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First Associated Press Ohio High School Football Poll

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:51:33 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the first of eight Associated Press weekly polls of 2009, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

Hudson defeats Cuyahoga Falls in Division I softball district final

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:06:51 +0000

Hudson's Mindy Meredith and Cuyahoga Falls' Amber Myers have a history of matching pitch-per-pitch when both take the mound, and Thursday night's Division I district championship softball game was no different.

For Hoban's Taylor Rice, the signals always pointed to catcher

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:57:27 +0000

Archbishop Hoban senior Taylor Rice, who has been the Knights’ starting catcher since she was a freshman, will attend Miami of Ohio. - (Thomas Ondrey / The Plain Dealer)

Taylor Rice has been a mainstay behind the plate for Archbishop Hoban since she was a freshman, will play for Miami (Ohio) University next year.

Getting to know Taylor Rice

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:42:44 +0000

School: Archbishop Hoban, Akron.

Family: Mom, Marsha; dad, Norman; and older brother, Ian, reside in Munroe Falls.

Age: 18. Height: 5-5.

Sport: Softball.

College choice: Miami (Ohio) on a softball scholarship.

Major: Mechanical engineering.

Favorite subject: Physics.

Closest friend: Youngstown Ursuline catcher Sarah Ingalls.

Other school sports: Bowling team.

School activities: National Honor Society, student tutor and office worker.

Hobbies ...

Tough schedule pays off for Brookside in playoffs: Softball Insider West

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:34:19 +0000

Surprised by third-seeded Brookside's nine inning, 2-0 Division II sectional title win over No. 2-seeded Avon? You shouldn't be, for a number of reasons.

Absence makes the heart of Walsh Jesuit's pitching rotation grow stronger: Softball Insider East

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:30:19 +0000

A 2½-week trip to Spain by junior right-hander Corey Rubright at the outset of the season proved beneficial to Walsh Jesuit.

Tess Sito leads Elyria to Division 1 district softball title over Amherst

Bob Fortuna / Plain Dealer Reporter — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:37:59 +0000

Elyria pitcher Tess Sito connects for a home run Wednesday against Amherst in the second inning. - (Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer)

Sito, a Cleveland State recruit, pitches her fourth no-hitter and 19th shutout of the season and just misses her second perfect game.

Brecksville gets seven runs in bottom of seventh in softball victory over Brunswick

Plain Dealer staff reports — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:32:35 +0000

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights softball team does it again. And this time the Bees do it in stunning fashion.

Early lead holds up for Rebels in softball victory over Eastlake North

Plain Dealer staff reports — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:30:31 +0000

Kati Shea improves to 12-1 as she limits Eastlake to three hits with eight strikeouts.

Tallmadge cruises to softball victory over Walsh Jesuit

Plain Dealer staff reports — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:28:33 +0000

The Blue Devils (24-4), ranked No. 9 in the state, put this Akron Division II District semifinal out of reach with seven runs in the top of the fifth inning.