March 25th News

By Shaun Spence

March 25, 2008, 8:21AM

Shaun Spence - ohioHSsports.com

Check back each and every weekday for the top prep headlines from across the state. Here are a list of summaries from some of the major stories around Ohio for Tuesday, March 25th:

Boys Basketball: After 643 Wins, Elyria's Bob Walsh Retires

The legendary coach Bob Walsh has decided to retire after 42 years of coaching basketball at five Lorain County high schools. Walsh, 70, began his career in 1966 at Clearview. After 16 years with the Clippers, he spent 11 at Oberlin, six each at Vermilion and Elyria Catholic before finishing his career with three seasons at Elyria. Walsh guided Elyria to the teams' best finish in 31 years. He won two state titles (Clearview in '74 and Oberlin in '86) along with 19 conference championships and 11 distirct titles. Walsh's magnificent career ended with a 643-301 career record, and his win total is fifth all time in state history. Plain Dealer

Whiteford Senior Basketball Player Makes a Name in Rodeo

Cody McCartney, a senior at Whiteford, is a typical teenager with many pairs of shoes. You could've found him this past winter in his basketball shoes running up and down the hard floor collecting rebounds for Whiteford. The 6-foot-1 McCartney led the team in rebounding this past season. If you find Cody on other nights of the week, you might find him wearing some cowboy boots. McCartney is an accomplished calf roper and has been serious about the rodeo since he was 13. McCartney became the youngest person to qualify for the International Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City last January and has received as many as six scholarship offers for rodeo from colleges that include Southwestern Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma, and Southern Arkansas. His father, Jim, is a verteran calf roper. McCartney practices every day and will often compete during the weekends and on school breaks all across the country. Professional calf ropers can earn up to $300,000 a year, and rodeo is one of the only NCAA-sanctioned sports that allows student-athletes to earn prize money during college. The Toledo Blade

Boys Basketball: Fariless' Jordan Jennings is Headed to Ashland

Fairless High School's Jordan Jennings has given a verball commtiment to continue his basketball career at Ashland University, a Division II school. Jennings is the two-time PAC-7 Player of the Year and led Stark County in assists per game with seven. The 5-foot-9 Jennings averaged 20.7 points per game this past season and set numersou school records including single-game points (54) and career 3-pointers (203). Jennings' career scoring total (1,158 points) is second all-time at Fariless. Canton Repository

Baseball: Massillon's New Coach, Ted Guscroff

The Massillon Washington baseball team will be working in a new head baseball coach to go along with many first time everyday players. Ted Guscoff is replacing Mike Dobran, who went 18-8 in his final season as the Tigers' baseball coach. Chris Willougbhy and Steve Yoder will lead the pitching staff and provide it with some needed experience. Phil Van Ryzin (shortstop), Mike Clark (outfield), and Corey Hildreth (catcher) are the only other Tigers who saw significant playing time last season. Guscoff has been known as a coach that produces offense, and this year's Massillon baseball team would certainly like to see a lot of runs in 2008. The Independent

Don't see news from your area of the state? Post a comment below with your local paper's web address and we'll feature your prep coverage throughout the week.