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John Vargo

Camp brings out the best in Cardinals

June 30, 2009

Karrington Griffin’s smile was unmistakable. He ran alongside each athlete through the drills as each elementary and junior highaged camper maneuvered his way through a piece of the field-turf practice football field behind Cardinal Mooney High School. He encouraged every one with the same fervor, treating each one as though they were special in his eyes. He didn’t seem like a typical high school player, but acted more like the plethora of college coaches at this year’s Cardinal Mooney Camp of Champions. It wasn’t that many years ago the Mooney senior tailback was among the campers. “I kind of get into it and make it fun for them,” Griffin said. “When I was younger, I remember the guys who made it fun for me.” Most of these Cardinal football players were campers themselves. They remember the coaches like Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Nebraska’s Bo Pelini, who are Cardinal Mooney graduates, giving their time at the camp.

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Leigh ready to move on from college

June 22, 2009

NEW MIDDLETOWN - Levi Leigh looked out upon the athletes competing at the Division III Springfield District track and field meet about a month ago. The reflections of athletes mirrored off his wraparound sunglasses.

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WGH’s Eargle already home

June 17, 2009

Youngstown State’s basketball team always knew about forward Damian Eargle. The prolific Warren G.

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Reflecting on the 2009 track season

June 8, 2009

Ben Moody and Nicole Pachol. There are no doubts these were the dominant male and female track and field athletes this season.

Moody went down to state in four events — the 400-meter relay, 110 hurdles, 100 and long jump.

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Possibilities are endless at state track meet

June 5, 2009

As I see my 2-year-old daughter, Alexa, sitting in a mesh bin, tossing out mini basketballs, baseballs and other squishy items with her sand shovel pretending she’s flipping pancakes, I am reminded to throw out all I’ve experienced at the state...

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WGH numbers just don’t lie

June 3, 2009

Warren G. Harding’s track and field teams have waited quite a while for this moment.

Every year under coach Charles Penny, the Raiders boys track and field team had its sights set on one thing — a Division I state team title.

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