Blessing in Disguise for Keystone Volleyball Last Updated: 9/4/2010 11:56:11 PM
LaGrange — What could have been an impossible situation has turned into a blessing for the Keystone ...
New era begins at Monroeville under Periat Last Updated: 9/5/2010 12:23:03 PM
Dan Periat was still coaching junior varsity baseball when he was hired as football coach at Monroev ...
Mees wants to build on stellar 2009 Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:42:37 PM
After the most successful season in school history, Michael Mees is looking to accomplish even more ...
Toy hopes senior year is memorable Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:40:52 PM
Replacing talent doesn’t seem to be a problem at Avon Lake, and this year is no different.
Returnin ...
Elder keeps winning attitude at Avon Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:37:16 PM
As Mike Elder enters his fourth season at the helm of Avon High School football, it’s clear that win ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Lorain Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:30:14 PM
Home Stadium: George Daniel Field
Last year’s record: 0-0 (first year as program)
Coach (Record): ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Elyria Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:28:56 PM
Stadium: Ely Stadium
Last year: 4-6
Coach: Steve Hamilton ( 7-23 )
Key Losses: RB/DB Trynell Davi ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Avon Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:27:57 PM
Stadium: Avon Stadium
Last year: 6-4
Coach: Mike Elder (24-9)
Key Losses: WR/DB Brandon Mahaffey, ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Bay Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:27:32 PM
Home Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Record: 7-3, WSC Tri-Champion
Coach: Ryan Gorius (0-0)
Key Losses: ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Firelands Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:27:03 PM
Home Stadium: Firelands High School Stadium
Last year’s record: 2-8
Coach: Todd Pooch (4-16)
Key ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Midview Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:26:42 PM
Home Stadium: Adelsberg Stadium
Last year’s record: 5-5
Coach: Bill Albright (148-91)
Key Losses ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Vermilion Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:23:20 PM
Home Stadium: Sailorway Stadium
Last year’s record: 1-9
Coach: Frank Horvath (21-29)
Key Losses: ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Wellington Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:21:17 PM
Stadium: Dukes Stadium
Last year’s record: 5-5
Coach: Matt Stoll, 27th year (170-99)
Key Losses: ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Keystone Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:16:58 PM
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Head coach: Rob Clarico (26-34)
Last year’s record: 5-5
Key returners: G ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Oberlin Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:14:57 PM
Stadium: Oberlin Phoenix Field
Last year’s record: 6-4 overall (3-4 Patriot Athletic Conference - S ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Columbia Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:14:29 PM
Home Stadium: Columbia High School Stadium
Last year’s record: 5-5 overall (3-4 Patriot Athletic Co ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Clearview Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:42:49 PM
Home Stadium: Tom Hoch Field
Last year’s record: 8-2 overall (5-2 Patriot Athletic Conference Strip ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Edison Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:13:08 PM
Stadium: Edison High School Stadium
Last year’s record: 8-3 reached playoffs (5-2 SBC, 2nd)
Coach: ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Huron Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:12:42 PM
Home Stadium: Huron Memorial Stadium, Kalahari Field
Last year’s record: 6-4
Coach: Tony Legano ( ...
High School Football Preview 2010: Perkins Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:12:13 PM
Home Stadium: Perkins High School Stadium
Last year’s record: 9-2
Coach: Jason Ziegler (1st year)
...
High School Football Preview 2010: St. Mary Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:11:48 PM
Home Stadium: Strobel Field
Last year’s record: 1-9
Coach: Ryan Wikel (1st year)
Key Losses: Zeb ...
High School Football Preview 2010: St. Paul Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:11:14 PM
Home Stadium: Whitney Field
Record: 15-0, D-IV State Champions
Coach: John Livengood (180-49)
Key ...
High School Football Preview 2010: New London Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:43:08 PM
Home Stadium: John L. McCowan Field
Last year’s record: 2-8
Coach (Record): Kyle Marret, 1st year
...
High School Football Preview 2010: Monroeville Last Updated: 8/25/2010 10:43:17 PM
Home Stadium: Marsh Field
Last year’s record: 7-3
Coach: Dan Periat (1st year)
Key Losses: QB Bri ...
EDGE - Clippers pull off PAC triple crown Last Updated: 5/13/2010 8:28:28 PM
Winning three conference titles in three major sports is always difficult.
winning a baseball titl ...
EDGE - Pitching is plentiful at Keystone Last Updated: 5/13/2010 8:21:29 PM
Keystone head coach Jim Piazza has a problem that nearly every coach in the state of Ohio wishes he ...
