SANTA CLARA, Cuba: The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War.

Cheers broke out in the cabin of JetBlue Flight 387 as the plane touched down. Passengers — mostly airline executives, U.S. government officials and journalists, with a sprinkling of Cuban-American families and U.S. travelers — were given gift bags with Cuban cookbooks, commemorative luggage tags and Cuban flags, which they were encouraged to wave.

The arrival of the flight out of Fort Lauderdale opens a new era of U.S.-Cuba travel with about 300 flights a week connecting the U.S. with an island cut off from most Americans by the 55-year-old trade embargo on Cuba and formal ban on U.S. citizens engaging in tourism on the island.

“Seeing the American airlines landing routinely around the island will drive a sense of openness, integration and normality. That has a huge psychological impact,” said Richard Feinberg, author of the new book Open for Business: Building the New Cuban Economy.

Also Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the carriers selected to operate routes to Havana: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines.

The department said in a statement that carriers will serve the Cuban capital from Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Houston; Los Angeles; Newark, N.J.; New York City; and Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa in Florida.

Airlines are obligated to begin flights within 90 days — right after Thanksgiving — but may begin earlier. Delta said it would launch daily service Dec. 1 from Atlanta, Miami and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, “subject to Cuban regulatory approval,” with flights going on sale Sept. 10.

Spirit also said it aims to run twice-a-day flights to Havana beginning Dec. 1, from Fort Lauderdale.

The restart of commercial travel between the two countries is one of the most important steps in President Barack Obama’s two-year-old policy of normalizing relations with the island. Historians disagree on the exact date of the last commercial flight but it appears to have been after Cuba banned incoming flights during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Secretary of State John Kerry said on Twitter that the last commercial flight was in 1961.

U.S. travel to Cuba is on track to triple this year to more than 300,000 visitors in the wake of the 2014 declaration of detente. Cuba’s cash-starved centrally planned economy has been bolstered by the boom in U.S. visitors, along with hundreds of thousands of travelers from other nations hoping to see Cuba before more Americans arrive.

Seniors can race at Derby, too

Soap Box Derby Senior Day is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Derby Downs, 1000 George Washington Blvd., Akron. Seniors can race down the Derby Downs track in adult Soap Box Derby cars, and there will be a health fair, lunch, music and vintage cars. Tickets are $14. 330-733-8723, ext. 13 or www.soapboxderby.org.

Hear about upcoming seasons

Check out the upcoming seasons for the Akron Symphony, Broadway in Akron and Tuesday Musical at a party from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall, where all three organizations present programs. There will be special offers on season packages, free refreshments and a cash bar, and a look behind the scenes. The presenters are also hoping to counteract the perception that E.J. Thomas is closed after budget cuts at the University of Akron curtailed programming. Parking will be free in the surface lot across from E.J. and in the adjoining deck. No reservations are needed. For details, call Tuesday Musical at 330-761-3460 or the Akron Symphony at 330-535-8131.

Celebrate artwork installed

The Akron Art Museum’s Free Thursday celebrates the Inside|Out works recently installed in the Merriman Valley. The party runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a gallery tour at 6 and music by the Angie Haze Project. It’s also your last weekend to see Snack, the exhibit of food-themed art including one of Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s soup cans. For more information go to http://akronartmuseum.org.

REPORTING 
SCORES

Schools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and from wins and losses and include statistics from both teams. Let your athletic director and coach know if you do not see your school’s result.

NOMINATE 
ATHLETES

Coaches are encouraged to submit nominations for the High School Spotlight by noon on Mondays. Please email bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com with the nominee’s name, school, grade, accomplishments for the week and, most important, a color headshot (a jpeg image).

FOOTBALL

Schedule

Week 2

Thursday’s Games

Aurora (0-1) at Euclid (1-0)

Massillon (0-1)at GlenOak (1-0)

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Friday’s Games

Beachwood (0-1) at Chippewa (1-0)

Beaver Local (1-0) at West Branch (0-1)

Brunswick (1-0) at Austintown Fitch (0-1)

Black River (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0)

Burton Berkshire (1-0) at Garrettsville (1-0)

Canada Prep Academy at Highland (0-1)

Canfield (0-1) at Alliance (0-1)

Canton Central Catholic (0-1) at Perry (1-0)

Canton McKinley (0-1) at Mansfield (1-0)

Chagrin Falls Kenston (1-0) at Medina (1-0)

Coventry (1-0) at Barberton (1-0)

Canton South (0-1) at Northwest (1-0)

Ashland Crestview (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0)

CVCA (0-1) at Campbell Memorial (0-1)

Dover (1-0) at Lake (1-0)

East (0-1) at Springfield (0-1)

Ellet 1-0) at Tallmadge (1-0)

Garaway (1-0) at Fairless (0-1)

Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (1-0) at Mogadore (1-0)

Garfield (0-1) at Cuyahoga Falls (1-0)

Garfield Heights (0-1) at Brecksville (1-0)

Green (0-1) at Warren Howland (0-1)

Greenwich S. Central (0-1) at Rittman (1-0)

Hudson (1-0) at Strongsville (0-1)

Firestone (0-1) at Copley (1-0)

Jackson (1-0) at Mayfield (0-1)

Kenmore (0-1) at Norton (0-1)

Kent Roosevelt (0-1) at Stow (1-0)

LaGrange Keystone (0-1) at Cloverleaf (0-1)

Lakewood St. Edward (1-0) at Archbishop Hoban (1-0)

Louisville (1-0) at North Canton Hoover (1-0)

Manchester (0-1) at Woodridge (1-0)

Marlington (1-0) at Ravenna (0-1)

Nordonia (1-0) at Bedford (1-0)

North (0-1) at Smithville (1-0)

Norwayne (1-0) at Orrville (0-1)

Parma (0-1) at North Royalton (1-0)

Revere (1-0) at Parma Hts Valley Forge (0-1)

Rocky River (1-0) at Buckeye (0-1)

Sandy Valley (1-0) at Mapleton (0-1)

St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0) at Minerva (0-1)

Southeast (0-1) at Field (1-0)

Streetsboro (1-0) at Crestwood (1-0)

Theodore Roosevelt (Wash. D.C.) (2-0) at Carrollton (1-0)

Triway (1-0) at Loudonville (1-0)

Tuslaw (0-1) at Dalton (0-1)

Twinsburg (0-1) at Solon (1-0)

Wadsworth (1-0) at Wooster (1-0)

Walsh Jesuit(0-1) at St.Vincent-St.Mary(1-0)

Warsaw River View(0-1) at Tusky Valley (1-0)

Waterloo (0-1) at East Canton (0-1)

Waynedale (0-1) at Ridgewood (1-0)

TENNIS

YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE 4, 
ST. VINCENT ST. MARY 1

Singles: Tsudis (U) d. Pier 6-0, 6-2; Hoang (U) d. Reese 6-2, 6-0; Reilly (U) d. McSteen 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: E. Cripe-Hake (U) d. McVicker-Tomaszewski 5-7, 6-1, 6-3; O’Conner-Gilter (S) d. G. Cripe-Scharf 6-1, 6-2.

NORTON 4, WADSWORTH 0

Singles: C. Clark (N) d. Shaffer 6-3, 6-4; S. Clark (N) d. Shepard 6-2, 6-0; Vence (N) led Kaser 1-0.

Doubles: Smith-Whitaker (N) d.Vandyke-Corbett 6-1, 6-1; Creighton-Thomas (N) d. Uren-Cart 6-0, 6-3.

Records: Norton 9-0, 7-0.

TWINGSBURG 5, STOW 0

Singles: Bhambra (T) d. Heid 6-0 6-1; Nmai (T) d. Ostrander 6-1 6-2; Schaffner (T) d. Holm 7-5 6-1.

