tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77710028270824974252024-02-07T00:35:31.454-05:00College Insider with Steve WalkerSteve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.comBlogger585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-2678690298356109732012-06-18T23:05:00.000-04:002012-06-19T20:25:23.092-04:00Later Gators! Kent State eliminates top seed at CWS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winning a game for the first time at the College World Series isn’t supposed to easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The Golden Flashes survived shaky relief pitching to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning and beat Florida 5-4 on Monday. The loss eliminated the top-seeded Gators, who made it to the finals a year ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“It wasn’t the prettiest thing in the end,” Kent State coach <i><b>Scott Stricklin</b></i> said. “It was gut-wrenching no matter who you were rooting for. Even if you weren’t rooting for anybody, that was tough to watch. But we found a way. That’s what this team has done all year long, and we’re still here.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The Flashes (47-19) bounced back from an 8-1 loss to Arkansas to post what Stricklin called the biggest win in program history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“We belong here,” he said. “That’s the most important thing that we wanted as a team, as a program and as a university was to make a statement that we belong here. We’re not a fluke. We’re a really good baseball team.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Kent State scored four unearned runs and another on a wild pitch, then held on as Florida chipped away at the lead with a run in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The Gators loaded the bases with one out in the ninth against <i><b>Michael Clark</b></i> and<i><b> Josh Pierce</b></i>, an Avon graduate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Pierce fought back from a 3-0 count to strike out<i><b> Casey Turgeon</b></i> when Turgeon couldn’t check his swing and got called out on an appeal to the third-base umpire. <i><b>Justin Shafer</b></i> flew out to right to end the game, with Pierce pumping his right fist once the ball landed in right fielder <i><b>T.J. Sutton’s</b></i> glove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“It’s an unfortunate way to end the season, but I think Kent State deserves a lot of credit for the way they played today,” Florida coach <i><b>Kevin O’Sullivan</b></i> said. “They hung in there, got a big strikeout at the end, and our guys hung in there right to the last out. So we have nothing to be ashamed of.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Arkansas’ <i><b>DJ Baxendale</b></i> bounced back from one of his worst starts of the year to turn in his best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The junior right-hander held Kent State hitless into the fifth inning and combined with <i><b>Brandon Moore</b></i> on a four-hitter Saturday in the Razorbacks’ 8-1 victory that spoiled the Golden Flashes’ first appearance in the College World Series.<br />Baxendale’s performance was a lot different than his previous outing, when he was hit for five runs in four innings in an 8-1 loss to Baylor in the super regionals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“Against Baylor, I really felt like I let the team down,” Baxendale said. “To come out here at this stage and be able to get us a victory in Game 1, it was huge for not only my confidence but I think for the team’s as well. We know any time you can win the first game, it just keeps building off that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Baxendale and Moore got some unexpected help from the bottom of the lineup. No. 9 batter <i><b>Jake Wise </b></i>homered for the first time since February and also hit a two-run single. No. 8 batter <i><b>Matt Vinson</b></i> hit a two-run double that gave Arkansas (45-20) a 5-1 lead in the sixth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“My 3 and 4 holers didn’t get a hit today and we scored eight runs. Somebody got it going,” Arkansas coach<i><b> Dave Van Horn</b></i> said. “That’s a good sign.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Kent State (46-19), the first team from the Mid-American Conference to make it to the CWS since Eastern Michigan in 1976, couldn’t get much going against Baxendale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Baxendale didn’t allow a hit until Sawyer Polen’s infield single with two out in the fifth. He held the Flashes scoreless until <i><b>Jimmy Rider </b></i>homered in the sixth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />“DJ Baxendale was outstanding,” Kent State coach <i><b>Scott Stricklin</b></i> said. “He kept us off balance. His fastball was sharp and he throws the breaking ball when he’s behind in the count. He really competes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kent State became the first team to advance from the Mid-American Conference to the NCAA Regional Championship and a berth in the national tournament’s round of 16 known as the Super Regionals.