http://www.sportsink.com/rss_sports.aspxSportsInk - Covering Ohio High School Sports in Summit and Medina Counties.Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.5  With high school football practice beginning, August is the time for two-a-days.   And, as it turns out, one-a-days.   SportsInk.com will debut an exciting and informative multimedia feature that will provide local high school football fans with all they need to know – and then some -- about their favorite teams and what their prospects are for the 2010 season.   Beginning this Sunday, Aug. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1862/Default.aspxFriday, July 30, 2010  It was time.   It was time for Jeff Sharkey to come back home.   And it was time for Barberton to give him the opportunity to do so.   It was just time – the right time – for everybody involved.   Sharkey was maybe the happiest guy – and the one around whom there was the most curiosity – at the second annual Suburban League Football Kickoff Luncheon on Thursday at Green High School.   Ready to begin his first season as head coach at Barberton, he was happy to be back in the Magic City, where he was born and raised.   And the other head coaches – even the more high-profile ones such as Green’s Tom Stacy, who guided the state’s most storied program, the Massillon Tigers, and also served as an assistant at the University of Akron, and Greg Dennison, the dean of SL coaches as he enters his 16th season at Wadsworth – wanted to get a good look at this guy. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1859/Default.aspxThursday, July 29, 2010  Former Green star Kelsie Ahbe finished seventh in the pole vault at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick in Canada last Saturday.   Ahbe successfully cleared 3.95 meters, which tied her with fellow American Shade Weygandt. The pair were the only Americans competing in the pole vault and finished three-tenths of a meter behind Sweden’s Angelica Bengsston’s winning attempt of 4.25 meters.   During her high school career, the 2009 Green graduate won the state championship in pole vault twice. Now at Indiana, she recently finished second at the Big Ten championships during her freshman campaign.   Ahbe also placed second at the USA junior championships in June.. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1858/Default.aspxThursday, July 29, 2010  AKRON -- Imagine being engulfed by a spontaneous soccer celebration in Spain's capital city. That's just one of the many memorable experiences Firestone Spanish teacher and current boys soccer coach Michael Householder and his students have shared. For 15 years, he has been taking 15 graduated students to his native Spain during the summer. Raised in Madrid, Householder relishes sharing the culture with students who were members of his Spanish IV class.   “I try to keep the cost low,” Householder said. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1856/Default.aspxWednesday, July 28, 2010  AKRON -- One of the Akron area’s great traditions, the All-American Soap Box Derby, has received a huge boost from an unexpected source. Corbin Bernsen, formerly of the hit TV series "LA Law" and the three "Major League" movies, is leading the charge to create the movie “25 Hill,” which centers on the Soap Box Derby and a young boy’s dream to race his car in Akron.   The movie is to be released in 2011 and also depicts the real-life financial challenges the Derby has faced in seeking to continue its 77-year tradition.   Bernsen, who doubles as director and actor in the film, recently returned to Akron on July 23 with his crew to film this year’s event at Derby Downs.   SportsInk.com’s and "The WAKR Morning Show" host Ray Horner was selected to serve as the track announcer for several scenes in the movie that were filmed while this year’s Derby was underway.   Horner also had to return on Sunday and has another day scheduled with the crew to film a different angle.   “I told my wife I’d be home in an hour, 'I just have to read a few lines,' ” Horner said.   Not so.   He will have more than 12 hours in the project when his role is complete, and he’s enjoyed every minute.   Horner was surprised to go through “makeup” and called upon his memorization skills for sports play-by-play to deliver his lines for "25 Hill."   “It was really educational the way they do the whole thing,” he said.   “They do four takes on each.: 12 lines, 12 times four, that’s 48 different shoots, different angles.”   Horner realizes the variety will give Bernsen options when he puts the film together.   "25 Hill" continues filming in Akron this week with many local residents involved as “extras.”   Bernsen has adopted the All-American Soap Box Derby, and his interest and support may well save the Derby for future generations of boys and girls.   