By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The first Portage Sports All-Star basketball games will tip off tonight (Wednesday, April 10) at Ravenna High School.

This will be the first public event for Portage Sports, and I am excited to bring it to everyone.

Both the boys and girls basketball games will be hosted at Ravenna High School, with the girls game scheduled for a 5:45 p.m. start and the boys to follow at 7 p.m.

Presale tickets are available for $3 by sending payment via Venmo (@PortageSports). Tickets at the door tonight will be $5.

Children 10 and under, as well as seniors 65 and older, are free for both games.

Some details about the event:

GIRLS TEAM ROSTERS

TEAM NORTH

COACH: Carl Singer, Streetsboro

1 — Hannah Ward, Crestwood

2 — Sam Stask, Aurora

10 — Mariah Woods, Windham

11 — Julia Miller, Aurora

12 — Becca Brady, Crestwood

15 — Briah Daniel, Windham

20 — Zoey May, Garfield

21 — Naomi Benson, Streetsboro

23 — Ella Kassan, Streetsboro

24 — Arie Wilson, Kent Roosevelt

33 — Zariyah Taylor, Kent Roosevelt 

TEAM SOUTH

COACH: Joe Leonard, Rootstown

1 — Colbie Curall, Rootstown

4— Shamyah Henderson, Ravenna

5 — Alexandria Morris, Southeast

12 — Emerson Smallfield, Southeast

13 — Amelia Morris, Mogadore

20 — Delilah Rahe, Field

22 — Brook McIntyre, Mogadore

23 — Brooklynn McIntyre, Rootstown

34 — Ally Harlin, Field

35 — Nadia Lough, Rootstown

40 — Jenna Canale, Southeast

BOYS TEAM ROSTERS

TEAM NORTH

COACH: Nick Marcini, Streetsboro

1 — Charles Ivory, Streetsboro

2 — Preston Gedeon, Garfield

3 — Dekota Johnson, Crestwood

4 — Jackson Gula, Streetsboro

5 — Charlie Schweickert, Crestwood

6 — Brock Habbyshaw, Aurora

8 — Carlos Bruton, Windham

10 — Aidan Hill, Garfield

15 — Jaden Dennison, Kent Roosevelt

20 — Grant Leslie, Kent Roosevelt

23 — Cooper Carnahan, Aurora

TEAM SOUTH

COACH: Russ Swartz, Mogadore

0 — Jackson Eichler, Waterloo

1 — Corey Lehner, Mogadore

2 — Case Myers, Southeast

3 — Garrett Sprutte, Southeast

4 — Cameron Mahone, Rootstown

5 — Grady Eader, Field

11 — Aiden Rodstrom, Rootstown

12 — Layne Miller, Mogadore

13 — Manny Smith, Field

20 — Nick Papiska, Field

23 — Curtis Ross, Ravenna

25 — Drew Flarida, Waterloo

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

5 p.m. — Doors open

5:30 p.m. — Girls All-Star Game warmups

5:45 p.m. — Girls All-Star Game

6:30 p.m. — Girls All-Star Game MVP presentation

6:45 p.m. — Boys All-Star Game warmups

7 p.m. — Boys All-Star Game

7:45 p.m. — Boys All-Star Game MVP presentation

THE PEOPLE

   • The games will be officiated by Class 1 certified OHSAA officials: James Dod, Jimmy Gooden and Rick Macer.
• Volunteering at the ticket table will be Marty and Jane Hill.
• Mogadore’s Jack Hugg will serve as the Public Address Announcer for the evening.
• The James A. Garfield High School pep band will provide the musical backdrop for the night.

     • The scorebook will be kept by Rootstown teacher and middle school boys basketball coach Joe Siciliano.