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Twinsburg grid coach looks to tweak offense

August 23, 2011

Twinsburg first-year football coach Joe Schiavone looks forward to taking over the Tigers. He said he has only asked for one thing. “I told our offensive players I want them to be more efficient,” said Schiavone, who has been the Tigers’ defensive coordinator for several years after serving in the same role for Cleveland Benedictine. [...]

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Twinsburg’s Timm to play baseball at Wright State

July 29, 2011

Michael Timm, a recent Twinsburg High School graduate, signed with Wright State University to continue his academic and baseball careers on scholarship. “He is an exceptional baseball player, a great student, and a very fine young man,” Twinsburg coach Donald R. Jones said. “Michael’s best baseball is still ahead of him. We are very proud [...]

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Division I Girls Regional Final: A Look Back

March 9, 2011

Twinsburg girls basketball coach Julie Solis had a feeling heading into Tuesday night’s regional semifinal game against Wadsworth. ‘’ I was terrifield coming into this game,’’ she admitted. ‘’ I know how Wadsworth kids are when it comes to basketball – their basketball I.Q. and everything.  I need to take a moment and enjoy this [...]

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Tournament Hoops: Girls Regional Semi-Finals

March 8, 2011

Here’s a quick look at tonight’s Division I Girls Regional Semi-Finals: Wadsworth (20-4) vs. Twinsburg (23-0) This is shaping up to be a good one.  Wadsworth – the No. 3 seed pulled a minor upset in beating second seeded Hudson in the quarterfinals. Twinsburg will have to contend with Wadsworth stars Taylor Woods, who scored 21 [...]

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State wrestling championship individual final results

March 5, 2011

Below are the results from the finals of the 74th state wrestling championships at Value City Arena in Columbus (local athletes are in bold). For complete results from the state tournaments, click here: DIVISION I 103: Brandon Thompson, Solon dec. David Bavery, Perry 2-0 112: George DiCamillo, Cle. St. Ignatius dec. Edgar Bright, Lakewood St. [...]

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About That East-Twinsburg Boys Hoops Game

March 2, 2011

The East High School boys hoops team allowed one to slip away Tuesday night against the Twinsburg Tigers in the Northeast District Sectional Tournament. When you are up 12 points with a quarter left in the game, you’re supposed to win, but East lost 63-60 because they panicked.  I refuse to say that they choked [...]

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Walsh and Twinsburg girls in Key Bank Holiday Classic

December 9, 2010

Walsh Jesuit and Twinsburg are among the area girls’ basketball teams that will participate in the Key Bank Holiday Classic Dec. 28-30 at Pickerington North High School in Pickerington, Ohio. This tournament annually features top teams from Ohio and out-of-state. Walsh Jesuit will play Marion County (Ky ) at 3 p.m. Dec. 8 in the [...]

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High School Playoff Pairings

October 31, 2010

Friday’s Games (all take place at 7:30 p.m.) Division II, Region V Kent Roosevelt at Tallmadge Warren Howland at Copley Aurora at Ashland Division II, Region VII Columbus St. Charles at Lake Division IV, Region XIII Perry at Manchester Garrettsville at Chagrin Falls Division IV, Region XIIII Triway at Orrville Division VI, Region XXI Dalton [...]

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Of Playoffs and Computer Points – First Report

September 21, 2010

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first set of computer rankings for post-season play Tuesday.  Here’s how things look so far for area teams: Div. I, Reg. 2 Perry (4-0), Medina (4-0) and Twinsburg (4-0) occupy the top three spots respectively.  Massillon (3-1) comes in at No. 8. On the bubble:  GlenOak, McKinley, [...]

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Doran Grant ranked No. 1 Ohio football player in Class of 2011

July 16, 2010

OhioVarsity.com announced its Class of 2011 Preseason Top 150 high school football players in the state of Ohio. Doran Grant is ranked No. 1 and Steve Miller is ranked No. 5 on the list that has several area players on it. The local players on the list are: 1. Doran Grant, DB, St. Vincent-St. Mary [...]

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Basketball stars Alston and Howard competing for youth Olympic spots

June 10, 2010

Colorado Springs, Colo.  -  Thirty-six athletes are participating in the 2010 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Championship/Youth Olympic Games Team Trials this week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., including 10 who helped USA Basketball capture gold at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Mexico City. The 36 athletes will battle for [...]

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Report: Kent State offers Macer

June 7, 2010

Twinsburg senior-to-be wide receiver/defensive back Aaron Macer (6-1, 185) has reportedly been offered by Kent State, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Macer also reportedly has offers from Akron, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo.

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Report: Miami (Ohio) offers Twinsburg player

May 17, 2010

Twinsburg junior Aaron Macer has reportedly been offered by Miami (Ohio), according to ScoutingOhio.com. Macer (6-1, 185) also has an offer from Akron.

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Twinsburg’s Mesko drafted by Patriots with 150th pick

April 24, 2010

The New England Patriots drafted Twinsburg native Zoltan Mesko in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 150th selection. Mesko, a 6-foot-4 and 240 pound left-footed punter from the University of Michigan, led the Big 10 in 2009 with 52 punts for an average of 44.5 yards, a long of 66 yards [...]

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Twinsburg’s Dufour picks Cleveland State for baseball

November 21, 2009

Twinsburg senior Frank Dufour III has committed to continue his academic and baseball careers at Cleveland State University. Dufour, 6-foot-3 and 210-pounds, is a right-handed utility player. He batted .286 last season for the Tigers and posted a 1-0 pitching record with one save. ”Frank is a very skilled baseball player who can play the [...]

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Twinsburg’s Harris play basketball for Miami U

November 21, 2009

Twinsburg senior Jon Harris signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and basketball careers at Miami University in Oxford. Harris earned a full scholarship to play basketball for the RedHawks after scoring 261 points in 19 games last season. He also grabbed 168 rebounds and made 51 percent of his shots from the [...]

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Football playoffs – anybody surprised?

November 9, 2009

After Week One of the five weeks of football playoffs, here are my observations looking back and moving ahead. *The Federal League rematch of Canton McKinley and Canton GlenOak will be a different game. The Bulldogs were the eight seed going into top seeded Toledo Whitmer and demolished the Glass City bunch, which did not surprise me, McKinley [...]

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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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Big games, big gambles, big surprises on the gridiron

October 11, 2009

What a week that was and what a game coming up. As you read my thoughts, remember this – to reach the football playoffs, eight teams in each of the four regions in each division get their ticket punched. The top four teams host first round home games., Let’s go: Roll 7, please! I have [...]

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Observations on Week 5 of football, City Series

September 29, 2009

Here’s my thoughts on high school football now that we are at the halfway point of the season. *I was disappointed that only 2,500 people came out to the first City Series game at InfoCision Stadium at Summa Field, though North and Kenmore aren’t big schools. Still, I would bet that crowd was two or [...]

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