'High School Sports'
High school wrestling: Avon rallies to win WSC tourney, share conference crown with Midview
AVON — Zane Zeman became the West Shore Conference’s first four-time tournament champion Saturday night. The Avon senior was later named the league’s MVP, but it might have been Rocky River’s heavyweight who actually came up biggest for the Eagles. With Midview sweeping the dual meets and owning the lead coming into the conference tournament, [...]
High school wrestling: Keystone’s Spangler brothers become four-time PAC champs
COLUMBIA STATION — It was a memorable Patriot Athletic Conference Tournament for Keystone seniors William and Brian Spangler. The twin brothers became the third and fourth wrestlers to become four-time PAC Tourney champions Saturday at Columbia High School, joining Clearview’s Jon Bill and Wellington’s Justin Bockmore on the all-time list. But the Wildcats, despite leading [...]
Boys basketball: Fourth-quarter surge carries Lorain past Clearview
LORAIN — It was billed as the “Battle of Lorain” and for better than three quarters, Clearview hung tough with larger Lorain High. But the Titans took the starch out of the Clippers with a quick spurt 2½ minutes into the final quarter and rolled to a 75-53 non-conference victory. Lorain improved to 10-7 entering [...]
Boys basketball: Midview wraps up West Shore title with win over Vermilion, Avon loss to Bay
VERMILION — Midview thought it had clinched a tie for the West Shore Conference title Friday night after pulling out a tough 61-49 victory over Vermilion. Wrong. The Middies won the championship outright, with a two-game lead on Avon and one WSC game to play. They didn’t know it for perhaps 10 minutes, but when [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria gets back to winning ways with solid game against Strongsville
ELYRIA — It was just what Elyria needed Friday night. A good start, good effort, good defense and a good, solid team win as the Pioneers rolled by Strongsville 65-45 in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division play. “We did a lot of right things,” Elyria coach Brett Larrick said. “Especially the first half. We played [...]
Baron Cup II: Amherst overcomes slow start, key injury to beat North Olmsted, advance to finals
BROOKLYN — Amherst flirted with disaster Friday night. But when the party ended, disaster didn’t follow the Comets home. Amherst beat North Olmsted 4-2 in a Baron Cup II semifinal, rallying from a 2-1 deficit after one period. Amherst (28-2) lost record-setting scorer Connor Morris to a sprained right knee for the final 6:31 of [...]
Oberlin dominates boards to beat Fairview, move back into first place alone in PAC Stripes
Chris Sweeney The Chronicle-telegram OBERLIN — No amount of Windex could clean the glass better than Trevon Tucker did Friday night. The Oberlin senior dominated Fairview on the boards, recording 16 rebounds — eight offensive and 12 in the second half — as the Phoenix closed out the Warriors, 76-65. Oberlin (11-6, 9-5 Patriot Athletic [...]
Boys basketball: Beating Midview is a TALL order
A high school basketball team considers itself fortunate if it has a handful of guys that are 6-foot or taller. Then comes Midview with four players standing 6-3 or taller and a fifth that’s 6-1, but has the wingspan of a player that is 6-4. It’s a big reason the Middies have emerged as the [...]
Boys basketball: Lake Ridge stays hot with win over CCS
EATON TWP. — Lake Ridge rolled to an early 16-0 lead Thursday afternoon and went on to defeat Christian Community School, 62-39, for its fifth win in the last six games. Christian Community’s Warriors (7-8) crawled out of that deep first-quarter hole and crept to within 12 points midway through the third period. But the [...]
Girls basketball: First Baptist wins in three OTs
ELYRIA — It was an instant classic Thursday at First Baptist. The Sabres didn’t just need overtime to defeat Christian Community. They needed three extra sessions before holding on for a 42-39 non-league win. “I’ve been coaching for well over 20 years and I’ve never seen a triple overtime game before,” First Baptist coach John [...]
High school wrestling: Previewing the conference tournaments
It’s the final weekend of the high school wrestling regular season, which means most Lorain County teams will be competing in their conference tournaments. Those tournaments include the Patriot Athletic Conference, Southwestern Conference and the West Shore Conference. Let’s take a look at what’s in store at each tournament: Patriot Athletic Conference Keystone went 10-0 [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria can’t solve Brunswick’s 2-3 zone
BRUNSWICK — Syracuse University’s Jim Boeheim would love it. The Brunswick boys basketball team’s 2-3 zone is fairly basic, but it’s also extremely effective, as Elyria found out Tuesday in a 49-42 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division loss to the Blue Devils. “It’s like Syracuse,” Pioneers coach Brett Larrick said. “They run it all year [...]
Boys basketball: Keystone seniors come through late in win over Brookside
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE — There were all kinds of reasons Keystone could have lost Tuesday night. Brookside shot the lights out (59 percent from the field) and jumped on the Wildcats 8-0 in the first minute of the game behind a couple quick Hunter Skolnicki 3-pointers. Brookside didn’t relinquish the lead until midway through the fourth [...]
