Monday January 6th, marks the official FIRST day of the 3RD quarter. That means the eligibility status of those who did not PASS 5 credits begins on Friday January 10th. Students MUST HAVE been enrolled in and MUST HAVE PASSED THE EQUIVALENT OF 5 credits in the 2ND QUARTER at the HS level to be eligible to continue playing a winter sport. Keep in mind that if you are enrolled in a CCP course and you drop the course or fail to attend and they drop you, the STUDENT SHOULD NOTIFY athletics and their counselor ASAP.

Also, a few reminders:

1. When taking a CCP course it MUST be a 14-16 week course. 8 week courses COULD CAUSE you to be ineligible. They count toward eligibility but you must be enrolled in that CCP course prior to the start of the new semester. SUMMER CCP COURSES OR SUMMER SCHOOL COURESES CAN'T COUNT TOWARDS ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

2. GPA's must be above 2.0 or students will be placed on an academic contract

3. The OHSAA eligibility standards are FOR QUARTER GRADES ONLY. Semester grades do not count towards eligibility

4. Students must pass the equivalent of 5 credits at the HS level and 4 classes as the MS level

You can also view our new Live Stream platform through the HUDL TV FAN APP.

The APP App is called HUDL Fan - Download and search for Strongsville City Schools

The Strongsville High School Dance Team competed this past weekend at the Dance State Championship! The competition was made up of the best teams from across Ohio. After 13 hours of intense competition, the team was not only named state second runner up (3rd) in both the jazz category and the lyrical category, but also placed 4th in the state for hip-hop and 6th for pom and was less than a point (0.6) away from the championship title for jazz. What a fantastic season of hard work, dedication, and teamwork! The team is under the direction of Coach Mackenzie Grimm and Captain Peyton Kaufhold. Huge congratulations to the SHS Dance team for this remarkable achievement: Bryar Amalong, Peyton Kaufhold, Liana Kravec, Maddie Morris, Zoey Tran, Brinn Conlon, Maddie Gorman, Kate Jurcich, Kylee Sanuk, Lizzie Stetter, Eliza Gorman, Anna Moravcik, Mackenzie Teague, Maria Anagnostou, Julia Kelly, and Nina Kravec.

The Lady Mustangs Basketball team wrapped up the GCC title on Tuesday with a convincing win over Mentor on Tuesday by a score of 66-44

Then on Friday, the Lady Mustangs hosted 18-2 Akron Ellet with the Lady Mustangs coming out with a 86-55 victory over Ellet.

The mustangs are 19-1 overall and 11-0 in GCC play. The Lady Mustangs conclude their regular season this week when the travel to Cleveland Hts on Monday night to try to finish out a perfect conference season. They then will travel to Western Reserve Academy on Thursday to conclude their regular season.

The Lady Mustangs also received their tournament draw last week and earned the overall #1 seed. The Lady Mustangs will host a district Semifinal game on Wednesday 2/19 vs Elyria

See the whole NE DIST #4 Bracket HERE

The Mustangs boys basketball team got back on track this week with big wins over Mentor and Glenville. On Tuesday, the Boys team defeated Mentor at home by a final of 76-53.

The Mustangs then hosted Glenville in a make up game and defeated a very tough and state ranked Glenville team by a final of 71-63

The Mustangs will host Spire on Monday night at 6PM before traveling to Shaker Heights on Friday. The Mustangs will then host Brunswick on Tuesday the 18th before having senior night on the 21st to conclude the regular season.

Currently, the Mustangs are 15-3 and 6-3 in GCC play.

The Mustangs obtained the over #3 seed in the upcoming OHSAA tournament and will host Canton McKinley on February 26th at 7:30PM

Check out this week's Wrestling update by clicking the link HERE

On Saturday, 2/8, the Mustang swim teams continued their postseason by competing in the 2025 Lakewood Sectional held at Cleveland State University. Below are swimmers who finished top 10 in their events:

Girls Placing Top 10

Madelyn Adkins, Senior (5th 200 Free, 4th 500 Free, 7th 200 Free Relay, 5th 400 Free Relay)

Estelle Friedrich, Senior (4th 200 Free, 3rd 500 Free, 7th 200 Free Relay, 5th 400 Free Relay)

Celia Grozan, Freshman (5th 400 Free Relay)

Gwen Kutchel, Senior (10th 500 Free, 7th 200 Free Relay)

Amanda Weiss, Sophomore (4th 50 Free, 7th 200 Free Relay, 5th 400 Free Relay)

Boy Placing Top 10

Tsvetin Isaev, Freshman (6th 200 Medley Relay)

Kyle Oderkirk, Senior (10th 200 IM, 4th 200 Free Relay)

Max Schmersal, Junior (6th 500 Free)

Gavin Siliko, Freshman (6th 200 Medley Relay, 9th 200 IM, 4th 200 Free Relay, 9th 100 Breast)

Owen Weiss, Senior (3rd 200 Free, 2nd 500 Free, 4th 200 Free Relay, 6th 400 Free Relay)

