A.W. Sports

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 …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — The Anthony Wayne girls basketball team’s 22-6 season has been highlighted by a Northern Lakes League championship, reaching the Division I state tournament and making national news. Elise Bender, a freshman forward, banked in a half-court shot when the Generals defeated defending Division II state …

BY J. PATRICK EAKEN | MIRROR SPORTS — In Anthony Wayne’s first-ever appearance at the Division I girls basketball tournament, the Generals faced the gauntlet. Reynoldsburg, with three NCAA D-I signees, found a way to wear them down and take a 67-48 victory at the University of Dayton Arena last Friday. The Raiders, …

BY KAREN BARASCH | SPECIAL TO THE MIRROR — The Anthony Wayne Generals will send four swimmers and one diver to the state championship meet this weekend in Canton.  Juniors Allie Barasch, Amelie Blakely and Holli Torok, sophomore Fiona Freeman and freshman Kate Hildebrand will represent AW. The Northwest Ohio District Championship …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Family, friends and teammates gathered in the Anthony Wayne High School gymnasium on February 9 to watch as five seniors signed to play sports at the collegiate level. Brandon Biederman will wrestle for New York University in New York City. He wrestles in the 120-pound weight …