2025 Suburban League American

[rghrider98]

Football they've been D3 for at least the last 5-6 years

I did a quick search. Tallmadge has been D3 in football since 2013. 12 years now.

 

[HoopEnthusiast]

Football they've been D3 for at least the last 5-6 y

I did a quick search. Tallmadge has been D3 in football since 2013. 12 years now.

Yes . They did not change when the # of divisions went from 4 to 7. They did go from D2 (of 4) to D3 (of 7) in several sports and boys track probably will go from D1 to D2 (I haven't looked) but I believe every current member in the new conference (in football and basketball) is D4. So THS and Kent and CF are larger than all of them at this point.

 

[HoopEnthusiast]

Getting back to baseball however - this should be a competitive and fun season. Probably 4-5 teams with a chance to win the league if they have some depth in pitching (I am not sure who graduated from many of the schools).

 

[Yappi]

Here are the enrollment numbers:

ENROLLMENT FIGURES
SCHOOL	BOYS	GIRLS	TOTAL
Cuyahoga Falls	415	439	854
Kent Roosevelt	331	366	697
Tallmadge	298	279	577
Streetsboro	258	253	511
Cloverleaf	247	249	496
Norton	242	244	486
Field	235	233	468
Ravenna	244	212	456
Springfield	241	200	441
Woodridge	206	200	406

 

[HoopEnthusiast]

Here are the enrollment numbers:

ENROLLMENT FIGURES
SCHOOL	BOYS	GIRLS	TOTAL
Cuyahoga Falls	415	439	854
Kent Roosevelt	331	366	697
Tallmadge	298	279	577
Streetsboro	258	253	511
Cloverleaf	247	249	496
Norton	242	244	486
Field	235	233	468
Ravenna	244	212	456
Springfield	241	200	441
Woodridge	206	200	406

Interesting -- thanks!

 

[Sports Nut 95]

Tallmadge will be a heavy favorite to win the conference championship in (virtually) every sport when added to this new league. If I had to guess, that is why Tallmadge left the league they are currently very competitive in.

 

[rghrider98]

Tallmadge will be a heavy favorite to win the conference championship in (virtually) every sport when added to this new league. If I had to guess, that is why Tallmadge left the league they are currently very competitive in.

Overall the league is a good fit for every team. Hopefully it lasts for a long time.

 

[CometssFan88]

Overall the league is a good fit for every team. Hopefully it lasts for a long time.

LOLZ!

now now now rider. course u say that as ur school goes back into a league that they originally left cause it wasnt good nuff for them. then they go get bamboozled in the burb and they gotta whimper back to mac

 

[LetsGoDevs25]

after next year they gonna win a title every year in my comets old league LOLZ

yeah haha gonna miss the burb

 

[rghrider98]

LOLZ!

now now now rider. course u say that as ur school goes back into a league that they originally left cause it wasnt good nuff for them. then they go get bamboozled in the burb and they gotta whimper back to mac

They never should have left.

 

[CometssFan88]

yeah haha gonna miss the burb

come on now devs. r u? LOLZ ya'll will love playin ball at jeddpark. even my comets can beat them spartans

They never should have left.

but they did. baseball works. but they dont belong in the mac. the mac doesnt have a single school with a hockey team, lax team, swim team. dont even make sense why theyd go back.

baseball though in that new league gonnnn be hotter thannnn sizziling bacon
maybs revere and copley join too is word. which would be hotter thannnnn extra thick sizzzlin bacon

 

[rghrider98]

come on now devs. r u? LOLZ ya'll will love playin ball at jeddpark. even my comets can beat them spartans


but they did. baseball works. but they dont belong in the mac. the mac doesnt have a single school with a hockey team, lax team, swim team. dont even make sense why theyd go back.

baseball though in that new league gonnnn be hotter thannnn sizziling bacon
maybs revere and copley join too is word. which would be hotter thannnnn extra thick sizzzlin bacon

I get what you're saying but overall Kent just isn't the same anymore in football and even hoops though they are competitive in basketball. It seemingly usually comes down to football for league choices and it is by far the most publicized sport for the community.

Kent football is a far cry from what it was even 10 years ago let alone in the 80's and 90's. The community dynamics have just changed so much over the years.

 

[David Wooderson]

Tallmadge had some trouble scoring runs last year and lost a couple hitters. They will be in the mix, but to be successful may have to win a number of lower scoring games. They may have a pitching staff that allows that.

Is Aurora down this year? I would expect them to be the perennial favorite. They are always solid. Have a strong youth system if I remember correctly. Even have some college D1 talent from time to time.

