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To protect & to serve
JEFFERSON — Small-town life suits Steve Febel just fine and his love for Jefferson has kept him living and working here for most of his life.
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This former Falcon has always been part of successful teams... and nothing’s changed
Jefferson police chief Steve Febel played under some great coaches while a student at Jefferson High School. And he learned a lesson that still holds value today in his current position.
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A Don McCormack column: Meyer stands by former player Hewitt
Paying a Sunday morning visit to the variety store...
Loyalty
Mitch Hewitt was a great football player during his high school days at Chardon, then went on to an excellent career at the next level at Bowling Green State University.
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Pirates to the four
COLUMBUS — Belief turned the number four wild for the Perry girls at the Division II State Country Championships.
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Kreider: ‘It just wasn’t my day’
COLUMBUS — Everything seemed to be aligned just perfectly. It was a bright, sunny day, with temperatures at a reasonable level, at least for November, and conditions that seemed to lend themselves to good performances.
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Beaver boys get what they were looking for
COLUMBUS — For Dan Shafer, Saturday’s opportunity to run in the Division I state cross country meet was a dream realized. For Zack McBride, the event was hopefully a springboard to even bigger things to come.
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State CC Notebook: Rocket power
COLUMBUS — What has been a glorious season for Jefferson High School graduate Jillian (Headley) Walters as the head girls cross country coach at Maplewood High School came to a satisfying end Saturday at the Division III girls state meet.
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Nerves get best of the Beavers
HUDSON – Sometimes, the bright lights of the big stage can get to a team.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION I
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Stow-Munroe Falls 25, 25, 22, 25
Riverside 16, 21, 25, 20
at Ray “Buck” Hyser Gymnasium
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Sports Editor Don McCormack's Mailbag: The Mailbag is bursting!
Print edition only
Don,
Do these advertisers all over this screen know that the SB only puts ‘certain’ information on this website and ‘holds’ other information for their precious print edition?
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Sports Editor Don McCormack's Mailbag -- Continued
Don,
It is amazing that people only see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear. DO NOT be mistaken that our coach Craig Morgan is an amazing man, doing amazing things for our kids. I will not take this time to slander and throw mud. It is pointless. We are all adults, start acting like it. People are responsible for there own actions. We dont have to throw stones at each other. We are not whiners. We are all very proud of what our children have learned in the last 2 years. My son will never forget stepping onto the field at Lakeside last year and excited to have the chance to return. I will not allow him to participate in the garbage being slung. He only wants to play football!!! But I will say, run your league fairly, by the rules and it leaves no room for question.
Braves
(posted on starbeacon.com)
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A Don McCormack column: County 11s are headed in right direction
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Trivia question
Ashtabula County had four high school football teams finish with at least a .500 record this season.
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This week's Mailbag question — whom and/or what are you thankful for, Loyal Readers?
Submit your "Thankful Fors..." to -- donmac@suite224.net
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Classic set for Tuesday
It has been another excellent, perhaps even exceptional, year for volleyball in the area. The last act of it will be played out Tuesday at Lakeside High School.
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A Don McCormack column: Former Lakeside grid coach rolling
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Keeping tabs
Remember Tom Bruney? Like a ship passing in the night, he was the head football coach at Lakeside for one season — 2006.
That fall, he led the Dragons to a 5-5 finish.
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Pirates ready to sail
The pressure-packed portion of the cross country season has ended for the Perry girls.
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Beaver duo raising the bar of expectation
Now that they have achieved their goal of reaching the state cross country meet, Riverside runners Zack McBride and Dan Shafer and coach Phil Baioni find themselves readjusting their goals.
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Area High School Football Statistical Leaders:
OFFENSE
INDIVIDUAL
SCORING
PLAYER SCHOOL PTS
Miles Iverson Madison 110
Devon Anderson Edgewood 102
Tommy Padavick Geneva 94
Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 80
Mitchell Lake Grand Valley 78
L.T. Smith Riverside 66
Jacob Susman Grand Valley 62
Matt Anderson Egewood 54
Ryan Colby Geneva 53
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Scholastic Schedule
SATURDAY , NOV. 7
Volleyball
Division I
Regional championship
at Hudson High School
n Riverside vs. Stow-Munroe Falls (2)
Cross Country
n State Meet, Scioto Downs, Columbus
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A Don McCormack column: Loyal Readers, are you thankful? Tell me all about it
In the 2000 movie, “Pay It Forward,” the young star of the flick, Haley Joel Osment, comes up with an idea that takes off and spreads like wildfire.
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Edgewood's Mallory Kreider has... Great Expectations
The athletes who hold themselves to a higher standard than anyone else can place upon them are a rare breed.
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Beavers bounce another!
HUDSON – The Riverside volleyball team set their goals for the 2009 season one year ago, and has been working toward them ever since.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION I
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Riverside 25, 25, 23, 25
Wadsworth 15, 20, 25, 22
at Ray Buck Hyser Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
SATURDAY , NOV. 7
Volleyball
Division I
Regional championship
at Hudson High School
n Riverside vs. Stow-Munroe Falls (2)
Cross Country
n State Meet, Scioto Downs, Columbus
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A Don McCormack column: Who played the toughest schedule?