<br /> <br />Ranked No. 25 in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the Golden Flashes (44-17) ran their nation-long winning streak to 20 games – including seven in the post-season – courtesy of the victory over Kentucky (45-18). The 2012 MAC Regular Season and Tournament champions, Kent State has won 35 of its last 42 games – including 24 of 26. The Flashes won a wire-to-wire regular season title and followed it up by going a perfect 4-0 in the MAC Tournament to clinch their fourth straight conference tournament crown. <br /><br />Kent State, the regional’s No. 3 seed, advanced to its second straight NCAA Regional Winner’s Bracket Final by outlasting Kentucky, 7-6, in 21 innings in the regional opener Friday (June 1) – the second-longest game in the history of the NCAA Tournament – then knocked off the regional host and top seed, No. 16 Purdue, 7-3, Saturday (June 2).<br /><br />The Golden Flashes now will travel to Eugene, Ore., to square off with No. 10 Oregon next weekend (June 8-11) in a best-of-three-games NCAA Super Regional series at PK Park. <br /><br /> </span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-10202717024857715002012-05-26T19:40:00.000-04:002012-06-05T16:42:44.893-04:00Hoty advances to NCAA Outdoor Championships<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <i><b>Matt Hoty </b></i>was among seven athletes from Tennessee to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. <br /><br />Hoty followed his indoor qualification in the men’s shot put with a trip to nationals outdoors. The first-year performer, though, made it by the slimmest of margins, punching out a throw of 59-10 1/2 on his first attempt that withstood the next five rounds of throws from his competitors. We wound up with the 12th and final qualifying spot.<br /><br />“The first throw, I came out and said `I’m going to give it what I’ve got,’ and I hung on from there,” Hoty said. “I don’t think I’ve ever thrown my best throw with my first attempt, so it was kind of nerve-racking holding on the entire time.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hoty earned second team All-American honors in the event during the indoor season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lorain's Breanna Fortney has chosen The College of Brockport to continue her basketball career. <span>She signed her letter of intent this past Wednesday at Lorain High School's auditorium.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span>This past season, Fortney made the All-Lorain County First Team in Division I. <br /> </span></span></div>
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per game this season, and helped lead the Titans to a 17-5 mark and the
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where they lost to Westlake. She also was an All-Lake Erie League First
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lorain's <i><b>Preshus Hawthorne</b></i> has decided to continue her basketball career at Hiram College. <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She signed her letter of intent this past Wednesday at Lorain High School's auditorium.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hawthorne was an All-Lorain County Honorable Mention this past season. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eHGwGYG85D0vjPyT-Pqw3mFFU2-JEpsYigVBiu2GXB0y2kFuOleZvH7Xj8YtGEyMV0___LpfEIm93J4UCVDgBqvM2iK4QW0ueKV4V3QG-_npFux2MGMaw975hE_LRjHPD6srxsb3sWhI/s1600/Hiram_College_Logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eHGwGYG85D0vjPyT-Pqw3mFFU2-JEpsYigVBiu2GXB0y2kFuOleZvH7Xj8YtGEyMV0___LpfEIm93J4UCVDgBqvM2iK4QW0ueKV4V3QG-_npFux2MGMaw975hE_LRjHPD6srxsb3sWhI/s1600/Hiram_College_Logo.gif" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">She helped lead the Titans to a 17-5 mark and the
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5lYpI6_NSDsLPgE33oA01wcXXOkAsn7oXvE3UqRroyaNXXCFOagXYlIGq8g0L1a2XPzvN2XP9-XLLvdDr1Ohjx0WF4DdL4vIAqX-jfkOSWf3rLOHLkGwPgl02Fp-9x36pW8MekW3EfeU/s1600/wsu+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5lYpI6_NSDsLPgE33oA01wcXXOkAsn7oXvE3UqRroyaNXXCFOagXYlIGq8g0L1a2XPzvN2XP9-XLLvdDr1Ohjx0WF4DdL4vIAqX-jfkOSWf3rLOHLkGwPgl02Fp-9x36pW8MekW3EfeU/s200/wsu+logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Lorain's <b><i>Madison Stoyka</i></b> has decided to continue her basketball career at Wayne State. She signed her letter of intent this past Wednesday at Lorain High School's auditorium. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past season, Stoyka made the All-Lorain County First Team in Division I. <br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She averaged 13.5 points and 3.5 assists per game this season, and helped lead the Titans to a 17-5 mark and the district semifinal
where they lost to Westlake. She also was an All-Lake Erie League First
Teamer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <strong>Amy Schlessman</strong>, a Kenyon College junior, represented
the Ladies tennis team at the NCAA Division III individual
championship. Schlessman was one of 32 players from throughout the
country selected to participate in the singles tournament, and she
advanced to the Sweet 16 before being knocked out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Playing at Cary Tennis Park, Schlessman handled <i><b>Amy Friesenhahn</b></i>
from the University of Texas-Tyler in the opening round. Schlessman
