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Walsh Jesuit football update

September 16, 2009

Walsh Jesuit (2-1) plays host Mentor Lake Catholic at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mentor High School.
“Lake Catholic is very solid across the board,” Walsh coach Gerry Rardin said in an e-mail. “We have to run and throw effectively. We need to do well on defense.”
The Warriors are coming off a 42-14 win over Bedford last [...]

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McMullen Still Mending

September 1, 2009

It’s still questionable whether Archbishop Hoban sophomore defensive end Greg McMullen will play against Walsh Jesuit Friday at Hoban’s Dowed Field.
McMullen, who is 6-foot-5, 250 pounds and already being recruited by a host of major Division I colleges, had surgery on his wrist this summer and didn’t play in Hoban’s 31-28 win agains Garfield in [...]

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Walsh Jesuit’s Greg Greve picks Ohio State

August 18, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior right-handed pitcher Greg Greve, 17, has made an oral commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at Ohio State University.
Greve, 6-foot-3 and 195-pounds, also plays third base and helped the Warriors win the 2008 Division II state championship and a runner-up finish in 2009 in Division II.
Greve compiled a 7-1 record [...]

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Report: Ontko selects Wisconsin

July 10, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior-to-be linebacker/running back Cameron Ontko has reportedly made an oral commitment to play at the University of Wisconsin , according to a report on Rivals.com this afternoon.
Ontko, who is 6 feet and 215 pounds, also had offers from Georgia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana and Bowling Green .
Walsh Jesuit coach Gerry Rardin said in [...]

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11 area players selected for all-star football games

June 19, 2009

Eleven area athletes were selected to play in all-star football games that will be played Saturday.
Here is a breakdown on the two games that will feature recent high school graduates:
–64th Ohio North-South All-Star Football Classic–
When: 4 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.
Tickets: $5.
North team area players (Name, high [...]

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Report: Ontko receives Big Ten offer

June 18, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior-to-be Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) has reportedly received an offer from Wisconsin, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Ontko is a running back and defensive back for Walsh.
He also has offers from Eastern Michigan and Georgia Tech.

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Report: Ontko adds offer

June 15, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior-to-be RB/DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) has been offered by Georgia Tech, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
Ontko also has an offer from Eastern Michigan.

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Ontko receives first offer

May 21, 2009

Walsh Jesuit junior RB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) has been offered by Eastern Michigan. It’s the first offer for Ontko.

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Local soccer stars play for Zips vs. Crew

April 27, 2009

On a sunny day at Lee Jackson Field a pair of former teammates became a foe.
The Columbus Crew defeated the host University of Akron men’s soccer team 1-0 in an exhibition match Sunday played with temperatures in the 80’s before a crowd of 1,563.
Matt Tutich and Ossie Michalsen, each a standout player at UA from [...]

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Ontko taking unofficial visits

April 22, 2009

Walsh Jesuit junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) recently took unofficial visits to Akron, Indiana and Buffalo, according to Walsh coach Gerry Rardin.
Ontko doesn’t have any offers yet, but there has been interest from the Big 10 and the MAC. He’s also taken visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Iowa contacted Rardin recently and invited Ontko to [...]

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Brian Smith to play for Team USA in football event

April 14, 2009

Walsh Jesuit senior offensive linemen Brian Smith was one of 36 high school players selected to play for Team USA this summer in the inaugural World Junior Championships at Fawcett Stadium, according to the Canton Repository.
Smith, 6-foot-7 and 277 pounds, is a Northwestern recruit.
Two Ohio State signees were also tabbed for Team USA, Licking Valley [...]

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Ontko getting college interest

April 1, 2009

Walsh Jesuit junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) doesn’t have any official scholarship offers yet, but there are some Big 10 schools with interest, according to Rivals.com.
Ontko plans to attend camps this summer, including at Wisconsin and Michigan State. 
“The schools that I have been talking to said I will get my offers depending on how I do at [...]

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Walsh Jesuit junior gets national honor

March 24, 2009

Walsh Jesuit junior RHP Tyler Skulina (6-6, 235) has been named to the Perfect Game USA High School Underclassmen All-American team.
Skulina, who has orally committed to play at Virginia, is the only area player on the list. There are two other players in Ohio.

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Walsh Jesuit’s Ontko with early interest

March 9, 2009

Keep an eye on Walsh Jesuit junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) as we get closer to this summer. Ontko is one of the top local prospects in the 2010 class.
While he doesn’t have any offers yet, Ontko  has taken unofficial visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin, according to Walsh coach Gerry Rardin. Ontko is [...]

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Walsh Jesuit football update

March 9, 2009

The Walsh Jesuit football team has five seniors from the 2009 class with college commitments, Walsh coach Gerry Rardin said in an e-mail this morning.
Those players include:

OL-DT Pat McShane (6-5, 290) has committed to Indiana.
OL-DT Brian Smith (6-8, 295) has committed to Northwestern.
WR-DB Armand Dehaney (5-9, 178) to Ball State.
RB-LB Jon Haught (5-11, 222) to Ohio [...]

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Walsh Jesuit baseball garners national ranking

February 24, 2009

Walsh Jesuit baseball coach Chris Kaczmar recently announced that the Warriors are nationally ranked for the fifth time in the past six years.
The Warriors are ranked in three pre-season polls, No. 22 in the ESPN Rise Pre-Season Fab 50 Poll, No. 26 in the Collegiate Baseball News Pre-Season Poll and No. 66 in the Perfect [...]

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2009 High School Football Recruits Sign

February 5, 2009

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.
NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign [...]

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Walsh Jesuit’s Skulina tabbed a preseason All-American

January 27, 2009

Walsh Jesuit Baseball junior right-handed pitcher Tyler Skulina has been named a first-team Pre-Season Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American in the January 23rd issue of Collegiate Baseball.
Skulina, a University of Virginia recruit, is 6-foot-6 and 235 pounds. He compiled an 8-0 record last year in helping to lead the Warriors to a national ranking, a 30-3 [...]

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Walsh Jesuit’s Skulina set to pitch at Virginia

December 23, 2008

Walsh Jesuit junior Tyler Skulina, 17, has made an oral commitment to continue his academic and baseball careers at the University of Virginia.
Skulina, a 6-foot-6 and 235-pound right-handed pitcher, consistently throws a fastball that has been clocked in above 90 mph. He is a two-year letterman, has compiled an 11-0 record in two seasons and [...]

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Walsh Jesuit baseball duo on national list

December 9, 2008

Perfect Game, a national amateur baseball scouting service, has included two Walsh Jesuit baseball players in its Top 385 national rankings for the Class of 2010.
Walsh coach Chris Kaczmar said juniors Tyler Skulina and Johnny Fasola are ranked No. 25 and No. 284, respectively. The two helped Walsh win the 2008 Division II state title.
Skulina, [...]

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