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Cross country

Green’s Roehlig to run for Ohio U

February 2, 2012

Green senior Krista Roehlig has signed with Ohio University to continue her academic, cross country and track and field careers.

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Walsh Jesuit ready for North Coast League play

August 22, 2011

Walsh Jesuit can finally compete for a league championship in every sport. The high school, which was founded in 1965, joined the North Coast League for this school year and will take part in the Blue Division against rival Archbishop Hoban. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Mentor Lake Catholic and Parma Padua are other co-ed schools [...]

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Track and cross country meet this weekend at UA

March 16, 2011

The Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) state indoor meet is this weekend at the University of Akron. According to the OATCCC website, the Divisions II-III meet starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the Division I meet starts at 3:30 p.m. The OHSAA-sanctioned outdoor track season starts March 26.

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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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Revere Captures Title; Wheeler Strong In Suburban League Championship

October 19, 2009

BY DAVID LEE MORGAN JR. Beacon Journal sportswriter During the regular season, Revere boys cross country coach Dave Parry knew he would have a team that could compete for a league title. At the same time, Parry was smart enough to know that the Suburban League was loaded with talented teams- Green and Wadsworth, to [...]

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NOC realigns divisions and confuses fans

August 15, 2009

The idea of a super or mega conference was first concocted five years ago, football being the driving force. The idea was to bring together two of the top conferences, the Pioneer and Western Reserve, along with two schools from the Lake Erie League, Lakewood and Garfield Heights to form the 18-team Northeast Ohio Conference. [...]

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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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Hoover cross country teams win two titles

September 23, 2007

The North Canton Hoover Vikings boys and girls cross country squads each won team championships Saturday at the 2007 Cloverleaf Colt Pack Invitational. Hoover senior Adam Stackpole won the boys “Varsity Green” race with a time of 16:11.88. Walsh Jesuit senior Jonathan Shepherd placed second with a 16:28.02 Four Vikings placed between ninth and 12th: [...]

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North football

July 16, 2007

I met new North football coach Ken Johnson Monday afternoon. Look for a feature story about Johnson to appear in the Beacon Journal sometime this week. Johnson, who replaced Tom O’Neil, said he’s averaging about 42 to 45 players at summer conditioning workouts. Johnson said that is an increase from the past few years. I also talked to O’Neil on [...]

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