RIVALRY WIN FOR EAST CANTON 🐝🏈🔥 East Canton pulled away in the second half to defeat Malvern 33-12 in the battle of the Hornets! Schrader powered the ground game with 126 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Cope threw for 108 yards and two scores — both to Stephens, who finished with four catches for 65 yards. Leading 13-6 at halftime, East Canton took control with a 27-yard Cope-to-Stephens touchdown connection and a fourth-quarter interception return for a score. East Canton’s defense held Malvern to just 56 total yards and one net rushing yard. 🔋Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🚨 STRAGGAT PICK ALERT! 🚨 Chase Maurer came up CLUTCH for the Jackson Polar Bears! 🐻‍❄️🏈 The running back scored BOTH Jackson touchdowns—including the game-winner in the fourth quarter—to take down rival North Canton Hoover, 14-7, and clinch the outright Federal League title! 🏆🔥 🔋Powered by @myfitlifept @dylanwasosky @papagyros

🏐 SECTIONAL FINAL WIN! 🦁🔥 Minerva takes down Philo 3-1 to advance to the district semifinals! The Lions bounced back after a second-set loss and finished strong in a tight fourth set. 📊 25-10 | 15-25 | 25-18 | 26-24 ⭐ Ayla Shellenbarger: 18 kills, 7 aces, 6 digs ⭐ Gracie Momirov-Dierick: 8 kills, 1 block ⭐ Adrianna Kashdan: 7 kills, 1 block ⭐ Hudson Shellenbarger: 5 aces, 8 digs, 8 receptions ⭐ Jenna Dowell: 30 receptions, 17 digs ⭐ Addy Kocher: 37 assists, 11 digs “I am very proud of the hustle and heart these girls played with tonight.” — Head coach Tiffany Oaks The Lions move to 14-9 and will take on Indian Valley on Monday at Indian Valley! Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE! ⚽🦁🔥 Minerva is headed to the district semifinals after a tournament thriller against West Holmes! Tied 3-3 after regulation and two overtime periods, the Lions won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4. Parker Linkous made the crucial save before Benjamin Smith buried the deciding kick! 💪 ⚽ Noah Morckel: 2 goals ⚽ Kiptin Kiko: 1 goal 🥅 Shootout conversions: Morckel, Colton Fetty, Kiptin Kiko, Caleb Kiko and Smith “Tonight was the definition of survive and advance, and that’s just what we did, we survived.” — Minerva head coach Tyler Stewart The Lions improve to 9-8-1 and advance to the next round! 🏆 Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏈 ECHS FOOTBALL | STAT LEADERS A powerful ground game. A disruptive defense. Big-time production across the field. 🔥 Through nine games with recorded stats, ECHS has outgained opponents 2,851–1,736 while piling up 30 sacks and 16 takeaways.EC-Season-Stats-through-Week-9.pdf 💨 Schrader: 1,528 rushing yards and 19 rushing TDs, plus two receiving TDs and a kickoff-return score. 🎯 Cope: 1,106 passing yards, eight TDs and a 62.35% completion rate. 🙌 Stephens: 56 catches, 749 receiving yards and six TDs — plus a team-leading 80 tackles and three interceptions. 🧱 Kandel: 78 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and five sacks. 💥 Mick and Boyle: Five sacks each, sharing the team lead with Kandel. Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

