By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Ten weeks were not enough to crown a champion in the 2025 Portage Sports Pigskin Picks competition.

After picking 110 games, Jim Manion and Tom Rauber finished the regular season with an identical 94-16 records.

It has set up a Week 11 playoff showdown between the two, with each trying to pick the correct winner in four first-round playoff games:

    • West Geauga at Streetsboro

    • Madison at Kenston

    • New Middletown Springfield at Wickliffe

    • Brunswick at Massillon Jackson

Manion’s picks include Streetsboro, Kenston, Wickliffe and Jackson.

Rauber’s picks include Streetsboro, Madison, Springfield and Jackson.

As for everyone else in the competition, thank you for joining us all for 10 weeks of fun.

Here are all of the final records (sans Manion and Rauber until we see what happens on Friday night).

UPDATED STANDINGS

Jim Manion 94-16 (9-2)

Tom Rauber 94-16 (10-1)

Brian Kinter 91-19 (10-1)

John Lehner 91-19 (11-0)

Mike Keegan 91-19 (10-1)

Matt Shull 91-19 (11-0)

Bob Rick 90-20 (10-1)

Tim Grajek 90-20 (10-1)

Kayne Smith 90-20 (10-1)

Tom Byich 89-21 (10-1)

Chuck Ulrich 88-22 (10-1)

Justin Greene 88-22 (10-1)

Chris Myers 88-22 (10-1)

Jeremy Allen 88-22 (11-0)

Tom Nader 87-23 (9-2)

Jon Hannan 87-23 (11-0)

Deian Longgood 86-24 (9-2)

Ron Evans 85-25 (9-2)

Alex Blake 84-26 (9-2)

Aaron Eads 84-26 (9-2)

Drew Flarida 83-27 (11-0)

Gary Humberson 82-28 (10-1)

Ryan Smith 82-28 (10-1)

Chip Bittecuffer 80-30 (9-2)

Frank Hairston 80-30 (10-1)