Kirtland enters the 2026 regional quarterfinals with a perfect 16-0 historical Week 12 record, leading the OhioVarsity.com top 20. Mentor, Cuyahoga Heights, Perry, Mayfield and Hawken also rank among the area's most successful programs still alive in the playoffs.

Week 11 is about survival. Eleven Northeast Ohio football playoff matchups put seasons on the line Friday night, with rematches, dangerous underdogs and a trip to Week 12 at stake.

Seven OHSAA tournament games highlight Tuesday's postseason schedule, with Kirtland Girls Soccer and West Geauga Volleyball leading the way. Here's a look at the matchups, players to watch and what awaits the winners.

Northeast Ohio's top girls cross country runners and teams begin their postseason push. See the leading contenders in Divisions I-IV and the top 25 season-best times in each tournament field.

The 2026 OHSAA fall postseason is underway. View first- and second-round tournament schedules for 44 OhioVarsity coverage schools in boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball.

West Geauga’s Ian Res won the Cardinal Invitational in a season-leading 15:20.30, while Independence and Kirtland claimed team championships and dozens of runners climbed the OhioVarsity.com top 100.

Ian Res and Luci Maschek delivered standout individual performances while Orange, Mentor, Crestwood, Kirtland and several other Northeast Ohio cross country programs continued to make progress during a busy weekend of racing.