FOOTBALL DIVISION VI & DIVISION VII ALL-OHIO The Division VI and VII football All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA, which vote on the all-district teams from regular-season accomplishments.   DIVISION VI ALL-OHIO Offensive Player of […]

By Roger Gordon Correspondent   The Field boys wrestling team will try to improve on last year’s 2-5 Metro Athletic Conference record with, in the words of ninth-year head coach Dave Tenney, “a good group of seasoned wrestlers. This group of wrestlers has a go-get-’em attitude. They are dedicated to the sport, have a strong work ethic […]

By Roger Gordon Correspondent   Tenth-year Garfield wrestling head coach Dan Andel realizes he has a very young team this season, but that does not mean a complete rebuild for the G-Men. “We’ve won three of the first four Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference tournament titles, including last year,” Andel said. “I feel we have a legitimate […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   KENT ROOSEVELT PREVIEW The Kent Roosevelt girls and boys teams are ready to compete this season with new coaches Al Petrosino (boys) and Eric Hartline (girls) leading the way. The JV team and assistant coaches are Ryan Horn and Cory Hartline. For Petrosino, it is his first season with […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   THE TEAM Head Coach: Dave Wrobel, 24th year, 215-144 career dual-meet record. Coaching Staff: Derek Wrobel, Marco Berquist, Conner Nemec, Phil Wrobel. 2023-24 Record: 7-8 dual meet, 2nd at Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division Tournament; 3rd at sectional tournament; 10th at district tournament. 2023-24 State Qualifiers: JP Wrobel, […]

By Roger Gordon Correspondent   A top-10 finish at the 2025 Division I state tournament is the ultimate goal for this season’s Aurora wrestling team. “Last season we were 16th or 17th,” third-year Greenmen head coach Jeremy Johnson said. “This season, top 10 means a successful season for us.” Four 2024 state tournament qualifiers — […]

SPRINGFIELD YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, DEC. 8, 2024     SCORES THIRD GRADE Field Black 16, Ravenna 10 Tallmadge 16, Ravenna Blue 7 Coventry Blue 15, Waterloo 12 Rootstown Blue 17, Mogadore 9 Cloverleaf 19, Springfield 5 Coventry White 20, Southeast 4 Norton 16, Rootstown White 5 Field Red 12, Manchester Red 10 […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   PERFECTION STRIKES AGAIN No doubt, the bowlers in the Garden Spot League at Spins Bowl in Kent are talented. After three 300 games last week, perfection was achieved again this week in the league as Greg Cornell fired the highest game for the week. Cornell rolled the 300 on […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Golfers were already making tee times for today and Monday at courses open all year as  temperatures were expected to be near 50 degrees. As duffers and low-handicap golfers alike are looking forward to playing golf throughout the winter when available, there are additional recognitions, awards and events happening […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   If the State Kick-Off Tournament is any indication, the Rootstown Rovers are going to have an outstanding season in the bowling lanes across Northeast Ohio and the state. The tournament, competing at HP Lanes in Columbus, is an invitation-only event that features 27 boys teams and 20 girls teams […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 2024     BOYS BASKETBALL COVENTRY 58, CANTON SOUTH 38 (At Canton South) COVENTRY (58) — Kennerly 11 1 25; McAfee 3 0 6; Meinen 2 2 7; Pauley 0 1 1; Stephens 3 0 6; Edwards 6 0 13. Totals 23 4 58. CANTON SOUTH (38) — Benison […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 2024   BOYS BASKETBALL CRESTWOOD 64, MOGADORE 31 (At Mogadore) CRESTWOOD (64) — Brody Durham 8 0-0 17; Augie Schweickert 0 0-0 0; Dekota Johnson 11 2-2 29; James Durham 5 0-1 10; Bryce Giel 1 0–0 3; Steven Lincoln 1 0-0 3; Jake Eyerman 0 0-0 0; Angelo […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The Crestwood boys basketball team has all the chemistry a championship-level team would want, but every team reaches a point during the preseason when the monotony of training against each other starts to settle in. For the Red Devils, prior to Friday’s opener at Mogadore, they had been […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   The Field girls basketball team battled through a tough, physical contest to edge Norton, 33-31, on Friday night. It was a special victory because the Falcons hadn’t defeated the Panthers on the hardwood in nearly a decade. “We didn’t play our best game, but to come out here and win feels […]

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL 2024-25 STATISTICAL LEADERS   BOYS BASKETBALL SCORING Player, School Average Jordon Smith, Mogadore 18.5 Jaden Dennison, Kent Roosevelt 18.0 Charles Ivory, Streetsboro 14.0 Jack Batten, Streetsboro 13.0 Nick Stephenson, Mogadore 12.0 Karson Jaber, Mogadore 11.0 Demetri Blagojevic, Mogadore 11.0 REBOUNDS Player, School Average Nick Stephenson, Mogadore 12.0 Gavin Peeps, Kent Roosevelt 7.5 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Delaney McMahon will forever be conflicted when she looks back on the 2024 high school girls soccer season. On one side, she experienced memories of a lifetime. Memories she will carry with her as some of the greatest of her athletic career. On the other side, as special […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2024   BOYS BASKETBALL TUESDAY NORTON 61, RAVENNA 60 (At Ravenna) NORTON (61) — Hunter 6 3-6 16; Baker 2 0-1 4; Brown 1 0-2 2; Abernathy 1 1-2 4; Willig 4 9-13 17; Hardy 4 1-2 9; Goff 2 0-1 4; Martell 1 1-2 3; Gabriel 1 0-2 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The season has yet to start and the Field Falcons have already made some wrestling history. The 2024-25 season will mark the inaugural campaign for the school’s girls wrestling program. The team was voted and approved as a varsity sport on Oct. 18 and head coach Mason Brainard, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classrooms and hallways leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Garfield High School girls basketball coach Aaron […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, DEC. 3, 2024     BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD Aurora 66, Hudson 62 (OT) Streetsboro 55, Coventry 33 Cloverleaf 70, Springfield 30 Woodridge 70, Field 48 Norton 61, Ravenna 60 Tulsa 54, Rootstown 37 North Royalton 72, Kent Roosevelt 49 Western Reserve 61, Southeast 43     BOX SCORES AURORA 66, HUDSON […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The 2024 high school football season was filled some historic achievements. From players to coaches to teams. Here is a look at some of the special performances and how they rank in Portage County history:   SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING      • Streetsboro’s Cohen Klimak rushed for 1,920 yards […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   In his 19 years as a head coach, Craig Foreman has seen some talented players. None, though, have been quite like Julia Nash. The Kent Roosevelt senior point guard has the ability to impact games in just about every way imaginable, but her most mesmerizing skill comes from […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer The Rootstown Rovers girls and boys teams were featured on Monday as the bowling season gets underway with tournaments and matches. The Rovers share their home lanes, Spins Bowl in Kent with the Ravenna boys and girls teams, as well as the Southeast girls. All three teams competed in the […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, DEC. 2, 2024     BOYS BASKETBALL CHIPPEWA 67, FIELD 50 (At Field) CHIPPEWA (67) — Hughes 3 0-0 8; Becht 3 0-0 6; Teloni 7 0-0 14; Helms 9 2-2 20; Adams 3 0-0 7; Marshall 3 0-0 6; Riggenbach 2 0-0 6. Totals 30 2-2 67. FIELD (50) — […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Bowling season is finally here and teams in the greater Portage County area are just competing in their first tournaments and beginning matches as the month of December arrives. Portage Sports looks forward to sharing the outstanding results of the student-athletes competing in bowling throughout the season and will […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 2024     BOYS BASKETBALL SATURDAY NEWTON FALLS 50, RAVENNA 43 (At Newton Falls) RAVENNA (43) — Sean Jordan 0 0-2 0; Bryant Thompson 1 1-2 3; Curtis Ross 6 2-4 14; Tykwon Ward 0 3-6 3; Nigil Williams 6 1-3 13; Jaxon Kelly 4 2-2 10; Ladarion Askew […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Cody Apthorpe 3rd year 23-25 career record     THE TEAM League: Northeastern Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Jeff Kiser, assistant; Terry Peterson, JV; Dave Apthorpe, freshman. 2023-24 Record: 8-15 overall; 6-6 NAC. Returning Lettermen (6): Carlos Bruton, sr.; Nick Hopper, sr.; Brandon Petrich, sr.; Dylan McCune, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Gavin English 1st year 0-0 career record     THE TEAM League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Division. Coaching Staff: John Herchek, Joe Ganoe, Navarre Alhassan. 2023-24 Record: 15-7 overall; 11-3 MVAC. Returning Lettermen (4): Gage Hawley, Landon McClain, Trevor Simons, Luke Thomas. Lettermen Lost (4): […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Nick Marcini 14th year 188-132 career record     THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Bruce Thomas, Phil Starks, Tyler Shank, Stephen Laird, Ron Estes. 2023-24 Record: 15-10 overall; 10-3 MAC. Returning Lettermen (6): Jack Batten, sr.; Charles Ivory, sr.; Jackson Gula, sr.; Trevor […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 200-1,920 Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 253-1,871 Jack Eye, Windham 157-1,763 Drexal McAmis, Field 209-1,698 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 183-1,483 Carlos Bruton, Windham 111-1,141 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 185-1,015 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 80-933 Xavier Board, Aurora 123-902 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 72-802 Brandyn Bogucki, Garfield 69-714 […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA State Championships Pairings Designated home team listed first.  All games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton. All games live on Spectrum News 1 and OHSAA Radio Network. State Finals Coverage: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Football/Football-2024/2024-OHSAA-Football-Playoffs-Coverage   DIVISION II Thursday, Dec. 5, 7:00 PM – Cincinnati Anderson (15-0) vs. Avon (15-0) DIVISION VII Friday, Dec. 6, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer PERFECTION TIMES THREE The Garden Spot League has often set the standard for outstanding bowling. The men and women regularly bowl 250-plus games and 700-plus series. This week, the top of the leaderboard was crowded for high game as three perfect games were bowled by league members. Bryan Boveington, Jim […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Matt Dillon 8th year     THE TEAM League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division. Coaching Staff: Zeddie Pollock, Doug Craver, Nick Dillon, Scott Garret, Terry Callihan. 2023-24 Record: 13-12 overall; 2-8 PTC. Returning Lettermen (4): Zack Keto, sr.; Austin Mejia, sr.; Joe Sharish, jr.; Cohen […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Bobby Staudt 2nd year 5-18 career record     THE TEAM League: Portage Trail Conference. Coaching Staff: Chuck Palmer, assistant; Lucas Bitong, assistant; Joe Siciliano, JV. 2023-24 Record: 5-18 overall; 1-9 PTC. Returning Lettermen (5): Zach Hays, sr.; Landon Rodstrom, jr.; Blake Mullaly, soph.; Caleb Fillmore, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Marlon Jones 5th year 38-52 career record     THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Davante McKinney, Michael Boltz, Jordan Jones. 2023-24 Record: 4-19 overall, 2-12 MAC. Returning Lettermen (4): Bryant Thompson, sr.; Nigil Willams, sr.; CJ Ross, jr.; Jaxon Kelly, sr. Lettermen Lost […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Russ Swartz 36th year (16th at Mogadore) 501-319 career record (279-113 at Mogadore)     THE TEAM League: Portage Trail Conference. Coaching Staff: Rod Swartz, JV; Anthony Ricci, assistant. 2023-24 Record: 21-4 overall; 9-1 PTC. Returning Lettermen (3): Nick Stephenson, sr.; Karson Jaber, sr.; Demitri Blagojevic, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Curtis Black 3rd year 20-27 career record     THE TEAM League: Suburban League American Conference. Coaching Staff: Rod Moxley Jr., Rich Graves, DJ Hickle, Will Yount. 2023-24 Record: 11-13 overall; 6-8 Suburban League. Returning Lettermen (5): Ryan Slocum, sr.; Carter Foreman, sr.; Jaden Dennison, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Andrew Olesky 14th year 147-159 career record     THE TEAM League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division. Coaching Staff: Matt Hill, assistant; Zack Smith, JV. 2023-24 Record: 8-16 overall; 5-9 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference. Returning Lettermen (6): Nick Edic, sr.; Aidan Hill, sr.; Cade Rock, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The worst feeling for a basketball coach is watching their team struggle to find answers to defend a player who suddenly finds themselves in the zone. It is a helpless feeling. Kent Roosevelt boys basketball’s Curtis Black, along with his staff, were living inside that moment on Friday […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor HEAD COACH Alex Blake 2nd year 4-19 career record THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Nick Pollack, JV; Matt Farley, assistant; Jacob Gartner, assistant. 2023-24 Record: 4-19 overall; 2-12 Metro Athletic Conference. Returning Lettermen (7): Grady Eader, sr.; Ben Stayer, sr.; Landon Wilmoth, sr.; Brayden Ronowski, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor HEAD COACH Josh Jakacki 23rd year 305-200 career record THE TEAM League: Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division. Coaching Staff: Bob Lieberth, assistant; Jake Lieberth, JV; David Mayle, assistant; Mason Jakacki, middle school. 2023-24 Record: 19-4 overall, 10-0 Chagrin Valley Conference. Returning Lettermen (10): Dekota Johnson, sr.; Augie Schweickert, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Cody Calhoun 7th year 46-89 career record     THE TEAM League: Suburban League American Conference. Coaching Staff: Austin Nupp, Tim Keyes, Adam Whitcare. 2023-24 Record: 12-11 overall, 6-8 Suburban League. Returning Lettermen (6): Brock Habbyshaw, sr.; Zach Pannetti, sr.; Ben Lukasik, sr.; Josh Harrell, jr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Jim Collins 7th year 40-133 career record     THE TEAM League: Northeastern Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Dougle Hankins, Tyler Collins, Larry Jones. 2023-24 Record: 11-12 overall; 9-4 NAC (league champs). Returning Letterwinners (4): Brielle Jones, jr.; TT McCall, jr; Skyler Bailey, jr.; Makenzi Blockinger, soph. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Carl Singer 10th year 124-94 career record     THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Ira Campbell, Bryan Bedford, Scott Clark. 2023-24 Record: 23-5 overall, 13-1 MAC, district champions, regional runner-up. Returning Letterwinners (7): Naomi Benson, sr.; Sydney Abbuhl, sr.; Raegan Hendon, sr.; Carlee […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor     The other day, I saw one of the basketball players I coach in the hallway of the school during the regular school-day hours. Since they typically see me in the gymnasium during practice time, they were surprised I was there and asked, “Hey, what are you doing […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Ashley Callihan 2nd year 10-14 career record     THE TEAM League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division. Coaching Staff: Hannah Harnar, Lisa McCann, Dean Dunlavy, Mike Stiles. 2023-24 Record: 10-14 overall; 2-6 PTC. Returning Letterwinners (7): Kristen Campbell, sr.; Claire Dillner, sr.; Kayla Grope, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor HEAD COACH Joe Leonard 5th year 52-32 career record THE TEAM League: Portage Trail Conference. Coaching Staff: Brian Layton, assistant; Thano Kapolis, assistant; Angela Gibson, JV; Mike Fillmore, JV. 2023-24 Record: 22-3 overall; 8-0 PTC. Returning Letterwinners (6): Addy Germann, sr.; Kelsey Bittecuffer, sr.; Nadia Lough, sr.; Sasha Nicholas, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Courtney O’Donnell 3rd year 9-37 career record     THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Ryan O’Donnell. 2023-24 Record: 4-19 overall; 1-13 MAC. Returning Letterwinners (5): Kamryn Clark, sr.; Jaylynn Walker, sr.; Miriyha Sandifer, jr.; Lou White, jr.; Jalysia Thompson, jr. Letterwinners Lost (2): […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Games were played during the week beginning November 18.   FIRST DIVISION Aurora vs Bio-Med postponed, new date TBD Round 1 Cloverleaf 270, Rootstown 70 Garfield 170, Southeast 165 Hudson 310, Brunswick 280 Round 2 Cloverleaf 320, Rootstown 140 Garfield 140, Southeast 115 Brunswick 325, Hudson 235     […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 2024 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD Field 60, Woodridge 25 Rootstown 70, Columbia 69 Streetsboro 51, Coventry 15 Norton 62, Ravenna 17 BOX SCORES ROOTSTOWN 70, COLUMBIA 69 (At Rootstown) COLUMBIA (69) — Cami Shackelton 1 1-2 3; Alyssa Goebel 6 0-0 14; Natalie Miller 6 2-2 18; Audrey Goebel 0 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classrooms and hallways leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Crestwood High School boys basketball coach Josh […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Jen Ritch 11th year 113-122 career record     THE TEAM League: Portage Trail Conference. Coaching Staff: Bill Ritch, assistant; Ann Murphy, JV; Mike Murphy, assistant; Ashley Jarvis, middle school; Tom Pollock, middle school. 2023-24 Record: 13-12 overall; 3-5 PTC. Returning Letterwinners (10): Amelia Morris, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Craig Foreman 19th year 179-219 career record     THE TEAM League: Suburban League American Conference. Coaching Staff: Kate Swango, Jaclyn Mahoney, Jeremy Bish, Leah Reeves, Greta Wilker. 2023-24 Record: 11-13 overall, 2-12 Suburban League. Returning Letterwinners (7): Julia Nash, sr.; Danica Banks, sr.; Claire VanDamme, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH Aaron Gilbert 18th year 242-161 career record     THE TEAM League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division. Coaching Staff: Andy Cardinal, Taylor Smith, Erica Jarvis. 2023-24 Record: 4-19 overall; 3-11 MVAC. Returning Letterwinners (8): Kolby Fresch, sr.; Juliana Genovese, sr.; Mandy Cardinal, jr.; Kaelyn Tasker, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH John Misenko 9th year 115-76 career record     THE TEAM League: Metro Athletic Conference. Coaching Staff: Mariah Siedler, assistant; Tessa Ludwick, JV. 2023-2024 Record: 12-12 overall; 7-7 Metro Athletic Conference. Returning Letterwinners (10): Sarah Balzer, sr.; Gabby Berlin, sr.; Carlee Fafrak, sr.; Ally Harlin, sr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   HEAD COACH T.J. Henderson 4th year 28-42 career record     THE TEAM League: Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division. Coaching Staff: Tom Henderson, assistant; Ashley Foulkes, JV. 2023-24 Record: 14-11 overall; 6-3 Chagrin Valley Conference. Returning Letterwinners (7): Hannah Ward, sr.; Maddie Dustman, sr.; Abby Guyette, sr.; Becca […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor     HEAD COACH Erika Greenberg 17th year 213-144 career record     THE TEAM League: Suburban League American Conference. Coaching Staff: Matt Witting, assistant; Trent Dalton, JV. 2023-24 Record: 18-7 overall; 8-6 Suburban League. Returning Letterwinners (8): Brooke Manav, sr.; Julia Miller, sr.; Charlotte Hart, sr.; Jenna Zuelch, […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, NOV. 25, 2024     GIRLS BASKETBALL CARDINAL 48, WINDHAM 14 (At Windham) CARDINAL (48) — N. Soltis 2 3-5 8; I. Kaminski 5 1-2 13; E. Pleva 3 0-0 7; B. Kitzmiller 0 1-4 1; N. Young 5 0-0 11; Q. Krebs 2 1-2 5; S. Lehr 1 0-0 3. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced on Monday morning that high school basketball district and regional level tournament games will be played at Taft Coliseum at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds located in Columbus. It has been 10 years since the historic multi-purpose arena has […]

