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Volume 9, No. 11
Friday, June 7, 2024
Hornets Win Flag Football Championship By Alan Kornspan sports@karlovecmedia.com The Kirtland Hornets won the 2024 Northeast Ohio High School Flag Football Championship on May 6 at Cleveland Browns Stadium. D To win the title, theI R Hornets TLAN K won three straight tournament games over Lutheran East, Hawken and Mayfield. Then, in the title game, the Hornets defeated the Berkshire Badgers, 6-0. Coming into the tournament, the Hornets were focused on having fun and seeing how far they could get. “We’re just out here having fun, seeing how far we can go,” said Kirtland Head Coach Tiger LaALAN KORNSPAN/KMG Verde. “No pressure, it's all about The Kirtland Hornets won the 2024 Northeast Ohio High School Flag Football Championship on May 6 at Clevefun tonight. Being in Browns Stadiland Browns Stadium. To win the title, the Hornets won three straight tournament games over Lutheran East, um is very special.” Hawken and Mayfield. To get to Cleveland Browns Statouchdown pass. pressed his excitement. dium for the Flag Football playoffs, After winning the champion“It was so fun, 0-0 at halftime, the Hornets were one of the top ship, Boyd said that the team was and then we scored on like 4th and teams in the area during the regumotivated to win the title. 20,” said Coach LaVerde. “Kristialar season. “We were tied 0-0 going in to na Katic scored her first touchdown In fact, their 6-2 regular seathe half,” said Boyd. “We wanted in the last game to win it, which is son record gave the Hornets a first this, we're 4-0 here (at Cleveland really cool.” round bye. Browns Stadium), and we wanted With winning the 2024 Northeast After the bye, the Hornets In a close contest against the to keep it that way.” Ohio Flag Football Championship, faced the Lutheran East Falcons in Hawks, the Hornets rallied for a In talking about the champi- the Hornets have now won three of the second round. touchdown in the final minutes to onship game, Coach Laverde ex- the first four Flag Football titles. Clicking on all cylinders, the defeat the Hawks, 14-7. Hornets defeated the Falcons 30-0. Post-game, quarterback KristiaAfterward, Kennedy Boyd and na Katic said that when the Hornets Nina Loncar discussed the Hornets got the ball back, they had to move excellent performance. quickly as there was little time left Loncar said that the Hornets in the game. focused on running simple but very “It was a good game, we really effective plays and that the victory had to push ourselves,” said Katover the Falcons was a lot of fun. ic. “It was 7-7 at one point, and we Boyd, who threw two touch- knew we had to fight back, and we down passes and ran for another, had to make it quick.” said that the team was motivated With the victory over the Hawks early because they had aspirations the Hornets advanced to the semiof winning the championship. inals where they defeated the MayIn throwing the touchdown field Wildcats. passes, Boyd said that she realized In the Championship Game, the that the Falcons were playing soft Hornets took on the Berkshire Baddefense on Loncar. gers, looking to avenge a regular “They weren't guarding Nina season loss just a few weeks earlier. long, and I saw the opportunity, and Although the regular season she was wide open, so I just threw contest against the Badgers was a (the passes).” high scoring affair, the Title Game Added Loncar, “Those (touch- was a close defensive battle in SUBMITTED down catches) were great. I got a which the Hornets won 6-0. The Kirtland Public Library Board of Trustees has named Missy Littell pretty good quarterback.” To win the championship, the as its new library director. Littell has 25 years of experience in Ohio After defeating the Falcons, the Hornets scored a touchdown in the public libraries, most recently at the North Canton Public Library. She has a master’s degree in library and information science from Kent Hornets advanced to the quarterfi- final minutes when Boyd connectState University. Littell started her new job on June 5. nals to take on the Hawken Hawks. ed with Katic on a game winning
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