High school news, features and notes
- St. Vincent-St. Mary junior linebacker Dante Booker Jr. commits to Ohio State; 9th Buckeyes recruit
- High school sports roundup — May 22
- Walsh Jesuit, Field set to meet in Akron Division II softball district final Thursday
- Softball Division II district semifinals: Fairless, Springfield advance
- High School Spotlight — May 22
- High school notebook: Twinsburg confident after defeating Walsh Jesuit in sectional for second year in a row
- High school baseball/Firestone 8, Ellet 6: Falcons win, set up showdown in City Series championship game
- Division II district baseball final/Archbishop Hoban 8, Tallmadge 1: Knights click to advance to regional
- Division I district softball/Medina 5, Barberton 2: Megan Paradise pitches Bees into district final
- High school sports roundup — May 21
- Cuyahoga Falls names Sean Flaherty new football coach
- St. V-M alumni say goodbye to old gym, set to be gutted Wednesday
- High school baseball: Starting pitching leads Hoban, Tallmadge to district semifinals wins
- High school sports roundup — May 20
- Ellet gains early edge on Firestone to win 12-3
- Track and field: Area standouts seek standout postseason performances
- Ellet, Firestone to compete for title
- Nordonia boys, Green girls win Suburban League track and field team titles
- High school sports roundup — May 18
- High school track/City Series Meet: Buchtel boys, Firestone girls take titles
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Baseball: Division II regional tournament
Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter Nate Ulrich
Division II
Where: Hudson High School.
Schedule: Canfield (25-4) vs. Canton South (21-7), 2 p.m. Thursday; Parma Heights Holy Name (19-4) vs. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (18-9), 5 p.m. Thursday.Outlook: Seniors Nate Clark, Justin Gill and Devon Torrence each had three hits to lead Canton South to its third district title in six years with a 7-2 win over Minerva. Sophomore pitcher Matt Wilson, a left-hander, earned the win for the Wildcats in their district final. Canfield won its second consecutive district title by defeating Poland Seminary 5-0.
Where: Heise Park in Galion.
Schedule: Sandusky Perkins (22-5) vs. Walsh Jesuit (23-4), 2 p.m. Thursday; Highland (22-5) vs. Defiance (27-3), 5 p.m. Thursday.
Outlook: Junior David Starn pitched a complete game to lead Walsh Jesuit to its eighth district title in 11 seasons with an 8-2 win over Tallmadge. Senior Dan Sherwood had two RBI for the defending state champion Warriors in their district final. Sherwood, a University of Toledo recruit, is hitting .425 with 36 RBI and eight home runs this season. Sandusky Perkins defeated Fostoria to win its second district championship in a row. Senior Ben Klafczynski, a Kent State recruit, went 3-for-3 and pitched a one-hit shutout as Highland defeated Brookside 10-0 to win its first district title. Defiance beat Elida 10-3 to win its third consecutive district title.Note: Regional finals are at 2 p.m. Friday.