Doubles: Sterling-Singh (T) d. Ingram-Kirmeyer 6-3 6-1; Banas-Yarlagadda (T) d. Rai-Mygrants 6-0 6-1.

Records: Twinsburg 5-3, 2-1.

COPLEY 3, TALLMADGE 2

Singles: Elahi (C) d. Ramp 6-0, 6-1; DiRocco (C) d. Moats 6-3, 6-4; Endres (C) d. Gray 6-0, 7-6.

Doubles: Roupe-Strate (T) d. Hovorka-Knight 4-6, 6-2, 10-2; Murray-Sincel (T) d. Hamsher-Elsoury 2-6, 6-4, 11-9.

GOLF

BOYS

HUDSON 146, NORTH ROYALTON 158

(At Country Club of Hudson, Hudson. Par: 72)

North Royalton: J.Frey 39, Rudy 39, T. Frey 40, Hamilton 40.

Hudson: Kurtz 34, Laughlin 34, Sexton 38, Tallman 40.

FIELD 169, STREETSBORO 207

Field: Goodwill 39, Stevens 42, Shaffer 43, Campbell 45.

Streetsboro: Lanzdorf 46, Wagner 48, Danna 54, Swim 59.

Records: Field 7-1; Streetsboro 0-7.

Late Tuesday

NORTHWEST 157, MASSILLON 167

(At Lyons Den Golf Course, Canal Fulton. Par: 34)

Massillon: Woodward 37, Koprivec 38, Wormald 40, Dane 42.

Northwest: Braxton 40, Meyer 40, Peyton 42, Gia 45.

Records: Massillon 6-0

GIRLS

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 174, CVCA 212

(At Mud Run Golf Course, Akron. Par: 34)

Saint Vincent Saint Mary: Knox 37, Hofacker 40, Henderson 45, Sovacool 52.

CVCA: Ashton 48, Gorbach 51, N.Cochran 54, H.Cochran 59.

Records: STVM 9-3.

SOCCER

BOYS

TALLMADGE 5, FIELD 1

Goals: Blaser (T), Hussing (T), Betts (T), Hussing (T), Makuch (T). Assists: Hussing (T), Macchiarole (T). Shots: Tal., 9-4. Saves: Kilway (T) 1, Weyandt (T) 3.

MANCHESTER 7, TUSCARAWAS VALLEY 1

Halftime: Manchester, 3-0. Goals: Whyte (M) 2, Sharrock (M) 2, Own Goal (T), Frasier (M), Villers (M),Ragon (T). Saves: Boyd (T) 9, Ray (T) 6, Podner (M) 6

Records: Tusky Valley 1-1-2; Manchester 2-1-0, 2-0-0.

Schedule

Thursday’s Games

(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)

Canton McKinley at Northwest, 5 p.m.

Canton South at Springfield

Cloverleaf at Norton

CVCA at Hudson

Massillon at Alliance

Nordonia at Barberton

North at Highland

Waynedale at Kidron Central Christian

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Friday’s Games

Anthony Wayne at Jackson, 7:15 p.m.

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Saturday’s Games

(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)

Canton McKinley at Tallmadge

Orange at CVCA

Sandy Valley at Union Local, 10 a.m.

Wadsworth at Kent Roosevelt, 1 p.m.

GIRLS

REVERE 4, HIGHLAND 0

Halftime: Revere, 2-0. Goals: Langenfeld (R) 2, Harding (R), Albert (R). Assists: Brokloff (R) 2, Daetwyler (R), Harding (R). Shots on goal: Rev., 11-3. Corner kicks: 3-3. Saves: Rotko (H) 5, Moore (H) 2; McClellan (R) 3. JV Score: Revere, 1-0.

Records: Revere 4-0, 1-0; Highland 3-2, 0-1.

SALEM 10, CANTON SOUTH 1

Halftime: Salem, 7-0. Goals: Double (S) 3, Quinn (S) 2, Moore (S), Mckee (S), Harsh (S), Erskine (S), Hochadel (S). Assists: Chilton (S) 2, Double (S), Bailey (S), Qinn (S),Erskine (S). Saves: Thorn (S) 4

Records: Salem 3-0-1, 1-0-0.

JACKSON 4, GLENOAK 1

Halftime: Jackson, 3-1. Goals: Parsons (J) 2, Fleming (J), Hattery (J), Cook (G). Assists: Gutlove (J) 2, Haupt (J), Pecorelli (J), Smith (G). Saves: Falconer (J) 6; Parks (G) 4. JV Score: Jackson, 5-0.

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 1, 
ROCKY RIVER MAGNIFICOT 1

Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Sheldon (H), Saringer (M). Assists: Gilbert (H). Shots on goal: Mag., 8-6. Corner kicks: Mag., 10-4. Saves: Kunce (H) 7; Lee (M) 5.

Records: Hoban 1-2-1.

BRECKSVILLE 9, CUYAHOGA FALLS 0

Halftime: Brecksville, 6-0. Goals: Lapierre (B) 3, Lydey (B), Lesesky (B), Camperchioli (B), Remington (B), Eli. Walcutt (B), Ela. Walcutt, Krekanich (B). Assists: Lapierre (B) 3, D’agostion (B) 2, Lydey (B), Livingstion (B), Leonard (B). Shots on goal: Bre., 16-5. Corner kicks: Bec., 3-0. Saves: Huber (C) 9; Boehelfeld (B) 4, Steese (B) 1. JV Score: Brecksville, 5-1.

Records: Cuyahoga Falls 1-2-1; Brecksville 4-0

TALLMADGE 2, MANCHESTER 0

Halftime: Tallmadge, 1-0. Goals: Chochola (T), Johnson (T). Shots on goal: Man., 5-3. Corner kicks: Man., 7-1. Saves: Kisha (T) 5; Summers (M) 1.

COPLEY 8, BARBERTON 0

Halftime: Copley, 4-0. Goals: Ransom (C) 3, Galloway (C) 2, Grant (C), J. Neal (C), Beck (C). Assists: Arp (C) 2, Ransom (C) 2, Grant (C),Semmelroth (C),Shots on goal: Cop., 16-1. Corner kicks: Cop., 6-0. Saves: Adams (B) 8; Snuffer (C) 1. JV Score: Copley, 2-0.

Records: Barberton 2-1-1, 0-0-1; Copley 1-2-2, 1-0-0.

STOW 2, WADSWORTH 1

Halftime: 1-1. Goals: Andrassay (S) 2, Barfuss (W). Assists: Boris (S). Corner kicks: Stow, 3-2. Saves: Holocker (S) 8; Barhart (W) 6.

Schedule

Thursday’s Games

(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)

Kidron Central Chistian at Waynedale, 5 p.m.

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Saturday’s Games

(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)

Archbishop Hoban at Green, 3 p.m.

Berlin Hiland at Woodridge, 11:45 a.m.

Canton McKinley at Lake Center Christian, 11 a.m.

Garfield at Open Door Christian, 10 a.m.

Hudson at Jackson

Kent Roosevelt at Wadsworth

Nordonia at GlenOak

St. Thomas Aquinas at Rootstown, 3 p.m.

Twinsburg at Cleveland Heights

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Monday’s Games

(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)

Manchester vs. Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans, at Warsaw River View, 5 p.m.

CLEVELAND: A fan favorite from more than a decade ago is returning to the Indians for a postseason push.

The Indians on Wednesday completed a deal with the Oakland A’s to acquire outfielder Coco Crisp and cash in exchange for left-handed pitcher Colt Hynes.

Crisp, 36, is hitting .234 with a .299 on-base percentage to go with 11 home runs, 24 doubles and 47 RBI. He also leads the majors with a .424 average with runners in scoring position.

