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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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Great Experience At Pebble Beach

October 13, 2009

Ellet junior golfer Jeff Cockerham enjoyed a great experience last month when he played in the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Cockerham was paired with pro John Cook and the two made the cut and played in the champions round and paired with Tom Watson and his junior partner.
Cockerham ended the day with a [...]

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A Break From The City

October 6, 2009

Maybe a change of scenery will help East (0-6) this week. The Orientals will step outside of City Series play to face St. Thomas Aquinas (1-5) Friday. East is the only City team playing outside the league this week. But two other teams still have non-league games during the remaining four weeks.
Ellet will host Canton [...]

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Falcons Still Learning To Fly

September 9, 2009

Despite losing 28-7 last week at Northwest, Firestone coach Tim Flossie said he was encouraged by his team’s effort.
“We lost the ball four times inside Northwest’s 30,” Flossie said. “(Northwest) is a solid team, we just missed our opportunities.”
The bright spot for Firestone was running back Cody Grice, who rushed for over 100 yards. The [...]

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Long-Lost Shoe Going To Springfield

September 2, 2009

On Friday morning, around 9:30 a.m., longtime Ellet football coach Joe Yost, who is in his 31st season, will be making the short trek from Ellet to Springfield to deliver the ceremonial `Shoe” that annually goes to the winner of this game.
Springfield won 23-13 at home and Yost was gracious in defeat.
“Let’s not take anything [...]

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Ellet’s Cockerham To Play At Famed Pebble Beach

September 2, 2009

Ellet junior golfer Jeff Cockerham earned the prestigious honor through The First Tee of Akron of playing Pebble Beach this weekend at the Walmart First Tee Open.
The Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach is an official Champions Tour tournament that pairs 78 junior golfers with 78 professionals.
The tournament is held at Pebble Beach Golf [...]

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Springfield earns “The Shoe” over Ellet, snaps 34-game losing skid

September 1, 2009

It has been three days since the Springfield football team snapped the 34-game losing streak that the Spartans players, coaches and fans had endured for nearly four years.
Springfield defeated rival Ellet 23-13 this past Saturday after the game was started on Friday and then delayed later that evening due to lightning.
Spartans junior Zack Talbert rushed [...]

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ELLET COACH JOE YOST PRAISES RICHARDSON

August 26, 2009

No matter what happens during the Ellet Orangemen’s season this year, head coach Joe Yost knows he has a quality leader in senior Devin Richardson. What Yost likes the most about Richardson is how hard the young man works.
“He’s such a great guy, he has a great personality, he’s always smiling and he just loves [...]

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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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North, Firestone win Auten track and field titles

May 3, 2008

The George Auten Invitational was conducted in mostly rain at Ellet High School, yet North won the boys title and Firestone won the girls crown.
North won the boys meet with 155 points and Firestone (118) edged Ellet (117) in the girls meet.
North senior Troy Burgan was the boys meet high-point scorer with 32 points after [...]

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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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Proud of her work

April 8, 2008

This is going to be Nefertitia Phair’s year. At least that’s what she’s hoping.
Phair is a junior at Ellet and last year she had a solid season by finishing runnerup in the shot put at the Division I district meet in Austintown. In fact, Phair’s toss (38-8) was tied with Twinsburg’s Leah Love but Love [...]

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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 country teams [...]

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City Series Surprise

September 23, 2007

Here are a few quick notes regarding City Series football, which has certainly been surprising this season.
The madness began Sept. 15 when Ellet defeated Buchtel.
With Buchtel (0-5, 0-3 City Series) struggling, the race for the title is wide open. It appears that (listed alphabetically) Firestone (3-2, 2-0), Garfield (3-2, 1-0) and North (4-1, 2-0) are [...]

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Ellet defeats Buchtel 14-12

September 15, 2007

The visiting Ellet Orangemen football team defeated the Buchtel Griffins 14-12 Saturday afternoon.
The victory gives Ellet a 3-1 overall record and a 1-0 City Series mark.
The loss for Buchtel (0-4, 0-1) ends a 31-game winning streak against City Series opponents. Buchtel’s last loss to a league foe was to Garfield in 2001 and the last [...]

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Can Ellet knock off Buchtel?

September 12, 2007

The City Series’ two best football teams from last season meet at noon Saturday when Buchtel hosts Ellet.
The Griffins and Orangemen were each 5-0 in City Series games last season and shared the City title because they were not scheduled to play each other.
This season, the two teams meet in week four.
Buchtel comes [...]

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Friday night review

September 1, 2007

There are a few scores that stood out in week 2 of high school football. Here is what I noticed:
North beat Coventry 32-22. That means North is 2-0. North is undefeated after the first two weeks for the first time since 1976. The Vikings are off to this rare start with first-year head coach Ken [...]

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