Walsh Jesuit baseball coach Chris Kaczmar recently announced that the Warriors are nationally ranked for the fifth time in the past six years.

The Warriors are ranked in three pre-season polls, No. 22 in the ESPN Rise Pre-Season Fab 50 Poll, No. 26 in the Collegiate Baseball News Pre-Season Poll and No. 66 in the Perfect Game Cross Checker Top 100 pre-season high school baseball teams of 2009.

Girls and boys basketball, including undefeated Smithville, the City Series and more on sectionals are just some of the topics featured by Akron Beacon Journal sports writers Michael Beaven and Jonas Fortune in this weeks Prep Talk.

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.

NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign at a later date.

Here is a look at where the area's top football players are going, according to Scout.com

John Pettigrew
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Running back
5'8, 177 pounds
College: Bowling Green

Highland stand out football players Chris Snook and Tyler houska each have one last prep game to play before heading off to college. The seniors will participate in some upcoming all-star games. The press release is below:

For Immediate Release
Highland standouts to play in all-star football games