I want to wish a happy retirement to my former boss, @Rob_Todor, who was an absolute joy to work for, unless it was the morning -- or Friday or Saturday night. Or he had a headache. Or one of those days with a really tight deadline or something.
NEO basketball coaches will select their spots Sunday at 2 p.m. Will be interesting in D2 East; @_LadyDukesBball lost to Canfield by 1 and split with Salem. Likely a question of which opponent Marlington staff feels is a better matchup.
.@ladygmenbball voted the No. 2 seed in D3 girls basketball, behind Laurel; @roverathletics is No. 8. 23 teams feed into two districts at Lakeview and Struthers.
Canfield voted the No. 1 seed in D2 girls basketball, followed by @LadyQuakesBball and @_LadyDukesBball. .@WBladyhoopers at No. 11 and @alliance_lady No. 18. 28 teams feed into two districts, at Streetsboro and Norton.
Sources: Kent State is targeting Minnesota assistant head coach Kenni Burns to be the school's next head coach. A deal is expected to be finalized in the near future. Burns has MAC experience from his time Western Michigan under P.J. Fleck.
Mount Union defeats Delaware Valley, 22-6, to advance to the Division III national semifinals. Will play either Aurora or Wartburg on Saturday at a site TBD.