Ben Wolters, Freshman (6th 400 Free Relay)

Brayden Wolters, Junior (6th 200 Medley Relay, 10th 100 Back, 6th 200 Medley Relay)

Caleb Zaleski , Junior (6th 200 Medley Relay, 6th 100 Fly, 4th 200 Free Relay, 6th 400 Free Relay)

The following 22 Mustang swimmers qualified for the District meet held at Bowling Green University next Saturday, 2/15:

Girls Team District Qualifiers

Madelyn Adkins

Grace Arold

Megan Collins

Estelle Friedrich

Celia Grozan

Kylie Hughes

Gwen Kutchel

Sage Meyers

Mallory Rusnica

Amanda Weiss

Olivia Zincenko

Boys Team District Qualifiers

Tyler Gareau

Tsvetin Isaev

Oliver Lewis

Collin Mahoney

Kyle Oderkirk

Max Schmersal

Gavin Siliko

Owen Weiss

Ben Wolters

Brayden Wolters

Caleb Zaleski

The Mustangs Hockey team will be the #11 seed in the upcoming OHSAA Hockey tournament. The Mustangs Hockey team will play North Olmsted on Tuesday, 2/11 at 7:15 at the Brooklyn Rec.

Congratulations to Hockey Athletes, Cole Clark and Gavin Kern who earned White division All-League Honors

The gymnastics team traveled to Cincinnati over the weekend to compete in the WIN THE DAY MEET! The Lady Mustangs took 1st place with a total score of 143.725. Shayler Smith was .3 away from breaking the All-Around record for the Mustangs.

Coach Koval summarizes the meet below:

We competed at our third and final indoor NEOITC Blue meet on Friday evening. What a great day for our Mustangs! As a coach I obviously get excited to win; win events, set school records, win. But when I evaluate how well a meet went, I like to look deeper and evaluate how well the young kids are doing. The improvements this week took place at all levels.

The spotlight shone brightest on senior Jack Dillen, who electrified the crowd with a record-shattering pole vault performance. Dillen soared to new heights, clearing an impressive 15 feet to break the school's indoor record. Of course, immediately following his record-breaking jump, he had to sprint over to the starting line for the 200M (22.86) where he ran down the competition to win that event as well. But he wasn’t done, as he was running the 200, he was on his first call over at High Jump with the 2:00 countdown on and still out of breath from the 200, Jack jumped at an opening 5’8” and cleared on his first attempt. Jack finished the high jump at 6’0”. Jack also had a strong showing in the 60m hurdles (8.15 seconds) moving up to second on the all-time hurdle list. Other seniors getting it done, James Swasey in the 800M battled to a 5th place finish (2:05.58). Brendan Gartland 4:58 in the 1600M. The 4x200M Relay team (Griffin, Waite, Bly, Kurtz) with a last-minute change ran a 1:33.88, currently 16th in Division 1.

From the young guys, the distance events saw remarkable improvements, with freshman Caiden Mobley turning heads in the 800m, shaving an astounding 4.60 seconds off his previous best with a time of 2:05.74. Timothy Carnes, a promising sophomore, continued his upward trajectory in the 1600m, trimming his time to 5:10.75. Newcomer Dahmiair Rogers popped off a 7.16 in the 60M dash, currently #29 in Division 1. Sophomore Jacob Gosser ran a season and career PR 53.12 in the 400M.

On the girls' side, freshman Sophia Pasko in the 1600m, dropped an impressive 10.58 seconds from her previous mark to clock in at 6:42.99. Freshman Chloe Cliché improved her 800M time to a 2:42.45 AND also anchored the 4x400M relay that finished 2nd but with a 4:14.98 (Smalheer, Smalheer, Magyar, Cliché) currently 10th in Division 1. The sprints saw junior Audrey Pietruszka showcase her dual-threat capabilities, posting personal bests in both the 60m hurdles (10.00) and 200m (29.22). Ava Spisak (8.53) and Savanna Spisak (8.66) both ran season bests.

The Smalheer sisters made their presence felt in the 400m, with Madison and Marissa both breaking through with personal records. Madison led the way with a time of 1:02.56, while Marissa followed closely at 1:03.33.

In the field events, sophomore Logan Zawie continued her development in the shot put, reaching a new personal best of 30'9.75". Meanwhile, Heidi Storm in the pole vault, cleared 7 feet and added 6 inches to her previous best.

On Saturday, Hannah Jicha competed at the SPIRE Scholastic Showcase in the 1600M where Hannah set a new school record in the event with a 5:04.07! That is ELITE!

With numerous personal records falling and Jicha & Dillen's historic performances leading the way, this weekend served as a testament to the program's growing strength and depth across all events. As the indoor season progresses, these athletes have positioned themselves as serious contenders. Next up is the NEOITC All-Star meet on Feb. 21st.

Freshman Daniella Puma and sophomore Jordan Sample joined with figure skaters from Avon, Berea, and St. Joseph High Schools to compete on behalf of the Westshore B Figure Skating Team at the Ohio High School School Team Figure Skating Championships. Together Westshore B earned 5th in Production Ensemble, first in Team Maneuvers, and were ultimately crowned the Ohio High School State Champions!

