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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Player of the Game
BASEBALL
Galion Division II Regional
Highland 11, Defiance 10
Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Highland senior outfielder/pitcher Ben Klafczynski
Klafczynski relieved starter Cory Johnston in the top of the fifth inning. Klafczynski was able to stop the bleeding after Defiance scored nine of its 10 runs in the first three innings.
Klafczynski allowed no earned runs, two hits, one walk and struck out three in 2 2/3 innings of work. He earned the win to improve his record to 3-1.
I tried to "get ahead with my fastball and just try to spot my curveball, mix it in there to keep them off balance," Klafczynski said. "We're in tight situations when they get guys on. I tried to get ahead (in the count), and that's what I focused on."
Klafczynksi also reached base all five times he came to the plate. He reached on a fielder's choice and was intentionally walked four times. He scored twice to help Highland (23-8) advance to a regional final against Sandusky Perkins (23-5) at 2 p.m. today at Heise Park in Galion.
