Canfield Sports Briefs


Girls golf claims victory

The Canfield girls golf team played against Lakeview on Sept. 8 at Diamond Back Golf Course and came away victorious with a score of 172-189. Top players for Canfield included Christina Cooper (40), Kerra Loomis (41), Kaci Carpenter (45) and Gillian Cerimele (46).

Girls tennis victorious over Warren

The Canfield girls’ tennis team improved their record to 10-1 with victories over Warren JFK (4-1) and Niles (5-0). Winning singles matches for the Cardinals were Taya El-Hayek, Grace Barrett, Nicole Grimm, Emily Hofsess and Frankie Santon. Combining for doubles wins were the teams of Emily Ellis/Marina Sturgeon, Mia Hanlon/Nicole Grimm and Paige Modarelli/Lany Slemons. Canfield remains at the top of the heap in AAC Tennis.

CHS boys soccer defeats Boardman

Canfield and Boardman high school boys soccer teams played on Sept. 4 in Canfield with Canfield winning 2-0. This win brings Canfield’s record to 2-2-1. Canfield’s first score came from junior Alex Shaer. The second goal was scored by senior Frank Phillips with an assist by senior Brett Lewis. Canfield had six shots on goal against goalie Brian Fryda while Boardman had four shots. Canfield goalie Jeff Joseph had four saves. Canfield and Boardman junior varsity teams also played with Canfield winning 1-0. Sophomore Jad Saleh had the winning goal for Canfield.

Girls volleyball topples Girard

The Canfield girls volleyball team defeated Girard 3-0 with scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-18 at Canfield. Janie Rafothh had 33 assists and 11 digs. Rachel Rafoth contributed 28 digs, while Maddie Johns had 10 kills.

Girls tennis defeats Canton Central Catholic

The Canfield girls’ tennis team defeated Canton Central Catholic 5-0, but suffered their first loss of the season in a hard fought match to North Canton Hoover 3-2 in the Ohio Tennis Coaches Team Tournament. The team record now stands at 8 and 1. Recording two wins for the Cardinals were singles players Hannah Cianciola and Ashley Kaleel, while Taya El-Hayek and the doubles teams of Bri Slemons/Emily Hofsess, Lany Slemons/Paige Modarelli and Marina Sturgeon/Paige Modarelli all won one match. Nicole Grimm won a junior varsity match.

Reserved football seats on sale

Reserved seat tickets for the Canfield High School varsity football season are on sale now in the school’s athletic office weekdays from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The five home game ticket packages cost $40 each. For more information, call 330-533-5341.

Neighbors wants fall sports news

It’s fall sports season. Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a summer sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need you help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages. We can only do that if you commit to sending us game reports and photos each week. If you send it, it will get in.

You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com. You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files as large as possible. Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back. The sports news we’re looking for ranges from varsity high school teams down to middle school and even elementary and recreational leagues. We look forward to hearing from you and celebrating this season’s successes.

Send us your news

If you’re a fall sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages. You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com.

You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files as large as possible. Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back.