With Abraham Almonte ineligible for the postseason after testing positive in the spring for performance-enhancing drugs, Crisp fills a potential void in the Indians’ outfield. Because of Almonte’s looming absence, they needed to make a trade or promote a player from the minors.

“Over the course of the past few weeks, we looked at alternatives to try to continue to add to our team and improve our position for the balance of September and, if we’re fortunate enough to get into the postseason, in October,” Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said.

“We feel Coco helps us with that. … We’ll add him to the mix of guys and [manager Terry Francona] can use him based upon the way he sees the best matchups.”

Crisp is officially a member of the Indians as of Wednesday, meaning he’s on their playoff roster. He’ll report on Thursday’s off day when rosters expand and will be available for Friday’s game.

As a player with 10 years in the major leagues and five years with his current team, Crisp had 10-and-5 rights, which act as a no-trade clause. Crisp waived that clause to come to Cleveland after clearing waivers.

Per a report by the Associated Press, the A’s are including roughly $1.6 million to help offset what Crisp is owed for the rest of this season. Crisp also has a $13 million option for 2017 that vests should he reach 550 plate appearances or 130 games.

The Indians, though, were candid with Crisp that because of the current situation in the outfield, he likely won’t reach those plateaus and will become a free agent after this season.

Crisp will now jump from the rebuilding A’s to the first-place Indians in a hunt for the postseason.

“In talking to Coco, he was pretty excited,” Antonetti said. “Coco chose to come here. Tito and I had a chance to talk with him before we completed the trade, and he seemed really excited about coming over here and looked forward to getting here.”

Crisp spent four seasons in Cleveland before being traded after the 2005 season to the Boston Red Sox along with David Riske and Josh Bard for a package that included Andy Marte, Kelly Shoppach and Guillermo Mota.

He owns a career .266 average with more than 300 doubles and 300 stolen bases. His 306 steals rank 10th among active players.

Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Indians blog at www.ohio.com/indians. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RyanLewisABJ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RyanLewisABJ.

Ohio.com staff report

A man is accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times in front of her children Wednesday night in Akron, according to Beacon Journal news partner newsnet5.com.

Police responded to the home in the 800 block of Inman Street shortly after 7:30 p.m.

Newsnet5.com reports the children were not injured, but their mother, 26, was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Authorities said the 25-year-old suspect was arrested after leading police on a chase.

Read the full newsnet5.com report here.

Students at an Akron charter school got a few more unexpected days of summer break.

Main Preparatory Academy at 1035 Clay St. had a fire in its building in July and officials have been working to repair the damage for today’s first day of school.

But during a building inspection on Wednesday, the fire marshal recommended delaying the opening until Tuesday. The school had already gotten approval by a building inspection for partial occupancy.

“We want to emphasize that this should not affect our school year in any way other than that our Main Prep students get two extra days of summer break this year! The remainder of the year will proceed as scheduled and expected,” the elementary charter school said on its Facebook page.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: A massive fireball and explosion erupted Thursday at SpaceX’s main launch pad, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet service in Africa.

There were no injuries. The pad had been cleared of workers before what was supposed to be a routine pre-launch rocket engine test.

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said the accident occurred while the rocket was being fueled and originated around the upper-stage oxygen tank.

“Cause still unknown,” Musk said via Twitter. “More soon.”

The explosion — heard and felt for miles around — dealt a severe blow to SpaceX, still scrambling to catch up with satellite deliveries following a launch accident last year. It’s also a setback for NASA, which has been relying on the private space company to keep the International Space Station stocked with supplies and, ultimately, astronauts.

SpaceX was preparing for the test firing of its unmanned Falcon rocket when the blast happened shortly after 9 a.m. at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The test was in advance of Saturday’s planned launch of an Israeli-made communications satellite to provide home internet for parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

A video of the explosion shows a fireball enveloping the top of the rocket. Moments later, the nose cone containing the satellite plunged to the ground, followed by more explosions.

Buildings four miles away shook from the blast, and a series of explosions continued for several minutes.

The blast occurred at Launch Complex 40 at the Air Force station, right next door to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. By evening the fire was out, the Air Force said.

See Lovato, Jonas on tour

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas, former teen idols aiming to be taken seriously now that they’ve grown up, teamed up for a summer tour that arrives at 7 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. Tickets are $29.95-$89.95 at 888-894-9424, www.theQarena.com.

Take Senior Safari at zoo

The Akron Zoo’s Senior Safari will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Guests ages 62 and older can get into the zoo for $5. Caregivers can get in for $7. There will be informational booths that highlight senior services along with live entertainment and activities.

Visit new wildlife center

For more fun with critters, head up to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for “Birds, Beasts, Brats & Beer” at the new Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden. Bobcats, river otters and birds of prey will be on display while you sample local bratwursts and brews. It runs from 5:30-11 p.m. and tickets are $35 (age 21 or older only) at www.cmnh.org.

Eat at Final Food Truck Friday

The last Food Truck Friday of the season at Child Guidance & Family Solutions runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the agency’s parking lot at North Forge and East Market streets at downtown Akron’s edge. Swensons, Wholly Frijoles Mexican Street Foods, Hunger Squad and Orange Trük are scheduled to roll in to the event, which benefits the nonprofit.

VOLLEYBALL

Scoring Summaries

EAST 14-25-25-15-15, 
BUCHTEL 25-23-17-25-8

Kills: Hopson (E) 10. Digs: Jackson (E) 22. Blocks: Whitehead (E) 5. Assists: Kirksey (E) 21. Service Points: Watkins (E) 12 points, 5 aces. JV Score: Buchtel 25-16, 25-14.

Records: Buchtel 0-3, 0-1; East 2-0, 2-0.

FIRESTONE 25-25-25, NORTH 11-14-6

Kills: Sherman (F) 6. Digs: Majors (F) 4. Assists: Wahid (F) 18. Service Points: Snipes, Barnes-McCoy (F) 14. JV Score: Firestone, 2-1.

Records: Firestone 2-1, 2-0; North 1-4, 0-2.

ELLET 25-25-25-25, 
KENMORE 14-27-7-18

Kills: Wright (E) 21; Howell (K) 7. Digs: Rorar (E) 4. Blocks: Ashburn (K) 6. Assists: Mondy (E) 31; Ashburn (K) 4. Service Points: Stark (K) 14.

LOUISVILLE 25-25-25,
WEST BRANCH 15-23-22

Kills: Zuchowski (W) 9. Digs: E. Wallace (W) 9, W. Wallace (W) 9. Blocks: Smith (W) 6. Assists: E. Wallace (W) 13. Service Points: Smith (W) 8. JV Score: Louisville, 25-15, 25-5.

Records: West Branch 6-2, 1-1.

SALEM 20-19-25-25-16,
CARROLLTON 25-25-20-23-14

Kills: Cheresne (S) 18. Digs: Mayer-Kutz (S) 13. Blocks: Cheresne (S) 12. JV Score: Salem, 2-0.

COVENTRY 25-25-25, RAVENNA 9-8-10

Kills: Akers (C) 15. Digs: Kimevski (C) 11. Blocks: Akers (C) 2. Assists: Horn (C) 18. Service Points: Horn (C) 14. JV Score: Coventry, 25-4, 25-17.

Records: Ravenna 3-1, 2-1.

NORTON 25-25-25, 
SPRINGFIELD 16-6-19

Kills: Howell (N) 6; Hall (S) 3. Digs: Shearer (N) 4; Eitner (S) 2, Weaver (S) 2, O’Quinn (S) 2, Hall (S) 2. Blocks: Howell (N) 3; Phillips (S) 3. Assists: Frantisak (N) 15; Senevoravong (S) 8. Service Points: Shearer (N) 15; Johnson (S) 11.

Records: Springfield 2-3, 1-2.

