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April 2008

Huge deal for Nordonia

April 28, 2008

Al Huge has been selected to become the next varsity football coach at Nordonia High School. He formally will be announced at a news conference at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Huge (pronounced Hew-gee), a former player at Nordonia, previously has been the Knights’ defensive coordinator.
He succeeds Jason Hall, who resigned in early April to become the varsity [...]

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Mathews slams St. V-M past Oberlin

April 26, 2008

It was a long day of softball for the St. Vincent St Mary softball team. The Fighting Irish played three games in the Elyria Classic Tournament, winning two. The Fighting Irish lost to Midview 7-2 in the first game.  
Senior Olivia Mathews made it all worth while in the second game. The senior hit a game-winning grand slam [...]

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Manchester’s Ashley Harbarger pitches perfect game

April 25, 2008

Manchester High School junior Ashley Harbarger pitched a perfect game Friday and led the Panthers to a 1-0 softball victory over Dalton in the Champions Challenge at Loudonville.
Harbarger recorded seven strikeouts and also contributed as a hitter by getting a single. She improved her season record to 8-4 and the perfect game was her [...]

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Malone College having great year

April 24, 2008

The Malone College baseball team seems to be peaking at the right time. With just six games left on the season, the Pioneers are riding a 13-game winning streak and look to wrap up the American Mideast Conference this weekend in a doubleheader at Mount Vernon Nazarene.
The Pioneers are 33-9 and ranked No. 20 in the latest NAIA [...]

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A few final notes on boys high school volleyball

April 24, 2008

Although boy’s high school volleyball still falls behind other states — like California, Illinois and Pennsylvania – it is headed in the right direction.
In fact is quite incredible to see the steps that people like Scott Ebright, the executive director of the Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association, and Hoban coach Matt Mihelic, who doubles as [...]

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Firestone Players Pick Schools

April 14, 2008

Three Firestone football players will be continuing their careers in college next season, and two at the same school.
Trevor Kennedy, who was a first-team All-City performer at quarterback, will play at Mercyhurst (Pa.) College, along with receiver Jeffery Brantley. Meanwhile, Ross Davis, a running back for the Falcons, will be a preferred walk-on at the [...]

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Dickerson To Retire From OHSAA

April 14, 2008

John Dickerson, a Canton native, will retire from his position as assistant commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association on September 19.
Dickerson is a 1960 graduate of Canton Lincoln High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Union College in 1964 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Akron [...]

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No City Playoffs, No Problem

April 13, 2008

The City Series baseball teams will not have a four-team playoff at the end of the regular season. One veteran City coach said there may have been the perception on the outside that the reason the league did away with the playoff system several years ago was because the district was going through financial difficulty, [...]

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One And Done at Nordonia, Hall Makes Big Jump To Massillon

April 11, 2008

The voice message said, “”You have reached Jason Hall, head football coach at Nordonia High School…”
Hall will quickly be changing that message to, “”You have reached Jason Hall, head football coach at Massillon High School…” if he hasn’t already.
On Thursday, Hall, 33, resigned as head coach at Nordonia after leading the Knights to a 10-2 [...]

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Hall to Massillon

April 11, 2008

Jason Hall was named the new football coach and assistant athletic director at Massillon on Thursday night.
He leaves Nordonia after one season.
Hall, a Columbus native, was given a three-year contract to become the 26th head coach in Massillon’s 113-year history. Hall, 33, replaces Tom Stacy, who resigned after three seasons and was hired [...]

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Jones throws perfect game

April 9, 2008

Woodridge senior left hander Nick Jones and his teammates earned some ink a few weeks back. It seems now they are living up to the hype. Jones pitched a perfect game Monday in an 8-0 route of Streestboro.
 He struck out 13 hitters as he faced the bare minimum (21). The win was the Bulldogs third of the [...]

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Family Affair (Sort Of)

April 9, 2008

OK, this has to be one of the more interesting and amusing tidbits I’ve come across.
Lake Center Christian School in Hartville has two student-athletes on the baseball and softball teams, respectively, who are siblings.
Brad Miller is a left fielder and pitcher and his sister, Mary Miller, plays center field.
Then there’s Jesse Coblentz, who is a [...]

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Tell your inspirational stories

April 8, 2008

When it comes to track, it’s always about who ran the fastest, jumped the highest or threw the shot or the discus the farthest. But sometimes there are stories, GREAT, INSPRATIONAL STORIES, that don’t have to do with who won.
For instance, I remember watching the local news in the fall, I think it was, and [...]

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Still in his blood

April 8, 2008

Tom O’Neil is still the track coach at North even though he gave up his position as head football coach after the 2006-07 season.
But that football mentality is still in his head.
While I was at a City Series track meet at Ellet Tuesday, I found it odd that O’Neil was standing along the fence near [...]

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Proud of her work

April 8, 2008

This is going to be Nefertitia Phair’s year. At least that’s what she’s hoping.
Phair is a junior at Ellet and last year she had a solid season by finishing runnerup in the shot put at the Division I district meet in Austintown. In fact, Phair’s toss (38-8) was tied with Twinsburg’s Leah Love but Love [...]

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Hudson still hungry

April 8, 2008

While working on an upcoming story, I had to interview Elizabeth “Georgia” Stokes, a sophomore catcher for the Hudson Explorers. Stokes played a key role in Hudson winning the Division I state championship last year as she went 2-for-3 with two RBI in the title game.
That was an impressive performance, especially by a freshman. Stokes [...]

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City Series coaches and players to be honored

April 8, 2008

Firestone boys basketball coach Jerry Laria and Kenmore girls basketball coach Yontami Jones will be honored as the Coaches of the Year during the Summit-Portage Touchdown Club’s annual awards dinner April 20th.
Also, Firestone senior guard Ramel Mitchell, the City Series Player of the Year the past two seasons, and Kenmore junior guard Andola Dortch, who [...]

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College signings

April 4, 2008

Copley volleyball standout Kimmie Dyer will continue her education and playing career at Wittenberg University.
Dyer, a first-team all-district selection the past two seasons, is joining a program that has reached the NCAA Division III Final Four the past three years. The Tigers finished last season with a record of 38-1.
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Basketball All-Star Games

April 4, 2008

Kenny Frease of Perry and Brittany Orban of North Canton Hoover are among the standouts who who showcase their talents at this year’s Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association annual Boys and Girls All Star Games.
Four games will be played April 20 at Capital University in suburban Columbus, beginning with Division III-IV girls at [...]

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Joyce, Travis teammates again

April 3, 2008

After a brief separation, a pair of Akron natives have been reunited again as teammates.
Dru Joyce III and Romeo Travis are teammates on Ratiopharm Ulm, a professional basketball team in the Bundesliga League in Germany.
Joyce and Travis each played on successful teams at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and the University of Akron.
Travis, the [...]

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