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Schedule stuff
A Loyal Reader dropped me a few lines yesterday and asked if now that the 2009 high school football season for the 10 area squads have come to a conclusion if I could revisit our look at the strength of schedule for each team.
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Block party
ASHTABULA — Throughout the season, Geneva volleyball coach Annah Haeseler and Conneaut coach Paula Ghiz could always count on the spiking and blocking powers of girls like Taylor Webb for the Eagles and Nichele Johnson for the Spartans.
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Webb, Prevot best of best
ASHTABULA — The connection between a team’s spikers and their setter is one of the most vital elements for success in volleyball.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
ACWSAA SENIOR
ALL-STAR MATCH
Mariners 25, 25, 25, 25,
Panthers 16, 21, 19, 14
at Mahoney Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
WEDNESDAY , NOV. 4
Volleyball
Division I
Regional semifinal
at Hudson High School
n Riverside vs. Wadsworth (6)
n Stow-Munroe Falls vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (30 min. after first match)
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A Don McCormack column: Former Geneva great passes at 54
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Gone too soon
The life of one of the brightest stars — on and off the playing field — in the storied football history of Geneva High School came to an end last week.
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For the defense
Fifteen Koroshi School of Defense competitors from Ashtabula traveled to Hebron, just outside of Columbus, recently to compete in the Koroshi Open martial arts tournament.
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ACWSAA all-star match on tap tonight
Girls from all eight Ashtabula County schools will participate today in the Ashtabula County Women’s Scholar-Athlete Association All-Star Volleyball Match at SS. John and Paul High School’s Mahoney Gymnasium.
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Trapping season begins Nov. 10
The Ohio Division of Wildlife reports that Ohio hunters and trappers preparing to pursue furbearers will find good populations of these animals during the 2009-2010 season, which begins Nov. 10.
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Outdoors Datebook:
Buck Fever Night
n The Ashtabula County Wildlife Conservation League is having there annual “Buck Fever Night” on Friday Nov. 27 at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds Expo Building in Jefferson, social hour will begin at 4:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner will be serves at 6:30 p.m. Single tickets are $25.
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A Don McCormack column: GV’s Lake caught on just fine
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Gift of grab
Mitchell Lake of Grand Valley had the most productive game by wideout in the 2009 high school football season, saving his best for last.
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Top Performances, High School Football 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 10/30 at Riverside 263
n 2. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 3. Miles Iverson Madison 10/23 at North 235
n 4. Devon Anderson Edgewood 10/30 Conneaut 230
n 5. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 6. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
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Monday Morning QB: Falcons — What’s best for team
Jefferson’s Kyle Hass had been a fullback for the majority of his career for the Falcons. But several weeks ago, he and fellow fullback Andy Santiago were asked to give up playing in the backfield to be offensive linemen.
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Girls run to glory
BOARDMAN — Belief and courage can carry a runner or a team a long way — all the way to Columbus, in fact.
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Two Beavers only guys to punch tickets to Columbus
BOARDMAN — Then there were only two.
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Regional CC Notebook: Former Falcon rockets to state meet
BOARDMAN — Jillian Walters could stop coaching this year and still would feel she had been part of something truly special.
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High school football coverage — available only in our print edition
FRIDAY NIGHT'S RESULTS
AREA SCORES
Lakeside 28, North 24
Edgewood 41, Conneaut 12
University School 46, Jefferson 14
Youngstown Christian 40, Pymatuning Valley 14
Newton Falls 35, Grand Valley 21
Madison 24, Riverside 17
Chagrin Falls 35, Perry 6
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End of the line for Eagles
JEFFERSON — When referring to being quick and passing well, it’s normally a person’s assumption the subject is football.
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A Don McCormack column: Walk a mile in his shoes? Better not!
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Main man
Want to walk a mile in Miles’ shoes? If so, be prepared to be black and blue.
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State High School Football Statistical Leaders:
SCORING
(Min 100 points)
Name School Class TD PATs (1) PATs (2) FG Points
1 Will McEwan New Philadelphia SR 29 0 0 0 174
2 Charles Gresham Heath n/a 28 0 0 0 168
3 Dan Pennington Licking Heights SR 27 0 0 0 162
4 Justin Buenger Patrick Henry SR 27 0 0 0 162
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Sweet 16 for Beavers
EUCLID — Having knocked off the defending 21-time Euclid district champion two days earlier, Riverside volleyball coach Stacy Sepelak feared a letdown from her girls. But there wasn’t even a hint of one on Thursday, as the Beavers defeated Mayfield 25-21, 25-16, 25-18 to win the Division I district championship.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION I
DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP
Riverisde 25, 25, 25
Mayfield 21, 16, 18
at Euclid
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Kreider, Clifford the headliners for regional girls
Pressure. That’s what the girls regional cross country meet at Boardman on Saturday represents for the area’s participants.
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Familiarity could be boon for area boys
The boys regional cross country meet at Boardman on Saturday will be familiar to a number of runners and teams, but it will be new to a few more.
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Major Amos B. Hoople: Light Friday Nights...
Tony the Tiger stood astride his Eaglets’ nest
And for once in his life felt doubly blest,
For his birds could run and they could pass
And they could knock you on your aspirations.
