COLUMBUS — Of the 20 area athletes competing, nine advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) state wrestling tournament and remained in contention for a state title with a win Friday. Returning state runners-up Tyson Seesholtz of South Range and Gabe ...
BARBERTON – The Heartland Christian Lions knew the challenge of the situation they were facing. And they knew the opponent well. But unfortunately, the Hillsdale Falcons used a strong shooting performance and solid defense to dramatically sneak past the Lions, 58-57, to advance to the state semifinals in the Ohio Division VIII boys basketball tournament. With the loss, the Lions close the season with a school-best 22-5 mark. It was also the farthest that a Lion athletic program has advanced in OHSAA post-season competition. “It has been an incredible year. I’m trying to keep ...
This time last year, Reghan Koch was ready to quit. Despite winning the 155-pound district title as a freshman and having a 27-2 record entering the state tournament, the Austintown Fitch standout admitted that she just wanted to “get it over with.” Things couldn’t be any different ...
CANTON — The Canfield boys basketball team was centimeters away from forcing overtime, but the ball rolled out of the hoop. The putback was slightly right, and the buzzer sounded as it fell to the floor. The Cardinals fell to Cleveland Central Catholic 54-52 in a Division IV regional ...
MEDINA — It wasn’t the ideal start to a Division III regional semifinal. The Chaney boys basketball team brought the wrong jerseys to Medina High School for its meeting with Hawken after failing to get the email on time. But after grabbing Medina’s tops, the Cowboys were ready to go. ...
Three sports and extracurricular activities are on the chopping block at Mathews High School due to cuts in property tax funding. Due to a $50,000 budget shortfall for athletics, the school is proposing cutting soccer, indoor track and esports, while also issuing pay freezes for two years on ...
