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| Softball | 5/22/2013 | Mentor | 3 | Riverside | 1 |
| Softball | 5/22/2013 | Beaumont | 0 | NDCL | 3 |
| Softball | 5/22/2013 | Geneva | 5 | Jefferson | 2 |
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Perry state champion commits to Edinboro
Updated: 5/24/2013 1:24:13 AM EST
Perry’s Billy Miller has always looked up to his head coach, Dave Rowan. When it came time to decide where he wanted to compete in college, Miller knew exactly who to ask for advice. The junior hea...
Wickliffe rallies to win district title
Updated: 5/24/2013 12:57:11 AM EST
The Blue Devils already had to wait one extra day to keep their postseason run alive and weren’t about to wait another. Wickliffe’s Gio Casella had the go-ahead RBI and hustled to make the final ...
University's talented lacrosse player ready for next level
Updated: 5/24/2013 12:44:34 AM EST
He’s a fan. A big fan. He will TiVo games. He will watch them as if he’s watching a live event. He watches some games again. Sometimes he watches games a third time. Championships games are lik...
Track: Newbury high jumper claims district title
Updated: 5/23/2013 12:21:33 PM EST
Katie MacPherson readily admits clearing 5 feet in high jump isn’t so much about getting over the bar as much as it is getting over the mental block of its challenge. Wednesday during the Division ...
Track: Lake's Matt Ludwig captures district pole vault title
Updated: 5/23/2013 12:19:36 PM EST
Lake Catholic sophomore Matt Ludwig just picked up pole vaulting last year. It’s an event that has come natural to him. He put his talent on display on the first day of the Division I Mentor distr...
Baseball: Wickliffe's district title game suspended
Updated: 5/23/2013 12:08:44 PM EST
Nothing seemed to go right for Wickliffe in the fifth inning in the Division III Euclid District final against Garretsville. The Blue Devils couldn’t field the ball cleanly on the infield and saw ...
Softball: Mentor earns first regional berth since 2006
Updated: 5/23/2013 12:18:25 PM EST
If you don’t know the history, write your own. There weren’t many people at Mentor’s Division I district softball final on Wednesday who recalled the last time the Cardinals advanced to the reg...
Baseball: Chagrin Falls, NDCL to face off for district title
Updated: 5/21/2013 12:49:34 AM EST
Both Chagrin Falls and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin found themselves in favorable positions late in their respective district semifinals on Monday afternoon. With their No. 1 starters doing all they ...
Monday's high school roundup
Updated: 5/21/2013 12:48:32 AM EST
BASEBALL -- Benedictine booked its place in the Division II district title game at the Pipe Yard in Lorain with a three-run rally in the top of the seventh inning for a 7-6 victory over Vermilion. ...
Football: Mentor's Conner Krizancic commits to Cincinnati
Updated: 5/21/2013 12:47:45 AM EST
Deep down, Conner Krizancic probably knew nearly two months ago where his college football path would take him. After thinking it over and weighing all the factors, the 6-foot-2 receiver from Mento...
Baseball: NDCL routs Mayfield in district tuneup
Updated: 5/19/2013 12:57:39 AM EST
With the sectional round of the postseason tournament completed, NDCL and Mayfield made time for a tuneup game before the start of districts — only one team did most of the tuning. The Lions sent...
Rebels beat Panthers, storm into districts
Updated: 5/18/2013 12:15:14 AM EST
South’s Dan Elliot experienced an interesting 24 hours. After fielding the last out in the Rebels’ win over Shaker Heights in the first round of the postseason on Thursday, Elliot hurt his knee ...
Slow start distance memory for Kirtland
Updated: 5/18/2013 12:12:10 AM EST
It was a difficult time for the Kirtland softball team. The Hornets had just let a late-game lead evaporate into defeat against Orange in the early portion of the season. As Coach Tony Scibelli and h...
Cards rally to win battle of Mentor
Updated: 5/18/2013 12:49:02 PM EST
Mentor coach Eddie Bolden didn’t have to do much to motivate his team during halftime of Friday’s game against visiting Lake Catholic. The Cougars already did plenty the year before when they bea...
Baseball: South storms past Euclid and into districts
Updated: 5/17/2013 10:11:40 PM EST
South’s Dan Elliot experienced an interesting 24 hours. After fielding the last out in the Rebels’ win over Shaker Heights in the first round of the postseason on Thursday, Elliot hurt his knee ...
Baseball: Top of the Crop for May 17
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:56:09 AM EST
1. (1) Mentor 17-5 2. (2) Kenston 19-3 3. (3) Chagrin Falls 20-7 4. (6) Gilmour 17-4 5. (4) North 19-7 6. (5) NDCL 13-11 7. (7) Fairport 18-7 8. (NR) Euclid 15-6 9. (10) Chardon 15-9 10. (8) ...