Boys basketball: Columbia bounces back with big win, share of first in PAC Stripes
COLUMBIA STATION — It’s been a rough stretch for the Columbia boys basketball team, and Tuesday night figured to be another tough test against Fairview. The Warriors entered the game on the Raiders’ tail in the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division, and played Columbia close earlier this season before falling by two. But instead, Columbia [...]
Boys basketball: Titans win physical game with Shaw, snap three-game losing streak
LORAIN — Things got pretty physical Tuesday night in Lorain’s Lake Erie League game with visiting Shaw. Both teams combined to shoot 55 free throws, two Shaw players fouled out and even Titans coach Andy Bastock picked up a technical foul. But the Titans, who took a three-game losing streak into the game, withstood the [...]
Girls basketball: Keystone pounds Elyria Catholic behind aggressive defense, deft outside shooting
ELYRIA — Keystone, with an 11-point halftime lead, got two quick 3-point baskets from Alisha Silva early in the third quarter Monday night in a non-conference matchup with Elyria Catholic. What that did was put the Wildcats (17-1) in control on their way to a 53-29 non-conference victory in the Coliseum. The Panthers (8-10) put [...]
High school hockey: Shorthanded Midview dominates Western Reserve in Baron Cup opener
BROOKLYN — It was not the kind of beating Midview handed Western Reserve Academy back in November. The Middies pounded the Pioneers 16-0 in the season-opening Nordonia Thanksgiving Tournament. That was when the Middies had 13 skaters. Monday’s Baron Cup III first-round game was only a 9-2 Midview victory. Considering the team was reduced to [...]
High school roundup: Asia Alston scores 28 to lead Oberlin past Christian Community
NORTH EATON — Asia Alston scored 28 points to lead the Oberlin to a 54-33 non-conference win over Christian Community on Monday. Kelsey Brooks was also in double figures for Oberlin (6-12) with 16 points. Ali Hales led Christian Community School with nine points. OBERLIN (54): Brooks 7-2-16, Lesesne 1-4-6, Owens 2-0-4, Alston 12-4, 28. [...]
High school roundup: Amherst, Midview hockey teams earn top seeds in Baron Cup tournaments
Amherst and Midview are the top seeds in their respective Baron Cup hockey tournaments, which begin today at the Brooklyn Recreation Center. Midview, by virtue of its 4-1 victory over Mayfield on Sunday. earned the No. 1 seed in the Baron Cup III tournament and will open play tonight at 6:30 against Western Reserve Academy. [...]
H.S. Wrestling: Elyria settles for share of NOC crown
GARFIELD HTS. — Elyria’s wrestling team entered the Northeast Ohio Conference Tournament with an edge on the rest of the field because the Pioneers had captured the dual meet title during the regular season. By the time the tournament finals rolled around Saturday night, Elyria needed a big performance just to ensure it didn’t get [...]
H.S. Swimming: Amherst boys repeat as SWC champs
WESTLAKE — The Amherst boys proved once again they were equal to the task, capturing their second straight Southwestern Conference swim championship Saturday at the Westlake Recreation Center. On the strength of five first- and two second-place finishes, Amherst amassed 268 points. Westlake was second with 230. Avon Lake finished sixth with 144, but still [...]
H.S. Bowling: North Ridgeville boys win 3rd straight NSBC tourney
LORAIN — When it’s tournament time, the North Ridgeville boys know how to take care of business. For the third straight year and for fourth time in five years, the Rangers won the North Shore Bowling Conference Tournament held at Rebman Recreation on Saturday. All four tournament titles by North Ridgeville have come after not [...]
Boys basketball: Columbia makes Oberlin sweat, but Phoenix holds on to claim first in PAC Stripes
COLUMBIA STATION — Oberlin endured the most agonizing half-minute of its basketball life at Columbia before holding on for a 68-66 win Friday night in Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division play. “It was the longest 30 seconds of my life,” Oberlin coach Kurt Russell said. “We have to do a better job of just situation [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria Catholic wins physical battle with North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Elyria Catholic coach Phil Kuchta knew his team was in for a battle. Forget that North Ridgeville only had one win all season coming in, Kuchta expected the Rangers to put up a fight. He wasn’t wrong. EC won 56-51, but it wasn’t easy. “We were expecting Ridgeville to play just like [...]
Boys basketball: Moore of the same as Midview downs Bay
EATON TWP. — Midview’s Riley Moore took over the game the last two minutes of the first half Friday night. The 6-foot-5 senior forward, working inside, scored seven points in a 9-0 run that put the Middies in control on the way to a 64-50 West Shore Conference win over Bay. Until then, Midview (15-2, [...]