A.W. Sports

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Wearing “First Ever NLL Champions” T-shirts and mostly dry hair, the members of the Anthony Wayne girls swimming and diving team returned from practice on January 27 to take center court in the gymnasium, where they huddled around a trophy that will go into the case …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — If Mark Nell had his way, the plaque would include more names than just Mark Nell. “It’s not about me. It’s about everyone involved. I’m just the person who represents an accumulation of people – the players, coaches, concession workers, grounds people, PA people, parents and …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With back-to-back Northern Lakes League championships, a No. 4 state ranking and an overall 14-2 record, the Anthony Wayne girls tennis team just wrapped up an incredible season. “You girls rocked. Nobody’s got anything on us,” said AW coach Jim Sutto as he welcomed the girls …

It’s been an historic season for the Anthony Wayne High School boys cross country team, coach Kevin O’Connor said. Last year, the Generals ended a 37-year Northern Lakes League drought by winning the league title for the first time since 1984 and claimed the league title again this year. On …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Up on the Brandywine putting green last week, the sound of laughter was interspersed with the tapping of golf balls. “We have all bonded,” said Charlie Robertson, a senior on the Anthony Wayne High School boys golf team. “So we don’t get too nervous when we …

When Kristi Biniker’s father, Leroy Wright, was diagnosed in 2019 with ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease –she and her family decided to take action. Last week, the Binikers hosted two Strike Out ALS baseball games to raise funds for the Walk to Defeat ALS. Wearing Strike …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With 11 student-athletes committing to play college-level sports on May 4, Anthony Wayne High School had its largest signing event in school history, said athletic director John Snyder. Baseball Noah Sample has signed to play baseball for Walsh University, in North Canton, Ohio, where he will …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Jim Fritz has an excuse for missing school on April 18. That morning, the Anthony Wayne Local Schools superintendent will be in historic Hopkinton, Mass., with the nearly 40,000 men and women running 26.2 miles to Boylston Street as part of the oldest annual marathon in …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The Anthony Wayne Youth Foundation (AWYF) was founded in 2006 with the premise: “It’s about the kids.” That premise still holds true, as the nonprofit organization continually works to meet the demands of a growing community. In 2021, the AWYF served more than 3,500 youths and …

BY KAREN TOROK | SPECIAL TO THE MIRROR — The Anthony Wayne swim and dive team had a record-setting season under coach Carolyn Strunk.  One diver and four swimmers competed at the OHSAA championship meet in Canton in February. The team had three All-Ohio finishers, two earned by junior swimmer Allie Barasch …