SPORTS
The Racing Report: Wayne County Speedway
The Racing Report is a five-part photo essay shot at short tracks in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania that will run in Farm and Dairy through the summer. Each month we will bring you a different theme to ponder from a different track. For the first installment, photojournalist Matthew Chasney...
Louden Gordon to be next Wadsworth wrestling coach, replacing Mike Wenger
When a program is as tight-knit as that of Wadsworth High School wrestling, it’s not hard to find viable coaching candidates to run it. The Grizzlies let due process run its course to allow as many attractive candidates apply for the job left vacant by Mike Wenger. When all...
High school softball: Baby raccoon steals the show as Wadsworth rolls over Medina Christian
WADSWORTH — The Wadsworth softball team found itself a new mascot named Mr. Willy Wonka on Tuesday. The athletes formerly known as the Grizzlies had a ton of laughs and took plenty of photographs with the orphaned infant raccoon that freshman Delayna Demiter’s grandfather, Greg Gordon, rescued from the side of the road earlier that afternoon. Gordon brought the raccoon to his daughter April to help nurse it back to health until it is ready to be released back into the wild.
Girls Softball Roundup – April 30, 2024
OHSAA softball scores for April 30, 2024 in Ohio high school sport. Defiance builds initial momentum to defeat Lima Bath. Defiance raced to a third-inning lead and held on for a 9-8 win over Lima Bath in Ohio high school softball on April 30. In recent action on April 24,...
Bates Scholarship: No quit in Chippewa's Annie Henegar
It’s rare to see Annie Henegar ever walk off the soccer pitch, basketball court or softball diamond without being exhausted. The Chippewa senior has always made sure to leave everything she has left in the tank on whatever surface she’s playing on. That relentless effort and selfless attitude is one reason why the Chipps...
One Step Closer: Norwayne's win over Waynedale puts Bobcats ahead in WCAL baseball race
APPLE CREEK — About 21 hours earlier, Norwayne left its home field wondering what could have been. But it also knew the potential for redemption came with the sunrise. A day after watching Waynedale rally for an extra-innings victory, the Bobcats jumped on the Golden Bears in the first inning and never looked back on their way to a huge 8-4 Wayne County Athletic League win.
Portage HS scores | April 29: Field softball tops Coventry, moves to 10-0 in MAC
COVENTRY TWP. — Mckayla Miller turned on a high pitch and blasted it over the left-field wall for her first home run of the year and Maddie Burge added her ninth in the later innings Monday as Field remained undefeated in Metro Athletic Conference softball with a 16-5 victory over host Coventry. After...
Hoban softball tops STVM 4-1
SOUTH AKRON — Archbishop Hoban and St. Vincent-St. Mary (STVM) high schools faced off in softball at Firestone Stadium April 29 with Hoban coming out victorious 4-1. With the softball team looking on in their supportive pink uniforms, STVM senior Alex Palmer is shown below throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. She is fighting Ewing Sarcoma cancer.
Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards: Boys Wrestling Athlete of the Year nominees
The Greater Akron-Canton High School Sports Awards show is proud to announce the nominees for Boys Wrestling Athlete of the Year. The winner will be announced during the live show on June 21 at Akron Civic Theatre. The show is produced with the support of Meijer. During the live show,...
OHSAA division expansion: Where Greater Akron-Canton's soccer and volleyball teams sit
Ohio high school fall sports will be markedly different in the 2024-25 school year with the expansion of divisions in boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Soccer is going from three to five divisions and volleyball from four to seven, the OHSAA announced in a news release Tuesday. The largest 64 schools are placed in Division I, the next 64 largest are placed in Division II and the remaining...
Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame unveils Class of 2024
Moments after Markita Griffin-Roberts learned this week she would be inducted into the Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame, the former Ellet High School girls and Ball State University women's basketball star immediately shared the news by sending a text message to her son, Brian Roberts Jr. “He's heard stories,” Griffin-Roberts said...
Bates Scholarship: Triway's Carter Wachtel enjoying 'experience of a lifetime'
There are so many words that can be used to describe the next Roy S. Bates Scholarship recipient. The word that sticks out the most is "legacy." The eight scholarships given to the area's elite student-athletes by the Bates Foundation are well-deserved by all, but Triway's Carter Wachtel has done more than most local athletes have ever done on a softball field.
Prep Scoreboard: Waynedale beats Norwayne in extras to create tie atop WCAL
Waynedale 3, Norwayne 1 (8 innings) Waynedale tied Norwayne atop the Wayne County Athletic League standings, coming up with clutch plays down the stretch to win in extra innings. The Bears and Bobcats play Wednesday for first place with the end of the regular fast approaching. Waynedale: Coblentz 2-3 ......
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