Cuyahoga Falls High School

Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:28

Student Athletes of the Week Donovan Mills and Kaylie Ward: Cuyahoga Falls HS

This week our 1590 WAKR Male Student Athlete of the Week is Donovan Mills, a senior football player from Cuyahoga Falls High School.

Donovan says he came into football later on in his life, but has enjoyed every step along his journey.

“I only started playing my freshman year, they let me develop, and I've been on varsity the last three years," he said.

He says that his head coach Shane Parker has been an influential person in his life on and off the field.

“He's been like a father figure to me," Mills said. "He pushes me on and off the field, and I'm just happy to play for him every Friday."

Coach Parker says Mills exemplifies what a Black Tiger is in all facets of being a student athlete.

“He is a leader on and off the field, he is someone who embraces the chase every single day and isn’t afraid to do the work,” Parker said.

“His work ethic, moral fiber, and leadership abilities are uncanny and second to none. “

Away from the field, he’s involved in a mentoring program for kids at Silver Lake Elementary School, something he truly enjoys.

Our next Female Student Athlete of the Week is Kaylie Ward, a senior soccer player from Cuyahoga Falls High School.

She says that the support from the student body and staff make being a Black Tiger student athlete something special.

“Everyone in the community, all the parents on the team, they just come around and support the team," she says.

This year on the pitch she garnered First Team All District honors, first team All Suburban League honors and was named a team captain.

She said she enjoyed the camaraderie with her teammates over her time with the Falls.

“We're all just one family," she says.

Her coach Greg Shoults talked about how she’s a leader in the classroom, on the field, and in the community.

“"Kaylie is a great leader for our team," he says.

"She trains hard and plays with tremendous intensity in games, she has played a huge role in the improved success of our team this past season."

Ward is a member of the Business Professionals of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Ineract Club.

Upon graduation in the spring, she plans on studying Sports Management at the University of Indianapolis in hopes of becoming an athletic director.

We wish Donovan and Kaylie the best in all of their future endeavors.

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Friday, 30 August 2019 05:23

OH High Schools Sporting National Guard Jerseys

Select high school football teams across the state will be donning special Ohio National Guard-themed jerseys to kickoff their seasons this weekend, including Cuyahoga Falls High School.

The jerseys (pictured) feature a dark camouflage pattern, black numbers and lettering, with "National Guard" scrawled across the back.

Read the full press release from the Ohio National Guard below:

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(NATIONAL GUARD) COLUMBUS, Ohio - High school football teams all across the state of Ohio will be wearing special jerseys at designated games during the 2019 regular season, with help from the Ohio Army National Guard, beginning Friday. The jerseys are a dark camouflage pattern and have been approved by the Ohio High School Athletic Association for home team wear. Fairfield High School, Cuyahoga Falls High School, River View High School, and Warren High School are expected to debut the jerseys this weekend.

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Tuesday, 14 August 2018 14:50

2018 Camp Report Cuyahoga Falls HS

Second-year Cuyahoga Falls head coach Shane Parker spoke with 1590 WAKR to talk about his team for the 2018 edition of our Camp Reports Tuesday.

They start off the 2018 season with Kent Roosevelt August 24.

Published in Sam and Brad

Friday, 20 October 2017 15:50

AUDIO Cyle Feldman Talking Stow/Falls Rivalry

Stow Athletic Director Cyle Feldman joined the Sam and Brad Show live on site to discuss the upcoming Stow/Cuyahoga Falls game as well as the upcoming events surrounding the Stow athletic program.

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Wednesday, 16 August 2017 12:20

MULTIMEDIA 2017 Camp Reports: Cuyahoga Falls

Sam and Brad headed out to Cuyahoga Falls High School to speak with first-year head coach Shane Parker to talk Black Tiger football.

Parker spoke about instilling a culture of winning at Falls High and he says it all starts with accountability on and off the field.

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Monday, 01 August 2016 17:15

MULTIMEDIA Camp Days: Cuyahoga Falls High School

The Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers are going to be leaning on their senior class to make some things happen during the 2016 season.

Sean Flaherty, head coach of the Black Tigers joined Aaron Coleman to preview his ballclub this season as part of the Suburban League Media Day luncheon.

He says his squad will be prepared for the physical and competitive nature of the league.

"Our goals and expectations as a team are to reach our full potential as a team and leave the field each day a better team," Flaherty said.

Some of the players expected to make contributions for the Black Tigers include Dakota Dobbins, Sam Forbes, and Nick Siegferth, amongst many others.

Cuyahoga Falls High School FB Preview from Aaron Coleman on Vimeo.

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Wednesday, 09 December 2015 15:29

Falls High Commotion Results In Teen Arrest

A combination of problems led Cuyahoga Falls High School to keep students in classes for about an hour earlier this morning, but one of those problems was not an actual gun.

Cuyahoga Falls superintendent Dr. Todd Nichols says despite what was rumored on social media, it wasn't a real gun spotted among other situations at Cuyahoga Falls High School.

Cuyahoga Falls police say they were called to the high school for a "disorderly student" at just before 9:30 AM, but learned from the school of the 16 year-old student with a weapon "believed to be a gun".

Police say that device found in a backpack turned out to be pruning shears wrapped in electrical tape, with a Swiss army knife taped to the outside.

Dr. Nichols sent out a call to parents this afternoon, saying students were kept in their classes for a while, but that no one was hurt, or in danger.

Police say the student faces felony charges of Illegal Possession of a Weapon in a School, and misdemeanor Inducing Panic, and was taken to the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center.

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