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Stow vs. Solon at Infocision Stadium

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     The soaring streak from the tail of the Solon Comets could not counter the dominant streak of the undefeated Bulldogs.

    It was a frigid night in Infocision Stadium, where the second round of the OHSAA Division I playoffs took place between the local Stow Bulldogs and the Solon Comets. The second seeded Bulldogs looked to extend their undefeated record to 12-0, but when it comes to the playoffs, it is win or go home, and Solon understood the slate was clean, and both teams were set on equal playing fields.

     The first half was something not seen yet by the Bulldogs as they were scored on first by Solon after a turnover on Stow’s first possession of the game. Solon attempted a two-point conversion, but fell short, giving them a 6-0 with 4:36 to go in the first.

     With time running down in the second quarter, sophomore Isaiah Gray provided the Bulldogs with a timely interception, that senior kicker Garrett Rigby was able to convert into three points to end the half with a score of 6-3 in favor of Solon.

    In the third quarter, senior Monte Board gave the Bulldogs another interception, this time resulting in a 29-yard touchdown run by senior running back Jayson Gobble with 8:24 to go in the third quarter. The Comets responded with a field goal with 2:36 to go, after an interception thrown by the Bulldogs, resulting in a 10-9 score in favor of Stow.

    The ensuing kickoff provided a second chance opportunity for a name not spoken much of this season, but destined to be soon. Sophomore Terrian Wray took the ball 97-yards to the house to extend the Bulldogs lead to 17-9. Even crazier is the fact that this was Wray’s second house call of the night, as he also took the opening kickoff to the end zone, but was called back for a penalty by Stow. The third quarter ended with a score of 17-9, Stow owning the lead.

    Solon scored 6 minutes into the fourth quarter, but failed yet again to tag on the two-point conversion, leaving them trailing the Bulldogs 17-15.

    Stow’s defense came up big, as they forced the Comets to turn the ball over on downs with 3:20 left to go. From there Stow trekked down the field, eating up the clock, and eventually leading to Gobble punching in  a short run to seal the victory for the Stow Bulldogs over the Solon Comets with a final score of  24-15.

    The Bulldogs (12-0) are moving on to the third round of the playoffs to take on Lewis Center Olentangy, Sat., Nov. 21 at Mansfield Arlin Field starting at 7 o’clock. Students have the opportunity to take student busing to the game, as well as get their ticket for free, as Stow Booster Club with be covering the costs.

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Homework becomes unwanted necessity

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Weekends are days where students can sleep in and relax, but homework can get in the way of those relaxing days.

Homework, whether during the week or on the weekend, is something most students are not looking forward to doing. Getting home from a 7-hour school day to look at 2-3 hours of homework a night can be a drag. While most students dread homework over the weekend, it is also okay to bring school somewhat into students’ life outside of the classroom.

“[Homework on the weekends] is sort of debatable. Some students do not even think about school on the weekends while there are some students who are in honors classes who get homework over the weekend.” freshmen Jason Liu said.

Unfinished projects or papers sometimes need that extended time the weekend offers. Some students work after school or are involved in extracurricular activities, so they are not able to get what they need to get done during the week. It is true some students have events that take the entire weekend and homework over those days are added stress, but that is not very often. On top of that, most teachers are lenient on giving extensions for unplanned circumstances.

While it can not be helped, homework should not happen all the time over the weekend, only when it is necessary. Most students do not mind doing a little bit of homework here and there, but when it starts to get in the way of their family life and such, it starts to become a problem for them. Students would much rather go and hang out with their friends than do homework, but there are times where students have to sit down and get work done.

“[Teachers should not give students homework over the weekend] because that is the student’s only free time during the week. It is [their] only two days off from school during the week,” sophomore Brianna Erler said.

It is not a bad thing for students to bring home work from school, but some students believe that school work should stay in school. Although this is understandable, there is not enough time during the school day to finish all that needs to be learned. Going home and doing some school work helps students remember what they were taught in school. It also allows them to get help from older siblings  or parents if there is something they do not understand.

