Elyria and Mansfield battle for Buckeye crown in Fremont
Elyria Pioneers and Mansfield Tygers are the title favorites in the 17th Buckeye Conference Tournament starting at noon in Fremont. Stetler’s Elyria squad aims to place in nine weight classes to win, with key returnees including Fleck, McNulty, Showalter, Lemons, Murray, and Miles. Other entrants are Sandusky, Loram, Admiral King, Marion, Findlay, and Fremont.
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Elyria
Buckeye
Ray Manfall
Paul Showalter
Doug Drew
Tim Meadows
John McNulty
Jock Murray
Don Lemons
Eric Miles
Bob Fleck
Ray Emerson
Mike McGraw
Brian Sittinger
C-T
Bill Stetler
Mansfield
Fremont
Pioneers
Stetler
Sandusky
Loram
Admiral King
Marion
Findlay
Manfull
Mike Trivitt
Sittinger
Seeded teams drawn in regional wrestling bracket details
Ridgeville the top seed selected Westlake Rocky River, then Brunswick chose King, Avon Lake picked Elyria, and Midview avoided Elyria until eleventh. Elyria dominates with 17 sectional titles in 21 years and 14 district crowns in 21 years, while Ridgeville has one district title and three sectional crowns including last year. Westlake claims two sectional titles, Admiral King eleven, and Elyria's modern dominance contrasts with Ridgeville’s smaller trophy case.
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Ridgeville
Rangers
Elyria
Pioneers
Westlake
Admiral King
King
Keystone Wildcats Herald Top Seed In Class A Sectional
Keystone Wildcats claim the No 1 seed in the Buckeye Class A Sectional as coach Bill Bird leads a rebound from recent doldrums. They open Feb 15 against Lutheran West 2-10, with winner facing Holy Name on Feb 24 for a Canton District bid. Keystone sits 8-5, Holy Name 4-7, Mogadore 8-5, and Clearview 3-10, with district titles and state glory within reach.
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Keystone
Wildcats
Buckeye
Bill Bird
Lutheran West
Holy Name
Canton
Black River
Clearview
Gibmonr
Hlyna Catholic
Enyria Catholic
Lake Catholic
Loran Catholic
Paul LaGrottena
Southview
Benedictine
Kevin Calhoun
Midview
Cleveland Centr Catholic
George South
Warrensville
Goarts
Gary Grambley
Cleveland Central Catholic
Trinit
Beso
Tom Smetko
Lake Thole
Trumuty
Chanel
Firelands
Akron Hoban
NAT Columbia
Elyma West
Cuyahoga Heights
Brooklyn, Avon
Trinity
Lutheran On West
Phelans
Martin Luther King
South Amherst
North Royalton
Clevela Central Catholic
Area Top Ten high school boys basketball leaders
Firelands Bill Szabo heads the Area Top Ten with 29.2 points per game followed by Keystone’s Clay Dill and Midpark’s Mike Kanieski. Dill’s 31 points lift him to 27.0 while Kanieski reaches 25.0 after a 27-point night. Ciarrone climbs to fourth with 28 points, swapping places with Svete who slips to fifth.
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Firelands
Bill Szabo
Keystone
Clay Dill
Midpark
Mike Kanieski
Szabo
South Amherst
Dill
Kanieski
Elyria West
Berea
Lorain Catholic
Rich Ciarrone
Holy Name
Lorain
Lee Svete
Fields
LorCat
Bobby Shomo
Ely Chris
Rick Williams
Oberlin
Dan Wasil
Lake Ridge
Larry Keller
Jerry Roberts
Columbia
Buckeye T
Svete
Lor
Waz Amherst
Cage
Sand
McGilton
Fre Underman
Ely
Bell
Find
Clearview North Central
Crarrone
Ave
Amherst
Dawn Bar- Thompson
Chanel
Field
Fogarty
Gadowski
Nancy Meyer
Mary Grambley
EC Lakeland
Beth Sliman
Keller
Ober
Ars Amherst
Lake
Clearview
Debbie Suppa
Fire
Kes
Dal
Roberts
Stocs
Avonci
Ambherst
SC Southwestern
Maurer
Fair
Comets
Hook
Bay
Simpson
Clearview T Inman
Med
Auberst
Brown
Barfield
Suppa
Meyer
Kolb Bancock
Grashice
SC VW Ag
Shiman
Novak
Conwell
Maple
Gerwy
Soccer signup meeting for Elyria youth players
The Greater Elyria Soccer Organization invites youths up to 19 years old to a meeting and registration on Monday at 7 30 PM at the Elyria American Legion Hall. Attendees should sign up at the meeting.
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Greater Elyria
Elyria
Elyria Midgets Tie North Olmsted 3-3 in Derby
Elyria Midget hockey team battled North Olmsted to a 3-3 tie on Wednesday. Tom Monroe scored twice with one assist to spark Elyria, joined by Conroy Chapel and Billy Hrivnak on the scoresheet. John Emerich guarded the Elyria goal as they outshot the visitors 23-22.
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Elyria
North Olmsted
Tom Monroe
Conroy Chapel
Billy Hrivnak
John Emerich
Elyria Catholic Faces lineup shakeup for Firelands clash
Elyria Catholic may start tonight with coach Joe Lynch short-handed after guard Bill Embhein sprained his ankle in the Hoban game. If Tucker cannot start, Bob Fletchinger or Tucker will direct Chanel's one guard offense as Columbia looms as a potential sleeping giant. Columbia coach Dave Kuhn stresses pressing and tested depth with the return of sophomore Jerry Wood after a back issue.
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Firebird
Joe Lynch
Bill Embhein
Hoban
Tucker
Bob Fletchinger
Chanel
Panthers
Columbia
Raiders
Avon
Guinta
Dave Kuhn
Firelands
Kuhn
Jerry Wood
Wood
Marion Seeks Home Edge In Elyria Showdown
Coach Riley notes Elyria’s 59 55 win over Marion in December and cites Jamie Gilbert’s second half as key. With Findlay’s crowd advantage and inside duo Dave Rieker and Rick Bell, Elyria must handle pressure and press to keep pace, while seeking a bold home win after a strong road run.
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Riley
Marion
Mansfield
Elyria
Jamie Gilbert
Findlay
Sandusky
Trojans
Dave Rieker
Rick Bell
Rieker
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