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Akron offers DE

March 19, 2010

Akron has offered Fairfield junior defensive end Robert Mincey, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Mincey, who is 6 feet 4 and 240 pounds, also has offers from Kent State, Ball State, Ohio, Toledo and Bowling Green.
Fairfield, a Division I school, plays in the Greater Miami Conference in the Cincinnati area.

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DII state semifinal: Walsh Jesuit loses to Hathaway Brown 53-48

March 18, 2010

COLUMBUS: Hathaway Brown junior guard Alanna Guy picked a heck of a time to hit her first shot of the game.
With the score tied at 48, Guy received an inbounds pass with 39 seconds left and hit a 3-pointer to give the Blazers a come-from-behind 53-48 victory over Walsh Jesuit in a Division II [...]

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DII semifinal: Walsh Jesuit leads Hathaway Brown 30-24 at Halftime

March 18, 2010

Walsh Jesuit leads defending Division II state champion Hathaway Brown 30-24 at halftime Thursday of a Division II state semifinal at Value City Arena in Columbus.
The Warriors have forced nine turnovers and are playing more balanced then they have over the past few weeks. Sophomore standout Rachel Theriot, who has scored 25 points in [...]

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Smithville falls 56-34 to Liberty-Benton

March 18, 2010

COLUMBUS: The Smithville girl’s basketball team was unable to get past top-ranked Liberty-Benton, losing 56-34 in a Division III State semifinal Thursday afternoon at Value City Arena.
Liberty-Benton (26-0) will face Madison Senior (27-0) 10:45 a.m. Saturday for the Division III state title. They are the only undefeated teams left in the tournament.
Liberty-Benton clamped [...]

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DIII semifinal: Smithville trails Liberty-Benton 31-20 at halftime

March 18, 2010

nine first half turnovers put Smithville in a funk against Liberty-Benton. The Eagles four 3-pointers didn;t do them any favors either.
Smithville is led by Jenna Pew, who has had to work hard for her eight points. She is being double and triple teamed on all of her possessions.
Caite Craft has hit three 3-pointers for the [...]

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DIII semifinal primer: Liberty-Benton vs. Smithville

March 18, 2010

In order for the Smithville to win its first state championship they will now have to go through the only undefeated teams in the tournament.
Liberty-Benton (25-0) enters its state semifinal match up against the Smithies as the top-ranked team in the state in DIII. Not surprisingly, they are the only top-ranked team left in the [...]

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Walsh girls heading to state

March 13, 2010

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Kent State offers defensive back

March 11, 2010

Kent State has offered Cincinnati Sycamore junior defensive back/wide receiver Darius Hillary (5-10, 180), according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hillary also has offers from Boston College, Stanford, Illinois and others.
Syacmore, a Division I school, plays in the Greater Miami Conference.

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Kent State offers Finneytown lineman

March 9, 2010

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that Finneytown junior lineman Donavon Clark (6-4, 290) has been offered by Kent State.
Clark also has offers from Minnesota, Ohio University, West Virginia, Duke, Indiana and Ball State.
Finneytown plays in the Cincinnati Hills League, a suburban area league in the Queen City.

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State wrestling: Championship bouts primer

March 6, 2010

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UPDATE:
DI CHAMPION: Dean Heil, St. Edward
DII CHAMPION: Ryan Taylor, St. Paris Graham
DIII CHAMPION: Nathan Tomasello, CVCA
Division III: First: Brian Spangler, Keystone, versus Nathan Tomasello, CVCA
Match to watch: Division I: Dean Heil, St. Edward; versus Jack Young, Mentor,
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UPDATE:
DI CHAMPION: Kory Mines, Maple Heights
DII CHAMPION: BJ Miller, Defiance
DIII CHAMPION: Alex Dronzek, Beachwood
Division [...]

