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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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City Series Opens At InfoCision Stadium

September 22, 2009

North football coach Kenneth Johnson and his Vikings team can’t wait until Friday. Kenmore coach Tom McKinnon and his squad feel the same way.
The two teams will face each other in the opener of City Series play but even more notable is the fact that the two teams will be the first City teams to [...]

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2008-09 girls basketball teams to watch

December 4, 2008

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (20-4, 13-1 North Coast League)
Seniors Rachel Tecca, Nikki D’Amico and Brittany Brown return to lead the Knights, the defending NCL champions and a program that has made the Division II regional tournament three out of the past four seasons under coach Tracy Miller. Tecca, a 6-foot-1 forward and University of Akron recruit, averaged [...]

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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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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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City Series coaches and players to be honored

April 8, 2008

Firestone boys basketball coach Jerry Laria and Kenmore girls basketball coach Yontami Jones will be honored as the Coaches of the Year during the Summit-Portage Touchdown Club’s annual awards dinner April 20th.
Also, Firestone senior guard Ramel Mitchell, the City Series Player of the Year the past two seasons, and Kenmore junior guard Andola Dortch, who [...]

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Kenmore good on paper, mat

January 20, 2008

The Kenmore wrestling team finished second with 188 points at the 21st annual Bill Dies Memorial Tournament Saturday at Firestone High School. The Highland Hornets edged the Cardinals for first place in the final team standings with 190 points.
Cardinals sophomores Garland McCormick (130) and Cody Lamberg (189) won individual titles.
McCormick, a 2007 state qualifier, [...]

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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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Firestone football team wins City Series title

October 20, 2007

The Firestone football team defeated host Kenmore 44-0 Saturday afternoon.
The victory allowed Firestone (7-2, 6-0) to clinch their first outright City Series football championship after sharing four City titles since the school opened in 1963 and began playing varsity football in 1964.
Firestone dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball with seniors [...]

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Kenmore graduate to play college basketball

August 23, 2007

Joseph Miller, a 2007 graduate of Kenmore High School, has committed to continue his academic and basketball career at Fairmont State University.
Miller, a 6-foot-5 forward, was a key player for the Cardinals, who finished with a record of 17-7 and reached a Division II regional semifinal for the first time in more than 30 years [...]

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City Series football notes

August 21, 2007

I went to the City Series football media day to gather information, get answers to some of your questions and most importantly, eat lasagna. Here are some items I have in my notebook:
—All the coaches agreed that the 2007 season might be the most wide open the City Series has been in years.
“I think this [...]

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City Series football predictions

August 15, 2007

Here is a preseason look at City Series 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.
ELLET (8-2 overall, 5-0 in the City Series last season; City Series co-champs).
Top [...]

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Same teams next season?

May 22, 2007

Posted by Michael Beaven for the Beacon Journal
It would not be a shock to see Kenmore and Ellet back in the City Series Baseball Playoff Championship game next season.
As both coaches pointed out after Sunday’s game at Canal Park the teams will each return almost every player that started in the game, assuming any unforseen [...]

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