Believe it or not, the 2009 high school football season kicks off two weeks and a day from today.
While the area’s teams are gearing up in preparation for the upcoming season, so are we.
Along those lines, we are asking you, Loyal Readers, to help us provide some different types of stories.
While we will cover the games, the previews, the analysis and the columns by the likes of the infamous Major Amos B. Hoople, we are hoping you can provide us with some sidebar stories.
So we are calling on anyone associated with the game or the staging of the game — other than players or coaches — to tell us what makes — or made — high school football special to you.
We’re talking about cheerleaders, band members, mascots, chain-gang members, public-address announcers, concession-stand workers... you name it, we want to hear your memories, your stories, your magic moments.
What is it about high school football that makes — or made — it special for you.
Here’s your chance to express those thoughts.
Please submit them in one of the following manners:
n Email — donmac@suite224.net.
n Fax — 998-7938.
n “Snail” mail — Addressed to Don McCormack, Sports Editor, The Star Beacon, P.O. Box 2100, Ashtabula, Ohio 44005-2100.
n Or dropped off here at the Star Beacon offices, addressed to me, located at 4626 Park Ave. here in Ashtabula.
Please include a telephone number so we can contact you if we’d like to follow up with you.
Deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Consider us your holder — all you have to do now is kick the football through the uprights.
Sports
Love of the game?
Cheerleaders, band members, mascots, etc. — past and present —= we want to hear your stories
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A Don McCormack column: Garrett's Papa would be proud
The young man, a barrell-chested 10-year-old wearing a suit, looks up to me in tear-filled eyes.
“Thank you for writing those stories about my Papa,” he says. “Thank you.” -
One more day ...
Thanks to Mother Nature, Eleshia Pitcher and her Geneva Eagles were forced to wait one more day to play for a Division II district softball championship... at least one more day, that is.
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Classic around the corner
The annual end-of-the-season event to cap the high school softball campaign is set for Sunday.
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Groce good to go
Geneva senior Jacob Groce was an excellent player in 2012, winning the Star Beacon’s Ashtabula County Tennis Player of the Year award.
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Area does well at Perry
The Jefferson Falcons got off to a strong start at the Division II district track meet at Perry High School.
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Scholastic Schedule:
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Baseball
Division I
at Serra Field, Stanic Field, Euclid
District championship
(8) South-(7) Mayfield winner vs. (5) Riverside-(1) Mentor winner -
Wahoos whipped in a wacky one
The Indians treated Justin Verlander roughly on Wednesday night -- just not as rough as the Detroit Tigers treated Ubaldo Jimenez.
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On to the next
History is not only a great teacher, but it can also serve as a great motivator. Last year, the Geneva softball team failed to win a game in the Division II postseason tournament.
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A Bob Ettinger column: Big players deliver in big moments for Eagles, Falcons
Neither Geneva softball coach Eleshia Pitcher nor Jefferson skipper Don McCormack were surprised that, with their team’s fates hanging in the balance, they each had athletes deliver.
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Scholastic Statistics:
SOFTBALL
DIVISION II
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL
Geneva 5, Jefferson 2
at JAGS Complex, Field 3 - More Sports Headlines
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