Independence Athletic News
September 4, 2020
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Boys Golf
Remains undefeated in conference play with a beat the dark win over Lutheran West.
Upcoming Games
Varsity hosts CuyHts on Wednesday, Sept 9th. They then turn around and face Trinity at Shawnee Hills on Thursday, September 10th.
September 17th will be senior night for our golf teams!
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Girls Golf
Remains undefeated in conference play after wins over CuyHts and Chagrin Falls. Allie Ksiazka and Morgan Pascarella both shot a 38 to lead the team in the win over Chagrin Falls.
Upcoming Games
Varsity hosts Hawken on Tuesday, Sept 8th at 3:30 at Shawnee Hills. JV hosts Highland on Tuesday, Sept 9th. Varsity travels to Lutheran West to play at Red Tail on Thursday, Sept 10th.
September 17th will be senior night for our golf teams!
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Volleyball
Both the JV and Varsity teams are 3-0 on the Season. They beat CuyHts and Trinity this week.
Volleyball hosted senior night on Thursday to recognize seniors Madison Stepanik and Grace Smotek.
Upcoming Games
Volleyball travels to CuyHts for a game on Tuesday before they host their first home game on Thursday against Trinity. The game on Thursday will be senior night!
Ticket information will be sent through coaches for away contests.
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Boys Soccer
Boys Soccer is now 2-1 on the season.
The team tried its best to come back down 3-0 at Lutheran West but came up short with a 3-2 final score.
Two days later the team did manage a come back beating Open Door 2-1.
Upcoming Games
Boys Soccer home opener and Senior Night will be Tuesday, September 8th v Wickliffe at 7:00
Ticket information will be sent through coaches for away contests.
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Girls Soccer
Girls Soccer is now 2-1 on the season.
They earned 2 victories this week with wins over Columbia and Lutheran West. In the 2 game span Alana Nowak scored 6 goals and Riccela DiGeronimo added 4 more!
Girls Soccer hosted senior night on Thursday to recognize seniors Rachel Belitz, Riccela DiGeronimo, Makenna McGhee and Paige Westerburg.
Upcoming Games
This week girls will host Wickliffe on Thursday, September 10th at 7:00. On Saturday, September 12th they will host Riverside at 2:00.
Ticket information will be sent through coaches for away contests.
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Football
Football opened their season with a BIG win over Cuy Hts shutting them out 35-0. This is the team's first win over Cuy Hts since 2013! Matt Richards and Kyle Zygmunt each scored 2 touchdowns to lead the scoring.
Opening Night was also senior night for: Eric Mitrisin, Aaron Ramm, Nick Melbar, Matt Richards, Nathan Coudriet, Adam Miklovic, Brian Vollman, Sean Kuczmarski, Ricky Dilworth, David Dorko and Jack Corrigan!
Upcoming Games
Friday, September 4th football will travel to Cardinal for a 7:00 game. The game will be live streamed on CVCTV
Friday, September 11th football will host Orange at 7:00.
Ticket information will be sent through coaches for away contests.
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Boys Cross County
Cross Country opened their season at the Berkshire Invitational. As a team the boys earned a 2nd place finish. PJ Oschmann led the team with a top 10 finish.
Seniors PJ Oschmann and Collin Patton were honored on Friday night at the Football game.
Upcoming Races
Cross country will travel to Trumbull County Fairgrounds on Saturday for their next meet.
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Girls Cross County
Cross Country opened their season at the Berkshire Invitational. Due to injuries only three girls finished the race. Alana Nowak started her career with a top 5 finish.
Senior Makenna McGhee was honored on Friday night at the Football game.
Upcoming Races
Cross country will travel to Trumbull County Fairgrounds on Saturday for their next meet.
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Cheerleading
Our cheerleaders were excited to cheer in the Homecoming parade and have been working hard to modify many of their cheers and chants to follow social distancing guidelines.
Currently our cheerleaders are working on how to host a pep rally for our high school students before the next home football game.
They have also been working hard on making signs for senior athletes and for the games!
Mia Tarnowski, Willow Crist and Anna Appenzeller were honored on Friday night at the Football game.
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IMS Cross Country
The girls team didn’t have enough runners to score as a team, but MaryAnne LeRoy was 4th overall and Madelyn Flynn was 5th overall.
The boys’ team beat Kirtland and Crestwood.
Sam Crooks and Tyler Chahulski finished in 1st and 2nd place overall!! Jack Shepard, Tate McGovern, Tommy Ksiazka and James Kitagawa all finished in the top 10!
Upcoming Races
Sept. 5th @ Trumbull County Fairgrounds
Sept. 8th @ Perry Outdoor YMCA 5:00 Start
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IMS Football
IMS Football lost to Crestwood 42-8
Charlie Miller caught a 65 yard touchdown pass from Charlie Puklavec
Rocco Ressler along with Anthony Messina had several impressive runs.
Everan Masek along with Tom and Liam Burrows played well defensively.
The team plays Cardinal at home next Wednesday.
Upcoming Games
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IMS Volleyball
8th Grade Volleyball beat Richmond Hts in the season opener. The score was 25-10 and 25-the girls played great as a team for their first game of the season.
Upcoming Games
Sept 8 @ Chagrin Falls Middle School 4:00 7th, 5:00 8th Grade.
Chagrin Falls permits 4 spectators per athlete for the event.
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Independence Local Schools is happy to announce that after much consideration, we have chosen HomeTown Ticketing as the official digital ticketing provider for school events. Working with HomeTown Ticketing will give Independence Local Schools the ability to sell tickets online, as well as provide additional security and reporting capabilities. Parents and fans will be able to purchase tickets online for athletics, performing arts, plays etc. at independencebluedevils.com. Independence Local Schools is excited to give their fans this convenient purchase option, where they will be able to either print-at-home or use mobile entry tickets for safe, no-touch redemption at the gate. Tickets purchased online can also be easily shared with family and friends via text!
