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Saturday roundup: Hoover girls tennis team places third in the state in OTCA Tournament

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AREA ROUNDUP

GIRLS TENNIS

The Hoover girls tennis team finished its season with a victory in the third-place match of the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Tournament on Saturday.

The Vikings lost to defending state champion Mason in the semifinal round before rallying to defeat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 3-0 in the consolation round. Tess Bucher, Ema Papcke and the doubles team of Lindsey Crawford and Calista Leghart all recorded wins in the consolation match. The other two matches were not finished.

Hoover wraps up the season with a record of 26-1. Bucher, a senior, won an individual OHSAA Division I state championship on Friday. becoming the first Stark County girl to win a big-school state title.

Hoover's Ema Papcke plays Hoban's Leah Clark, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.
Hoover's Ema Papcke plays Hoban's Leah Clark, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

CROSS COUNTRY

Minerva swept the boys and girls team championships at the Division II district meet in Cambridge.

Katie Ison of the Lions won the girls race in 19:40.73. She led five Minerva runners who finished in the top eight. The Lions recorded a 54-point win over runner-up West Holmes.

Grasyn Rettig came in second and Rowen Hoffee placed third to lead the Minerva boys. The Lions finished 36 points ahead of runner-up St. Clairsville.

BOYS SOCCER

GLENOAK 3, EASTLAKE NORTH 0

Division I sectional final

Goals: Ajebe (G) 2, Carl (G). Assists: Carl (G). Saves: Hope (EN) 6; Codispoti (G) 2. Shots on goal: GlenOak 9-2. Corner kicks: GlenOak 4-1. Halftime: GlenOak 2-0. Records: Eastlake North 7-10-1; GlenOak 9-7-3.

STOW 3, LAKE 2 (OT)

Division I sectional final

Goals: Giganti (L) 2, Garduno (S), Darrow (S), Raymond-Smith (S). Assists: Amawi (S), Raymond-Smith (S). Shots on goal: Stow 8-6. Corner kicks: 5-5. Halftime: 1-1. Records: Lake 9-7-2; Stow 8-3-7.

HOBAN 1, GREEN 0

Division I sectional final

Goals: Bendo (H). Assists: Bisesi (H). Halftime: Hoban 1-0. Records: Green 3-10-3; Hoban 12-5-1.

VOLLEYBALL

LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 25-25-25, CARDINAL 15-19-14

Division IV sectional final

Top servers: Levengood (LC) 4 aces. Kills leaders: Wilson (LC) 8. Assists leaders: Slayman (LC) 14. Defensive leaders: Zook (LC) 22 digs, Treen (LC) 4 blocks.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

GlenOak Division I district

Team results (top 8 teams advance to regionals): 1. Jackson 47; 2. Hoover 135; 3. Hudson 148; 4. Perry 154; 5. GlenOak 165; 6. Boardman 168; 7. New Philadelphia 182; 8. Stow 234 … 12. Lake 361; 13. Green 390 ... 19. McKinley 467 … 21. Louisville 520 ... 23. Alliance 690 ... 25. Massillon 780.

Top individual finishers (top 32 advance to regionals): 1. Ilg (Jackson) 15:17.87; 2. Zuckett (Jackson) 15:34.72; 3. Con. Reed (Perry) 15:39.18 … 7. Tropf (Hoover) ... 9. Reese (Perry) ... 11. Prato (Jackson); 12. Craig (Hoover); 13. Sommers (GlenOak) … 15. Brown (Louisville); 16. McNulty (Jackson); 17. Huzyak (Jackson) … 19. Dando (Green) … 21. Medina (Hoover) ... 24. Hull (Jackson) ... 27. Detter (Perry) … 30. Ball (Jackson) … 32. Riggle (GlenOak).

GlenOak Division II district

Team results (top 6 advance to regionals): 1. Marlington 48; 2. Field 77; 3. Salem 105; 4. South Range 125; 5. Tallmadge 135; 6. St. Vincent-St. Mary 144; 7. Fairless 167; 8. Northwest 169 … 10. Canton South 305 … 13. West Branch 353.

Top individual finishers (top 24 advance to regionals): 1. Cernansky (Marlington) 15:50.74; 2. Nicholls (Marlington) 15:54.56; 3. Carney (Springfield) 16:10.02 … 5. Hearn (Fairless) … 12. Citino (Marlington) … 16. Ryan (Marlington); 17. Brock (Marlington) … 19. Keehn (Fairless) … 23. Easterling (Northwest); 24. Novakovic (Northwest).

