High school news, features and notes
- 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
- High school sports roundup — May 17
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Canton South's Bowles commits to Ohio State baseball
Canton South junior pitcher Logan Bowles committed to Ohio State Saturday, the first player in the Buckeyes 2012 baseball recruiting class.
``Its special,’’ Bowles said of the being the first in the recruiting class. ``It means they are interested me and I want to play there. I am excited for it.’’
Bowles, a 6-foot-3, 175 pound right-handed pitcher, impressed the Buckeyes and first-year coach Greg Beals last weekend at an invite only showcase.
He pitched two innings and struck out five. His fastball was clocked at 87 mph on the radar gun. He also finished 3-for-5 hitting with a double and two RBI.
The Buckeyes first noticed Bowles in a summer tournament at Dayton University, playing for the 17U Stark County Terriers.
Long and thin, Bowles possesses a projectable body type that could easily add bulk and a few more miles an hour onto his fastball.
His priority in Columbus will be to pitch, although the Buckeyes will also give him an opportunity to hit and play first base too.
He cannot officially sign with Ohio State until November of next year.
OTHER AREA BASEBALL VERBAL COMMITMENTS
(Note: this list is no way complete. In fact, it needs to grow. Please make us aware of all your baseball happenings, verbal commitments and overall news by E-mailing me, Jonas Fortune at jfortune@thebeaconjournal.com or the Beacon Journal news room at BJsports@thebeaconjournal.com.)
CLASS OF 2011
(In alphabetical order)
John Birkbeck, GlenOak
-- Right-handed pitcher, committed to Kent State
Brian Clark, Stow
-- Left-handed pitcher, committed to Kent State
Zac Edwards, Hudson
-- Right-handed pitcher, committed to St. Bonaventure
Matt Ellenbest, Medina
-- Right-handed pitcher/ first base, committed to Cleveland State
Tim Faix, Walsh Jesuit
-- Left-handed pitcher, Committed to Kent State
Jason McPeek, Stow
-- Right-handed pitcher/ outfield, committed to Cleveland State
Tommy Monnot, GlenOak
-- Catcher/corner infielder, committed to Kent State
Joshua North, Barberton
-- Right-handed pitcher, Committed to Youngstown State
Sawyer Polen, Wooster Triway
-- Infielder, committed to Kent State
Lucas Sokol, Hoban
-- Catcher, committed to Toledo
Kyle Vozar, Medina Highland
-- Catcher, committed to Cleveland State
