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Medina County Gazette
Blake Elementary students and staff share classroom projects with school board
MEDINA — H.G. Blake Elementary School students and teachers showed the Medina Board of Education on Tuesday how kindergartners brought stories to life on video and first graders learned about goods and services by visiting local businesses and city officials. Principal Eldora Lavdas opened the presentation by describing what...
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Kent State professor awaits decision in S.B. 1 investigation
Kent State University professor allegedly violated Senate Bill 1. Ohio Senate Bill 1 became state law in 2025 with the aim of limiting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and reducing bias in public universities in Ohio. Critics say S.B. 1 harms academic freedom and restricts discussions on controversial topics. One of its first tests has come in an investigation against a Kent State University adjunct professor who has been accused of anti-Christian bias, which he denies.
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Akron Beacon Journal
Hudson football vs St. Edward High School. Explorers season comes to end
LAKEWOOD — Hudson knew what it was getting into. St. Edward has a long history winning in the OHSAA high school football playoffs . The Explorers knew they had to play error-free ball to have a chance to upset the Eagles. Instead, St. Edward pounced on almost every mistake Hudson made. Watch Ohio High School Football Live on NFHS Network all year Playing with a short field most of the game, St. Edward scored 24 unanswered points to start the game and beat the Explorers 38-14 on Friday, Nov. 13, at First Federal Lakewood Stadium. St. Edward advanced to the Division I, Region 1 title game Nov. 20 against Mentor, which defeated Canton McKinley 16-13 in the other regional semifinal. Hudson finished the season 9-4. "I thought we fought," Hudson coach Jeff Gough said. "We made a couple mistakes here and there. When you make mistakes, it's tough to succeed against a team and program like this. Hats off to St. Eds, but I love the way our team fought to the end." Many of Hudson's mistakes came on special teams. Misty conditions in Lakewood led to three errant punt snaps, one of which led to a block, and a
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Chronicle-Telegram
Avon 6th grader teams up with world-class musicians to help local families
An Avon Middle School student is working to give back to his community with a family-friendly event to raise money for a local organization. After hosting a food drive last fall that raised over 260 pounds of food for Avon/Avon Lake Community Resources Services (CRS), 12-year-old Dylan Lindsay wanted to do something bigger.
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Six Akron-Area Teams Chase Regional Finals in Friday Playoff Semifinals
AKRON, Ohio — Six Akron-area high school football teams play Friday, November 13, in the regional semifinal round of the Ohio playoffs, with every game kicking off at 7 p.m. at the home field of the higher-seeded team, according to the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s regional semifinal pairings released November 8. The Akron Beacon […]
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Perry State Champion Emma Shephard Signs to Wrestle at Kent State
Perry High School senior Emma Shephard is taking her wrestling career to the Division I level. Shephard signed her written offer of athletic aid on Wednesday to continue wrestling at Kent State University, celebrating the signing alongside her parents, Nick and Rachel Shephard, as well as family, coaches and classmates, Q92 Sports reported. Shephard heads […]
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Chippewa come close, falls to Ottawa Hills in OHSAA Division V state finals
COLUMBUS — In the post match press conference after its OHSAA Division V state championship defeat on Friday, Nov. 13, at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Chippewa head coach Ruth Coney sat next to her three senior players — forward Delaney Marshall and center backs Paityn Welty and Myra Lewis. Before she was able to speak, the emotion on her face was noticeable and it was tough for her to get the words out. "It's a hard thing to talk about when you just lost a state championship game," Coney said. No arguments there. Chasing that elusive first girls soccer state championship in school history, Chippewa (21-1-1) suffered its first loss of the season 2-1 to Toledo Ottawa Hills (18-3-2) in what became an ambitious second half of play from both teams. More: Chippewa's Paityn Welty makes sure her intensity level never drops More: Chippewa's Myra Lewis and her high-arcing clearances Ottawa Hills was the first team to get on the scoreboard, which they did around the 20-minute mark in the first half when midfielder Kendell Skiver received the ball in the central area just outside the box, did a turn to her right foot and fired it away over Chippewa
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Avon Routs Olmsted Falls 49-0 as Colburn Runs for 246 Yards, Three Scores
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio — The defending state champions did not ease into the regional final. They detonated their way there. Third-seeded Avon routed second-seeded Olmsted Falls 49-0 on Friday night, November 13, in an OHSAA Division II, Region 6 semifinal, according to Kee On Sports’ game report. The Mansfield News Journal’s statewide scoreboard, The Columbus […]
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West Virginia vs. Akron: Game time, TV/stream info, more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Thousands of West Virginia elementary schoolers will pack into Hope Coliseum on Tuesday morning for WVU women’s basketball’s annual Education Day game. The undefeated Mountaineers will host the Akron Zips for the early-morning tip-off. WVU women’s basketball vs. Akron game information WVU women’s basketball vs. Akron matchup preview West Virginia improved to […]
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Shane Newark picked to serve as interim Elyria Schools superintendent
The Elyria Board of Education has selected Shane Newark to serve as interim superintendent after current Superintendent Ann Schloss retires on Dec. 31, the school district announced in a Facebook post. Newark, a 1997 Elyria High School graduate, will assume the interim role starting Jan. 1, "to ensure continuity of...