Tag: James A. Garfield High School

Garfield G-Men Coach Mike Moser said that despite having a young team this season, winning another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier banner was always a possibility but it all hinged on how fast the G-Men could grow up. Garfield demonstrated its poise when it battled back from a...

After taking a few steps backwards in week seven despite beating Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier rival Liberty, the Garfield G-Men course-corrected their trajectory. The G-Men remained undefeated in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier play by dominating conference foe Newton Falls 40-0 last Friday evening at JAG...

As stressful as it has been seeing his team play in some closely contested games this year, Garfield G-Men football Coach Mike Moser acknowledged that his squad is becoming adept at finishing those types of games. The G-Men remained undefeated in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier play when...

After a lackluster season in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier last season when they finished fourth in the conference, the Garfield G-Men girls’ volleyball team proved that it is still a force to be reckoned with.  But the G-Men will once again have to settle for a...

Chalk another Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference victory off of the list for the Garfield G-Men football team. Garfield dominated MVAC Grey Tier and Portage County rival Southeast 42-7 to stay undefeated in league play last Friday evening at Freedom Field in Palmyra Township. “It was a good game,” said Coach...

Congratulations to this year’s GHS Homecoming Court: Preston Gedeon, Mauricio Miller, Nicholas Edic, Ollie May, Harper Troyer, Abygail Seiler, Kolby Fresch, Hallie Cebulla, Serena Blohm, Hannah Kernig. Color bearers are: Elise Edwards and Brandon Bogucki. The homecoming parade will step off from Garfield Plaza at 4:30pm on Friday. The 2024...

At this time of the season, high school cross-country teams are preparing to make their move and be in shape as good as possible for the second half of the season. The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ and Garfield G-Men girls’ cross-country teams each earned fifth place at the Cardinal Invitational...

The Garfield G-Men football team may have a new look this season, but they are still setting the tone that they are a force to be reckoned with in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier. The G-Men recorded their first shutout victory of the year when they overpowered...

On Friday, September 20, Mrs. Schweickert and her classroom aides took JAG students to Crestwood High School for Champions Day, where they joined students from 10 Portage County schools for a day full of athletic fun. Crestwood students ran the events, creating an environment of excitement, smiles, laughter, and...

It may be a different team this year, but the Garfield G-Men football team wanted to get off on the right foot when beginning play in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Tier this season. The G-Men left their mark when they defeated MVAC Grey Tier rival LaBrae 28-14...

The best way for a young team to grow is by winning a tightly contested battle. That is what the Garfield G-Men football team did last Friday evening when they fended off Normandy by a 20-12 margin at Robert M. Boulton Stadium’s Byers Field in Parma. “We found a way,”...

It may be a new generation leading the Garfield G-Men football team, but the standards are still high. The G-Men opened their season strong by defeating Edgewood 47-27 last Friday evening at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. “I think it was important for us to get off to a good first...

What does a high school football program do after graduating one of its winningest senior classes in school history? According to coach Mike Moser, they carry on and try to write a new chapter, which is what the Garfield G-Men plan to do for the upcoming season. “What we did...

Garfield rising junior Conner Hunt had already proven himself at the state level as a tough competitor in the seated track events but now has made his mark at the national level. Hunt won the 100-meter seated dash at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama by setting a...

Connor Hunt, a junior at James A. Garfield High School, competed at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama on Sunday, July 14, and not only won the seated 100 meter race, but set a new national record in the process. Official results were not available from The Hartford...

Garfield graduate Keegan Sell’s varsity career in both wrestling and football has been etched into the school record books. He is now hitting the reset button when he continues his football career at Grand Valley State University this fall. “I am super excited,” Sell told The Weekly Villager on June...

For Garfield graduate Eric Geddes, his four years with the G-Men’s athletic programs went by in the blink of an eye but he treasured every moment. The right-handed pitching ace will continue his athletic career by playing baseball at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. “With baseball I feel like I...

If Garfield G-Men Connor Hunt did not have a target on his back already, he does now. The G-Men’s sophomore once again reigned supreme by winning three more state titles in the seated events of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet last weekend at the...

The Garfield G-Men baseball team is beginning to understand what it takes to reach a district title game consistently. They now need to figure out how to win a district championship after losing 11-1 against South Range in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III Northeast 2 district...

According to Garfield G-Men track Coach Matt Pfleger, the girls felt their time had come after finishing as runners-up at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district meet last year. The G-Men made good on that bet when they won the district title with 116 points last...

For the first time in a long time, the Garfield G-Men track team is not lacking depth when it comes to the track season. Garfield’s season began when the boys finished fourth place with 68 points and the girls took fifth by scoring 63 points at the fourth annual...

Recording winning seasons has never been a problem for the Garfield G-Men softball team but making deep runs has. The G-Men will try and change their fortune this season by bringing back a vast amount of experience with seven returning lettermen. “I am really looking for that cohesion and consistency,”...

Garfield G-Men baseball coach Michael Paes acknowledged that even after a historic 2023 season, nothing would be a given for his squad this year. The G-Men will try and prove that last season’s success was no fluke when they compete this year. Garfield compiled a 21-7 record and reached the...

A tale as old as time will be arriving at Iva Walker Auditorium this month, complete with timeless numbers including “Be Our Guest,” “Home,” and “Belle.” Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” has become a classic in the musical theater songbook, telling the story of an intelligent, elegant young woman...

Garfield G-Men senior Keegan Sell has wrestled in a lot of matches in his varsity career. Very few could compare to the match where he edged Liberty Center senior Xander Myers 11-6 to become a two-time state wrestling champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state...

Garfield G-Men senior 190-pounder Keegan Sell has achieved so many milestones during his varsity wrestling career. He will continue to add to his impressive resume after capturing his fourth consecutive state bid when he went 4-0 to become the district champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division...