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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Hoover High Softball Team Advances to Columbus Regional

The Vikings will play a semifinal game at 5 p.m. Thursday at Ohio State University against the Grove City-Teays Valley winner

WANTED: Girls on the Run Race Volunteers

Looking for a good volunteer opportunity? Girls on the Run of Stark County is looking for volunteers to help out at a 5k on June 1 and June 2.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

PHOTOS: Hoover High Defeats GlenOak on Senior Night

Hoover scores early and often against GlenOak on Senior Night. Check out the gallery to see some game action and the seniors.

Q&A: Hoover High Coaching Job a Homecoming For Abbey Allerding

The North Canton resident and Hoover High grad will lead the girls basketball team, replacing Tim Vick as head coach

The Hoover High girls basketball team now has one of its own in the driver’s seat — Abbey (Moore) Allerding of North Canton. The Hoover High grad just landed the position of varsity coach. Her Viking roots set her apart from the rest of the candidates who vied to fill the position, which opened when Tim Vick resigned last month. “What stood out for us more than anything was that she was a Hoover kid and it was a great opportunity for her to come home,” Athletic Director Don Shimek said. Allerding took a few minutes to talk to North Canton Patch this week about coming back to her alma mater and her expectations for her first year coaching at Hoover High. North Canton Patch: Tell me about your coaching and basketball experience. Abbey …

Monday, May 14, 2012

PHOTOS: Athletes Compete in North Canton Special Olympics

Athletes from all over Stark County took part Saturday in the annual event, hosted by the North Canton Jaycees

Dozens of athletes from Northeast Ohio got the chance to compete Saturday in mini-javelin, shot put, and walking and running competitions at North Canton Memorial Stadium. It was all part of the North Canton Jaycees and Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities Invitational Track Meet and Bocce Compeition. "It's an opportunity to get out and practice and compete and have some comaraderie with the other athletes," said Jennifer Geh, Special Olympics chair. She said the community's response to the event this year was amazing. "We actually maxed out this year," she said. "We had people wanting to volunteer and we were creating new jobs for people. The fact that 80 people from the community would take a Saturday to come here and …

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Hoover High Names New Girls Basketball Coach

Abbey (Moore) Allerding will be the new head girls basketball coach at Hoover High School, replacing Tim Vick

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Road to the Canton Marathon: Marathon Training Hurts

If marathon training hurts this much, why do so many people do it?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Hoover High Vikings Defeat Crestwood at Canal Park

Teamwork takes the Vikings to a win 5-4 over Crestwood at Canal Park

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Superintendent Reveals Plan for New Coach

With Tim Vick's resignation as Hoover High girls basketball coach, Michael Gallina and staff hope to have a replacement by the end of May.

North Canton City Schools officials plan to have a new Hoover High girls basketball coach in place by the end of the month, Superintendent Michael Gallina said. The position opened April 30, when former coach Tim Vick filed his resignation. Vick's announcement arrived about a week after he made a racially insensitive joke at the team's banquet, with Gallina in attendance. Gallina said the the job posting will remain open through Monday. After that, Athletic Director Don Shimek and Hoover Principal Tony Pallija will organize an interview team to meet with candidates as early as mid-week. The superintendent said the district will look for a few, key qualities in its search for a new coach. "They'll want to be able to nurture leadership in …

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

JV and Varsity Vikings Blast the Blue Streaks in the First of Two Outings

Tuesday night proved to be a good night for the Hoover High Vikings with both JV and Varsity teams scoring a win against Lake.

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