Just when you think you've seen it all from
@StewartTerion
this happens. This young man cares deeply about his community.
@gobluestreaks
were lucky to have him. Now
@BG_Football
will benefit from his talent and leadership. Great character on display.
Max Hermes from
@WrestleEdison
rides out his opponent in third round to win D-III state title at 106. Then he gave his mom a hug. Solid move.
@SanduskyBayConf
Nice moment at Browns game on
@FOXSports
. Cross Country Mortgage donated $100,000 to
@EdisonSports
in honor of the late Maxton Soviak. Taking part in the ceremony, from left, were Maxton’s father Kip, Edison AD Nick Wenzel and football coach Jim Hall.
Perkins school board voted 5-0 tonight to renew Scott McVeigh’s supplemental contract as boys basketball coach. The veteran coach was told nearly two months ago that he wouldn’t be back. McVeigh is 237-175 in 18 seasons leading the Pirates.
@PerkinsHigh
@SanduskyBayConf
Emotional moment at Ironman 70.3 Ohio finish line as Mark Goldman presents flags in honor of Navy Corpsman Maxton Soviak to his parents, Kip and Rachel. Goldman is doing 13 Ironman events to honor 13 service members killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Final: Africentric 66, Margaretta 35. OHSAA competitive balance formula needs some tweaking if a school in Columbus is able to take any kid in that city and play in Division III.
@mhspolarbears
Bellevue's Collin Corapi is named D-IV Defensive Player of the Year in the Northwest District. Collin is joining the Marines next year. Great kid. Here's the entire all-district team, which is longer than a spoiled kid's Christmas list.
Huron grad Cody Thompson lands on Seahawks' initial 53-man roster. Big step for
@cthom1441
“He can catch it, he can run, he can run routes and knows the system and he’s a good blocker. He’s all of that," said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Scott McVeigh is stepping down as boys basketball coach at Perkins. McVeigh had a 251-203 record in 20 seasons leading the Pirates. Also won five SBC titles and two district titles. "It was just time. As a coach you know when you know," he said.
@PerkinsATH
@SanduskyBayConf
The Sandusky Bay Scrappers 12U squad won a 94-team tourney in Cooperstown, going 10-0. They beat an "elite" Atlanta team in the final.
As the father of a kid who played travel ball from here to West Palm Beach, believe me when I say this is a big deal.
I’m at the Sandusky School Board meeting. The
@gobluestreaks
new football coach is Lucas Poggiali. He’s a 2012 SHS graduate and is No. 2 on the school’s all-time passing yards/TD list. Has spent the past five seasons as a college assistant at Marietta.
@SanduskyBayConf
Huron outside hitter Makenna Schafer makes it official, signing a national letter of intent with Ohio University. Schafer committed to the Division I school as a sophomore. She helped the Tigers win the D-III state volleyball title Sunday. What a week.
Ted Sturzinger is ready to roll as the incoming athletic director at
@PerkinsHigh
. The PHS alumnus starts his new job Aug. 1. He'll make all of us jealous with his commute to work.
@SanduskyBayConf
The
@ColdwaterCavs
were hurting at halftime. Huron led 3-0 in a defensive slog. Then senior quarterback Marcel Blasingame, who suffered broken leg three weeks ago, pulled a Willis Reed. It worked.
Perkins is ready to take on Vermilion on a D4 first-round game. Good crowd. That should please the OHSAA, which inflated ticket prices for the playoffs. Wanna pay cash? 15 bucks.
Huron boys basketball coach Bobby James, who led the Tigers to three district titles, has resigned. He's going to spend more time with his family and go fishing.
Kyle Larson is very accommodating with the fans at Attica Raceway Park. Brad Borger (Port Clinton), Emily Bogner (Clyde) and little Sage Nitschke pose for a pic with the NASCAR star before
@WorldofOutlaws
hot laps.
@atticaracewyprk
Clyde caps amazing playoff run by trouncing Licking Valley 42-14 in Div. IV final. Number of the day: 3. That's how many No. 1 seeds Clyde knocked out. Also the number of SBC Lake losses for Fliers. SBC was one of best leagues in Ohio this year. Story:
It’s Senior Night at Perkins so l thought I’d honor the legendary Stan Stewart. But after I snapped this someone told me Stan might still be a junior. Close enough.
Eric Kochendoerfer was approved as
@PerkinsHigh
boys basketball coach Thursday. The move fulfilled a lifelong goal for the upbeat coach. “When I graduated from college, my goal was to become the head boys basketball coach at Perkins. Plain and simple.”
Margaretta 3-sport star Ben Palomo signs to play baseball at U of Findlay. That’s a D2 school, which means an actual National Letter of Intent was signed. Ben will major in mathematics. Impressive.
