WESTLAKE — Avon freshman Nico Mostardi had to wait an hour-and-a-half after his first match Thursday before taking the court again in Division I district play. Then he had to wait another hour after rainy weather moved the tournament from Oberlin College to the indoor courts at Five Seasons Racquet Club. Now Mostardi has to [...]
Division I sectional tennis: Avon freshman Nico Mostardi rolls into final, then struggles
OBERLIN — It’s the one thing most freshmen need to become a championship tennis player: the mental aspect of the game. It was definitely a factor in why Avon’s Nico Mostardi fell 6-1, 6-0 to top-seeded Nathan Griffin of St. Ignatius in Saturday morning’s Division I sectional final at the Don Hunsinger Courts at Oberlin [...]
It takes 12 innings, but Crushers beat Grizzlies to give new manager his first win
AVON — It was a great start two years in the making by Crushers pitcher Matt Rein on Saturday night. However, the finish may have been even better. After Matt Smith suffered a blown save by giving up a run in the ninth, Lake Erie and the Gateway Grizzlies battled through two scoreless extra innings [...]
Avon Council president declares run for mayor
AVON — It’s getting a bit crowded in the race to be the city’s next mayor. City Council President Dan Zegarac announced his candidacy Wednesday, saying he wants to continue the city’s string of positive developments, including bringing more business to town. “Business expansion has been a big help in reducing the city’s financial burden, [...]
Freshman Nico Mostardi joins sister as only Avon tennis players to qualify to districts
OBERLIN — Before Tuesday, the only Avon tennis player — boy or girl — to make it to districts was Carmela Mostardi. She made it twice, in fact, most recently as a senior in 2011. So it was only fitting that another Mostardi would blaze the trail as the only Eagles boys tennis player to [...]
Warming up to ‘Ice’: New Crushers manager Jeff Isom has same goal … making playoffs
AVON — Jeff Isom has been waiting for this week for five months. “Ever since I got hired back in December, I’ve been looking forward to Opening Day,” said Isom, who will make his debut as Lake Erie Crushers manager Friday in the season opener against the Gateway Grizzlies at All Pro Freight Stadium. “Friday [...]
High school baseball: Avon scores 15 runs in first two innings, thumps Avon Lake in rain
AVON — Friday’s Avon-Avon Lake baseball game was one only a Mother Nature could love. After waiting out a one-hour rain delay and playing through a consistent drizzle, the Eagles scorched the Shoremen for 15 runs in the first two innings en route to a 17-7 non-conference win at All Pro Freight Stadium. Things looked [...]
High school softball: Seniors Shore up key league win as North Ridgeville downs Avon
AVON — North Ridgeville was right where it wanted to be when it walked off the field Friday — on top of the West Shore Conference. The Rangers got all the offense they needed in the first three innings, scoring five times and holding on for a 7-4 win against Avon in a battle of [...]
Avon school district releases concept drawings for new middle school
AVON — The first visual concepts for the city’s new $32 million middle school show a large, attractive red brick building with two-story wings to either side of a central, canopied entrance. The drawings were released during a recent Board of Education meeting, according to Superintendent Mike Laub. “These are essentially drafts at this point,” [...]
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