BARBERTON — Ohio has a new high school basketball scoring king. Hillsdale got an up-close look at Quinn Kwasniak on Tuesday night in Barberton, when his Willoughby Cornerstone Christian team eliminated the Falcons at the Division VII regional semifinal. Kwasniak goosed his career scoring total to 3,245 points in the Patriots’ 81-59 Sweet 16 victory. […]
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Bill Willis: Speed, quickness carried Ohio lineman to 2 Halls of Fame
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is Part 6 in a 12-part series on Ohio’s historic football personalities. The series began on Aug. 5. It continued on Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Bill Willis would be the prototype running back in football today. But “The Cat” insisted on becoming a lineman. Although he was on the small side […]
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Boys state basketball tourney marks 50th anniversary of Ohio’s greatest team — 1969 Columbus East Tigers
COLUMBUS — The argument is purely subjective, and includes boundless fun. It triggers memories and arguments, and will never be done. But as the boys state basketball tournament dawns this week, the reflection begins anew. Which is Ohio’s greatest high school basketball crew? The early standard set by Dayton Stivers? The small-school Waterloo Wonders? Maybe […]