For 24 consecutive seasons, the Hawken Hawks girls swimming team had reigned supreme as the champions of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II.

For the first time in 25 years, the Hawken Hawks girls’ swimming team will not be favored to win the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state championship.

Hawken Hawks girls’ basketball Coach Brittney Matuschek said she had an epiphany after her team lost to Chagrin Valley Conference rival Chagrin Falls on Jan. 3.

ach Adam Katz, it is important to not take too much away from an Ohio High School Athletic Association sectional swimming meet.

Hawken Hawks boys’ basketball Coach Josh Nugent said he thought his team played pretty well in the first half against Chagrin Valley Conference foe Beachwood.

Sweeping the regular season series against rivals in the Chagrin Valley Conference has been difficult for the Hawken Hawks boys’ basketball team.

West Geauga freshman Brian Denamen thought he had wrapped up the 144-pound semifinal bout against Cuyahoga Heights’ senior Seth Kucia in the final seconds of the third period last Saturday.

Hawken Hawks’ sophomore guard Sarah Liu felt she was stuck in the same cycle.

The answer was no.

Six periods of high school wrestling can take its toll, especially for the heavyweight wrestlers.

When the Hawken Hawks girls’ swimming team dipped their toes in the Cleveland State University pool last Saturday, it felt like they were back in Holtrey Pool.

Gilmour Lancers girls’ basketball Coach Tyler Hammond said he figured it would be a slow start for his team in their season debut last Saturday.