Elyria Eyes Lead as North Ridgeville Hosts Strong Sectional
Elyria leads a tight-sanctioned AAA sectional at North Ridgeville with Midpark and Bay City rivalries shaping semifinals. Defending champ Midpark holds a slim half point edge over Bay, as eight Bay wrestlers, seven Midpark, and several Elyria and North Olmsted standouts advance to the semifinals, including Jock Murray and Patton in the 126-pound class and notable Lorain County double-finish in the 192-pound.
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Len Pariano
Super Soph
Jock Murray
Midview
Pat Patton Patton
Southview
Larry Stark
Highland, South lead at Hudson in AA sectional wrestling
After seven hours of Class AA sectional wrestling at Hudson Akron South and defending state champion Medina Highland led a field of 15 teams with strong performances. Columba Elyria Catholic Oberlin Clearview Elyna West still had multiple seeds alive as semifinals began noon today with finals tonight at 30.
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John Bianchi
Bay
Joe Scaletta
Mike DeAnna
Rockets
Elyria
Paul Sunagel
John Thrasher
Romano
Hudson
Akron South
Medina Highland
Columba and
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Oberlin
Clearview
Elyna West
Don Clark
Wayne Walker
Dale Bradford
Bruce Campbell
Elyria West
Kevin Lincoln
Rusty Leighty
George Lyons
Mike Flemming
Vermilion leads Class AA wrestling after first round
Vermilion tops the standings with 64 points while Huron trails at 49 and Shelby at 36 after opening action in the Class AA wrestling tournament. Individual results list multiple pin and decision wins for Vermilion and nearby schools as Norwalk Edison and Ontonagon chase early rounds.
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Shelby
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Ontano
Edison
Willard
Cleartork
Clyde
Margaretia
Lea Figueroa Hits Second 600 Series In League Night
Lea Figueroa became the fifth area woman to reach 600 twice this season, posting a 632 in three games 211 234 and 187 in the Friday Night Ladies league. Retha Harrison added a 529 series while Debbie Bayer rolled 202 single game. Bea Vincest, Jan Porrelli, and the club listed.
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Kegler
Retha Harnson
Debbie Bayer
CLUB
Retha Harrison
Jan Porrelli
Bea Vincest
Brentwood Two-Man Best Ball field ruled by top amateurs
A field of 80, led by Glenn Apple and Boots Widener, top Northeast Ohio amateurs, tee off tomorrow in the Brentwood Two-Man Best Ball Tournament. Elyria’s Jim Couch, past winner, is paired with a strong group as public participation remains open and players report 15 minutes before 9:00 a.m.
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Glenn Apple
Boots Widener
Ohio
Elyria
Jim Couch
Elyria City
Lorain County
Local bowling league leaders post high 600s and 600s
Gonzalez tops the Friday Bowling Center C league with a 650 series featuring 227, 206, and 217. Gallon adds 642 and Dick 625 in the same loop. Krupar 609 and Filareto 609 shine in the Tappan and Grafton Holy Name action, while Trenchard posts a 247 high. Willis matches 247, and Washington converts the 467 split in Tappan.
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Floyd Gonzalez
George Gallon
Crittre Dick
John Krupar
Pete Filareto
Grafton
Mark Trenchard
Jim Willis
Beff Washington
Tourney series ends with exciting high school moments
Roger Negin wraps a decade of area high school tournament coverage in a final article set to publish tomorrow. The series has highlighted key plays, standout players, and dramatic finishes across the last ten years of competition.
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Roger Negin
West and Highland battle in Glass AA tourney game
West dominated rebounding with 46 individual boards while Highland logged a single team rebound. A large Glass AA crowd filled the Hilton gym as Admiral King hosts a Lorain sectional with East/West powerhouses and standout Manzie Williams.
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Highland
Lorain Admiral King
Lutheran West Pulls Away To Beat Pirates In Sectional
Lutheran West built a 10 point burst in the second period and rolled to a 79 59 victory over Black River in Class A sectional action. Scott Morrison scored 21 points finishing with 1000th career point on a late free throw. Cary Schuett led LW with 24 points while Mike Grove added 10 as the Pirates shot 37 percent to LW 44 percent. The Longhorns advance to face the Keystone Megadore winner next Friday for a Canton District berth.
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Nick Chin
Mike Greve
Keven Radke
Lutheran West
Buckeye
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Tom Dangerfield
Mallet Creek
Scott Morrison
Morrison
Cary Schuett
Mike Grove
Steve Rooh
Chuck Linden
Keystone
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