EDGE - Cuevos making a run, Karban faulters Last Updated: 5/13/2010 8:16:38 PM
The draws are set and the seedings are placed for area tennis teams clamoring at a postseason opport ...
Players for the Week for May 14 Last Updated: 5/13/2010 8:13:14 PM
BASEBALL
Ian Mezlak, Clearview Jr.
What he did: Finished with two hits against Lutheran West to he ...
EDGE - Vermilion sailing Last Updated: 5/6/2010 10:15:35 PM
The Vermilion Sailors have played every game this season like it’s a championship game. ...
EDGE - Bringing back a winning mentality Last Updated: 5/6/2010 10:11:21 PM
As each new grip spirals around the bottom of his racket, Norwalk’s Trevor Bowers earns another vict ...
EDGE - Ball breaks 30-year-old discus record Last Updated: 5/6/2010 10:11:55 PM
Firelands senior Zac Ball broke the school record in discus with a throw of 171 feet, 2 inches at Ro ...
EDGE - Players for the Week for May 7 Last Updated: 5/6/2010 10:04:35 PM
BASEBALL
Zach Bican, Columbian, So.
What he did: Went 10-19 with 10 RBI, three home runs and four ...
Prebis features Ohio’s finest arms Last Updated: 4/29/2010 11:56:51 PM
For those who love dominant pitching, the Prebis Memorial Tourney will be the place to be this weeke ...
EDGE - Preparation pays off for Comets Last Updated: 4/29/2010 8:07:20 PM
Preparation is the prize.
That is Amherst’s motto this year as the Comets are off to one of their b ...
EDGE - Postseason right around the corner Last Updated: 4/29/2010 8:04:20 PM
With the tennis season winding down, and the sectional tournaments fast approaching, area teams are ...
Players for the Week for April 30 Last Updated: 4/29/2010 7:59:11 PM
BASEBALL
Connor Weir - Amherst, Sr.
What he did: Had three hits, including two doubles, in a 15-1 ...
Off to a running start Last Updated: 4/22/2010 11:56:32 PM
ELYRIA — It happened in the last regular season game of the basketball season. A sophomore at the ti ...
Avon's Ace Last Updated: 4/22/2010 11:54:56 PM
An athlete with the stature of Avon’s Eric Stanczyk is more fitting of a basketball or volleyball pl ...
Hitting was contagious for Eagles last week Last Updated: 4/22/2010 11:52:53 PM
AVON — The Eagles were flying high two weeks ago.
In a three-game span, Avon scored an impressive ...
Comets ready to host annual invitational Last Updated: 4/22/2010 11:50:53 PM
AMHERST — Some of the top track and field athletes in Northern Ohio will participate in the 55th ann ...
EDGE - Setting the scene Last Updated: 4/15/2010 10:11:45 PM
Some of the best track and field athletes in the area will be on display when over a dozen local sch ...
EDGE - Strong start important to Amherst Last Updated: 4/15/2010 10:08:37 PM
AMHERST — When the Comets started their baseball season, Amherst baseball coach Al McConihe stressed ...
EDGE - Super sophomore Knight leads Chargers Last Updated: 4/15/2010 10:09:07 PM
With eight returning starters and two talented new transfers, Edison softball coach Dale Dawson had ...
EDGE - LCAAA tennis tourney kicks off today Last Updated: 4/15/2010 10:09:35 PM
Historically, dark rain clouds have put a damper on the LCAAA tournament, a competition showcasing t ...
Last Updated: 4/8/2010 9:40:29 PM
Play our game.
That is the slogan of the Elyria Pioneers baseball team this season.
And when the ...
2010 varsity tennis capsules Last Updated: 4/8/2010 9:38:44 PM
LAKE ERIE LEAGUE
Southview Saints
Conference: Lake Erie League
Coach: Jeff Cera, 11th year
Top r ...
2010 varsity baseball capsules Last Updated: 4/2/2010 12:24:34 AM
Lake Erie League
Admiral King
Coach: John Akosi (4th season)
Last Season: 6-17 (lost to Strongs ...
Proven leadership Last Updated: 4/13/2010 12:03:43 PM
Vermilion’s head baseball coach Jeff Keck approaches every game as if his team is playing in a champ ...
The Eagles are primed for success Last Updated: 4/2/2010 12:16:27 AM
AVON — Stadium seats, advertising on the outfield walls, brick facing, in-ground dugouts and FieldTu ...
