Sportsmanship: Travis Ritt
Brett Bender, Staff Writer
May 22, 2013
I am honored to present Travis Ritt with the Hilltop Echo Sportsmanship award. He is known as being an outgoing, down to earth, and genuinely compassionate student, teammate, and friend. Travis has played football as well as run and thrown for the track team all four years of his high school career.... Read more »
The “Bravest” Outfield
Reilly Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 30, 2013
The Atlanta Braves are somewhat of a surprise this year. The management has pulled out all the stops and has put together one of the top outfields in the entire league. Jason Heyward, B.J. Upton, and Justin Upton are combined in this stud outfield. And yes, the two Uptons mentioned are in fact brothers.... Read more »
April Fools: The Long Journey
Reilly Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 8, 2013
ClevelandState is now without a baseball team. They actually retired the team in 2011, after they realized they were nothing without their star pitcher. Needless to say, that star pitcher is now at Chardon High School. New this year, Brian Long has been hired and has revamped the... Read more »
Return of the King
Mike Komertz, Staff Writer
March 8, 2013
It has been three years since the decision. The decision LeBron James made to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, and take his talents to South Beach to join the Miami Heat. In those three years, the Cavs performance has been very dismal, but after next season, there is a possibility that the King may return. ... Read more »
Amanda Casamatta makes it to districts!
Sydney Stansbury, Team B Staff Writer
March 8, 2013
“Hard work, dedication, and setting time goals” are what got senior Amanda Casamatta to districts. She ended her season with a splash when she competed at districts last weekend. She competed in the 100 fly, which is her favorite stroke because it’s challenging though... Read more »
Kyrie Irving grows as an NBA player
Mason Bender, Staff Writer
March 8, 2013
As the first draft pick of the 2011 NBA draft, former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving joined the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the season when LeBron James left Cleveland, it was obvious that the Cavs needed to make some big changes to turn the program back around. Dan Gilbert was willing... Read more »
Where should Michael Vick go?
Jonny Belliveau, Staff Writer
February 21, 2013
Michael Vick was on the bubble going into Wednesday because of his guaranteed three million for the 2013 season. The rules are that if they kept him past the February 6 deadline, Michael Vick would have to be paid at least three million by the Philadelphia Eagles. But there is... Read more »
Cleveland Indians retain hope for the future
February 14, 2013
The Cleveland Indians entered the off-season without a manager and a very dismal team. The Indians finished the 2012 season with a record 68 wins and 94 losses, which is not a very good record. This team has some very good young talent, but heading into the new season, they need some major upgrades. ... Read more »
Domingo Ayala shows his skills
Reilly Hawkins, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
“How ju are doing?” is the famous quote from Domingo Ayala. Baseball players are starting to know his name due to his multitude of videos on YouTube. These “instructional” videos are meant to spoof the game of baseball and teach basic skills incorrectly, or just make them ridiculous. Coming from... Read more »
Chardon wrestling continues to be the model of hard work
Adam Benjamin, Co-editor
January 31, 2013
Winter sports teams may have just began competing, but for the Chardon wrestling team, there is no off-season. Since the beginning of the summer, the team has been training hard with open mats, lifting and hillbilly workouts. During the season, it is not uncommon to find most of the team working out... Read more »
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