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By Dan Mucci Take your marks. The swimmers bend down and touch the starting blocks. Get set. A gun goes off. The North Canton Hoover boys swim squad is poised to make a run for another Federal League title. A year ago, the Vikings finished in first place in the Federal League, with a perfect [...]
By Dan Mucci Head coach Tim Vick enters his second season at the helm of the North Canton Hoover Lady Vikings basketball team. In sis initial season, he lead the black and orange to a 19-5 overall record. His team will be just as strong this season. Vick said the team lost seven seniors from [...]
Disappointing Football Season Ends on High Note By Jeremy Watts On the final Friday of football season, the grandstand at Memorial Stadium was rocking and rolling as the Hoover Vikings capped off a disappointing season in a big way. The Vikings defeated arch-rival Jackson Polar Bears and dispatched their opponent’s playoff hopes with a 34-28 [...]
By Dan Mucci Walsh University’s football team is making history, but this is one record the Cavaliers would like to have erased for the books. Competing in their 17th season of football, the wine and gold are off to a 1-5 start. That is something neither head coach Jim Dennison nor his Walsh teams have [...]
September was National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, but healthy lifestyles for children should be a priority every month. The North Canton YMCA is reminding parents about the importance of incorporating regular physical activity and healthier eating habits into their children’s lives throughout the entire year. Childhood obesity rates have soared over the last few decades. [...]
By Jeremy Watts A week long manhunt for two-time Mr. Ohio Football winner and former North Canton Hoover football standout Erick Howard has ended. Howard surrendered October 4 to North Canton Police at the Stark County Jail; he was wanted in connection with a late August break-in and sexual assault within the city limits. During [...]
By Dan Mucci The Hoover Vikings girls soccer season is still young, but the results are encouraging. North Canton is currently 3-0-1 and 1-0-1 in Federal League play, a far cry from last year’s squad that finished 7-6-5 overall.“We are really strong up the middle,” said coach Nick Plazak. “So far this year, that has [...]
By Laurie Fife Harbert The North Canton Y Gymnastic Center, at 7241 Whipple Avenue, is a bustling hub of activity as parents and students of all ages come and go. The smallest students shyly walk out onto the mats in their colorful leotards at the first class. After a few weeks, they are giggling together [...]
By Dan Mucci North Canton’s boys soccer team suffered through some growing pains a year ago. But this year, Head Coach Neil Baasten looks for a more “soccer experienced” team to lead the Vikings back into the hunt for the Federal League title. Baasten is entering his fifth season as head coach at Hoover. He [...]
By Dan Mucci What’s in the past should stay in the past. Last year, North Canton suffered through an uncharacteristic 3-7 overall record and a 1-6 Federal League mark. Kicking off a new season, the strength of this year’s team was the disadvantage of last year’s team. “Our strength this year is our senior class,” [...]