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Wadsworth leads after consie championships

March 6, 2010

Wadsworth holds a 154 to 149.5 lead over St. Edward after the conclusion of the consolation finals.
The Grizzlies went 2-4 over the two round consolation finals. Sophomore Alfredo Gray (112) beat St. Edward freshman Edgar Bright 2-1 in an overtime tiebreaker. Gray placed fifth in the state. Bright finished sixth.
Sheldon Brandenburg (160) finished fifth too.
Junior [...]

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DI Semifinal round primer

March 5, 2010

Wadsworth and St. Edwards are still neck and neck after the Quarterfinal and consolation round. Wadsworth leads with 76 points. St. Edward has 75.5 points. The third place team, Marysville, comes in at 36.
Wadsworth advanced seven of nine wrestlers into tonight’s quarterfinal round with Kagan Squire (119), Louden Gordon (135), Brad Squire (145), Caleb Busson [...]

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OHSAA Wrestling: DI live blog

March 5, 2010

Wadsworth and St. Edwards are still neck and neck after the Quarterfinal and consolation rounds Friday morning. Wadsworth leads with 76 points. St. Edward has 75.5 points. The third place team, Marysville, comes in at 36.
Wadsworth advanced seven of nine wrestlers into tonight’s quarterfinal round with Kagan Squire (119), Louden Gordon (135), Brad Squire (145), [...]

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OHSAA Wrestling: DII live blog

March 5, 2010

St. Paris Graham, as expected, is running away with the Division II crown. Graham has been ranked the top team in the nation for most of the season. Local competitors are pretty spaced out, but 10 local kids are still in the hunt for individual titles.
Local semifinalists:
Streetsboro: Cory Stainbrook (103)
Akron St. Vincent St. Mary: [...]

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Kent State offers defensive end

March 5, 2010

Kent State has offered Fairfield junior DE Robert Mincey (6-4, 240), according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fairfield plays in the Greater Miami Conference, a Division I power conference in Cincinnati.

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Nemec wins in consolations

March 4, 2010

After dropping her opening round matchup, Crestwood senior Paige Nemec beat Wapakoneta freshman John Martin 3-0 to advance into the second round of the Division II 103-pound consolations.
If she wins one match Saturday she will considered one of the eight best wrestlers in the state.

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OHSAA wrestling: Nemec drops first bout

March 4, 2010

Crestwood senior Paige Nemec, the first girl to ever qualify for the OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament, lost her opening round match to Lewis Center Olentangy sophomore Trevor Fiorucci, 8-0 Thursday at Value City Arena.
Nemec (103) can do no better than third in the tournament. And must win out to do so. She will wrestle in [...]

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Division III state wrestling update from Columbus: CVCA is 5-for-5

March 4, 2010

COLUMBUS:  Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy wrestlers won all five of their opening matches Thursday at the Division III state championships at Value City Arena, as the Royals are third in the team standings with 14 points, Monroeville leads with 17 points and St. Peter Chanel is ssecond with 15.5.
Nathan Tomasello,  a  freshman (34-5), won by [...]

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Wadsworth wrestling coach Gramuglia honored

March 4, 2010

COLUMBUS: The man who has led Wadsworth to its present glory in wrestling is being honored here at the State Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena.
John Gramuglia is being inducted into the Ohio Wresting Coaches Hall of Fame. The Grizzly mentor has a dual meet record of 266-59-1 with 18 Suburban League titles, 12 sectional [...]

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NOC teams final girls basketball standings

March 2, 2010

Here are the final Northeast Ohio Conference girls basketball standings (division record first, then overall regular season record):
VALLEY DIVISION
10-0 / Twinsburg (19-1)
6-4 / Strongsville (14-5)
6-4 / Hudson (14-6)
3-7 / Solon (9-10)
3-7 / Elyria (8-12)
2-8 / North Royalton (5-15)
RIVER DIVISION
9-1 / Brush (16-4)
6-4 / Mayfield (14-6)
5-5 / Medina (11-9)
4-6 / Lakewood (11-9)
3-7 / Brunswick (8-11)
3-7 / [...]

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