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Son of ex-Cleveland Cavs star named MaxPreps National Junior of Year
Cameron Boozer, the 16-year-old son of former NBA and Cleveland Cavs star Carlos Boozer, has been named the MaxPreps high school boys basketball National Junior of the Year. Boozer, a junior at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, averaged 22.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game en route to leading the Explorers to winning the Florida 7A state title. In the state championship game, the 6-foot-9 forward recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals as Columbus defeated Oak Ridge, 72-67, in overtime. Boozer also scored the game-tying dunk with eight seconds remaining in regulation, knotting the score at 57-57 to force overtime.
Popeye’s Boxing Gym seeks new space after LeBron James Family Foundation terminates lease
AKRON, Ohio – Less than one year ago, Popeye’s Boxing Gym relocated to 533 West Market Street in Akron as part of a partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation. Now the gym, which offers public boxing and fitness classes for kids for just $30 a month and allows parents to train for free, is looking for a new place to operate.
Get me another relief pitcher, pronto: Guardians breakfast
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Guardians aren’t ignoring the fact that the starting rotation is having trouble getting to and through the sixth inning. They’re combating that by trading for as many relief pitchers as possible. The G’s are 19 games into the regular season and they’ve already used 10 different relievers. Wes Parsons, recently acquired in a trade with Toronto, has bounced between Cleveland and Class AAA Columbus twice already.
Portage HS scores | April 18: Aurora and Field softball, Field baseball stay undefeated
Field stayed undefeated in softball with an 8-5 victory at Twinsburg Thursday. Maddie Burge moved to 8-0 by tossing several shutout innings. Delilah Rahe homered for the Falcons (9-0), who also got a double and a single from Lilli Sutkowy and two singles from Jessica Pollard. ...
José Ramírez gets key hit to help the Guardians beat the Red Sox 10-7 in 11 innings
BOSTON (AP) — José Ramírez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 on Tuesday night. With no outs and runners on first and second, Ramírez hit a low liner back up the middle against Josh Winckowski (1-1). After Brayan Rocchio sacrificed and Bo Naylor was walked intentionally, Estevan Florial added a two-run single.
Cleveland.com Girls Basketball All-Stars 2024: Meet the best from Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Most high school sophomores are still trying to work their way up to getting consistent minutes on a varsity basketball roster. Typically they are still just scratching the surface of what they can be as a player. Laurel’s Saniyah Hall is not most high school sophomores,...
Maggie Oliver is Chagrin Valley Rotary Club’s April Student of the Month
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Chagrin Falls High School senior Maggie Oliver has been selected as the April Student of the Month by the Chagrin Valley Rotary Club. Maggie’s achievements have been both academic and athletic. She was part of the Tiger girls soccer championship team in 2021 and has been named to multiple All-Greater Cleveland and CVC soccer teams.
'He loves the game': Tallmadge baseball coach Kenny Linn surpasses 400 career wins
Coach Kenny Linn "loves baseball," according to Tallmadge athletic director Bill Johnson. "He loves the game," Johnson said of Linn. "He loves everything about it. He loves the intricacies of it. He loves doing the small stuff, and on top of that he loves every one of his players. ...
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