breezed through the first set, 6-0, and won the second set by a solid,
6-2, margin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The win sent Schlessman on to the round of 16, where she squared off
against Emory University's <i><b>Gabrielle Clark</b></i>, the No. 1-ranked player in
the Atlantic South region. Schlessman tried to keep pace but ultimately
fell by a 6-1, 6-1 final.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Schlessman, it was her first appearance in the national singles
bracket. She became the first Lady to win a match in the championship,
and therefore qualify for All-America status, since <i><b>Ashley Kriwinsky</b></i> in
2006. She had a berth in the doubles championship under her belt, which
came with <i><b>Prita Kidder</b></i> during the 2010 season, and also resulted in an
All-America nod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Schlessman concludes the campaign with a 14-10 record in singles play and owns a 48-25 mark for her career.</span></div>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-51038271351682992912012-05-25T16:22:00.000-04:002012-06-05T16:23:54.955-04:00Leslie advances to NCAA championships<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <i><b>Cory Leslie</b></i>, along with Adam Green and Antonio Blanks, all of Ohio State, advanced to the NCAA championships with impressive performances Friday evening at the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Fla., highlighting day two at Hodges Stadium for the Ohio State men’s track and field team.<br /><br />Leslie ran the fifth-fastest times of the 3000m steeplechase preliminary to move on to next month’s national championships in Des Moines. Leslie placed second in his heat in a time of 8:41.95. Eastern Kentucky’s Ben Torotich posted the top time of the 12 championship qualifiers, crossing the finish line in 8:37.03.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-36740023644029105182012-05-14T18:20:00.004-04:002012-05-14T18:21:05.130-04:00Lauer committs to Kentucky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Midview's <em><strong>Eric Lauer</strong></em> has verbally committed to accept a baseball scholarship to the University of Kentucky, a NCAA Division I school in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">“I picked Kentucky because it is
close to home and because they are members of the SEC, one of the best baseball
conferences in the country,” Lauer said through a press release. “I liked everything about
it, including the fact it is a strong academic school. It is a weight off
my shoulders.”</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Lauer, who is 5-1 on the season,
has struck out 93 batters in 44 1/3 innings pitched. The
lefthander has started for the Middies since his freshman year and is 9-3
overall with 161 career strikeouts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Eric has worked incredibly hard to get to this point and is
very deserving of such an honor,” Midview Head Baseball Coach John
Justice said. “He has been a major part of our team’s success since his
freshman season, including this year’s conference championship. I know
that I am extremely proud of Eric and so are the rest of his coaches, teammates
and his family. I look forward to seeing Eric in Middie Blue in 2013 and
Wildcat Blue in 2014.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Lauer, who has a accumulative GPA
of 3.75 and is ranked 33<sup> </sup>out of 283 in his class at Midview, chose
Kentucky, who is currently ranked No. 7 in the nation (<i>as high as #1 during
the 2012 season</i>), over Georgia Tech, Kent State, Louisville, and Ohio
State.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1eeoWtGSzLvOlwAtAI33agjszZjnIPwDnsGUAgqCmvO4Hsy3EF2LbnY1eGpTkIsVI307ZmymHdbmjp0HM1p557WKsjeSrfnaMuWqy252zv2xY2-R2U8u1dW7Odv7gm90p9vXGB-KXsQt/s1600/HotyMUGSHOT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1eeoWtGSzLvOlwAtAI33agjszZjnIPwDnsGUAgqCmvO4Hsy3EF2LbnY1eGpTkIsVI307ZmymHdbmjp0HM1p557WKsjeSrfnaMuWqy252zv2xY2-R2U8u1dW7Odv7gm90p9vXGB-KXsQt/s1600/HotyMUGSHOT.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <em><strong>Matt Hoty</strong></em>, who red-shirted last season at Tennessee after breaking his wrist in his senior season at Perkins, has rediscovered the magic formula at just the right time to match his SEC Indoor finish in the men’s shot put with a third place result outdoors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The 6-3, 300-pounder unloaded a blast of 60 feet, 10 inches to improve his UT freshman outdoor record in the event and deliver his squad six points. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This year, he made the 2012 USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team and was a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team. In Indoors, he qualified for the NCAA Indoor meet and finished 15th in the shot put with a mark of 59-10 1/2. </span></div>
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</span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-74620202914544734112012-05-11T17:16:00.000-04:002012-06-05T17:19:06.028-04:00Schlessman to play in NCAA singles tournament<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <i><strong>Amy Schlessman</strong></i>, from Kenyon College, was selected by the NCAA Women's