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Area High School Football Statistical Leaders:
OFFENSE
INDIVIDUAL
SCORING
PLAYER SCHOOL PTS
Miles Iverson Madison 104
Tommy Padavick Geneva 92
Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 68
Devon Anderson Edgewood 66
L.T. Smith Riverside 66
Jacob Susman Grand Valley 66
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A Steve Goldman column: Eagles’ situation kind of fuzzy
With just one weekend of football left to play, there are two area playoff contenders left.
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Scholastic Statistics
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
Football
n Conneaut at Edgewood (7, WWOW)
n GV at Newton Falls (7)
n University at Jefferson (7, WFUN)
n Lakeside at North (7:30)
n Youngstown Christian at PV (7)
n Madison at Riverside (7:30)
n Perry at Chagrin Falls (7)
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A Don McCormack column: County 11s still best this century
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Not bad
The seven active Ashtabula County football programs had its best week in a month during Week 9.
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Argh!
For the Perry Pirates, the playoff math is simple – win and they’re in.
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Lakeside’s Kelly latest Ringer
He’s certainly no average Joe.
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Streaks fall in a shootout
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Comfort can go a long way for an athlete — and usually does.
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Scholastic Statistics
BOYS SOCCER
DIVISION I
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL
Mentor 3, Madison 2
(Shootout)
at Madison
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Scholastic Schedule
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
Volleyball
Division I
District championship
at Euclid
n (2) Mayfield vs. (1) Riverside (6)
Division II
District championship
at Jefferson
n (2) Geneva vs. (1) Lake Catholic (6:30)
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A Don McCormack column: Classic will hit milestone
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Classic night
The Star Beacon-Frank Roskovics Senior Classic volleyball match turns legal this fall.
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Geneva KOs West G; Lake is next
JEFFERSON — The Geneva volleyball team was so eager Tuesday night to get to the Division II district championship game Thursday that it nearly was guilty of getting ahead of itself and not getting there at all.
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Riverside makes history by felling mighty Mentor
EUCLID — The Riverside volleyball team has been looking ahead to this all season. Finally, it is reality. But its job is not finished.
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Pieces don’t come together for SJP
KINSMAN — Much like a puzzle, a team has a multitude of pieces. And much like a puzzle, a team can only fit together one way. Each match, every player has to fit exactly into her place, or the picture just isn’t rig
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION II
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL
Geneva 25, 25, 20, 25,
West Geauga 17, 14, 25, 19
at Falcon Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
Volleyball
Division I
District championship
at Euclid
n (2) Mayfield vs. (1) Riverside (6)
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A Don McCormack column: Kearney, Warriors can make history
Paying a visit to the variety store...
On the verge...
The remarkable tale, “Season of Resurrection,” stands a very good chance of having an amazing conclusion.
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Back to work
This is a special night for three area teams who are participating in district semifinal volleyball matches. It’s important for a variety reasons.
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Fall turkey season under way
Hunters harvested 438 wild turkeys during the first five days of Ohio’s fall wild turkey hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The season opened on Oct.10 and will run through Nov. 29.
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Scholastic Schedule
TUESDAY, OCT. 27
Volleyball
Division I
District semifinals
at Euclid
n (2) Mayfield vs. (3) South (5)
n (1) Riverside vs. (4) Mentor (7)
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A Don McCormack column: Pirates win, they’re in; Eagles... ?
Paying a Monday morning visit to the variety store...
Playoff push
Headed down the homestretch of the 2009 high school football season, two area teams are fighting for their respective playoff lives.
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Monday Morning QB: Necessity: Mother of invention
Even Jefferson coach Jimmy Henson had to poke a bit of fun at himself for the Falcons’ offensive approach in Friday’s game with Edgewood. For much of the game, Jefferson operated out of the shotgun formation and even ran a couple plays from the wildcat formation.
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Top Performances, High School Football 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 2. Miles Iverson Madison 10/23 at North 235
n 3. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 4. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
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Scholastic Statistics
MONDAY, OCT. 26
Volleyball
Division III
at LaBrae
District semifinals
n (1) Gilmour Academy vs. (4) Champion (6)
n (2) Berkshire vs (3) Mineral Ridge (7:30)
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A Don McCormack column: HB leaves, but guess who’s back?
With the respective high school fall sports seasons turning for home and headed for the wire, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the whos, whats, whens and wheres for its respective winter sports postseason tournaments.
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Feats with the feet
BAZETTA TOWNSHIP — The conditions Saturday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds for the Division II and III cross country racers were anything but hospitable, but area girls not only survived, they thrived.
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Warriors second to... only one
BAZETTA TOWNSHIP — The best laid plans of mice and men sometime go astray, especially in this season of uncertainty, but fortunately for Edgewood coach Steve Hill, the plan he had worked out for his boys team at Saturday’s Division II district meet was executed to perfection by the Warriors.
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Perry girls pack a big punch at Lakeland
KIRTLAND — The Perry girls cross country team has been operating under the motto, “The strength of the wolf is the pack.” At the Division II district cross country meet at Lakeland Community College on Saturday, the Pirates did all they could to live up to that sentiment.