Living up to the hype Last Updated: 3/25/2010 9:19:41 PM
When he’s won 245 games in his coaching career, it’s pretty hard to question the success of a coach. ...
Sandusky's strongest arms Last Updated: 3/25/2010 9:15:02 PM
Perkins’ senior Matt Hoty wants to be the best. Not just in the state of Ohio, but in the country.
...
Putting Lorain on the map Last Updated: 3/25/2010 9:12:52 PM
Expectations are high for the Southview girls track team.
After qualifying two relay teams and a th ...
Ogle, Evans named to first team All-District Last Updated: 3/11/2010 12:03:15 AM
The awards just keep coming in for Southview junior Shanique Ogle and Avon senior Ashley Evans, who ...
Saints conclude history with two state placers Last Updated: 3/7/2010 12:17:29 AM
COLUMBUS — It was the end of an era. Southview ended its remarkable wrestling history with two more ...
Clippers’ trio hopes for tournament success Last Updated: 2/25/2010 9:19:21 PM
LORAIN — Throughout his coaching career, Clearview’s John Szalay would tell you he has been blessed ...
Locals face tough draw at Ashland Last Updated: 2/25/2010 9:13:55 PM
The Division I district at Ashland is loaded. Area teams looking to get a wrestler to state will hav ...
Panthers send seven to state Last Updated: 2/25/2010 9:09:12 PM
After strong performances in districts last week at Cleveland State, Elyria Catholic will send six s ...
Saints hope to save the best for last Last Updated: 2/11/2010 11:44:47 PM
LORAIN — Southview basketball is trying to go out on top, and with three conference games remaining, ...
Harris peaking at right time for Admirals Last Updated: 2/11/2010 11:41:49 PM
Earlier this season, the Admiral King girl’s basketball team lost a Lake Erie League game to Clevela ...
Postseason begins on the ice Last Updated: 2/11/2010 11:53:13 PM
The regular season has wrapped up and the second season has already started on the ice.
Northeast ...
Determined to get to the next level Last Updated: 2/4/2010 9:31:27 PM
“Will to win, refuse to lose.”
Western Reserve’s girls basketball coach Brenda Friend cannot stress ...
Making an immediate impact Last Updated: 2/4/2010 9:29:13 PM
There were many unknowns about the Wellington Dukes before the 2009-10 season.
Legendary head coach ...
Rangers sweep NSBC bowling titles Last Updated: 2/4/2010 9:26:44 PM
The stakes are getting higher for local high school bowlers. The regular season has come to an end w ...
Players for the Week for Feb. 5 Last Updated: 2/4/2010 9:21:34 PM
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jared Cashen - Norwalk, Sr.
What he did: Had game-highs of 29 points and 12 reboun ...
Making up for lost time Last Updated: 1/28/2010 10:53:02 PM
“It’s not how good you are, but how bad you want it.”
That’s the slogan that the Avon Lake Shoregal ...
Lorain's other wrestling team Last Updated: 1/28/2010 10:49:09 PM
LORAIN — It is a little more than a mile from Admiral King High School to Masson Elementary School. ...
AROUND THE HARDWOOD Last Updated: 1/28/2010 10:45:51 PM
It’s been a wild month of January for the Avon Eagles.
After losing to Clearview on Dec. 30 in the ...
Players for the Week for Jan. 29 Last Updated: 1/28/2010 10:36:05 PM
BOYS BASKETBALL
Ron Willoughby - Avon Lake, Jr.
What he did: Scored 23 in the team’s win against S ...
Hitchens a Hawkeye? Last Updated: 1/23/2010 12:34:02 AM
Anthony Hitchens missed Clearview’s basketball against Buckeye Friday night, but he had a good reaso ...
EDGE - Season of dreams Last Updated: 1/22/2010 4:27:04 PM
The fans from Firelands High School will have a chance to walk down memory lane Friday night when th ...
EDGE-Around the Hardwood Last Updated: 1/21/2010 10:47:42 PM
Most people who know high school girls basketball were aware that the Southwestern Conference was on ...
EDGE - Players for the Week for Jan. 22 Last Updated: 1/21/2010 10:48:17 PM
Boys basketball
Will Rudolph - Elyria, Sr.
What he did: Had 24 points, 14 rebounds, and six steals ...
Young Admirals performing well Last Updated: 1/21/2010 10:23:31 PM
AdmirAL King coach Jim Black likes what he has seen from his team this year.
