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Pair of area football players receive local college offers

June 9, 2011

Brush junior Kevin Houchins Jr. has reportedly added an offer from Akron, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Houchins, who is being recruited as an athlete, is 6 foot and 180 pounds. He also has offers from Toledo, Louisville, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Miami (Ohio). Solon junior defensive tackle Nathan Hoff has reportedly added an offer from [...]

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Northeast Ohio players get offers from Kent, Akron

January 19, 2011

Padua Franciscan senior punter Zach Paul (6-4, 205) has been reportedly offered by Akron, according to ScoutingOhio.com. It is his first offer. A Northeast Ohio football player was recently offered by Kent State, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Solon senior Chris Humphrey (6-1, 180) has been offered as an athlete.

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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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Narducci gets a kick out of victory; Hudson faces unbeaten Solon next

September 23, 2009

Hudson coach Tom Narducci was getting ready for a second overtime period Friday at Strongsville. The Explorers had taken a 35-28 lead in OT as quarterback Richie Piekarski scored on a run up the middle, but the Mustangs scored a touchdown and just need an extra point to tie the game. “I was talking to my offensive coordinator about [...]

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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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Baldwin considering options

April 21, 2009

Solon junior DE Darryl Baldwin (6-6, 250) took unofficial visits to Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Ohio State last week, according to Solon coach Jim McQuaide. Internet reports speculated Baldwin had officially narrowed his choices to four schools, but those reports seem to be premature. “We are going to sit down this week and map out where he is [...]

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Solon junior schedules visits

March 25, 2009

Solon junior DE Darryl Baldwin (6-6, 245) has made a schedule of unofficial visits in April. Baldwin, who is rated the No. 5 player overall the 2010 class by Ohio High Magazine, has offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Stanford, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Akron. Here is the schedule [...]

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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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WRC Track and Field Champions

May 11, 2007

Posted by Michael Beaven for the Beacon Journal The Western Reserve Conference held their track and field championship meet at Stow Thursday night and Solon won both the boys and girls team title. Twinsburg and Hudson were second and third respectively on the boys and girls side. Cuyahoga Falls junior Robert Jones had the best [...]

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