GlenOak Division III district

Team results (top 5 advance to regionals): 1. Central Catholic 104; 2. Chippewa 128; 3. Mogadore 131; 4. Jackson-Milton 149; 5. Rootstown 158; 6. East Canton 158 … 9. Tuslaw 200; 10. Lake Center Christian 223.

Top individual finishers (top 20 advance to regionals): 1. Katula (Lowellville) 16:52.54; 2. Buxton (E.Canton) 17:01.57; 3. Yon (Lowellville) 17:07.97; 4. Collins (E.Canton) … 11. Larson (Lake Center) … 13. Cantera-Quintero (Central) … 15. Varner (Lake Center) … 17. Campbell (E.Canton).

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

GlenOak Division I district

Team results (top 9 advance to regionals): 1. Wadsworth 69; 2. GlenOak 72; 3. Perry 127; 4. Jackson 129; 5. Hudson 148; 6. Green 196; 7. Boardman 196; 8. Lake 204; 9. Louisville 261 … 11. Hoover 301 … 22. McKinley 633.

Top individual finishers (top 36 advance to regionals): 1. Scheffler (Lake) 18:14.72; 2. Atkinson (Stow) 18:40.19; 3. Meyer (Louisville) 18:55.32; 4. Salem (GlenOak) … 6. Dostal (Perry) … 9. Ngetich (GlenOak); 10. Degenhard (Jackson); 11. Palosi (Perry); 12. Kromi (GlenOak); 13. Tzouloufis (GlenOak) … 16. Price (Green); 20. Hudas (Jackson) … 25. Householder (Perry); 26. Wood (Jackson); 27. Witmer (Green) … 31. Miller (Hoover); 32. Caldwell (Jackson) … 34. Ames (GlenOak); 35. Cicerchi (Green).

GlenOak Division II district

Team results (top 8 advance to regionals): 1. Tallmadge 62; 2. Salem 77; 3. St. Vincent-St. Mary 86; 4. Canfield 97; 5. Marlington 105; 6. Northwest 190; 7. Southeast 190; 8. Field 209 … 11. Tuslaw 332.

Top individual finishers (top 32 advance to regionals): 1. Begert (Northwest) 18:32.34; 2. Johnson (Marlington) 18:48.93; 3. Wheeler (Southeast) 19:13.74 … 8. Martin (West Branch) … 11. Boyce (Marlington) … 16. Doane (Fairless) … 25. Galchick (West Branch) … 28. DeGraw (Northwest); 29. Cernansky (Marlington).

GlenOak Division III district

Team results (top 4 advance to regionals): 1. Mogadore 31; 2. East Canton 56; 3. South Range 123; 4. Rootstown 135; 5. Lake Center Christian 163; 6. Central Catholic 175.

Top individual finishers (top 16 advance to regionals): 1. Geiss (Heartland Christian) 18:29.68; 2. Wade (E.Canton) 18:54.32; 3. Yon (Lowellville) 19:16.82; 4. Ritchie (Lake Center) … 9. Ries (Central) … 12. Rayl (E.Canton).

BOYS GOLF

Division I state championship

OSU Scarlet, par 71

Team scores: 1. Anthony Wayne 598; 2. Hoban 601; 3. Olentangy Liberty 610; 4. Upper Arlington 612; 5. Col. DeSales 617; 6. Cin. St. Xavier 628; 7. St. Ignatius 633; 8. Springboro 635; 9. Jackson 640; 10. Hudson 646; 11. Lakota East 656; 12. Green 663.

Medalist: Vaughn Harber (DeSales) 135.

Jackson: Kish 157, Weber 159, Kasler 160, Loy 166, Scassa 167. Green: Smith 151, Kirkpatrick 165, Trejbal 173, Raymond 174, Price 185.

GIRLS GOLF

Division I state championship

OSU Gray, par 70

Team scores: 1. Dublin Jerome 597; 2. Magnificat 608; 3. New Albany 608; 4. Highland 629; 5. Cin. Sycamore 633; 6. Springboro 657; 7. Hudson 663; 8. Ursuline Academy 668; 9. Hoover 669; 10. Toledo St. Ursula Academy 681; 11. Granville 686; 12. Perrysburg 700.