Tennis Committee, along with 31 other players throughout
the nation, to compete in the 2012 NCAA Division III Singles
Championship Tournament.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although the singles tournament will
be new to Schlessman, she did make the 2010 NCAA doubles field, won her
first match, and earned All-America status along with teammate<i><b> Prita
Kidder</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Schlessman, the Ladies' No. 1 singles player for the last
two seasons, has a 13-9 record this year and a 47-24 record for her
career. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association
poll, she is ranked as the No. 8 singles player in the Central Region.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
singles championships will be held May 24-26 at Cary Tennis Park in
Cary, North Carolina. The selection of individuals for the championship
was based on won-lost record, strength of schedule, and eligibility and
availability of student-athletes. While the field is set, the draw for
the championship bracket will be completed by the NCAA Women's Tennis
Committee one day before the tournament begins.</span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-35913235865099107422012-04-30T16:30:00.000-04:002012-06-05T16:31:45.049-04:00Leslie stars at the Payton Jordan Invitational<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <b><i>Cory Leslie</i></b> ran a personal-best time of 3:39.00 to win Section II of the 1500m Sunday evening at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.<br /><br />In posting the second-fastest time in Ohio State history and the third-best mark in Division I this season, Leslie placed 12th overall among 73 of the top distance runners in the United States, winning his 12-person race in the process. Teammate Chris Fallon ran a personal-best time of his own (3:45.51), finishing third in the Section IV run.</span></div>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-70314985260011023082012-04-28T19:10:00.002-04:002012-04-28T20:54:49.434-04:00White drafted by Jets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">North Ridgeville's <strong><em>Jordan White</em></strong> was just selected 244th in the seventh round by the New York Jets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">White, set Western Michigan's single game record for receiving yards (265) and set new MAC career receiving yards (4,187), single season receiving yards (1,911) and tied for career receptions (306). </span><br />
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<br />Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-44646547870721298752012-04-26T20:23:00.000-04:002012-04-28T20:54:18.972-04:00Bravard signs with Silver Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perkins graduate <strong><em>Cierra Bravard</em></strong> was signed by the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars on Wednesday. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 6-foot-4 forward </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">completed her Florida State career as the only player in school history to rank among the top 10 on the career record lists for scoring, rebounding, blocks and games played. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A 2011 WBCA Honorable Mention All-America selection, Bravard led the Seminoles with 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 54.0 percent from the floor during her senior season. It marked her third-consecutive season leading the team in scoring average and shooting percentage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A two-time All-ACC honoree, Bravard played in all 131 games during her collegiate career, averaging 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game with a 54.0 shooting percentage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Amherst graduate <i><b>Kyle Hagerich</b></i>,
a freshman, had the biggest pinch-hit of his career when he blasted his
second home run of the season, a three-run blast to left field as
Mercyhurst exploded for double-digit run totals in each game of Friday
afternoon’s doubleheader at Slippery Rock, winning by scores of 10-0 and
19-6. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hagerich's homer was off fellow Amherst graduate <i><b>Tony Naso</b></i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mercyhurst improved to 28-9 overall and 10-4 in PSAC West action. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Admiral King graduate <i><b>Jillian Van Wagnen</b></i>, who made the Ohio University softball team as a walk-on as a freshman, is leading the Bobcats with a .392 batting average. <br /><br />The senior has played in all 35 games and averages over one hit per game. She also has two doubles, two triples, along with 11 RBIs. She has stolen 23 bases and has scored 24 runs. <br /><br />Last year, as a junior, she made the MAC All-Tournament team and Academic All-MAC team. She started in 48 of 49 games in centerfield. She finished with 22 runs, 27 hits, seven RBIs and a triple. She also led the team with 22 stolen bases. <br /><br />As a sophomore, she started 29 games and batted .316. She had 18 hits, three RBIs, and two doubles. She also shared the team-lead lead for stolen bases. <br /><br />Her freshman season, she started in 27 games after making the team as a walk-on. She batted .290. She was also warded the team’s Wendy Fox Award, given to the player who exhibits the most drive to succeed. <br /><br />At Admiral King, she was Lorain County’s Miss Softball (2008) after batting .535 with eight home runs, 33 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. She also lettered in tennis (four years), cross country (two years), basketball (four years), golf (two years) and softball (four years). