Friday, October 21, 2011
It's the second season for Solon's soccer, volleyball and cross country teams.
It's the second season for Solon's soccer, volleyball and cross country teams. The boys' soccer team and the volleyball team have already advanced to district competition next week while the cross country teams will run at their Division I district meets on Saturday. GIRLS SOCCER The Lady Comets are the third-seeded team in the Kent Division I district behind Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Hudson, the only two teams to beat them this season. Solon opens tournament action by hosting Kenston tomorrow at 3 p.m. A win in that match would advance the Lady Comets to a possible rematch with Hudson Tuesday night. Solon closed out a memorable regular season with a 10-0 rout of Normandy to finish at 13-2-1 and 5-0 in the NOC River Division. The …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Comet cross country teams gain state rankings
Solon's boys' and girls' cross country teams are ranked in the first state poll released this week while the Lady Comet girls' soccer team remains a member of the prestigious ESPN Fab 50. CROSS COUNTRY Solon's boys' cross country team is ranked ninth among Ohio's Division I teams this week. The Comets are coming off a victory at the McDonough Invitational in Cleveland Heights, edging runner-up St. Francis by a score of 50-51. Kevin Blank led Solon with a third-place overall finish in a time of 17:06. He was followed across the finish line by teammates Dan Urbanek (seventh - 17:17), Jonathan Wainblat (eighth - 17:25), Max Haiss (11th - 17:34) and Ethan Wise (21st - 17:56). The Lady Comets are also ranked in the state Division I poll, …
Friday, September 16, 2011
Check out our recap of Solon sports action from the last week
The Solon Sports Recap is 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 coverage you need. Solon's Dave Rudary is playing his best golf of the season as the Comet senior shot three superb rounds in three victories this week. Solon bested Mentor 167-169 as Rudary carded a round of even-par 35. Anthony Stames added a 42, Justin Razzante shot 45 and Eric Rudary aided the cause with a 46. Rudary topped that effort with a round of one-under par 34 in a 156-161 win over Nordonia. Stames also broke 40 as he shot a 39 while Razzante finished at 41 and Sam Littman posted a 42. Rudary, averaging 39 strokes …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Girls' cross country wins at Mentor, girls' soccer moves up in Fab 50 rankings
The Solon Sports Recap is 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. Solon's fall sports teams continue to excel as the girls' cross country team brought home an invitational win while the girls' soccer team continues to improve in the national rankings. CROSS COUNTRY Solon's Therese Haiss made a name for herself at the state championships last fall when she finished 23rd overall as a sophomore. Haiss is picking up where she left off as she captured first place in Saturday's Mentor Invitational with a time of 20:27. Haiss was followed across the finish line by teammates Kelsey Aamoth (…
Friday, August 26, 2011
Lady Comet soccer team ties defending state champion Walsh Jesuit and more news from the last week in Solon sports
The Solon Sports Recap is 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. Solon's fall sports season is already in full swing with the Comets starting fast in soccer, girls tennis and golf. The volleyball and cross country teams open their seasons Saturday. GIRLS' SOCCER Coach Dave FitzGerald said his team would surprise a few people this year and it didn't take the Lady Comets long to back up that statement. Solon battled defending state champion Walsh Jesuit to a 0-0 draw. Goalkeeper Kristen Confroy had a huge game, coming up with 11 saves, and the Lady Comet defenders kept five-time …
Friday, May 20, 2011
Comet netters advance to showdown with Walsh in state team tournament
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. TENNIS Solon, ranked ninth in the state, is one step away from a spot in the Division I state team tournament next weekend in Columbus. The Comets blanked Copley 5-0 to advance to next week's showdown with another one of Ohio's top Division I teams, Walsh Jesuit. The winner of that match will advance to the state Final Four. Solon winners in the victory over Copley included Jason Schrode at first singles (7-5, 6-3), David Shankman at second singles (6-3, 6-4), Brian Yang at third singles (2-6, 6-3, 6-1…
Friday, May 6, 2011
Comet track teams finish unbeaten; softball team keeps winning
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. TRACK AND FIELD Solon's boys and girls finished the Northeast Ohio Conference dual meet season with unbeaten records with big wins over rival Medina this week and both teams now have the inside track for Valley Division championships. The girls bested Medina 72-65 as Tinisee Kandakai and Paige Yaeger were multiple winners, Kandakai taking the long jump (16-7) and the 200 meters (26.1) while Yaeger captured the 100-meter hurdles (15.7) and the 300-meter hurdles (44.5). Other Solon firsts came from Kristen…
Friday, April 29, 2011
Late-inning heroics spark Lady Comets to softball victories, and more from the Comets playing fields
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. SOFTBALL Some late-inning heroics gave Solon's softball team a pair of big Northeast Ohio Conference River Division victories this week as the Lady Comets came from behind to down Twinsburg and Stow. Kristen Confroy tripled twice, drove in two runs and scored the winning run on a hit by teammate Carly Simecek in the seventh inning of a 5-4 win over Stow on Thursday. Dani Zysek gained her sixth win of the season on the mound, striking out eight as Solon improved to 2-2 in the River Division. Solon plated…
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…
Friday, February 25, 2011
Check out the recap of weekly sports action featuring Solon's athletes
SWIMMING AND DIVING The Comets have a large delegation of swimmers and divers at this weekend’s Division I State Championships at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Diver Taylor Epstein finished 15th overall in Thursday’s diving competition with a total of 389.35 points. Solon’s boys who will compete in the swimming events include: Ryan Carson, Alex Polishchuk, Dan Telljohann, Killian Wagner, Jamie Gallagher, Dan McMahon, and Tristan Wagner. Michael Kreft is defending his championship in the boys’ diving competition. The Comets have several ladies in the swimming events with Kelsey McRill, Francesca Viotti, Katherine Taylor, Annie Marquiss and Anna Wong. Kreft will compete at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Canton. The finals in Division I swimming…
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