SPRINGFIELD YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL SUNDAY, NOV. 24, 2024     SCOREBOARD THIRD GRADE Southeast 10, Ravenna 0 Mogadore 8, Field Black 6 Rootstown Blue 22, Rootstown White 11 Ravenna Blue 16, Norton 14 Coventry White 13, Cloverleaf 7 Field Red 13, Coventry Blue 10 Tallmadge 19, Waterloo 9 Manchester Red 15, Springfield 0     […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA State Semifinal Pairings All games on Friday, November 29, at 7 p.m. Designated home team region listed first. Pairings include regional seed. Winner of the first pairing listed is the designated home team in the state championship game. Division I State Semifinals – November 29 Lakewood St. Edward (9-5) vs. 1. Powell Olentangy […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Thanksgiving week is here and, with that, some leagues will take the week off due to the holiday. Walk into any of the area lanes and you will also see teams enjoying their own group Thanksgiving event, while bowling with parties on the lanes during league time. It is […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   You might think golf season is over, but wait. Some people play in rain, snow, sleet and bone-chilling cold if the course permits and there are several golf courses that remain open throughout the winter in the greater Portage County area. Golf courses reported players this past week in […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2024 GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD Rootsotwn 65, Garfield 16 Copley 64, Streetsboro 60 Cloverleaf 52, Barberton 36 Windham 23, Campbell Memorial 19 Warren JFK 54, East 43 West Branch 45, Norton 41 BOX SCORES COPLEY 64, STREETSBORO 60 (At Streetsboro) COPLEY (64) — Evelyn McKnight 9 0-1 22; Audrey Parker […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   The Rootstown girls basketball team used relentless defensive pressure and an uptempo offense in a dominant 65-16 opening night victory over Garfield on Friday. “The press is something that we work on,” said Rootstown head coach Joe Leonard. “Transition offense is also something we’re working on. It was all clicking.” […]

FOOTBALL The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Northeast Inland District football teams honor the top high school players from parts of Ashland, Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne counties. The teams are selected by a media panel from those areas. Players are listed with their height, weight and year:  Division I FIRST TEAM OFFENSE […]

The 1965 Rootstown High School wrestling team finished the season with a 5-4 record. The meet-by-meet results included: Kent State, 15-18 Marlington, 22-21 Crestwood, 12-28 Garfield, 34-11 Boardman, 18-17 Warren Harding, 35-6 Southeast, 5-44 Aurora, 11-23 Jackson, 23-12 The team, which was coached by John Demko, included: Front row left to right: D. Moulton, D. […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Katarina Jovanovic, Norton COACH OF THE YEAR Ieva Balcus, Woodridge     FIRST TEAM Katarina Jovanovic, Norton, senior Whitney Holmes, Ravenna, senior Isabella Kohn, Woodridge, senior Brenna Carpenter, Cloverleaf, senior Addison Hovey, Woodridge, sophomore Mallory Bohan, Cloverleaf, senior Isabella Smole, Woodridge, […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Braden Gunter, Norton COACH OF THE YEAR Bruce Thomas, Streetsboro LEAGUE CHAMPION Norton, Streetsboro     FIRST TEAM Braden Gunter, Norton, freshman Brett Epple, Streetsboro, junior Zane Schreck, Cloverleaf, sophomore Trenton Shrock, Springfield, senior Matthew Fowler, Norton, senior Logan Porter, Springfield, […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Quinn Malarkey, Cloverleaf COACH OF THE YEAR Kevin Hanna, Springfield LEAGUE CHAMPION Cloverleaf     FIRST TEAM Quinn Malarkey, Cloverleaf, sophomore Addie Leonard, Cloverleaf, senior Mackenzie Boley, Field, senior Danielle Slack, Woodridge, senior Mackenzie Siewerth, Cloverleaf, senior Gia Regec, Woodridge, senior Brooke […]

By Jim Smith Correspondent   When Kent Roosevelt ice hockey’s Brad Edwards previews the 2024-25 season, his fifth as head coach, he is quick to mention the depth of talent on the roster. “This is by far the deepest bench I’ve ever had. Probably the deepest bench I have had since I was (coach) at […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The Portage County USBC hosted the annual Junior-Senior Trio Tournament at Sky Lanes, with 23 teams competing. Teams rolled three games and six Baker games. After everyone had competed, the team of Nick Toke, Brian Woodrum and Bradley Woodrum were crowned the champions. The team bowled a total 3,369 […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING SCOREBOARD Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 The high school bowling season is starting with athletes competing in pre-season tournaments. Both the Metro Athletic and the Suburban Conferences started their seasons on Saturday with athletes recording their first scores of the season. Watch for bowling previews this week in Portage Sports and outstanding scores […]

SPRINGFIELD YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY, NOV. 17, 2024     SCOREBOARD THIRD GRADE Cloverleaf 14, Southeast 10 Manchester Red 9, Field Black 4 Norton 15, Waterloo 6 Coventry Blue 16, Rootstown Blue 9 Rootstown White 15, Springfield 10 Field Red 22, Ravenna Blue 9 Coventry White 29, Mogadore 17 Tallmadge 28, Ravenna 3 FOURTH […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA Regional Final Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 22, at 7 p.m. Higher seeded team is the designated home team and listed first. Division I Region 1 Mentor (13-0) vs. 7. Lakewood St. Edward (8-5) at Bedford High School Bearcat Stadium Region 2 Centerville (10-3) vs. 8. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Naomi Benson had narrowed it down to three: Illinois, Michigan and Virginia Tech. All that was left was for the Streetsboro senior girls basketball standout to make her official announcement. That reveal was made on Friday at Streetsboro High School in a special event set up in the […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY, NOV. 15, 2024   OHSAA DIVISION III REGIONAL SEMIFINAL URSULINE 29, AURORA 10 (At North Canton Hoover’s Memorial Stadium) AURORA 0-0-10-0—10 URSULINE 0-6-3-20—29 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER No scoring. SECOND QUARTER URS — Javey 20 pass from Ferrell (pass failed), 1:07 THIRD QUARTER AUR — Lukasik 5 pass from Dwyer (Dockman […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   With many experienced players sidelined with injuries, Aurora faced an uphill battle in its Division III Regional Semifinal game against Youngstown Ursuline on Friday. And while the Greenmen ended up on the short end of a 29-10 score at North Canton Hoover High School Memorial Stadium, Aurora head coach Bob […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Sitting near the 20-yard line, with a spitting mist of rain falling from the air, the Streetsboro football team had their eyes locked on head coach Pete Thompson, who delivered his postgame thoughts to his group. In the distance behind the Rockets’ leader was the scoreboard that told […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Throughout the 2024 season, Kevin Sisak was given some of the highest praise any coach could ever dream of, with opposing coaches regularly complimenting his Field Falcons boys soccer team as the hardest-working team on their schedule. That is enough to make any coaching staff smile. But for […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER OHIO SCHOLASTIC SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION 2024 ALL-OHIO   DIVISION I Miles Armstrong, Marysville; Grant Blake, Jackson; Max Bond, Dublin Jerome; Ryan Boyd, Lakota West; Jayden Burdine, Pickerington Central; Josh Callahan, Brunswick; Cannon Chirumbolo-McKee, Oak Hills; Tyler Colvert, Olentangy Orange; Will Day, St. Edward; Shaun Dickerson, Lakota East; Jaxson Edmonson, Springboro; Jonathon […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Emma Butler, Mogadore, freshman COACHES OF THE YEAR Jessica Butler, Mogadore Hannah Miller, Lake Center Christian LEAGUE CHAMPION Mogadore     FIRST TEAM Emma Butler, Mogadore, freshman Allison Strickland, Rootstown, senior Lilly Kane, Lake Center Christian, freshman Kaitlyn Clester, Mogadore, sophomore Madison […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Andrea Ryan, Warren JFK COACH OF THE YEAR Jason Opritza, Rootstown LEAGUE CHAMPION Warren JFK     FIRST TEAM Riley Curd, Warren JFK, goalkeeper, senior Addison Pownall, Rootstown, goalkeeper, freshman Andrea Ryan, Warren JFK, midfield, sophomore Elliott Smallfield, Rootstown, midfield, sophomore […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Chance Klingelhofer, Lake Center Christian COACH OF THE YEAR Jairus Taylor, Lake Center Christian LEAGUE CHAMPION Lake Center Christian     FIRST TEAM Chance Klingelhofer, Lake Center Christian, midfield, senior Wyatt Caudle, Lake Center Christian, goalkeeper, senior Dom Ryan, Warren JFK, […]

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE     GOLFER OF THE YEAR Jacob Rainieri, Lake Center Christian COACH OF THE YEAR James LaPolla, Warren JFK LEAGUE CHAMPION Warren JFK     FIRST TEAM Jacob Rainieri, Lake Center Christian, sophomore Andrew Fredenburg, Warren JFK, junior Andrew LaPolla, Warren JFK, junior Henry Phillips, Warren JFK, junior […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Freddy Bolchalk, Warren JFK DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Brian Youngblood, Rootstown Ian Odille, Warren JFK COACH OF THE YEAR Damon Buente, Warren JFK LEAGUE CHAMPION Warren JFK FIRST TEAM Braden Wright, Rootstown, offensive line, junior Trevor Hinkle, Mogadore, offensive line, senior Tyler […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE     RUNNER OF THE YEAR Gianna Ritchie, Lake Center Christian COACH OF THE YEAR Diana Morris, Mogadore LEAGUE CHAMPION Mogadore     FIRST TEAM Gianna Ritchie, Lake Center Christian, junior Kasey Bolyard, Mogadore, sophomore Alana Santiago, Mogadsore, junior Emma Quillen, Mogadore, senior Julie Tompkins, Mogadore, […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 ALL-PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE   RUNNER OF THE YEAR Cameron Brady, Mogadore COACH OF THE YEAR Larry Bailey, Rootstown LEAGUE CHAMPION Rootstown     FIRST TEAM Cameron Brady, Mogadore, junior Zach Varner, Lake Center Christian, sophomore Isaac Larson, Lake Center Christian, sophomore Brady Brown, Rootstown, junior Joey McAboy, Lake Center […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA Regional Semifinal Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 15, at 7 p.m. Higher seeded team is the designated home team and listed first. Division I Region 1 Mentor (12-0) vs. 5. Canton McKinley (8-4) at Medina High School Ken Dukes Stadium Perrysburg (10-2) vs. 7. Lakewood St. […]

SPRINGFIELD YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE SATURDAY, NOV. 9, 2024     SCOREBOARD THIRD GRADE Cloverleaf 23, Ravenna 8 Coventry Blue 24, Springfield 8 Southeast 15, Mogadore 9 Field Black 14, Rootstown 11 Coventry White 24, Manchester Red 14 Tallmadge 21, Norton 16 FieldRed 24, Waterloo 4 Rootstown Blue 15, Ravernna Blue 12     FOURTH […]

