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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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Field’s Polasky commits to Malone

March 31, 2008

Field senior Alexa Polasky has committed to continue her basketball and academic careers at Malone College.
Polasky was a four-year letter winner on the Falcons basketball team. She was an honorable mention All-Ohio as a senior after averaging 17.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Totaled 995 career points and helped Falcons to first 20-win season [...]

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Timken loses to Whitmer in regional final

March 11, 2008

The perfect season for the Canton Timken boys basketball team came to an end Monday night.
The Toledo Whitmer Panthers defeated the previously unbeaten Trojans 62-47 in a Division I regional championship game at Rhodes Arena on the campus of the University of Akron.
Whitmer improved to 20-5 and advanced to the state final four in Columbus [...]

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Timken one win from state final four

March 10, 2008

The Canton Timken boys basketball team will play Toledo Whtimer tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Rhodes Arena in a Division I regional championship game at the University of Akron.
The winner of tonight’s game advances to Columbus for the state final four at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.
Timken, 24-0 this season, [...]

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Player of the Game: girls basketball

January 30, 2008

GIRLS BASKETBALL
REVERE 48, GREEN 41
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Revere junior forward Emilee Vitez scored nine of her team’s 11 fourth-quarter points to carry the Minutemen (16-3, 11-2) to a crucial Suburban League victory on Wednesday night.
Vitez, who finished with a team-high 13 points, was able to break free from Green defenders several times [...]

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Player of the Game: boys basketball

January 26, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL
KENT ROOSEVELT 66, RAVENNA 57
Varsity Letters player of the game: Kent Roosevelt junior guard Andre Paulk scored 10 of his team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Rough Riders to a Portage Trail Conference Metro Division victory.
Paulk’s stellar performance off the Rough Riders’ bench included a highlight dunk and a near [...]

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Player of the Game: boys basketball

January 5, 2008

BOYS BASKETBALL
REVERE 76, GREEN 59
Revere junior guard Zack Weidrick scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Minutemen (7-5, 3-3 in the Suburban League) to their sixth consecutive victory.
“Zack is really doing a good job of making good decisions, playing within himself, being patient and letting the game come to him,” Revere coach Dean Rahas [...]

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Basketball: Player of the Game

December 12, 2007

BOYS BASKETBALL
BARBERTON 71, COPLEY 51
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Barberton senior guard Steve Pitts scored five of his 11 points to help the Magics close the first half with a 13-3 run. With the help of the scoring run, Barberton earned a 33-19 halftime lead and never looked back Tuesday in a game between [...]

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Legendary basketball coach remembered

December 7, 2007

This morning, I attended a banquet for the Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic.
At the banquet, the late Jack Greynolds was honored for the impact he made in Northeast Ohio. Greynolds compiled a 549-121 record in 29 seasons as a head boys basketball coach at Revere and Barberton. He led the Magics to a state title in [...]

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Revere’s Vitez, Wadworth’s Pavlik impress

November 29, 2007

After covering the Wadsworth-Revere girls game Wednesday night, it is obvious both teams are going to win many times this season. Revere’s Casey Nance and Wadsworth’s Rachel DeMita and Britt Busson are the most recognizable names.
But Revere junior forward Emilee Vitez impressed and not just because of her 16 points and six rebounds. She made [...]

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McCollum scores GlenOak-record 54 points

November 25, 2007

GlenOak basketball player C.J. McCollum scored a school-record 54 points to lead the host Golden Eagles to a 92-78 victory over North on Saturday night.
McCollum, a junior guard, made eight 3-pointers in the season opening game for both schools.

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Boys basketball: Player of the Game

November 24, 2007

BOYS BASKETBALL
KENMORE 68, WALSH JESUIT 54
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Kenmore senior forward Antoine Norris had game highs with 18 points and seven rebounds to lead the Cardinals to victory in their season opener.
Click here for a Kenmore vs. Walsh Jesuit game story.

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Akron’s most famous prep athlete

November 19, 2007

When I am out of town and people ask me where I’m from, I no longer tell them that I’m from the rubber capital of the world. I tell them that I’m from Akron, Ohio — the hometown of LeBron James.
Everyone whom I’ve ever said that to, including some people from Eastern Europe who I [...]

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Davis transfers to Wright State for basketball

November 12, 2007

Ta-myra Davis, a 2006 Firestone graduate, has transferred to Wright State to continue her basketball and academic career.
Davis will have three years of eligibility remaining with the start of the Raiders 2008-09 season. She played her freshman season at Youngstown State.
Davis, a 6-foot-1 forward/center, appeared in 24 games for the Penguins and averaged 3.9 points [...]

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Casey Nance chooses Dayton

October 1, 2007

The Beacon Journal’s David Lee Morgan Jr. reported this recruiting news item:
Revere basketball standout Casey Nance has made an oral commitment to attend and play basketball at the University of Dayton.
Last year, Nance, a 6-foot-4 forward/center and daughter of former Cavaliers player Larry Nance, averaged 14 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots. The Minutemen [...]

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Firestone’s Harris selects Dayton for basketball

September 12, 2007

Firestone senior Cierra Harris has made an oral commitment to attend and play basketball for the University of Dayton.
Harris, a 6-foot-1 guard/forward, will become a four-year starter when she plays this winter for the defending City Series champion Falcons. She averaged 12.5 points, 13.2 rebounds, two assists and one steal per game as a junior. [...]

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2006 Girls basketball player of year changes plans for college

September 11, 2007

Beacon Journal correspondent Deanna Stevens reported this item:
Liana Jennings, a Bowling Green State University recruit, will not be playing for the Falcons women’s basketball team, Stow girls basketball coach Bob Podges said Tuesday.
“She’s looking to go to another school and play basketball,” Podges said about Jennings, a 2006 Stow graduate. “At this point she is [...]

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Kara Murphy’s recovery

September 2, 2007

Kara Murphy, a 2007 graduate of St. Vincent-St. Mary, was a basketball star for the Irish. Murphy, a University of Akron recruit, suffered a severe concussion in a Division II district final game against Archbishop Hoban. Murphy was hospitalized and had trouble functioning for awhile.
The Akron Beacon Journal’s Cheryl Powell wrote a story about Murphy’s [...]

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Brooks transfers to University of Akron for basketball

August 30, 2007

Coach Keith Dambrot has added another local talent to the University of Akron men’s basketball team.
Rydell Brooks, a 2006 Buchtel High School graduate, has transferred from Niagara University to the University of Akron and is a member of the Zips men’s basketball team, UA Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations Gregg Bach said.
Bach said Brooks [...]

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