Vermilion Eyes New Conference After West Holmes Exit
Vermilion principal Mine Colatruglio weighs options as West Holmes defect forces a regional realignment. The Mohican Area Conference loses a member to a new Ohio Heartland lineup, leaving Black River and others to juggle a five team MAC schedule amid travel concerns and uncertain future affiliations.
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Clear Fork
Mohican
MAC
Holmes County
Rob Eckenrode
Wooster
Orrville
Woodruff
Davis Baker
Sean Carmichael
Area schools weigh new conference setups in unstable leagues
In western and central Ohio high school conferences, frequent league shuffles disrupt the region for years. The piece argues for a long term conference shake up to reduce travel, balance competition, and align enrollments, proposing a Lorain County based split into four tiers as one possible approach led by sports editor Jerry Rombach.
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Patton Wins Lou Rotunda Award At Elyria Catholic
Jim Patton received the 42nd Lou Rotunda Award at Elyria Catholic Senior Honors Assembly. He combines athletics with academics and citizenship, holding a 4176 GPA and varsity football basketball and track honors. He plans Harvard study and is a standout in track and field with state contender relay teams and hurdle marks.
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Lou Rotunda
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Jon Muro
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Piwinski Walks Off Firelands To Cap Intense Rivalry Victory
Freshman Lisa Piwinski delivered a two out line drive down the third baseline scoring Davis and Kaya for a 3-2 win as Firelands and Keystone renew their storied rivalry. Erin Shaw, Brittney Robinson, and stellar defense kept the game tight through eight innings with several sparkling plays.
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Erin Shaw
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Lindsay Kaya
Brandy Jacob
Ashlee Wright
Stauffer
Stanley
Jacob
Kaya
Katie Szefcyck
Keystone
Lisa Piwinski
Piwinski
Phil
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Solomon
Robinson
Falcons
Wildcats Firelands
Vick Wright
Cassie Banks
Wright
Amanda Friedl
Olmsted Falls Completes Perfect SWC Season With 8 2 Win
Olmsted Falls caps a 25 1 season and 14 0 SWC record by defeating rival North Olmsted 8 2 on Thursday They finish undefeated in the league for the first time Five Bulldogs had two singles each Karl Gist belted a two run homer for Falls while North Olmsted pitcher Keun Ping and Cam Keys contributed two hits apiece The Bulldogs started the year oversaw four pitchers in the win and only loss came in the district final to Elyria Catholic
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Youngstown Boardman
Hilliard Davidson
Krysta Sylvester
Marissa Bartholomew
Kaden Correto
Rbi
Bartholomew
Rius
Fats
Melissa Myher
Tallmadge mounts comeback to stun Hebron Lakewood in state semifinal
Tallmadge erased a 6-0 deficit to beat Hebron Lakewood 7-6 in the Division II state baseball tournament semifinal at Sill Davis Stadium. Brandon Carpen led off the eighth with a homer as Tallmadge rallied after bases loaded threats in the seventh. They advance to face NDCL in the state final.
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Hebron Lakewood
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Mike Kline
Mike Oliver
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Elyria Catholic
NDCL
Hamilton stuns Anthony Wayne in semifinal to reach state final
Katie Halcomb fired a complete seven inning gem allowing three hits and driving in two as Hamilton topped Anthony Wayne 1 to 0 in the state softball tournament semifinal at Brookside Park Ashland. Halcomb struck out 11 walked two and had a two run single in the third. Jair Short and Brandi Jones added RBIs for Big Blue.
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Ed Garcia
Alex Reese
Cooper Stadium
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Dublin Coffman
Garcia
Katie Halcomb
Hamilton
Whitehouse
Anthony Wayne
Brookside Park
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Halcomb
Jair Short
Brandi Jones
Big Blue
Elyria
Chrissy Gothke
Youngstown Boardman
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