Highland Athletic Update: Schuler Wins Festival Title, Hornets Prepare for Senior Night
Congratulations to senior Katie Schuler, the Milt Place Cross Country Festival champion on Saturday, Oct. 10, as we share Highland Local School District’s weekly athletic update for Tuesday, Oct. 13. Our boys cross country team placed seventh out of 27 teams. The girls finished eighth out of 23 teams. Both teams will compete in the Suburban League Cross Country Championship at Silver Creek on Saturday, Oct. 17, beginning at 9 a.m.
Our boys soccer team lost to Hudson 3-1 last week and plays at Green on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. The first playoff game is Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at Lutheran West High, 3850 Linden Road in Rocky River. Girls soccer fell to Hudson 8-0 and travels to Hathaway Brown on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 17. The girls open playoff competition at home against Euclid High on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. Our varsity boys soccer program also celebrated its 2026 Teacher Appreciation Night.
Your Hornets defeated Solon 51-7 in the Homecoming Game on Friday, Oct. 9. Join us at home Friday, Oct. 16, when we host Wadsworth for Senior Night. Freshman football plays at Wadsworth on Thursday, Oct. 15. In volleyball, our team lost to Wadsworth 3-1 and defeated Hudson 3-2. We host Copley on Thursday, Oct. 15, with junior varsity playing at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 6:30 p.m. Freshman girls volleyball travels to Firelands on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and faces Walsh Jesuit at home Thursday, Oct. 15. Tournament play begins at home against Maple Heights on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. at Highland High.
Thank you to our tennis doubles teams of Hantz/Tople and Boucher/Bublitz for their efforts last week. Neither team qualified for next week’s state tournament in Cincinnati. We also congratulate Lily Hantz on reaching 100 career wins and Alaina Weingart on being named the Suburban League National Conference Athlete of the Month. Additional athletic milestones include Hayden Hoyt’s Brunswick Golf Invitational victory on Aug. 6, 2026, and Schuler’s eighth-place finish in the 3,200-meter run at the OHSAA state meet. Our athletics program also recognizes our 2026 district qualifiers and McNulty Invitational champions.
Thank you to Medina Auto Mall for sponsoring our athletics program for the 2026-27 school year and to Golf Cart MD and Mars Trucking for their donation. Families with athletics questions can contact our office at 330-239-1901 or visit us at 4150 Ridge Road in Medina.
uReport has been approved for inclusion in the ISTE+ASCD EdTech Index, a trusted resource used by educators to discover high-quality digital learning tools. As part of this process, uReport was reviewed and vetted for its alignment with effective teaching and learning practices, including support for authentic learning, digital citizenship, and responsible use of AI. uReport has also earned 1EdTech TrustEd Apps certification for Data Privacy.
