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Brock & Marsinek on national preseason All-American baseball list

February 3, 2012

Louisville Slugger released its high school pre-season All-American list, and two area players were mentioned. Crestwood senior third baseman/right-handed pitcher David Brock and Walsh Jesuit left-handed pitcher Michael Marsinek are both on the honorable mention list. Six Ohioans made the national list.

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State wrestling championship individual final results

March 5, 2011

Below are the results from the finals of the 74th state wrestling championships at Value City Arena in Columbus (local athletes are in bold). For complete results from the state tournaments, click here: DIVISION I 103: Brandon Thompson, Solon dec. David Bavery, Perry 2-0 112: George DiCamillo, Cle. St. Ignatius dec. Edgar Bright, Lakewood St. [...]

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VIDEO: Crestwood junior Sammi Vaughan talks about heading to state track and field meet in 3,200 run, 3,200 relay

May 29, 2010

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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 [...]

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Crestwood names Kosiorek football coach

April 15, 2010

Crestwood High School recently named Chris Kosiorek as its head football coach. Crestwood superintendent Joe Iacano and Red Devils athletic director Steve Matheos selected Kosiorek from a list of over 40 applicants. Kosiorek comes to Crestwood after being the head football coach at Mechanicsburg High School. He led Indians to a 25-10 record and three [...]

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Nemec loses final match of her career at Division II state championships

March 5, 2010

COLUMBUS:  Paige Nemec of Crestwood lost 3-1 to Sean Fee of Mentor Lake Catholic  in the second round of consolations matches at the Division II state championships at Value City Arena. Trailing 2-0 in the second period, it appeared Nemec might have a 2-point reversal to tie the match, but after conferring the referees denied her the [...]

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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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Wadsworth & Aurora wrestlers win national titles

July 30, 2009

Wadsworth High School sophomore-to-be Kagan Squire and Aurora High School senior-to-be Ty Mitch each won a national championship at the at the USA Cadet and Junior Freestyle & Greco-Roman Championships in Fargo, N.D. this past weekend. Squire went undefeated in all 10 matches winning the Cadet National crown at 119 pounds. He earned All-American honors [...]

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Crestwood junior getting interest

March 12, 2009

Crestwood junior WR David Czerny (6-0, 165) is getting letters from Dartmouth and Wooster, according to a report on Rivals.com. Czerny did well in the vertical jump and 40-yard dash at the National High School All-Star Combine last month.

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2009 High School Football Recruits Sign

February 5, 2009

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools. NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will [...]

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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, [...]

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Cross Country approaches finish line

October 11, 2007

Here is some cross country analysis as leagues/conferences hold their championship meets and the state championships approach. Louisville senior Kyle Kling and Medina junior Donny Roys have each been impressive runners this season, but there are still several teams that have a good collection of talent and other individuals that are having success. The cross [...]

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PTC Metro Division predictions

August 18, 2007

Here is a preseason look at Portage Trail Conference Metro Division football for the 2007 season. In this post, you will find players (and any all-star recognition they received in the league last season) to watch from each team and my predictions for the upcoming season. KENT ROOSEVELT (10-1 overall, 7-0 in the PTC Metro [...]

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Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year

June 24, 2007

Here is a Q&A with recent Crestwood graduate Matt Nichols, the Beacon Journal Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year: Age: 18 Height: 5’ 10’’ Weight: 141 Favorite athlete: Dean Karnazes. Favorite TV show: I don’t really watch TV. Favorite movie: Man on Fire. Favorite food: Anything healthy. Hobbies: Canoeing, Guitar, Art (photography). Family members: [...]

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