Boys and girls bowling teams are allowed to begin the season today across the state.

Teams were allowed to start practice and hold their first scrimmages on Nov. 13.

The state tournament will be held next March.

Kent Roosevelt senior forward Cameron Black II has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Bowling Green, according to Cleveland.com.

The report said Black averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 blocks last season.

Kent State offered a scholarship to Middletown senior defensive end Rashad Frazier (6-6, 225) on Monday night, according to Cincinnati.com.

Frazier also has offers from Bowling Green and Miami University.

The top Division I and II  teams in the final Associated Press Football Poll, which is voted on by sports writers and broadcasters, have been sent home after the first two weeks of  the playoffs.

In Division I, three of the top five teams are gone – No. 1 St. Ignatius, No. 4 and 5 Cincinnati St. Xavier and Cincinnati Moeller.

In Division II, the top three are home – top seeded Louisville, No. 2 Cincinnati Turpin and third seed Logan. Only three of the top eight teams remain.

The No. 1 teams in the other four divisions are still alive – Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in Division III, Kettering Archbishop Alter in Division IV, Hamler Patrick Henry in Division V and Delphos St. John in Division VI.

In the lower four divisions, only Division IV has few of its top ranked teams remaining, with just two of the top five and four of the top 10 left.

In Division III, Division V and VI, only two teams in the top five in eeach of the division has been knocked out – No. 4 Richwood North Union in Division V and No. 5 McDonald in Division VI.

The Canton McKinley girls’ basketball team is ranked No. 4 in the Ohio Girls’ Basketball Report Super 10 preseason rankings. The Bulldogs are the third Division I team behind Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame and Toledo Start.

Aiken senior forward Kenny Knight (6-7, 225 pounds) has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Kent State.

Aiken is in the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference. The school is planning a signing ceremony this morning.

Twinsburg basketball player Hillary Southworth has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.

The announcement was made Wednesday by Twinsburg coach Julie Solis.  The senior transferred from Regina High School in South Euclid last season to play for the Tigers.

Here is the press release:

Walsh Jesuit’s Taylor Koenig commits to Georgetown

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, November 11, 2009 — Walsh Jesuit senior Taylor Koenig, 17, has made a commitment to continue her academic and athletic career with the Hoyas at Georgetown University and will join the school’s NCAA Division I softball program.

Taylor Koenig

The 5-foot-6 Koenig plays centerfield for the Warriors and is a four-year letter winner and two-year co-captain. Last season she batted .337 with 19 runs scored and 18 RBI, helping the team finish the year at 21-5 — among the top records in the program’s history at Walsh Jesuit.

Koenig, who has been honored with the softball team’s Hustle Award and Gold Glove Award, is also a captain of the cross country team.

“Taylor exemplifies the student-athlete at Walsh Jesuit,” said Larry Deeks, head softball coach. “She has the ability to blend academics with leadership and athletics — and excels at whatever she does. I trust her to make smart decisions and perform as a leader on the field, and I’m proud to have her as part of my program.”

In addition to athletics, Koenig is also a standout student who holds a 4.3 GPA. She has earned first honors every semester at Walsh Jesuit and one of the top three GPAs in her class three times. She was the recipient of the Yale Book Award and the Rensselaer Medal for Math and Science Award and recently was honored by the Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies for her outstanding accomplishments in the fields of math and science. She also has been active with Student Government, serving three terms as class treasurer and currently as executive treasurer. Her service work has included volunteering with Elves & More of Northeast Ohio and Open M.

Koenig, who is deciding between a major in biochemistry or political economic, is the daughter of Tere and Joe Koenig of Akron.

Walsh Jesuit is a Catholic, college preparatory high school and one of 47 Jesuit secondary schools in the United States. Recognized twice as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education (the only high school in Northeast Ohio to receive this prestigious award twice), Walsh Jesuit operates in the spirit of St. Ignatius Loyola, guiding its students to be intellectually competent, open to growth, loving, religious, and committed to doing justice. Founded in 1964 and located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the school has a coed enrollment of more than 900.

Cloverleaf Senior basketball player Brooke Forsythe has signed a letter of intent in the early signing period to continue her academic and athletic career at Division I American University.

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