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Roosevelt’s Wise signs with Lehigh to swim

May 4, 2011

Kent Roosevelt senior Taylor Wise has signed to continue her academic and swimming careers at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. Wise’s top events are the 100-yard freestyle and the 50 freestyle. She holds school records in both events; 52.83 seconds in the 100 and 24.55 in the 50. In her four years at Roosevelt, Wise [...]

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Bartley wins second Division I boys state swim title

February 26, 2011

CANTON: Firestone senior Andrew Bartley competed during this entire swimming season knowing opponents targeted him in the 100-yard breast stroke.¶ Rival swimmers knew Bartley won the Division I state title in the event last year as a junior and were hungry to dethrone him.¶ They fell short Saturday night when Bartley defended his state title [...]

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Miller wins Division I girls state swim title

February 26, 2011

CANTON: The top spot on the awards podium eluded Katie Miller last year.¶ Miller, a Firestone sophomore, made sure to rectify that Saturday night by winning the 200-yard individual medley title in a time of 2:00.62 in the Division I state swimming meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium.¶ “It would have been nice to go under [...]

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Margheret wins Division II state girls swim title

February 26, 2011

CANTON: Walsh Jesuit sophomore swimmer Danielle Margheret concluded her record setting postseason tour Friday night in C.T. Branin Natatorium with a state championship. Margheret won the Division II state title in the 100-yard breast stroke in a meet record time of 1:02.74. Her performance Friday followed meet record setting times in the district meet last [...]

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Appleby swims, makes a splash

February 24, 2011

Cuyahoga Falls swimmer Andrew Appleby does not fit the mold of most high school sophomores. An example is Appleby’s decision to start a local version of ”Make A Splash.” The national initiative, launched in 2007 by USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport, is aimed at helping to teach children how to swim. [...]

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A possible swimming rivalry

January 28, 2011

The Walsh Jesuit and Revere girls swimming teams might cross paths multiple times in the postseason. The two Division II schools will be at the same sectional in Akron, and if their swimmers advance, it will be to the same district in Cleveland and then possibly to the state meet in Canton. The head coaches [...]

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Firestone’s Miller qualifies for 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

September 3, 2010

Firestone sophomore Katie Miller, 15, has qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb., Falcons coach Cindy Virdo said. Virdo said Miller qualified in the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:19.16 and the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:49.88. The trials will be held from June [...]

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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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Live from Canton: Division II State Swim Meet

February 27, 2010

Here is an update from the State Swim Meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton: DIVISION II – Walsh Jesuit senior Sean Murphy finishes second in the in the 100-yard breast stroke in 56.83 seconds. Area Swimmers that placed in the top 16 in Saturday’s finals by event:

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Live from Canton: Division I State Swim Meet

February 27, 2010

Here is an update from the State Swim Meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton: DIVISION I AREA STATE CHAMPIONS IN TWO EVENTS – North Canton Hoover 200-yard freestyle relay (senior Tony Ventosa, senior Carl Brubach, sophmore Thomas Tedrow, senior Tom Vretas) wins in 1:25.04. – Firestone junior Andrew Bartley wins the 100-yard breast stroke [...]

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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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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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McKinley graduate transfers to Malone to swim

April 9, 2009

Eli Hawkins, a 2007 graduate of Canton McKinley High School, has recently signed a letter of intent to attend Malone University next fall and participate in the school’s inaugural intercollegiate swimming and diving season. Hawkins, a 6-foot-3 sprint and freestyle swimmer, lettered three years at McKinley and is transferring to Malone from Oakland (MI) University. [...]

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State swimming notes

February 25, 2009

MR. AND MRS. VERSATILITY Swimmers can compete in a maximum of four events. The Akron Beacon Journal’s five-county coverage area has 12 swimmers that accomplished the feat of qualifying for state in four events. Firestone junior Kevin Meisner and Wooster junior Alex McCord will compete in four Division I boys events. Orrville freshman Mason Monheim [...]

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Wadsworth’s Ware to swim at Penn

December 23, 2008

Wadsworth senior Logan Ware has signed to continue both his academic and swimming careers at the University of Pennsylvania. Ware is a two-year state qualifier. He finished 18th in the 200 freestyle and 12th in the 100 freestyle as a sophomore, and 16th in the 50 freestyle and 10th in the 100 freestyle as a [...]

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Firestone’s McCann set to swim at WVU

December 9, 2008

Firestone senior Breanna McCann signed a national letter of intent to continue her academic and swimming careers at West Virginia University. McCann earned all-American honors in 2008 after finishing tied for second in the 200 individual medley at the Division I state meet in a time of 2:06.12. She won a district title in the [...]

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Firestone graduate Mark Gangloff earns second gold medal

August 17, 2008

American swimmer Mark Gangloff won his second career gold medal Sunday following the 400-meter medley relay in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Gangloff, a 2000 Firestone High School graduate and former Stow resident, swam in a 400-meter medley relay prelim and thus was eligible for the medal even though he did not [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Suburban League swimming gets interesting

January 24, 2008

The upcoming Suburban League swimming meet looks like could be a nail-biter. Just when the Copley boys swimming team appeared to be a clear favorite to win its second consecutive league title, the Green Bulldogs upset the Indians 86-84 on Wednesday. In early January, the defending league champion Copley girls edged Wadsworth 86-84, indicating that [...]

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