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Year of the Quarterback, Part 1: Ohio State a wakeup call for high school superstars
Editor's note: Steve Doerschuk spent months researching quarterbacks, mostly from Ohio, many from Stark County. The result is three waves of a series, "Year of the Quarterback." The first wave revolves around top-tier high school QBs struggling to find the field in college. This is the first article in the first wave. From Cleveland St. Ignatius instigator Joe Pickens to Athens Plains prodigy Joe Burrow, the message for super high school quarterbacks spirals through the years. ...
Racers take over downtown Akron as Soap Box Derby festivities begin
More than 300 Soap Box Derby racers from the U.S., Japan and Canada on Monday afternoon marched downtown in the Champions Welcome Parade, jump-starting a week of events tied to the 86th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby. Participants walked down Main Street from Canal Park to Cascade Plaza, as...
Steve Stricker chips in twice, takes 1-shot lead into Kaulig Companies Championship final round at Firestone C.C.
AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker chipped in twice for birdie on the last five holes and shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday at Firestone to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Kaulig Companies Championship. Winless this season, Stricker is trying to win the senior major...
Grady Eader, Landon Homan, Joe Peterson, Dominic Trivisonno earn top baseball awards
Check out this year's all-conference, all-district and all-state baseball honorees in Portage County, starting with top awards:. Metro Athletic Conference MVP Grady Eader (Field junior) Stats: 105 PA, 85 AB, .459 BA, 24 RBIs, 35 runs, 18 BB, 12 K, 12 doubles, 22 steals. In Kansas City, baseball fans are...
Maddie Burge, Shelbie Krieger, McKennah Metzger, Sophie Schechterman snag softball awards
Here's an in-depth look at all of Portage County's high school softball all-league, all-district and all-state honorees, starting with the top awards won by local standouts. Metro Athletic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year Maddie Burge (Field junior) Pitching Stats: 19-2, 2.12 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 28 BB, 96 K. Batting Stats:...
WHEELERSBURG AVOIDS ELIMINATION FOR ONE MORE DAY
BOARDNAN OH- Reese Grimes was dominant, striking out 16 batters and leading Wheelersburg past Tallmadge 8-2 on Saturday in a state tournament elimination game. Grimes allowed six hits and two runs over six innings with just one walk. Brynnli Greenhill was a force at the plate, going 3-for-4 with singles...
2024 Akron Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
It’s been a tough time lately for Akron, and by lately that means for nearly the past two decades. Since 2006, Akron has had 16 losing seasons, one .500 campaign, and one winning year, going 8-5 in 2015. Akron has had six consecutive losing seasons, including going 2-10 in each of the past three years.
FINAL RESULTS: 2024 Fox Den Championships
Brian Myers of Wadsworth, Ohio, a Mount Union University golfer, won the 2024 Fox Den Club Championship with rounds of 63-65 this weekend. Myers’ total of 14-under par included 16 birdies and one eagle over the two days, easily eclipsing the past tournament record. Jack Vojtko of Stow, an...
RESULTS: 2024 NOPGA Junior Tour – Fox Den
Friday the NOPGA juniors and futures took on Fox Den. In the Boys 16-19 division, Nathan Menapace earned his second win after a stellar four under par, 67. In the Girls 16-19 division, Natalie Kostalnick came in with an amazing three under par, 68 to secure her win. In the Boys 14-15 division, Angelo Rinaldi earned his win after an even par, 71. In the Girls 11-15 division, Sarah Vojtko shot her tournament best with a four under par, 67 on her home course! In the Boys 11-13 division, Hamilton Miller earned his first win with a five over par, 76.
'Something I've wanted': After close calls, Annie Rodenfels wins Women's 6K Championships
CANTON — There are no more wait till next years for Annie Rodenfels. The Centerville native can finally cross winning the Women's 6K Championships race off her list. After a few close calls, Rodenfels took home gold Saturday morning in downtown Canton. She won the fourth annual USA Track & Field event in 18:03.
Harris signs to run for Walsh
After a successful four years of being on the Mount Gilead track and field team — a period of time that ended with him running in the Division III state meet — Quade Harris will now move on to Walsh University, where he hopes to trim a few more seconds off his times in order to enjoy the same sort of success.
July 14: Ducks rally, but Fightin Phils walk off, 7-6
Reading Fightin Phils (6-12, 37-49) 7, Akron RubberDucks (13-5, 50-37) 6. WP: Daniel Harper (1-0) LP: Bradley Hanner (7-3) Save: none. The Akron RubberDucks rallied from a 4-0 deficit to take 5-4 and 6-5 leads on respective homers by catcher Kody Huff and first baseman Aaron Bracho, but Reading rallied for a walk-off win on right fielder Ethan Wilson’s ninth-inning single for a 7-6 Fightin Phils win in the finale of a six-game series at FirstEnergy Stadium Sunday night.
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