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The Times-Reporter
Six area football teams eye regional semifinals as OHSAA playoffs continue
The road to an OHSAA state football championship continues Friday, Nov. 6, as six area teams prepare for the second round of the postseason. After an exciting opening round that saw five teams advance , the competition will only get tougher as programs look to keep their championship hopes alive. Indian Valley enters the regional quarterfinals as the area's lone unbeaten team and the top seed in Division IV, Region 15. The Braves will make their postseason debut after earning a first-round bye, while Dover , Claymont , Newcomerstown , Garaway and Strasburg-Franklin look to build on their opening-round victories. Several intriguing matchups highlight the schedule, including battles between high-powered offenses and some of the state's toughest defenses. With a spot in the regional semifinals on the line, each team is just one victory away from moving another step closer to a state championship. Here's a look at all six area playoff matchups. All games start at 7 p.m. Road to state | OHSAA soccer, volleyball regionals: Where and when area teams play (4) Plaines Athens (9-1) vs. (5) Dover (9-2) Dover will look to continue its postseason momentum when it travels to face fourth-seeded Athens in a Division III,
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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
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Massillon Ends HS Career of Ryan Day’s Son in Ohio Playoff Football Rout
Massillon has an unmatched tradition in Ohio high school football. On Friday night, the son of Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day, RJ, got to see that up close and personal. It wasn’t a good night for RJ’s Columbus DeSales team, as they were eliminated from the playoffs by...
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Dover schools hosting roundtable discussions following recent tragedies
DOVER – City school officials are asking community members to register for roundtable discussions about how to move forward after the recent deaths of two Dover High School students. A message from Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is committed to facing the grief, worry and tough questions that...
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Dover Blanks Athens 41-0 for Ninth Straight Win and a Regional Semifinal Berth
THE PLAINS — Dover did not just beat Athens on Friday night; the Crimson Tornadoes shut the Bulldogs out. Dover rolled to a 41-0 win at Athens in a Division III, Region 11 quarterfinal, a final confirmed on the scoreboards published by The Times-Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch, the Zanesville Times Recorder and High School On […]
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West Branch superintendent responds to failure of permanent improvement levy
BELOIT - West Branch Local Schools Superintendent Matthew Manley has responded to the failure of a five-year, 1-mill permanent improvements levy. The levy would have generated approximately $440,000 annually for building repairs, maintenance and long-term capital improvements. Specifically, the district planned to use the revenue for fire suppression upgrades, security...
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Akron Garfield boys head basketball coach McNeal Thompson III steps down
McNeal "Coach Mac" Thompson III (Photo: Provided) AKRON, Ohio — According to the team’s Facebook page, Akron Garfield will seek a new head boys’ basketball coach after McNeal Thompson III stepped down following six seasons. When Thompson III was hired, the school was known as Kenmore-Garfield; following a 2016 merger, it was renamed Akron Garfield Community Learning Center. He departs the program in good standing after a 0–16 debut season in 2020. He went on to build the team into a contender, guiding it to its first district berth in 2024 and its first Akron City Series title in 2026 with a victory over crosstown rival Akron Ellet, the first in 25 years. He is a 1999 graduate of Kenmore High School and was also inducted into the King of Court Hall of Fame this past August. "Coach Mac, thank you for your leadership and sacrifices you made to pour into our boys and the community," It said in the Facebook post. "Garfield is better because you were here. You will be missed." An email was sent to APS for comment, as no successor has been named at the time of publication.
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National Merit Scholars honors two students
GlenOak seniors Jimmy Zurbuch and Ellie Teagues have received recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, where Zurbuch made National Merit Commended Scholar and Teagues made National Merit Semifinalist based off of the PSAT that they both took in the fall of 2025 in GlenOak High School during their junior year.
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.