Medalist: Mia Hammond (New Albany) 136.

Hoover: Hutzler 159, Kemp 162, Porter 172, Evans 176, Pfannenschmidt 185.

Thursday roundup: Hoover beats GlenOak in volleyball sectional final; Jackson advances

VOLLEYBALL

Northeast 3 Division I Sectional

HOOVER 26-25-21-25, GLENOAK 24-22-25-23

Digs: Davis (GO) 20. Assists: Nameth (GO) 39. Blocks: Stepanovich (GO) 6. Kills: Stepanovich (GO) 10, S.E.Smith (GO) 10, Oliver (GO) 10, S.M.Smith (GO) 10. Aces: Davis (GO) 3.

Northeast 3 Division I Sectional

JACKSON 25-25-25, WARREN HARDING 8-8-7

Top servers: Yockey (J) 11 points, 5 aces. Kills: Weber (J) 7. Assists: Dolan (J) 19. Defensive leaders: Dolan (J) 7 digs.

Northeast 2 Division II Sectional

MARLINGTON 25-25-25, CONNEAUT 8-13-11

Kills: Evanich (M) 5. Assists: Swisher (M) 20. Digs: Hilliard (M) 10. Service Points: Swisher (M) 19, 8 aces. Records: Marlington 20-3.

Northeast 4 Division III Sectional

TUSLAW 25-25-18-25, MANCHESTER 12-7-25-15

Top servers: K.Eberhardt (T) 17 points, 9 aces. Kills: K.Eberhardt (T) 20. Assists: Crescenze (T) 33. Defensive leaders: Hankison (T) 15 digs, K.Eberhardt (T) 3 blocks.

East Division III Sectional

TUSKY VALLEY 25-25-25, SANDY VALLEY 16-18-14

Kills: Tucci (SV) 15. Assists: Ward (SV) 18. Digs: Haswell (SV) 10. Service Points: Haswell (SV) 10. Blocks: Tucci (SV) 3.

Northeast 1 Division IV Sectional

CENTRAL CATHOLIC 25-25-25, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 8-6-4

Aces: Johnson (CC) 8. Kills: Heiser (CC) 10. Assists: Turner (CC) 12. Digs: Turner (CC) 6. Blocks: Heiser (CC) 5.

East 1 Division IV Sectional

MALVERN 25-25-25, BEALSVILLE 20-16-20

Digs: Z.Sikorsky (M) 14. Blocks: Ball (M) 5. Kills:A.Sikorsky (M) 11. Assists: Moody (M) 15. Service Points: Ball (M) 14. Aces: Smith (M) 2, Moody (M) 2. Records: Malvern 8-15.

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GIRLS SOCCER

Northeast 1 Division I Sectional Final

JACKSON 8, PAINESVILLE RIVERSIDE 0

Halftime: Jackson 5-0. Goals: Niemi (J) 2, Adams (J) 2, Soehnlen (J), C.Wood (J), Karageorge (J), Wells (J). Assists: H.Wood (J) 2, Adams (J), Maghes (J), Niemi (J), C.Wood (J). Shots on Goal: Jackson 11-0. Corner Kicks: Jackson 6-0. Saves: Wright (R) 1, Ospino-Awadallah (R) 2; Rozmajzl (J) 0, Peters (J) 0. Records: Painesville Riverside 8-8-2; Jackson 12-5-0.

Louisville's Sammi Beatty attempts a goal stopped by Eastlake North goalkeeper Katia Blatnik in DI girls soccer sectional final at Louisville. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
Louisville's Sammi Beatty attempts a goal stopped by Eastlake North goalkeeper Katia Blatnik in DI girls soccer sectional final at Louisville. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

Northeast 2 Division I Sectional Final

LOUISVILLE 1, EASTLAKE NORTH 0

Goals: Lab (L). Saves: Mercier (L) 3. Shots: Louisville 8-3. Corner kicks: Eastlake 3-2. Halftime: Louisville 1-0. Records: Eastlake North 8-6-4, Louisville 14-3-1.

BOYS SOCCER

Northeast 4 Division III Sectional Final

LAKE CENTER 4, SOUTHEAST 1

Halftime: Lake Center Christian 2-1. Goals: Baker (LC) 2, Bauer (LC), Sommers (LC), Bertka (SE). Assists: Slabaugh (LC), Sommers (LC), Kever (LC), Patrick (LC), Finch (SE). Saves: Campbell (SE) 4, Caudle (LC) 3.

