Plucky 13 moving on Chris Sweeney
Avon Lake qualified all but one of its wrestlers for the Perrysburg district tournament after finishing second at the Division 1 sectional hosted Saturday. Will Schnabel won the 165 pound title and teammate Jack Valerino earned the 138 pound crown. Valerino improved to 50-5 on the season and aims for his first state appearance after placing sixth at Perrysburg last year.
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Chris Sweeney
Chronicle-Telegram
Avon Lake
Perrysburg
Shoremen
Ashland
Will Schnabel
Mmalcneson
Valerino
Talon Boyd
Avon Lake High School
Schnabel
Bitonio weighs future as Browns face offseason choices
Browns left guard Joel Bitonio, nearing 12th season prospects, says decision on 2024 play is close but not ready. He cites family time, a 3-14 season, and ongoing talks with Zack Martin and Aaron Donald as context while Myles Garrett’s trade request adds intraparty tension.
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Scott Petra
Chronicle-Telegram
Cleveland
Joel Bitonio
Browns
Bitonio
Huntington Bank Field
Cowboys
Zack Martin
Martin
Rams
Aaron Donald
Myles Garrett
Garrett
Myles
Liv Schneider sparks Gators past Panthers in district final
In Akron North, 15th-seeded Laurel defeats fifth-seeded Elyria Catholic 50 to 40 to end EC’s season at 19-6. Tristan Williams held to 13 points as Liv Schneider hits five 3-pointers to fuel Laurel’s six-game win streak. Williams averaged 22 points, Rothgery laments late free throws.
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AKRON
Elyria Catholic
Eric Rothgery
Laurel
Tristan Williams
Liv Schneider
Gators
Panthers
Akron North
Tristan
Rothgery
Williams
Avon Lake defense seals first district title since 2019
Avon Lake uses lockdown defense holding Westlake to 26 percent shooting and dominates rebounds to win 54 30 in the Division III Northeast 6 final at Nordonia High School. Shoregals coach Paul Appel lauds the effort as seven players score led by Olivia Miller with 15 and Molly Milligan with 12 as a 13 0 run built a 21 14 halftime edge. Milligan adds back to back baskets in the third to fuel a 10 0 run and push the lead to 15.
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Todd Shapiro
Chronicle-Telegram
Macedonia
Avon Lake
Westlake
Nordonia High School
Shoregals
Paul Appel
Olivia Miller
Molly Milligan
Milligan
Demons
Open Door Girls Bowling Earn State Berth In District
Open Door girls bowling finished third at the Division II Northeast district at Rosewood Lanes to qualify for the state tournament in Columbus. Senior Anna Koglman led with a 557 series as the Patriots joined Keystone as Lorain County’s two state qualifiers.
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Patriots
Open Door
Rosewood Lanes
HP Lanes
Columbus
Lorain County
Keystone
Anna Koglman
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