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AAC RUNNER-UP 🐆🏃‍♀️ The Louisville girls cross country team brought home a second-place finish at the AAC meet with 57 points, led by two Leopards in the top three! 🥈 Freshman Hayden Meyer — 19:00.8 🥉 Senior Amelie Anderson — 19:28.9 🔟 Freshman Faith Brown — 9th, 20:36.3 Madelynn Bailey finished 21st (21:47.0) and Stella Blommel placed 22nd (22:31.3) to round out Louisville’s scoring five. Maegan Bellamy took 25th (23:20.6), and Abbriel Demos finished 29th (25:12.8).� 👏 Congratulations, Leopards! 📸 Special thanks to the Meyer family for the stats and photos! Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏌️‍♀️ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP Hoover and Minerva represented Stark County at the OHSAA Division I girls golf state championship! 🔶 HOOVER — 9th | 672 Ellie Hutzler led the Vikings, tying for 15th at 151 after opening with a 1-over-par 71. Frankie Hutzler: T43 | 169 Lauren Kemp: T45 | 170 Gia Remark: 57th | 182 Abigail Duke: T63 | 188 🦁 MINERVA — 12th | 713 Peyton Beaumariage tied for 28th at 159, closing with a 75 as the Lions improved 13 strokes in the final round. Emery Sell: T43 | 169 Delaney Sell: T63 | 188 Savanna Bartley: 70th | 200 Tempi Muck: First round | 108 Molly Fetty: Final round | 101 📍 AROUND THE AREA Walsh Jesuit finished fourth at 628, led by Sarah Vojtko’s fifth-place tie at 143 and closing 1-under-par 69. Canfield placed eighth at 669, with Laney Kleeh tying for 15th at 151. In Division II, Garaway’s Kylie Miller earned STATE RUNNER-UP honors at 142 with rounds of 72 and 70! Ridgewood finished 10th at 785, led by Brynn Harstine’s eighth-place tie at 153. 👏 Congratulations to all our area state competitors! Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear

🏌️‍♂️ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP Lake Center Christian’s Jacob Rainieri and Jackson’s Ben Young represented Stark County at the OHSAA boys golf state championships—and both finished with stronger second rounds! 🐯 JACOB RAINIERI | LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN T12 in Division III | 151 The senior shot 77–74 to finish 7 over par, closing with a three-stroke improvement. 🐻 BEN YOUNG | JACKSON T45 in Division I | 160 The junior followed an 83 with a 77, cutting six strokes in the final round. 📍 AROUND THE AREA Hiland placed fourth in Division III at 630, just two strokes behind the teams finishing at 628. Andrew Beun took THIRD individually at 1-under-par 143, closing with a 4-under-par 68! Joshua Raber: T24 | 160 Marcus Beun: T26 | 161 Jesse Conn: 37th | 166 Austin Miller: T42 | 169 Mogadore finished 11th at 700, improving 20 strokes in the final round. Noah Hopkins led the Wildcats at 168. Archbishop Hoban placed 10th in Division I at 641, with Ben Berridge and Ray Koeberle tying for 29th at 156. Dover’s Austin Levengood tied for 34th in Division I at 159, while Buckeye Trail’s Sam Wayble tied for 30th in Division III at 162. 👏 Congratulations to all our area state competitors! Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🎾 STATE BOUND! 🏆 Ohio’s top high school girls tennis players take the court Thursday as the OHSAA Girls Tennis State Tournament begins at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason! 📍 Lindner Family Tennis Center | Mason, Ohio 📅 Thursday & Friday, October 15–16 ⏰ Play begins at 9 a.m. both days� State titles are on the line at the home of the Cincinnati Open! In the event of inclement weather, matches will move to the venue’s new indoor courts. Follow @OHSAASports for tournament coverage and interviews with the state champions on Friday. Qualifiers and brackets are available on the OHSAA website. Good luck to all the athletes competing on the state stage! 👏🎾 Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏐 SWEEP + A MILESTONE! Lake Center Christian picked up JV and varsity wins over St. John, while Kamden Maninga surpassed 750 career digs! 👏🔥 VARSITY ✅ 25-11 ✅ 25-16 ✅ 25-14 JV ✅ 26-24 ✅ 25-17 📊 VARSITY STAT LEADERS 🏐 Charley Levengood — 19 assists 🏐 Caroline Shelly — 17 assists 🎯 Savannah Brown — 7 aces 🛡️ Kamden Maninga — 14 digs Congratulations to Kamden on the career milestone and to both squads on the sweeps! Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏐 A career milestone for Rylie Clavert! Clavert surpassed 1,000 career assists in GlenOak’s regular-season finale against Marlington! She recorded 14 assists to finish the regular season with 1,008 for her career. 👏 The Golden Eagles fell in four sets: 18-25, 24-26, 25-16, 13-25. 🦅 GlenOak leaders: Rylie Clavert: 14 assists, 5 digs, 1 kill Ruthie Weimer: 16 assists, 8 digs, 4 aces, 1 kill Grace Lattavo: 9 kills, 21 digs, 2 aces MyQuella Lipkins: 7 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist Lucy Garver: 6 kills, 2 blocks Veronica Larson: 4 kills, 3 blocks Ari Wermuth: 24 digs, 3 aces, 1 kill Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🐝 EAST CANTON FOOTBALL | WEEK 8 🏈 A powerful ground game. A disruptive defense. Here’s a look at the Hornets through eight games! 🔥 Schrader: 1,383 rushing yards and 18 rushing TDs, plus two receiving TDs and a kickoff-return touchdown. 🎯 Stephens: 47 catches for 607 yards and five TDs — while leading the defense with 69 tackles and three interceptions. 💪 Kandel: 62 tackles, a team-high 13 tackles for loss and five sacks. Mick and Boyle also have five sacks apiece. 📊 Cope: 961 passing yards, seven TDs and a 62.07% completion rate. As a team, East Canton has piled up 1,599 rushing yards and 22 rushing TDs. On defense, the Hornets have recorded 30 sacks and 15 takeaways while holding opponents to just 79.38 rushing yards per game. 🔋Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏈 FINAL: Carrollton 38, Marlington 11 Levi Kiko powered the Warriors with 150 rushing yards and THREE touchdowns as Carrollton built a 24-0 halftime lead and finished with five scores on the ground. 🔥 Brody Gonda and JaSeon Gerber each added a rushing TD, while the Warriors’ defense opened the scoring with a safety. Marlington scored on a 39-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and added a 32-yard field goal in the fourth. 📊 Total offense: Carrollton 330 | Marlington 200 📍 Both teams move to 2-6. Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🚨 STRAGGAT PICK ALERT 🚨 McKinley Bulldog DeMarlo Rozier Jr. brought the ground game! 🏈🔥 💪 20 carries 💨 135 rushing yards 🙌 1 touchdown The Bulldogs are now 5-0 in the Federal League and 7-1 overall. Powered by @myfitlifept @dylanwasosky @papagyros

