Walsh Jesuit 2025

Just wanted to give a summary of how Walsh sports did for the school year.
It was a good year overall but not great. Below average for the last 30 years but around average for the last 10 years.

State Runner-up D2 Boys Soccer
State Runner-up D1 Girls Soccer (opted up to D1)
State Semifinals D2 Baseball
Regional Finals D2 Football
Regional Finals Boys Ice Hockey
Regional Finals D2 Boys Lacrosse
Regional Finals D2 Girls Lacrosse
10th Place D1 Girls Golf
Regional Semifinals D2 Softball
Regional Semifinals D2 Boys Volleyball

State Champion '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics Uneven Bars
7th Place '25 Eric Grimm, '27 Sean Scott, '27 Cambell Lann, '26 AJ Skinner D1 Boys Track 4x100 (Broke school record 4 times)
8th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics All Around
10th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastic Floor
13th Place '26 Justin Bell, '26 AJ Skinner, '26 Jack Garner, '26 Michael Haeberlin D1 Boys Track 4x400
 
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pcbuck said:
Just wanted to give a summary of how Walsh sports did for the school year.
It was a good year overall but not great. Below average for the last 30 years but around average for the last 10 years.

State Runner-up D2 Boys Soccer
State Runner D1 Girls Soccer (opted up to D1)
State Semifinals D2 Baseball
Regional Finals D2 Football
Regional Finals Boys Ice Hockey
Regional Finals D2 Boys Lacrosse
Regional Finals D2 Girls Lacrosse
10th Place D1 Girls Golf
Regional Semifinals D2 Softball
Regional Semifinals D2 Boys Volleyball

State Champion '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics Uneven Bars
7th Place '25 Eric Grimm, '27 Sean Scott, '27 Cambell Lann, '26 AJ Skinner D1 Boys Track 4x100 (Broke school record 4 times)
8th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics All Around
10th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastic Floor
13th Place '26 Justin Bell, '26 AJ Skinner, '26 Jack Garner, '26 Michael Haeberlin D1 Boys Track 4x400
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Good year. Disappointed mainly with the football and baseball teams. But hell, some schools would be printing T-shirts and having parades!
 
Walsh mopped up at the Akron/Canton High School Sports Awards on Tuesday. They had six winners, and were nominated in most every category. The next closest school might have had three winners. There was a cool article relating to Joe Thomas with Keller Moten in the Beacon as well - here is an excerpt:

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Moneyline said:
Walsh mopped up at the Akron/Canton High School Sports Awards on Tuesday. They had six winners, and were nominated in most every category. The next closest school might have had three winners. There was a cool article relating to Joe Thomas with Keller Moten in the Beacon as well - here is an excerpt:

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Good to hear. As pcbuck pointed out in a previous post, Walsh had a very solid year. They had several teams that had the potential to win it all but unfortunately fell short. They are in good shape to make some championship runs.
 
pcbuck said:
Just wanted to give a summary of how Walsh sports did for the school year.
It was a good year overall but not great. Below average for the last 30 years but around average for the last 10 years.

State Runner-up D2 Boys Soccer
State Runner D1 Girls Soccer (opted up to D1)
State Semifinals D2 Baseball
Regional Finals D2 Football
Regional Finals Boys Ice Hockey
Regional Finals D2 Boys Lacrosse
Regional Finals D2 Girls Lacrosse
10th Place D1 Girls Golf
Regional Semifinals D2 Softball
Regional Semifinals D2 Boys Volleyball

State Champion '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics Uneven Bars
7th Place '25 Eric Grimm, '27 Sean Scott, '27 Cambell Lann, '26 AJ Skinner D1 Boys Track 4x100 (Broke school record 4 times)
8th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastics All Around
10th Place '25 McKenna Shane Gymnastic Floor
13th Place '26 Justin Bell, '26 AJ Skinner, '26 Jack Garner, '26 Michael Haeberlin D1 Boys Track 4x400
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Very impressive all around sports program! A lot of programs would be jealous of all of that success, you just don't read about it, only through emojis?
 
eaglepride said:
Very impressive all around sports program! A lot of programs would be jealous of all of that success, you just don't read about it, only through emojis?
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Walsh doesn’t have that Dynasty sports program, like St Edward Wrestling, St Xavier Swimming, Brecksville Gymnastics, Minster Girls CC, or Marion Local Football. They are very competitive at the state level in the majority of sports.
Out of all the team sports, the Warriors only had a losing records in Boys Basketball and Girls Volleyball and both had new coaches.

Later this week I’ll post how Walsh did for the school year against their main rival Hoban. I think most people would be surprised with the results.
 
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pcbuck said:
Walsh doesn’t have that Dynasty sports program, like St Edward Wrestling, St Xavier Swimming, Brecksville Gymnastics, Munster Girls CC, or Marion Local Football. They are very competitive at the state level in the majority of sports.
Out of all the team sports, the Warriors only had a losing records in Boys Basketball and Girls Volleyball and both had new coaches.

Later this week I’ll post how Walsh did for the school year against their main rival Hoban. I think most people would be surprised with the results.
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Ed's hasn't been able to match Walsh's success at baseball and soccer. I don't even know when they will be back competing with these two sports but the baseball program has 3 state championships. Go figure! No chance for the soccer program with Coach McGlaughlin leading St. Ignatius. If my youngest decides to play soccer, I may have to send him to my rival! HAHA
 
eaglepride said:
Ed's hasn't been able to match Walsh's success at baseball and soccer. I don't even know when they will be back competing with these two sports but the baseball program has 3 state championships. Go figure! No chance for the soccer program with Coach McGlaughlin leading St. Ignatius. If my youngest decides to play soccer, I may have to send him to my rival! HAHA
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If your son continues to play soccer, have you thought about moving out of state? :giggle: 🦅
 
pcbuck said:
If your son continues to play soccer, have you thought about moving out of state? :giggle: 🦅
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Haha not a chance! He's still young enough to play all three and see what he enjoys the most. My gut tells me, soccer will probably fall behind basketball and baseball in a few more years so I wont have to think about him in navy blue and yellow haha!!

