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By Dan Mucci North Canton’s boys track team finished the season a year ago in the middle of the pack. This season, the team is looking to move up a few spots to finish in first place. Last year, the Vikings finished at 5-2 overall. At the Federal League Championship meet they finished in fifth [...]
By Dan Mucci The team that scores the most aces will win the match. The cranks sit in the stands watching a gentleman’s game. This lingo does not ring true in today’s game of baseball. Ace, in 1860, was what we call a run today. A match is a game and the cranks are the [...]
On the diamond, the keys to success always seem simple – get good, timely hitting followed by equally good pitching on defense. That formula usually leads to victory. So far, that formula is leading the Vikings to an 11-3 start and 2-2 mark in the Federal League. “Our team average is over .300,” said head [...]
Crossing the finish line in first place is the goal of every athlete running track. The past two seasons, North Canton’s girls track team has been on the podium in first place in the Federal League. The team finished league play undefeated last year at 7-0 and won its second consecutive Federal League title. With [...]
By Dan Mucci The winter sports season in North Canton is winding down. Here is a wrap up of sports around town. The North Canton middle school’s boys basketball teams finished their seasons with the following records: seventh grade black was 11-7 and lost in the quarterfinals of the tournament; seventh grade orange was 7-10 [...]
By Dan Mucci The seed for Austin Appleby’s dream to play for a Big Ten team began in 2002 when Appleby and his father Michael went to Phoenix to watch Ohio State play Miami (Fla.) for and win the national championship game. Appleby’s dream became a reality on national signing day in early February when [...]
By Dan Mucci Each year, lacrosse seems to be growing in popularity. First at the collegiate level, the sport has made its way to the high school level. Only a few Stark County schools have a lacrosse program and North Canton is one of those schools. But what exactly is lacrosse. North Canton’s boys coach [...]
By Dan Mucci North Canton’s Lady Vikings season came to a crashing halt Thursday night at Walsh University’s Alumni Gymnasium. Third-seeded McKinley Senior ended second-seeded Hoover’s season in a thrilling 62-59 win in the Division I District semifinals. The third quarter ended with McKinley leading 45-43 setting up a fantastic fourth quarter. Halfway through the [...]
By Dan Mucci During the past three decades, three teams have controlled the Federal League. In the 1980s, North Canton owned that distinction. In the late 1990s, Lake was the dominate team. In the 2000s, Perry has dominated the league race. This year, the Vikings are looking to move in and begin to reclaim what [...]
By Dan Mucci The advantage every team hopes for is the one North Canton Hoover’s boys basketball team has secured the past nine years under head coach Randy Montgomery – home court advantage. Hoover’s gymnasium is nicknamed the “win tunnel” and with good reason. Prior to this season, they have nine home losses in nine [...]