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clearview’s <i><b>Ian Mezlak </b></i>hit a grand slam and drove in a season-high six RBIs, leading Ohio University to a 19-10 victory and a series sweep over Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mezlak went 2-for-3 and hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the season, Mezlak is batting .278 (30-for-108) with three doubles, a triple, a home run and 14 RBIs.</span></span><br />
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<br />Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-61623815277551902012-04-06T16:52:00.002-04:002012-04-06T16:58:14.179-04:00Lear picks Heidelberg to play football, wrestle<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vermilion's <i><b>Robert Lear</b></i> has selected Heidelberg University to continue his
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lear is a three-year letter winner in football and
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past season, he was the West Shore Conference's heavyweight champion, qualified
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However, Stieber escaped 10 seconds later to make the score 2-1. With 30 seconds left in the first period, it appeared Stieber was going to earn his first takedown of the match as he was able to hoist Oliver into a one-legged position, but Oliver battled out and the score remained 2-1.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">In the second period, Stieber chose bottom and was able to escape eight seconds later, deadlocking the score at 2-2. After more than a minute of wrestling, Stieber was again able to force Oliver into a one-legged position, but this time he scored the takedown and sent the Ohio State crowd into a frenzy. Stieber earned the takedown with 20 seconds left in the second period, making the score 4-2.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />Oliver started the third period on bottom and was able to escape in 20 seconds, making the national championship a one point affair. Stieber fought off numerous blows from Oliver during the next minute and a half, refusing to give up a point. With 10 seconds remaining, Oliver shot at Stieber and was able to get him around the waist. Stieber stood strong and completed the upset. </span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />Overall, Ohio State boasted four All-Americans, tied for the second most in school history. The All-Americans for the Buckeyes were Logan Stieber, first place at 133 pounds, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cam Tessari</span>, also a Monroeville graduate, fourth place at 149 pounds, Nick Heflin, fifth at 174 pounds and Logan’s brother <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hunter Stieber</span>, sixth at 141 pounds. Ohio State also set a team record for freshmen All-Americans with three (L. Stieber, H. Stieber and Cam Tessari) Monroeville graduates.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">swalker@MorningJournal.com</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-77910904217151656542012-03-05T18:09:00.002-05:002012-03-08T23:15:17.400-05:00Bashak hits game-winning home run to lead CSU<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9uTImz8ul4JFxGLMxWXGn0ZVvDwKzUuqBoBuP6MEYm3OUP2meUK03f1ERmgYEw1JeTRU-TOlV0Ytqn0XD7PGLJev0qCBGzr0zpixIr899vUZrIN1X6PX7ya0ZuyyPNJbyh0L5TqxcwEf/s1600/BashakNEW+MUG.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9uTImz8ul4JFxGLMxWXGn0ZVvDwKzUuqBoBuP6MEYm3OUP2meUK03f1ERmgYEw1JeTRU-TOlV0Ytqn0XD7PGLJev0qCBGzr0zpixIr899vUZrIN1X6PX7ya0ZuyyPNJbyh0L5TqxcwEf/s400/BashakNEW+MUG.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717745031867697138" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Elyria’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Megan Bashak</span> blasted a two-run home run in the seventh inning to beat Rutgers, 5-3 in Cleveland State’s third game of the Georgia Bulldog Invitaitonal on Saturday.<br /><br />The win was just the Vikings second on the season, improving them to 2-11.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;" >swalker@MorningJournal.com</span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span>Steve Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12619697514438059308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771002827082497425.post-1004792109189026972012-03-02T16:34:00.002-05:002012-03-02T20:06:10.678-05:00Beach contributes in OSU win over Michigan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsN4_kWL8wtqycvg8XqZcwaAbmWSGKT1Oe15yzrqcG2E8VtTDXlw_fuNj0s9ZRXWphhkoaXP8VVsAS-j3a1Z7ZPHBS0OyKaGBgTlTtdDJDQo5YJbuXWbv-eJim3awXLbOoEgivm9SQepDO/s1600/KBeach0302_a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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