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Report: Miller orally commits to Buckeyes

October 30, 2009

Canton McKinley junior defensive Steve Miller has reportedly made an oral commitment to play football at Ohio State, according to JJHuddle.com
Miller, who is 6-4 and 235 pounds, also had offers from Florida, Michigan State and Purdue. He had 116 tackles as a sophomore.
Miller was clearly one of the nation’s top recruited players in the 2011 [...]

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Last game for seniors

October 29, 2009

For all of those seniors and their families who will take part in their final football game this weekend, this column by David Lee Morgan Jr. is for you.

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Walsh Jesuit to play in Cincinnati in 2010

October 28, 2009

The Walsh Jesuit football team plays host to Cincinnati La Salle Friday night.
Walsh will travel to play La Salle in Cincinnati in 2010, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

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Gridlocks Week 10

October 28, 2009

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Report: Ohio State offers Medina sophomore

October 27, 2009

Medina sophomore basketball standout Kenny Kaminski has reportedly been offered by Ohio State, according to JJHuddle.com’s Ohio High Magazine.
The report said Kaminski also has offers from Michigan State and Indiana.

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Twinsburg focused on the playoffs

October 25, 2009

When an underdog team like Stow has a chance to shine in the spotlight of TV, it would be easy for a heavy favorite like the Twinsburg football team to let down.
But after leading at halftime 14-0, the Tigers finished off the Bulldogs, 38-0, on the FS Ohio Thursday Game of the Week.
This is a [...]

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Friday Night Spotlight

October 23, 2009

Sportswriter David Lee Morgan Jr. shines the Friday Night Spotlight on the Highland at Copley High School football game.

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Walsh Jesuit in state final four

October 23, 2009

The Walsh Jesuit girls’ tennis team will play Columbus Academy in the Division II state team tournament Sunday at Hilliard Davidson. The winner plays either Indian Hill or Lexington. The state final will be after 1 p.m.

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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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State soccer poll

October 22, 2009

The Jackson boys’ soccer team is ranked No. 3 in this week’s Division I state soccer poll. The final regular season poll was released earlier this week.
In Division II, Revere is ranked No. 5. In Division III, CVCA is ranked No. 4.
In girls’ soccer, Walsh Jesuit is ranked No. 3 in Division I. Medina is [...]

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Walsh Jesuit’s Jacqueline Endre commits to Findlay

October 21, 2009

Walsh Jesuit’s Jacqueline Endre commits to Findlay
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, October 21, 2009 — Walsh Jesuit senior Jacqueline Endre, 17, has
made an oral commitment to continue her academic and athletic career with the Oilers at the
University of Findlay. She will sign a National Letter of Intent in November, accepting a
scholarship to join the university’s NCAA Division [...]

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Gridlocks Week 9

October 21, 2009

Akron Beacon Journal sports writers David Lee Morgan, Jr., Michael Beaven, Jonas Fortune and Jim Isabella discuss high school football match-ups in Gridlocks: Week 9.

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Twinsburg coach not satisfied with Hudson victory

October 21, 2009

Though his team scored two second half touchdowns to beat Hudson in a NOC River Division showdown, 14-7, coach Mark Solis made it clear there was a lot of errors to correct this week in practice.
“I know looking at the tape of the first half , we need to do a lot of coaching this [...]

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Black Tiger football team hits the big three

October 21, 2009

The last time the Cuyahoga Falls football team reached the three win mark in a season was 2003. So the 16-14 win over Lakewood in the Homecoming game at Clifford Stadium was a big step for coach Mike Miller’s rebuilding of the football program.
“Winning is contagious just like losing is contagious,” Miller said.
Dylon Leymon and [...]

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Hudson grid coach says team, Twinsburg both bogged down in big game

October 21, 2009

Tom Narducci is honest and a good analyst in evaluating his Hudson’s football tram’s 14-7 loss to Twinsburg at Dante Lavelli Field.
“The weather the past three weeks has hurt our spread offense because we wanted to throw the ball more,” Narducci said. “But it took away from Twinsburg’s strength, too. Dion Johnson (running back) had [...]

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Long time assistant Tomei leaving Revere football

October 20, 2009

An era is coming to an end at Revere High School. A week after head football coach Terry Cistone announced he will be leaving the football program at the end of the season, long time assistant Fred Tomei announced he will be leaving as well.
Tomei has been with the Revere football program for 23 seasons [...]

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Meyer excelling at Ohio State

October 20, 2009

Ohio State freshman Julian Meyer, a Revere graduate, is putting together a solid first season in Columbus.
Meyer placed fifth overall in the Buckeyes first place finish in the Mountaineer Open in Boone, NC. He placed sixth in the All-Ohio Championships in Delaware, Ohio. The Buckeyes also won that event.

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Revere’s Galbraith orally commits to CSU

October 20, 2009

Revere senior baseball player John Galbraith has orally committed to continue his academic and baseball careers at Cleveland State University next season.
Galbraith, 6-foot-2 185 pounds, is expected to be a three year started for the Minutemen. He hit .381 last season with 17 RBI. An infielder, as a sophomore he hit .356 with 12 [...]

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Cistone to step down at Revere

October 15, 2009

Revere football coach Terry Cistone will be stepping down from his position as head football coach at the end of the football season.
Cistone cited a willingness to spend more time with his family as a main reason for his departure.
“This decision is one that is best for my family and also for the football program [...]

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Basketball season is coming

October 14, 2009

Practice can officially begin Oct. 30 for area girls’ basketball teams. Boys’ basketball teams are allowed to practice on Nov. 6.
The first girls’ basketball games will be Nov. 27. The first boys’ basketball games are Dec. 4.

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