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Ian Round, Raider Zone editor
January 27, 2012
Ohio State and Michigan State head football coaches Urban Meyer and Mark Dantonio visited the high school today to greet recruits, most notably junior Donovan Munger, a 6-foot-4-inch, 280-pound offensive and defensive tackle. Meyer stopped by the Shakerite room to shake hands and pose for pictures, but... Read more »
Ian Round, Raider Zone editor
January 10, 2012
President Barack Obama complimented both basketball teams at the start of his Jan. 4 speech at the high school. “I heard you have some pretty good basketball teams this season – boys and girls,” Obama said before joking that he had no more athletic eligibility and couldn’t play for the Raiders. “It’s... Read more »
Ian Round, Raider Zone Editor
December 13, 2011
Thornton Park is much different on Mondays at 4 p.m. than it is on Fridays at 9:30 p.m. It’s certainly quieter and less crowded. Your line of sight is clear and you can hear skates cutting against the ice in the absence of rowdy fans. Everyone knows what happens at games, but what about practice? Four... Read more »
Kyra Hall, Raider Zone Editor
November 21, 2011
It’s hard to look at 2-8 positively. But when 2-8 comes after 2-8 and 1-9 seasons, you don’t have much choice. You have to look for numbers that tell a brighter story. Despite a new coaching staff, the varsity football team finished 2-8 for the second consecutive season. However, some, including... Read more »
Ian Round, Raider Zone Editor
November 21, 2011
It’s getting crowded in the elevator these days. Senior basketball player Aaron Porter, senior hockey player Anthony Johnson and senior Irish dancer Cara Sutherland are three of a surprisingly high number of people restricted to walking in a boot or on crutches due to injury. Porter doesn’t... Read more »
Kyra Hall and Ian Round, Raider Zone Editors
November 21, 2011
Shaker parents Lee Weingart and Doug Neary proposed a plan to finance two turf fields and a new track to City Council at City Hall Oct. 24, but Mayor Earl Leiken isn’t buying. The proposal suggested the school district and city jointly fund the $2.5 million project. “We need to approach a problem... Read more »
November 21, 2011
To view this gallery, click here The football team was forced to forfeit to Warrensville Heights Oct. 22 because Principal Michael Griffith deemed Warrensville’s field unplayable. Griffith arrived at the field an hour before the game and, after he sank to his ankles in mud, said the field was unsafe... Read more »
Ian Round, Raiderzone Editor
September 26, 2011
The high school will not have a turf field until the district finds a donor, according to Athletics Director Don Readance. And there is no timetable. Readance wants the high school’s football field and track to be replaced. Ideally, the Onaway/Woodbury field would be replaced with turf as well. Readance... Read more »