Strongsville Athletics NOW has an app that pairs up with the athletic website. We are still adding data and making sure the APP is up to date, but you can check out scores, news stories and updated schedules from the APP.

Please check the online calendar listed below for the most up to date information and schedules. The calendar is constantly changing and sometimes take up to 24 hours to sync with the Athletic Website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the athletic office for more information.

Click on the link below for the latest Strongsville High School Athletic Calendar

https://www.rschoolohio.org/public/genie/1214/school/4099/

You can also click on the link below to visit the Mustangs Athletic High School website

http://www.strongsvilleathletics.org

The Majority of Schools in the Northeast Ohio as well as the state of Ohio utilize the Hometown Ticketing app for online tickets. Fans can now download the Hometown ticketing app called Hometown Ticketing Fan and purchase tickets for many games (home and away) through the app.

The Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) will be raising admission ticket prices for all athletic events beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. In May, GCC principals approved the increase in athletic ticket prices after GCC Athletic Directors conducted a review of ticket prices for surrounding conferences in Northeast Ohio and found most to already be at these price levels. Ticket sales revenue generated from the events is the main source of funding used by member schools to cover costs for sports and the overall athletic department budget. While costs of game officials, security, sporting equipment, along with all the other costs associated with these events have increased and ticket prices have not. The increase is intended to help offset costs without sacrificing family, student and community experiences. This is the first price increase the GCC has issued since the formation of the league in 2020. The GCC consists of member schools Brunswick, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Medina, Mentor, Shaker Heights, and Strongsville.

Varsity Football:

$10 at the gate for Adult/Student General Admission

$8 Adult Presale flat fee until 2 hours before kickoff (was $7)

$5 Student Presale (no change)

*Season tickets for home contests are at the discretion of the home school

Varsity/JV (All other Varsity Sports):

$8 Adult

$5 Student- (ONLY SOLD AT THE DOOR FOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL)

Freshman or JV (stand alone):

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Middle School Sports:

$5 Adult/Student (was $4)

Senior Citizens Ticket Prices

Free admission (no change)

GCC Passes

Distributed by individual schools, GCC passes admit one spectator per pass

GCC Tournaments:

$8 Adult/Student (was $7)

No charge for pre-school age children

No Senior Citizen passes accepted

New this year to the Mustangs Athletic Department is the ability for Students and Adults to purchase passes.

ADULT PASS: The Athletic Department will offer a 10 EVENT GAME PASS for adults. This pass will be $80.00 dollars for the 10 games. This means any ADULT can use this pass and get entrance into any 10 games they want. With this pass, ADULTS will also receive 1 game free so in total, ADULTS can use this pass for 11 events. This pass can be used multiple times for one event, but will not exceed the 11 games. For more questions on the Adult Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

STUDENT PASS: Once again this year, the Athletic Boosters will pay upwards of $7500 for students to attend sporting events FREE OF CHARGE, EXCEPT for Boys Basketball and Varsity Football. In Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, students MUST purchase a ticket to be admitted into the contest. The Student Pass, which will cost a Student $50.00 for the year, will allow them to get into any Boys Basketball and Varsity Football game at no charge with the pass. In total, there are 16 games between Boys Basketball and Varsity Football, which gives the Students a savings of $30.00 by purchasing the student pass. If you have questions on the Student Pass, please reach out to the Athletic Department.

All Passes will be scanned in at the ticketing gate just like any other ticket and the passes can be stored digitally in the spectator's phone.

Just a reminder. All athletes need to be enrolled in and pass at least 5 credit hours to be eligible for any Athletic Team. If you have any questions about your schedule or think you may NOT be enrolled in enough credits, please see Mr. Ziegler immediately or visit your guidance counselor. ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY THE QUARTER GRADES AND NOT THE SEMESTER GRADES. IF YOU ARE DEEMED INELIGIBLE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE ATHLETIC OFFICE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CCP CLASSES AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE CLASS AS OF THE START DATE OF THE SEMESTER

If you have questions about eligibility, please be sure to contact the Athletic Office or email Mr. Ziegler at dziegler@scsmustangs.org

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE CURRENT STANDINGS AS WELL AS MOST OF THE ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS AND COACH OF YEAR HONORS

Please help support Strongsville High School student-athletes by joining the Athletic Boosters club. Membership information is available at https://www.strongsvilleathleticboosters.com/. Strongsville Athletic Boosters has donated over $800,000 to Strongsville City Schools Athletic Programs and provides incentives to SHS individual sports teams based on membership. There are different levels of membership, which provide great Athletic Boosters gear. Sign up today!!

Anyone interested in purchasing Mustangs Athletic gear can do at the link below. Please keep in mind that this site is open 24/7 365 days a year and everything can be customized by sport. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the athletic department

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Email: dziegler@scsmustangs.org
Website: www.strongsvilleathletics.org
Phone: (440)572-7118
Twitter: @scsmustangs