PORTAGE COUNTY BOWLING SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 2024 ADULT LEAGUES GARDEN SPOT: Maximus Madden 279, Robby Robers 752, Mark Ruediger 278, Rich Moore 735, Bob Smolko 275, Shawn Bolyard 717, Erin Jackson 256-654, Teri Plaso 254-668, Aleks Kiss 247-615. KSU FACULTY STAFF: Tim Myers 248-637, Eric Bollinger 221-566, Dave Horning 187-478, Chris Hill 169-165, Betsy […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   Though Garfield’s season ended Friday with a 38-20 Division V Regional Quarterfinal playoff loss to Garaway, G-Men head coach Mike Moser told his team to keep their heads up and be proud of their successful 10-2 season. Moser said he told his team they shouldn’t let the loss to a […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY, NOV. 8, 2024 SCOREBOARD Aurora 42, Geneva 14 Garaway 38, Garfield 20 Hillsdale 43, Windham 14 Streetsboro 34, Northwest 7 Columbia 28, Mogadore 0 Mentor Lake Catholic 35, Field 3 BOX SCORES DIVISION III AURORA 42, GENEVA 14 (At Veterans Stadium, Aurora) GENEVA 7-0-7-0—14 AURORA 7-14-7-14—42 SCORING SUMMARY […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor To be honest, Friday could not have started much worse for the Streetsboro Rockets. On the receiving end of the opening kickoff, the Rockets’ returner misread the flight of the ball and did not catch it, then it rolled past him and was going to stay inbounds before he […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Portage Sports hosted its Girls Basketball Preview Night on Thursday at Rootstown High School, featuring eight Portage County schools playing in games against each other. The event was the first of two preview nights that Portage Sports is showcasing, with the Boys Basketball Preview Night serving as the second […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Julia Wheeler is a calculated runner. Standing on the podium at Fortress Obetz on Nov. 2, earning All-Ohio honors in Division II, was not a status she accomplished solely in the 18:25.20 it took her to cross the finish line. Wheeler’s commitment began long before that. It began with […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS   OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 253-1,871 Jack Eye, Windham 140-1,651 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 183-1,483 Drexal McAmis, Field 209-1,425 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 108-1,225 Carlos Bruton, Windham 97-1,038 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 185-1,015 Xavier Board, Aurora 104-812 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 72-802 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 62-763 Brandyn Bogucki, Garfield […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     RUNNER OF THE YEAR Naomi Sheesley, McDonald, freshman COACH OF THE YEAR Robin Kapalko, McDonald LEAGUE CHAMPION McDonald     FIRST TEAM Julia Wheeler, Southeast, junior Kylie Flere, McDonald, senior Selah Sheesley, McDonald, sophomore Naomi Sheesley, McDonald, freshman Julia Frick, Southeast, senior Kristen […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Josh Biery, LaBrae COACH OF THE YEAR Shawnn Wilson, Champion LEAGUE CHAMPION Champion     FIRST TEAM Josue Lemus, Campbell Memorial, senior Dante Dueley, Champion, junior Ty Horn, Champion, sophomore Brendan Dolan, Crestview, senior Brody Justice, Garfield, senior Brady Cole, […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GRAY DIVISION     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Abbey Emch, Crestview COACH OF THE YEAR Alisha Auer, Crestview LEAGUE CHAMPION Crestview     FIRST TEAM Abbey Emch, Crestview, senior Alaina Auer, Crestview, junior Sophia Stewart, Crestview, junior Taylor Burns, LaBrae, senior Khloe Sanderson, LaBrae, junior Alexia Baker, […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maylee Nadaud, Champion COACH OF THE YEAR Emily Metheny, Champion LEAGUE CHAMPION Southeast     FIRST TEAM Madisyn Fisher, Brookfield, forward, senior Maylee Nadaud, Champion, midfield, sophomore Allison Henderlight, Champion, goalkeeper, junior Grayson Knoske, Champion, forward, junior Isabella Novak, Crestview, […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCARLET DIVISION     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dante Gentile, Springfield COACH OF THE YEAR Sean Guerriero, Springfield LEAGUE CHAMPION New Middletown Springfield     FIRST TEAM Dante Gentile, Springfield, senior Carson Cunningham, Springfield, senior Thomas Sheely, Springfield, senior Wyatt Kuboff, Springfield, senior Kaesen Kosek, Springfield, senior Vincent […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GRAY DIVISION     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Max Hawkins, Crestview COACH OF THE YEAR Mike Moser, Garfield LEAGUE CHAMPION Garfield     FIRST TEAM Ivan Trent, Garfield, offensive line, senior Brandyn Bogucki, Garfield, defensive back, junior Devin Bates, Garfield, running back, sophomore Harper Troyer, Garfield, running back, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   A list of Crestwood Red Devils student-athletes who were awarded All-Chagrin Valley Conference honors for the fall 2024 season: FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM Nate Blasioole, senior Dan Doering, senior Jake Eyerman, junior SECOND TEAM Bryce Bennett, senior Tristan Addis, senior Corey Barnauskas, senior Bryce Giel, senior Wyatt Januska, senior […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   In the locker room at halftime last Friday, the Field Falcons were staring at the potential that their 2024 season had only 24 minutes remaining. “We needed to get our acts together,” said longtime head coach Matt Furino, whose team trailed Lutheran East on the road 8-3 at […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 40 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 31 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 22 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 18 Delilah Rahe, Field, 17 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 14 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 12 Olivia Willard, Streetsboro, 10 Koralee Jenior, Waterloo, 10 Taylor Larch, Crestwood, 10 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 10 Natalie Clark, Ravenna, 10 […]

VOLLEYBALL OHIO VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-OHIO TEAM   DIVISION I FIRST TEAM Sydney Borowy, Magnificat, junior Jetta Brenning, Olentangy Liberty, senior Hailey Campagna, Hilliard Davidson, senior Sakura Codling, Seton, senior Emma Cugino, Olentangy Orange, junior Annabelle Groomes, St. Joseph Academy, senior Dylan Hunt, Pickerington North, senior Mackenzie Palumbo, Dublin Jerome, junior SECOND TEAM Ava Buddelmeyer, […]

VOLLEYBALL OHSAA State Tournament Pairings Home team listed first. Pairings include state rank from final regular-season OHSVCA coaches poll. All matched streamed live on NFHS Network. https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Volleyball-Girls/2024-Girls-Volleyball/2024-Girls-Volleyball-State-Tournament-Coverage Division I No. 4 Cleveland St. Joseph Academy vs. Delaware Olentangy Berlin, Friday, 5 p.m. at Clayton Northmont High School No. 1 Cincinnati Seton vs. Pickerington North, Friday, […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 8, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.   Division I Region 1 Strongsville (7-4) at 1. Mentor (11-0) Lakewood St. Edward (6-5) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (9-2) Berea-Midpark (4-7) at 3. Perrysburg (9-2) Canton McKinley (7-4) at 4. Massillon […]

YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 2024   THIRD GRADE SCORES Tallmadge 21, Cloverleaf 14 Coventry White 20, Rootstown White 10 Field Red 15, Norton 13 Coventry Blue 15, Field Black 3 Rootstown Blue 14, Waterloo 14 Mogadore 22, Ravenna 13 Manchester Red 8, Southeast 4 THIRD GRADE BOX SCORES MANCHESTER RED 8, SOUTHEAST […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The Northern Ohio PGA announced Monday morning that the 104th Ohio Open will be moving to Firestone Country Club in 2025. Competing June 31, July 1 and 2, all three courses at Firestone will be utilized with the first two rounds on the North and West Courses and the […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY OHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (At Fortress Obetz in Obetz, Ohio)   DIVISION I TEAM STANDINGS  1. Mason 111; 2. St. Xavier 180; 3. Little Miami 183; 4. Toledo St. Francis 188; 5. Beavercreek 190; 6. Hudson 199; 7. Centerville 224; 8. Anthony Wayne 247; 9. Westerville North 252; 10. Dubline Jerome […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD OHSAA FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS WEEK 11  |  FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 2024 SCORES DIVISION III Aurora 42, Bedford 6 DIVISION IV Streetsboro 42, Cardinal Mooney 21 Mentor Lake Catholic 42, Ravenna 14 Field 24, Luthern East 16 DIVISION V Garfield 35, Trinity 26 DIVISION VI Kirtland 62, Rootstown 0 Mogadore 27, United […]

PORTAGE COUNTY BOWLING SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, NOV. 3, 2024 ADULT LEAGUES DALE HAHN CUSTOM CRAFTS: Dale Hahn 277, Scott Enlow 697, Matt VanSickle 257-695, Brian McAllister 257, Dustin Ware 672, Tabitha Schlupe 276-681, Chris Stuttler 194, Pat Helsel 189-547, Taylor Roberts 517. MIKE’S GALS: Kelly Stebner 205-569, Sherry Tauscher 186-479, Dana Wilson 182-481. GARDEN SPOT: Robby […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   Streetsboro rolled through its regular-season schedule undefeated and was rarely tested. The Rockets played well enough to trigger a running clock in nine of its 10 games. While it was gratifying to record an undefeated season, Streetsboro head coach Pete Thompson and his staff wondered how the team would respond […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   For the fifth year in a row, the Garfield G-Men have won a playoff game. And for the sixth time in seven years, the team’s offense has featured at least two players with more than 600 rushing yards. Riding the wave of the team’s Single Wing offense, with […]

The 1993 Field High School boys soccer team finished the season with a 14-4-1 record. The team was coached by Jim Lipocky. The Falcons’ roster included: Front row left to right: Aaron Waller, Shawn Bergman, Darin Fisher, Todd Burton, Paul Potts, Jay Chapman, Mike Stingley, Aaron Rauber. Back row left to right: Brian McElhinney, Derek […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 253-1,871 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 183-1,483 Jack Eye, Windham 123-1,446 Drexal McAmis, Field 209-1,425 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 108-1,225 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 170-986 Carlos Bruton, Windham 83-892 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 72-798 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 62-763 Brandyn Bogucki, Garfield 69-714 Devin Bates, Garfield 93-700 […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 100 Sara Giugni, Windham, 63 Quinn Justham, Windham, 60 Kaylie Liepins, Aurora, 58 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 52 Emerson Spiesz, Aurora, 49 Hannah Kernig, Garfield, 49 Presley Courtad, Aurora, 47 Delaney Miller, Waterloo, 43 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 42 Arianna Rebecchi, Waterloo, 42 Gracie Shull, Mogadore, 41 Tenley […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE   OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro     DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jackson Gula, Streetsboro     LINEMAN OF THE YEAR Arthur Scott III, Streetsboro     COACH OF THE YEAR Pete Thompson, Streetsboro Matt Furino, Field     FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Buddy Willig, […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF 2024 ALL-SUBURBAN LEAGUE AMERICAN CONFERENCE   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Liam Curtis, Kent Roosevelt     LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Highland Revere     FIRST TEAM Liam Curtis, Kent Roosevelt Marco Silva, Barberton Zach Butcher, Highland Luke Butcher, Highland Jack Kinder, Revere Kyle Lancaster, Aurora Tommy Kinder, Revere     SECOND TEAM Gabe […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF 2024 ALL-SUBURBAN LEAGUE AMERICAN CONFERENCE   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Gracyn Vidovic, Aurora     LEAGUE CHAMPION Highland     FIRST TEAM Gracyn Vidovic, Aurora Elizabeth Coleman, Highland Manisha Grin, Aurora Kendall Sprutte, Highland Miley Tylicki, Highland Ashlyn Leavery, Kent Roosevelt Avery Albright, Highland     SECOND TEAM Amrita Deo, Revere […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GREY DIVISION   PLAYER OF THE YEAR James Morgan, Southeast     FIRST TEAM James Morgan, Southeast Cameron Huff, Newton Falls Hunter Anderson, Garfield Cody Davidson, Brookfield Austin Rowe, LaBrae Brayden Demaria, Brookfield Hunter Warrender, Brookfield     SECOND TEAM Derrick Campbell, Champion Evan Bates, Liberty […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCARLET DIVISION   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Trevor Simons, Waterloo Jackson Ensley, Springfield     FIRST TEAM Trevor Simons, Waterloo Jackson Ensley, Springfield Chris Ragazzine, McDonald Hunter Schertzer, Jackson-Milton A.J. Sandy, Mineral Ridge Ryen Romigh, Jackson-Milton Gavin Schriner, McDonald Colton Elliott, Jackson-Milton     SECOND TEAM […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF 2024 ALL-MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE   PLAYER OF THE YEAR Taylor Blazek, Southeast     FIRST TEAM Taylor Blazek, Southeast Aeryn Berena, Brookfield Sammy Morgan, Southeast Brelia Woods, Champion Maddie Touart, LaBrae Aubree Varga, Southeast Addison Snyder, Garfield     SECOND TEAM Izzy Showalter, Mineral Ridge Lyric Culp, McDonald Mia Sloan, […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Payton Krzeminski, Streetsboro     COACH OF THE YEAR Kevin Sisak, Field Aaron Cummings, Cloverleaf     FIRST TEAM Payton Krzeminski, Streetsboro, forward, senior Caleb Brastine, Field, goalkeeper, senior Zack Brownson, Cloverleaf, goalkeeper, senior Andrew Naugle, Coventry, forward, senior Brayden Ronowski, […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE     PLAYER OF THE YEAR Madelyn Genovese, Streetsboro     COACH OF THE YEAR Ryan Willard, Streetsboro Jason Schindler, Field     FIRST TEAM Madelyn Genovese, Streetsboro, midfield, senior Stella Bennett, Cloverleaf, goalkeeper, sophomore Delilah Rahe, Field, forward, senior Lydia Schofield, Streetsboro, forward, senior Brooklyn Cavey, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classrooms and hallways leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Windham High School’s Jake Eye, who is […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Eden Starr, Norton DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR Catie Patterson, Woodridge COACH OF THE YEAR Stacie Kucalaba, Woodridge LEAGUE CHAMPION Woodridge FIRST TEAM Eden Starr, Norton, senior Catie Patterson, Woodridge, senior Kaitlyn Shipbaugh, Woodridge, senior Cece Patterson, Woodridge, senior Lillian Flohr, Norton, sophomore Emma […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE RUNNER OF THE YEAR Ben LaBay, Woodridge, junior     COACH OF THE YEAR Jeff Howard, Woodridge     LEAGUE CHAMPION Woodridge     FIRST TEAM Ben LaBay, Woodridge, junior Parker Shutty, Field, senior Caleb Nevelle, Cloverleaf, junior Attiscus Sloan, Woodridge, junior Xavier Griffiths, Woodridge, junior […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 2024 (At Goodyear Metro Park) TEAM STANDINGS  1. Mogadore 20; 2. Lake Center Christian 41; 3. Rootstown 69. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MOGADORE 2. Kasey Bolyard 20:40; 3. Alana Santiago 20:50; 4. Emma Quillen 21:27; 5. Julie Tompkins 21:33; 6. Kai Gaetjens, 22:22. LAKE CENTER […]

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 2024 (At Goodyer Metro Park) RACE RESULTS Grant Stevenson, Rootstown, 12:38 Kristian Patrick, Lake Center Christian, 12:59 Dylan Sturm, Rootstown, 13:58 Declan Wicks, Mogadore, 14:23 Kaden Patrick, Lake Center Christian, 14:34 Thomas Workman, Rootstown, 14:54 Owen Brade, Rootstown, 15:04 Brayden Ruff, Lake Center […]

The 1921 Mantua Center girls basketball team finished its season with a 9-2 record. The team’s results included: Mantua Center 53, Ravenna Township 7 Rootstown 25, Mantua Center 23 Mantua Center 40, Garrettsville 18 Mantua Center 21, Atwater 0 Mantua Center 41, Hiram 21 Garrettsville 20, Mantua Center 17 Mantua Center 12, Mantua Station 6 […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 ALL-METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE RUNNER OF THE YEAR Marissa Boone, Woodridge COACH OF THE YEAR Jeff Howard, Woodridge LEAGUE CHAMPION Woodridge FIRST TEAM Marissa Boone, Woodridge, senior Lillian Singer, Woodridge, sophomore Jaja Rosario-Stanford, Woodridge, freshman Emma Hibler, Cloverleaf, senior Maddie Adams, Field, junior Ella Vaughn, Woodridge, sophomore Becky Adame, Woodridge, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Week 10 was the finale for the Portage Sports Pigskin Picks Challenge competition. It was an extremely close race to the finish. In the end, it was Chris Myers who won the 2024 championship. Myers entered the final week in a tie with reigning champion Nathan Skaggs. In Friday’s […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY DIVISION II, REGION 5 YOUNGSTOWN REGIONAL (At Boardman High School) TEAM STANDINGS  1. Hathaway Brown 80; 2. Woodridge 121; 3. St. Vincent-St. Mary 158; 4. CVCA 159; 5. Salem 191; 6. Tallmadge 195; 7. Canfield 215; 8. Crestwood 215; 9. Bay 259; 10. Marlington 260; 11. Orange 262; 12. Kenston […]

