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Practice field at Buchtel is a big issue

November 13, 2009

The Akron school board has a problem.  The school district wants to build the new Buchtel High School on the site of its practice and softball fields which allows students to stay in the current high school building until the new one is completed.
The problem is members of the community want the field saved.
School boards [...]

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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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Buchtel defeats Garfield 14-8

October 30, 2009

Buchtel defeated Garfield 14-8 Friday night to win the City Series football championship at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field on the campus of the University of Akron.

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Buchtel & Garfield meet tonight for City Series football title

October 30, 2009

The Buchtel and Garfield football teams meet tonight at 7 p.m. on the campus of the University of Akron.
The winner of tonight’s matchup on Summa Field within InfoCision Stadium will finish the season with a perfect record within the City Series and earn the City Series title.
Garfield is seeking its second consecutive City Series title. [...]

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Garfield prepares for Buchtel

October 28, 2009

Garfield plays Buchtel in a highly-anticipated football showdown for the City Series title at 7 p.m. Friday at the University of Akron.
The Rams (6-3, 5-0 City Series) are coming off a 37-12 over Kenmore last week. Garfield coach Bob Sax said senior running back Tyson Gulley missed last week’s game with flu-like symptoms. Sax said [...]

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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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Firestone and Garfield set for InfoCision Stadium meeting

October 16, 2009

Firestone and Garfield will meet tonight for a key City Series game at InfoCision Stadium on the campus of the University of Akron.
Both teams feature impressive rushing attacks. The Golden Rams (4-3, 3-0) boast the Gulley brothers, senior Tyson Gulley and sophomore Toneo Gulley. The Falcons (3-4, 2-1) counter with junior Cody Grice.
Garfield defeated host [...]

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City Woes

October 13, 2009

It’s been a few years since a City Series football team qualified for the state playoffs. In 2004, both Buchtel and Garfield made the playoffs and Garfield, led by former Ohio State star running back Chris “Beanie” Wells, played (and lost) to Copley in the first round of the Division II playoffs.
Copley was led by [...]

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Observations on Week 5 of football, City Series

September 29, 2009

Here’s my thoughts on high school football now that we are at the halfway point of the season.
*I was disappointed that only 2,500 people came out to the first City Series game at InfoCision Stadium at Summa Field, though North and Kenmore aren’t big schools. Still, I would bet that crowd was two or three [...]

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First City Series crowd about 2,500; gates in front are not open

September 28, 2009

The first City Series football game between North and Kenmore played the University of Akron’s  InfoCision Stadium at Summa Field drew an estimated crowd of 2,500, according Joe Howard, program manager of interscholastic sports for Akron Public Schools.
Some fans groused about gates at the facilities not being open underneath the scoreboard by the parking lot on Exchange [...]

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Buchtel’s West Virginia Trip Special

September 22, 2009

A few weeks ago, the Buchtel Griffins played against Wheeling Central Catholic and the Griffins defeated the Maroon Knights 50-17 in the inaugural game of the Wheeling Hospital’s Rally in the Valley, which featured 10 teams from three states.
But Buchtel coach Ricky Powers said the team and coaching staff got more than just a win.
“It [...]

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Buchtel Wins In Week 2 For First Time Since 2005

September 9, 2009

With last week’s 50-17 win against Wheeling (W.Va) Central Catholic, Buchtel (1-1) won in the second week of the season for the first time since 2005, when they beat Warren Harding 18-10. The Griffins also won in Week 2 the year before, when they defeated North Canton 20-16.

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FOR BUCHTEL, WINNING THE HARDHAT IS THE GOAL

August 26, 2009

It seems that every year for the last several years, Buchtel travels down to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to face the Massillon Tigers. This year is no exception as the Griffins open the season Thursday against Massillon.
But also this year, the teams will have something significant to play for. Buchtel head coach Ricky Powers said [...]

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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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Archbishop Hoban 27, Garfield 26 OT- The Day After

August 22, 2008

My observations from Archbishop Hoban’s 27-26 overtime win against Garfield in the season-opener for both teams:
* MORGAN’S MVP: No question, my pick is 5-foot-9, 175-pound Garfield junior running back Tyson Gulley. He rushed for a game-high 225 yards on 25 carries. Gulley rushed for over 130 yards- [...]

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Firestone Players Pick Schools

April 14, 2008

Three Firestone football players will be continuing their careers in college next season, and two at the same school.
Trevor Kennedy, who was a first-team All-City performer at quarterback, will play at Mercyhurst (Pa.) College, along with receiver Jeffery Brantley. Meanwhile, Ross Davis, a running back for the Falcons, will be a preferred walk-on at the [...]

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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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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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Still in his blood

April 8, 2008

Tom O’Neil is still the track coach at North even though he gave up his position as head football coach after the 2006-07 season.
But that football mentality is still in his head.
While I was at a City Series track meet at Ellet Tuesday, I found it odd that O’Neil was standing along the fence near [...]

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Firestone defeats Buchtel 27-26

October 13, 2007

The Firestone football team ended 21 years of frustration Saturday by defeating their West Akron rival Buchtel 27-26.
The Falcons improved to 6-2 overall and 5-0 in the City Series under coach Tim Flossie. Buchtel drops to 1-7, 1-3 under coach Ricky Powers.
The Falcons held a 27-12 lead in the third quarter and held onto win [...]

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