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List of Portage County's returning state qualifiers in track and field
The track and field postseason is here. Here's a look at Portage County's returning state qualifiers from a year ago:. Girls Shot Put: Windham senior Briah Daniel (eighth in the state last year, 39 feet, 4 inches), Rootstown senior Brooklynn McIntyre (15th, 34-7) Girls 1,600 relay: Mogadore's Katie Lane, Brook...
'The best feeling': Lane, McIntyre, Tompkins twins set Region 9 record in 1,600 relay
CRESTON TWP. — The medals kept coming. Until they clinked together in euphony. After Mogadore's 1,600-meter relay shattered a Region 9 record with its championship time of 3:57.06, Katie Lane, Brook McIntyre, Ari Tompkins and Julie Tompkins spent an eternity on the Norwayne High School football field. First, the...
'Let's go run': Hoover's Amahrie Harsh rallies in 400, wins four regional track titles
AUSTINTOWN — Another 4-for-4 night for Amahrie Harsh appeared in jeopardy. In fact, the Hoover senior wasn't even guaranteed a state berth in the girls 400 going into the final turn Friday night. Victory itself was looking out of the question. My, did things change in almost a blink...
Woodridge track shows off versatility at first day at Austintown regional
AUSTINTOWN — Woodridge track has reached the state elite level because it is no longer one-dimensional. "Qualifying in 17 events here at regionals is insane," said Woodridge coach Jeff Howard. "When coach Scott Mercer joined us 15 years ago, we were talking about how we didn't have a complete team. Now we do." ...
Jackson grad Shawn Lutz: Who is this unsung coach, and how did he get Massillon's star QB?
Shawn Lutz view Massillon's DaOne Owens as a college football steal. Lutz is a Stark County success story based on his work as head coach at Slippery Rock. A street party broke out in Massillon after the football team won a state championship in Canton. The recruitment of Massillon's star...
Toledo baseball stays alive in MAC tournament after beating Kent State
AVON, Ohio — Toledo baseball will continue its run in the 2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Championship after scoring the first six runs of Thursday’s game to pick up an 8-2 win over Kent State at Crushers Stadium. The fifth-seeded Rockets (26-31) will now face Miami at 10 a.m. Friday after No.4-seed Miami (27-26) fell to Bowling Green 12-4 on Thursday. In the regular season, the Redhawks swept the Rockets and outscored them 27-5 over three games. (Video credit: Mid-American Conference)
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.
SARTA Athlete of the Week May 13-19 | Madison Vardavas, John Birchler win the vote
Madison Vardavas of Hoover is the girls winner and John Birchler of GlenOak wins for the boys. Vardavas, who plays lacrosse, received 37.92% of the votes cast. Birchler, a baseball player, received 41.31% of the votes cast. A total of 1,703 votes were cast overall. Look for more on each...
'Come back with a vengeance next year': Tallmadge and Aurora fall in softball regional
MACEDONIA — Tallmadge senior catcher Lexi Gray stated she was surprised to receive an interview request after a season-ending loss. The reaction is understandable because emotions were raw Wednesday evening after the Tallmadge softball team fell short in its Division II state title defense. However, the fact remains Gray and the other six seniors...
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. ...
'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. ...
19-year-old wins USBC Queens title, $60,000 at Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) – After seven straight strikes in her final match, Jillian Martin earned the 2024 United States Bowling Congress Queens title on Tuesday night at the Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley. The 19-year-old Stow, Ohio native became the youngest bowler to win USBC Queens after she defeated reigning Professional Women’s Bowling Association rookie of the […]
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