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Football: Player of the Game

September 29, 2007

Football Stow 22, Hudson 17 (click here for the game story) Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Stow senior quarterback Alex Loftin completed 13-of-19 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown to lead the host Bulldogs (6-0, 1-0) over the Explorers (3-3, 0-1) in the first Northeast Ohio Conference River Division game for both teams. [...]

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2006 Girls basketball player of year changes plans for college

September 11, 2007

Beacon Journal correspondent Deanna Stevens reported this item: Liana Jennings, a Bowling Green State University recruit, will not be playing for the Falcons women’s basketball team, Stow girls basketball coach Bob Podges said Tuesday. “She’s looking to go to another school and play basketball,” Podges said about Jennings, a 2006 Stow graduate. “At this point [...]

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Game of the Week: North at Stow

September 6, 2007

North and Stow are both undefeated heading into Week 3. This is a new feeling for both teams. North has already surpassed its win total in 2006. The Vikings finished with a record of 1-9 last season. Stow has already matched its win total from last season. The Bulldogs went 2-8 in 2006. The Vikings [...]

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Friday night review

September 1, 2007

There are a few scores that stood out in week 2 of high school football. Here is what I noticed: North beat Coventry 32-22. That means North is 2-0. North is undefeated after the first two weeks for the first time since 1976. The Vikings are off to this rare start with first-year head coach [...]

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Stow baseball coach finds new job

July 5, 2007

Stow baseball coach Brian Banfield has resigned and will take the assistant principal job at his alma mater Poland Seminary High School.   Banfield guided the Bulldogs (24-6, 13-1) to their second consecutive Western Reserve Conference title this past season. He was also named WRC Coach of the Year for the second year in a [...]

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Teams need more than just momentum

May 17, 2007

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich  When high school teams make successful playoff runs, their wins are often attributed to the players becoming hot at the right time. Sometimes that is true. But “peaking at the right time” can be overrated, too. The Stow and Green baseball teams were on fire heading into their respective district championship games. [...]

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Player of the Game

May 15, 2007

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich  BASEBALL Hudson Division I District Semifinal Stow 5, Cuyahoga Falls 0 Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Stow junior pitcher Alex Loftin Loftin allowed two hits and walked one to start the game. But he induced a hitter to ground out and struck out two batters to get [...]

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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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