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Beaver boys put it all together
KIRTLAND — It’s all about family for the Riverside boys cross country team — and a family is exactly how the Beavers see themselves.
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Falcons super in Freeway YFL title game
JEFFERSON — Moving the ball and stopping the other team from doing so is the name of the game in football.
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Midget Football Statistics
FREEWAY YOUTH
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SUPER BOWL
Jefferson Upper Red Falcons 20,
Madison Upper Cowboys 7
at Falcon Pride Stadium
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Scholastic Statistics
FOOTBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
GV 37, Lutheran East 12
at Falcon Stadium
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A Don McCormack column: Meyer, Mirando will be reunited, too
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Familiar faces
There has been much made of Urban Meyer leading his Florida Gators against the team led by the guy who was his offensive coordinator at Florida until this season — Dan Mullen — in his first year as head coach at Mississippi State.
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Bollman: No excuses
It’s no excuses time for Ohio State football. After absorbing a 24-16 loss to Purdue last Saturday, the Buckeyes will attempt to get back on track today (noon, ESPN, WFXJ 107.5 FM The Fox) against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, knowing full well that it must get started on that road now.
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Scholastic Schedule
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
Football
n GV at Lutheran East (1)
n PV at Grove City Christian (7)
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A Don McCormack column: Eagles, Spartans go way back
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Series stuff
Let’s take a look at some historical information regarding the series involving the 10 area teams and their Week 9 opponents:
n Geneva (6-2, 1-0) at Conneaut (1-7, 0-0) 7 (WWOW, WYBL) — Talk about old friends!
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Runners have crosses to bear
In the state of Ohio, the northeast district has few rivals when it comes to cross country.
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Battle of attrition
HUNTING VALLEY — In the game of cat and mouse, the loser is usually the one that tires first.
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Beavers bounce Blue Streaks
EUCLID — So far, Riverside’s run in this year’s Division I district volleyball tournament has gone pretty much as expected.
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Warriors win in loss
JEFFERSON — Sometimes, even though the results may not work out in the desired manner, the energy invested in the attempt is equally important.
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Major Amos B. Hoople: Week 8 — A major disappointment
Harrumph! The only thing worse than playing futileball in bad weather must be playing futileball badly in bad weather.
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A Steve Goldman column: Eagles’ chances likely to go down to wire
With two weekends of football to play, two area teams rank in playoff position. Let’s take a look at them, as well as the one that was still hanging on going into last week:
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Area High School Football Statistical Leaders:
OFFENSE
INDIVIDUAL
SCORING
PLAYER SCHOOL PTS
Miles Iverson Madison 78
Tommy Padavick Geneva 74
Devon Anderson Edgewood 60
Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 60
Matt Anderson Egewood 54
L.T. Smith Riverside 54
Mitchell Lake Grand Valley 50
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Scholastic Statistics
BOYS SOCCER
PREMIER
University School 3, Geneva 1
at Chillcote Field
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Scholastic Schedule
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
Football
n Geneva at Conneaut (7, WWOW, WYBL)
n Edgewood at Jefferson (7, WFUN)
n Chardon at Lakeside (7:30)
n Madison at North (7:30)
n Wickliffe at Perry (7)
n Riverside at South (7:30)
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A Don McCormack column: County 7 still best of the century
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Hangin’ in there
After four consecutive 3-4 weeks, the seven active Ashtabula County high school football teams slumped to a collective 2-5 mark in their Week 8 contests.
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Headed to the big top
JEFFERSON — Geneva volleyball team, you’ve just won a Division II sectional championship. What are you going to do next?
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Take nothing for granted
As the Edgewood Warriors prepare to head to Jefferson and renew their rivalry with the Falcons on Friday at 7 p.m. (WFUN), they do so with one firm belief — the Falcons are better than most people think.
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Anderson is a Ringer
One of the main reasons for the resurgence of the Edgewood football team has been the play of the Andersons.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION II
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Geneva 22, 25, 25, 25,
Conneaut 25, 19, 22, 11
at Falcon Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
THURSDAY, OCT. 22
Volleyball
Sectional championships
at Euclid
n (8) North vs. (4) Mentor (5)
n (10) Madison vs. (1) Riverside (7)
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A Don McCormack column: Brown still has winning qualities
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No surprise
In reading Tom Harris’ excellent profile on former Conneaut multisport standout Stefanie Brown in our Tuesday section, I couldn’t help but just smile and nod my head.
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Reversal of fortune continues
JEFFERSON — Everybody loves a winner and everybody loves winning.
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Spartans impeach McKinley
JEFFERSON — Now that it has its feet wet in the Division II sectional-district volleyball tournament, Conneaut has its sights set on even bigger accomplishments. At the same time, the Spartans know there is a lot of room for improvement if they are to achieve those goals.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION II
SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL
Edgewood 25, 25, 25,
Jefferson 12, 18, 14
at Falcon Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
Volleyball
Division I
Sectional championships
at Euclid
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Lakers keep sailing
The Ashtabula County Lakers Skills Team did its home town proud, participating in the state softball finals for the Special Olympics in Oregon (Ohio).
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A Don McCormack column: Loyal Readers: Send me your 'Thankful Fors'
One of the many really cool aspects of this job is the interaction with you, Loyal Readers.