Walsh / Hoban is going to be a good one this year and probably a rematch at some point! A lot of talented teams to keep an eye in D1 and D2 atleast for me.
 
pcbuck said:
Walsh doesn’t have that Dynasty sports program, like St Edward Wrestling, St Xavier Swimming, Brecksville Gymnastics, Minster Girls CC, or Marion Local Football. They are very competitive at the state level in the majority of sports.
Out of all the team sports, the Warriors only had a losing records in Boys Basketball and Girls Volleyball and both had new coaches.

Later this week I’ll post how Walsh did for the school year against their main rival Hoban. I think most people would be surprised with the results.
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I won't be surprised. I'm pretty aware. But until you beat them in playoff football, the general perception will be Hoban > Walsh.
 
As far as Walsh and Hoban is concerned for 2024-25, Walsh was better in 16 sports and Hoban in 8 in my opinion.
WJ was better in Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Swimming, Gymnastics, Baseball, Softball, Boys Volleyball, Boys Tennis, Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Track.
Hoban prevailed in Football, Boys Golf, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Bowling, and Boys Lacrosse.

I had Wrestling as even with the Warriors having the better dual meet team/medium sized invitational team and the Knights having the better large invitational team.

Keep in mind Walsh has Ice Hockey and Field Hockey, which Hoban doesn’t compete in.
 
pcbuck said:
I don’t really agree with you. For example, using your opinion (since Walsh was better in football) in the last 2 years Walsh sports > St Ignatius sports. As a Walsh fan, I know that’s not true.
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To the folks like us on these boards, you are right. We know. But to everyone else, no. Football drives the bus. Plus folks may remember that Hoban won state championships in baseball and basketball in the not so distant pasts. No one that isn't in the know realizes the baseball one was in a lower division.
 
I know this is a baseball thread until football season but I got a question did I don't know his name he was big like Mike Alstott Buchtel couldn't stop him in playoffs game I think 97 if he got college offers if any one knows or remember.
 
10404life said:
I know this is a baseball thread until football season but I got a question did I don't know his name he was big like Mike Alstott Buchtel couldn't stop him in playoffs game I think 97 if he got college offers if any one knows or remember.
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Dan Basch. Went to Akron U. I assume that's who you are referencing.
 
10404life said:
I know this is a baseball thread until football season but I got a question did I don't know his name he was big like Mike Alstott Buchtel couldn't stop him in playoffs game I think 97 if he got college offers if any one knows or remember.
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Gbulldog said:
Dan Basch. Went to Akron U. I assume that's who you are referencing.
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You’re probably talking about the same guy but Dan Basch was the RB on the 1999 State Championship team.
The 1997 team had a big RB named Tom Lopienski. Tom went on to play for Notre Dame and played a couple years for the Indianapolis Colts.
 
pcbuck said:
You’re probably talking about the same guy but Dan Basch was the RB on the 1999 State Championship team.
The 1997 team had a big RB named Tom Lopienski. Tom went on to play for Notre Dame and played a couple years for the Indianapolis Colts.
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I don't remember his name but I know buchtel couldn't stop him that night it was tough to watch in vistor side that night don't remember what year that was.
 
10404life said:
I don't remember his name but I know buchtel couldn't stop him that night it was tough to watch in vistor side that night don't remember what year that was.
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Buchtel played Walsh in 97 and 99. If the game was in the playoffs it was Dan Basch, if it was in the regular season it was Lopienski. Hope this helps.
 
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pcbuck said:
Buchtel played Walsh in 97 and 99. If the game was in the playoffs it was Dan Basch, if it was in the regular season it was Lopienski. Hope this helps.
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Basch for sure.

Buchtel beat Ravenna in the first round and looked really good. Marcus Sanders for Ravenna got hurt early and Buchtel rolled. I thought Buchtel would give Walsh hell and Walsh manhandled them. I was at both games. That Walsh team was so physical upfront. They almost lost to the Toledo area team with like 5 fumbles in the game but they held on to win it all.
 
pcbuck said:
Buchtel played Walsh in 97 and 99. If the game was in the playoffs it was Dan Basch, if it was in the regular season it was Lopienski. Hope this helps.
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Thanks you and Marcus sanders was give buchtel problem to when they play before he got hurt he was really good back for them.

My apologies for messing up threads talk football I was curious about that game.
 
10404life said:
Thanks you and Marcus sanders was give buchtel problem to when they play before he got hurt he was really good back for them.

My apologies for messing up threads talk football I was curious about that game.
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Not sure Ravenna would've won but him getting hurt killed them. The Ravenna QB went to Michigan State as a safety, Damian Fortson, and they had a WR, Roy McCullough who went to Ohio U. That was a good team. Buchtel was good too.

That Walsh team was huge upfront. They mauled teams.
 
rghrider98 said:
Not sure Ravenna would've won but him getting hurt killed them. The Ravenna QB went to Michigan State as a safety, Damian Fortson, and they had a WR, Roy McCullough who went to Ohio U. That was a good team. Buchtel was good too.

That Walsh team was huge upfront. They mauled teams.
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Yes buchtel had a big defense line coach brown lead them was good that year just ran into a Walsh couldn't do to much with them I was young at this game.
 
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