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High School Sports

Nine place, 14 in total move on to 2nd day of state tournament

COLUMBUS — Of the 20 area athletes competing, nine advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) state wrestling tournament with a win Friday, earning a top-eight placing and remaining in contention for a state title. Returning state runners-up Tyson ...

Heartland Christian’s milestone season comes to close

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 ...

Unbeaten and unafraid: Fitch sophomore Koch prepares for second trip to state

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 ...

Canfield falls short in regional semi, 54-52

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 ...

Chaney wrangles Hawken, advances to regional championship

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. And ...