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What can Brown do for you?
As September eased into October, Stefanie Brown was busy preparing for Halloween. There was nothing easy about the pace the 2001 Conneaut graduate kept, however. She was working against a deadline, creating a haunted house at Modern Woodmen Park, the home of the Quad City River Bandits, in Davenport, Iowa. The display was scheduled to be open Friday, Oct. 2, and it was Brown’s job to see that was done properly and on time.
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Every hunter should be on track
As simple as it sounds, every deer hunter should study whitetail tracks. In fact, it’s good to learn to identify all the tracks you see in the woods, from turkeys to bears.
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Outdoors Datebook:
An Evening in Monte Carlo
n The Ashtabula Sportsmen’s Recreational Land Conservation League (ASRLCL) will be hosting An Evening in Monte Carlo to be held at the Mount Carmel Community Center, 1200 East 21st St., Ashtabula, Ohio on Thursday Nov. 5. Tickets are $35 each or a table of 10 is $300. A light buffet will be served. Doors will open at 5 p.m. For more information or tickets, please call 964-7186 ext. 213.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION I
SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL
North 25, 25, 25
Lakeside 18, 14, 11
at Euclid
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Scholastic Schedule
TUESDAY, OCT. 20
Volleyball
Division I
Sectional semifinals
at Euclid
n (10) Madison vs. (9) Glenville (5)
n (1) Riverside vs. (13) John Adams (7)
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A Don McCormack column: Eitel: Two local 11’s in playoff spots
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Playoff push
Though they both came out in the short end in their Week 8 contests, the Geneva Eagles and the Perry Pirates would be in the high school football playoffs if they began this week.
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Heralds live on
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — “Football is a game of the mind, body and soul,” head coach Dan Riddell said in his pregame speech. “We’re here to win. If we want it, we have to get out there and take it!”
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Monday Morning QB: GV had emotional rescue
Grand Valley and Pymatuning Valley met for the 43rd time Friday night at Grand Valley Stadium with the Mustangs winning their 26th game in the series, 40-6.
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Scholastic Schedule
MONDAY, OCT. 19
Volleyball
Division I
Sectional semifinals
at Euclid
n (6) Chardon vs. (12) John Hay (4)
n (5) Euclid vs. (11) Brush (5:30)
n (7) Lakeside vs. (8) North (7)
Division III
Sectional semifinals
at LaBrae
n (11) Richmond Heights vs. (12) Wickliffe (5)
n (6) PV vs. (9) Cardinal (6:30)
n (10) Garfield vs. (13) Beachwood (8)
Regular season
n Girard at Conneaut
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Top Performances, High School Football, 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 2. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 3. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
n 4. Tommy Padavick Geneva 9/18 at Riverside 196
n 5. Josh Kirby PV 10/2 Mathews 189
n 6. Ben Maxwell Riverside 10/16 at Chardon 180
n 7. Kurtis Marsh PV 10/10 at Lutheran East 179
n 8. Miles Iverson Madison 10/15 at Lakeside 174
n 9. Devon Anderson Edgewood 9/18 at Richmond Hts. 159
n 10. Miles Iverson Madison 9/25 Edgewood 158
n 11. Jacob Susman Grand Valley 9/18 Mathews 156
n 12. Ben Maxwell Riverside 10/2 at Lakeside 151
n 12. Miles Iverson Madison 10/9 Chardon 151
n 14. Kyle George Lakeside 10/2 Riverside 150
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Badger Brave JVs finish season of perfection!
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A Don McCormack column: Meyer a true definition of class
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Special guy
Ashtabula native Urban Meyer is the star of the latest really cool commercial airing on ESPN.
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Bittersweet 16 for Ford
Jefferson senior Shelly Ford wanted to make her move up the leader board at the Division II state golf tournament Saturday.
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Small in size, huge in heart
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — It didn’t have a spectacular halftime show, although the one it did have was great for local cheerleaders. It didn’t have a lot of pregame hype, but what the Ashtabula Midget Football League Super Bowl did have that many super bowls at the pro level often don’t have was a ton of hard hits and a variety of big plays from players who normally would not make them as the Ashtabula Jets claimed an exciting 14-7 overtime verdict over the Andover Cowboys at Lakeside Stadium.
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CC Roundup: PV’s Eastlake runs second at Sim Earich
Kyle Eastlake of Pymatuning Valley chugged to second place in the Division III boys race at the Sim Earich Invitational on Saturday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Conneaut 25, 25, 25
Madison 23, 14, 16
at Garcia Gymnasium
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A Don McCormack column: Falcon Ford shows she’s a class act
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Super Shelly
Yes, Shelly Ford competing for the second consecutive season at the Ohio state golf tournament is a great story, which we’ve been documenting on these pages this week.
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Ford takes step up
Jefferson girls golf coach Sara Dean said one of the things she has tried to stress with Shelly Ford, her senior golfer, is to have perspective.
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High school football coverage — available only in our print edition
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A Don McCormack column: Valley boys to meet for 43rd time
Paying a Friday morning visit to the variety store...
Series stuff
Let’s take a look at some historical series information regarding area high school football teams in their matchups against their opponents tonight.