Approximately 6,000 children from ages 8 to 17 around the world compete in 150 league-sponsored races each year. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1853/Default.aspxWednesday, July 28, 2010  The wrestling season -- and outstanding performances -- continue for T.J. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1855/Default.aspxWednesday, July 28, 2010  SCRANTON, PA -- Every year, about this time, I’ll sit bolt upright in bed. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1852/Default.aspxMonday, July 26, 2010  AKRON – Clouds threatened, winds blew, but ultimately the Derby Downs race track stayed dry, allowing two local racers to place at the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships.   Bringing Northeast Ohio its share of success were Munroe Falls’ Holly Underwood, 16, and Megan Gongaware, 12, from Massillon. Underwood finished fourth in the local Masters division and Gongaware won the local Stock division.   (Click above for a photo gallery)   Underwood became the 16th member of her family to be a local champion and race in the World Championships.   “Yeah. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1851/Default.aspxSaturday, July 24, 2010  AKRON – The 73rd All-American Soap Box Derby is a worldwide event attracting racers from five countries and 40 different states, but racers from around the Akron area will definitely make their presence known.    Among those from the Akron area include Manchester High School senior Dennis VanFossen Jr., 17, who will compete in the Rally Masters division. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1848/Default.aspxThursday, July 22, 2010  COLUMBUS – After a lengthy decision process, high school football fans in both Stark County and Columbus can breathe easier. Both sites have been given the opportunity to host the OHSAA Football championships for all six divisions. The OHSAA Board of Directors voted today on a four-year plan that will split the playoff location from 2012-2015.   Stark County, which has hosted the football finals in some capacity for 20 years, will continue to host the playoffs for two years after the current agreement runs out in 2011. Stark County will continue to utilize Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium and Canton’s Fawcett Stadium as the home of the OHSAA championships through 2013.   Following Stark County’s two-year extension, Columbus and Ohio State University’s Ohio Stadium will host all six championship games through 2015.   “When we narrowed it down to the final two groups, the subcommittee felt there was no question that both would do an outstanding job in hosting the championships,” OHSAA Commissioner Daniel B. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1850/Default.aspxWednesday, July 21, 2010  AKRON -- Former Ellet athlete Mark Fisher is the new boys basketball at his alma mater. Fisher succeeds Charles Blasdel, after serving as a coach at Hyre Middle School. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1849/Default.aspxThursday, July 15, 2010  On or before July 30, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is expected to announce where its six championship football games will be played beginning in 2012 through 2014. A new OHSAA Board of Directors has its first meeting Aug. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1847/Default.aspxWednesday, July 14, 2010  Dave Chaffman, girls basketball coach at Springfield the last three years, has been named head coach of girls basketball at Akron Garfield for the 2010-11 season. Chaffman succeeds Sara Leffler, who resigned to spend more time with family. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1846/Default.aspxMonday, July 12, 2010  Massillon Washington High School may lose its live tiger mascot Obie. The Massillon Independent recently published this story: (click below) http://www.indeonline.com/newsnow/x1143349399/New-law-on-governor-s-desk-could-end-mascot-program-in-Massillon. Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1845/Default.aspxSunday, July 11, 2010  THIRD ANNUAL CONROY GOLF OUTING WHEN: Sunday, July 25, 2010 Registration/Check In: 8:00am Shotgun Start at 8:30am.   WHERE: Paradise Lake Country Club 1900 Randolph Road, Suffield   WHAT: Golf Outing 3 Person Scramble Maximum Field 36 Teams   WHY: Raise funds for the Field Athletic Track Project COST: $225.00 Team Entry Includes: 18 Holes & Cart Sausage & Drink at Turn Beer - Soda - Water Steak Dinner  Prizes - Awards - Contests $15.00 Team Skins Included !   HOW: Single Golfers Welcome, we will pair you up. Team Registration due by: Sunday, July 19 Click here for registration form: http://www.falconcommunity.com/conroy_golf_outing.jpg  . Copyright 2010 SportsInk. All rights reserved.http://www.sportsink.com/NewsDetail/tabid/259/tblNewsID/1844/Default.aspxSunday, July 11, 2010