CRESTWOOD 25-25-25, 
ROOTSTOWN 16-11-23

Kills: Hoffman (C) 11. Digs: Geraci (C) 16. Blocks: Walker (C) 3. Assists: Miller (C) 10. Service Points: Hoffman (C) 15. JV Score: Crestwood, 25-6, 25-9.

Records: Crestwood 6-2, 3-0.

CLOVERLEAF 25-20-25-26,
WOODRIDGE 18-25-19-24

Kills: Arnett (W) 19. Digs: Arnett (W) 29. Blocks: Fitzsimmons (W) 4. Assists: Folatko (W) 31.

WADSWORTH 25-25-25, 
CUYAHOGA FALLS 12-15-11

Kills: Evans 15 (W). Digs: Evans (W) 19. Blocks: Chaney (W) 5. Assists: Chirumbole (W) 19. Service Points: Coote (W) 13

Records: Wadsworth 3-0, 2-0.

REVERE 25-23-25-25, 
COPLEY 18-25-19-20

Kills: Farian (R) 17; Davis (C) 10. Digs: Farian (R) 21; Johnson (C) 21. Blocks: Kahoe (R) 6; Woodard (C) 4. Assists: Brenner (C) 34. Service Points: Kohmann (R) 12; Brenner (C) 14.

Records: Revere 4-1, 2-0; Copley 1-3, 1-1.

STOW 25-23-25-15-15, 
NORDONIA 14-25-10-25-13

Kills: DiPaola (S) 20. Digs: Tallarico (S) 25. Assists: Guider (S) 20. Aces: Lauren (S) 2.

Records: Stow 3-1, 2-1.

TALLMADGE 25-16-25-20-15,
KENT ROOSEVELT 17-25-14-25-6

Kills: Jamie (T) 19; Barnwell (KR) 11. Digs: Olivia (T) 50; Marsh (KR) 33. Blocks: Bowser (KR) 10. Assists: Amelia (T) 65.

ELYRIA 26-25-20-22-15, 
BRUNSWICK 24-18-25-25-10

Kills: Badowski (B) 13. Digs: Crucis (B) 25. Blocks: Krisza (B) 3. Assists: Mihacevich (B) 36. Service Points: Beal (B) 11.

SOLON 25-14-25-25, 
MEDINA 14-25-14-21

Kills: Hudak (M) 10. Digs: O’Connor (M) 17. Blocks: Higgins (M) 11. Assists: Dwyer (M) 13. Service Points: Thies (M) 9. JV Score: Solon, 25-22, 25-11.

Records: Medina 3-2, 1-1.

GREEN 26-21-25-24-15, 
CANTON MCKINLEY 24-25-15-26-5

Kills: Mazzocca (G) 12. Digs: Vincent (G) 19. Blocks: Gibson (G) 6. Assists: Pizzino (G) 40.

Records: Green 1-1, 1-3.

CVCA 25-25-25, FAIRLESS 9-16-17

Kills: Harmody (CVCA) 12. Digs: Jackson (CVCA) 12. Blocks: Harmody (CVCA) 5. Assists: Cirino (CVCA) 30. Service Points: Jackson (CVCA) 12. JV Score: CVCA, 25-10, 25-21.

Records: CVCA 4-1; Fairless 1-3.

NORTHWEST 25-25-25,
LAKE CENTER CHRISTIAN 15-9-9

Kills: Kolinoff (N) 13. Digs: Kolinoff (N) 7. Blocks: Zickefoose (N) 4. Assists: Swaino (N) 33. Service Points: Swaino (N) 16.

Records: Northwest 5-1.

TUSCARAWAS VALLEY 25-25-25,
ORRVILLE 14-15-18

Kills: Renner (TV) 4. Digs: Smith (TV) 10. Assists: Eyler (TV) 10.

Records: Tusky Valley 3-0.

FOOTBALL

Scoreboard

Thursday’s Results

Aurora 41, Euclid 13

Eastlake North 42, Parma Normandy 6

Massillon 24, GlenOak 21

Tol. St. John’s 44, Tol. Rogers 0

Schedule

Friday’s Games

Beachwood (0-1) at Chippewa (1-0)

Beaver Local (1-0) at West Branch (0-1)

Brunswick (1-0) at Austintown Fitch (0-1)

Black River (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0)

Burton Berkshire (1-0) at Garrettsville (1-0)

Canada Prep Academy at Highland (0-1)

Canfield (0-1) at Alliance (0-1)

Canton Central Catholic (0-1) at Perry (1-0)

Canton McKinley (0-1) at Mansfield (1-0)

Chagrin Falls Kenston (1-0) at Medina (1-0)

Coventry (1-0) at Barberton (1-0)

Canton South (0-1) at Northwest (1-0)

Ashland Crestview (1-0) at Hillsdale (1-0)

CVCA (0-1) at Campbell Memorial (0-1)

Dover (1-0) at Lake (1-0)

East (0-1) at Springfield (0-1)

Ellet 1-0) at Tallmadge (1-0)

Garaway (1-0) at Fairless (0-1)

Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (1-0) at Mogadore (1-0)

Garfield (0-1) at Cuyahoga Falls (1-0)

Garfield Heights (0-1) at Brecksville (1-0)

Green (0-1) at Warren Howland (0-1)

Greenwich S. Central (0-1) at Rittman (1-0)

Hudson (1-0) at Strongsville (0-1)

Firestone (0-1) at Copley (1-0)

Jackson (1-0) at Mayfield (0-1)

Kenmore (0-1) at Norton (0-1)

Kent Roosevelt (0-1) at Stow (1-0)

LaGrange Keystone (0-1) at Cloverleaf (0-1)

Lakewood St. Edward (1-0) at Archbishop Hoban (1-0)

Louisville (1-0) at North Canton Hoover (1-0)

Manchester (0-1) at Woodridge (1-0)

Marlington (1-0) at Ravenna (0-1)

Nordonia (1-0) at Bedford (1-0)

North (0-1) at Smithville (1-0)

Norwayne (1-0) at Orrville (0-1)

Parma (0-1) at North Royalton (1-0)

Revere (1-0) at Parma Heights Valley Forge (0-1)

Rocky River (1-0) at Buckeye (0-1)

Sandy Valley (1-0) at Mapleton (0-1)

St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0) at Minerva (0-1)

Southeast (0-1) at Field (1-0)

Streetsboro (1-0) at Crestwood (1-0)

Theodore Roosevelt (Wash. D.C.) (2-0) at Carrollton (1-0)

Triway (1-0) at Loudonville (1-0)

Tuslaw (0-1) at Dalton (0-1)

Twinsburg (0-1) at Solon (1-0)

Wadsworth (1-0) at Wooster (1-0)

Walsh Jesuit (0-1) at St. Vincent-St. Mary (1-0)

Warsaw River View (0-1) at Tusky Valley (1-0)

Waterloo (0-1) at East Canton (0-1)

Waynedale (0-1) at Ridgewood (1-0)

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Saturday’s Games

Cle. Benedictine (0-1) at Buchtel (0-1), 2 p.m.

Western Reserve Academy (1-0) at Oregon Cardinal Stritch (0-1), 2 p.m.

SOCCER

BOYS

Scoring Summaries

ALLIANCE 6, MASSILLON 0

Halftime: Alliance, 2-0. Goals: Wade (A) 2, Roberts (A) 2, Mohr (A), Marazza (A). Assists: Deack (A), Denny (A), Marazza (A), Mohr (A). Shots: All., 15-0. Corner kicks: All., 7-1. Saves: Ladd (M) 7; McCurdy (A) 0.

Records: Massillon 1-1-0; Alliance 1-2-0.

WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY 0, 
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 0

Halftime: 0-0. Shots on goal: STVM, 9-4. Corner kicks: STVM, 5-3. Saves: O’Brien (STVM) 4; Weinberg (W) 7. JV Score: 1-1.