“I am very pleased wit ...
Memories of rivalry last forever Last Updated: 1/16/2010 11:44:56 PM
LORAIN — The ball sitting on the rim as the buzzer sounded.
It may be the iconic moment in the hist ...
Last Updated: 1/14/2010 10:19:02 PM
ELYRIA — Steady but not yet firing on all cylinders. That best describes the Elyria Catholic hockey ...
The end of a rivalry Last Updated: 1/14/2010 10:17:32 PM
LORAIN — The Admiral King-Southview rivalry for the girls basketball team could end on Saturday.
F ...
Admirals welcome back Barnett Last Updated: 1/14/2010 10:16:03 PM
It’s been an up-and-down season so far for Admiral King.
The Admirals were 4-4 before their game ag ...
Last Updated: 1/14/2010 10:10:28 PM
Boys basketball
Drew Tappel - New London, Sr.
What he did: Had 29 points,
13 rebounds and four a ...
Evans joins elite 1,000-point club Last Updated: 1/9/2010 11:54:12 PM
AVON — The 1,000-point club is a great accomplishment for any basketball player in high school.
Th ...
Evans goes beyond dad’s footsteps Last Updated: 1/8/2010 11:30:59 PM
LORAIN — In the second game of the season at Keystone, Avon defeated the Wildcats 35-31 led by Ashle ...
Basketball statistics Last Updated: 1/7/2010 8:46:46 PM
Boys
Player Points PPG
Anthony Hitchens, Clearview 118 19.7
R.J. Kauffman, Avon 157 19.6
N ...
All-Journal Football Team Last Updated: 12/24/2009 8:55:12 PM
First Team
Offense
Quarterback
Eric Schwieterman, Sr. - St. Paul
Schwieterman missed the first f ...
Livengood’s team has only gotten better Last Updated: 12/24/2009 8:56:22 PM
His season had a storybook ending but it didn’t take a miracle.
St. Paul head coach John Livengood ...
Morning Journal Players of the Week Last Updated: 12/17/2009 7:15:20 PM
Winter Player of the Week
WEEK 2
Boys Basketball: Connor Weir (Amherst), sr.
What he did: Score ...
Balanced attack has Amherst 5-0 Last Updated: 12/17/2009 7:14:28 PM
The Amherst girls basketball team has jumped out to a 5-0 start this season, and a 3-0 start in a to ...
Firelands All Conference Team Last Updated: 12/11/2009 11:33:38 PM
Firelands Conference All Conference Team
First Team
Offense: Quarterback - ERIC SCHWIETERMAN, ST. ...
Morning Journal 2009-'10 Wrestling Preview Last Updated: 12/10/2009 6:41:16 PM
Lake Erie League
Admiral King
Coach: Jim Black
Years as head coach: 3
Last season: LEL Conferenc ...
Morning Journal Players of the Week Last Updated: 12/10/2009 6:39:05 PM
Winter Player of the Week
WEEK 1
Boys Basketball: Taylor Emody (Edison), sr.
What he did: Had a g ...
Ogle making her mark at Southview Last Updated: 12/9/2009 11:48:52 PM
Hard work. All day.
That’s how Southview’s three-sport star Shanique Ogle lives.
That is also wh ...
Seniors go out on top for Flyers Last Updated: 12/6/2009 12:00:49 AM
MASSILLON — The St. Paul senior class created a lifetime of memories Saturday afternoon in Paul Brow ...
The final step Last Updated: 12/4/2009 12:07:24 AM
During his tenure as Norwalk St. Paul’s football coach, John Livengood has won a number of regular s ...
A powerful opponent Last Updated: 12/4/2009 12:05:24 AM
To be the champs, St. Paul will have to beat the champs.
Delphos St. John’s, who are the defending ...
CSU softball inks another Pioneer Last Updated: 11/20/2009 12:21:32 AM
CLEVELAND — Fresh off the first Horizon League Championship in school history, Cleveland State softb ...
The perfect challenge Last Updated: 11/19/2009 5:00:46 PM
After bumping off Hopewell-Loudon last week and Dalton the week before, the confidence of Bucyrus Wy ...
Seniors ready for last high school match Last Updated: 11/17/2009 12:16:11 AM
THE best and brightest volleyball players in Lorain County will hit the court one final time this ye ...
Comets ready to face another tall task Last Updated: 11/2/2009 11:44:14 PM
When Amherst steps onto Norwalk High School’s floor on Wednesday night in the Divison I Regional Sem ...
