Thursday, March 3, 2011
Winter sports are coming to an end. Your weekly recap comes a day early to look at Solon athletes still alive in state tournament play
This special edition of The Week in Solon Sports comes to you a day early. That's because winter sports are winding down and we're now deep into state competition play. And since Solon has lots of talented athletes still competing in their respective sports, we wanted to get the word out about their games, contests, matches and meets going on this weekend. WRESTLING The Comets’ Brandon Thompson, Anthony Collica and Nate Hoff begin their state tournament competition in Columbus this afternoon during the annual Ohio Championships held at the Value City Arena in Columbus. Division I preliminary action gets under way at 5:45 p.m. with the first round of consolations at 8:45 p.m. Friday’s quarterfinals are slated for 11:20 a.m. with consolation…
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Senior DeAndre Payton leads Solon to the win, but loses something to – his cellphone and $25 are stolen at game's halftime
If you want to call Solon's DeAndre Payton to congratulate him on his fine performance in the Comets' 58-50 sectionals victory, you may have to wait a few days. At halftime, he discovered his cell phone and $25 were stolen. Fortunately, Payton had a good attitude about the whole thing. The Comets won and Payton was clearly the star of the game, getting crucial scores in the big moments to help put his team over Lakeside Ashtabula in their opening-round sectional victory. “I’m not going to worry about it,” Payton said of his missing cell phone. “It’s just a material item.” Payton had the presence of mind to score 17 points to lead the Comets (8-13) over Lakeside (15-6), and teammate Christopher Cromity backed him up with 14 points. Although…
Friday, February 18, 2011
Check out the Solon sports action from the last week
The Week in Solon Sports is just that — a weekly look at Solon High School sports teams in action over the last week and quick previews of what's to come next week. Come to Solon Patch every Friday afternoon to get all the sports you need. SWIMMING AND DIVING Solon’s Michael Kreft came through as expected at this week’s Northeast Ohio District Meet at Cleveland State, as the defending state champion won the diving competition with a top score of 515.05 points. Teammate Doug Karn also qualified for next weekend’s state meet in Canton by placing seventh overall with 426.50 points. Sivan Mills and Taylor Epstein have also qualified for the state diving meet. Mills posted a third-place finish with a total of 462.20 points while Epstein …
Solon's DeAndre Payton suffered a horrific injury during a dunk attempt in January, but now he's back and better than ever
Those who saw it will never forget it. It is the ultimate irony that DeAndre Payton can’t remember it. Payton, the senior center for the Solon basketball team, went up for a dunk against Cuyahoga Falls on Jan. 7. Unintentionally undercut by a Falls player, Payton tried to hold on to the rim but could not and crashed to the court head first. The sickening scenario quieted the crowd as Comet head coach Sean Fisher and trainer Adam Lake rushed to Payton’s aid. Players, coaches and fans were hoping for the best while dreading the worst outcome. "I remember that I knew it was going to be bad because you could see him going down head-first,” Fisher said. “I was already moving toward him before he hit the floor. It was the worst thing I’ve seen …
Friday, January 14, 2011
Glory in the swimming pool, scary injury on the hard court and more
The Week in Solon Sports is just that – a weekly look at Solon High School sports teams in action over the last week and quick previews of what's to come next week. Come to Solon Patch every Friday afternoon to get all the sports you need. SWIMMING AND DIVING Solon senior Annie Marquiss had an outstanding meet at the Northeast Ohio Conference Championships held at Cleveland State on Saturday as she set two meet records. Marquiss, who placed 14th in the state in the 50 freestyle last year, won both the 50 freestyle (24.59) and the 100 freestyle (53.56) at the NOC meet. Her time in the 100 free broke the record set in 2008 by another Comet swimmer, Gretchen Hestley. Solon’s ladies also won the 200 free relay with the team of Kelsey McRill, …