@mhspolarbears
@SanduskyBayConf
Bellevue senior
@case_santoro
will take the court tonight with 1,981 career points. She's a scoring machine, but might be a better defender. The
@KentStWBB
signee has led the Lady Red to a 16-0 start this season. Story:
Perkins multi-sport star Braylon Collier will forgo basketball. The speedy Collier caught 12 passes (2 for TDs) in regional final vs. Glenville.
"He wants to bulk up for football and follow his dreams," Perkins hoops coach Eric Kochendoerfer said. "We're supportive of him."
Abe Hermes get a takedown in overtime to beat Columbia’s Cole Schulke 3-1 in a 113 semi. Hermes lost a pair of 1-point decisions to Schulke last year. Great win.
DeMar Moore was approved as the new boys basketball coach at Sandusky High this morning. He said he got the offer Monday night while he was at an open gym. "It seems like that's the only place I'm at these days," he said.
@gobluestreaks
@SanduskyBayConf
The Ray family has been a reliable source of quality football talent and leadership for the
@BHSRedmen
for three generations. I'm still not sure if I got the extended family tree correct in this story.
@SanduskyBayConf
@KeeganRay3
I talked to some former
@PerkinsHigh
basketball players about Scott McVeigh, who coached the Pirates for 18 seasons but wasn't asked back for No. 19. The overriding theme of our chats: McVeigh demanded accountability.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Mike Eldridge. Every time I walked into a gym and saw Mike -- every time -- he made me smile. What a gift. I wrote a story about Mike a couple years back and had the honor of taking a photo of him. RIP, Mike.
Some people just make you smile. Mike Eldridge is one of those people. He's been taking photos of area athletes for years and has become an important part of the
@PerkinsHigh
community. "When I think of Perkins, I think of him," one parent told me.
Before the snow hit,
@perkinspirates
introduced new football coach Jalen Santoro
@SantoroJJ14
Wednesday night. The 2012 Ohio D-III co-offensive player of the year looks like he could still play. Details:
.
@JacAlexander2
is one of the best all-around athletes to come through our area in awhile. Could've played college football but chose basketball. This hard worker from
@OHRockets
should make D-III power
@MariettaCollege
better.
Perkins’ five seniors, including Kelley Baker (shown with parents Andrea and Matt) get the start tonight against Sandusky.
@PerkinsHigh
is two wins from an SBC Lake title. Game should start by 7:45, hopefully.
Huron grad
@cthom1441
has played a lot of golf since the coronavirus hit. He's also been working out -- a lot. Thompson hopes the
@Seahawks
open training camp soon. He'll be in the mix at wide receiver.
@Huron_Athletics
Lucas Poggiali's next stop will be Margaretta. Poggiali is expected to be approved at Monday's school board meeting as supervisor of district operations. The former Sandusky coach also will join Gary Quisno's football staff.
1,000-point club fever spreads at
@gobluestreaks
...
@TahjStaveskie
joined Tuesday, putting 39 on Toledo Bowsher. Sandusky moves to 13-0. Expect some kind of recognition prior to Friday night's home game vs. Clyde. Kid can play D-I college ball.
Ethan Mohr is perhaps the hottest pitcher in the SBC. The
@bcsredmensports
senior has thrown two straight shutouts against two legit Lake Division contenders in the past six days (Perkins, Clyde).
Final: Bellevue 1, Clyde 0. Ty Ray was spectacular: 12 strikeouts, allowed only 2 hits. Gotta be best male 3-sport athlete in the area. Redmen stay alive in SBC Lake, at Vermilion on Friday.
Addelyn Werner threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday’s St. Mary Central Catholic baseball game. Addelyn is bouncing back after some serious health issues. “She’s doing well — running, jumping, chasing the dog around the house,” said her mom, Sue.
Huron volleyball coach Don Wood was recognized for 30 years of coaching prior to Saturday’s match vs Clay. Wood, who has guided the Tigers to 5 state titles, was surprised and touched. I asked if he was giving a speech. “No, I don’t think I could get through that.”
Mike Eldridge, who for years photographed Perkins athletic events, died early Thursday morning at age 73 after battling pancreatic cancer.
"What a blessing he was to our Pirate community. Touched more lives than we could ever imagine."
Sad news:
@mhspolarbears
alum and
@CLE_State
wrestler Caleb Stockmaster died Monday night after a 2-year battle with cancer. Two months ago, he presented the first Caleb Stockmaster Award to Margaretta's David Hoffman. Stockmaster was 24.