Records: WRA 1-2-1; STVM 2-1-2.

HIGHLAND 7, NORTH 0

Halftime: Highland, 6-0. Goals: Hatch (H) 2, Woolard (H) 2, Marquis (H), Everett (H), Cleland (H). Assists: Everett (A) 2, Gallaspie (H) 2, Cleland (H). Shots: Hig., 12-3. Shots on goal: Hig., 8-2. Corner kicks: Hig., 7-0. Saves: Peterson (H) 1, Hadler (H) 2; Gurung (N) 2, Alabbodi (N) 3. JV Score: Highland, 5-2.

Records: Highland 2-2; North 0-2-1.

LAKE 1, STOW 0

Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Minor (L). Assists: Harris (L). Shots: Lake, 14-2. Corner kicks: Lake, 2-1. Saves: Knavish (L) 2; Reymond-Smith (S) 13. JV Score: Stow, 2-0.

Records: Lake 2-1-1.

WALSH JESUIT 2, GREEN 1

Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Williams (W), Connolly (W), Genetin (G). Assists: Rico (W), Labbe (W), Damm (G). Shots: Gre., 15-12. Corner kicks: 4-4. Saves: Shepard (W) 2, Liptak (W) 4; Cohen (G) 5. JV Score: Walsh, 2-0.

Records: Walsh Jesuit 2-3.

KIDRON CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 7, WAYNEDALE 0

Halftime: KCC, 7-0. Goals: Pasho (KCC) 3, Steffen (KCC), Zuniga (KCC), Zelaya (KCC), Peck (KCC). Assists: Pasho (KCC) 2, Nussbaum (KCC), Schrock (KCC), Zelaya (KCC). Shots: KCC, 30-3. Corner kicks: KCC, 6-0.

HUDSON 2, CVCA 1

Halftime: Hudson, 2-0. Goals: Jackson (H), Sattele (H), Patno (CVCA). Assists: J.Sarkisian (H), Venus (CVCA). Shots: Hud., 7-4. Corner kicks: Hud., 8-1. Saves: Gynn (H) 3; Montgomery (CVCA) 5. JV Score: 1-1.

Records: Hudson 4-1; CVCA 2-2.

NORTHWEST 2, CANTON MCKINLEY 1

Halftime: 1-1. Goals: Mathewson (M), Petty (NW), Baughman (NW). Assists: Baughman (NW), Ungashick (NW). Shots: NW, 9-2. Corner kicks: NW, 11-2. Saves: Eubank (M) 7; Hagen (NW) 1.

Records: Canton McKinley 0-5-0; Northwest 2-0-2.

NORTH CANTON HOOVER 3, DOVER 3

Halftime: Dover, 2-1. Goals: Van Natta (N), Huff (N), Own Goal (N), Swiendorf (D), Randazzo (D), Baker (D). Assists: Lopez (D), Rainsburg (D), Bodenschatz (N). Shots on goal: Dov., 5-4. Corner kicks: Nor., 4-2. Saves: Rafter (D) 2; Fowler (B) 2. JV Score: 0-0.

Records: Hoover 3-0-1; Dover 2-0-2.

RAVENNA 1, WEST BRANCH 0

Halftime: Ravenna, 1-0. Goals: Alexander (R). Assists: Starkey (R). Shots: Rav., 14-3. Corner kicks: WB, 3-2. Saves: Starkey (R) 2; Ney (W) 8.

Records: Ravenna 4-1-0.

BRUNSWICK 5, PARMA PADUA 1

Halftime: Brunswick, 1-0. Goals: Demonte (B) 2, Hoffmaster (B), Felician (B), Thein (P), Williams (B). Assists: Felician (B), Wolf (B), Gronert (B), Tarbuck (B). Shots: Bru., 29-6. Shots on goal: Bru., 15-5. Corner kicks: Bru., 3-0. Saves: Hostelly (P) 10; Leindecker (B) 4. JV Score: Brunswick, 6-0.

Records: Brunswick 2-0-2.

WOODRIDGE 8, STREETSBORO 0

Halftime: Woodridge, 7-0. Goals: Karimov (W) 2, C.Hartong (W) 2, Whitaker (W) 2, Mally (W), Spencer (W). Assists: A.Hartong (W), Sterling (W), C.Hartong (W) 2, Wojcik (W), Reaman (W), Karimov (W), Arstone (W). Shots on goal: Woo., 25-0. Corner kicks: Woo., 3-0. Saves: Fabiniak (S) 12.

Records: Woodridge 3-0-0, 1-0; Streetsboro 2-2, 1-0.

CRESTWOOD 1, ROOTSTOWN 0

Halftime: Crestwood, 1-0. Goals: Fitzgerald (C). Assists: Gula (C).

COVENTRY 7, FIELD 2

Halftime: Field, 2-1. Goals: Akins (C) 3, Woodill (C), Tracy (C), Sulek (C), Draganic (C), Own Goal (F), Stayer (F). Assists: Woodill (C), Bricker (C), Thomas (C), Lazoran (C)

Records: Coventry 2-0.

Late Wednesday

CVCA 4, ORRVILLE 1

Halftime: CVCA, 3-1. Goals: Lux (CVCA) 2, Raymer (CVCA), Smith (CVCA). Assists: Hyatt (CVCA). Shots: CVCA, 19-8. Corner kicks: CVCA, 7-0. Saves: Ritgers (O) 5.

TRIWAY 4, FAIRLESS 2

Goals: Allision (T) 2, Landis (F), King (F), Hart (T), Falkenberg (T). Assists: Anstine (F), Hart (T), Himes (T). Shots on goal: Tri., 16-10. Corner kicks: Fai., 4-2. Saves: Hunter (F) 12.

Records: Fairless 1-2-1.

GIRLS

Scoring Summaries

FIELD 3, COVENTRY 2

Halftime: 2-2. Goals: Bowser (F) 3, Rafferty (C), Molea (C). Assists: Cozart (F), Gradisher (F), Mungo (C). Shots on goal: Cov., 13-10. Corner kicks: Cov., 5-3. Saves: Parsons (F) 7.

Records: Field 2-1; Coventry 1-2-1.

CLOVERLEAF 2, NORTON 2

Halftime: Norton 2-0. Goals: Daniel (N) 2, Gray (C), Wilson (C). Assists: Bennett (N), Ringkor (N). Shots on goal: Norton 11-8. Corner kicks: Norton 5-3. Saves: Young (C) 9; Housley (N) 6.

Records: Cloverleaf 4-0-1, 1-0-1; Norton 2-0-1, 1-0-1.

RAVENNA 6, SPRINGFIELD 0

Halftime: Ravenna, 1-0. Goals: Zolgus (R) 3, Robinson (R) 2, Compeli (R). Assists: Compeli (R) 2, Davis (R), Zolgus (R). Shots: Rav., 20-2. Corner kicks: Rav., 6. Saves: Starkey (R) 2; Larue (S) 14.

NORTHWEST 4, MASSILLON 2

Halftime: Northwest, 2-1. Goals: Farkas (NW) 2, King (NW) 2, Lightfoot (M) 2. Assists: King (NW), Wyles (NW). Shots: NW, 20-7. Corner kicks: 3-3. Saves: Wood (NW) 2; Smith (M) 12.

Records: Northwest 4-0; Massillon 0-4.

Late Wednesday

STOW 2, WADSWORTH 1

Halftime: Wadsworth, 1-1. Goals: Csernyik (S), Barfuss (W), Andrassay (S). Assists: Talabac (W). Shots on goal: Wad., 10-5. Corner kicks: Stow, 4-2. Saves: Holocker (S) 8; Barnhart (W) 3. JV Score: Wadsworth, 4-0.

