Walsh Jesuit Baseball Player Named Best in Ohio

MaxPreps handpicked one high school boys baseball player from each state.

Cassidy Brown, a Walsh Jesuit senior who can catch, pitch and swing the timber, was named the best high school baseball player in Ohio on Monday.  MaxPreps -- a go-to source on high school sports -- crowned Brown and 49 other players from each of the 50 states with the coveted distinction.  Brown was an All-State selection in 2012 after batting .432 with 5 homeruns, 25 RBIs and 25 runs, according to MaxPreps. The young prospect can also close on the mound; he had 5 saves last year.   Brown plans to continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Ca. after the 2013 season.  The sports site stipulated the top player chosen is not necessarily the top prospect. Some players are chosen based on their …

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Walsh Jesuit Girls Win State Soccer Title: CVCA Boys Program Plays Saturday

Cuyahoga Falls knows soccer. Walsh Jesuit shut out Columbus St. Francis DeSales on Friday. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy boys play Dayton Carroll Saturday.

Updated Nov. 11, 9:21 a.m. The Walsh Jesuit girls soccer team claimed its sixth Division II state title Friday after shutting out Columbus St. Francis DeSales 5-0. According to the Falls News Press, Walsh's margin of victory was the largest ever in a championship game. And now, with their sixth ring, the program is the winningest in state title history, both boys and girls.  The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy boys soocer team will have their shot at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Columbus Crew Stadium when they face off against Dayton Carroll in the Division II state title game.  "CVCA has eliminated four of the top six teams ranked in the final state poll, including No. 1 Richfield Revere, and five teams ranked in the top nine. Carroll is …

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Cuyahoga Falls Friday Night Football Scores

Black Tigers lose heartbreaker to North Royalton. Get the scores from around the city.

Cuyahoga Falls: 23 North Royalton: 24 Click this link for the box score.   Garrettsville Garfield: 14 Woodridge: 52 Click this link for the box score.    Walsh Jesuit: Bye week Click this link for upcoming games.   Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy: 17 Tuscarawas Valley: 16 Click this link for the box score.    Information gathered from OhioHSSports.com.          

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Friday Night Football Scores

Find out which Cuyahoga Falls high school teams celebrated a win.

  Cuyahoga Falls High School: 14 Elyria High School: 28 Click this link for the box score. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy: 17 Fairless High School: 23 Click this link for the box score .   Walsh Jesuit High School: 7 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School: 28 Click this link for the box score.   Woodridge High School: 38 East Canton High School: 0 Click this link for the box score . Information gathered from OhioHSSports.com.

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Friday Night Football: Cuyahoga Falls Outmatched by Hudson, 46-28

Cuyahoga Falls' record slips to 3-2 in away game defeat.

HUDSON 46, CUYAHOGA FALLS 28 Scoring Summary: Falls Team Stats First Downs: 10 Rushing: 25 for 34 yards Passing: 15 comp./29 att./2 int. for 277 yards Record: 3-2 Hudson Team Stats First Downs: 23 Rushing: 43 for 298 yards Passing: 10 comp./21 att./1 int. for 152 yards Record: 4-1 Cuyahoga Falls Player Stats Rushing: Chris Harris, 13 carries for 36 yards and 1 TD; Joe Repasky, 11 carries for -1 yard. Passing: Joe Repasky, 15 comp./29 att./2 int. = 277 yards, 2 TD. Receiving: Matt Lawrence, 5 receptions for 62 yards and 2 TDs; Luke Ritzinger, 2 receptions for 43 yards; Brandon Frase, 2 receptions for 100 yards; Chris Harris, 2 receptions for 14 yards; Devin Speicher, 4 receptions for 58 yards. Hudson Player Stats Rushing: Ben Gedeon, 17 …

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Hometown Boys Reflect on the College World Series

Summit County natives answer some questions about baseball, their season at Kent State University and what's next.

The Kent State University baseball team made it to Omaha, Neb., home of College World Series. It was the first appearance in the history of the program. In fact, it’s the first time the team has made it past the regional level. After a slow start to the season, the Golden Flashes got hot and won 21 games in a row, the longest winning streak in college baseball. That ended in their second game of the super regionals when the University of Oregon won, but it made for an even more exciting walk-off single in the ninth inning to win the series and head to the world series, where they would beat Florida State University, the No. 1 team in the nation. Perhaps the best part of this Cinderella story is that the 34-player roster is that 27 of them …

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Division II Wrestling: CVCA, Walsh Advance to Finals

Two wrestlers from each team are one step away from a championship.

Walsh Jesuit Mens Soccer Shuts Out Woodridge

It was a wet miserable evening for the Woodridge boys soccer team in more than one way as they were shutout in their game against the Walsh Jesuit Warriors on a muddy rain-soaked field.

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Realities of Dealing with School Safety

Parents and faculty work together to keep line of communication open.

Fear for our children’s safety is a universal feeling for parents. We do everything possible to keep our children safe. We can’t hold their hands forever. We must release our grasp and let them venture out on their own. Cuyahoga Falls parents place their trust in faculty and staff as they send their children back to the classroom, away from their vigilant protection. We all know the grave realities of school violence. Memories of the Columbine shootings remain vivid in my mind. My three-year-old son napped in his room as the story broke. I watched in disbelief with my father, a retired high school vice principal, shocked by the unspeakable violence perpetrated by the Colorado teenagers. The recent news of a thwarted alleged bomb attack by …

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Where Are They Now?

Q&A with Walsh Jesuit High School graduate Jarrod Kilway.

Name: Jarrod Kilway School: Walsh Jesuit High School Class: 2003 Occupation: Manager at Volvo of Fort Myers     What was your career path leading up to your current job? After college at The University of Akron, I started with the Spitzer Organization as I have always had a love of cars. After spending a year learning the business, I made the decision to leave Ohio and head to Fort Myers. In 2006, Fort Myers was one of the largest growing areas in the U.S. Since I have been here in Fort Myers I have put in long hours and countless sleepless nights working in sales. In 2008 I took a position with Fort Myers Toyota, who at the time was the largest Toyota dealership and was selling over 1,300 cars a month. I managed their Internet Department …

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