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Help wanted... needed
For nearly 60 years, youngsters in Ashtabula have grown up playing Little League baseball through the generosity of both volunteers and donors.
But in recent years, it’s been more and more difficult for the league to find people willing to give of their time or money and it is becoming increasingly difficult for those running the league to manage.
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Major Amos B. Hoople: The Major empties his Mailbag!
Harrumpph! This is the time of year I stick my hand in the old mailbag and find out what people have sent me.
Thankfully, with email I no longer get the occasional cow patty from Andover, but some of the correspondence can be pretty interesting, anyway.
Sadly, none of those are fit to print, so you’ll have to settle for the following samples:
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Area High School Football Statistical Leaders:
OFFENSE
INDIVIDUAL
SCORING
PLAYER SCHOOL PTS
Tommy Padavick Geneva 68
Miles Iverson Madison 66
Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 60
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West G makes Falcon Gym its own Wolverena
JEFFERSON — There was all kind of good feeling floating around Falcon Gymnasium on Thursday night.
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A Steve Goldman column: Geneva’s key game is tonight
It’s getting to the point at which things are a bit clearer in the Ohio high school football playoff picture.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
West Geauga 25, 23, 25, 25,
Jefferson 22, 25, 13, 16
at Falcon Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
Football
n Struthers at Conneaut (7, WWOW, WYBL)
n Gilmour Academy at Edgewood (7, WFUN)
n Geneva at Kenston (7)
n PV at Grand Valley (7)
n Jefferson at Lakeview (7)
n Riverside at Chardon (7:30)
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A Don McCormack column: Kenny had just the ticket for buddy
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Remembering K.C.
The past few days have been a bit difficult as those of us who knew Ken Crandall try to somehow find a way to come to grips with his untimely passing at age 47 in Florida on Monday.
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The back nine
It’s go-for-broke week for Shelly Ford. When Jefferson’s senior golfer takes to Ohio State University’s Gray Course on Friday morning for her first of two rounds in the Division II girls state tournament, she will tee off with the knowledge that she can just go into the tournament swinging free and easy.
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Marsh swamps field en route to being the latest Ringer
Most football coaches will tell you that the key to success, at least offensively, is being able to run the ball effectively.
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Week 8 High School Football Preview: Time to make points
This week, it all comes down to points.
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Week 8, High School Football Schedule:
TODAY
n Madison at Lakeside (7:30, WFUN) H
n Aurora at Perry (7) H
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Blue Streaks bow out
What it had hoped would be a big day just didn’t work out for the Madison boys golf team at the Division I district tournament Wednesday at Pine Hills Golf Course.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Geneva 25, 25, 25
Perry 12, 21, 15
at Perry
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Scholastic Schedule
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
Football
n Madison at Lakeside (7:30, WFUN)
n Aurora at Perry (7)
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A Don McCormack column: Tommy & Shirley...
The thing about fairy tales is, they tend to focus more on the happy endings than the journeys that were taken to reach those points.
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A Don McCormack column: About this story...
The tale of Tommy and Shirley, while 62 years in the making in real-life terms — and counting — took longer than it should have to be brought to you.
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Warrior uprising
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — What a difference a few days can make!
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Edgewood 26, 25, 25,
SJP 24, 19, 18
at Edgewood
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Scholastic Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
Volleyball
n Geneva at Perry
n Madison at Euclid (4:30)
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Softball Roundup: Softballers still going at it in fall ball
The Ohio Jaguars split a twinbill in fall ball play Sunday in Cortland.
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Sports Editor Don McCormack's Mailbag: The readers have their say
Points aplenty
Don,
I played for Joe (Chopper) Kearney at Pymatuning Valley from 1976-79.
In our GRC championship year of 1976, we defeated Grand Valley, 76-0.
Please include that in your records.
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: The new man in town...
Jason P. Hadsell has been assigned as the new state wildlife officer for Ashtabula County, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.
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Outdoors Datebook:
OROC Clam Bake
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Gone too soon...
The point guard on a basketball team has many responsibilities — making sure the ball gets up the court, distributing the ball to the scorers in the right spots to maximize their performance, knock down the outside shot to keep opponents honest, be a deadly free throw shooter, keep everyone calm in pressure situations and be the conduit for what the coach wants carried out on the court.
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A Don McCormack column: We’ve lost Jefferson’s Mr. Cool
When I think of Ken Crandall, only one word comes to mind.
Smooth.
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Scholastic Statistics
BOYS SOCCER
NON-CONFERENCE
Geneva 3, Edgewood 0
at Edgewood
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Scholastic Schedule
TUESDAY, OCT. 13
Volleyball
n SJP at Edgewood
n Riverside at Madison (5)
n Perry at Orange
n Geneva at Chardon (5)
n GV at Ledgemont
n Lakeside at North (5)
n Mathews at PV (5:30)
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High school football coverage — available only in our print edition
FRIDAY NIGHT'S SCORES
AROUND OHIO
Ada 48, Convoy Crestview 15
Akr. Firestone 48, Akr. North 14
Akr. Garfield 35, Akr. Ellet 14
Akr. Hoban 31, Elyria Cath. 6
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High school football coverage — available only in our print edition
AREA SCORES
Pymatuning Valley 14, Lutheran East 6
Warren JFK 34, Edgewood 7
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A Don McCormack column: Geneva all by itself in playoff spot
Paying a Monday morning visit to the variety store...
