Jackson Polar Bears Beat Hoover Vikings 57-49

The win over the Vikings means the Polar Bears share the Federal League lead with Lake Blue Streaks

Students Affected by Hurricane Sandy Say 'Thanks' After Receiving $6,000 Donation from Hoover, Jackson

Cheerleaders from Hoover and Jackson high schools raised $6,000 for students at Long Beach School District after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area

Editor's note: The following story was written by Rosemary Leonetti, who handles public relations for the Long Beach School District. Leonetti wrote the story after the district received a $6,000 donation from Hoover High and Jackson High School cheerleaders. (Read more about how the students raised the money here.)   When the cheerleaders of Jackson High School in Massilion, Ohio saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, they were moved to take action. They were particularly struck by the fact that the Long Beach School District, located on a barrier island off the coast of Long Island, lost five of their six gymnasiums. Equipment and uniforms for most of the district’s athletic teams were also lost. With the support of Jackson High …

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Hoover, Jackson Cheerleaders Raise $5,000 for Students Affected by Hurricane Sandy

The students used their longstanding school rivalry to help others

Hoover and Jackson high schools turned their longstanding rivalry into something great when the schools' cheerleaders teamed up to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims. The two schools competed to see who could raise money the most money for Hurricane Sandy victims who attend Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, NY. Hoover High School raised $2,855 ($855 over its projected goal), and Jackson High School raised $2,767.96 for a total of $5,622.96 The Hoover High cheerleaders were victorious, but they won't let that go to their heads. The rivalry was all in good fun, and the teams were happy to help their peers, said English teacher Tiffany Walker, who also serves as varsity cheerleading adviser. "As for the rivalry, indicating it's a …

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LOOK: Hoover's Sydney Lautzenheiser Second Fastest Stark County Runner at State Meet

Photos from the state cross country championship in Hebron Saturday

Hoover High's Sydney Lautzenheiser finished 48th in the girls Division I race at the state cross country championships Saturday in Hebron with a time of 19:00:24. Lautzenheiser was the second fastest Stark County runner in the race. North Canton Patch viewer Earle E. Wise Jr. was on hand at the race and submitted several photos this weekend in our Pics & Clips gallery, which you can now find in this update. Jody Musser of Jackson High School finished 27th with a time of 18:42:58. Jackson finished 10th in the team race. Looking for more coverage of the cross country meet? The Canton Repository was there and ran this story, mainly featuring the Jackson Township Polar Bears.

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Looking for Pics of Your Favorite Hoover Football Star? You'll Find 100 Shots Here

We've got 96 photos to share from our last football gallery — the rivalry game between Hoover and Jackson high schools

Hoover High Vikings Best the GlenOak Golden Eagles on Senior Night

The Vikings walked away with a 33-20 win over GlenOak Friday night

Editor's note: This article was updated at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The Hoover High Vikings have been on quite the winning streak the past few weeks with the following wins: And Friday night they took on the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 7 p.m. at North Canton Memorial Stadium. The outcome? Another win. The Vikings walked away with a 33-20 victory. On a very special night, too — senior night. North Canton Patch is looking for your snapshots from the game. That could be anything from the Hoover High Marching Band, the cheerleaders, student section and other fans, and football players, of course. You can upload them to this gallery by clicking the "upload photos & videos" button above our placeholder photo. You can even create your own blog post after…

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Morgan Day

10:55 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

You're right, Pat, it is senior night! Hopefully lots of proud parents (and grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc.) are taking pics of their favorite athletes and can share those on here. Thanks for reminding me of that. And I hear the Vikings' student section is doing a "blackout" tonight and dressing in all black. That'll be something to see!   more ›

Zoup! Hosts Hoover High Fundraiser Today

The restaurant hosts the fundraiser one day before its grand opening near The Strip in Jackson Township

Zoup! is giving hungry North Canton folks a way to fill up and give back to Hoover High School at the same time. The soup-specializing restaurant will open its doors today (one day before its grand opening) to take part in a fundraiser for both Hoover High School and Jackson High School. The restaurant, at 4898 Portage St. NW, North Canton, welcomes diners from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. today. Supporters of either school can drop their receipt in a designated box and 100 percent of the receipts in each box will be donated to the corresponding school. Curious what Zoup! is all about? Check out this North Canton Patch announcement.

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PHOTOS: Hoover Tennis Players Score Win Over Jackson Polar Bears

The Hoover Vikings girls' tennis team lost to the Jackson Polar Bears earlier in the year, but the rematch was a different story. The Vikings defeated the Polar Bears 3-2

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GlenOak High to Host 5 Minute Film Festival, Reel Awards

Local high school and college film students, including those from North Canton, will showcase their talent in front of the public

Films have the power to educate, inspire, make us laugh or make us cry — and in this case, bring local high school students, local colleges, teachers, business owners and members of  the community together for one memorable evening. Steve Pustay, the video production teacher at GlenOak High School, has always had a love for film and wanted an event that would allow students to creatively express themselves to the public. "I think it's important for our community to see our students take the risk of having the public examine their dreams and imaginations," Pustay said. "I thought it would be fun to give students in the area a chance to showcase their work and test their ideas about making films in front of a public audience." This will be …

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