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Tyrell Sutton makes NFL debut

November 10, 2009

Akron native Tyrell Sutton made his NFL debut Sunday with the Carolina Panthers.
Sutton, a graduate of Archbishop Hoban High School and Northwestern University, rushed for 15 yards on three carries and had one reception for 11 yards as a starter at fullback. The New Orleans Saints defeated the Panthers 30-20 in the game played at [...]

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Football playoffs – anybody surprised?

November 9, 2009

After Week One of the five weeks of football playoffs, here are my observations looking back and moving ahead.
*The Federal League rematch of Canton McKinley and Canton GlenOak will be a different game. The Bulldogs were the eight seed going into top seeded Toledo Whitmer and demolished the Glass City bunch, which did not surprise me, McKinley has [...]

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Top 25 Ohio High School Nicknames

October 22, 2009

Hey everyone! This is my column that’s running in the Akron Beacon Journal Friday, but it’s posted on Ohio.com now, as you can see. Thanks to everyone who submitted votes for their favorite high school nicknames. If there are other crazy nicknames from out of state, post them so we can all get some laughs. [...]

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Hoban’s Sokol signs with Walsh University

October 12, 2009

Archbishop Hoban senior Krissy Sokol recently signed an NAIA National Letter of Intent to continue her athletic and academic career at Walsh University.
Sokol intends to play volleyball and track and field at Walsh. Sokol leads the Knights volleyball team in kills, blocks and service aces this season.

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St. V-M Girls Soccer Bounces Back

October 6, 2009

The St. Vincent-St. Mary girls soccer team suffered their first loss of the season last week to rival Archbishop Hoban 4-0, and lost bragging rights for the year.
But maybe that was a good thing.
The Irish (8-1-3) rebounded to beat Chippewa, which was 9-1 at the time, 3-1, then beat Our Lady of the Elms 4-0. [...]

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Akron Girls Golf League Prepares For Championship

September 17, 2009

The newly-formed Greater Akron Girl’s Golf League will hold its first league championship tournament 9 a.m. Saturday at Mud Run Golf Course.
The schools in the league include Archbishop Hoban, CVCA, Firestone, Our Lady of the Elms, Springfield and St. Vincent-St. Mary.

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New League Exciting For Coaches And Players

September 9, 2009

Six area schools are enjoying being part of a new league.
Archbishop Hoban, CVCA, Firestone, Our Lady of the Elms, Springfield and St. Vincent-St. Mary are all members of the newly formed Greater Akron Girls Golf League.
The league had a preseason tournament, it will have a postseason tournament and will recognize an all-league team.
“It’s a great [...]

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Hoban’s Defense To Face Another Tough Test

September 9, 2009

Archbishop Hoban is 2-0 and will face a strong Louisville team Friday led by senior quarterback Bobby Swigert.
Hoban put together wins against Garfield and Walsh Jesuit and the defense did a nice job in both games of not allowing big plays.
That may be hard to do against Louisville (2-0). Swigert was 17-for-24 and threw five [...]

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Garfield Still Upbeat After Yet Another Close Loss To Archbishop Hoban

September 2, 2009

Garfield football coach Bob Sax feels for his team, especially his seniors, after they lost yet another close, down-to-the-wire game with Archbishop Hoban (31-28) last Thursday.
What Garfield needs to do is forget about that game. The Rams have always been in a position to win the last four years but couldn’t make the plays in [...]

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McMullen Still Mending

September 1, 2009

It’s still questionable whether Archbishop Hoban sophomore defensive end Greg McMullen will play against Walsh Jesuit Friday at Hoban’s Dowed Field.
McMullen, who is 6-foot-5, 250 pounds and already being recruited by a host of major Division I colleges, had surgery on his wrist this summer and didn’t play in Hoban’s 31-28 win agains Garfield in [...]

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ARCHBISHOP HOBAN HIT BY INJURIES

August 26, 2009

You could hear the disappointment in Archbishop Hoban football coach Ralph Orsini’s voice. Recently, the veteran coach watched all preseason long how hard senior nose tackle Joe Zazo busted his butt to earn a starting spot. Zazo was a model player, teammate and senior leader.
But during one of the last practices of preseason, when practice [...]

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Hoban’s McMullen selected for national list

July 30, 2009

Archbishop Hoban High School sophomore-to-be Greg McMullen was selected to the CBS MaxPreps Top 100 list of football players in the country for the class of 2012, the publication’s National Football Editor Stephen Spiewak said via e-mail.
McMullen was a key player for the Knights defense last season as a freshman. Hoban qualified for the state [...]

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11 area players selected for all-star football games

June 19, 2009

Eleven area athletes were selected to play in all-star football games that will be played Saturday.
Here is a breakdown on the two games that will feature recent high school graduates:
–64th Ohio North-South All-Star Football Classic–
When: 4 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.
Tickets: $5.
North team area players (Name, high [...]

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Sutton & Williams sign NFL contracts

April 27, 2009

A pair of former South Rangers pee-wee football players had an exciting Sunday evening.
Akron natives Tyrell Sutton and Bryan Williams, friends since they were children, each signed three-year undrafted contracts with NFL franchises following the conclusion of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Sutton signed with the Green Bay Packers and Williams signed with the Cleveland Browns. Both [...]

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McCollum, Kornowski among stars in basketball games

April 9, 2009

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association recently announced its annual boys and girls rosters for the 2009 North-South All-Star Games.
The four scheduled games, which are broken down by Division, will be played at Capital University in Columbus on Sunday, April 19.
The Akron Beacon Journal’s five-county area will have one coach and five players involved [...]

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Boys’ volleyball season is near

March 13, 2009

The start of boys’ volleyball practice was scheduled for 73 teams across the state this week. The season opens March 28.
The state finals (Divisions I and II) will be held at Walsh Jesuit May 30-31.
Cincinnati Elder is the defending Division I state champion. Hoban is the defending Division II state champion.

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2009 High School Football Recruits Sign

February 5, 2009

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.
NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign [...]

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Diestel named Archbishop Hoban baseball coach

December 19, 2008

Archbishop Hoban High School has named Jim Diestel varsity baseball coach at after he served as the freshman coach last season, said Hoban’s Mary Anne DeCenzo, the Director of Publications, Publicity and Marketing.
Diestel is a Kent Roosevelt graduate and he played baseball and soccer for the Rough Riders. He attended Hiram College and played [...]

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2008-09 girls basketball teams to watch

December 4, 2008

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (20-4, 13-1 North Coast League)
Seniors Rachel Tecca, Nikki D’Amico and Brittany Brown return to lead the Knights, the defending NCL champions and a program that has made the Division II regional tournament three out of the past four seasons under coach Tracy Miller. Tecca, a 6-foot-1 forward and University of Akron recruit, averaged [...]

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Archbishop Hoban duo headed to University of Akron

November 18, 2008

A pair of Archbishop Hoban standouts — Rachel Tecca and Katie Gross — are headed to the University of Akron to continue their academic and athletic careers.
Tecca, a 6-foot-1 forward, averaged 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 3.4 steals per game last season. She was as an honorable mention All-Ohio selection, first-team all-district and [...]

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