🏐 GlenOak sweeps Green 🏐 The Golden Eagles take all three sets: 25-21, 25-23, 25-20! 🦅 🔥 Grace Lattavo: 11 kills, 13 digs, 1 ace & 1 block 💪 Journie Johnson, Veronica Larson & MyQuella Lipkins: 6 kills each 🧱 Lipkins: 4 blocks | Johnson: 3 blocks 🎯 Rylie Calvert: 18 assists & 10 digs 🙌 Ruthie Weimer: 16 assists 🛡️ Ari Wermuth: 16 digs Calvert is closing in on 1,000 career assists! 👏 Tournament seeding is Sunday, and GlenOak wraps up the regular season Tuesday at Marlington. 🔋Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes

🏐 A senior night to remember! Minerva celebrated its seniors with a 3-0 sweep of Steubenville on Thursday! The Lions brought the energy and earned wins of 25-16, 25-14 and 25-20 to improve to 12-9. 🔥 Ayla Shellenbarger powered the attack with 20 kills, while Addy Kocher dished out 27 assists. Emma Catlett added four aces, and Viv Watts contributed three blocks! The freshman and JV teams picked up wins, too, with JV improving to 16-5. 💪 Next up: Canton South on Wednesday

🏐 Perry Volleyball Perry fell to Hoover in three sets: 19-25, 15-25, 16-25. 🐾 Panther leaders: Adysen Hill — 7 kills Sawyer Falvo — 17 assists, 5 service points Ava Newman — 13 digs Melaina Knop — 5 kills, 2 blocks Camille Carbenia — 5 kills, 2 blocks 📍 Up next: Perry hosts Orrville on Saturday Powered by @huebnerchevy @huebnersubaru @myfitlifept @papagyros @reshotsportswear @raisingcanes