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CVCA’s Sachem Wilson signs with Liberty for men’s soccer

February 3, 2012

Senior Sachem Wilson of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and soccer careers at Liberty University.

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LIVE: Carroll defeats Revere 3-0 in Division II boys soccer state championship

November 11, 2011

Please refresh for updates Division II boys soccer state championship match From Columbus Crew Stadium, Friday, November 11, 2011 Revere (18-0-4) vs. Dayton Carroll (22-0-0) Coaches: Sandor Jakab of Revere and Scott Molfenter of Carroll. Pregame notebook: The Minutemen and Patriots meet for the second year in a row in the final with the Patriots [...]

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Walsh Jesuit girls’ soccer gets high national ranking

September 8, 2011

The Walsh Jesuit girls’ soccer team is ranked No. 14 nationally by the ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50 rankings this week. Walsh had been ranked No. 19. Medina is ranked No. 45 nationally in the poll. In the state girls’ coaches’ poll this week, Walsh is ranked No. 2 in the Division II state poll. [...]

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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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Banner day for Walsh Jesuit girls soccer

January 28, 2011

The Walsh Jesuit girls soccer team received a trophy and a banner from ESPN Rise on Tuesday night at the team’s season-ending banquet at Emidio & Sons Banquet Center in Cuyahoga Falls. Walsh finished first in the ESPN Rise FAB 50 poll, the third time the Warriors have won a national championship in girls soccer. [...]

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Chippewa wins WCAL girls soccer crown

October 8, 2010

Chippewa clinched the girls soccer Wayne County Athletic League regular season title with a 3-0 victory over host Norwayne on Thursday night. Sophomore Gabby Data, sophomore Marisa Fluharty and senior Sarah Yoho scored one goal apiece for the visiting Chipps (9-2-3, 8-0-2). Chippewa, ranked No. 7 in the Division II state coaches poll, did not [...]

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Norton and Wooridge win PTC boys soccer titles

October 8, 2010

The Norton boys soccer team won its first league championship by claiming the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division title with a 4-0 victory over Ravenna on Tuesday night. Panthers senior forward Donovan Kohler scored all four goals in the win against the Ravens and leads the team with 16 goals this season. Norton has a [...]

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Stow’s Vickie Havas bound for Northern Arizona

September 29, 2010

Stow senior Vickie Havas will continue her academic and soccer careers at Northern Arizona University next season. Havas is a four-year starter for the Bulldogs at forward and is currently leading her team in goals for the fourth consecutive season. “Vickie is obviously one of the best female soccer players in the state of Ohio,” [...]

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Three From Walsh Jesuit Soccer to Play at Next Level

September 22, 2010

Walsh Jesuit girls soccer coach Dino McIntyre said three of his seniors have committed to play college soccer. The three players are: forward Kelsey Smigel, forward Elizabeth Bollinger and defender Brianna Kanz. Smigel is headed to the University of Dayton, Bollinger is bound for Marquette University and Kanz is going to Kent State University. “I [...]

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Copley’s Josh Williams signs with Columbus Crew

September 21, 2010

The Columbus Crew recently signed defender Josh Williams, a former standout at Copley High School and Cleveland State University, to a Major League Soccer contract for the remainder of the season. Williams, 6-foot-2 and 192 pounds, was invited to play in three of the Crew’s exhibition matches vs. college teams in April. He also has [...]

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Wednesday night roundup

August 25, 2010

Here are some highlights on high school action played on Wednesday: Girls Tennis Stow 5, Brunswick 0 – Senior Melanie Rozum of the Bulldogs was outstanding at first singles, while junior Ashley Kopko won two tough sets at second singles. Revere 5, Copley 0 – Junior singles players Natalie Robson and Brittany Miller did not [...]

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Copley’s Kungle and Sharnsky make college choices

May 24, 2010

Copley High School announced Brittany Kungle and Lauren Sharnsky have signed national letters of intent to continue their education and athletic careers in college. Kungle will play soccer at Walsh University and Sharnsky plans to play volleyball and swim for Ursuline College. Kungle is a four-year letter winner in soccer and a two-year letter winner [...]

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Hoban names Misanko girls soccer coach

April 6, 2010

Archbishop Hoban High School has named Brian Misanko as girls soccer coach for 2010. Misanko was an assistant coach for the girls varsity soccer team and the head junior varsity coach in 2006-2009. He guided Hoban’s junior varsity to a 34-13-11 record the past four seasons. Misanko is a 2000 Hoban graduate and was captain [...]

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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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St. V-M Girls Soccer Bounces Back

October 6, 2009

The St. Vincent-St. Mary girls soccer team suffered their first loss of the season last week to rival Archbishop Hoban 4-0, and lost bragging rights for the year. But maybe that was a good thing. The Irish (8-1-3) rebounded to beat Chippewa, which was 9-1 at the time, 3-1, then beat Our Lady of the [...]

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St. V-M’s Motley Gets His Kicks On The Field(s)

September 22, 2009

St. Vincent-St. Mary junior Chris Motley can’t help but like the game of football. He’s the grandson of NFL Hall of Famer and former Browns running back and linebacker (1946-1953) Marion Motley, who passed away in 1999. Chris Motley is the kicker for the Irish football team but he’s also one of the top soccer [...]

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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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Local soccer stars play for Zips vs. Crew

April 27, 2009

On a sunny day at Lee Jackson Field a pair of former teammates became a foe. The Columbus Crew defeated the host University of Akron men’s soccer team 1-0 in an exhibition match Sunday played with temperatures in the 80’s before a crowd of 1,563. Matt Tutich and Ossie Michalsen, each a standout player at [...]

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Five Zips – including Speas – picked for U.S. U-18 team

April 14, 2009

Five University of Akron men’s soccer players have been selected by the U.S. Under-18 men’s national team to train in Carson, Calif., from Apr. 18-26, Zips head coach Caleb Porter announced. The five UA players are rising sophomore Kofi Sarkodie and incoming freshmen Chad Barson, Scott Caldwell, Ben Speas and Zarek Valentin. The quintet already [...]

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Area girls have eyes on soccer titles

August 27, 2008

By Michael Beaven Special to the Beacon Journal The high school girls soccer season has begun with several area teams feeling that they are legitimate state contenders. Archbishop Hoban and Walsh Jesuit return several key players from last season’s teams, which advanced to state semifinal matches. Jackson and Medina annually field strong teams. Brunswick Cloverleaf, [...]

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