FOOTBALL OHSAA First-Round Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 1, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.   Division I Region 1 Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-9) at 1. Mentor (10-0) Cleveland John Marshall (2-8) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (8-2) Medina (2-8) at 3. Perrysburg (8-2) Brunswick (3-7) at 4. Massillon […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 10 SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 2024 SCORES Mogadore 28, Rootstown 7 Highland 34, Aurora 0 Streetsboro 63, Cloverleaf 15 Field 6, Ravenna 3 Revere 17, Kent Roosevelt 7 Fairvirew 47, Crestwood 46 Garfield 41, Brookfield 14 Liberty 39, Southeast 19 Waterloo 12, Campbell Memorial 8 Windham 41, Fairport Harbor 25   […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Gracyn Vidovic of Aurora has played golf in the biggest tournaments in Ohio: The OHSAA Division I State Tournament, the Ohio Junior Girls State Championship, NOPGA Kenny Novak Championship and a variety of other tournaments and matches during her four years of high-school golf for the Greenmen. She made […]

PORTAGE COUNTY BOWLING SCOREBOARD SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 2024   ADULT LEAGUES GARDEN SPOT: Dave Reynolds 276-767, Nick Williams 275-779, Robby Roberts 268, Ben Hawkins 768, Erin Jackson 258-704, Teri Plaso 245-732, Jennie Kiss 255-671, Erin Jackson 704. PERFECT FIT TRIO: Jason Price 279, Tommy Gallagher 278-993, James Bender 278, Shawn Bolyard 974, Mark Ruediger 971, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The Ohio High School Athletic Association will officially release its final playoff computer rankings on Sunday. However, according to the accurate and trusted joeitel.com, Portage County had eight teams qualify for the 2024 football playoffs. Here is a look at the teams who qualified, along with their projected […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The 2024 football season has been unlike any in recent history for the Mogadore Wildcats. It has been up and down, with far more downs than the program is accustomed to, including an 0-3 start for the first time since 1975. At that point, the Wildcats were set to […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   In a matchup of undefeated teams on Friday night, Highland used a physical brand of football to defeat Aurora 34-0 and capture the Suburban League championship in the American Conference. Aurora head coach Bob Mihalik noted that Highland outplayed his squad in the trenches. “Hats off to Highland,” said Mihalik. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Another Week 10 is upon us. Just like all the others, arriving far too quickly. Championships are on the line. Playoff spots are within reach. Those are two Week 10 moments that are filled with excitement. For some, tonight will bring a much different emotion. Some will play the […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   For the second consecutive basketball season, Waterloo High School will be without a varsity girls basketball team. The program was initially suspended in September 2023 in a difficult decision made by athletic director Mike Devies, citing low participation numbers. Last September, Devies announced that the suspension would stretch […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 TOP TIMES OCT. 25, 2024 Nathan Eminian, Aurora, 16:13 Parker Shutty, Field, 16:16 Lucas Pollard, Field, 16:34 Zack Ploskunak, Aurora, 16:41 Carter Stevenson, Kent Roosevelt, 16:45 Connor Flynn, Aurora, 16:48 Tim Harkleroad, Streetsboro, 16:50.0 Cor Asp, Kent Roosevelt, 16:54 Caden Dillon, Southeast, 17:05 Augie Schweickert, Crestwood, 17:11 Chris Daniels, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Week 10. The moment of truth — and sponsored by Miller Garage Door. It has been an exciting close to the 2024 Portage Sports Pigskin Picks Challenge. Nathan Skaggs and Chris Myers have been deadlocked in a tie for the last few weeks and set up a Week […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor In the history of Ohio sports, Portage County has been the home of some of the state’s best of the best. To celebrate those that have reached the pinnacle of competition, here is a complete list of every state champion — team or individual — from Portage County. AURORA […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 221-1,620 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 162-1,372 Jack Eye, Windham 102-1,278 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 108-1,225 Drexal McAmis, Field 170-1,222 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 72-798 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 132-791 Carlos Bruton, Windham 64-780 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 62-763 Xavier Board, Aurora 79-634 Brandyn Bogucki, Garfield 60-592 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Portage Sports hosted its high school basketball and high school wrestling photoshoot on Tuesday. Both photoshoots were held to create the cover photo of the upcoming Portage Sports preview magazines for each sport. The basketball preview magazine was introduced for the 2022-23 season and has continued annually since. […]

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 22, 2024 (Entering Week 10) The top-16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 27 will qualify for the playoffs.   Division I Region 1 – 1. Mentor (9-0) 27.3643, 2. Perrysburg (8-1) 21.2444, 3. Canton McKinley (6-3) 20.7222, 4. Tol. Whitmer (7-2) 20.2833, 5. Lakewood St. […]

The 1999 Field Falcons football team finished with a 5-5 overall record and were 4-3 in the Portage County League. The team’s game-by-game results were: Week 1: Hawken, 13-14 Week 2: Northwest, 24-21 Week 3: Tallmadge, 6-23 Week 4: Woodridge, 47-20 Week 5: Waterloo, 14-49 Week 6: Southeast, 12-10 Week 7: Crestwood, 6-41 Week 8: […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Many high school cross country runners became regional qualifiers after competing at various district events this past weekend. Here is the complete list of regional qualifiers: DIVISION I      • Aurora boys (Nathan Eminian, Connor Flynn, Zack Ploskunak, Zachary Best, Carson Aardema).      • Aurora girls (Sydney Langell, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Rootstown Board of Education voted on Monday night to approve the Rootstown Rovers joining the Chagrin Valley Conference. The Rovers will begin competing in the league as a member of the Valley Division beginning in the 2025-26 school year for both middle school and high school athletics. Athletic […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GARDEN SPOT Teri Plaso, bowling in the Garden Spot League, rolled a perfect game on her way to a 760 series. A 300. It is a fete that Plaso has accomplished before. Plaso grabbed high-game honors for the entire league, both men and women.   PERFECT FIT TRIO Bob […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GOLF IN THE FALL As leagues hold their final events, golf often seems it is winding down. But the fall and warm winter days can be the best time to play golf. Just look at the tournaments remaining on the calendar — scrambles that offer larger cups on the […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It was an outstanding year for Portage County’s high-school golfers and a season to remember. Across six different conferences and in three divisions for OHSAA postseason tournaments, the county’s golfers rose to an elite level throughout the fall.     DIVISION I DOMINANCE Liam Curtis of Kent Roosevelt made […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD WEEK 9 FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 2024 SCORES Garfield 23, Crestview 22* Streetsboro 49, Field 0 Kirtland 37, Crestwood 6 Martins Ferry 34, Rootstown 7 Aurora 53, Barberton 3 Lowellville 56, Waterloo 40* Pymatuning Valley 40, Windham 8* LaBrae 20, Southeast 7 Tallmadge 21, Kent Roosevelt 14* Ravenna 35, Coventry 7* Mogadore […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   All championships are exciting. Some, though, come in thrilling fashion. The Garfield G-Men felt it on Friday night. Trailing 16-0 in the first half of their Week 9 league showdown with Crestview, the G-Men rallied all the way back to capture a 23-22 victory over the Rebels. The […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Pete Thompson believes in his offense. And he trusts his senior quarterback. To understand his level of confidence, all you needed to do was watch the first possession of the game on Friday at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in Brimfield. After a spirited Falcons defense brought waves of tacklers […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent Rootstown head coach Tom Hannan said he was pleased with his team’s effort, despite a 34-7 loss to a talented and deep Martins Ferry team Friday night. “These kids, they fight hard,” Hannan said. “My kids never quit. They’re always physical and that’s the one thing about Rootstown football: We’re never […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The 2024 Pigskin Picks Challenge is nearing its finish line. Friday marks the ninth week, with this week’s picks sponsored by Deez and Razorlined barbershop located in Rootstown. In Week 8, an unprecedented 10 competitors posted undefeated records, including challenge leaders Nathan Skaggs and Chris Myers. Skaggs and […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 190-1,470 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 140-1,282 Drexal McAmis, Field 170-1,222 Jack Eye, Windham 84-1,158 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 80-900 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 132-791 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 67-725 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 50-671 Carlos Bruton, Windham 48-593 Xavier Board, Aurora 68-556 Devin Bates, Garfield 78-530 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Metro Athletic Conference announced on Thursday night via a press release from commissioner Chris Pavlik that it has officially added Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls, which comes one day after Kent City Schools announced it had accepted an invitation to the league for Kent Roosevelt High School and Stanton […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 40 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 26 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 22 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 18 Delilah Rahe, Field, 17 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 14 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 12 Olivia Willard, Streetsboro, 10 Koralee Jenior, Waterloo, 10 Taylor Larch, Crestwood, 10 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 10 Natalie Clark, Ravenna, 10 […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, 2024 The top teams in the Ohio Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points in voting. DIVISION I Mentor (8), 8-0, 139 Moeller (5), 7-1, 125 Winton Woods (1), 8-0, 114 Lakota West (1), 7-1, 78 Lewis […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The future of the Metro Athletic Conference will have a new look. Kent City Schools formally announced on Wednesday afternoon that Kent Roosevelt High School and Stanton Middle School have accepted an invitation to join the MAC, pending approval at the district’s Nov. 19 Board of Education meeting. The […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Ryan Dwyer’s statistics tell the story of one of Northeast Ohio’s best quarterbacks in 2024. Thirteen touchdowns against only three interceptions. A completion percentage of 69.7. Zero sacks allowed for the entire season. And 1,115 yards through the air. All while leading the Aurora Greenmen to a brilliant […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   PORTAGE COUNTY GOLFERS AT THE TOP The final state golf tournament of the OHSAA season competed Monday and Tuesday at NCR Country Club in Kettering. Golfers in the Division I state tournament played the 6,772-yard fairways to a par of 70 for the event. It was a cold, rainy […]

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 15, 2024 (Entering Week 9) The top-16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 27 will qualify for the playoffs.   Division I Region 1 – 1. Mentor (8-0) 21.9758, 2. Canton McKinley (6-2) 19.4615, 3. Perrysburg (7-1) 18.825, 4. Lakewood St. Edward (5-3) 16.6645, 5. Tol. Whitmer […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Communities thrive for many reasons, but without question, at the top of the list would be the time, effort and enthusiasm provided by volunteers. The people who step forward to help simply because they want to. Because they care. In some cases, they step forward because nobody else […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   This is the first season for the Division I State Championship to be hosted by NCR Country Club in Kettering. Last year, Liam Curtis of Kent Roosevelt advanced to the state tournament at the Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course in Columbus, earning All-Ohio honors in seventh place. […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It can only be considered a complete success for the Southeast Pirates who advanced to the OHSAA’s Division II State Championship at Firestone Country Club. Advancing both James Morgan as an individual and the girls varsity team to the final event of the season, the golfers made the Southeast […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It is hard to get to the state tournament once in Ohio, especially as an individual. What is even more difficult is returning to the state tournament as an individual a second year. But that is the success of Liam Curtis this season. A senior playing for the Kent […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   After the first round of golf at the OHSAA’s Division II State Championships, the Southeast girls sit in fourth place, just 16 strokes off the pace set by first place Columbus Academy and five strokes out of second place James Morgan, playing as an individual in the boys tournament, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   ELWOOD’S BEST On Oct. 7, Ron Elwood bowled in the Perfect Fit Trio at Spins Bowl. He fired games of 259, 278 and 279 for an outstanding 811 series.   HIGH SCHOOL MATCH PLAY PERFECTION Justin Miller, competing in the High School Match Play League, tossed a 300 game […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD WEEK 8 FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 2024   SCORES Streetsboro 45, Ravenna 14 Aurora 49, Kent Roosevelt 14 Garfield 40, Newton Falls 0* Brookfield 28, Southeast 27 Coventry 21, Springfield 13 Norton 7, Woodridge 6 Berkshire 23, Crestwood 14 Rootstown 42, Grand Valley 22 Mogadore 47, Collinwood 14* Western Reserve 42, Waterloo […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   I’m going to state. Every high-school athlete would love to utter those four words before the end of their prep career. The girls varsity golf team from Southeast and Southeast boys golfer James Morgan, also a Southeast Pirate advancing as an individual, are among the elite athletes in Ohio […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   For Pete Thompson and his Streetsboro football coaching staff, there are no more surprises when it comes to Cohen Klimak. They have seen him do almost everything. And the little they maybe haven’t seen yet, they know it’s coming. That is the reality when watching the Rockets’ standout […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   The undefeated Aurora Greenmen showed off their big-play capability from multiple playmakers in a 49-14 win over Kent Roosevelt on Friday. Aurora (8-0, 5-0 in the Suburban League American Division) had six plays of 20 yards or more — four on the ground and two through the air. Five different players […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Jack Eye, Windham 84-1,158 Drexal McAmis, Field 148-1,054 Bryer Pickana, Southeast 110-1,021 Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 132-989 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 80-900 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 50-671 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 112-609 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 61-599 Carlos Bruton, Windham 48-593 Xavier Board, Aurora 59-440 Logan Fincham, Streetsboro 35-439 […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER SOUTHEAST 2, WATERLOO 1 (At Waterloo) Halftime Score: Southeast, 2-0. Goals: (SE) Destiny Longgood, Grace Wheeler; (W) Alexis Henry. Assists: (SE) Sarah Craver, Maddie Lutes. Shots on Goal: Southeast, 8-7. Corner Kicks: Tied, 1-1. Goalkeepers/Saves: (W) Wood/6; (SE) Long/6.     BOYS SOCCER LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Pigskin Picks Challenge enters Week 8 of the high school football season. This week’s challenge is sponsored by Stoney’s Village Pizza in Windham, where you can always pick up a variety of pizzas, including some specialties like my favorite the baked potato pizza. In Week 7, four competitors […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Mike Moser and his Garfield G-Men football coaching staff were staring at a big question mark entering the 2024 season. They needed a kicker. Veteran kicker Ethan Bittence graduated off the 2023 season after a record-breaking season, when he converted on 77-of-78 extra points in Garfield’s undefeated 10-0 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Windham High School’s Lauryn Gintert, who is in her 13th […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 40 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 26 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 22 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 18 Delilah Rahe, Field, 17 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 14 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 12 Olivia Willard, Streetsboro, 10 Koralee Jenior, Waterloo, 10 Taylor Larch, Crestwood, 10 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 10 Natalie Clark, Ravenna, 10 […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 88 Sara Giugni, Windham, 59 Kaylie Liepins, Aurora, 56 Quinn Justham, Windham, 55 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 48 Hannah Kernig, Garfield, 46 Emerson Spiesz, Aurora, 45 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 42 Presley Courtad, Aurora, 41 Gracie Shull, Mogadore, 41 Arianna Rebecchi, Waterloo, 38 Allison Strickland, Rootstown, 36 Tenley […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Emerson Spiez was curious about a change. After emerging as a talented setter throughout middle school, she became interested with the idea of making a position switch and eyed becoming a defensive specialist. Her heart was there and she also had a club coach who was willing to […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   A coach can teach a player the fundamentals of the game. They can improve techniques. They can strategize and gameplan. What they can’t do is coach passion. But they can certainly identify it in their players within a split-second. For players like Crestwood volleyball sophomore Jackie Blasiole, there […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It was a tough district for the local girls who qualified with the best golfers in the Northeast Ohio district seeking to advance to the OHSAA’s Division I State Tournament. The Aurora and Kent Roosevelt girls had qualified first and fourth, respectively, in the Division-I sectional and were seeking […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2024 VOLLEYBALL ST. JOHN DEF. WINDHAM, 3-0 (At St. John) WINDHAM — Quinn Justham, 13 assists; Makenzi Blockinger, 2 aces, 5 points; Sara Giugni, 9 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs.     MOGADORE DEF. ROOTSTOWN, 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-23 (At Rootstown) MOGADORE — Addie Christy, 2 points, 1 ace; […]

