Banquet Moves to Airy Crystal Springs Beach House
The Lorain Elyria Hall of Fame banquet faced heat and crowd discomfort as organizers moved to air conditioned Crystal Springs Beach House on Bagley. Speeches will be shortened to five to ten minutes. many firms in Lorain sponsor large tables at $100, with mixed tables available for individuals. Bill Barton handles tickets at Elyria High School. deadline is next Thursday. Cleveland TV figure Jim Graner will speak along with past inductees.
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Elyria Sports Hall of Fame
Elyria
Board of Directors
Crystal Springs Beach House
Bagley Oa
Vic Janowicz
Lorain
Bill Barton
Elyria High School
Cleveland
Jim Graner
Findlay Eyes Buckeye Track Title Shake Up
Findlay, 1983 Class AAA state cross country champ, chases Sandusky’s seven straight Buckeye Conference track titles at Donnell Stadium. Key Trojan threats include Brent Beams with top marks in 880 and mile relays, Brad Bosse six foot six jump, Harry Voxtheimer two miler, plus strong showings from Elyria and Lorain athletes in high jump, pole vault, and discus.
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Findlay
Sandusky
Buckeye
Donnell Stadium
Brent Beams
Elyria
Scott
Henry
Harrison Thiist
Vaughn Shores
Rick Hoskin
Wayne Fitzpatrick
Mike Pasenow
Warren Fitzpatrick
Thrist
Roy Hail
Hoskin
Bulldogs Host First Bulldog Relays at Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls High School opens its new all weather track for the inaugural Bulldog Booster Relays with eight teams including Avon, Brooklyn, Columbia, Elyria Catholic, Elyria West, Independence and Lorain Catholic. Field events start noon and running events at 2 pm. Brooklyn is favored to win the boys crown while Olmsted Falls hopes for success in the girls division.
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Olmsted Falls
Avon
Brooklyn
Columbia
Elyria Catholic
Elyria West
Independence
Lorain Catholic
Bay
John Sanders
Sanders
Bob Cummins
Buckeye Eyes Fourth Straight Inland Track Title
Buckeye aims for a fourth consecutive Inland Conference track crown at Ely Stadium with finals at 6 p.m. after 4 p.m. field events prelims. Avon and Firelands pose the strongest challenge as Buckeye depth in field events towers over rivals, with key scorers Pievarchy and Morlock in the weights and frequent references to notable performances across distances and relays.
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Buckeye
Ely Stadium
Westlake Bay Track Teams Face Dual Weekend Tests
Wayne Gray's Bay High track squad enters two meets this weekend at West Tech Relays and the 10th annual Westlake Relays. Bay seeks improved results after last weekend's fourth at Bellaire Relays and aims to be the team to beat in Westlake. Medina and Bay are contenders in the girls division alongside Westlake. Field events start at noon with running at 2 p.m. Other boys entrants include Avon Lake, Bedford, Berea, Brecksville, Fairview, Medina, Midpark, North Olmsted and Rocky River. girls entrants include six additional teams. The piece notes Bay's Jim Ferguson led Bay with top series and game in a prior event, and quotes coaches on Bay's depth and potential balance.
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Law
Dale Friar
Vermilion
Amherst
Fred Greenhill
Southview
Lorain
Stefan Hopkins
Oberlin
Bill Orr
North Olmsted
Greg Molnar
North Olmsted Bay
Chris Smyth
Berea
Obertin Dim Reullich
Bay
Chris Brown
Gerry Pence
Bay Byron Cato
Admiral King
Jim Reulbach
Bob Manson
Strongsville
Scott Michelich
Westlake
Don Gotwald
Dim Cradford
Midpark SE No Mile
Peter Kummant
Mark Lipaj
Eric Wagner
Brookside
Jeff Wilhelm
Larry Fortner
Clearview
Don Healy
Scot Gilbert
James Camel
Elyria West
Bob Brown
Midview
Harrison Thrist
Elyria Tam
Rick Wood
Columba
Chris Koehler
Fick Hoskin
Elyria
Stan Showalter
Frank Sarna
Johnny Rivera
Sb Ernie Fritz
Scott Henry
Brian Granneman
New London
Rob Vincent
Rick Zvosec
Joel Bender
Vaughn Shores
Jorge Cardona
Steve Bales
Lee Gnagy
Keystone
Bellaire
John Adams
Glenville
Rockets
West Tech
Gray
Medina
Larry Nickel
Steve Miscencik
Phil Wingenfield
Jim Janmer
Will Gerlach
Parker Reynolds
John Bledsoe
Scott Reynolds
Les Linhardt
Brecksville
John Cannady
Maple Heights
Bret Kramer
Julius Feller
Bedford
Mike Burley
Rick Radigan
Olmsted Falls
Fred Mintz
Grady Jackson
Jim Odgen
Larry Starks
Ted Farrer
Craig Hesser
Don Hauth
Ken Match
Larry Adebor
Damon Reinagle
Lee Vande Visse
Honester Davidson
Fairview
Mark Lesmak
Bruce Garlery
Matt Frazen
Bill Schlatterbeck
Don O'Hearn
Ray Craig Bechtold
Brett Altieri
Bruce Brown
Tim Doerr
Steelmen Top Streaks in Buckeye Conference Victory
Lorain edged Sandusky 11-4 as Russ Legg collected three hits and four RBIs to pace the Steelmen. Greg Layonn allowed six hits and earned his fifth win as Lorain improved to 18-5 overall and 2-2 in league play.
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Sandusky
Russ Legg
Lorain
Buckeye
Greg Layonn
Steelmen
Outdoor clubs give trees away at Avon festival
Avon conservation and Avon Sportsmen's Club run a joint booth at the Festival of Flowers at Avon City Hall from 6 to 11 p.m. through Sunday, giving away about 400 scotch pine seedlings daily. The booth will host nightly games and a benefit drawing at 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Avon
Avon City Hall
Avon Conservation Club
Avon Sportsmen’s Club
American Legion baseball tryouts announced for Elyria area
American Legion schedules two day tryouts for the local legion team at North Park starting at 2 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday. Open to boys from Elyria and Elyria Catholic and Elyria West high schools. Manager Bob Rieth announced the event. Also notes Jack Nicklaus carded ten sub par 72 hole totals in the Masters.
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American Legion
North Park
Bob Rieth
Legion
Elyria
Elyria Catholic
Elyria West
Jack Nicklaus
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Jim Morlock
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Westlake Relays
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Doug Drain
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Larry Galazin
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Elyria Avenge & Implement
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