High school news, features and notes
- 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
- 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
Ellet, Firestone set to meet in City Series baseball play this week
The undefeated teams in City Series baseball will square off Monday and Wednesday.
Ellet (17-8, 10-0) and Firestone (13-13, 10-0) will meet twice this week at 4:30 to determine who wins the regular season title.
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Nick scores Nick to lead Twinsburg over Walsh Jesuit
Seniors Nick Jaworski and Nick Medwetz each played starring roles in Twinsburg’s 1-0 baseball victory over host Walsh Jesuit in a Division I sectional final Friday.
Jaworski, a right-hander, tossed a complete-game shutout and also batted in Medwetz for the lone run. Medwetz hit a triple prior to scoring.
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Hit No. 4 is a home run for Buckeye's Tom Metheney
Buckeye senior Tom Metheney entered last week with three hits in 15 at bats this season. His primary role is to play first base as a defensive replacement late in games.
Metheney’s fourth hit of the season turned into a memorable one when he smacked a solo walk-off home run in the seventh inning Tuesday to lift the host Bucks over visiting St. Vincent-St. Mary 8-7 in Akron Division II sectional final. It was Metheney's first home run at any level of baseball.
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David Lough of Green called up to major leagues by Royals
David Lough of Green High was called up by the Kansas City Royals today. The Royals part at the Oakland A’s tonight.
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Ellet scores baseball win to advance to Division I sectional final
Ellet 7, Massillon Washington 3 – The host Orangemen (17-7) utilized a four-run third inning and a two-run sixth inning to defeat the Tigers (10-15) in this Canton Division I sectional semifinal baseball game Thursday.
Pitcher Andrew Myers worked six solid innings to notch the win. Russell Kline hit two doubles and finished with two runs batted in. Andrew Neal and Brandon Hendershot each contributed two hits.
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