Pirates capture sectional prizes at Oberlin
Rocky River Pirates beat St Augustine 16 14 15 46 to win their Division I volleyball match and advance to the second round against Brooklyn. Black River Pirates defeated Avon 13 8 13 7 to secure their first straight-sets win this season and set up a clash with Elyria Catholic.
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Oberlin
Rocky River
Black River
Pirates
Rocky River Pirates
St. Augustine
Nina Calabrese
Katie Vivian
Nancy Winkier
Holly Leffen
Avon
M.J
Schafer
Marty Yonkof
Avon Eagles
Elyria Catholic
Qbertin
Brookside dominates Bay in sectional volleyball opener
Brookside beat Bay 36 14 13 7 in Midpark High School, powered by 20 aces led by Dana Dietz who spiked six. Bay struggled with serves as Brookside eyeed a sectional final against Olmsted Falls, a 16-0 regular season powerhouse. Bay coach Sherry OCallaghan said the program is rebuilding.
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Middleburg Heights Bay High
Brookside
Bay
Midpark High School
Rockets
Cardinals
Kathy Busse
Busse
Olmsted Falls
Bulldogs
Ohio
Katie Russell
Dana Dietz
Dietz
Sherry O’callaghan
Region volleyball sees Ridgeville Amherst edge and fall
In Tuesday sectional play at Midview four teams advanced while Ridgeville and North Ridgeville bowed out after tough showings against Lorain and Westlake. Lorain beat Ridgeville 14 to 10 in the fifth set while Westlake defeated Amherst 15 9 15 9. Lorain advances to meet Midpark Saturday at 7:15 p.m. at Midview. Westlake hosts Elyria at 8:15 p.m. and Southview meets North Olmsted in another late game.
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Grafton
Midview
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Lorain
Westlake
Lady Steelmen
Rangers
Demons
Southview
Admiral King
West Tech
Lincoln West
Mandi Schue
Nicole Lovett
Bernadette Noland
Nichole Francis
Janice Hoffman
Lisa Dragan
Ridgeville
Ranger
Stacey Kuhl
Francis
Lynne Hodan-Szente
Janet Bier
Bier
Midpark
Westlake-Amherst
Jennifer Walsh
Cassie Karas
Tom Mahl
Chronicle
Jenny Schwarz
Elyria Catholic Players Earn Week Honors
Elyria Catholic linebacker Aaron Henely and running back Dave Vitovitz were named defensive and offensive players of the week after a 40 to 0 win over Oregon Cardinal Stritch. Henely had five solo tackles, two assists, and a six yard loss stop, while Vitovitz ran eight times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore offensive tackle Frank Gant was graded 89 by the coaches.
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Aaron Henely
Dave Vitovitz
Oregon
Stritch
Henely
Cardinal
Vitovitz
Frank Gant
Udes
Panther
Oberlin Seniors Lead 24-0 Win Over Brookside
Oberlin high school players Jason Yarber and Joe Holt each caught a touchdown pass while Yarber added 46 receiving yards and Holt 43 yards on three receptions. Willie Young anchored the line with eight tackles including four for loss and a sack as the offense and defense earned the shutout.
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Jason Yarber
Joe Holt
Willie Young
Oberlin
Brookside
Yarber
Holt
Young
Vermilion Mat Coaches Needed For High School
Vermilion High School seeks a varsity assistant middleweight coach and a middle school assistant coach. Call varsity head coach Steve Hansen at 967-5149. Avon needs a junior high wrestling coach contact Athletic Director Marty Yonkot.
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Vermilion
Vermilion High School
Steve Hansen
Avon
Marty Yonkot
Lake Ridge Triumphs In State Qualifier At Stow
Lake Ridge defeated Stow 10 in a state qualifying field hockey game as Shan Selby scored an unassisted goal at 20 minutes, the winner coming off a penalty corner. The Royals improved to 6-5-3 and travel to Shaker Heights on Thursday for the next tournament contest.
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North Ridgeville
Shannon Selby
Lake Ridge
Stow
Selby
Royals
Shaker Heights
Local OHSAA ratings place Vermilion Avon Lake and Olmsted Falls in contention
Ohio high school football ratings released by the OHSAA show Vermilion Avon Lake and Olmsted Falls among top contenders in their regions. The system uses average points per week, with Vermilion second in Division 2 Region 7, Avon Lake third, Olmsted Falls third in Division 1 Region 10, and other area teams like North Olmsted Berea Elyria West Black River and Clearview also ranking in the top 10 across divisions.
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Columbus
Vermilion
Avon Lake
Olmsted Falls
Ohio High School Athletic Association
OHSAA
West Holmes
Wauseon
Oak Harbor
Bulldogs
North Olmsted
Berea
Elyria West
Black River
Archbold
Clearview
Firelands Eliminate Elyria Catholic In Overtime
Firelands edged Elyria Catholic 4 3 in overtime to advance in the Division I sectional tournament. Eric Youngress converted a late penalty kick with three seconds remaining. Jason Corley scored twice for Firelands and Tim Debrowsky tied the game at 3 3 with his goal. Jody Dorsey and Youngless assisted for Firelands. Chris Marsh, Brian Mackett and Mike Pallardy scored for Elyria Catholic. Craig McKinney assisted. Firelands, 8 5 2, advances to Rocky River Saturday for the next round.
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Henrietta
Eric Youngress
Firelands
Elyria Catholicc
Jason
Corley
Falcons
Tim Debrowsky
Jody Dorsey
Youngless
Chris Marsh
Brian Mackett
Mike Pallardy
Panthers
Craig McKinney
Rocky River
Open Door dominates Oberlin in regional soccer opener
Open Door shuts out Oberlin 7-0 in a Division II sectional game led by Todd Pearce and Tim Turnick with two goals each. Matt Koch Mike Murphy and C J van Wingerden added one goal apiece while Pearce posted three assists and Koch Murphy Carrell Walls each one assist. Andy Schuster earned the shutout as Open Door improved to 5-1-1.
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Elyria
Todd Pearce
Tim Turnick
Open Door
Oberlin
Matt Koch
Mike Murphy
C.J. van Wingerden
Patriots
Pearce
Koch
Murphy
Tim Carrell
Jeremy Walls
Andy Schuster
Elyria King's Academy advances in ACSIS tourney
King's Academy defeats Orange Christian 4 2 to reach regional round. Ben Leggatt breaks the deadlock three seconds before halftime. Scott Krause nets twice and Jeremy Moorman adds one in the second half with assists from Brian MacBride and Todd Manke. Avon Lake and Elyria Catholic meet. Potts scores three for Avon Lake in a 3 0 win. Shoremen jayvee also wins 21.
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Elyria
King’s Academy
Association of Christian Schools
Organge Christian
Ben Leggatt
Scott Krause
Jeremy Moorman
Brian MacBride
Todd Manke
Avon Lake
Elyria Catholic
Chris Potts
Shoremen
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