Beginning immediately, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has joined dozens of states in adopting recommendations from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Concussion Summit Task Force, which will reduce the risk in football for concussions and head impact exposure. The recommendations were approved by the OHSAA’s Read more…
Fall ball registration is now open for Wadsworth Little League. The season begins in mid-August with practices and runs through mid-October. Boys and girls can sign up for: Coach pitch 7-8, Minors 9-10, Majors 11-12, D-League 13-15, and E-League 16-18. You can sign up now through July 27 online at: www.wadsworthlittleleague.org.
The LeBron James GiveN Go basketball camp is coming to town later this month! There are two, two-day sessions in July for boys and girls. Session 1 is July 27-28 for kids in grades 3-8. Session 2 is July 29-30 for high schoolers. Each day the camp runs from 9 a.m. – Read more…
Wadsworth High School is looking for a new softball coach. Michelle DeAngelis has taken the assistant principal job at Orrville Middle School and will not be coaching the Lady Grizzlies next season. “I’m going to miss it but this is an amazing opportunity for my family and I,” DeAngelis said on Facebook. DeAngelis also taught Read more…
The winners of the 5K and 10K at the Matchstick Race Friday night through the streets of Downtown Wadsworth know a thing or two about distance running. Both Thomas Scott, who won the 5K and Jordan McKelley who won the 10K, are cross country coaches who teach their athletes how Read more…
The upcoming High School Football season will bring another adjustment for the Wadsworth Grizzlies. Enrollment changes at Wadsworth High School and at other High Schools in the state of Ohio has caused the Grizzlies to drop from Division One to Division Two in the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Football Read more…
Having a handicap doesn’t have to define you. Wise words from blind golfer Tim Jackson who is competing in Wadsworth’s American Blind Golf Tournament on June 17-18, 2015. The Columbus golfer has been playing the sport for 47 years. But something changed the way he looked at the game when Read more…
It’s almost time for the annual American Blind Golf Tournament here in Wadsworth! The event kicks off Wednesday with the tournament continuing Thursday. On Thursday night on the square, Blue Shift, a rock/jazz band will perform. All proceeds from the tournament and the concert benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Friday is the “fun day,” Read more…
Two Wadsworth High School baseball players have earned post-season honors from the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Seniors Riley Campbell and Nick Bebout have been selected to the OHSBCA All-Ohio teams. Campbell was named to the Division One second team while Bebout was selected honorable mention. Both are the Read more…
The 2014-15 athletic year at Wadsworth High School was one that not only students but residents of the city can take great pride in. There were Suburban League Champions, teams that competed for District, Regional and State Championships. There were student-athletes that won individual honors. Among the teams that had Read more…