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Steps to Purchase Tickets |
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- Go to the following website: independencebluedevils.com
- Click on "MORE" (located on the top banner)
- Click on BLUE DEVIL TICKETS in the top right
- Select the game you would like to attend
- Click on "Have a Passcode." The passcode will only work if your student is permitted to get a ticket.
- Your student's school ID number is your passcode. This can be found on progressbook (click on show student ID from the desktop view)
- Purchase your ticket(s)
- Ticket will be delivered via email
- The QR code in the email is your ticket. You can print it out, screenshot it or have the email open when you come to the game so that the ticket taker can scan the ticket. (Think Flashseats when you go to a Cav's Game)
- To transfer tickets send them your email or screenshot.
- Each QR code can only be scanned once
- Each QR code is good for 1 person to enter the event
*At some point in the process you may have to create an account to link to your preferred email account.
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Venue Information - Know Before You Go |
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Please sit or stand in the designated areas.
Tickets limits for all home FOOTBALL games will be 2 per participant (band, cheerleading and football). Visiting ticket limits will be determined by roster size.
Tickets limits for all home SOCCER games will be 4 per participant (home and away soccer players). There may some additional home side tickets available for each game. These tickets will be available online and may not be posted until game day.
Ticket priority will be given to parents.
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No fans will be permitted to sit in the front rows or near aisles.
Tickets limits for all home IHS VOLLEYBALL games will be 4 per home player. Visiting ticket limits will be determined by roster size. There may some additional home side tickets available for each game. These tickets will be available online and may not be posted until game day.
Tickets limits for all home IMS VOLLEYBALL games will be 2 per home player. Visiting ticket limits will be determined by roster size.
Ticket priority will be given to parents.
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HOCO 2020 was an event like no other!
-Thanks to all of you who supported our local businesses during spirit week!
-Thanks to the Voice of the Blue Devils Jim Riley for all his announcements on both nights!
-Thanks to Student Council and Mr. Morefield for all your efforts to surprise the Top 10, helping to organize the parade and preparing the court!
-Thanks to the band and Dr. Schatt for marching in the HOCO parade, providing music during the halftime presentation and for performing your halftime show after the game!
-Thanks to the cheerleaders and Coaches Stefanski, Mroczynski, and Vecchio for marching in the parade, making senior signs and leading the crowd in cheers!
-Thanks to all our fans for following the ODH mandates so that our kids could play a football game and so that we could have homecoming!
-Thanks to Coach Adams, his staff and the football team for such an exciting opening to our season!
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Thanks to the Independence Community we are looking forward to playing school sports this fall!
Masks are required when you attend all sporting events.
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OHSAA Physical Information |
As a reminder all athletes must have a current physical on file. The OHSAA guidelines state that a physical is good for 13 months from the date the physical is signed by the doctor. This timeline is NOT going to be extended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here is the link to the required 2020-2021 physical form
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Athletic Booster Club Information
The Athletic Booster Club is hosting a Fundraiser at TopGolf on September 6th.
Yard Signs - should be in soon!
Membership Drive -The booster club membership drive is taking place now. This year's membership is $50. This year's gift is an outstanding cooler that holds 20 cans plus ice. The easy opening top allows for quick access to the main compartment and the extra top storage compartment is perfect for dry snacks. The large gusseted front pocket is ideal for additional storage.
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Athletic Training Information
Olivia Jackson returns to Independence High School as our Athletic Trainer for the year. She is nationally certified and Ohio licensed athletic trainer. Olivia is educated and skilled in the services of injury prevention, injury recognition and evaluation, and orthopedic rehabilitation. She will be available to evaluate and treat injured student-athletes, as well as provide injury prevention information. Should an injury occur that requires further medical attention, Olivia can assist in providing priority scheduling with one of our Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine physicians. She can be reached via email at ojackson@independence.k12.oh.us
All High School Athletes must complete the ImPACT baseline test. This year, we will have students take the ImPACT baseline testing at home, in order to minimize the use of shared spaces in the computer labs. The test should be completed by the individual student and no one else. The ImPACT test should be completed in a quiet area with no distractions. Cell phones should not be in the student's area while they are completing the test. It is very important for the student to read all of the attached instructions before beginning the test, as well as all of the instructions given throughout the test. The ImPACT test must be done using a desktop or laptop computer with a hand-held mouse attachment. If you do not have access to a desktop computer or laptop with a hand-held mouse, please contact Olivia via email.
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Live Streaming for Home Events
Independence High School and Middle School has partnered with the NFHS Network, and we've invested in new technology that will bring you every game from our High School Gym and Stadium LIVE.
Join the NFHS Network for full access to:
- All Independence High School Gym and Stadium live and on-demand sports broadcasts
- All other sporting events from around the Nation
Friends and family members who can’t make the game will never miss a play again!
Here's how to watch:
2) Search for Independence High School, Independence, OH and go to our page
3) Subscribe and Follow
There will be a cost to watch regular season games:
$10.99 per month
$69.99 per year
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Follow our Fall Teams on Twitter
Cheerleading: @cheer_ihs
Cross Country: @FieldIHS
Boys Golf: @IndyGolf2
Girls Golf: @IHSGirlsGolf20
Football: @GO_IHSFootball
Boys Soccer: @BlueDevilUnited
Girls Soccer: @IHSGirlsSoccer2
Athletics: @IndyBlueDevils
Booster Club: @Indy_Boosters
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Annie McGhee
High School Athletic Director
amcghee@independence.k12.oh.us
Mike Gruber
Middle School Athletic Director
mgruber@independence.k12.oh.us
#IWantASeason
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