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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1999
Page
6
Height 5-8 forward, Firelands player totals 192 points this season with a 9.6 scoring average and 40 percent field goals. Free throw percentage 55. Rebounds not listed. Plans to attend Lorain County Community College to major in animal science.
Layla Willis, 5-9 forward, starred in 1998-99 with 537 points and a 25 point game average. She posted 11 rebounds and 5 assists per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 66 percent from the line. Career points total 1,572. Future plans include undecided college choice and a pharmacy major.
The 19th annual Lorain County Senior Girls All Star Basketball games will be March 24 at Midview High School. The D II versus D IV opener starts at 6 pm, followed by the D III game. The 1999 Miss Basketball Award will be presented, sponsored by the Lorain County Girls Basketball Coaches Association and The Chronicle Telegram, with WEOL AM 936 carrying the action.
In Elyria, an eight man all tournament team was chosen from the boys Division I sectional at Elyria High. Elyria Catholic and Brooklyn each had two honorees with Lutheran West Oberlin Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and Columbia adding one each. Selected were R. C. Clapham and Matt Wilhelm of Elyria Catholic Jim Derzko and Clint Nagentte of Brooklyn Scottie White of Oberlin Dan Augustis of Columbia Chris Van Buskirk of Lutheran West and Todd Blackledge will speak at Amherst High School today as part of Life's Playbook to guide teens on athletics academics and life addressing 1250 students. He will speak at Rocky River High School in the afternoon.
The 62nd state wrestling tournament at Ohio State featured a new format with double elimination. Local wrestlers secured 15 of 31 state places, including Mark Jayne of Elyria winning his second title for Lakewood St. Edward and Lorain County standouts like Jake Percival and Marc Jameyson earning high placements. The event drew 15,189 for the night finals and 74,613 across three days, as Walsh Jesuit claimed its seventh Division I title and Delta won its ninth overall in Division II.
Former Amherst star Phil Parker says the Iowa defensive backs job is a prestige upgrade from Toledo. He drives long hours days with staff meetings and off season prep, moving to Iowa City with wife Sandy and two kids joining later. Parker emphasizes learning new defensive language, coordinating four new coaches, and praising Hawkeye players and community.
First Baptist senior Tim Stedman sealed the area boys scoring title with 23 points in a Division IV sectional defeat to Kidron Central Christian and 30 in a later regular season game versus Cleveland Heritage. Lake Ridge junior Ben Mazu zak added 25 against Lutheran East as their teams exited the Division IV sectional.
Lorain Catholic senior Holly Koepp, likely securing a second straight scoring title, left early in the third with a head injury after a sprained ankle as SC fell to Mogadore in Division IV sectional play. Clearview’s Layla Willis led with 25 points in a district semifinal win over Wellington and 15 in the district crown win over Black River. Elyria’s Jessy Verhoff scored 18 as the Eagles exited districts to North Olmsted, and Olmsted Falls’ Jackie Mason scored 21 in a win over Elyria Catholic before Falls lost to Buckeye.
The Olmsted Falls athlete pictured on page D7 is Katie Zwingler, not Kelly Henton. In the Division II district final, Henton and Melanie Hill each scored 10 while Zwingler had eight. Olmsted Falls fell 56 to 46 to Buckeye.
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