What makes a great multi-sport athlete is their ability to transition from season to season effortlessly. Their desire and toughness pushing them through each season, directly into the next. Catie Perry takes the court this season as only one of four seniors, but for her, the season never ends. Nicknamed during softball season as “The […]
The Lady Cardinals from Mooney are known for their ferocious defense, unselfish style of offense, and unwavering intensity. A young group led by only three seniors, you’d think that depth would be a issue. In fact, depth has become the strength of the Cardinals as Coach Baker routinely goes eight to nine girls deep on […]
Basketball is a game of makes and misses, scoring runs and defensive stands. And in the first game of the season, the Tigers of Newton Falls and Cardinal Mooney gave fans all of the above. After a very slow start, with plenty of turnovers from both sides, the second quarter saw Mooney go on a […]
The Lady Raiders got their first win under Coach Fishel over the weekend vs Shaw. He thinks playing in a tournament style setting to open the season will be huge for his team going forward. The Raiders are looking ahead to the start of league play as the go up against Lakeview, and Poland in […]
The Poland Lady Bulldogs are coming off their first win of the season Monday night at Champion. The word coach Blanch used to describe the win was “heart.” It definitely took a lot of heart to beat a scrappy Champion team that kept coming back at the Bulldogs. They had to make plays late, and […]
The Poland girls basketball program is living on air at the moment. Coming off of a 26-1 regional finalist season, the hopes are high for the Lady Bulldogs. They return 4 out of 5 starters from last year, but lost great senior leadership. One of the players trying to fill that role is senior forward […]
An athlete’s choice in shoes can tell you a lot about them. As far as South Range Junior Bree Kohler goes, she wants her shoes to be bold and spunky. This year Bree is going with Buzz Lightyear kicks, which makes sense because her potential goes to infinity and beyond. Bree is no stranger to […]
Emily Irons is no stranger to being a leader of a team. She spent all of volleyball season as not only a senior leader, but as a setter which is the leader of the offense. Now as she transitions into basketball season she will stand as the lone senior. By no means is Emily the […]
We are now just days away from opening night for the Poland Lady Bulldogs. As the season inches closer the focus becomes more on their first opponent, a strong Champion team. The coaching staff is aware that outside expectations are high coming off a 26-1 season. They try their best to block out the noise […]
Entering his fourth year as the Mooney boys’ basketball coach, Carey Palermo brings an unwavering competitive nature and drive. Through his coaching, he hopes he instill all of those things into his players. A young team with only four seniors will take the court in a few weeks for the Cardinals, and our own Nate […]