Playoff push
Headed into the homestretch of the 2009 high school football season, the Geneva Eagles are pulling an Eric Carmen — they’re all by themsevles as they stand alone among the area’s 10 teams.
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Monday Morning QB: Marquez’s patience was tested
To say the Jefferson defense caused the Geneva running backs fits on Friday night might be a bit of an understatement.
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Top Performances, High School Football, 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 2. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 3. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
n 4. Tommy Padavick Geneva 9/18 at Riverside 196
n 5. Josh Kirby PV 10/2 Mathews 189
n 6. Kurtis Marsh PV 10/10 at Lutheran East 179
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Scholastic Schedule
MONDAY, OCT. 12
Volleyball
n Conneaut at Harvey (5)
n West Geauga at Perry
n Jefferson at Aurora
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A Don McCormack column: Tribe has the jinx covered
Paying a Sunday morning visit to the variety store...
Solved
So now we know why the Cleveland Indians staggered through the 2009 season like a bunch of extras from George Romero’s 1978 classic, “Dawn of the Dead.”
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CC Roundup: Kreider rules... again
Edgewood’s Mallory Kreider took home the individual championship and Perry’s Abbie Clifford and Marissa Baranauskas finished in top five in the Division II girls race at the Legends Meet at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds on Saturday.
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Midget FB Roundup: AMFL Super Bowl set: Jets vs. Cowboys
Following a pair of hotly contested games, the participants for the Ashtabula Midget Football League Super Bowl have been determined.
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A Don McCormack column: Here’s hoping Lipps gets another crack
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Mr. Bill
As we delve into Week 7 of the 2009 high school football season tonight, yours truly offers a tip of his cap to Bill Lipps.
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David a real Goliath
When Ryan David got the urge to return to the football field, he started knocking on doors. Well, he knocked on one door, anyway. But he got the response he was hoping for, a chance to coach. Two years later, he put his name forward for another coaching position, got the job and is now in his third year as an assistant football coach at Hiram.
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Dragons go down fighting
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — When all else fails, a coach usually looks to the seniors on the squad to pull the team through.
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A Steve Goldman column: Heading toward the wire
We’re getting there. Six weeks down, four to go.
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Major Amos B. Hoople: Hoople recovered from JamBORE
Gadzooks, my fall from grace, not to mention a unicycle, last week at the Grape JamBORE proved costly.
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Area High School Football Statistical Leaders:
OFFENSE
INDIVIDUAL
SCORING
PLAYER SCHOOL PTS
Tommy Padavick Geneva 62
Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 60
Miles Iverson Madison 54
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Mighty Megan still playing
There will be but a lone area player still toiling when the Division I sectional tournament at Brush resumes this morning.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
PREMIER
South 24, 26, 22, 25, 15,
Lakeside 26, 24, 25, 20, 7
at Lakeside Gymnasium
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Scholastic Schedule
FRIDAY, OCT. 9
Football
n Grand Valley at Conneaut (7, WWOW, WYBL)
n Jefferson at Geneva (7)
n Lakeside at South (7:30)
n Chardon at Madison (7:30, homecoming)
n Kenston at Perry (7, homecoming)
n North at Riverside (7:30)
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A Don McCormack column: Warriors can join rare group
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Alive and kicking
We’ve written much about the job coach Joe Kearney and his staff have done resurrecting the Edgewood High School football program.
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Rebel yell
When he was watching film before last week’s game against Riverside, one thing stuck out to Lakeside coach Bill Lipps — the Dragons’ downfield blocking.
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High School Football, Top Performances, 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 2. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 3. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
n 4. Tommy Padavick Geneva 9/18 at Riverside 196
n 5. Josh Kirby PV 10/2 Mathews 189
n 6. Devon Anderson Edgewood 9/18 at Richmond Hts. 159
n 7. Miles Iverson Madison 9/25 Edgewood 158
n 8. Jacob Susman Grand Valley 9/18 Mathews 156
n 9. Ben Maxwell Riverside 10/2 at Lakeside 151
n 10. Kyle George Lakeside 10/2 Riverside 150
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Tennis Roundup: Perry’s Teigeler the sole survivor
Perry’s Laura Teigeler will be the only local player still competing when play resumes today in the Division II sectional tennis tournament this morning.
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Scholastic Statistics
BOYS SOCCER
NON-CONFERENCE
Edgewood 1, Conneaut 0
at Corlew Stadium
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Scholastic Schedule
THURSDAY, OCT. 8
Volleyball
n Edgewood at Jefferson
n Chardon at Riverside (5)
n Aurora at Perry
n North at Geneva (5)
n GV at Bloomfield
n South at Lakeside (5)
n Harvey at Newbury (5)
n Newbury at SJP
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A Don McCormack column: County 7 still best this century
Paying another visit to the variety store...
County matters
Despite a fourth consecutive week of posting a collective 3-4 record last week, the seven active Ashtabula County teams are still doing better — as a group — than they have at any point this decade.
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Falcon flying south!