Baseball notes: NOC is one of toughest conferences in the area
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:55:16 AM EST
The Northeast Ohio Conference is one of the toughest around, no better evidenced by the final standings: a four-way tie. Mentor, Strongsville, Brunswick and Medina all finished 7-3 to share first plac...
Walkoff winner for Fairport
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:53:36 AM EST
Nic Paolo walked to the plate knowing any number of situations could have helped Fairport win its Division IV sectional final at home against Cornerstone Christian. Trailing by a run with one out and...
What they's saying about the competitive balance proposal defeat
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:51:24 AM EST
“I’m happy the competitive balance went down. They have a lot to do to make it better.” Mentor athletic director Jeff Cassella “I think private schools should come up with a plan, too, and ...
Transfer bylaw changed
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:48:39 AM EST
Student-athletes who transfer will no longer lose a full year of eligibility. While the competitive balance referendum was the hottest of topics on the OHSAA’s ballot this month, a handful of other...
Turnout for OHSAA referendum lower than expected
Updated: 5/17/2013 12:47:29 AM EST
A mere 19 votes were the difference between passage and failure of the OHSAA’s Competitive Balance referendum, which was announced on Thursday. One-hundred, fifty-seven member schools did not vote....
Track and field: Chardon boys win first PAC meet since 2007
Updated: 5/16/2013 1:39:27 AM EST
Grant Mlack spoke earlier this season at the Miele Invitational about altering his mindset when he steps on the track. He wanted to change from, as he put it, "I have to run," to "I'm able to run."...
Baseball: NDCL rallies to beat University in postseason opener
Updated: 5/14/2013 9:58:17 PM EST
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin has won 11 of the last 18 district championships, so it was wasn’t about to go down in its first postseason game this year. After managing just one hit through the first ...
Monday's high school roundup
Updated: 5/14/2013 1:25:01 AM EST
SOFTBALL -- Host Fairport (13-7) advanced to a Division IV sectional final against Windham with a 14-0 victory over Cornerstone. Cora Paolino pitched a one-hitter. -- Ledgemont (9-10) advanced in Di...
OHSAA vote has schools divided
Updated: 5/14/2013 1:23:12 AM EST
As the hours tick away to the Wednesday voting deadline for the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s competitive balance referendum, many questions remain. Could those lingering questions result...
Track: Kenston relay rallies at CVC meet
Updated: 5/14/2013 1:28:50 AM EST
Anyone who is adamant about league meets not meaning a great deal to athletes in the grand scheme should have paid close attention to Owen Norley’s anchor leg on the boys 4x800-meter relay Monday du...
Girls track notes: West Geagua coach enjoys second area record
Updated: 5/14/2013 1:21:00 AM EST
In a sense, it all felt eerily similar for West Geauga coach Mike Taurasi. In 2007, Taurasi had the best vantage point in the house as Katelyn Williams set The News-Herald area record in the high jum...
Softball: North sweeps Mayfield with tournament on tap
Updated: 5/12/2013 12:50:54 PM EST
Heavy rain on Friday left North's varsity softball field unplayable for a Saturday doubleheader against visiting Mayfield. Perhaps the Rangers should flood their home field more often. Behind a ...
Baseball: Harvey upsets Gilmour, Riverside holds off Mayfield at Classic Park
Updated: 5/12/2013 12:45:07 AM EST
Harvey had Saturday's matchup against Gilmour at Classic Park circled on its calendar all season. With five wins entering the game, one would be forgiven for thinking the Red Raiders were just excited...
High school sports: Track slate wiped out by weather
Updated: 5/11/2013 12:50:15 AM EST
Thanks to Mother Nature, many of The News-Herald area's track and field teams will go into their league meets after a free weekend. All three N-H area invitationals slated for Friday — Mayfield Invi...
Prep notes: VASJ selects Zavorek as new AD, changes at Cardinal, Riverside
Updated: 5/11/2013 12:49:13 AM EST
Nathan Zavorek has been a behind-the-scenes assistant with the Villa Angela-St. Joseph boys basketball team the past few years. The 1994 graduate of VASJ is ready to come to the forefront. Zavor...
High school football: Chardon tight end Andrew Gray getting noticed
Updated: 5/11/2013 12:48:43 AM EST
Andrew Gray is a throwback — and the right people are noticing. Playing tight end in Chardon's run-oriented offense means the 6-foot-4, 212-pound junior doesn't have a lot of opportunities to cat...