@SanduskyBayConf
The
@FootballPerkins
vs
@pcskins
Division IV playoff game this Friday will be played at Strobel Field in Sandusky. It’s a rematch of a regular-season game between the two
@SanduskyBayConf
teams. Perkins edged Port Clinton 21-20 in Round 1.
Cody Cramer is the new AD at
@BHSRedmen
. The former football star knows all things Bellevue and still looks like he could tackle someone. "I'm a Bellevue guy and don't want to be anywhere else," he told me.
Sports can bring out the best in people -- sportsmanship, teamwork, compassion ... touchdowns. The 8th-grade football teams from
@PerkinsATH
and
@cgsathletics
checked all the boxes in a game last week. Also, great video from
@AmandaCorapi
@SanduskyBayConf
I had a chance to sit down with
@SCCSPanthers
legend Chuck Lococo for a story that publishes Friday. St. Mary CC is celebrating 100 years of football. Lococo, a 1953 grad, wore a leather helmet when he played.
Huron swept Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy in a Division III state semifinal Saturday night. The Tigers will play for the program's fifth state championship on Sunday night. It'll be No. 2 Huron vs. No. 3 Independence.
Cody Thompson is heading to
@Chiefs
training camp today in St. Joseph, Missouri. He took a break from packing yesterday to chat.
@cthom1441
is trying to win a job as a WR on one of the NFL's Super Bowl favorites.
@ToledoFB
Story:
I'm at Strobel Field where WLEC legend Mark Fogg was honored before the game for 45 years on the air. ...
@gobluestreaks
lead 7-0 early on a
@StewartTerion
29-yard run.
Big development here in Coldwater: Cavs star QB Marcel Blasingame, who broke a bone in his left leg 3 weeks ago, will start the 3rd quarter for Coldwater. Cavs start with the ball on their 20. Big cheers from home crowd.
The Huron Tigers were on the ropes Sunday night before winning a five-set thriller, clinching the school's fifth state volleyball title. Sophie Lee, Makenna Schafer and Claire Solberg combined for 47 kills and a whole lot of blocks.
Legendary Sandusky football coach Larry Cook died Tuesday morning at age 79. He considered taking the prestigious Massillon job in 1990 but decided to stick with the Blue Streaks. He ended up influencing countless lives in Erie County and beyond.
Lucas Poggiali is headed to Margaretta. It's been an emotional few weeks for Poggiali, a stretch that included giving the eulogy at his father's funeral.
"I was able to move forward and that’s something I have struggled with the last three weeks."
Honored to present the
@sanduskyregistr
Blue Streaks MVP award to prolific RB Jamarion Alexander. The award is voted on by the players. Jamarion finished the season with more than 1,500 total yards and 24 TDs.
@BlueStreak_FB
The
@sanduskyregistr
2024 football preview section comes out in 1 week. These cats from
@FootballPerkins
will grace the cover. Happy football season! 🏈🏈🏈
I spent some time this afternoon with
@gobluestreaks
boys basketball coach Colin Irish, who is stepping down after seven winning seasons. He's a fascinating man. Moved to Cleveland from Trinidad at age 9. Basketball? He was more into soccer and cricket.
Just in: Sandusky's
@StewartTerion
named co-Offensive Player of the Year on Division III All-Ohio team. Stewart finished with 6,133 yards rushing in career, No. 22 all-time in Ohio.
@gobluestreaks
Vinny D'Amico is a third-team LB and Noah Caston was special mention at DB.
The
@BG_Football
Falcons are experiencing some growing pains. They need some sparks like the one provided Tuesday night by
@StewartTerion
. BGSU fans saw in the fourth quarter what
@gobluestreaks
fans have seen for years. The kid can play.
@MACSports
Keep in mind that Kenna Stimmel competed in the state diving finals four days before becoming a national champion in the pole vault. Yeah, she's pretty good!
For the second time in eight days a scoring record falls at Margaretta.
@EllianaSchaefer
goes for 42 points to set a
@Ladybearsbball3
program record -- one week after
@JakeLeibacher
poured in 45 in a boys game. Something good in the water in Castalia!
The
@PerkinsATH
boys dominated the D-II regional. Of note: All four Pirate relays qualified for state. Senior Chris Campbell got a nice workout hoisting the 1st-place team trophy for the podium photo session.
@SanduskyBayConf
It didn't take long for Scott McVeigh to get back on a bench. The former Perkins head coach is helping out old friend Bobby James at Huron. And he's smiling a lot more.
Sandusky's
@TahjStaveskie
named first-team All-Ohio in Division II. The quick-twitch point guard with uncanny range finished his
@gobluestreaks
career with 1,282 points.
Huron fans cheer as the Tigers hop on the bus after a regional championship. Their next bus ride will be 3-plus hours to Dayton for D-3 state semifinals.