Area Sports
BHS FOOTBALL 1964: Magics opened season following 1963 7-game win streak
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor SEPT. 11 VS. ELYRIA 6-0 Akron Beacon Journal prediction: Magics lost last year but Elyria didn’t get to see much of Ken Sennett, Magics to prevail. Beacon record 1-0 Here come The Magics! The excitement was back in the city for Barberton football. The 1963 Magics had finished…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024 Magics basketball player Travis excelled in high school and college
PHOTO PROVIDED Jeff Travis, a 1993 Barberton High graduate is being inducted into the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame for basketball, but he also played football, baseball, and golf in high school. The Gazette & News will profile all members of the class in the coming weeks, ahead of the Nov. 27 induction ceremony. By…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024 Magics’ multi-sport athlete became conditioning coach for pros
Mike Winkler By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor their 2024 class at a ceremony at Al’s. This year’s class will feature Mike Lee, Mike Winkler, Jeff Travis, Paul Okolish, Joan Tonathy, Carol Gadanac, Caines Flowers, and Brandon and Monica Cramer. Mike Winkler is…
Read MoreBHS football 1964: ‘A season of triumph; a season of despair’
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor (This is the first in a series that will continue through the fall.) I’ve been thinking about this article for a long, long time. I was eager to do it, but also very apprehensive. Apprehensive, because it was such an important time in Barberton history, and I knew it…
Read MoreBARBERTON 47, STOW-MUNROE FALLS 23 Magics find spark
PHOTO BY CRAIG MEGYES | FOR THE BGNN Barberton senior Xzavier Macon (26) runs a pass interception back for a touchdown against Stow-Munroe Falls. By DYLAN DAUGHERTY BGNN sports writer BARBERTON After a draining week in which Barberton’s Magics couldn’t find their offensive footing against Wadsworth on the road, they came back in full swing at home to beat the…
Read MoreGIRLS SOCCER: BARBERTON 3, NORTON 2 Rivals shoot it out
PHOTOS BY CRAIG MEGYES | FOR THE BGNN Our two home teams, Barberton and Norton, duked it out on the soccer pitch on Saturday. Barberton’s Magics hosted the varsity girls soccer match and came away victorious in a 3-2 shootout with their rivals, the Panthers. Above, Barberton’s Zoey Lorenzo (11) and Norton’s Samiah Thompson (24)…
Read MoreHS VOLLEYBALL: Mogadore’s Wildcats beat Magics in 3 sets
PHOTOS BY CRAIG MEGYES | FOR THE BGNN Barberton’s Mona Ries (39) goes up to return a volley in a match against Mogadore. Skylar Marble (19) is there for support. Barberton’s varsity and junior varsity girls volleyball teams both fell in their opening matches on Saturday against the Mogadore Wildcats. The varsity team lost in three sets and the JV…
Read MoreNORTON 35, NORTHWEST 6 A ‘hat trick’ for the Panthers
PHOTO BY CINDY EMERSON | FOR THE BGNN Norton Panthers running back Lucas Dobbins carries the ball in Friday’s game against the Northwest Indians. PHOTO BY CINDY EMERSON | FOR THE BGNN Norton senior Lucas Dobbins (36) blocks a Northwest field goal attempt, which was then run back for a touchdown by Panthers senior running back Brady Troutman (3). By…
Read MoreBARBERTON 18, WADSWORTH 49: Magics run out of tricks
PHOTO BY CRAIG MEGYES | FOR THE BGNN Barberton Magics senior quarterback Dominic Wilson in Friday’s matchup with the Wadsworth Grizzlies. BGNN staff report The Barberton Magics were not without magical moments in their 49-18 season opening loss to the Wadsworth Grizzlies on Friday. Down 14 points in the first minutes of the first quarter, after a rapid one-two…
Read MoreON THIS DAY Aug. 18 & 25: A look back on Magics, Panthers football
By RANDY FORST BGNN contributor Hooray! Once again, the Barberton-Norton area has a paper. The Barberton Gazette & Norton News is here! With it will be the return of “On this Day” for Barberton and Norton High School sports. Also, hopefully next summer will feature the return of “Where Are They Now?” Barberton Magics On…
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