Jefferson’s Shelly Ford faced a very tough walk back to the clubhouse following her round at the Division II district golf tournament at Tam-O-Shanter on Tuesday. She was battling thoughts her high school career was over, but she never abandoned hope that just maybe it wasn’t.
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A Don McCormack column: ‘Where’s the respect?’
Betty Keefer, by nature, is a calm, level-headed woman.
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Scholastic Statistics
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Conneaut 23, 25, 25, 25,
Edgewood 25, 18, 18, 14
at Edgewood
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Scholastic Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
Volleyball
n Warren JFK at Jefferson
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A Don McCormack column: Eagles, Pirates in thick of it
Paying another visit to the variety store...
Playoff talk
Though the Ohio High School Athletic Association will not release its third package of high school football computer-point ratings for the 2009 season until today, thanks to the Buckeye State’s wizard of the system — Joe Eitel — we already know what the ratings will show:
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Long time coming
One of the great things about sports is the fact teams and individuals never know when that one special day or moment comes along.
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Johnston making a return trip
Krista Johnston was not happy with the state of her golf game entering Monday’s Division I girls sectional tournament, so she went to teaching pro Bob Dame for some corrective work last week.
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Scholastic Schedule
VOLLEYBALL
NON-CONFERENCE
Edgewood 25, 18, 25, 25,
PV 17, 25, 16, 18
at PV
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Scholoastic Schedule
TUESDAY, OCT. 6
Volleyball
n Conneaut at Edgewood
n Riverside at South (5)
n Perry at Chagrin Falls
n Madison at Geneva (5)
n GV at Lordstown
n Lakeside at Chardon (5)
n PV at Badger (5:30)
n SJP at Cornerstone
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Outdoors Insider, with Dale Sunderlin: Brandon bags a bodacious buck
Brandon Hayden, a 17-year-old sophomore at Riverside High School, never imagined his opening day archery hunt would turn out to be the best hunting day he has ever had.
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Outdoors Datebook:
OROC Clam Bake
n ORCO Sportsman Association will be having its second annual Clam Bake on Oct. 17. It will be held at the Harpersfield Volunteer Fire department Community Center on 5604 cork Clod Springs Rd in Harpersfield Township. The doors will open at 1 p.m. and bakes will be serves from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. The cost is $30 per person and includes 12 clams or steak, half chicken, sweet potato, corn on the cob, coleslaw, rolls and butter as well as two drink tickets (beer or soda). Extra drinks / clams / steaks are available for an additional cost. Also each adult ticket includes a chance to win an M5 Tactical Shotgun; there will also be silent and Chinese auctions available. For more information or tickets contact Dave Johnson 466-7233, Dave Foote 1-800-686-0493, Kurt Banford at 216-780-0538, Geoff Kotzar 272-5285, Keith Vicars 286-4358 or John Knack 354-5033.
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A Don McCormack column: Ground was gained in Week 6
Paying a Monday morning visit to the variety store...
What a rush!
A six pack of area running backs had big nights in Week 6, surpassing the 100-yard mark.
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A Don McCormack column: Carrying the flag
Mark Timonere remembers growing up as a kid in Ashtabula and the guys he all but worshiped.
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HERALD HAPPENINGS:
The Herald Flag Football League has a couple of big events on the horizon.
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Monday Morning QB : Trickery got Falcons on board against Pirates
Jefferson had not scored against Perry in 23 years, but the Falcons put that nasty streak to bed on Friday night with a little bit of razzle-dazzle.
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High School Football, Top Performances, 2009:
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING (100 or more yards)
RK PLAYER TEAM DATE OPPONENT YARDS
n 1. Miles Iverson Madison 9/11 at Perry 245
n 2. Derrell McCaleb Lakeside 9/4 Conneaut 211
n 3. Miles Iverson Madison 9/18 Padua 202
n 4. Tommy Padavick Geneva 9/18 at Riverside 196
n 5. Josh Kirby PV 10/2 Mathews 189
n 6. Devon Anderson Edgewood 9/18 at Richmond Hts. 159
n 7. Miles Iverson Madison 9/25 Edgewood 158
n 8. Jacob Susman Grand Valley 9/18 Mathews 156
n 9. Ben Maxwell Riverside 10/2 at Lakeside 151
n 10. Kyle George Lakeside 10/2 Riverside 150
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Scholastic Schedule
MONDAY, OCT. 5
Volleyball
n Conneaut at Andrews
n Edgewood at PV (5:30)
n Geneva at St. Joseph Academy
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A Don McCormack column: George — (strong) arm AND hammer
Paying another visit to the variety store...
By George!
We usually don’t announce our selection for the Ringer Screen Print High School Football Player of the Week until our Thursday edition.
However, it would be safe to say Kyle George would be considered the frontrunner for the weekly award already.
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A Karl Pearson column: Planting the Seeds
ASHTABULA — Are you looking for a better way to fitness and to better long-term health? Ashtabula orthopedist Dr. William A. Seeds has just the suggestion for men and women, young and old alike.
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He’s the Manes man
With a top effort of 650 pounds, Chris Manes, an Ashtabula YMCA member, walked off with honors as the outstanding lifter from Saturday’s Ashtabula YMCA Bench Press Championships to top a field of 31 competitors.
