Click to see the beacon journal online
Homes   Jobs   Cars   Shopping
News and insight on high school sports

From the category archives:

Archbishop Hoban

Irish defense continues to impress

September 29, 2010

The St. Vincent-St. Mary football team will certainly not be lacking in confidence Friday night when they host Garfield. St. V-M enters the game after defeating rival Archbishop Hoban 20-0 Saturday night at InfoCision Stadium. The victory allowed the Fighting Irish to tie the series with the Knights at 17-17 and win the annual game [...]

Read the full article →

Football Preview: St. Vincent-St. Mary (3-1) vs. Archbishop Hoban (2-2)

September 24, 2010

St. Vincent-St. Mary (3-1) vs. Archbishop Hoban (2-2) 7 p.m. at Infocision Stadium Neither of these teams can be called perfect.  The Irish of St. V-M, although they seen to have hit their stride after an opening game loss, winning three consecutive since then. However they still have issues at the quarterback position.  In recent [...]

Read the full article →

Report: Ohio State offers Hoban’s Lewis

September 17, 2010

Hoban junior DE LaTroy Lewis has reportedly been offered by Ohio State, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Lewis, who is 6-4 and 230 pounds, is one of the state’s top players in the 2012 class. He also has an offer from Cincinnati, according to the website. Lewis told the Beacon Journal this week that his top five [...]

Read the full article →

Football Preview: Archbishop Hoban (1-0) at Walsh Jesuit (1-0)

September 3, 2010

Game: Archbishop Hoban (1-0) vs. Walsh Jesuit (1-0). When-Where: 7 p.m .at Walsh Jesuit. Storyline: Make no mistake about it, this game is about Walsh QB Connor Cook and his offensive line versus the Hoban Knights’ rampaging defensive ends Greg McMullen and LaTroy Lewis. Cook led the Warriors to a comeback win against Louisville last [...]

Read the full article →

Hoban’s Greg McMullen plays through foot injury

August 31, 2010

Archbishop Hoban junior football player Greg McMullen suffered a hairline fracture on his foot during the summer, but his play this past Thursday against Garfield indicated he is ready to play. McMullen, a defensive end and tight end, helped host Hoban defeat Garfield 30-13 in Week 1. ‘‘It was on one those types of injuries [...]

Read the full article →

Scouting Report: Garfield vs. Archbishop Hoban

August 26, 2010

Garfield vs. Archbishop Hoban Records: Garfield (0-0), Hoban (0-0) When/Where: 7 p.m. at Monsignor Richard A. Dowed Field. Storyline: Defense is where fans will want to focus attention for tonight’s game. Both Garfield and Hoban feature standout defensive ends. In numbers, Hoban gets the best of it with LaTroy Lewis and Greg McMullen; both have [...]

Read the full article →

Wednesday night roundup

August 25, 2010

Here are some highlights on high school action played on Wednesday: Girls Tennis Stow 5, Brunswick 0 – Senior Melanie Rozum of the Bulldogs was outstanding at first singles, while junior Ashley Kopko won two tough sets at second singles. Revere 5, Copley 0 – Junior singles players Natalie Robson and Brittany Miller did not [...]

Read the full article →

City Series Scrimmage Report

August 17, 2010

Within the past several days all the City Series football teams have had a chance to hit someone other than their own teammates. Here’s a rundown on some of those I got to see: Buchtel at Warrensville Hts. and Cleveland JFK – Serious hitting going on in this one as Buchtel got the best of [...]

Read the full article →

What’s Being Heard Out of Hoban

July 30, 2010

Among high school football fans in the area, the names are recognizable – Greg McMullen and LaTroy Lewis. Call them Archbishop Hoban’s bookends on the defensive line, which because of their presence could be the best in the area.  Here’s the kicker:  they’re only juniors. Juniors who have college scouts salivating at the prospects of [...]

Read the full article →

VIDEO: Archbishop Hoban senior Daniel Solomon discusses his advancement to the state track and field meet

May 29, 2010

Read the full article →

Girls and boys track: Division II Ravenna regional recap

May 29, 2010

There wasn’t an overwhelming amount of success achieved by local athletes at the Division II Ravenna regional, which began Thursday and concluded Saturday afternoon. The Collinwood girls won a team title, and Poland Seminary finished first on the boys’ side. Crestwood set the bar for local girls teams with an eighth-place finish, and the Archbishop [...]

Read the full article →

Hoban inducts five into athletic hall of fame

April 15, 2010

The Archbishop Hoban High School alumni association recently inducted five athletes at the 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. The newest inductees are: Dan Heideman, Class of 1989. Heideman led Hoban to the school’s first boys basketball state title with a 52-49 overtime win over Cincinnati North College Hill in the Division III state tournament. [...]

Read the full article →

Hoban names Misanko girls soccer coach

April 6, 2010

Archbishop Hoban High School has named Brian Misanko as girls soccer coach for 2010. Misanko was an assistant coach for the girls varsity soccer team and the head junior varsity coach in 2006-2009. He guided Hoban’s junior varsity to a 34-13-11 record the past four seasons. Misanko is a 2000 Hoban graduate and was captain [...]

Read the full article →

Mingo Selects Columbia

January 30, 2010

Firestone senior wide receiver and cornerback Jeremy Mingo will continue his football career at Columbia University next season. Mingo was a solid all-around player this past season who led the Falcons with four touchdown receptions and five interceptions. He was a first-team All-City Series selection as well. “Jeremy is a hardworking and talented kid who [...]

Read the full article →

Buchtel Strong Even Without Leader

January 11, 2010

The Buchtel Griffins are 7-0 after a big 80-61 win against Olmsted Falls Sunday during the Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. Senior guard Jason Pitts scored 37 points for the Griffins and was named the Player of the Game. Buchtel is one of the top teams in the area [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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. [...]

Read the full article →

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.

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

 

© The Akron Beacon Journal • 44 E. Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio 44308

Powered by WordPress
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).