A Pirate's life Last Updated: 10/8/2009 10:03:22 PM
PERKINS TWP. — For the first six weeks of the football season, Perkins has been dominating opponents ...
Big games on the docket this week Last Updated: 10/8/2009 9:54:23 PM
THE Swami looked over this weekend’s high school football schedule and thought about how so many gam ...
Avon sophomore shines at WSC tournament Last Updated: 10/6/2009 11:45:28 PM
AFTER winning both the singles and doubles individual championships at the West Shore Conference tou ...
Staying on Tracht Last Updated: 10/1/2009 9:18:27 PM
NORWALK — When St. Paul’s All-Ohio quarterback Eric Schwieterman broke his thumb during pre-season p ...
Running for a state title Last Updated: 10/1/2009 9:17:31 PM
ELYRIA — Elyria Catholic proudly displays the hardware from its four cross country state titles — fr ...
Morning Journal Players of the Week Last Updated: 10/1/2009 7:28:29 PM
MORNING JOURNAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
WEEK 5
FOOTBALL: Alex Basinski, sr., (Amherst), QB
What he di ...
Swami sees playoff dreams dashed this week Last Updated: 10/1/2009 7:26:22 PM
Week 6 is here, and now is the time when playoff contenders step up and the pretenders wither away. ...
MJ Power Poll Last Updated: 9/24/2009 7:40:07 PM
1. St. Paul (4-0)
Another week, another win for the Flyers. After a convincing victory over Crestvi ...
Conference play brings a smile to Swami's face Last Updated: 9/18/2009 12:09:19 AM
As the days grow shorter and the first hints of fall are in the air, the Swami spent most of this we ...
Across the pond Last Updated: 9/18/2009 12:08:04 AM
VERMILION — To have two siblings playing the same sport at the same school is not that unusual.
Whe ...
The ground crew Last Updated: 9/18/2009 12:00:19 AM
Take notice Lorain County.
Keystone has shown why they are the ‘Wild’ Cats after two improbable vi ...
The busiest man in Elyria Last Updated: 9/10/2009 10:08:45 PM
ELYRIA — As any high school athlete will tell you, it’s hard enough to stand out at one sport. Excel ...
True sacrifice Last Updated: 9/10/2009 10:07:24 PM
To be the best, sometimes you have to make sacrifices.
For Dalal Hamad, who is Palestinian, sacrif ...
Morning Journal Players of the Week Last Updated: 9/10/2009 9:53:40 PM
FOOTBALL: Corry Sprouse, sr., RB, Keystone
What he did: He rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns ...
Split personality Last Updated: 9/4/2009 12:22:12 AM
LORAIN — Everyone knows Clearview’s Anthony Hitchens as the Clippers’ star running back.
Last seas ...
Morning Journal Players of the Week Last Updated: 9/4/2009 12:04:21 AM
MORNING JOURNAL Players of the Week for WEEK 1
Trynell Davis (Elyria), sr., RB/S/KR, Football
Wh ...
PREVIEW: Elyria at Amherst Last Updated: 8/27/2009 11:47:38 PM
Last season Elyria and Amherst opened the season with an offensive barrage. Eighty-six points and 76 ...
PREVIEW: Aurora at Avon Last Updated: 8/27/2009 11:45:34 PM
AVON — It was a springboard for both teams’ season.
When Avon traveled to Veteran’s Memorial Stadi ...
PREVIEW: Maple Heights at Avon Lake Last Updated: 8/27/2009 11:43:53 PM
AVON LAKE — It’d be easy enough for Avon Lake to look ahead to Week 2’s matchup with perennial power ...
Phoenix looks to rise into contender status Last Updated: 8/24/2009 1:01:33 PM
OBERLIN – When people talk about Oberlin athletics. football is usually not at the top of the list. ...
Same offense. new defense. same goal for Dukes Last Updated: 8/21/2009 2:39:23 PM
WELLINGTON — Speed. Quickness. Blazing. Call it what you will. but if Wellington is going to be a ma ...
Pirates head back to state as defending champs Last Updated: 6/5/2009 12:11:24 AM
Perkins head coach Shane Burrows had his dream come true a season ago when the Pirates boys track te ...
Pioneers hoping for state redemption Last Updated: 6/3/2009 11:47:01 PM
ELYRIA — Elyria is hoping the fourth time is the charm.
The Pioneers are making their fourth conse ...
