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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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Mogadore seeks home playoff game

October 30, 2009

Mogadore hosts East Canton tonight knowing it has a clinched a spot in the state playoffs.
The Widlcats are currently fifth in the Division VI, Region 21 standings and are hoping to get into the top four spots and host a playoff game.
Juniors Kodey Chance and Jake McAvinew each rushed for a touchdown to help 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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McAvinew and Simonetti pace Mogadore

October 16, 2009

Mogadore improved its record to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Portage Trail Conference County Division with a 39-15 win at Streetsboro last week.
Junior Jake McAvinew and rushed three touchdowns and senior Mike Simonetti rushed for one touchdown.
The Wildcats host the Windham Bombers (0-7, 0-4) tonight.

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Adorni reflects on Mogadore’s televised win over Northwestern

September 18, 2009

The Mogadore football team heads into a Week 4 game at Rootstown tonight with a 3-0 record.
Mogadore defeated visiting Northwestern 28-7 this past Thursday in a game that was televised on Fox Sports Ohio.
Mogadore coach Matt Adorni said the experience for his players to play live on TV was special.
“It was a fantastic atmosphere,” Adorni [...]

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Mogadore wins with strong first, fourth quarters

September 2, 2009

Mogadore was one of the few schools in the Northeast Ohio area that was able to complete its Friday night football game on Friday night.
The Wildcats game with visiting Mineral Ridge did have a delay of around an hour and a half due to lightning, yet the season opener for both schools ended at nearly [...]

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Chance, McAvinew lead experienced Mogadore football

August 25, 2009

Juniors Kodey Chance and Jake McAvinew will attempt to lead Mogadore to its 23rd state playoff appearance since the state football playoffs began in 1972.
The Wildcats return six starters on offense and nine on defense, and should be a team to watch in the Portage Trail Conference County Division.
Mogadore coach Matt Adorni said Chance, McAvinew, [...]

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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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Three Akron area athletes to compete in Olympics

August 8, 2008

The Akron area will have three athletes competing for the United States of America in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The athletes are: basketball player LeBron James, swimmer Mark Gangloff and javelin thrower Kim Kreiner. The trio all competed and represented USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Gangloff won a gold medal [...]

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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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Probable Football Playoff Schedule

October 27, 2007

High School Football Playoff Schedule
Note: These are probable playoff matchups according to www.joeeitel.com and the matchups have changed several times on Saturday, which means they might be different on the website on Sunday. Official OHSAA playoff pairings will be released Monday.
Friday’s Games
(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)
Division II, Region 5
Firestone (7-3) at Tallmadge (9-1)
Division II, [...]

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Football: Player of the Game

September 22, 2007

Football
Mogadore 34, Garrettsville 31
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Mogadore senior running back Cody Destro carried the ball 21 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats (4-1, 1-0) over Garrettsville (2-3, 1-1) in a battle between last season’s Portage Trail Conference County Division co-champs.
Destro had touchdown runs of 57, 3 and [...]

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PTC County Division predictions

August 18, 2007

Here is a preseason look at Portage Trail Conference County 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.
MOGADORE (11-3 overall, 6-1 in the PTC County last season; [...]

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