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Browns vs. Lions live …
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Akron trounces Howard to reach .500
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Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
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Robiskie, Harrison inactive
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Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
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Car Chase:
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Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
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Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
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Published on Friday, Nov 06, 2009
Hurt player's family
releases statement
Dan and Mariann Wiita, the parents of Highland football player Kory Wiita, have released their first public statement since their son's injury last Friday.
''We have been so thankful for all the prayers and good wishes,'' Dan Wiita said. ''But Kory would want kids to go out and play hard and focus on winning.''
Kory, a senior defensive back for the Hornets, fractured three vertebra in his neck while making a tackle in last Friday's game against Cloverleaf. He remains in critical condition at Akron Children's Hospital.
Players from Highland and Wadsworth have put Kory's No. 32 on their helmets. Highland plays Warren Howland in a Division II playoff game tonight,and the Howland players have signed his online guestbook.
''Kory would want nothing more to be at the game, but is fighting for his own type of victory,'' Mariann Wiita said. ''Kory is getting better and stronger each day. He knows everyone is rooting for him and feels the love and support of the community.''
Barberton to induct
nine in hall of fame
Nine people will be inducted into the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame during a banquet at 6 p.m. Nov. 25.
Inductees are the late Paul Ratay (football), Jeff Finley (football), Jeff Sharkey (football), Jim Graham (basketball), Les Niehaus (track), Latrell Jackson (basketball), Ernie and Gail Penko (O.C. Barber Award) and Clarence Gable (President's Award).
Tickets are $30 per person and can be ordered by sending checks or money orders payable to the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame to P.O. Box 214, Barberton, OH 44203.
For more information, call David Cooper at 330-753-4904.
Newspaper seeking
sports information
Attention, athletic directors and winter sports coaches.
Akron Beacon Journal information sheets for each winter sport are available online. Coaches are asked to go to http://www.ohio.com/highschoolforms and print the appropriate documents for boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, boys and girls swimming, wrestling, gymnastics and ice hockey. Completed forms then may be faxed to 330-996-3629.
At a minimum, the Beacon Journal is requesting a printed roster and team contact information to help ensure accuracy with box scores.
If coaches prefer, the requested information can be sent in any other suitable format. It can be e-mailed to bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com or faxed to 330-996-3629. Please send the information as soon as possible.
— Staff report
Hurt player's family
releases statement
Dan and Mariann Wiita, the parents of Highland football player Kory Wiita, have released their first public statement since their son's injury last Friday.
''We have been so thankful for all the prayers and good wishes,'' Dan Wiita said. ''But Kory would want kids to go out and play hard and focus on winning.''
Kory, a senior defensive back for the Hornets, fractured three vertebra in his neck while making a tackle in last Friday's game against Cloverleaf. He remains in critical condition at Akron Children's Hospital.
Players from Highland and Wadsworth have put Kory's No. 32 on their helmets. Highland plays Warren Howland in a Division II playoff game tonight,and the Howland players have signed his online guestbook.
''Kory would want nothing more to be at the game, but is fighting for his own type of victory,'' Mariann Wiita said. ''Kory is getting better and stronger each day. He knows everyone is rooting for him and feels the love and support of the community.''
Barberton to induct
nine in hall of fame
Nine people will be inducted into the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame during a banquet at 6 p.m. Nov. 25.
Inductees are the late Paul Ratay (football), Jeff Finley (football), Jeff Sharkey (football), Jim Graham (basketball), Les Niehaus (track), Latrell Jackson (basketball), Ernie and Gail Penko (O.C. Barber Award) and Clarence Gable (President's Award).
Tickets are $30 per person and can be ordered by sending checks or money orders payable to the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame to P.O. Box 214, Barberton, OH 44203.
For more information, call David Cooper at 330-753-4904.
Newspaper seeking
sports information
Attention, athletic directors and winter sports coaches.
Akron Beacon Journal information sheets for each winter sport are available online. Coaches are asked to go to http://www.ohio.com/highschoolforms and print the appropriate documents for boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, boys and girls swimming, wrestling, gymnastics and ice hockey. Completed forms then may be faxed to 330-996-3629.
At a minimum, the Beacon Journal is requesting a printed roster and team contact information to help ensure accuracy with box scores.
If coaches prefer, the requested information can be sent in any other suitable format. It can be e-mailed to bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com or faxed to 330-996-3629. Please send the information as soon as possible.
— Staff report
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