Solon Comets 2013 Lacrosse Schedule

Find the dates and times for every match this season.

See the PDF section above for the season schedule.

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Two Solon Youths Make Female European Soccer Team

Two young soccer players from Solon are among 16 other teammates from around Northeast Ohio to earn a spot on the Olympic Development Program Europe team.

Two Solon eighth grade students from Solon Middle School went on a 10-day trip March 23 to play soccer games on an Olympic Development Program Europe trip in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria.  Noa Mills and Samantha Rich are representing northeast Ohio Soccer on OYSAN ODP Europe team. They join 16 other soccer players on the OYSAN (Ohio Youth Soccer Association North) 2013 ODP (Olympic Development Program) Europe team.  The eighteen girls along with their coach Tom Turner, director of OYSAN are also did some sightseeing during the trip. The girls team won their first game against a Vienna team by a score of 5-0 and tied the AC Sparta Praha team 2-2.  They also had the opportunity to play in the largest stadium in the world.  Both …

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Solon Comets 2013 Varsity Baseball Schedule

Find the dates and times of each baseball game here.

4:30 *Home games are in BOLD For more information you can visit their website.

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Young Wrestler Overcomes Heart Defects, Comes Out on Top in Tournament

The mother of the 6-year-old champion wants to raise awareness about heart defects to help other families going through what she calls a "roller coaster ride."

Parkside Elementary School first grader Eric Boykin, who is all of 40 pounds, just started wrestling a few months ago and he's already an award-winning wrestler in Ohio.  Eric, who will turn 7 on April 16, struggles with opponents on the mats, but he's had a far tougher struggle with undiagnosed heart defects since he was born.  The champ went through two open heart surgeries which has put the Boykin family through what his mother, Holly, describes as a "tremendous roller coaster ride." "A bunch of us families work with the American Heart Association have been working on legislation regarding Pulse Ox testing on newborns," shes said. "We are proud to announce that some very smart and forward-thinking legislators have sponsored Senate Bill …

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Talk About: Stewart Field Getting New Turf

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Stewart Field Getting New Turf

The all-purpose field at Solon High's Stewart Field is getting a new, more advanced type of FieldTurf installed this summer.

Solon's athletes and musicians will have a new field to compete on next school year. The artificial turf at Stewart Field will be replaced this summer with a new version of FieldTurf that uses more advanced technology and is expected to last much longer, said Fred Bolden, Solon Schools' director of personnel and transportation. The existing field has been around for nine years and has been used extensively for a variety of sports and other events, including football, soccer, lacrosse, marching band and many others. Bolden said the field has held more than 150 events each year. And now the field is beginning to show extensive wear and tear. He said the existing field is FieldTurf, but this new kind is a more advanced type and is a very-high…

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Lady Comets Take on Lady Tigers in Regional Finals

Who will make it to the Final Four?

Both the Solon and Twinsburg High School girls basketball teams are just a few games away from a state championship — but what team will advance for a chance at the title?  The Lady Comets will play the Lady Tigers at 7:30pm at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in a heated matchup.  The Solon team beat Mentor 61-55 Tuesday to advance to Friday's matchup, according to the Solon Athletics website.  The Tigers, who are now perfect on the season, defeated Hudson March 2 to win the Akron District championship. If they advance and win in the finals, it will be the team's third consecutive team championship. 

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