STRONGSVILLE 3, BRUNSWICK 0

Halftime: 0-0. Goals: Rakytiak (S), Dinardo (S), Gaukin (S). Assists: Kevzija (S), Patrick (S) 2. Shots: Strongsville 16-5. Shots on goal: Strongsville 9-3. Corner kicks: 1-1. Saves: Mysliwiec (B) 5; Thomas (S) 2, Porter (S) 1.

Records: Brunswick 2-1-0; Strongsville 3-0-0.

TENNIS

NOTRE DAME-CATHEDRAL LATIN 4,
OUR LADY OF THE ELMS 1

Singles: Wyszkowski (E) d. Lee 6-3, 6-4; Zahuranec (NDCL) d. Kirk 6-4, 6-4; DiCillo (NDCL) d. Armstrong 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Hammer-Mysyve (NDCL) d. Kushner Benson-Axtell 6-3, 6-2; Hallan-Mahafee (NDCL) d. Robinson-Boylen 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Records: Elms 6-1; NDCL 4-1.

SHAKER HTS. HATHAWAY BROWN 4, 
HUDSON 1

Singles: Sandberg (Hud.) d. A. Gillinov 2-6, 6-1, 1-0; B. Gillinov (HB) d. Fan 6-0, 6-0; Kaverlo (HB) d. Gan 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Persky-Areklett (HB) d. Graham-Mawby 6-0, 6-0; Wolf-Qiang (HB) d. Elliott-Dalieh 6-1, 6-0.

GLENOAK 5, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 0

Singles: C.Foltz (GO) d. Neely 6-1, 6-0; Junes (GO) d. Benedetti 6-4, 6-0; Gastin (GO) d. Doyle 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: G. Goltz-Shaheen (GO) d. Russ-Bond 6-3, 6-1; Comune-Duffie (GO) d. Nadler-Rorie 6-1, 6-2.

NORDONIA 3, ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 2

Singles: C. Pier (STVM) d. Wendel 6-1, 6-1; Reese (STVM) d. Marcic 6-2, 6-4; Pearson (N) d. K. Pier 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Kopniske-DelGiudice (N) d. McVicker-Tomaszewski 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; Sansavera-Cermak (N) d. O’Connor-McSteen 6-3, 7-6.

CLE. ST.JOSEPH ACADEMY 3, CVCA 2

Singles: Martin (J) d. Beebe 6-4, 6-3; McCollum (CVCA) d. Etten 7-6, 6-4; Yee (Cvca) d. Ponsart 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: Cicero-Fitzgerald (J) d. Byerly-Nguyen 6-0, 6-1; Weaver-Chambers (J) d. Polidoro-Millisor 6-2, 7-5.

REVERE 5, KENT ROOSEVELT 0

Singles: Crisalli (R) d. Pfeiffer 6-0, 6-0; Lazbin (R) d. Zalewski 6-0, 6-0; Fee (R) d. Shanley 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Carson-Hansen (R) d. Scarpetti-Kirbabas 6-0, 6-2; Whitlam-Hansen (R) d. Kohl-Niebsch 6-0, 6-2.

Records: Kent Roosevelt 1-6, 1-2; Revere 4-6, 2-1.

HIGHLAND 3, TWINSBURG 2

Singles: Hadler (H) d. Bhambra 7-6, 6-0; R. Fannin (H) d. Nmai 6-4, 6-0; Petek (H) d. Schaffner 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles: Singh-Sterling (T) d. Ferguson-S. Fannin 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Banas-Yanlagadda (T) d. Jaroska-Arbuckle 7-5, 6-4.

Records: Highland 7-2, 2-0.

JACKSON 3, GREEN 2

Singles: Thomas (J) d. M.Zivick 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; M.Reese (J) d. A.Zivick 6-3, 1-6, 6-1; Cavalier (G) d. Ta 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles: Capeta-Kestner (G) d. Erement-L.Reese 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Cardi-Tawil (J) d. Griffin-Wallace 7-6, 6-2.

Records: Green 6-3, 3-1.

CLOVERLEAF 4, FIELD 1

Singles: Dubnar (C) d. Douvikas 6-0, 6-0; Huff (C) d. Moore 6-0, 6-1; Limas (C) d. Stacey 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles: Robinson-Bright (F) d. Andrews-Vargo 6-0, 6-0; Dienes-Donnelly (C) d. McLeod-Ward 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.

Records: Cloverlead 7-3, 6-1.

NORTON 4, RAVENNA 1

Singles: Clark (N) d. Knapp 6-0, 6-2; Clark (N) d. Frankhauser 6-0, 6-1; Carver (R) d. Young 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles: Whitaker-Smith (N) d. Collins-Kelling 6-2, 6-1; Creighton-Thomas (N) d. McClintock-Latimer 6-3, 6-1.

Records: Norton 10-0, 9-0.

GOLF

BOYS

HUDSON 150, CUYAHOGA FALLS 172

(At Brookledge Golf Club, Cuyahoga Falls. Par: 35)

Hudson: Merrill 36, Linx 36, Laughlin 39, Sexton 39.

Cuyahoga Falls: Marusiak 37, Pursley 43, Ward 43, Goga 49.

Records: Cuyahoga Falls 1-2, 1-2.

COPLEY 162, TALLMADGE 198

(At Maplecrest, Kent. Par: 35)

Copley: Forster 39, Lampner 39, Jacob 41, Long 43.

Tallmadge: Pallotta 41, Reifsnyder 49, Gray 50, Moore 58.

Records: Copley 5-0, 3-0; Tallmadge 1-4, 0-2.

NORDONIA 155, BRECKSVILLE 155

(At Ellsworth Meadows Golf Club,
Hudson. Par: 35)

Note: Nordonia won on a scorecard playoff.

Brecksville: Craig 35, Stevers 39, Strongoski 40, Onesko 41, Tyler 45.

Nordonia: Tobias 33, Vetrovsky 40, Zaborszki 40, Armao 42, Ehrman 43.

NORTH ROYALTON 163, 
WADSWORTH 180

(At Barberton Brookside, Norton)

North Royalton: Snyder 38, Rudy 40, J. Frey 42, T. Frey 43, Nowak 43.

Wadsworth: Vaughan 36, Morgan 46, Arch 48, Thompson 50.

Records: Wadsworth 3-2, 1-2.

STOW 167, TWINSBURG 171

(At Gleneagles Golf Course, Twinsburg)

Stow: Lee 40, Kim 41, Fretag 41, Buzaki 45.

Twinsburg: Woodmansee 40, Coy 42, Sayavich 42, Walters 47.

FIELD 168, STREETSBORO 207

(At Racoon Hill, Kent. Par: 35)

Streetsboro: Wagner 43, Swim 47, Lanzdorf 57, Danna 60.

Field: Schaeffer 41, Goodwill 41, Stevens 42, Campbell 44.

Records: Streetsboro 0-11, 0-8; Field 8-1, 8-1.

Late Wednesday

COPLEY 170, 
ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 170

(At Good Park, Akron)

Note: Copley won on a scorecard playoff.

Copley: Forster 39, Jacob 42, Coventry 44, Schnaeker 45, Long 46.

STVM: Fiedler 41, Timberlake 41, Jacobs 42, Graff 46, Ball 50.

Records: St. Vincent-St. Mary 2-1.

GIRLS

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 179,
ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 180

(At Mud Run, Akron. Par: 34)

Hoban: Finley 40, Steubendieck 44, Harding 46, Benson 50.

STVM: Knox 40, Hofacker 42, Henderson 44, Brown 53.

Records: STVM 10-3.

NORTON 187, CVCA 205

(At Loyal Oak Golf Course, Norton)

CVCA: Ashton 46, J. Gorbach 49, N. Gorbach 55, Rusinoff 55.

Norton: Juersivich 43, Longville 46, Howell 48, Carper 50.