Fairless' Jayleigh Price and Cheyenne Kegley meet Black River's Delaney Nixon at the net during the first set of Wednesday's Division III girls volleyball sectional semifinal.
Fairless' Jayleigh Price and Cheyenne Kegley meet Black River's Delaney Nixon at the net during the first set of Wednesday's Division III girls volleyball sectional semifinal.

Wednesday high school roundup: Alliance, West Branch girls soccer teams advance

GIRLS SOCCER

ALLIANCE 6, HUBBARD 1

Division II sectional final

Alliance goals:  Hawkins (A) 2, Horning (A), G. Heslop (A), J. Heslop (A), Dickey (A). Alliance assists: Horning (A) 2, Hawkins (A), Barnes (A).  Alliance saves: Fox (A) 5, Paaloalo (A) 2. Shots: Alliance 29-8. Corner kicks: Alliance 2-1. Halftime: Alliance 3-0.

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WEST BRANCH 8, GENEVA 1

Division II sectional final

Goals: Dennison (WB) 3, Berger (WB) 2, Gregory (WB) 2, Koneval (WB). Assists: Dennison (WB) 3, Gregory (WB), Berger (WB), Brammer (WB). Saves: Sanders (WB) 4. Note: No stats provided for Geneva.

MANCHESTER 8, TUSLAW 0

Division III sectional final

Goals: Norris (M) 3, Gunsett (M) 3, Craddock (M), Tipton (M). Assists: Norris (M) 3, Tipton (M) 2, Craddock (M) 2, Gunsett (M). Shots on goal: Manchester 28-1. Corner kicks: Manchester 3-0. Halftime: Manchester 8-0. Records: Manchester 18-0.

BOYS SOCCER

RIVER VIEW 5, MINERVA 1

Division II sectional final

Goals: Mueller (M). Assists: Smith (M). Saves: Boone (M) 15. Corner kicks: River View 13-1. Halftime: River View 4-1. Records: Minerva 7-11-1; River View 16-2. Note: No stats provided for River View.

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VOLLEYBALL

HUDSON 25-25-25, LAKE 9-23-5

Division I sectional semifinal

Kills leaders: King (L) 4. Assists leaders: Hayes (L) 7. Defensive leaders: Brown (L) 10 digs, Snyder (L) 10 digs, Kurtz (L) 2 blocks, Fritz (L) 2 blocks.

MINERVA 25-25-25, CARROLLTON 21-21-20

Division II sectional final

Top servers: Romano (M) 13 points. Kills leaders: Romano (M) 12. Defensive leaders: Cress (M) 13 digs, Costea (M) 13 digs.

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BOYS SOCCER

LAKE 7, ELLET 0

Division I sectional semifinal

Goals: Giganti (L) 2, Davis (L), Moorehead (L), Grisan (L), Capobianco (L), Mullen (L). Shots on goal: Lake 11-0. Corner kicks: Lake 7-1. Halftime: Lake 5-0. Records: Ellet 1-13-1, Lake 9-6-2.

GLENOAK 3, CUYAHOGA FALLS 1

Division I sectional semifinal

Goals: Carl (G), Pooley (G), Schweikert (G), Adkins (CF). Assists: Carl (G), Tha (CF). Saves: Jebber (CF) 11; Codispoti (G) 2, Schweikert (G) 1. Shots on goal: GlenOak 14-4. Corner kicks: GlenOak 3-2. Halftime: GlenOak 1-0. Records: C. Falls 5-10-2; GlenOak 8-7-3.

VOLLEYBALL

JACKSON 25-25-25, YOUNGS. CHANEY 5-8-5

Division I sectional semifinal

Top servers: Yockey (J) 20 points, 7 aces. Kills leaders: Debevec (J) 7. Assists leaders: Dolan (J) 21 digs. Defensive leaders: Yockey (J) 4 digs.

SANDY VALLEY 25-25-25, RICHMOND EDISON 10-19-19

Top servers: Tucci (SV) 17 points. Kills leaders: Tucci (SV) 18. Assists leaders: Ward (SV) 38. Defensive leaders: Tucci (SV) 10 digs. Records: S.Valley 15-8.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC 25-25-25, LORDSTOWN 3-5-7

Division IV sectional semifinal

Top servers: Turner (CC) 7 aces. Kills leaders: Heiser (CC) 8. Assists leaders: Turner (CC) 19. Defensive leaders: Dierdorf (CC) 2 digs, Heiser (CC) 3 blocks.

