exposure to future opportunities. “You don’t know what you don’t know,” Buckler often says. “Our students cannot dream about careers they have never heard of or imagine futures they have never been exposed to. When we bring our community into our classrooms and take learning beyond the school walls, we open doors that many of our students never knew existed.”
The Daily Record
Wooster documentary screening takes on college culture wars
A national fight over politics, academic freedom and who controls college campuses will take the screen in Wooster when “First They Came for My College” is shown Nov. 15 at The Lyric Theater . The College of Wooster President's Office and The Lyric Theater of Wooster are co-sponsoring the 6 p.m. screening, according to a community announcement. A panel discussion will follow the documentary. “First They Came for My College” focuses on changes at New College of Florida under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and follows students, a professor and the student newspaper as the campus becomes a focal point in debates over political involvement in higher education. Panel discussion Wooster Provost Ashley Kistler, a former anthropology professor at Rollins College in Florida, will moderate the post-screening discussion. Panelists include Christa Craven, a New College alumna and College of Wooster professor of anthropology and women's, gender and sexuality studies; Amy Reid, director of gender studies at New College of Florida and a representative of PEN America; and Axel Anderson, a Wooster Class of 2028 student who previously attended New College of Florida. Anderson studies global and international studies, writes for The Wooster Voice and is president of Leftists of Wooster. Craven
The Marion Star
Week 13 Marion-area football standings, OHSAA playoff schedule
Here are the Marion-area high school football standings after 12 weeks, plus playoff matchups for Week 13: Mid Ohio Athletic Conference SCHOOL ALL MOAC xz-Shelby 11-0 7-0 z-Ontario 10-1 6-1 z-Clear Fork 9-2 5-2 Galion 5-5 3-4 Marion Harding 5-5 3-4 z-Highland 4-7 3-4 Pleasant 2-8 1-6 River Valley 0-10 0-7 x-league champz-playoffs Week 12, Nov. 6, regional quarterfinals Division IV Region 14: No. 2 Shelby 42, No. 7 Firelands 3 Division IV Region 14: No. 4 Clear Fork 38, No. 5 Otsego 0 Division III Region 20: No. 2 Ontario 22, No. 7 Tiffin Columbian 19 Week 13, Nov. 13, regional semifinals Division IV Region 14: No. 3 Perkins (11-0) at No. 2 Shelby (11-0) Division IV Region 14: No. 4 Clear Fork (9-2) at No. 1 Ottawa-Glandorf (11-0) Division III Region 10: No. 6 St. Marys Memorial (9-3) at No. 2 Ontario (10-1) Northwest Central Conference SCHOOL ALL NWCC xz-North Baltimore 9-2 7-1 xz-Elgin 8-3 7-1 z-Waynefield-Goshen 7-4 6-2 Perry 5-5 5-3 z-Upper Scioto Valley 5-6 4-4 z-Ridgemont 3-8 3-5 Hardin Northern 3-7 2-6 Cory-Rawson 2-8 2-6 Ridgedale 0-10 0-8 x-league champz-playoffs Week 12, Nov. 6, regional quarterfinals Division VII Region 26: No. 5 Mohawk 54, No. 4
Athlon Sports
LeBron James missed 83 days of fourth grade growing up in Akron; his foundation put $2 million into opening the I Promise School there
Years before he became one of the G.O.A.T.s, LeBron James was a kid with no stable home, no car to get him to class, and little reason to care about school.
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WHS Seniors Help Out The Community With Leaf Raking Day
Every year, the senior class at Wadsworth High School spends a mandatory day in November going around Wadsworth to help senior citizens in the community rake their leaves and clear their lawns. This year, Senior Leaf Raking Day was on Nov. 5, 2026. The high school collaborates with the Soprema...