High school news, features and notes
- St. Vincent-St. Mary wins Div. II district
- Volleyball: Walsh Jesuit wins state semifinal
- Michalik’s one-hitter honors fallen friends, lifts Brunswick to district title
- Cloverleaf’s Dunbar, Copley doubles teams going to state
- High school sports roundup — May 25
- Division I baseball district semifinals: Explorers, Blue Devils advance to district final
- Division I district track and field: Cuyahoga Falls’ Nicole Waibel, Nicole Rozsa go 1-2 in girls pole vault, Firestone’s Thomas tops the girls 400
- High school sports roundup — May 24
- GlenOak and Perry girls tie for district title; GlenOak boys victorious
- Ohio State recruiting: St. V-M’s Dante Booker commits to Buckeyes
- Division II district final softball/Walsh Jesuit 4, Field 2: Lexi Noonan, Taylor Rahach lead Warriors to district title
- High school sports roundup — May 23
- Division II district final softball/Fairless 2, Springfield 1: Falcons advance to regional
- Barberton hires Greg Whitmer as girls basketball coach
- 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
Varsity Letters
Ben Klafczynski earns All-American status
Highland senior center fielder Ben Klafczynski was named to the 2007 Louisville Slugger All-American team.
Klafczynski, a Kent State recruit, hit .613 with 12 home runs and 51 RBI to lead the Hornets (23-9, 11-3 in the Suburban League) to their first appearance in a regional championship game. He also recorded 18 steals in 19 attempts and scored 43 runs. As a pitcher, Klafczynski went 3-2 with a 1.97 ERA and three saves. He also struck out 23 batters in 22 innings of work.
Klafczynski holds school records for career home runs (30) and career RBI (125).
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