OHSAA Releases Weekly Football Computer Ratings Football regular-season entering Week 8 COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday. The computer ratings are released every week beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 27, when 448 schools – […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The OHSAA Division I boys district tournament at Pine Hills Golf Club has a reputation as one of the toughest in the state. This year’s event, which was held on Monday in Hinckley, lived up to that reputation. Playing the tough course from the back tees (6,666 yards) the […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, OCT. 7, 2024 VOLLEYBALL WATERLOO DEF. WINDHAM, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22 (At Windham) WINDHAM — Sara Guigni, 15 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces, 9 kills; Quinn Justham, 16 assists, 8 points. WATERLOO — Arianna Rebecchi, 11 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace, 2 points, 6 kills; Delaney Miller, 7 digs, 2 aces, 4 […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It was an exciting week in high-school golf as state qualifiers earned their way into the Division II and Division III OHSAA state tournaments, Division-I golfer qualified at OHSAA sectionals for the Division I state qualifiers this week and leagues concluded their play with some announcing the best golfers […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL OHIO HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION STATE POLL  |  SUNDAY, OCT. 6, 2024 DIVISION I Seton St. Joseph Academy Magnificat Olentangy Orange Massillon Jackson Mason Perrysburg Others receiving votes: Olentangy Liberty, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North. DIVISION II Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy Anthony Wayne Avon Wadsworth Mount Notre Dame Dublin Scioto Oregon Clay […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD WEEK 7 FRIDAY, OCT. 4, 2024 SCOREBOARD Streetsboro 42, Woodridge 0* Aurora 45, Tallmadge 14 Crestwood 58, Cardinal 26 Warren JFK 20, Rootstown 14 Field 42, Coventry 6* Garfield 20, Liberty 13* Southeast 22, Champion 16 Waterloo 30, Jackson-Milton 28 Highland 56, Kent Roosevelt 7* Canton Central Catholic 23, Mogadore 14* […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, OCT. 5, 2024 BOYS SOCCER ROOTSTOWN 2, SMITHVILLE 1 (At Smithville) GOALS Rootstown: Blake Postlethwait, Zach Pastor. TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal — Smithville, 7-4. Corner Kicks — Smithville, 5-2. Goalkeepers/Saves — (R) Noah Zager/2, Daniell Strebler/4.     VOLLEYBALL SOUTHEAST DEF. WATERLOO, 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23 (At Southeast) SOUTHEAST — […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The high school bowling season is approaching fast. The first day of coaching for high school bowling is Nov. 1 and the season begins on Nov. 15. Youth have been preparing for the season all summer and into the fall with weekly events like the High School Match Play […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Each week, Par for the Course will update the successes of Portage County collegiate athletes both on and off the golf course. Featured athletes this week include Mogadore standouts Cory Gasaway and Dillon Pendergast. Both golfers earned Player of the Year honors playing for the Wildcats in the Portage […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Opponents never got to see the full version of Lucas Manderbach in 2023. He was a standout defensively (9 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 48 tackles), but his offensive production was stunted by the fact that he shared the backfield with another talented runner in Enzo Catania, who received […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   The Nate Blasiole Show took center stage in Crestwood’s 58-26 win over Cardinal Friday night. Blasiole rushed for 304 yards on 27 carries and scored four touchdowns in a quirky game that was a study in contrasts. Crestwood ran the ball 40 times, while Cardinal senior quarterback Cal Ciminello completed 18-of-39 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The athletic rivalry between Field and Mogadore has existed for decades. Like any great rivalry, the hope is that the play on the field is competitive and fierce, but always ends with respect and appreciation. The power of these rivalries is that the competition can build friendships and […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor We are now six weeks into our challenge, with Week 7 tonight. This week’s sponsor is Ganley Chevrolet of Aurora. Following his perfect 11-0 week in Week 6, reigning Pigskin Picks Challenge champion Nathan Skaggs is back on top of the standings for this year. Skaggs is 54-12, with […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 132-989 Jack Eye, Windham 60-826 Byer Pickana, Southeast 84-809 Drexal McAmis, Field 133-840 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 74-778 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 44-528 Carlos Bruton, Windham 39-526 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 50-516 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 90-451 Logan Fincham, Streetsboro 32-434 Ke’Shan Talbert, Kent Roosevelt […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL GAME STREETSBORO 1, FIELD 0 (At Streetsboro) Halftime Score: Tied, 0-0. Goals: (S) Lilly Schofield.     BOYS SOCCER METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL GAME FIELD 4, SPRINGFIELD 0 (At Field) GOALS Field: Logan Lonzrick, Cedric Martin, Alec Grimm, Springfield OG. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The 2023 Streetsboro boys golf team took a step forward in the Metro Athletic Conference and gave head coach Bruce Thomas a feeling that 2024 could be something special. Thomas’ feeling proved to be true. After finishing in third place of the MAC last year with a 10-4 […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Quinn Justham, Windham, 51 Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 47 Sara Giugni, Windham, 47 Kaylie Liepins, Aurora, 46 Emerson Spiesz, Aurora, 43 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 40 Hannah Kernig, Garfield, 35 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 35 Arianna Rebecchi, Waterloo, 33 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 30 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 26 Delaney Miller, Waterloo, 26 Emma […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 35 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 24 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 22 Delilah Rahe, Field, 17 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 15 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 12 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 11 Olivia Willard, Streetsboro, 10 Koralee Jenior, Waterloo, 10 Olivia Knepper, Streetsboro, 9 Julia Boyle, Waterloo, 9 Taylor Larch, Crestwood, 9 […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER WATERLOO 1, CANTON CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1 (At Canton Central Catholic) GOALS Waterloo: C. Henry. Canton Central Catholic: Buckler. ASSISTS Waterloo: Jenior. TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal — Canton Central Catholic, 9-8. Corner Kicks — Waterloo, 6-5. Goalkeepers/Saves — (W) Wood/8.     VOLLEYBALL KENT ROOSEVELT DEF. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Garfield High School’s Theo Cebulla, who is 22nd year […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   For the first time in Southeast history, a golf team has qualified for the Ohio High School Athletic Association State Tournament. They earned the berth in championship honors, winning the Division II district title at J.E. Good Park Golf Course in Akron on Wednesday. The Pirates bested a dozen […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Northeast Ohio Youth Football League hosted its annual cheer competition on Sunday at Kenneth Lohr Stadium at Field High School. Participating communities included Crestwood, Field, Garfield, Mogadore, Rootstown, Southeast and Springfield. All seven communities competed against each other in three different age divisions, including Mighty Mites, Junior Varsity […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Ravenna High School will induct eight into its Athletic Hall of Fame during a special ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. The inductees will include: DIANDRA GIBSON Class of 2012 Gibson played soccer (4 letters), basketball (4 letters) and softball (2 letters). She was a four-year starter for the […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, OCT. 1, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT FIELD 8, RAVENNA 0 (At Field) GOALS Field: Delilah Rahe 3, Mckayla Miller 2, Taryn Allen 2, Ally Harlin. ASSISTS Field: Miller 2, Rahe 2, Brooklyn Wilson, Kenzie Constable, Peyton Schock. TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal — Field, 25-6. Corner Kicks — […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GIRLS GOLF The Division I girls at Old Avalon Golf Club in Warren proved to be the perfect starting point for Portage County teams starting on their journey toward the state tournament. Aurora won the event with a final 336 score and Kent Roosevelt grabbed the fourth and final […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   James Morgan is going to state. The Southeast junior becomes the first member of the Southeast boys team to qualify for the OHSAA State Tournament. It has been a good couple years for Southeast as girls golf standout Taylor Blazek became the first golfer in Southeast school history to […]

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 1, 2024 (Entering Week 7) Top 16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 27 will qualify for the playoffs.   Division I Region 1 – 1. Mentor (6-0) 15.0202, 2. Perrysburg (6-0) 14.8333, 3. Lakewood St. Edward (3-3) 11.0335, 4. Canton McKinley (4-2) 10.4975, 5. Tol. […]

Six-man football arrived in Ohio in 1938 and Windham took to the sport like very few other teams in the nation. In 1939, in only its second season, Windham was undefeated and was declared Ohio’s state champion by the creator of the sport, Stephen Epler, who ranked teams for “American Boy” magazine. Windham’s Superintendent and […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Dean Dunlavy knew all along that he was getting an impact player. What the Southeast’s veteran girls soccer head coach didn’t know was that freshman Grace Wheeler was going to emerge as a scoring phenom so quickly. And with such proficiency that Wheeler’s name would find its way […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 2024 BOYS GOLF OHSAA DIVISION I BOYS SECTIONAL (At Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna – Par 70) Top-four teams and four individuals not on qualifying teams advance to D1 District. TEAM STANDINGS: Hudson 278, Walsh Jesuit 300, Brecksville Broadview Hts 301, Stow-Munroe Falls 312, Aurora 314, St. Vincent-St. Mary […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The quest to qualify for the OHSAA state championship continues this week with sectional and district tournaments taking over the fairways of Northeast Ohio. But first, a few highlights from last week’s action.   THE ROOTSTOWN GIRLS The season is over for the Rootstown girls golf team, but not […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL OHIO HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION STATE POLL  |  SUNDAY, SEPT. 29, 2024   DIVISION I Seton Magnificat St. Joseph Academy Olentangy Orange Massillon Jackson Mason Pickerington Central Others receiving votes: Newark, Olentangy Liberty, Perrysburg, Pickerington North. DIVISION II Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy Anthony Wayne Avon Wadsworth Mount Notre Dame Kings Dublin […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Olde Dutch Mill was filled with junior golfers last Sunday, when Southeast hosted a middle-school tournament and the regular junior league continued Sunday play. Almost 60 junior golfers filled the fairways to both learn golf or compete in the five-team tournament. Champion of the tournament […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Matt Lyons, bowling in the Garden Spot League, rolled the 12 strikes in a row needed to bowl a 300 game, leading the league for high game. Patrick Adolph tossed a 278-761 and Dave Reynolds was in the top three with his 269-794 effort. Leading the women was Jennie […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 2024 BOYS SOCCER TWINSBURG 1, AURORA 0 (At Aurora) GOALS Twinsburg: Mario Sanders. TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal — Twinsburg, 8-1. Corner Kicks — Twinsburg, 6-1.     KIDRON CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 6, ROOTSTOWN 2 (At Kidron Central Christian) GOALS Rootstown: Blake Postlethwait, Noah Kager. Kidron Central Christian: Not reported. […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   BOYS GOLF ROOSEVELT’S CURTIS ADVANCES TO DISTRICT  Liam Curtis, a senior at Kent Roosevelt and Kent State University men’s golf commit, fired a 3-over 75 to advance to the OHSAA’s Division I Pine Hills District. Curtis was consistent throughout the day at Tannenhauf, firing six bogeys and three birdies, […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2024 SCORES Garfield 42, Southeast 7 Streetsboro 55, Norton 0 Field 49, Springfield 8* Rootstown 41, St. Thomas Aquinas 6 Aurora 68, Cuyahoga Falls 7 McDonald 35, Waterloo 0* Windham 60, Mathews 6 Warren JFK 27, Mogadore 8 Chagrin Falls 28, Crestwood 0 Woodridge 27, Coventry 0 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Garfield G-Men offense entered the 2024 season absent of 3,229 yards rushing. Keegan Sell (1,389 yards), Eric Geddes (1,226) and Deacon Sommer (614) all graduated, leaving an enormous void in the team’s backfield. While most programs would struggle through a rebuild, the G-Men had the pieces in place […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   Streetsboro was dominant on both sides of the ball in a commanding 55-0 win over Norton on a rainy Friday night. “By far, this is our most complete game (of the season),” said Streetsboro head coach Pete Thompson. It came against a Panthers team that entered also unbeaten in league play. After notching […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 2024 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION DEF. SOUTHEAST, 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 (At Champion) SOUTHEAST — Leila Evans, 10 kills, 3 blocks; Lilly Massrock, 13 assists; Kayla Grope, 13 kills.     TUESDAY CRESTWOOD DEF. WICKLIFFE, 25-14, 25-13, 25-15 (At Crestwood) CRESTWOOD — Mia Kalista, 11 points, 2 kills, 22 assists, 6 digs; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The 2024 Pigskin Picks Challenge heats up as competitors push into the final five weeks of picks. Six different people are all tied atop the standings: Alex Blake, Tom Rauber, Nathan Skaggs, Chris Myers, Jim Manion and Casey Timmons. Three more are just one game off the lead and […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Tonight’s marks the tilt to the second half of the season. Week 6. All of the games have been important to this point, obviously, but the pressure of the schedule begins to heighten from this point forward. As playoff positioning and league standings shape out, each game will […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 107-834 Drexal McAmis, Field 121-717 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 61-716 Jack Eye, Windham 55-714 Byer Pickana, Southeast 68-647 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 48-492 Carlos Bruton, Windham 37-487 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 35-394 Ke’Shan Talbert, Kent Roosevelt 45-379 Damien Reuting, Rootstown 78-368 Logan Fincham, Streetsboro […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor A football team’s success can always be directly tied to the play of its offensive line. They are the unsung heroes. They are the warriors who are not afraid to get dirty, grinding their way through the bruising work that they know awaits them on every snap. They do […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Aurora’s Laura Bell-Peters, who is in her 20th year teaching […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GIRLS GOLF ROUNDUP The fourth and final tournament for the Suburban League was hosted by Brookledge Golf Club in Cuyahoga Falls on Wednesday for both the American and National Divisions. Aurora individual golfers demonstrated they were still among the best in the area as Gracyn Vidovic earned medalist honors […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Sara Giugni, Windham, 45 Quinn Justham, Windham, 45 Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 40 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 40 Emerson Spiesz, Aurora, 38 Hannah Kernig, Garfield, 35 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 35 Kaylie Liepins, Aurora, 34 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 30 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 26 Emma Zsiros, Streetsboro, 24 Gracie Shull, Mogadore, 24 Presley […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 30 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 21 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 19 Delilah Rahe, Field, 14 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 10 Olivia Willard, Streetsboro, 10 Olivia Knepper, Streetsboro, 9 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 9 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 8 Kelsey Tucker, Field, 8 Julia Boyle, Waterloo, 8 Koralee Jenior, Waterloo, 8 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Erin Hallis calls herself a player who will lead by example. Eric Sway, the Crestwood girls soccer head coach, does not disagree. He describes Hallis, his senior standout, as a player who is driven in the most quiet of ways. Quiet with her words, maybe, but her game […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, SEPT. 23, 2024 GIRLS TENNIS MONDAY SOUTHEAST 3, EAST LIVERPOOL 2 (At Southeast) FIRST SINGLES: Halley Reynolds (S) vs. Mia Williams (EL) _ 6-1, 6-1 Southeast. SECOND SINGLES: Miranda Timko (S) vs. Isabella Johnson (EL) _ 6-0, 6-0 Southeast. THIRD SINGLES: Makayla Flories (S) vs. Mayson McCready (EL) 6-3, 6-1 Southeast. […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OHSAA PLAYOFF COMPUTER RANKINGS SEPT. 24, 2024 Note: The top 16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 27 will qualify for the playoffs.   Division I Region 1 – 1. Mentor (5-0) 12.15, 2. Perrysburg (5-0) 12, 3. Lakewood St. Edward (3-2) 10.3433, 4. Tol. Whitmer (4-1) 9.15, 5. Canton […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The Pirates are headed to the district tournament. Following Monday’s Division II Sectional tournaments at Punderson (the girls) and Windmill Lakes (the boys), it was again the Southeast Pirates that accepted the challenge. When all teams had completed their 18 holes, at Windmill Lakes for the boys and Punderson […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   It’s tournament time in Ohio for all golfers as they begin OHSAA postseason sectional tournament action this week. There is much anticipation among Portage County teams to continue the success they have had in conference tournament action. As the Portage Trail Conference, the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference and the […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL OHIO HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION  STATE POLL  |  SEPT. 22, 2024 DIVISION I Seton Magnificat St. Joseph Academy Olentangy Orange Massillon Jackson Mason Pickerington Central Others receiving votes: Hilliard Darby, Mentor, Newark, Olentangy Liberty, Perrysburg, Pickerington North. DIVISION II Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy Anthony Wayne Avon Mount Notre Dame Kings Wadsworth […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER GREATER AKRON SCHOLASTIC SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION DISTRICT POLL  |  SEPT. 22, 2024 DIVISION I Poll not reported DIVISION II Hudson Walsh Jesuit Hoover Wadsworth North Royalton Green Stow Perry Brecksville-Broadview Heights Cuyahoga Falls Barberton DIVISION III Revere Highland CVCA Cloverleaf Marlington Tallmadge Kent Roosevelt Copley Louisville Alliance DIVISION IV Field Norwayne […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   BOYS GOLF ROCKETS CLAIM SHARE OF METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time in school history, the Streetsboro boys golf team are champions. The Rockets, with their second-place finish at Thursday’s league tournament championship, shared the league title with Norton. The MAC weights its regular season and league […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 2024 GIRLS TENNIS SUBURBAN LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AMERICAN DIVISION TEAM FINISHES  1. Highland; 2. Revdre; 3. Aurora; 4. Copley; 5. Kent Roosevelt; 6. Tallmadge; 7. Cuyahoga Falls; 8. Barberton. FIRST SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Haynes (Highland) def. Komlanc (Copley), 6-1, 6-2. SECOND SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP Schlak (Highland) def. Kurra (Revere), 6-2, 6-2. THIRD […]

