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Highland finishes baseball season as an OHSAA district runner-up to St. Edward
STRONGSVILLE — The Highland baseball team experienced the joy and frustration that athletics can provide in its Division I district tournament games at Strongsville High School. Highland totaled 17 hits and 14 runs in a dominant 14-0 win over host Strongsville in a district semifinal on Tuesday. ...
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. ...
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.
Dominique Sanders leaves Nordonia to coach boys basketball team at alma mater Twinsburg
There’s just something about home that pulls hardest on the heartstrings. Dominique Sanders won a league championship for the Twinsburg boys basketball team as a captain. He was a first-team all-conference selection and honorable mention all-district in 2008 as a senior. ...
Vote: Who are the Summit County High School Athletes of the Week for May 13-19?
It's time to take a look at the standout high school performers from Summit County for last week. Your vote will determine who will be the Summit County High School Athlete of the Week for April 29-May 5. We will pick one girl and one boy. Each athlete's credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 5 p.m. Thursday. The winners will be announced Friday morning on BeaconJournal.com.
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...
Orange tennis runner-up in singles and doubles at OHSAA state tournament
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Orange almost swept singles and doubles for the second straight year on Friday at the Division II OHSAA boys tennis state tournament. It had to settle for runner-up finishes but still had the top performances of Northeast Ohio schools. Orange senior Chika Nwaozuzu was runner-up in...
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