Sunday, September 18, 2011
Turnovers doom Spartans as Beachwood scores 35 in the first quarter
Five touchdowns, a blocked punt, a safety and two Richmond Heights fumbles led to 35 points in the first quarter alone as Beachwood eased past the Spartans 49-20 on Homecoming. The Bison continue their strong start to a promising season, improving to 3-1. “We had a lot of unforced errors that killed us in that first quarter,” Richmond Heights head coach William Cloud said. “Our kids got frustrated in the first half so we had to regroup. We reduced the errors and played strong in the second half.” Beachwood took the opening kick and immediately marched down to Richmond Heights’ 17-yard line thanks to a 12-yard run by Ari Sobel and a 26-yard pass from Alex Hohl to Howard Sobel. Howard Sobel finished the drive on a 15-yard touchdown run …
Friday, September 2, 2011
Depleted Bison squad musters strong defensive effort
Beachwood High School’s (2-2-0) girls soccer team was out-shot by Kirtland 34-6, yet only allowed three goals in a shutout loss on their home field Thursday. The defending Chagrin Valley Conference champions controlled most of the game as the Bison took a conservative approach with stout defense. “We set up with a defensive shape, but we had all intent on building on our scoring opportunities,” Beachwood head coach Art Skupniewicz said. “We had them in the first half.” That opportunity came five minutes into the game when freshman Lexi Stovsky passed the ball from the box to freshman Hannah Firstone the right wing. Firstone sent a great pass back towards the goal for an easy tap in by senior Rachel Zimmerman, but an off sides call negated …
Monday, August 29, 2011
Bison running attack overpowers Lancers
Beachwood High School's Ari Sobel scored the first three touchdowns of the game and the Bison cruised past Gilmour Academy 52-7 in the first game of the 2011 season. “We expect a lot from Ari,” Beachwood head coach Ryan Williams said. “When he gets through he’s too fast for guys to catch and we’re going to need that coming up this weekend.” Beachwood’s second drive set the tone of the game: heavy doses of running. They utilized eight plays — all runs — for 40 yards capped off by a five-yard touchdown from Sobel. After a quick three and out from Gilmour, Beachwood forced two more runs down the Lacers' throat before going to the play action for a 17-yard gain to Darrell Sullins that took the Bison down to Gilmour’s 20 yard line. Sobel capped…
Friday, August 26, 2011
Lady Bison overpower Harvey in CVC opener
Beachwood’s (1-1-0) girls' soccer team kept control, out-shooting Harvey (0-1-0) 17-4 en route to a 10-1 victory in their home opener against their CVC rival. The Lady Bison were led by a pair of hat tricks from junior Julia Winkeler (3) and freshman Lexi Stovsky* (4). “What we noticed right away was how high they played on the back,” Beachwood head coach Art Skupniewicz said. “We tried to capitalize on that with some quick balls over the top to our forwards.” The Bison utilized those breakaways en route to a 4-0 lead, the first coming from Stovsky* who took a one-on-one advantage with Harvey’s freshman keeper Meghan Hamilton and crossed her for a wide-open shot. The Bison’s second goal came about 10 minutes later when Stovsky* pressured …
With 18 returning starters, Bison poised for post-season run
Last season, Beachwood High School came into the year with youth and finished second in the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro division with a 5-5 record. Now that season provides the foundation for a potential breakout 2011 campaign. Their youth turned to experience and head coach Ryan Williams expects the team to contend for the CVC title and accumulate enough computer points to qualify for a post-season bid. “We’re able to advance along at a much faster pace in practice,” Williams said. “Experience makes life easy for everybody, the team plays faster.” The Bison return nine starters on each side of the ball including Alex Hoal, who was The Plain Dealer’s pick for CVC offensive player of the year. Hoal is a three-year starter at quarterback…
Friday, May 27, 2011
Beachwood earns 14 honors on All League and All Academic teams
The Chagrin Valley Conference released its 2011 spring postseason awards today with a total of 14 Beachwood Bison athletes honored. “I’m very happy for the kids who achieved these honors and the coaches,” Beachwood athletic director Ryan Peters said. “These kids worked very hard for this.” Four Bison were honored on the All Academic team: Melanie Small for softball, William Wolkoff for track, Andrew Somogyi for baseball and Alex Roth for tennis. To qualify, the athlete must be a senior, at least a two-year letter winner in their sport and have a 3.25 GPA or better. Ten others were named to All League teams, led by six baseball players. Junior Ryan Moss and senior Josh Schwarz made the first team CVC Metro Division while sophomores Zach …
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Beachwood's Mayfield jumps to a title, four other girls advance to regional meet
TRACK AND FIELD Beachwood's Olivia Mayfield captured a Division II district long jump title during competition yesterday at Cortland Lakeview High School. Mayfield will be joined by teammates Gabrielle Perryman, Traci Milliner, Kyndal Wilson and Arielle Ginsberg at this week's regional meet with a chance to advance to the state meet in Columbus. Mayfield jumped 17-3.25 to win the event at Lakeview. The talented junior also teamed up with Perryman, Milliner and Wilson to place second in the 4x100-meter relay with a clocking of 49.87. Ginsberg gained the fourth and final qualifying spot in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.71. The Bison boys' and girls' teams both finished second during the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division Meet …
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Alec Jacober wins 130-pound class championship, three other Bison post top-three finishes
While Beachwood ultimately finished in sixth place at the Chagrin Valley Conference wrestling tournament, four wrestlers took home top-three honors in their respective weight classes, with Alec Jacober bringing home a championship. Kenston ultimately won the tournament, edging out Aurora 227-223.5. Perry (193.5) took third while Cardinal and Independence round out the top five with 124 and 95.5 points, respectively. Jacober won the 130-pound weight class championship with two major decisions, 22-8 in the semifinals over Logan Henderson of Berkshire and then 20-6 in the finals over Tony Tarulli of Orange. “[Jacober] did what we expected him to do," Head Coach Dugan Bentley said. “He was very aggressive and put a lot of points on the board. …
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