By  Susan Jenior Staff Writer   TWO PERFECT GAMES THIS WEEK Troy Allison, bowling in the Perfect Fit Trio, Erin Jackson continued to a three-game set of 743 for both high game and series. Her mom, Teri Plaso, tossed the second-high series in the league, a 652. Only Tanya Hunter ruined the daughter-mom duo at […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The Northern Ohio PGA hosts the Mitchell Haskins Tour Championship today and Monday at The Country Club in Pepper Pike. The tour championship welcomes tournament champions from section events, past tour winners as well as the top-30 members, six associates and 15 seniors off the points list. Golfers to […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD WEEK 5 FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 2024   SCORES Mineral Ridge 42, Waterloo 18 Crestwood 52, Brooklyn 14 Rootstown 34, Akron North 6 Aurora 49, Copley 12 Norton 28, Field 7 Mogadore 34, Ellet 18* Garfield 50, Champion 0* Crestview 68, Southeast 19 Windham 61, Grand Valley 26 Barberton 17, Kent Roosevelt […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   Norton made bigs plays in all three phases of the game to secure a 28-7 road game victory over previously undefeated Field on Friday at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in Brimfield. “I thought that was the best complete football game we’ve played special team-wise, defense-wise, offense,” said Norton head coach Glen […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Waterloo football head coach Mike Devies is prepared to take his team back to the basics on Monday. A day that is typically scheduled as a walkthrough day, will have a different look for the Vikings. “It is time to get back to the fundamentals,” Devies said. The […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The number 100 takes center stage for two communities on Friday night for the fifth week of the high school football season. In Streetsboro, head coach Pete Thompson is sitting on 99 career wins. The veteran coach is in his 13th season, with his stint with the Rockets […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 2024   DIVISION I Rank School Total Points 1. Mentor (5) (4-0) 114 2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (5) (4-0) 105 3. Lakewood St. Edward (3) (3-1) 92 T4. Grove City (4-0), Cincinnati Moeller (3-1) 63 6. Perrysburg (4-0) 56 7. West Chester Lakota West (3-1) […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS   OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Drexal McAmis, Field 109-656 Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 77-574 Byer Pickana, Southeast 53-540 Jack Eye, Windham 39-487 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 38-400 Damien Reuting, Rootsotwn 67-340 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 33-324 Harper Troyer, Garfield 31-225 Carlos Bruton, Windham 25-219 Devin Bates, Garfield 44-202 Xavier Board, Aurora […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY 2024 TOP TIMES SEPT. 19, 2024 Nathan Eminian, Aurora, 16:13 Parker Shutty, Field, 16:33 Zack Ploskunak, Aurora, 16:41 Lucas Pollard, Field, 16:45 Tim Harkleroad, Streetsboro; Connor Flynn, Aurora, 16:48 Caden Dillon, Southeast, 17:05 Augie Schweickert, Crestwood, 17:11 Zach Best, Aurora, 17:28 Kevin Vechery, Crestwood, 17:49 Chris Daniels, Streetsboro, 17:50.66 Derik […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Believe it or not, here we are, the halfway point of the season. Week 5. For the Pigksin Picks, the challenge has turned into a back and forth amongst the top of the standings. Alex Blake and Tom Rauber, along with Portage Sports owner Tom Nader, have all […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 2024 VOLLEYBALL WATERLOO DEF. BERLIN CENTER WESTERN RESERVE, 22-25, 14-25, 26-24, 25-21, 15-13 (At Waterloo) WATERLOO — Arianna Rebecchi, 1 assist, 12 digs, 2 aces, 12 kills; Delaney Miller, 1 assist, 6 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills; Isabella Kozma, 5 blocks, 7y digs, 2 aces, 5 kills; Isabell McKenna, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   PORTAGE COUNTY TEAMS MAKE HEADLINES AT MVAC CHAMPIONSHIPS The success was in the numbers at the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference championship tournaments on Wednesday. The Southeast girls won the championship easily, making it their first conference win in the MVAC and their fourth straight conference victory, continuing their success […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS     GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 21 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 16 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 15 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 10 Delilah Rahe, Field, 9 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 8 Kelsey Tucker, Field, 8 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 7 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 7 Julia Boyle, Waterloo, 7 Reese Tucker, Field, 6 Koralee Jenior, […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS     ACES Quinn Justham, Windham, 32 Sara Giugni, Windham, 31 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 30 Hannah Kernig, Garfield, 29 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 27 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 25 Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 24 Emma Zsiros, Streetsboro, 24 Gracie Shull, Mogadore, 24 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 23 Arianna Rebecchi, Waterloo, 17 Addy Lay, Field, […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Sept. 18, 2024 (Entering Week 5) Top-16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 27 will qualify for the playoffs.   Division I Region 1 – 1. Mentor (4-0) 10.25, 2. Perrysburg (4-0) 9.575, 3. Lakewood St. Edward (3-1) 9.2628, 4. Tol. Whitmer (3-1) 7.675, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer     The Aurora Greenmen may have surprised a few teams, winning the American Division by nine strokes over Medina Highland during Tuesday’s Suburban League Tournament No. 3. The Greenmen fired a 317 team total and also claimed one of three medalists. Kyle Lancaster was at the top of the […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2024 BOYS SOCCER ROOTSTOWN 11, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 0 (At Rootstown) GOALS Rootstown: Blake Postlethwait 3, Zach Pastor 2, Nigel Wright 2, Jacob Sturm, Bryson Scarlett, Tycho Smolk, Sam Textor. ASSISTS Rootstown: Pastor 2, Oliver Hunt 2, Zach Hays, Dylan Boland, Scarlett, Sturm, Wright. TEAM STATISTICS Shots on Goal […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Home is where the heart is. For Sara Giugni, home is 4,291 miles away in Sondrio, a small village in northern Italy close to the border with Switzerland. Her heart is being filled with a new home right now, though. Windham, Ohio. The foreign-exchange student arrived in Windham […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The Rootstown High School boys soccer program will host a Military Appreciation Night as part of the team’s matchup with St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday at Robert C. Dunn Field. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start, with the Rootstown girls playing, also against the Knights, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   BOYS GOLF MORGAN TIES NINE-HOLE RECORD FOR SOUTHEAST Southeast’s James Morgan is having an outstanding junior year and Monday was simply a continuation. As the Pirates beat Liberty (166 to 215), Morgan fired a 3-under-par 33. It was not only the lowest score of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2024 GIRLS GOLF CHRISTINE TERLESKY MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (At The Lake Club, Warren – Par 72) DIVISION II TEAM STANDINGS Southeast 350, Columbiana 379, West Branch 405, Lakeview High School 415, Ursuline 434, Poland 462. Medalist: Taylor Blazek, Southeast 81 SOUTHEAST (350): Taylor Blazek 81, Sammy Morgan 84, Aubree Varga […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Ever wonder how some of Portage County’s greatest student-athletes still rank in Ohio history? Here is a look at the place they still hold in the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state record book. BASEBALL OFFENSE CAREER HITS 9. Nick Jones, Woodridge, 178 (2005-2008) 23. Mike DeBord, Woodridge, 162 […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER GREATER AKRON SCHOLASTIC SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION DISTRICT POLL  —  SEPT. 16, 2024 DIVISION I Jackson Brunswick Medina GlenOak Canton McKinley DIVISION II Hudson Walsh Jesuit Hoover Brecksville-Broadview Heights Wadsworth Green North Royalton Perry Stow Cuyahoga Falls DIVISION III Revere Highland Cloverleaf Tallmadge Marlington CVCA Kent Roosevelt Copley Louisville Lake DIVISION IV […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Friday will be Champions Day at Crestwood. The school district will host a day filled with athletic fun for students in grades six through 12 with special abilities from across Portage County. The student-athletes will start the day by receiving the game-day thrill of having their names announced […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY BOARDMAN SPARTAN INVITATIONAL (At Boardman High School) DIVISION II TEAM STANDINGS  1. Bay 79; 2. Woodridge 119; 3. Lexington 133; 4. CVCA 208; 5. Minerva 224; 6. Rocky River 241; 7. Lakeview 246; 8. Chagrin Falls 263; 9. Salem 296; 10. Orange 299; 11. Canal Fulton Northwest 331; 12. Tallmadge […]

By Susan Junior Staff Writer   It was a night to remember for the Southeast Pirates varsity girls golf team. The team concluded their regular season with a perfect 17-0 record and 14-0 in their first year as a member of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference. It was also the final home match for Taylor […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   John Kertis fired a 300 game in the Perfect Fit League to lead all bowlers for high game. Rob Smolko had an outstanding 299 game, obviously, just missing high game by one pin. Jeremie Grund owned high series, a 976. Bonny Bender, in the same league bowled the high […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer The 94th Habitec-Toledo Open, competed over two days at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania found several local players golfing in the event. One of the highest finishes of local golfers was Nathan Tarter, an alumnus of Mogadore High School’s varsity golf team and currently employed at Firestone Country Club […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Just about everything you can imagine is different for the Windham Bombers’ football team in 2024. You can see it. You can feel it. On Friday, the newest audience to witness it were the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints. Trust that they left Windham’s Ed Liddle Field in agreement […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent   A dominant ground game propelled Crestwood to a 40-6 victory over Beachwood at Jack Lambert Stadium on Friday night. “I can’t be more proud of the full team effort tonight,” said Crestwood head coach Jack D’Amato. The Red Devils’ rushing attack was led by senior running back Nate Blasiole, who had 112 yards […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 2024 FOOTBALL  |  WEEK 4     SCORES Windham 42, Tuscarawas Central Catholic 0 Aurora 41, Revere 0 Crestwood 40, Beachwood 6 Pymatuning Valley 26, Rootstown 21 Mogadore 39, Newark Catholic 7* Field 20, Woodridge 14* Streetsboro 77, Coventry 0* Garfield 28, LaBrae 14* New Middletown Springfield 49, Waterloo […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Friday’s fourth week of high school football will have nice weather, the start of league play and much, much more. Let’s look at all of the action before tonight’s kickoff.     WHERE IS ALL THE NOISE? Through the first three weeks of the season, I have seen […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The Pigskin Picks Challenge moves into its fourth week. This week’s competition is sponsored by Roma’s Bar and Grille, which is located in Mogadore. Gavin English jumped into the lead spot after Week 3, holding a one game advantage over previous leader Alex Blake and Casey Timmons. Here […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Nate Blasiole, Crestwood 77-574 Drexal McAmis, Field 86-499 Jack Eye, Windham 37-407 Byer Pickana, Southeast 39-386 Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 33-324 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 28-311 Damien Reuting, Rootsotwn 56-227 Harper Troyer, Garfield 26-185 Landon McClain, Waterloo 37-169 Carlos Bruton, Windham 22-162 Xavier Board, Aurora 25-145 […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2024 VOLLEYBALL STREETSBORO DEF. FIELD (At Field) STREETSBORO — Emma Zsiros, 17 kills; Ava Bodovetz, 16 kills, 19 digs; Neveah Monroe, 12 digs, 3 aces; Katie Blythe, 10 digs; Shemayah Stevens, 41 assists, 3 aces. MOGADORE DEF. ROOTSTOWN, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17 (At Mogadore) MOGADORE — Emma Butler, 16 […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2024 DIVISION I 1. Cincinnati Moeller (4), 3-0, 88 2. Cincinnati Winton Woods (1), 3-0, 83 3. Lakewood St. Edward (3), 2-1, 76 4. Mentor (2), 3-0, 74 5. Powell Olentangy Liberty, 3-0, 68 6. Cincinnati Elder, 3-0, 55 T7. Grove City (1), 3-0, 38 […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Quinn Justham, Windham, 32 Sara Guigni, Windham, 31 Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 24 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 22 Arianna Rebecchi, Waterloo, 17 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 15 Delaey Miller, Waterloo, 12 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 11 Mollie Mathews, Field, 10 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 8 Allison Strickland, Rootstown, 8 Addy Germann, Rootstown, 8 Colbie […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 17 Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 13 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 10 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 9 Delilah Rahe, Field, 7 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 7 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 7 Reese Tucker, Field, 6 Kelsey Tucker, Field, 6 Alyssa Hallis, Crestwood, 5 NaCol Foreman, Ravenna, 5 Claire Dillner, Southeast, 5 […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 20224 BOYS GOLF MOGADORE 161, LAKE CENTER 184 (At Paradise Lake Country Club, Suffield – Par 34) MOGADORE (161): Jude Thiry 38, Tyler Pendergast 37, Max Shannon 41, Noah Hopkins 48, Brock Thiry 45, Jackson Lanham 48. LAKE CENTER (184): Jacob Rainieri 36, Tristan Roberts 42, Mason Pizor 47, […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2024 BOYS SOCCER WICKLIFFE 6, CRESTWOOD 0 (At Crestwood) GOALS Wickliffe: Not reported. AURORA 1, CUYAHOGA FALLS 0 (At Aurora) GOALS Aurora: Chris Savukas (Cam Gentille). Shots on Goal — Tied, 7-7. Corner Kicks — Tied, 3-3. FIELD 2, CLOVERLEAF 1 (At Field) GOALS Field: Cedric Martin, Brayden Ronowski. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The “Coaches in the Classroom” feature is a weekly series that is designed to spotlight and celebrate coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Kent Roosevelt’s Shelley Loofboro, who is in her 13th […]

