Elyria Catholic appeared to grab the final football playoff spot in Division IV, Region 14 after two key games Saturday night went the Panthers’ way. The news was not as good for Olmsted Falls, which apparently was eliminated in Division II, Region 5 when Padua beat Holy Name on Saturday. The official final football computer [...]

AVON — Defensive players spend their soccer careers in anonymity. Spectators watch, and writers write about the goal scorers. Defenders don’t make headlines. But Stephanie Fifolt and Nicole Lavelle might have changed that in the mist and gloom Saturday night. Fifolt, Avon’s junior goalkeeper, made the biggest save in the history of the program to [...]

TIFFIN — Steeped in tradition, the Bay High boys and girls cross country teams lived up to their rich past at Saturday’s Tiffin Division II regional meet at Hedges Boyer Park. The Bay boys won their first regional title since 1993 with an 85-118 win over second-place Willard. The Bay girls also faired well with [...]

NORTH OLMSTED — Westlake coach Mike Besu certainly is savoring his third trip to the Sweet 16. Besu saw his second-seeded Demons earn that trip after they shut out North Olmsted 3-0 in a Division I district championship game Saturday night. With their win, the Demons (12-4-3) advance to a regional semifinal game against Medina [...]

LORAIN — It was a matter of time before Admiral King’s superior size, strength and ability took its toll Saturday against crosstown rival Southview. King started slowly before punishing the Saints, 47-0, to finish the season 6-4, its best record since 1987 when it finished 7-3. Southview lost for the 31st straight time and has [...]