High school news, features and notes
- 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
- OHSAA announces competitive balance proposal failed, transfer rules softened
- High school softball Division I sectional/Barberton 11, Ellet 1: Magics rally around mourning teammates in victory over Orangemen
- OHSAA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights - 05/16-13
- OHSAA announces competitive balance proposal for high school sports fails in close vote
- High School Spotlight — May 15
- St. V-M advances to sectional final in softball
- High school notebook: Walsh Jesuit’s Conzaman to retire
- High school sports roundup — May 15
- Grant Conzaman set to retire as Walsh Jesuit Athletic Director in June
- Track and field league championship meets galore this week
- Lake’s Tyler Straley signs to play baseball at Malone
- Revere senior Emma Gresser signs to swim at University of Cincinnati
- OHSAA set to announce referendum voting results Thursday
- Stow senior KC Kolke signs to play soccer at Lake Erie College
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Walsh Jesuit baseball ranked No. 1 in country
The Walsh Jesuit High School baseball team received the No. 1 overall ranking in the country for the first time in program history.
The Xcellent 25 Poll conducted by CBSSports/Maxpreps tabbed Walsh as the No. 1 team in the nation with a 12-0 record entering Thursday. Kevin Askeland of Maxpreps organized the poll.
Tyler Skulina, Johnny Fasola, Greg Greve, Ryan Berry, Patrick Ammar, Marco Caponi, Anthony Marotto and Zach O’Driscoll are the Warriors top seniors.
Juniors Nate Lundy, Tim Faix and Jake Nogalo are also key contributors for Walsh along with sophomores Michael Marsinek and Forrest Perron and freshman Cassidy Brown.
"We have taken advantage of our depth," Walsh coach Chris Kaczmar said. "We have gotten contributions from the top, middle and bottom of our batting lineup. Our starting pitchers and relievers have performed well too."
The Warriors are also currently ranked No. 2 nationally by Rivals.com, No. 3 by ESPNRise, No. 5 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 5 by USA Today, No. 9 by PerfectGameCrosschecker, and No. 13 by Baseball America.
Walsh’s previous high ranking was No. 6 nationally by USA Today in 2006 when Chad Rodgers and Bobby Simone led the Warriors to the Division II state title under Kaczmar, a Walsh graduate.
