CONGRATS, 2024 inductees into APS Athletics Hall of Fame: Markita Griffin-Roberts, Stacey Hairston-Jones,  Jim Lash, Tracee McCoy-Jenkins, Paul Sehzue, Robert 'Bobby' Smith, Chris 'Beanie' Wells, Gene Woodling
Coaches: Bill McGee,  Joe Yost
Special Contributor: The Dies Family

🚨🚨 Reminder for Summit County HS senior student-athletes: There’s still time to apply for one of four $1,000 Bruce Buchholzer Scholarships the SCSHOF will award this year! The deadline is tomorrow. Applicants can get info from school counselors or here👇 summitcountyshof.org/scholarship

Six ways to lead by example:
1. Show up early
2. Work hard
3. Have a positive attitude
4. Listen to your coaches
5. Put the team first
6. Make good decisions off the field

Ellet gets a 2 run triple in bottom of 9th by Riley Kearns to beat Firestone 6-5 in 9 innings. Regular season champs for Ellet!

CONGRATULATIONS to boys tennis team champions/North, Player of Year Sanjil Magar/North, Coach of Year Charles Jones/Firestone! 🎾 Akron Public Schools Mayor Shammas Malik Akron Beacon Journal North Vikings Athletics Firestone HS

What high school athletics can do for our scholars goes far beyond the fields and courts we provide. akronschools.com/district/news/… Akron Public Schools

City Series boys tennis championships underway at Towpath today! 🎾 Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik Ellet Orangemen Firestone HS Garfield CLC Garfield Rams North Vikings Athletics

Garfield senior Markeise Smith high jumps 6’9” - best DI jump so far this season in Ohio! Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik Garfield CLC Garfield Rams Ohio MileSplit

Game one of three at beautiful Canal Park today in City Series Baseball Showcase: East vs. Garfield, followed by Buchtel vs. North, then Firestone vs. Ellet! ⚾️ Akron Public Schools Mayor Shammas Malik Akron Beacon Journal East Dragons Athletics Garfield CLC

Ellet enters weekend atop City Series baseball & softball standings; Firestone running in second

EHS & FHS baseball teams meet Saturday; softball teams meet Monday

APS Athletics Ellet Orangemen Firestone HS Ellet Orangemen @Falcons_All
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CONGRATULATIONS to Firestone girls basketball senior Aalivia Mullins, signing with Owen Community College to continue as a student-athlete after HS graduation! 📚 🏀 Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik Firestone HS

City Series Baseball Showcase at Canal Park April 27 $5 cash ticket good all day
11 am East vs Garfield
1:30 pm Buchtel vs North
4 pm Ellet vs Firestone ⚾️⚾️

GREAT work by North Vikings softball, teaming up with Garfield Heights to promote the fight against cancer! Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik North Vikings Athletics

That’s right middle school softball at Firestone stadium! Thanks to Akron Parks Rec . Litchfield vs Jennings ⁦Mayor Shammas Malik⁩ ⁦APS Athletics⁩

HS track today: Ellet vs. Firestone! Akron Public Schools Mayor Shammas Malik Akron Beacon Journal Ellet Orangemen Firestone HS

Beautiful day for softball at Firestone Stadium: East vs. Firestone and North vs. Garfield, with help from a young fan to rescue wayward balls! 🥎 Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik East Dragons Athletics Firestone HS North Vikings Athletics Garfield CLC

The APS BSN Middle School Student Athlete of the Month for March was Innes Jaguar wrestler, Chase Hodas. Chase had a fantastic end of the season run, winning his second straight City Championship in his weight class to end the regular season. Congratulations Chase!

'Following a legend': With John Sarver & Chuck Shuman retired, Scott Swan & Sara Albaugh are Ellet's new baseball & softball coaches

@AkronSchools APS Athletics Ellet Orangemen
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Akron's Jonny Marshall qualifies for 2024 Summer Olympics as a Great Britain swimmer

Marshall, a 2023 Firestone graduate, is a dual citizen. His mom is British & dad is American.

@AkronSchools APS Athletics Firestone HS @Falcons_All
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CONGRATULATIONS to Firestone grad and current U of Florida student-athlete Jonny Marshall, qualifying for his first OLYMPIC swimming team (Great Britain, his mother’s home country)! Akron Public Schools Akron Beacon Journal Mayor Shammas Malik Firestone HS FASTCOACHCARL