It will be a busy few stays at the Spire Institute in Harpersfield Township this weekend.
With the Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships slated for Saturday (9 a.m. to 9 p.m) and Sunday (same times), a practice day will be on tap at the facility today from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On Satuday and Sunday, the AAU Nationals Gymnastics Meet will be held, competition running from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Finally, Premier Club Soccer League play will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Gymnastics
More than 520 athletes and their families, along with more than 75 coaches and 23 judges, will be in the area for the AAU Gymnastics Winter National Championships.
This event is one of AAU’s three national gymnastics championships, and attracts top gymnasts from all over the country.
Athletes will be competing in 16 skill levels and 55 age group divisions as they vie for individual event, all around and team honors.
Ronald Ferris of Austintown, the National Chair of AAU Gymnastics and a member of the USA Gymnastics board of directors, will serve as the meet director.
The first session begins Saturday morning with the athletes marching into the arena at 8:45.
Action continues throughout the weekend with an afternoon session on Saturday and both morning and afternoon sessions on Sunday.
Sports
Spire a hive of activity this weekend
Big East Indoor Track Meet, AAU National Gymnastics Meet being staged simultaneously
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Jefferson comes up a run short vs. Chagrin Falls
Whether it was the mistakes of a largely youthful team or just a case of bad timing, the Jefferson Falcons struggled to get hits with runners in scoring position during a Division II district semifinal final against Chagrin Falls.
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Edgewood can’t hold off charge of NDCL
Not many people expected a much out of the Edgewood Warrior baseball team this year.
With a young team featuring only two seniors, Edgewood advanced all the way to the district semifinal contest Monday night before losing an early lead and succumbing to a talented second-seeded Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin team, 8-5. -
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PAC-ing a familiar punch
The Madison and Riverside softball teams are quite familiar with each other at this point in the season after having played each other twice during the regular season.
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High School Baseball Statistics:
DIVISION II
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL
Chargin Falls 3, Jefferson 2
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Scholastic Statistics:
TUESDAY, MAY 21
Baseball
Division II
at Havens Complex, Jefferson
District championship
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CLEVELAND MARATHON:
Ashtabula County Finishers
Chris Sopko, Roaming Shores, Male, 34, 2:59:14
Jesse Sharp, Ashtabula, Male, 56, 3:23:26
Erik van't Veer, Ashtabula, Male, 44, 3:28:22
Daniel Loose, Ashtabula, Male, 50, 3:44:05
Benjamin Hawes, Dorset, Male, 27, 3:58:47
Shawn Van Buren, Ashtabula, Male, 28, 4:04:58
Sebastian Ornelas, Ashtabula, Male, 34, 4:10:18
Robert Sapatka, Jefferson, Male, 46, 4:21:26
Samual Spain, Geneva, Male, 44, 4:22:34 -
The next level
In a perfect world, Jefferson and Edgewood would prevail in their respective Division II district semifinal baseball contests tonight and square off Tuesday with a district championship on the line.
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On their own
While Jefferson and Edgewood will be keeping an eye on each other as they enter the district-tournament waters tonight in Division II contests at Havens Complex, the area’s other two sectional-championship squads won’t have to worry about distractions.
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A Don McCormack column: Tributes continue to roll in
Paying a visit to the variety store...
Man of honor
I’ve been flooded with messages, emails and telephone calls about the passing of Paul Demshar last Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla. - More Sports Headlines
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