Four years ago, senior Andrew Baker walked onto the Beachwood High School campus with one goal in mind. He wanted to help lead the Bison football team to its first playoff victory in school history.

The Cleveland Jewish News will kick off another year of recognizing high school players of the week beginning in January.

The Cleveland Jewish News-Buffalo Wild Wings Warrensville Heights Player of the Week winners from the fall sports seasons were honored during an awards banquet Dec. 9 at the restaurant.

For her second place finish in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Girls State Tennis Tournament and accomplishments throughout the season, Laurel School’s Rachel Buchinsky is the Cleveland Jewish News-Buffalo Wild Wings Warrensville Heights Player of the Week.

Only one other Gilmour Academy girls’ tennis player has accomplished as much as senior Carly Cohen.

In each of her four varsity seasons on the tennis court, Dana Kleinman of Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, improved. As a senior, she enjoyed an outstanding week where she won three matches – against Brecksville, Rocky River and Massillon Jackson.

A year ago, senior Sammi Fremont wasn’t even playing varsity tennis at Hawken School in Chester Township. But one year later, she and her partner, junior Ellie Faber, won the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division and then surprised the field by winning a sectional championship – as an u…

Orange High School senior goalkeeper Adam Rosenthal and his teammates have accomplished one of their goals – they won Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division championship. He made eight saves as the Lions clinched the crown with a 1-0 triumph over visiting Hawken School of Chester Townshi…

A foot fracture suffered during practice sidelined Reese Pulver, but the senior co-captain midfielder came back stronger than ever two weeks later and has helped lead the Shaker Heights High School field hockey team to a 10-1 record and 7-0 mark in the Northeast Ohio Field Hockey League.

Solon senior soccer player Ethan Berkovitz is having a season to remember.