High School Football

A home football game at Euclid City School District is back on after Solon canceled citing "safety" concerns, but Euclid will instead play a team from Michigan.

Ted Ginn Sr. discussed his decades long leadership career at a recent event for The City Club of Cleveland.

A few hundred people rallied at Cleveland Public Hall Thursday to celebrate Glenville High School’s historic achievement as first-time football IV State Champions.

Commentator Terry Pluto talks about Cleveland's Glenville High School football team, led by legendary coach Ted Ginn Sr. They play for the Division IV state title on Saturday.

The coaches are suing Canton City school officials and others for spreading “false, malicious and extremely defamatory statements” that cost them their jobs and their reputations.

Canton McKinley High School Head Football Coach Marcus Wattley and six assistant coaches have been fired after trying to force a player to eat pork against his religious beliefs. The Canton City School Board held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the incident that occurred during a non-mandatory May 24 practice.

A 17-year-old Canton McKinley High School football player is a starting tackle for a big-name football program, but he said he’s been left scarred by an incident in which his coaches forced him to eat pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing a practice, despite knowing he doesn’t eat pork for religious reasons.

Ohio recorded 98 COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, the second-highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state should be getting its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15; the Ohio High School Athletic Association says parents will still be allowed to attend high school sports through the end of year; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that 72 of the state’s 88 counties are now on red alert for coronavirus spread, and Franklin County has become first to be placed on the highest level of purple; Ohio reported nearly 7,800 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, but Gov. Mike DeWine said there is still a backlog of 12,000 antigen tests; COVID-19 cases are rising in Ohio’s K-12 schools; and more stories.

A family turns to newer technology to watch its favorite sport and support one of its own, while some high schools teams embrace the challenges, explore the opportunities, and deal with the financial impact of running sports programs during the time of COVID-19.