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CVCA’s Tomasello wins FILA Cadet National title

April 12, 2010

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy freshman Nathan Tomasello won a FILA Cadet Nationals championship in freestyle wrestling on Sunday at the University of Akron’s Stile Field House. Tomasello defeated Jacob Schmitt of Michigan in the final to win the 101.25-pound weight class. The victory allows Tomasello to possibly compete in the upcoming Pan American Qualifier in [...]

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Hudson girls hoop coach did not want a bye in tournament

February 16, 2010

The Hudson girls baskeetball team (13-6) will open play 2:45 Saturday afternoon against a solid Kent Roosevelt team, which is 11-7 after defeating Garfield Saturday, 78-44. This is the third game of a tripleheader that day, with No. 2 seed Wadsworth opening plat 11:30 in the morning against Garfield followed by Kenmore and Copley at [...]

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Howard, Schrock & Cunningham sign with UA

February 3, 2010

First-year University of Akron football coach Rob Ianello announced 23 high school football players have signed to play at UA on Wednesday afternoon at InfoCision Stadium/Summa Field. Ianello talked about each recruit as a video of highlights was shown on a screen to media and UA employees that attended. Here is a look at the [...]

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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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Revere Captures Title; Wheeler Strong In Suburban League Championship

October 19, 2009

BY DAVID LEE MORGAN JR. Beacon Journal sportswriter During the regular season, Revere boys cross country coach Dave Parry knew he would have a team that could compete for a league title. At the same time, Parry was smart enough to know that the Suburban League was loaded with talented teams- Green and Wadsworth, to [...]

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Green Shouldn’t Be Blue

September 29, 2009

I covered Green’s 49-21 home loss to Wadsworth Friday and two things stood out- Wadsworth (5-0, 2-0 in the Suburban League) is loaded with outstanding offensive talent, and Green (0-5, 0-2) is, too. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Is he on some kind of medication?” No I’m not, but I watched Green quarterback Kyle [...]

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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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Medina football team makes quick improvement

September 8, 2009

Medina football coach Greg Reed saw his team make a quantum leap in its 30-0 shellacking of Brecksville. “It’s funny when you run the ball, catch the ball, tackle and make plays,” he said with a laugh. “Seriously, we just executed very well.” Reed cited improvement in the play of his quarterback. “Danny Rymer did [...]

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NOC openers

August 28, 2009

Believe it or not, opening night is Friday, except for Twinsburg, which won Thursday night. Here are some thoughts from the coaches and some numbers to ponder… Cuyahoga Falls (2-8) Second-year coach Mike Miller wants his more experienced Black Tigers to show improvement this season. “The biggest difference for us there is a lot more [...]

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Wadsworth senior has college interest

August 19, 2009

Wadsworth senior OL Ben Buzzelli (6-4, 298) reportedly tells ESPN.com that he likes Akron and Ohio State. “Ohio State is my favorite,” he reportedly told the Web site. “At their camp they said if I play really well, after the first two games they would think about offering me.”

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Wadsworth & Aurora wrestlers win national titles

July 30, 2009

Wadsworth High School sophomore-to-be Kagan Squire and Aurora High School senior-to-be Ty Mitch each won a national championship at the at the USA Cadet and Junior Freestyle & Greco-Roman Championships in Fargo, N.D. this past weekend. Squire went undefeated in all 10 matches winning the Cadet National crown at 119 pounds. He earned All-American honors [...]

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Schrock and Hoobler commit to Akron for football

July 27, 2009

Area senior football standouts Anthony Schrock and Chase Hoobler have each orally committed to play football on scholarship at the University of Akron. The duo confirmed the committments today (Monday) by telephone and both said the UA coaching staff, the UA facilities and closeness to home were major factors in joining the 2010 recruiting class. [...]

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Callaghan steps down at Copley

April 28, 2009

Scott Callaghan has resigned as boys basketball coach at Copley High School after one season. Callaghan coached Copley to a 12-10 record in 2008-09 but remained a teacher at Wadsworth, which is also a member of the Suburban League. Indians Athletic Director Dana Addis said Callaghan told him working at different schools and traveling back [...]

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Wadsworth junior getting interest

March 18, 2009

Wadsworth junior OT Ben Buzzelli (6-5, 290) is getting a lot of college interest, according to Wadsworth football coach Greg Dennison. Buzzelli doesn’t have any offers yet. He was fourth in the Division I state wrestling meet this month.

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Schrock looking toward summer

March 13, 2009

Wadsworth junior WR Anthony Schrock (6-3, 196) plans to attend Ohio State’s camp this summer, Wadsworth coach Greg Dennison confirmed. It was first reported by Bucknuts.com. Schrock, who has an offer from Akron, also plans to attend camps at other schools, including Northwestern and Akron. The Zips continue to be among the favorites for Schrock. [...]

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Wadsworth’s Schrock has more interest

March 6, 2009

Wadsworth junior WR Anthony Schrock (6-3, 196) has an offer from Akron, but interest from other schools has picked up, according to Wadsworth football coach Greg Dennison. Schrock is rated the state’s No. 23 player overall in Ohio High Magazine’s Top 100 list for the 2010 class.

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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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2008-09 girls basketball teams to watch

December 4, 2008

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN (20-4, 13-1 North Coast League) Seniors Rachel Tecca, Nikki D’Amico and Brittany Brown return to lead the Knights, the defending NCL champions and a program that has made the Division II regional tournament three out of the past four seasons under coach Tracy Miller. Tecca, a 6-foot-1 forward and University of Akron recruit, [...]

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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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Wadsworth’s Peltz set to run for Xavier

March 31, 2008

Wadsworth senior Brittani Peltz has committed to continue her track and field and academic careers at Xavier University. Peltz won Division I district and Suburban League titles in the 400 and 800 and 1,600 relays.

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