Records: Norton 6-7.

CLOVERLEAF 197, 
GARFIELD HEIGHTS 244

(At Westfield Group Country Club, Westfield Center. Par: 36)

Garfield Heights: Morgan 57, Pfile 59, Lippert 61, Tabor 65.

Cloverleaf: Illig 42, Jordan 45, Hanna 53, Harrell 57, Shetterly 57.

Records: Cloverleaf 11-0, 10-0.

PERRY 189, LAKE 198

(At Legends of Massillon, South Course, Massillon. Par: 36)

Lake: Swain 44, Popio 48, Rossano 50, Yerrick 56.

Perry: Martin 45, Bartolone 46, George 48, Fisher 50.

Records: Lake 3-6, 0-3; Perry 4-4, 1-2.

BRUNSWICK 186, MENTOR 192

(At Cherokee Hills, Valley City. Par: 35)

Mentor: Duplessis 45, Betz 48, Malnar 48, Bostelman 50.

Brunswick: Matson 45, Merholz 46, Marano 47, Miller 48.

Late Wednesday

GARRETTSVILLE 187, NORTON 189

(At Loyal Oak, Norton)

Garrettsville: Jones 43, Morgan 46, Pfile 48, Tabor 50.

Norton: Juersivich 42, Carper 48, Howell 48, Longville 51, Gable 51.

Records: Norton 5-7, 4-5.

Almost every day I spend covering the Browns at team headquarters, FirstEnergy Stadium or on the road, there are too many news items, notes and observations to fit into the newspaper. So this blog is designed to feature the nuggets that don't appear in print. They're like deleted scenes on a Blu-ray/DVD or the youth football players who ride the pine during the game but get to shine afterward in an extra session often called "The Fifth Quarter."

Here are some leftovers from the Browns' 21-7 loss to the Chicago Bears in the preseason finale Thursday night in Cleveland.

More rookie moments

Unfortunately for rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman, he did not bounce back from his lackluster NFL preseason debut last week.

Coleman, a first-round pick (No. 15 overall), was idle for the first two exhibition games because of a hamstring injury. He then finished his premiere against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with zero catches on two targets.

Against the Bears, he had one catch for 10 yards from backup quarterback Josh McCown early in the second quarter, but he was targeted four times. Later during the same series, he dropped a pass from McCown for a would-be first down on third-and-2.

Coach Hue Jackson said Coleman was also lined up wrong on first-and-goal at the 3-yard line, forcing the Browns to burn a timeout a few plays before Isaiah Crowell ran for a 4-yard touchdown with 22 seconds left in the opening quarter.

"I thought Corey battled tough tonight," Jackson said. "Obviously, he made a catch with the ball. There were a couple times that he came very close where we had a chance to get him, and the ball went off his hands one time. I think I’ve seen enough. I know what Corey is. We will get all these guys ready to go come this week."

Starting quarterback Robert Griffin III's main message to Coleman is "you just can’t press."

"I’ve talked to him about it. It is let your talent show," Griffin said. "I know at Baylor [University], every ball got thrown to him and he had many opportunities, and he’s going to get that in the league as well. But teams are going to cloud him. Teams are going to roll coverage to him to try to take the ball out of his hands, along with some of our other receivers.

"He just has to continue to work and put his head down and just keep grinding, keep working. He had a nice catch. On that one, I know the drop that you are talking about, a tough catch for him to make, but he can make it, and he knows that. It is just about continuing to work with Corey. He is a phenomenal talent, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it on game day like we have seen it in practice consistently."

Last time for a while

Wide receiver Josh Gordon caught three passes for 29 yards on six targets, playing the first half in what will be his last game until Oct. 9, when he’s scheduled to return from a four-game suspension at home against the New England Patriots. The ban for multiple violations of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy officially begins at 4 p.m. Saturday. Although Gordon won’t be eligible to practice again until Oct. 3, he’ll be permitted to stay with the Browns, work out at their facility and attend meetings.

"It was good. We threw some balls at him. He made some plays. Josh is a tremendous player. He just has to go handle these next four weeks the right way so that he comes back and hits the ground running," Jackson said. "I’m sure he will. I think he is excited about the opportunity that lays ahead of him, and I think he will work at it. We will be looking forward to getting him back."

After sitting out the first couple of weeks of training camp with a quadriceps injury, Gordon dazzled in his 2016 preseason debut Friday by catching two passes for 87 yards and a touchdown against the Bucs. It was Gordon’s first game since Dec. 21, 2014, because he had been banished from the league for the entire 2015 season.

Now he'll go back on the shelf.

"It’ll be a grind. I’ll be working out every day with the strength and conditioning staff, getting in shape, sitting in on meetings, being around the guys," said Gordon, who's been suspended for 27 of the past 32 games. "I’ve been in this position before, unfortunately. Mentally, I’m prepared for it. I know what to expect. Hopefully, I go out there on Week 5 and pick up where I left off."

Help wanted

The Browns are in the market for a punter after trading three-time Pro Bowl selection Andy Lee on Monday.

They dealt Lee and a 2017 seventh-round draft pick to the Carolina Panthers for punter Kasey Redfern and a 2018 fourth-round choice. Then they signed punter Michael Palardy on Tuesday to compete with Redfern.

Neither Redfern and Palardy have appeared in an NFL regular-season game.

On Thursday, Palardy punted five times for 243 yards (48.6 average) with a long of 75 and a dud of 14. Redfern punted four times for 158 yards (39.5 average) with a long of 52 and a dud of 26.

"Obviously, it wasn’t up to our standards tonight," Jackson said. "We need to do a little bit better. We will do whatever we feel that we need to do to shore that up. It wasn’t as good as any of us liked. We will do whatever, whether we need to go find another guy or see if there was something within the process of those kicking that was an issue."

For what it's worth, Palardy was the placeholder for kicker Patrick Murray. Murray made an extra-point kick, but missed a 31-yard field goal wide right with no time left in the second quarter.

Last time for a while (the sequel)

Defensive end Armonty Bryant started as the Browns began the game in their nickel package. He received significant playing time with the first unit, even though he'll be suspended for the first four regular-season games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

"We wanted to give him a chance," Jackson said. "As you guys know, we have been mixing and matching quite a bit just to give guys opportunities. There are certain things we want to see and see them do. That is what that is all about."

Bryant played into the fourth quarter and finished with two tackles, two quarterback hits, a pass defensed and a blocked extra-point kick.

Unlike Gordon, Bryant won't be allowed to stay with the team during his suspension. The league treats players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs differently than players suspended for substance-abuse violations.

"You are talking about two players who will contribute to our football team once we can get these guys back in the fold," Jackson said. "Until then, we have to hold down the fort with everybody else until we can get these guys back."

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire.

Samsung’s Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and the United States, just two weeks after the product’s launch. Customers who already bought Note 7s will be able to swap them for new smartphones in about two weeks, said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s mobile business.

He apologized for causing inconvenience and concern to customers.

The recall, the first for the new smartphone, comes at a crucial moment in Samsung’s mobile business. Apple is scheduled to announce its new iPhone next week and Samsung’s mobile division was counting on momentum from the Note 7’s strong reviews and higher-than-expected demand.

Samsung said it had confirmed 35 instances of Note 7s catching fire or exploding. There have been no reports of injuries related to the problem.

The company said it has not found a way to tell exactly which phones may endanger users out of the 2.5 million Note 7s already sold globally. It estimated that about 24 out of 1 million units may have a faulty battery.

After complaints surfaced online, Samsung found that a battery cell made by one of its two battery suppliers caused the phone to catch fire. Koh refused to name the supplier.

“There was a tiny problem in the manufacturing process, so it was very difficult to figure out,” Koh told reporters at a news conference. “It will cost us so much it makes my heart ache. Nevertheless, the reason we made this decision is because what is most important is customer safety.”