Even though most students would disagree, having homework over the weekends is not as troublesome as they think.

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Speech & Debate team hosts and competes in tournament

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By Sophia Boris

The high school Speech and Debate team began their year on a good note.

There are weekly tournaments held at different schools, including the high school, Kimpton and Lakeview. This past weekend students participated in a tournament at the high school.

Perry High School placed first overall for the tournament. Stow ended up placing 3rd overall.

Coach of the Speech and Debate team Sue Theisen said, “Overall the results were very [good].” 

“Stow did really well, I am proud of my entire team,” sophomore Sarah Laubaugh said.

Teams are not just judged as a team but also by individual and team performances. There are multiple categories in which one can choose to compete. For example, one category one can choose from is argumentative. Every category has a winner.

The team had a very successful weekend in these individual and team performances. Seniors Matt McCombs and Cam Stebbins placed 3rd in duo, and juniors Savannah Novak and Elizabeth Angeletti placed 5th in duo. Along with these performances, seniors Madison Light and Samantha Wilcox placed 2nd in duo. Lastly, junior Chloe Holm topped it off by placing 1st in poetry.

With the Speech and Debate team having a triumphant weekend, Theisen looks to have further success this year.

Theisen said, “Each week the teams getting better.”

These weekly tournaments are preparing the team for districts and states later this season.

There was a huge turnout for this event. There were 663 people at this event and 179 adult judges.

Theisen said, “We could not have done all of this without the help of our parent boosters who fed everyone, the wonderful administration who lets us use the schools for these events and special thanks to the TWE who stayed all day and helped with electrical issues.”

         The Speech and Debate team does not only work together in school, but they act as one unit. They are like a family.

         Sophomore Annemarie McCombs said, “Ms. Theisen is the light of my world and the love of my life.”

        The SMFHS speech and debate team strives to continue their season on a good note.

      

 

          

         

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Browns’ history doomed to keep repeating itself

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The Cleveland Browns have had a poor record for a historically long time. Most fans say that the team is “close” to being on the next level, but others see zero signs of them being “close” in any aspects of the game.

For starters, the Browns have had 23 different starting quarterbacks since 2000. Even for people who do not understand a touchdown from a field goal, they can probably figure out this is not a good stat for the team.

It is not like any of the quarterbacks have had much potential either. Quarterback Brady Quinn had very high hopes coming into Cleveland. Fans believed he could have been the quarterback to take them to the next level; however, in 12 games, Quinn posted a 3-9 record.

All the blame cannot go on the quarterback, just like all the praise cannot go towards him. The quarterback needs to be surrounded with offensive weapons or a good defense in order to succeed. Neither of these have been the case. The Browns had high hopes in star wide receiver Josh Gordon. This was, of course, was until he could not stop smoking marijuana and found himself getting suspended more than he was actually playing. While Joe Haden has been a lockdown corner for the past five years, he has fallen off a cliff his past two seasons. This is due to him just getting burnt too often by Steeler wide receiver Antonio Brown or just getting injured every one out of every three games.

The signing of wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and Brian Hartline were supposed to bring life to the Browns offense. They have done just about everything but that. The Browns have virtually zero weapons on the offensive side of the ball. If they had decided to trade away Joe Thomas before the trade deadline, some would come close to saying that their defense has more of a chance to score than the offense.

The defense has had tons of problems all year. They had high expectations coming into the season, and they did not meet any of them. The Browns rank in the bottom three for almost every category of run defense. They give up the most amount of yards and are bottom three in touchdowns and yards per carry.

It is just silly to say that the Brown’s are “close” to anything really. They do not have much potential to do anything unless they hire guys who know how to find players out of college who will succeed. No one knew the likes of Time Brady; however, picking Justin Gilbert and Johnny Manziel over Odell Beckham JR and Khalil Mack is just not going to get it done. Unless of course, the organization secretly wants to lose, because sometimes it honestly looks as so.

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