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Jackson baseball's 'best version' is district title-worthy | Polar Bears down GlenOak
MACEDONIA — Somewhere in the mix of rankings and results, Jackson High School baseball coach Bill Gamble just wanted his Polar Bears to find the "best version" of themselves this season. Looks like the boys in purple have figured that out. Jackson rode the big left arm of Landen Doll to a 3-0 win...
Marlington hires Nick Stroemple as next varsity girls basketball coach
Marlington Local Schools recently announced the hiring of Nick Stroemple as the varsity head girls basketball coach. Stroemple was an assistant coach for the past seven years for the Hoover girls basketball team. He also served as the head cross country coach for the last six seasons for the Vikings. "The committee was very impressed with the details and plan that coach Stroemple came to us with," Marlington athletic director Steve Miller wrote in a press...
2024 Stark County high school track and field season best times and distances
Editor’s note: The following is the list of the top personal bests by Stark County individuals and relay teams in each event this season as reported to The Canton Repository or posted on MileSplit Ohio’s website through the district meets. Individual athletes and relay teams from one school may have more than one of the top performances this season, but this lists only their best per event. Performances on electronically timed tracks are listed to one-hundredth of a second.
Alliance High School baseball season that exceeds expectations ends in OHSAA district semis
STRUTHERS — After catching just about every inning over the past four seasons, Alliance senior Ryan Bruni was hoping for at least seven more. But a flat start against Ursuline in Monday’s Division II district semifinal game at Bob Cene Park ended the Aviators’ season one win short of 20. ...
Lake tops Ottawa Hills for 1st baseball district title in 10 years
DEFIANCE — A year ago, Ryan Wagner missed the baseball season after breaking one of his collarbones in the second game of the year. On Saturday, the Lake senior pitched the Flyers to their first district championship in a decade. “This means everything,” said Wagner after Lake rallied past Ottawa Hills 8-4 in the Division III district finals. “Not being able to play last year and then to win the league and a district championship is amazing.” A trip to the regionals at 2 p.m. Thursday at Patrick Henry, where the Flyers will face Bucyrus Wynford, did not look promising after Ottawa Hills took a 4-0 lead after one inning.
Walsh win sets up regional final between two top 10 nationally ranked softball teams
YOUNGSTOWN — The next game for the Walsh Jesuit softball team needs no introduction, but we’re going to hype the heck out of it anyways. It’s the game softball fans have dreamt about since the brackets came out and it’ll happen Friday when the Warriors face Austintown Fitch in a Division I regional final.
Canton Mckinley host Hall of Fame showcase with very talented pool of players from all teams
Canton, OH- Canton Mckinley hosted their second annual college showcase and it did not disappoint, teams included the Scott Garcia led Glenoak Eagles, Youngstown Ursuline and Akron East to round out the Hall of Fame Village event.
'We felt very prepared': Canton Central Catholic softball gets revenge in Mogadore rematch
BEREA — Presley Trbovich was still in middle school when Canton Central Catholic lost a run-rule game to Mogadore in last year's softball district semifinals. Trbovich, one of three freshmen in the Crusaders' starting lineup, helped set a different tone Wednesday with a diving catch in the left-field gap in the top of the first and a slap single to spark a four-run rally in the bottom of the inning. ...
Lake Center Christian baseball's 'special group' wins district, returns to OHSAA regionals
STRUTHERS — Cruising to a second straight Division IV district title, the Lake Center Christian baseball team nursed a seven-run lead going into the sixth inning. Then things became real interesting. Freshman Grant Coblentz replaced Nathan Bryant on the mound. Dalton responded by scoring six runs before Bryant returned to record the final two outs of the inning. ...
North Canton Hoover advances to Division I baseball district semifinal; Walsh Jesuit falls
CANTON — The big inning was an asset to the North Canton Hoover baseball team Tuesday at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton. It was a friend and a foe for Walsh Jesuit. Hoover put together two big innings on its way to a 9-4 win over University School in the second Division I...
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