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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.
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.
'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. ...
Lucas Tinter, Josh Stalnaker lead Twinsburg past Dover in OHSAA baseball district final
Four seniors and two juniors delivered in clutch moments for the Twinsburg baseball team on Thursday in a Division I district final at Mentor High School. Junior Lucas Tinter pitched a shutout, junior Bobby Lemieux played small ball and seniors Jaden Dye, Jack Phillips, Josh Stalnaker and Kris Kimmel contributed big hits to lead Twinsburg to a 3-0 win over Dover. ...
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.
Unioto reaches season's end with loss to Dover in Division II softball regional semifinals
CHILLICOTHE − Unioto coach Rob Hull stood in the grass near the left field fence and addressed his senior players one by one. He took his time and thanked each player for their effort and the part each played in the journey Unioto undertook this season and beyond. The...
Federal Feud: GlenOak and Jackson to meet in OHSAA baseball district final, key league game
MACEDONIA — The GlenOak and Jackson high school baseball teams will get to know each other awfully well this week. The Golden Eagles and Polar Bears punched their tickets to Thursday's Division I district final with semifinal wins Tuesday at Nordonia's Bernie Hovan Memorial Field. GlenOak beat the host Knights 7-6 in a seesaw first game, followed by Jackson jumping on Louisville early and cruising to a 6-0 win in the second game.
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...
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.
Dover's run through postseason comes to an end against Twinsburg
MENTOR — Dover’s incredible run through the postseason baseball tournament, which included wins against powerful Chardon and Mentor, came to an end here Thursday evening as the 17th-seeded Crimson Tornadoes fell 3-0 to No. 7 seed Twinsburg in a D1 district title game. With the setback, the Tornadoes bow out with a 15-12 record but gave their fans quite a postseason ride with a young, talented team that returns seven starters next spring. ...
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