PLAYERS TO WATCH (in alphabetical order) Brady Benisek, Gilmour: One of the best goalies in Ohio, he is an athletic, dynamic goalie as well as a communicator and organizer in the defensive third. This standout senior for the Lancers was named to the Division II All-Ohio second team last year with 105 saves and nine […]
PLAYERS TO WATCH (in alphabetical order) Adison Cook, West Geauga: In a turbulent season for the Wolverines, this junior midfielder and Division II first-team player from Cleveland impressed with 16 goals and eight assists, showing speed, 1-on-1 skill and a lot of potential for further improvement. Bella DiGeronimo, Gilmour: The Lancers’ attack will look very […]
Scenes from the first Suffolk Football Media Day on Friday 23 August 2024 at Ward Melville. Credit: Peter Frutkoff From left, Ward Melville’s Patrik Vasquez, Joe Massaro and Brennan Kurtz pose during Suffolk football media day, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Ward Melville. Credit: Peter Frutkoff Sachem North players pose during the Suffolk Football Media […]
Avon Lake’s 2024 Week 1 game at Strongsville on Aug. 23 started slowly for both sides. A few stalled drives and several blocked punts — plus a blocked field goal — turned the kicking game into chaos. Enter Avon Lake junior Aidan Stewart. After a third-down conversion by the Shoremen late in the opening quarter […]
Columbia can celebrate its first home game a week earlier. On August 19, Columbia Athletics announced on X that its Week 1 away game against Independence had been moved to Columbia Station. The game is scheduled to take place on August 23 at Columbia’s Southwest General Stadium. “It’s always good to play at home,” Columbia […]
The Tony Fisher Award goes to the News-Herald’s football player of the year. The award is named after Tony Fisher, a former Ohio State Mr. Football Award winner who played college football at Notre Dame before moving on to the NFL. Fisher is now athletic director at Euclid. The Tony Fisher Award nominee list can […]
Subject to change 22.08. Chardon in Timber Creek (Florida), 7 p.m. 23.August Beachwood in Orange, 7 p.m. Berkshire at Cuyahoga Heights, 7 p.m. Brush at Lorain, 7pm Chippewa in Wickliffe, 7 p.m. Dalton in Kirtland, 7 p.m. Euclid at Austintown Fitch, 7 p.m. Canton South at Benedictine, 7:15 p.m. Cardinal at LaBrae, 7 p.m. Elyria […]
