Medina Bees sweep Panthers as Emerson Kaczmarek shines
Emerson Kaczmarek, Medina, posted a straight-set win over Norton in his career debut at first singles, dropping only five games as Medina Bees opened the season with a sweep of the Panthers. He played second doubles in 2021 with Michael Kichurchak, going 11-of-16.
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Medina
Norton
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Panthers
Michael Kichurchak
Devils crush Cards in 19-9 softball win over Mentor
Brunswick routs Mentor 19-9 as Kinney entertains with four hits and six RBIs. O'Malley and O’Malley each add three hits, Faith Vicek drives in three. In other MAC game Westfield Township Colts win 7-6 with Jenna McGarry tossing 12 strikeouts. Cloverleaf beats Ravenna 9-6 behind Abby Myers, Tori Smith and Nikki Goode in a busy day of softball action.
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Morgan Kinney
Brunswick
Westfield
Colts
Gene Clark Stadium
Abby Myers
Tori Smith
Nikki Goode
DeLayna Harvey
Jenna McGarry
Metro Athletic Conference
Cloverleaf
Ravenna
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Fedor
Browns add returner Grant as punting needs grow
Browns address special teams by adding returner Jakeem Grant on a three year deal worth up to 13.8 million. He is expected to compete at kicking and punting roles as they decide on a kicker after not tendering Chase McLaughlin.
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Browns
Jamie Gillan
Dustin Colquitt
Bojorquez
Jakeem Grant
Grant
Kicker
Andrew Berry
Chase McLaughlin
Chris Blewitt
Highland coach James Madison builds a basketball dynasty at home
James Madison, once a standout player at Normandy and Highland, leads the Highland Hornets to a district championship and COY honors while balancing a large family. Carrie, a former Normandy coach and pediatric nurse, supports him as they raise eight children and manage multiple sports and commitments in Northeast Ohio.
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Vikings
James
Villanova
Rollie Massimino
Garfield Heights
Sonny Johnson
Ohio State
Damon Stringer
Carrie
Lisa Puleo
Highland
Highland-Copley
Normandy
Ava
Tyler
Madelynn
Daylen
Grace
Wadsworth
Mike Schmeltzer Jr
Columbia
Adam Cestaro
Aleena Vankirk
Kennedy Morgan
Andy Gopp
Kendall McCormick
Northeast Ohio
Madisons
Ol’ Pops
Gracie-Pop
G.O.A.T
Miller
Morgan
Vankirk
Alayna Tessena
Delaney Lawson
Emily Miller
Mag
Nificat
Hornets
Copley
Tallmadge
Barberton
Nets
Kent Roosevelt
Medina
Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Magnificat
Elyria
Rick Wallenhorst
Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
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Ohio
Charlotte
NIL debate frames players pay and governance shifts
The piece surveys NIL as a stopgap while schools and donors channel funds into school-branded collectives. It notes NCAA leadership calling for Congress to standardize a model, concerns about transparency and gender parity amid Title IX, and looming changes from transfer rules and new governance ideas as coaches like Krzyzewski and Self discuss evolving college sports.
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Duke
Trevor Keels
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Congress
Mark Emmert
Stanford
Tara VanDerveer
Emmett
New Orleans
Bill Self
Kansas
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Self
Emmert
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Krzyzewski
Adam Silver
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