money 5 Games | Field, Streetsboro meet in MAC championship rematch
Streetsboro at Field girls soccer (September 13)
The Falcons and the Rockets have battled toward the top of the Metro for years now, but 2021 was special even by their standards. Streetsboro controlled their regular season meeting en route to a 4-0 victory, before Field struck back for an epic 2-1 win in the Metro Athletic Conference championship game. (That marked the second time in five years that the Falcons and Rockets tied for the Metro title after they also did so in 2017.) Both Field and Streetsboro are stellar in the midfield with the Rockets' Madelyn Genovese and Alyssa Schofield and the Falcons' Taryn Allen among the very best the area has to offer, while Field also boasts one of the area's top scoring threats in Cassie Wilde.
Boardman Invitational (September 17)
All of Portage County is headed to Boardman for arguably the most important regular season meet of the year as teams get a chance to run the course that will ultimately determine who heads to state. Mogadore heads to Boardman on a tear, as its girls are coming off a Walsh Jesuit Invitational runner-up finish with Rachel Whetstone and Katie Lane scoring 11th and 13th, respectively, while Field freshman Maddie Adams also cleared 21 minutes in the same Division II/III race. (Southeast freshman Julia Wheeler has also gotten off to an unbelievable start and is another runner to watch in Boardman.) Meanwhile, Field and Mogadore landed a combined five runners in the top 22 of the boys Division II/III race at Walsh Jesuit, as the Falcons were led by Sean Silk (16th, 17:45.1), Parker Shutty (19th, 18:02.7) and Evan Pruszynski (22nd, 18:05.6) and the Wildcats led by Alejandro Navarrete (17th, 17:48.0) and Daniel Carter (21st, 18:04.8). Roosevelt sophomore Carter Slack tacked on an impressive sub-18 time at Walsh Jesuit.
Oh, and if you can't wait until Saturday, those same Mogadore, Rootstown and Southeast runners will meet at Tuesday's PTC Super Duals.
Highland at Aurora girls tennis (September 14)
The Greenmen roared to 13 straight victories to start their season, including stellar play by Gracie and Kamy Milano at first and second singles, respectively. Now, Aurora, which recently absorbed its first loss to Walsh Jesuit but remains undefeated in the Suburban American, takes on Highland, which has won six straight league championships. The Hornets returned a couple of the league's top singles players from last year in Sarah Sgambati and Jo Oberhaus.
Highland at Aurora volleyball (September 15)
Speaking of Hornets-Greenmen, their volleyball match the next day should be no less entertaining. Aurora looked terrific at Kent Thursday with Brooke Gecina and Cailor Roche both striking the ball solidly, and freshman Emerson Spiesz and junior Ollie Salgado quickly forming a tight 1-2 bond for the Greenmen. Meanwhile, the Hornets have won their first four Suburban American contests, with senior Alayna Tessena averaging an impressive 3.7 kills per set.
Southeast at Rootstown girls soccer (September 13)
Year after year, the PTC title chase has come down to the Pirates and Rovers, and the two are once again off to strong starts in 2022. Rootstown has a plethora of weapons, boasting three different scorers in an impressive 3-2 win over Norton and six different scorers in a 7-0 win against Lake Center. Southeast had won six straight prior to Saturday's loss to Marlington, with Cami McPeak on an absolute tear, including Thursday's hat trick against Warren JFK.
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