 

[HoopEnthusiast]

Is Aurora down this year? I would expect them to be the perennial favorite. They are always solid. Have a strong youth system if I remember correctly. Even have some college D1 talent from time to time.

If I recall they have some hitters coming back. I am not sure of their pitching depth. The league schedule is interesting this year, with a lot of Monday/Tuesday home and homes which will prevent a #1 pitcher from pitching twice against the same team (barring make-ups which we know will happen with our weather).

 

[David Wooderson]

If I recall they have some hitters coming back. I am not sure of their pitching depth. The league schedule is interesting this year, with a lot of Monday/Tuesday home and homes which will prevent a #1 pitcher from pitching twice against the same team (barring make-ups which we know will happen with our weather).

Interesting. I have a little more time on my hands these days and am getting interested in following and re-learning about what is going on in NE Ohio baseball. I used to follow that like I do football. Planning to get to as many games as the weather will allow.

The Mon/Tues set up is a departure from what I recall. Used to be that it was either Mon/Thur with OOC on Fridays and/or Saturday. Most coaches treated the OOC game like college teams treat midweek games and threw a younger player they were trying to develop for the future.

Getting back to Aurora, I wonder why they've slid a bit. They were middle of the pack last year and from the sentiment here, they will be middle of the pack again this year.

 

[Mean_Green]

Interesting. I have a little more time on my hands these days and am getting interested in following and re-learning about what is going on in NE Ohio baseball. I used to follow that like I do football. Planning to get to as many games as the weather will allow.

The Mon/Tues set up is a departure from what I recall. Used to be that it was either Mon/Thur with OOC on Fridays and/or Saturday. Most coaches treated the OOC game like college teams treat midweek games and threw a younger player they were trying to develop for the future.

Getting back to Aurora, I wonder why they've slid a bit. They were middle of the pack last year and from the sentiment here, they will be middle of the pack again this year.

Don't know if this plays into Aurora being in the middle of pack. I see a lot of Lacrosse sticks making there way into school in the morning, when dropping my daughter off.

 

[David Wooderson]

Don't know if this plays into Aurora being in the middle of pack. I see a lot of Lacrosse sticks making there way into school in the morning, when dropping my daughter off.

Great point. That could be a big part of it. I know lacrosse is taking some of the best athletes away from baseball at the youth level in many communities. Not in the loop enough (yet) on HS baseball to know what impact it is having there. I assume there are a lot of high schools that still don't field varsity lacrosse teams? If so, it would be interesting to look at the trend as far as how the baseball programs have fared since lacrosse was introduced vs the schools that don't play lacrosse.

 

[rghrider98]

Don't know if this plays into Aurora being in the middle of pack. I see a lot of Lacrosse sticks making there way into school in the morning, when dropping my daughter off.

That and I have a friend whose son plays football at Aurora and he said many kids specialize in fooball there. It's not encouraged by football coaches but the kids feel like it's in their best interest.

 

[Fan22]

Overall the league is a good fit for every team. Hopefully it lasts for a long time.

It’ll be broke up within 5 years, Woodridge/Springfield/Ravenna/Field will be gone. Then we’ll be right back to where we always are Stow/Hudson/Wadsworth/Nordonia will be joining, it’s a never ending cycle. Why would D4/D5 Schools stick around so D2/D3 Schools can feel good about competing?

 

[Fan22]

Tallmadge will be a heavy favorite to win the conference championship in (virtually) every sport when added to this new league. If I had to guess, that is why Tallmadge left the league they are currently very competitive in.

Maybe the just like beating D4/D5 Schools. Give it a few years, Stow/Hudson/Nordonia/Wadsworth will be looking and Tallmadge will want out.

 

[CometssFan88]

It’ll be broke up within 5 years, Woodridge/Springfield/Ravenna/Field will be gone. Then we’ll be right back to where we always are Stow/Hudson/Wadsworth/Nordonia will be joining, it’s a never ending cycle. Why would D4/D5 Schools stick around so D2/D3 Schools can feel good about competing?

Maybe the just like beating D4/D5 Schools. Give it a few years, Stow/Hudson/Nordonia/Wadsworth will be looking and Tallmadge will want out.

fan22 just got a new fan. i couldnnnnt have said annny of this better

wooodridge controlled a lot of the narrative on the new schools being added what i heard. they pushed hard for the new three. u right tho no shot ravenna and springfield last

 

[rghrider98]

It’ll be broke up within 5 years, Woodridge/Springfield/Ravenna/Field will be gone. Then we’ll be right back to where we always are Stow/Hudson/Wadsworth/Nordonia will be joining, it’s a never ending cycle. Why would D4/D5 Schools stick around so D2/D3 Schools can feel good about competing?

You're more than likely correct.