Customers’ reports of scorched phones prompted Samsung to conduct extra quality controlling tests and delay shipments of the Note 7s this week before the recall.

South Korean high school teacher Park Soo-Jung said she had rushed to buy the new phone, pre-ordering and then activating it on Aug. 19, its official launch date.

The 34-year-old living in the port city of Busan said that she was bruised when she rushed out of bed after her phone burst into flames, filling her bedroom with smoke stinking of chemicals.

She’s having second thoughts about buying another newly released device, especially after losing all her personal data stored in the destroyed Note 7, she said.

“If the exploded phone had burned near my head, I would not have been able to write this post,” she said in a popular online forum Thursday, where she shared a photo of the scorched Note 7 and described dousing the flames.

China is not affected by the sales suspension. The company said it used a battery made by another supplier for the Note 7s sold in China.

CARRABELLE, FLA.: Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain, high winds and thousands of power outages.

The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Marks around 1:30 a.m. EDT with winds around 80 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Hermine later weakened to a tropical storm as it moved farther inland.

Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced a wide swath of the coast and an expected drenching of up to 10 inches of rain carried the danger of flooding along the storm’s path over land, including the state capital Tallahassee, which hadn’t been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985. Meteorologist Daniel Noah of the National Weather Service in Tampa said that over the past 72 hours, the area has seen sign significant rainfall. An area west of Oldsmar in Pinellas County recorded 22.36 inches of rain while in nearby Largo some 15.23 inches of rain had fallen.

As of 5 a.m. EDT Friday, Hermine was weakening as it moved into southern Georgia, the Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 20 miles west of Valdosta, Georgia, and was moving north-northeast near 14 mph.

After pushing through Georgia, Hermine was expected to move into the Carolinas and up the East Coast with the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding.

In Florida’s Pasco County, north of Tampa, authorities said flooding forced 18 people from their homes in Green Key and Hudson Beach. Pasco County Fire Rescue and sheriff’s deputies used high-water vehicles early Friday to rescue people from rising water. They were taken to a nearby shelter.

In Wakulla County, south of Tallahassee, a couple suffered minor injuries during the storm when they drove into a tree that had fallen in the road, County Administrator Dustin Hinkel said early Friday. He said storm surge of 8 to 10 feet damaged docks and flooded coastal roads.

As Hermine moved north, Georgia Power estimated about 19,000 homes and businesses were without power statewide early Friday. Many of those were in Valdosta and surrounding Lowndes County, about 15 miles north of the Georgia-Florida line. The storm’s center was passing 20 miles to the west of Valdosta at 5 a.m. Lowndes County spokeswoman Paige Dukes said crews were dealing with fallen trees and snapped power lines, but no injuries had been reported. Winds exceeding 55 mph had been recorded in the county, with 4 to 5 inches of rainfall, she said.

The last hurricane to strike Florida was Wilma, a powerful Category 3 storm that arrived on Oct. 24, 2005. It swept across the Everglades and struck heavily populated south Florida, causing five deaths in the state and an estimated $23 billion in damage.

Residents on some islands and other low-lying, flood-prone areas in Florida had been urged to clear out Thursday. Flooding was expected across a wide swath of the marshy coastline of the Big Bend — the mostly rural and lightly populated corner where the Florida peninsula meets the Panhandle.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned of the danger of strong storm surges, high winds, downed trees and power outages, and urged people to move to inland shelters if necessary and make sure they have enough food, water and medicine.

“You can rebuild a home, you can rebuild property, you cannot rebuild a life,” Scott said at a news conference Thursday afternoon, adding that “we are going to see a lot of flooding.”

Scott, who declared an emergency in 51 counties, said 6,000 National Guardsmen were poised to mobilize for the storm’s aftermath. The governors of Georgia and North Carolina also declared states of emergency.

Across the Florida line in south Georgia, about a dozen people had already showed up by Thursday evening at a Red Cross shelter that opened at a city auditorium in Valdosta that’s normally used for banquets and gospel concerts.

Cynthia Arnold left her mobile home for the shelter with her brother and her 5-year-old grandson, adding “I’m not just going to sit there and be ignorant.”

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Associated Press writers Freida Frisaro and Curt Anderson in Miami; Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Jason Dearen in Perry, Florida; Gary Fineout in Tallahassee, Florida; and Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed to this report.

HAMILTON, OHIO: County auditors in Ohio say 12,000 gas pumps will be inspected for skimming devices used to steal credit card information.

At least 30 such devices have been found at gas pumps in a dozen counties since October 2015.

The sweep is expected to be conducted at more than 1,500 gas stations over Labor Day weekend. Included in the checks are Butler, Hamilton and Montgomery counties in Southwest Ohio, as well as Medina County in Northeast Ohio.

Officials say customers who pay with plastic cards should use them as credit cards. Debit card PIN numbers are more vulnerable. Cash is the safest option.

A kitchen fire in East Akron shortly after midnight Friday caused no injuries, according to the Akron Fire Department.

The fire in the 200 block of Denver Street was reported at 12:04 a.m. The cause is under investigation.

Former Akron Fire Chief Larry Bunner is returning to lead the department on an interim basis as the city searches for a permanent leader.

Bunner, 67, who retired in January 2011, will be sworn in Tuesday and will serve as chief through the end of the year.

He was chosen because of his knowledge and previous experience.

Mayor Dan Horrigan is looking for a new chief following the retirement of Chief Edward Hiltbrand whose last day is Saturday.

The mayor said Friday he wanted to take his time interviewing candidates rather than make a quick decision.

He said he expected to hire a new chief by the end of the year, adding that he’s looking at internal candidates.

Bunner started his career at the Akron Fire Department in 1972. He was named chief in 2007. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest serving city firefighter.

“Since retirement, I have been watching my 6-year-old grandson who is my only grandchild,” Bunner, who lives in Akron, said in a prepared statement. “We have a very special relationship and enjoy our time together.”

His salary as interim chief is still being determined, the city said.

Russ Brode, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 330, said he hopes the city hires a new chief that continues the positive strides made under Hiltbrand.

The city and union at times had a rocky relationship in the past.

Asked to describe the perfect candidate, Brode said: “Somebody who is willing to sit down and listen. Someone who is looking to work together.

“We’ve been successful in building a bridge with the city administration and fire administration and we’ve had a lot of good, open dialogue.”

Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @armonrickABJ.

An Akron police officer’s loved ones started an online petition to reduce charges against him related to an alleged drunken driving incident that severely injured his wife.

Sgt. Vince Yurick, a 19-year veteran, is facing several charges including aggravated vehicular assault and operating a vehicle while impaired. The assault charge is a felony; the rest are misdemeanors.

If convicted of a felony, Yurick could lose his job. The petition, started so he can keep his job was reportedly set up by family. They could not be reached, but the website said Yurick has “always conducted his life to the ‘higher standard’ demanded of police officers.”

His wife, Glynn Yurick, suffered brain damage from the incident but is recovering, according to the petition.

“We, the family of Glynn Yurick, are asking for your support in our request that the charges against Sgt. Yurick be reduced,” the family wrote, “that he might continue to serve the citizens of Akron, tend to his ailing mother and continue on the path to full recovery for his sweetheart, wife, and mother Glynn.

By Friday afternoon, more than 350 people had signed the petition at www.petitions24.com/reduce_charges_against_sgt_vince_yurick.

According to police reports, Yurick, 45, lost control of his car and crashed. A bystander said Glynn Yurick was trapped and unconscious and Vince Yurick slurred his speech.

Police said Yurick refused a breath test for alcohol. But police obtained a court order to take a blood sample, which revealed his intoxication level was 0.138 percent. Ohio’s legal limit to drive is 0.08 percent.