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER GREATER AKRON SCHOLASTIC SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION DISTRICT POLL     DIVISION I NOT REPORTED     DIVISION II Hudson Walsh Jesuit Hoover North Royalton Stow Wadsworth Cuyahoga Falls Perry Green Barberton, Brecksville-Broadview Heights     DIVISION III Revere Highland Cloverleaf Tallmadge Marlington, Copley — Louisville CVCA Kent Roosevelt Alliance     […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GIRLS GOLF ROVERS CONTINUE TO SET NEW SEASON RECORDS Rootstown welcomed the Springfield Spartans to Sunny Hill Golf Course on Monday, then soundly defeated them 178 to 208. New records were set during the match, including the lowest-team score of 178, with the previous low being a 181. On […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Through the course of Blake Postlethwait’s soccer career at Rootstown, opposing teams have probably felt that they have seen him all over the field. Talented players with speed, footskills and intelligence often make their opposition feel that way. And all of that is true for Postlethwait. But so is […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, SEPT. 9, 2024 GIRLS GOLF SOUTHEAST 186, BROOKFIELD 258 (At Yankee Lake Golf Course, Warren – Par 36) SOUTHEAST (186): Taylor Blazek 43, Sammy Morgan 43, Aubree Varga 49, Jessi Mix 52, Jenni Mix 52, Adrianna Sloan 51. BROOKFIELD (258): Ava Giordano 58, Kali Kettler 64, Jenna Agueda 69, Juliana Replogle […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF It was the middle school golf teams that were in action at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course in Lake Milton on Sunday as the Southeast Middle School golf team welcomed the golfers from Lake Middle School in Hartville. The Pirates won the match, scoring a team […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   ROUGH RIDER INVITATIONAL CONCLUDED On Friday, 16 of the top teams in Northeast Ohio and beyond gathered at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna for the annual Rough Rider Invite. The tournament was rained out, but that didn’t stop the competition as teams returned on Saturday to finish the […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL OHIO HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION STATE POLL SUNDAY, SEPT. 8, 2024   DIVISION I School, Points (First-Place Votes) Seton, 117 (10) Magnificat, 94 Massillon Jackson, 82 St. Joseph Academy, 71 (1) Olentangy Ornage, 60 (1) Perrysburg, Newark, 41 — Pickerington North, Olentangy, 35 — Mason, 28 Others receiving votes: Hilliard Bradley, […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STREETSBORO INVITATIONAL (At Streetsboro High School) TEAM STANDINGS  1. Southeast 38; 2. Crestwood 51; 3. Garfield 76; 4. Streetsboro 98; 5. Cardinal 16; 6. Rootstown 168; 7. Ravenna 189; 8. Kent Roosevelt 198. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SOUTHEAST Julia Wheeler; 3. Kristen Campbell; 7. Julia Frick; 12. Grace Wheeler; 15. Natalie Campbell. […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   KEEPING IT CLOSE Kelly Stebner and Kim Stull tied for high game in the Mike’s Gal’s League, each rolling a 203. Stebner continued with her solid bowling to finish with a 559 high series, but Sue Motti sneaked in the top two, bowling a 516 high series with her […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER FIELD 2, TALLMADGE 1 (At Tallmadge) GOALS Field: Mckayla Miller, Delilah Rahe. ASSISTS Field: Kelsey Tucker, Audrey Richmond. Shots on Goal — Tallmadge, 5-4. Corner Kicks — Field, 3-2. Goalkeepers/Saves — (F) Carlee Fafrak/3.     BOYS SOCCER AURORA 1, CANFIELD 1 (At Canfield) GOALS Aurora: […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   So, what happened to the golfers you loved to read about and follow in high school? Many of them have continued both their golfing and their education at colleges and universities in Ohio. Collegiate golf has two seasons — fall and spring. Several tournaments are beginning this weekend and […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Matt Furino knows that his team’s offense on Friday will not win any creativity awards. However, considering the circumstances his Field Falcons faced, it is fair to ask: What offense would? Heavy rain, along with an unexpected change in available personnel, put Furino and his staff in a unique […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 2024 FOOTBALL — WEEK 3 SCOREBOARD Field 21, Rootstown 0 Dalton 34, Mogadore 0* Aurora 37, West Geauga 0 Cuyahoga Falls 21, Southeast 6 Lakewood 21, Kent Roosevelt 13* Windham 26, Jackson-Milton 14 Garfield 20, Normandy 12* Revere 35, Ravenna 0* Streetsboro 56, Alliance 6* Cuyahoga Heights 35, Crestwood […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Week 3 of the high school football season kicks off tonight. For the Portage County teams in the Suburban League, Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference, Metro Athletic Conference and Chagrin Valley Conference, tonight is the final week of non-league games before beginning league play in Week 4. There are […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Portage County was in the spotlight at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course in Lake Milton as the Southeast boys welcomed Rootstown in addition to the Pirates’ girls program hosting the Rough Riders of Kent Roosevelt on Thursday. The match included solid golf, close matches and praise from the coaches […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2024 STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE RUSHING Player, School Att.-Yards Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro 33-324 Byer Pickana, Southeast 27-323 Drexal McAmis, Field 55-288 Jack Eye, Windham 17-241 Lucas Manderbach, Aurora 21-237 Landon McClain, Waterloo 32-140 Janiere Cook, Streetsboro 11-131 Xavier Board, Aurora 20-131 Harper Troyer, Garfield 16-124 Marcus Council, Streetsboro 17-118 Victor Brown, Field 20-107 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor The Pigskin Picks Challenge enters Week 3. The first two weeks have shown a bit of parity throughout the competitors. This week’s picks are sponsored by Water Street Tavern in Kent. Before we look at this week’s list of games and selections, let’s first review the records following the […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 2024 VOLLEYBALL MCDONALD DEF. WATERLOO, 25-21, 25-14, 25-10 (At Waterloo) Waterloo: Arianna Rebecchi, 6 kills, 3 digs; Delaney Miller, 1 kill, 8 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist; Brilyn Eddy, 5 digs, 18 assists; Isabelle McKenna, 4 kills, 1 block; Isabella Kozma, 1 kill, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 block, […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL   STATISTICAL LEADERS ACES Quinn Justham, Windham, 22 Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 15 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 10 Mollie Mathews, Field, 10 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 9 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 9 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 8 Allison Strickland, Rootstown, 7 Addy Germann, Rootstown, 6 Olivia Dyer, Field, 6 Morgan Stoicoiu, Field, 6     SERVICE POINTS […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 12 Erin Hallis, Crestwood, 12 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 10 Ava Julian, Crestwood, 6 Liv Martini, Crestwood, 6 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 5 Delilah Rahe, Field, 5 Reese Tucker, Field, 4 Mayara Krifa, Kent Roosevelt, 4 Julia Boyle, Waterloo, 3 Natalie Clark, Ravenna, 3 Elliott Smallfield, Rootstown, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer GIRLS GOLF SOUTHEAST REMAINS UNBEATEN Southeast girls improved their record to 12-0 overall and 8-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division with a victory over Champion at Olde Dutch Mill in Lake Milton on Wednesday. Taylor Blazek continued her dominating run in matches, firing a 39 to earn […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2024 VOLLEYBALL WINDHAM DEF. LORDSTOWN, 25-11, 25-12, 25-20 (At Windham) Windham: Quinn Justham, 23 assists, 15 points, 6 aces; Sara Guigni, 25 kills, 4 blocks; Sydnie Sweet, 13 digs.     TUESDAY CRESTWOOD DEF. FIELD, 25-12, 25-20, 25-12 (At Crestwood) Crestwood: Mia Kalista, 9 points, 3 aces, 12 assists, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   BOYS GOLF THE PIRATES EARN ANOTHER TIGHT VICTORY The Southeast Pirates improved their record to 9-2 in the MVAC Gray Division with a four-stroke victory over the Garfield G-Men 188-192 on Tuesday. James Morgan again was the best on the fairways, firing a 2-over-par 38 on his way to […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Portage Sports proudly introduces its new series called “Coaches in the Classroom.” The series celebrates coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Waterloo High School’s Mike Devies who is in his 10th year […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Some of the greatest student-athletes in the history of Streetsboro High School will be inducted into the athletic department’s Hall of Fame on Sept. 13. The group will be recognized at the Rockets’ Friday home football game against Coventry in Week 4. The induction class includes six: Ken […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER CRESTWOOD 12, PAINESVILLE HARVEY 1 (At Crestwood) GOALS Crestwood: Erin Hallis 4, Ava Julian 2, Taylor Larch, Liv Martini, Alyssa Hallis, Lilly Stoots, Hailey Persarchek. ASSISTS Crestwood: Larch 6, E. Hallis, Julian, Martini.     BOYS SOCCER CRESTWOOD 6, LABRAE 1 (At Crestwood) GOALS Crestwood: Elijah […]

The 1948 Atwater High School football team won the Portage County League championship. The Spartans finished the season with a 6-3 record, sharing the title with Ravenna Township High School. The team’s week-by-week results were: Week 1: Atwater 12, Goshen 0 Week 2: Suffield 13, Atwater 0 Week 3: Coventry 13, Atwater 0 Week 4: […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Growing up, afternoons in the fall were filled with soccer for Alana Santiago. That changed the moment she chose to join the school’s Girls on the Run program in sixth grade. “It started a running obsession for me,” said the Mogadore High School junior cross country standout. It […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY OATCCC STATE POLL DIVISION I School, Points (1st-place votes) Hilliard Davidson, 240 (12) Mason, 217 Avon, 198 Perrysburg, 169 Dublin Jerome, 153 Lancater, 149 Loveland, 141 Rocky River, 136 Olentangy Liberty, 112 Talawanda, 110 Lakota West, 105 Wadsworth, 100 Beavercreek, 87 Shaker Heights, 81 Centerville, 69 Others receiving votes: Milford, […]

2024 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Southeast High School girls soccer program. Here is the school’s first team in 1995. Coached by Dean Dunlavy, who remains the Pirates’ coach to this day and entered the 2024 season with 234 career wins.

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer Coaches often mark milestones by the number of wins, conference championships and other successes their teams earn. They may keep track of their own accomplishments, but don’t necessarily want everyone else to celebrate. Bryan Harvey, the coach of the Roosevelt girls golf team since the beginning of the program, had […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 2024 MARLINGTON ASHLEY WHITE INVITATIONAL (At Marlington High School) DIVISION II-III TEAM STANDINGS  1. CVCA 47; 2. St. Vincent-St. Mary 84; 3. Salem 114; 4. Marlington 134; 5. Tallmadge 152; 6. Chagrin Falls 178; 7. Crestwood 182; 8. Southeast 184; 9. Orange 229; 10. Field 278; 11. […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, AUG. 30, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER SOUTHEAST 1, ROOTSTOWN 0 (At Southeast) GOALS Southeast: Grace Wheeler.     BOYS SOCCER AURORA 3, CHAGRIN FALLS 1 (At Aurora) GOALS Aurora: Cameron Gentille, Coby Conner, Jordan West. Chagrin Falls: Owen Edwards. ASSISTS Aurora: Seitz 2, Brennan Ries. Shots on Goal — Aurora, 7-2. Corner […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   As fall leagues get started at area lanes, Spins Bowl already tallied two 300 games on the lanes this week. Joe Swanson and David Randazzo each rolled a perfect game in the Garden Spot League as Randazzo captured the high series, an 844. Tabitha Schlupe had the high series […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Steve Parker, former head professional and now teaching professional at Portage Country Club and Kent State University alumnus, won the NOPGA Senior Professional Championship at Westbrook Country Club in Mansfield, firing rounds of 69 and 70, 5-under-par. The outstanding 36-hole score earned Parker a three-shot victory over Scott Pollack […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, AUG. 30, 2024 FOOTBALL WEEK 2 SCOREBOARD Ravenna 21, Mogadore 0 Field 24, Bay 17 (OT) (box score not reported) Aurora 48, Lutheran West 0 Rootstown 35, Champion 0 Crestwood 38, Minerva 0 Wooster 31, Kent Roosevelt 14 (box score not reported) Warren JFK 31, Garfield 13 Southeast 41, Mathews 6 Windham […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Statistically speaking, the Ravenna Ravens were not supposed to win on Friday night. When your opponent is Mogadore, a program unmatched in success in Portage County, the numbers will always tilt against you. The Wildcats, who lost in their opener at Field last week, entered Week 2 in […]

By Phil Keren Correspondent Physicality was the name of the game in Warren JFK’s 31-13 victory over Garfield on Friday night in Garrettsville. Noting that physicality is a hallmark of Garfield’s teams, Warren JFK head coach Damon Buente said he urged his players to play a physical brand of football in their visit to Garrettsville. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor After an opening week that was filled with excitement, enthusiasm and plenty of stories, Week 2 is already here. Week 2 does not have the rivalry showdowns like Week 1 did, but the games will be competitive just the same. Portage Sports wishes every team the best of luck […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 2024 GIRLS TENNIS WOODRIDGE 4, RAVENNA 1 (At Ravenna) First Singles — Isabella Kohn (W) def. Whitney Holmes, 6-0, 6-0; Second Singles — Mallory Sterba (R) def. Addison Honey, 7-6, 6-4; Third Singles — Rachel Raid (W) def. Alannah Raffa, 6-1, 6-1; First Doubles — Claire Gregory/Bella Smole (W) […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Football at Windham is always a numbers game. That is the reality of the situation for head coach Jake Eye. His knows it. His players know it. Both also know, though, that they will never let the program’s lower roster size dictate who they can be. They definitely […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Wins are not the only measurement of success for Mike Devies. Entering his 10th season, the Waterloo football coach has focused his development of young men first. His competitive spirit has always been strong and remains passionately alive, but his career record falls low on his priority scale. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Week 2 of the high school football season kicks off on Friday night. Setting the stage for the second week of the Portage Sports Pigskin Picks Challenge. The Week 2 sponsor is Universal Concrete and Excavating. Before we get into each competitor’s selections for Week 2, let’s look […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GOLF STATE RANKINGS Most of the boys and girls golf teams are halfway through their season, with conference tournaments and OHSAA postseason events in the near future. The OHSAA Wanamaker app, the scoring app that teams are using, has teams and individuals ranked in the state and district, with […]

Southeast High School graduate Jenna Fesemyer will compete in her second Paralympic Games beginning on Saturday. Fesemyer, who graduated in the Class of 2015, arrived in Paris earlier this week to begin preparation for her wheelchair racing events. She will compete in three different events, with two of those including a preliminary round to advance […]

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS   ACES Isabella Kozma, Waterloo, 15 Quinn Justham, Windham, 11 Tenley Korosec, Garfield, 10 Mollie Mathews, Field, 10 Charlee Hill, Garfield, 9 Reese Shirkey, Garfield, 9 Emma Butler, Mogadore, 8 Allison Strickland, Rootstown, 7 Addy Germann, Rootstown, 6 Olivia Dyer, Field, 6 Morgan Stoicoiu, Field, 6     SERVICE POINTS […]

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS GOALS Grace Wheeler, Southeast, 12 Alexis Henry, Waterloo, 7 Sarah Craver, Southeast, 5 Delilah Rahe, Field, 5 Reese Tucker, Field, 4 Julia Boyle, Waterloo, 3 Natalie Clark, Ravenna, 3 Elliott Smallfield, Rootstown, 3 Cami Rhodes, Rootstown, 3 Brooklyn Wilson, Field, 3 Multiple tied with 2     ASSISTS Koralee […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28, 2024 GIRLS TENNIS CANTON McKINLEY 4, RAVENNA 1 (At Ravenna) First Singles — Annie Blythe (M) def. Whitney Holmes 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(10-8); Second Singles — Issie Becker (M) def. Alannah  Raffa, 6-2, 6-1; Third Singles — McKinley won by forfeit; First Doubles — Jaylynn Walker/Mallory Sterba (R) def. Gabi […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   For many of the Streetsboro Rockets, Nov. 3, 2023, is a date that still doesn’t sit well. It was the night that the team was eliminated from the Division IV playoffs, 31-28, at West Branch. “They were not satisfied with how the season ended last year,” Streetsboro head […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   The planning is over for Patrick Youel. The fall season is here and he has been deep into it since the middle of July. Youel is the Southeast football head coach, but also serves as the district’s athletic director and assistant principal. All three jobs require a significant […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Rootstown accomplished something in 2022 and 2023 that was accomplished only one other time in Portage County football history. More than a century of football and the Rovers were just the second school to ever produce back-to-back 2,000-yard rushers. The first time it ever happened was with Patrick Boggs […]

The 1968 Ravenna Rams youth football “Farm Division” cheerleaders included (left to right) Tish Rock, Kathy Liston (standing), Kay Castaldi and Marybeth Coates.

