Stein gets first-team All-Ohio, teammate Miller is HM
By Mike Genet Associate Sports Editor mgenet@advertiser-tribune.com A pair of four-year varsity players who helped lead Columbian to consecutive Northern Ohio League titles and 23-1 seasons were named Division II All-Ohio on Monday by The Associated Press. Jill Stein, who last week was named co-district player of the year, received first-team honors while Megan Miller received honorable mention. They finished as the fourth- and seventh-highest scorers in school history, with 908 and 839 points, respectively. “I’m very pleased for both of them, and they’re very deserving,” said Columbian coach Larry Kisabeth, whose team finished No. 1 atop the AP poll after going 20-0 for the second year in a row, and eventually lost to No. 2 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 75-34, in last week’s regional semifinals. “It’s a tribute to their teammates, and also a tribute to them.
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