Monday's high school results: Minerva boys soccer, volleyball teams win tournament openers

MONDAY'S RESULTS

Minerva's Nathanial Frankford leaps for the ball during a game against Marlington this season.
Minerva's Nathanial Frankford leaps for the ball during a game against Marlington this season.

BOYS SOCCER

MINERVA 2, CARROLLTON 0

East 1 Division II sectional

Goals: Mueller (M), Smith (M). Assists: Smith (M). Saves: Boone (M) 2. Shots: Minerva 12-3. Corner kicks: Minerva 7-0. Halftime: 0-0. Records: Carrollton 6-11; Minerva 7-10-1.

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CANTON SOUTH 2, OBERLIN FIRELANDS 2

Northeast 3 Division II sectional

(Canton South advances on penalty kicks 5-3)

Goals: White (CS), Frederick (OF), Becker (OF), Oberlin Firelands own goal. Assists: Graves (CS), Copley (OF). Saves: Shaffer (CS) 10, Duke (OF) 8. Shots: Oberlin Firelands 12-8. Corner kicks: 7-7. Halftime: Canton South 1-0. Records: Canton South 13-3-1.

VOLLEYBALL

MINERVA 18-25-25-25, MORGAN 25-23-22-22

East 1 Division II sectional

Top servers: Shellenbarger (M) 24 points. Kills leaders: Romano (M) 18. Defensive leaders: Shellenbarger (M) 21 digs. Records: Minerva 11-12.

Schedule

SATURDAY

HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS GOLF

OHSAA Division I state tournament at Ohio State Scarlet Course, 9

GIRLS GOLF

OHSAA Division I state tournament at Ohio State Gray Course, 9

CROSS COUNTRY

Central Catholic, East Canton, Lake Center Christian, St. Thomas Aquinas, Tuslaw at GlenOak Division III district, 9:30

Malvern, Sandy Valley (girls), Tusky Valley at Cambridge Division III district, 10

Canton South, Fairless, Manchester, Marlington, Northwest, Salem, West Branch at GlenOak Division II district, 11:30

Carrollton, Minerva, Sandy Valley (boys) at Cambridge Division II district, 11:30

Alliance, GlenOak, Green, Hoover, Jackson, Lake, Louisville, Massillon, McKinley, Perry, at GlenOak Division I district, 1:30

BOYS SOCCER

DIVISION I, NORTHEAST 1

Eastlake North at GlenOak, 7

Aurora at Jackson, 7

Dover at Louisville, 7

DIVISION I, NORTHEAST 2

Boardman at University School, 12:30

Mayfield at Hoover, 7

Lake at Stow, 7

DIVISION I, NORTHEAST 3

Green at Hoban, 7

Nordonia at Riverside, 7

DIVISION II, NORTHEAST 1

Salem at Marlington, 4

DIVISION II, NORTHEAST 3

Canton South at Buckeye, 4

DIVISION II, NORTHEAST 4

Triway at Bay, 4

GIRLS SOCCER

DIVISION III, NORTHEAST 1

Hiland at Tusky Valley, noon

VOLLEYBALL

DIVISION I

Northeast 1 sectional

At Louisville HS

Louisville vs. Green, 4

Painesville Riverside vs. Kent Roosevelt, 5:30

Northeast 3 sectional

At Perry HS

Perry vs. Hudson, 4

Willoughby South vs. Walsh Jesuit, 5:30

DIVISION II

Northeast 3 sectional

At Parma Padua HS

Holy Name vs. Lutheran West, 6

Canton South vs. Padua, 7:30

DIVISION III

Northeast 3 sectional

At Fairless HS

Fairless vs. Orrville, 6

Northwestern vs. Wellington, 7:30

DIVISION IV

Northeast 2 sectional

At Lake Center Christian School

McDonald vs. East Palestine, 4

Lake Center Christian vs. Middlefield Cardinal, 5:30

COLLEGE

FOOTBALL

Findlay at Walsh, 1

Mount Union at Wilmington, 1:30

Akron at Bowling Green, 2

Buffalo at Kent State, 3:30

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Greater Canton-area high school fall sports scores