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Portage Sports proudly introduces its new series called “Coaches in the Classroom.” The series celebrates coaches throughout Portage County, who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is on Field High School’s Matt Furino, who is in his 34th year […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Mogadore has been Portage County’s pinnacle of consistent excellence for decades. Communities try to emulate the continued success by trying to recreate the formula that has worked for the Wildcats for so long. As most would tell you, it’s easier dreamed than done. Some have built programs that […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Kardell Jackson loves everything about Kent. His hometown has his heart. The fact that he is now the head coach for the same football program that had such an impact on his life, is not something that he takes for granted. “There is a lot of pride and […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   High school girls cross country 2024 season previews. If a school is not included, their preview season preview will publish at a later date.   CRESTWOOD Head Coach: Jim Schweickert, 14th year. Coaching Staff: Greg Cicero. 2023 Record: 2nd in Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division. Returning Letterwinners (5): […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   When the Kent Roosevelt varsity girls golf team turned in their scores in Tuesday’s match against Brecksville, it was more important than just a victory. It marked the 150th win for head coach Bryan Harvey. Harvey, who is in his 13th season, has been with the program since its […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer GIRLS GOLF ROVERS WIN BY ONE STROKE OVER STREETSBORO The Rootstown Rovers topped the visiting Streetsboro Rockets by one stroke at Sunny Hill Golf Course in Brimfield on Tuesday. The Rovers fired 196 to the Rockets’ 197 to walk off the course with the victory. Rootstown’s Alex Biggin fired a […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, AUG. 27, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER FIELD 10, SPRINGFIELD 0 (At Kenneth Lohr Stadium, Brimfield) GOALS Field: Peyton Schock 2, Brooklyn Wilson 2, Kelsey Tucker 2, Mckayla Miller, Reese Tucker, Delilah Rahe. ASSISTS Field: Mckayla Miller 3, Abby Harlin 2, Reese Tucker, Makayla Norman, Peyton Schock, Brooklyn Wilson. VOLLEYBALL STREETSBORO DEF. SPRINGFIELD, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor High school boys cross country team previews for the 2024 season. If a school is not included, their season preview will be published at a later date. CRESTWOOD Head Coach: Jim Schweickert, 14th year. Coaching Staff: Greg Cicero. 2023 Record: 5th in Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division. Returning Lettermen […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Since the joining the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference, the Garfield G-Men have been nothing short of dominant. Undeniably dominant. In three seasons, the G-Men have outscored their league opponents 959 to 293 and have won two league championships. In 2021, Garfield outscored the MVAC 269-94. In 2022, the margin […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   It may have been July, but it may as well have been December in Matt Furino’s eyes. When his football team sprinted out onto the new field turf at Kenneth Lohr Stadium on the final day of installation, all he could think about was Christmas. It takes a […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GIRLS GOLF SOUTHEAST REMAINS UNDEFEATED IN MVAC Taylor Blazek fired a 1-under-par 34 at Olde Dutch Mill to help the Southeast Pirates beat Mineral Ridge 166 to 200 and remain undefeated in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division. Southeast was consistent as Aubree Varga fired a 42 and […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD MONDAY, AUG. 26, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER WATERLOO 2, NEW MIDDLETOWN SPRINGFIELD 1 (At New Middletown Springfield) GOALS Waterloo: A. Henry 2. Springfield: Page. ASSISTS Waterloo: English. Shots on Goal — Waterloo, 13-5. Corner Kicks — Waterloo, 6-1. Goalkeepers/Saves — (W) Wood/4.     SOUTHEAST 8, BROOKFIELD 2 (At Southeast) GOALS Southeast: Grace […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Five years ago, Jack D’Amato sat alongside friends Rich McIntyre and Chris Eyerman to talk about football. More specifically, a vision for what the next five years of Crestwood High School football could look like. D’Amato was considering applying for the coaching vacancy at Crestwood, but before he […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   In Bob Mihalik’s 24 years coaching at Aurora, the success stories have become a regular part of the season. He ascended to the No. 3 spot as Portage County’s winningest coaches last season (201 career wins) and won a state championship in 2008 (while also advancing to the […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   The 54th Portage County Senior Amateur did not disappoint on the final day of competition at Windmill Lakes Golf Club. Scorecard playoffs were involved in two of the divisions before trophies could be awarded and new champions were also crowned in two divisions. On a hot, muggy day at […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer The Kent Roosevelt girls earned their 150th win as a program and successfully completed a victorious week with wins over Green, Solon, Tallmadge and Kenston. The competition against Green was a match play event as Kent earned 8.5 points to Green’s half of a point. Ashlyn Leavery, Ella Houk, Cassidy […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 2024 BOYS SOCCER FIELD 2, MARLINGTON 1 (At Marlington) GOALS Field: Ethan Flores-Soler, Marlington own goal. Marlington: Not reported. ASSISTS Field: Liam Waffen. Goalkeepers/Saves — (F) Caleb Brastine/7.     ROOTSTOWN 4, WARREN JFK 1 (At Warren JFK) GOALS Rootstown: Dylan Boland 2, Bryson Scarlett, Blake Postlethwait. ASSISTS Rootstown: […]

54th PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD (At Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent)   SENIOR DIVISION (Age 50-59) Bobby Wadsworth, Uniontown 72 Chris Minear, Akron 73 Rob Button, Westlake 76 Dove Fall, Windham 77 Christian Richardson, Brecksville 83 Brian Kukoleck, Cuyahoga Falls 86 Ed Marsinek, Shalersville 87 Mark Wilbur, Stow 90 Andrew Coddington, Independence […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   If you haven’t noticed, golf courses are busy. High-school golf has started, collegiate golf teams are practicing and getting ready for tournaments and league play is continuing on a march toward the end of the season. All of that coupled with outings and scrambles makes for filled tee sheets […]

54TH PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR TEE TIMES SUNDAY (Aug. 25th) (At Windmill Lakes Golf Club, Ravenna)   SENIOR (Age 50+) 11:04: Eric Ernsberger, Ravenna; Mike Simons, Stow 11:12: Ed Marsinek, Shalersville; Mark Wilbur, Stow; Andrew Coddington, Independence 11:20: Dove Fall, Windham; Christian Richardson, Brecksville; Brian Kukoleck, Cuyahoga Falls. 11:28: Bobby Wadsworth, Uniontown; Chris Minear, Akron; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Just like so many that came before it, The Game came down to the final moments on Friday at Roosevelt Stadium in Kent. It was the Rough Riders that emerged victorious, using a fourth-down touchdown run by quarterback Yahntae Smith in the third quarter to earn the win. Now […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer SOUTHEAST AVENGES EARLY LOSS The Southeast Pirates suffered their only loss in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division earlier in the week to Champion. But the Pirates did not let that happen again. Firing the team-low score of the season, a 165, Southeast avenged the earlier loss, beating the […]

HGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY, AUG. 23, 2024   WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD Field 14, Mogadore 12 Crestwood 20, Rootstown 2 Garfield 47, Edgewood 27 (box score not reported) Aurora 42, Twinsburg 6 Waterloo 28, Akron Springfield 0 (box score not reported) Kent Roosevelt 14, Ravenna 7 Windham 49, Lisbon David Anderson 7 Streetsboro 29, CVCA 21 […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Matt Furino is in his third stint as the football coach at Field High School. In each of his previous two, he can specifically pinpoint games when he felt his Falcons make a turn toward the promising direction they had worked so hard to find. In the middle […]

54TH PORTAGE COUNTY SENIOR AMATEUR TEE TIMES SATURDAY (Aug. 24th) (At Raccoon Hill Golf Club, Kent) Questions — please text or call Susan Jenior (330-206-9083)   SENIOR (Age 50+) 8:00: Brian Kukoleck, Cuyahoga Falls; Dave Ryan, Stow 8:10: Andrew Coddington, Independence; Ed Marsinek, Shalersville; Mike Simons, Atwater 8:20: Dove Fall, Windham; Chris Minear, Akron; Dave […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Let the fun begin! For the second season, Portage Sports introduces its Pigskin Picks Challenge. A 10-week competition that includes participation from readers who will attempt to pick as many correct game winners as possible throughout the regular season — for a little bit of local glory for the […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   Here we go! Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Week 1. The 2024 high school football season. January 1 may be when everyone recognizes the new year on the calendar, but in many cases, the “feel” for the start of a new year is connected to late August with the […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor     THE TEAM Head Coach: Jake Eye, 7th year, 23-31 career record. Coaching Staff: Rob Penney, defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Chase Eye, special teams coordinator, running backs, defensive backs; Larry Jones, wide receivers, linebackers; Tyler Simcox, offensive line, defensive line; Neil Martino, wide receivers. League: Northeastern Athletic Conference. […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor     THE TEAM Head Coach: Mike Devies, 10th year, 26-66 career record. Coaching Staff: Jeff Sharkey, defensive coordinator; John Foster, defensive backs, wide receivers; Owen Playmate, defensive line; Corey Rakes, offensive line, defensive line; Tyler Brown, wide receivers, defensive backs. League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Division. Playoffs: […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   GIRLS GOLF ROVERS CHALK UP ANOTHER WIN AND ANOTHER NEW RECORD… The Rootstown Rovers fired a team total 196 to beat Springfield by 17 strokes. “This was our first sub-200 score away from Sunny Hill Golf Course,” said Matt Just, coach of the Rovers. The Rovers are in their […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, AUG. 22, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER WATERLOO 3, WOODRIDGE 2 (At Woodridge) GOALS Waterloo: Guth, Boyle, Jenior. Woodridge: Klingensmith, Martin. ASSISTS Waterloo: A. Henry, Jenior, C. Henry. Woodridge: Klingensmith, Martin. Shots on Goal — Tied, 8-8. Corner Kicks — Waterloo, 4-0. Goalkeepers/Saves — (W) Wood/9.     SOUTHEAST 7, LABRAE 1 (At […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21, 2024 GIRLS TENNIS SOUTHEAST 3, WEST BRANCH 2 (At West Branch) FIRST SINGLES: Holly Reynolds (S) vs. Sophia McDonald (WB) – 6-0, 6-1 West Branch. SECOND SINGLES: Makayla Flores (S) vs. Iris Shafroth (WB) – 6-6 (5-7), 5-3, 7-10 Southeast. THIRD SINGLES: Miranda Timko (S) vs. Audrey Mince (WB) […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor Portage Sports proudly introduces its new series called “Coaches in the Classroom.” The series will celebrate coaches throughout Portage County who spend their days in the classroom leading today’s student-athletes to be tomorrow’s leaders. Today’s spotlight is for Crestwood High School’s Wanda Hoffman, who is in her 37th year […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor     THE TEAM Head Coach: Pete Thompson, 13th year, 94-46 career record. Coaching Staff: Wezlee Spence, defensive coordinator, defensive line; Pete Smith, quarterbacks; Dave Verhotz, special teams coordinator, defensive backs; Tom Gerchak, linebackers; DJ Snyder, wide receivers; Connor O’Hara, offensive line, JV coach; James Heath, running backs; Lone […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   THE TEAM Head Coach: Patrick Youel, 15th year, 81-65 career record. Coaching Staff: John Kinsey, offensive coordinator; Joe Callihan, assistant head coach; Rick Reynolds, co-defensive coordinator; Elliott Thomas, co-defensive coordinator; Brady DeRemer, Ronnie Reed, Mike Richeson, Dylan Sitosky. League: Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division. Playoffs: Division V, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   High school volleyball previews for the 2024 season.     AURORA Head Coach: Katie Cicione, 6th year overall, 2nd year at Aurora, 76-59 career record. Coaching Staff: Emma Strobel, Madison Wade. 2023 Record: 19-6 overall (single-season school record for wins), Suburban League champions. Returning Letterwinners (4): Lana Witmer, […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   Herb Page was the men’s golf coach for 41 years of the Kent State University men’s team. When he first started, he realized he needed money to take care of the athletes on the team, expand the schedule and take care of financial challenges. Enter Rich and Dennis Rango. […]

By Susan Jenior Staff Writer   High school girls tennis previews for the 2024 season. Teams not included did not submit team information by the publication deadline and will be spotlighted at a future date.   AURORA Head Coach: Vincent Cannata, 2nd year, 15-7 career record. Last Year: 15-7 Returning Letterwinners (6): Kamy Milano, jr.; […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   THE TEAM Head Coach: Tom Hannah, 27th year overall, 1st at Rootstown, 132-123 career record. Coaching Staff: Chris Kosiorek, assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, defensive backs; Al Hodakievic, offensive line, defensive line; Don Jones, wide receivers, linebackers; Kyle Fitzpatrick, quarterbacks, defensive backs, JV coach; Gaige McIntyre, offensive line, […]

By Tom Nader Publisher and Editor   THE TEAM Head Coach: Brian Coman, 1st year. Coaching Staff: Brett Dubinsky, co-offensive coordinator, running backs; Lester Carney, co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers; Davon Coman, quarterbacks, outside linebackers; Corey Gibson, offensive line; Devin Shipp, co-defensive coordinator, linebackers; Darshan Sanders, special teams coordinator, defensive line. League: Metro Athletic Conference. Playoffs: […]

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, AUG. 20, 2024 GIRLS SOCCER FIELD 6, NORTON 1 (At Field) GOALS Field: Delilah Rahe 4, Kelsey Tucker, Brooklyn Wilson. ASSISTS Field: Reese Tucker 3, Olivia Prof 1, Carlee Fafrak 1. Goalkeepers/Saves – (F) Carlee Fafrak/6.     WATERLOO 3, ELLET 0 (At Waterloo) GOALS Waterloo: A. Henry 2, Boyle 1. […]