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Walsh Jesuit pitcher David Starn commits to Kent State for baseball

July 10, 2008

Walsh Jesuit left-handed pitcher David Starn, 18, has made a commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at Kent State University.
Starn, 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, was a three-year lettermen for Walsh Jesuit and helped the Warriors win Division II state titles in 2006 and 2008. He earned wins in both the state semifinal and [...]

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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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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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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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Eastern Michigan heavily recruiting area

April 1, 2008

It appears as if Eastern Michigan has searched deep into Ohio plucking four area softball players to fill next year’s roster. Hoover’s Sarah Gerber (1B) and McKenna Russ (OF) are both already inked. As is Jackson’s Jess Richards (3B). Stow’s Allison Scherer (SS) will join her sister, Jenny Scherer ( a sophomore OF),  at EMU  as well.
Former Canton McKinley baseball [...]

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CCC baseball tandem select colleges

March 31, 2008

Canton Central Catholic seniors Grant McCoury, and Max Colaner have committed to continue their baseball and academic careers in college.
McCoury selected Elon (N.C.) University and Colaner is bound for Northern Kentucky.
McCoury, a pitcher/third baseman, had a .402 batting average last season, with six home runs and 38 RBI. He also compiled a 4-1 record with [...]

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Hudson power hitter headed to Dayton

March 31, 2008

Hudson senior Chad Opalich has committed to continue his baseball and academic careers at the University of Dayton.
Opalich is a two-time all-league selection. He batted .489 last season with 45 hits, 24 RBI and a school-record nine triples.

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Wadsworth tandem pick colleges

March 31, 2008

Wadsworth seniors Dru Jones and Brian Solitario have committed to continue their baseball and academic careers.
Jones is headed to Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa. and Solitario will go to Youngstown State University.

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Highland’s Johnston headed to Savannah

March 31, 2008

Highland senior Cory Johnston has committed to continue his baseball and academic careers at Savannah (Ga.) College.
Johnston, a left-handed pitcher/outfielder, helped the Hornets reach a Division II regional final last season and earned first-team All-Suburban League honors.

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Revere’s Corfman commits to Toledo

March 31, 2008

Revere senior Joe Corfman has committed to continue his baseball and academic careers
at the University of Toledo.
Corfman, a shortstop, batted .500 last season with 37 hits and 28 RBI. He enters this
season with 91 hits and 67 RBI at Revere. He also has a 6-6 career record as a right-handed pitcher.
Corfman is entering his fourth [...]

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Chad Rodgers among Atlanta Braves top prospects

March 14, 2008

Chad Rodgers, a 2006 Walsh Jesuit graduate, has been recognized as one of the Atlanta Braves top 10 prospects entering the 2008 season by minorleaguebaseball.com. The website has Rodgers ranked as the Braves sixth-best prospect.
Rodgers, a left-handed pitcher, was selected in the third round with the 100th overall draft pick in the 2006 draft. Rodgers [...]

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Walsh Jesuit baseball team on national watch list

March 14, 2008

The Walsh Jesuit baseball team is ranked No. 100 in the Perfect Game Cross Checker Top 100 pre-season high school baseball teams for 2008.
The annual Buckeye Scout Top 100 list has selected three Warriors to its 100 top senior baseball players in Ohio.
Senior shortstop Ross Brunello is ranked No. 44 and senior left-handed pitcher Brannon [...]

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Woodridge players make college picks

March 12, 2008

Woodridge High School had an impressive baseball season last year as they finished 27-3 behind the hard work of five key juniors. Although they are currently preparing for another run as seniors this season, they are already making choices for their futures.
Outfielder/pitcher Nick Jones earned All Ohio Division III honors last year after leading the [...]

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Walsh’s Brunello committs to Kent State baseball

October 29, 2007

Walsh Jesuit senior shortstop Ross Brunello has committed to continue his baseball and academic career at Kent State University.
Brunello becomes the second member of the class of 2008 to advance to the collegiate baseball level and the 31st Walsh Jesuit player in the last 12 years to advance to the NCAA Division I level.
The 6-foot, [...]

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Belair commits to Kent State University

October 8, 2007

Walsh Jesuit senior Brannon Belair, a left-handed pitcher, has committed to continue his academic and baseball career at Kent State University.
The 6-foot, 170-pound Belair is a two-year letter winner with the Warriors. He earned the team award for Most Improved Player following the 2007 season.
He went 3-2 with 28 strikeouts in 22 innings of [...]

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Loftin to make transition from Bulldog to Zip

October 4, 2007

Stow senior Alex Loftin has committed to continue his academic and baseball career at the University of Akron.
Loftin, a right-handed pitcher, went 6-0 with an earned-run average of 1.14 last season to earn the Western Reserve Conference Player of the Year award. He also had 75 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings of work for the [...]

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Archbishop Hoban hires baseball coach

September 10, 2007

Archbishop Hoban High School announced Monday that it has hired Scott Koenig as its new head baseball coach.
Koenig, who was an assistant coach at Firestone for the past six years, will replace former Knights coach Ted Guscoff. Guscoff, who was the head baseball coach at Hoban for five seasons, guided the Knights to the district [...]

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Devon Torrence update

August 23, 2007

It’s time to take a look at what Stark County’s two-sport star Devon Torrence has been up to. Torrence, a Canton South graduate, was drafted by the Houston Astros in June. He will also play football for Ohio State University.
Torrence’s younger brother, DeVoe, is a senior running back/linebacker for Massillon. DeVoe Torrence is the Beacon [...]

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