HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Week I Midview 13, Elyria 7 Elyria Catholic 49, Cleveland East 0 Keystone 34, Monroeville 8 Nordonia 28, Amherst 20 Olmsted Falls 40, St. Francis DeSales 21 Western Reserve 16, Black River 13 Brookside 19, Firelands 3 Lutheran West 43, Fairview 29 Norwayne 46, Wellington 23 North Olmsted 20, Valley Forge 13 [...]

ELYRIA — Upfront. That’s where football games are usually won. It was no different Friday night, as Midview controlled the line of scrimmage for a 13-7 opening-night win over Elyria at Ely Stadium. The Middie defense threw a blanket over the Pioneers all night. Elyria’s rushing total was in the negative thanks in part to [...]

ELYRIA — Elyria Catholic opened the football season with a night of firsts. The Panthers scored a touchdown on their first offensive play, and a touchdown on their first snap of the second half. Sophomore Alex Alicea scored a touchdown the first time he touched the ball, and defensive end Joe Fitch also reached the [...]

MONROEVILLE — The Keystone Wildcats had grown bitterly accustomed to their annual Week 1 ritual. Year after year, the faces would change, but the results would not. The Monroeville Eagles would kick off the football season with a thorough whipping of the Wildcats. Monroeville had dominated the series with 25 wins in their 27 meetings. [...]

Of all things … Romeo, Romeo, where the … art thou? Listen, didn’t anyone ever tell you that making no decision is, in fact, making one? Whether it is a coin flip, a wet finger in the air, paper-scissors-rock, bottle caps, drawing straws or Russian roulette, the decision has been made to put fate on [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — C.C. Sabathia again pitched like one of the game’s dominant left-handers. And again, he didn’t get a win Sabathia gave up two runs — one on a ground out and the other on a sacrifice fly — in eight innings, but suffered a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Zack [...]

Two holes during a no-pressure practice round with his Elyria High teammates on the Pioneers’ home course is not exactly a harbinger of how Alex Treuel’s senior season will pan out. They can, however, shine a light on just why there’s such optimism surrounding it. On one hole at Forest Hills, a 320-yard par 4, [...]

DENVER — For most NFL teams, the third preseason game is the dress rehearsal. The starters play a half or three quarters, as they try to fine-tune things in their last significant action before the regular season. The Browns aren’t most teams. Most teams aren’t still trying to pick a starting quarterback. “Our approach this [...]