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Avon Lake passes playoff test against Maumee
MAUMEE - Avon Lake has four more victories to go to win a state championship. One member of the Shoremen, however, might not want to see the season ever end.
Trent Toy just keeps getting better each week. His effort Friday night was the best yet, as he piloted Avon Lake to a wild 56-35 victory [...]
North Ridgeville’s mistakes costly: Postseason debut bumpy thanks to early mistakes
TOLEDO - The North Ridgeville players had plenty of heart. The Rangers’ minds were squarely focused on the game plan.
It was just another part of the body that seemed to keep getting in the way.
“We shot ourselves in the foot over and over again,” senior running back Mohammed Jaber said. “We knew we had the [...]
Shining among the stars: LeBron James dazzles New York celebs and stars alike as Cavs bounce back against Knicks
NEW YORK - LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks.
No wonder he’s bummed about the NBA schedule: only one Garden party this season.
James scored 33 points in his lone visit to New York, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the Knicks on Friday night.
One night after managing just [...]
Pressure on Pryor: Ohio State quarterback must overcome hostile crowd, Penn State’s stingy defense
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Welcome home, Terrelle Pryor.
No. 15 Ohio State and its talented dual-threat quarterback visit No. 11 Penn State today in a high-stakes Big Ten game. For Pryor, it will be his first game at Beaver Stadium since the western Pennsylvania native spurned Penn State last year to end one of the [...]
Belcher has work cut out for him as Indians’ new piching coach
CLEVELAND - During his search for Cleveland’s pitching coach, new Indians manager Manny Acta was meeting with general manager Mark Shapiro when Tim Belcher’s name came up for discussion.
After a few minutes, Acta had heard enough. “He said, ‘Why are we going any farther? This is the guy,’” Shapiro said.
Belcher, who has done just about [...]
High school football tournament trail: Mansnerus latest great Avon Lake back
The names change, the success doesn’t. Welcome to the running back position at Avon Lake High School.
Do names like Schroeder, Berner, Doyle and Perretti ring a bell? How about Horton, Pavlovich, Breeze, Strauch and Haddad?
Now add Mike Mansnerus to that prestigious list.
Mansnerus fits the mold of great Avon Lake backs of the past. He’s 6-foot, [...]
High school football tournament trail: Offensive line tows Rangers
Knowing he had four starters returning on the offensive line gave North Ridgeville coach Jeff Riesen reason to be optimistic before the season began.
He hasn’t been disappointed.
“We really pride ourselves on our offensive line,” Riesen said. “We have five to six offensive linemen who have done a good job opening holes for our runners. And [...]
Bulls 86, Cavaliers 85: Cavs’ offense just plain offensive
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are going to have to win 37 straight home games if they want to match last season’s 39-2 record at Quicken Loans Arena.
Cleveland never got it together at the offensive end Thursday night in losing 86-85 to the Chicago Bulls, leaving its home mark at 2-2.
The Cavaliers didn’t lose their second [...]
Girls soccer: Lake Ridge loses to Hathaway Brown
LYNDHURST — For reasons lost to the ages, Hathaway Brown midfielder Elizabeth Wargo is known as Birdie. She’s even listed in the program as Birdie.
Could it have something to do with magic — like the trick where a magician makes a dove disappear before your very eyes. Or the one where the magician pulls a [...]
Browns’ Lewis has no regrets, says he’s reached his goals
BEREA — Jamal Lewis wasn’t just blowing off steam Sunday in the minutes after a 30-6 loss to Chicago.
He reiterated Wednesday that the final eight games of the 2009 season will be the last of his illustrious 10-year career. He’s going out on his terms.
“When I first came into this league, one of my main [...]