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St. Vincent-St. Mary

Firestone graduate earns MAC Wrestler of Year award

March 10, 2009

Jermail Porter, a 2004 Firestone High School graduate, recently earned the Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Year award after the Kent State University fifth-year senior won the 285-pound MAC title in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Porter earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with the win. This will be his third appearance at the tournament.
KSU finished second [...]

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2009 High School Football Recruits Sign

February 5, 2009

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.
NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign [...]

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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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St. V-M’s Trecaso to play at University of Akron

November 18, 2008

St. Vincent-St. Mary senior Samuel Trecaso has signed a national letter of intent to continue his education and baseball careers at the University of Akron, according to St. V-M athletic director Andy Jalwan.
Trecaso led the Fighting Irish last season in hits (31) and baTtting average (.449). He also scored 20 runs and had 17 RBI.
Trecaso [...]

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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, Copley, Green, Hudson, [...]

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LeBron James wins gold medal

August 24, 2008

Akron native LeBron James won his first gold medal Sunday following the United States of America men’s basketball victory over Spain in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
USA defeated Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game and outscored opponents 106.2-78.4 in eight games.
James, a 2003 St. Vincent-St. Mary High School graduate, was a [...]

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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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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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Romeo Travis & Dru Joyce III set to play for Cavaliers in NBA Summer League

July 9, 2008

Romeo Travis and Dru Joyce III were selected to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Travis and Joyce were each standout players at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and The University of Akron. The tandem were high school teammates of current Cavaliers star LeBron James, who will [...]

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Mathews slams St. V-M past Oberlin

April 26, 2008

It was a long day of softball for the St. Vincent St Mary softball team. The Fighting Irish played three games in the Elyria Classic Tournament, winning two. The Fighting Irish lost to Midview 7-2 in the first game.  
Senior Olivia Mathews made it all worth while in the second game. The senior hit a game-winning grand slam [...]

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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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Joyce, Travis teammates again

April 3, 2008

After a brief separation, a pair of Akron natives have been reunited again as teammates.
Dru Joyce III and Romeo Travis are teammates on Ratiopharm Ulm, a professional basketball team in the Bundesliga League in Germany.
Joyce and Travis each played on successful teams at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and the University of Akron.
Travis, the [...]

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Eastern Michigan heavily recruiting area

April 1, 2008

It appears as if Eastern Michigan has searched deep into Ohio plucking four area softball players to fill next year’s roster. Hoover’s Sarah Gerber (1B) and McKenna Russ (OF) are both already inked. As is Jackson’s Jess Richards (3B). Stow’s Allison Scherer (SS) will join her sister, Jenny Scherer ( a sophomore OF),  at EMU  as well.
Former Canton McKinley baseball [...]

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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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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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Football picks, stories

September 20, 2007

Click here to watch me and David Lee Morgan Jr. make our high school football picks in the Week 5 video of Gridlocks.
Click here to read a high school fooball notebook featuring St. Vincent-St. Mary’s win over Archbishop Hoban.
Click here for some high school football scouting reports for Week 5 games.

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Boys soccer: Player of the Game

September 19, 2007

Boys soccer
Walsh Jesuit 4, St. Vincent-St. Mary 1 (click here for a game story)
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Walsh Jesuit senior midfielder Chris Barton had one goal and two assists to lead the Warriors (3-2-4) over the host Irish (4-3-3) on Tuesday night.
Barton, an Ohio State University recruit, opened the scoring quickly when he [...]

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St. V-M defeats Hoban 33-28

September 15, 2007

After a nine-year hiatus, the Shillelagh Trophy will finally return to Green St. after an exciting football game.
St. Vincent-St. Mary defeated Archbishop Hoban 33-28 Saturday night at the Rubber Bowl. St. V-M earned the traditional award given to the winner of the game by the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The Summit County parochial rivals battled before [...]

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Can Hoban make it 10 in a row over St. V-M?

September 12, 2007

The rivalry between Archbishop Hoban and St. Vincent-St. Mary continues at 7:30 Saturday at the Rubber Bowl when the two Summit County parochial schools meet on the football field.
The Knights have dominated the series with victories over the Fighting Irish the past nine seasons. Since the series was renewed in 1996, Hoban has won 10 [...]

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St. V-M defense remains perfect with Hoban game next

September 8, 2007

St. Vincent-St. Mary defeated Highland 31-0 to improve to 3-0. The Fighting Irish defense has not allowed any points this season. The Irish were scored upon in week one after a botched punt.
St. V-M juniors Harvie Tuck IV and Todd Culver have been key offensive players as a running back and receiver respectively, and senior [...]

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