Sunday, March 17, 2013
Twinsburg Schools has invited the community to the high school at 3 p.m. today to welcome the girls basketball team home.
The Twinsburg Tigers girls basketball team just completed a 29-1 season, with a heartbreaking loss Saturday night in the state championship game. Superintendent Kathi Powers has invited the community to welcome home and rally for the team at 3 p.m. today at Twinsburg High School. "I invite the entire community to THS to welcome home Coach Julie Solis and our Lady Tigers back and to celebrate their amazing season!" Powers said.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The Twinsburg Tigers won every game this season except the last, losing 52-48 to Kettering Fairmont in the state championship game.
Great season, Twinsburg!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Purdue-recruit recently just nabbed another deserving title for her basketball talents.
The 5-foot 9-inch senior told The Plain Dealer "Wow" Wednesday after finding out she is this year's Ms. Basketball in Ohio. Although Ashley Morrissette was nearly speechless, her statistics speak for her: Her list of accalaids doesn't stop with the most recent title of Ms. Basketball. This year, she was also named All-Northeast Lakes District Player of the Year and Player of the Year on the Division I All-Ohio Team, according to The Plain Dealer. The team, which is no doubt led by Morrissette and other talented players, is headed to its third straight trip to the final four.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Twinsburg girls basketball team will play their next game Tuesday in Canton against Middleburg Heights.
The undefeated Twinsburg Lady Tigers basketball team is four wins away from an undefeated season and a third consecutive state championship. The Tigers play their next contest against Middleburg Heights at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Canton Memorial Civic Center. The Tigers, who are now perfect on the season, defeated Hudson March 2 to win the Akron District championship. If Twinsburg wins on Tuesday, the Tigers will take on the winner between Solon versus Mentor on Friday in Canton.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The USA Today Super 25 girls basketball rankings released this week have the undefeated Twinsburg Tigers at No. 24 in the nation.
Welcome the Twinsburg Tigers to the national stage. The Tigers, who stand at 18-0 on the season, are now the 24th ranked team in the country, according to USA Today's Super 25 Girls Basketball rankings. Then on Wednesday night, the Tigers defeated Hathaway Brown to confirm their status as one of the top teams. Twinsburg was unranked nationally before these latest rankings. They are the only Ohio team on the rankings. See the entire USA Today Super 25 rankings here.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Twinsburg girls basketball coach Julie Solis is looking to a strong group of seniors to step up this season.
Trying to win a third-straight state championship while losing one of the best players in the state would be a challenge for any team. But if one team could do it, it would be the Twinsburg Lady Tigers. Head Coach Julie Solis is entering the season off to a great start already, leading the Tigers to a 5-0 record. And she's done it without the size of Malina Howard, who is suiting up for the University of Maryland this season. "Malina is a great player and it was great to have her but our identity is a lot different," Solis said. "It makes a difference not having someone who's 6'4"." Solis said her team is playing well so far and trying to learn to play together. She's happy with their start. "We're going with what we have," Solis said. "…
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The game features the nation's top 20 high school senior girls basketball players
Malina Howard's last season in Twinsburg just keeps getting better. Howard was just named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association 2012 High School All-America Game Wednesday, according to a press release. The Twinsburg superstar is one of 20 high school senior girls selected across the nation. The game will be held on Sunday, March 31 at the Pepsi Center, in Denver, Colorado. Tip-off is at 2:30 p.m. EST. Howard signed with the University of Maryland to play after she graduates in May.
Dick S.
12:46 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
I think those girls are still champions in our hearts. The streak that they ran was just unbelievable and made Twinsburg all very, very proud. It did not end exactly the way we had hoped but they certainly did not in any way embarrass themselves. Congratulations Tburg girls BB for for a great couple of seasons more ›