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Hoban athletes pick colleges to play sports

February 1, 2012

Archbishop Hoban High School announced Wednesday that seven seniors signed national letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers in college. The seven student-athletes are: – Alexis Becker, women’s soccer, Edinboro – Taylor Bolender, gymnastics, Central Michigan – Madison Kaser, women’s soccer, Akron – LaTroy Lewis, football, Tennessee – Maria Libertin, women’s soccer, [...]

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Hoban names Bob Mosher softball coach

January 27, 2012

Archbishop Hoban High School hired Bob Mosher to lead the Knights softball team for the 2012 season. Mosher coached softball at East from 1997-2006, leading the team to five consecutive City Series playoff appearances, two City Series championship games and a Division II sectional championship in 2005. Mosher was also named City Series Coach of [...]

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Hoban basketball player DeAllen Jackson likely out for rest of season

January 24, 2012

Archbishop Hoban junior basketball player DeAllen Jackson is likely out for the remainder of the season, according to Knights coach T.K. Griffith. Jackson fractured a bone near his eye on Saturday afternoon following an accident at home. He is still recovering at Akron Children’s Hospital after surgery to insert a dissolve-able plastic piece and to [...]

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Tyrell Sutton signs NFL contract with Seattle Seahawks

January 5, 2012

Akron native Tyrell Sutton is returning to the National Football League. Sutton, 25, signed a reserve/future contract to play running back for the Seattle Seahawks. He said the deal is for two years and gets him back in football after sitting out this past season. “I am so excited to be back in the game,” [...]

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Hoban’s Lewis Speaks About Season-Ending Injury

September 6, 2011

Archbishop Hoban defensive end LaTroy Lewis lost his season doing one of the things he does best – getting after the ball. The senior and University of Tennessee recruit said he was going after a fumble midway through the third quarter in his team’s loss against Cleveland Benedictine when he broke the fifth metatarsal in [...]

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Poll: Which Private School Team Has Best Shot at the Playoffs?

August 25, 2011

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Walsh Jesuit ready for North Coast League play

August 22, 2011

Walsh Jesuit can finally compete for a league championship in every sport. The high school, which was founded in 1965, joined the North Coast League for this school year and will take part in the Blue Division against rival Archbishop Hoban. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Mentor Lake Catholic and Parma Padua are other co-ed schools [...]

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Hoban’s Lewis Commits to Tennessee

July 21, 2011

Ohio.com and the Akron Beacon Journal have learned that Hoban defensive end LaTroy Lewis gave the University of Tennessee a verbal commitment to play for the Volunteers as a member of the class of 2012. The Vols have been very active in Northeast Ohio, recently offering Copley running back Aregeros Turner this week.

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Archbishop Hoban names O’Neil boys track and field coach

July 13, 2011

Archbishop Hoban recently named assistant coach Tom O’Neil as its boys track and field coach. O’Neil guided North from 1994 to 2010, and was City Series Track and Field Coach of the Year nine times — 1995, ’96, ’99, 2000, ’03, ’05 and ’07-09. He also was the Vikings’ football coach in 1995-2007. O’Neil replaces [...]

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Hoban DE Narrows His College Choices

July 7, 2011

With teammate and fellow defensive end Greg McMullen having announced his decision for college, the other prize recruit, LaTroy Lewis, is left to make his decision. Ohio State recruited both players, but neither will attend school there.  Call it the Tressel effect, but  McMullen chose Nebraska and Lewis told the Beacon Journal that he’s narrowed [...]

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Hoban’s Greg McMullen Talks About Choosing Nebraska

June 24, 2011

Archbishop Hoban’s dominant defensive end Greg McMullen confirmed to the Akron Beacon Journal that he verbally committed to the Nebraska Cornhuskers Thursday. McMullen, a highly coveted national prospect, ranked as one of the Top 100 college prospects in the nation and many people thought that he was destined for Columbus and the Ohio State Buckeyes. [...]

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Hoban’s McMullen Reportedly Commits to Nebraska

June 23, 2011

Archbishop Hoban’s dominant defensive end Greg McMullen has verbally committed to the University of Nebraska according to Allen Trieu of Scout.com McMullen, a highly coveted national prospect, is ranked as one of the Top 100 college prospects in the nation and many people thought that he was destined for Columbus and the Ohio State Buckeyes. [...]

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Hoban loses 9-8 in Division II state title game

June 4, 2011

COLUMBUS:   Columbus St. Francis DeSales (21-9)  defeated Archbishop Hoban (20-9) 9-8 at Huntington Park in the Division II baseball state championship game. The big blow was a two-run home run by Zak DeCamp with two outs in the bottom of the sixth gave the Stallions the lead. The Knights loaded ther bases after cutting the deficit to [...]

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Hoban defeats Holy Name 3-2 in state semifinal

June 3, 2011

Columbus: Matt Gebacz up four hits and survived a solo home run in the seventh as Archbishop Hoban held on to defeat Parma Heights Holy Name 3-2 Friday afternoon in the Division II state semifinal at Huntington Park. Gebacz struck out seven, hit one batter and did not issue a walk to improve to 5-2. The [...]

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Archbishop Hoban to meet Holy Name in Division II state baseball semifinal

June 2, 2011

State Baseball Scout Box At Huntington Park, Columbus Division II state semifinals – Archbishop Hoban (18-8) vs. Parma Heights Holy Name (17-3), Friday at 1 p.m. – Plain City Jonathan Alder (23-3) vs. Columbus St. Francis DeSales (19-9), Friday at 10 a.m. – State championship game is Saturday at 4 p.m. Hoban notebook: Senior third [...]

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Archbishop Hoban advances to Division II state baseball semifinal

May 28, 2011

HUDSON: The Archbishop Hoban baseball team advanced to a Division II state semifinal by defeating Mentor Lake Catholic on Satruday at the Ballpark in Hudson. More details on this game will be available in the Sunday Akron Beacon Journal newspaper and also on the Internet at ohio.com.

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Archbishop Hoban baseball players make commitments

May 27, 2011

Archbishop Hoban coach Jim Diestel said six of his 11 seniors have made decisions on where they will play baseball and continue their educations in college. Lucas Sokol is headed to the University of Toledo and Matt Gebacz is bound for Niagara University. Kolin McMillen (Mercyhurst), Trevor Oldham (Heidelberg), Kerrigan Cain (Case Western Reserve) and [...]

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Akron graduate Shyatt recruits Nance to Wyoming

May 4, 2011

When Revere senior Larry Nance signed a national letter of intent Saturday to play at the University of Wyoming it was a bit of a surprise, but Cowboys coach Larry Shyatt does have area connections. Shyatt, 60, played at the College of Wooster and earned a bachelors degree in 1973. He received his masters degree [...]

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Hoban Defensive Lineman Receives More Offers

March 4, 2011

Archbishop Hoban defensive lineman Greg McMullen added offers from Notre Dame, West Virginia and Michigan, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

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Hoban Volleyball Player to Sign

February 28, 2011

Archbishop Hoban senior Chelsea Evans has announced her intentions to play college volleyball for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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