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Firestone Stadium is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The stadium has been home to several professional softball teams and currently hosts the Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament.
Firestone owned the stadium until 1988, when it was bought out by Bridgestone, Kammer said. “Once Akron owned it, we were able to bring in a women’s softball team in for a long time," he said.
Firestone Stadium is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The stadium has been home to several professional softball teams and currently hosts the Mid-American Conference Softball Tournament.
Harvey Firestone Sr., the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., dedicated the stadium on July 25, 1925 to celebrate the city’s centennial celebration.
AKRON, Ohio (WKRC) - The Lebanon softball team won the OHSAA Division I state title on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Centerville at Firestone Stadium in Akron. It's the first state championship ...
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. founder Harvey S. Firestone built the ballpark in 1925 along South Main Street as he prepared to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his factory. The stadium opened that July ...
The Painesville Riverside softball team is excited as they reach the Ohio state semifinals, aiming for the school's first-ever state championship.
Liberty Union could only muster two hits, one each by Hochradel and Shultz. “These four seniors came into the program with me,” coach Hochradel said. "My first year was their freshman year. We ...
The Broncos (25-4) completed their season as a Division III state semifinal Friday morning at Firestone Stadium in Akron. Dover defeated Western Brown 7-0 to advance to Saturday’s state final.
The Polar Bears play a Circleville team with a deceiving record and a tough lineup at Firestone Stadium in the state semifinals. Jackson has received big performances from the likes of Gabbi ...
All eyes for Perry are now squarely on the OHSAA Division II state semifinals where the Panthers (15-17-1) will take on Riverside (25-5) at 10 a.m. June 7, at Firestone Stadium in Akron. "We know we ...
At Akron's Firestone Stadium, seven teams will be State Champions this week. Semifinals kick off Wednesday.