Padua, Holy Name advance in Division II volleyball
Padua crushed Firelands 25-9 25-9 25-16 as Holy Name swept Vermilion 28-26 25-21 25-18 to set a district semifinal rematch. Vermilion’s Rachel Marynowski Leah Switalski and Emily Lachowski led the Sailors. Padua and Holy Name rely on depth and balanced attack to reach Tuesday’s showdown.
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Lagrange
Keystone
Vermilion
Firelands
Lorain County
Padua
Falcons
Holy Name
Sailors
Rachel Marynowski
Leah Switalski
Emily Lachowski
Green Wave
Marynowski
Switalski
Lachowski
Emily Cunningham
Meredith Collins
Cunningham
Marty Yonkof
Ashley Lengyel
Yankof
Bruins
Diane Price
Maison Mastellone
Amanda Spears
Emily Woody
Cooley Rock honors Amherst coach and educator
More than 100 family members and former athletes celebrated Dick Cooley at his 90th birthday with the unveiling of the Cooley Rock, a sandstone monument near Amherst Steele High School stadium. A bronze plaque will follow in six weeks as part of a day that also honored Cooley’s decades of coaching and his leadership in cross country and track.
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Amherst
Dick Cooley
Cooley
Amherst Steele
Comets
Cookie” McLoda
Todd Morain
Morain
Rob Glatz
South Amherst
Morain Stone
Grange Hall
David Taylor
Richard S. Cooley
Glatz
Steele High School
Lakeland
Avon Lake and Amherst Athletes Named Players of the Week
Senior from Avon Lake finished seventh at the Southwestern Conference meet at Moraine County Community College with a time of 17 29 8 helping Avon Lake win its third straight league title. Amherst captain placed sixth at SWC meet in 20 40 9 leading Amherst to second place. Both athletes are Academic All Ohio and NSH members with multiple honors and athletic pursuits.
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Orain County Community College
Avon Lake
Ohio
Mark
Chris
Amherst
Tony
Carla
District cross country meets across Lorain County and Strongsville
The schedule lists Saturday district meets at Lorain County Community College Elyria Strongsville High School and nearby venues with race times for girls and boys and participating local teams. Qualifiers advance to Oct 29 regional events in Tiffin Youngstown and details include defending champions and top contenders for both boys and girls in each location.
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Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Lorain
Midview
North Ridgeville
Tiffin
Medina Boys
Magnificat
St. Edward
North Olmsted
Bay
Rocky River
Black River
Brookside
Clearview
Elyria Catholic
Firelands
Vermilion
Wellington
Buckeye
Padua
Keystone
Strongsville High School
Columbia
Lake Ridge
Youngstown Boardman
Independence Boys
Berkshire
Independence
Trinity
Gilmour Academy
Hawken
Kirtland
Open Door
Middlefield Cardinal
Paul Hey
Avon Lake runner Majorca back on track after injury scare
Maiorca, a 6'3" Avon Lake cross country runner, returned to form after a calcification scare that could have sidelined him. He finished 8th at the SWC championships as Avon Lake claimed a third straight conference title. schedules and recruiting interest from Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, Butler, and Ohio Northern follow.
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Maiorca
Avon Lake
Elyria
Tiffin
Shoremen
Majorca
Juergens
Ohio State
Miami
Ohio
Butler
Ohio Northern
Longhorns claim Division III sectional volleyball title
Elyria West High School hosts a thriller as Lutheran West defeats Black River 25-23 25-22 25-22. Lauren Thompson leads with 12 kills five blocks. Laura Flanagan 13 digs Hannah Olenik 15 assists Carey Smith 13 assists. Pirates Megan Mey 15 points seven aces 16 kills and 7 digs. Lutheran West advances to district semifinal vs Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday.
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Elyria
Lutheran West
Longhorns
Black River
Old Elyria West
Pirates
Lauren Thompson
Cuyahoga Heights
Laurel
Laura Flanagan
Hannah Olenik
Carey Smith
Comets edge Elyria in marathon volleyball clash
Elyria rallied to tie twice before Erica Turner put Amherst up 16 and led the Comets with 14 kills. Korey and Alexis Middlebrooks and Darden provided Elyria’s offense while Lewandowski added 17 digs and perfect serving. Brunswick defeated Avon as Bulic dominated at the net and Avon’s Conroy led in blocks.
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Comets
Elyria
Amherst
Ally Lewandowski
Pioneers
Tyra Darden
Erica Turner
Cogan
Korey Middlebrooks
Alexis Middlebrooks
Darden
Lewandowski
Jodie Johnson
Concheck
Morgan Dziak
Riley Schenk
Vanessa Stacey
Alexis Middle
Brooks
Shelby Regiec
Avon
Bulic
Jenn Larrick
Northeast Ohio
West Shore
Brittanie Fowler
Eagles
Brunswick
Larrick
Blue Devils
Brianna Conroy
Devils
Fowler
Madi Matisak
Natalie Michelich
Paige Decker
Liz Zollos
Folner
Matisak
Conroy
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Ctsports
Chroniclet
Hawks
Noc Lake
Britney March
James Hawks
Elyria High
March
Madison Fullmer
Haley Davis
Calliope Anderson
Devine Jones
Zack Tallarino
Shawn Jackson
Noah Katrinchak
Ryan Cassity
Paul
Heyse
Connor Musial
Angelica Bucci
Division
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Makayla Koerner
Taylor Goff
Emily Cartwright
Oberlin
Dukes
Brittany Mariast
Grace Dooley
Jacoby Ziegler
Julia Marks
Taylor Smith
Jennifer Echstenkamper
Taylor Sutherland
Jessica Quinn
Ziegler
Marks
Elizbeth Bowman
Hannah Huelsman
Sparks
Judith Lesesne
Steve Byrne
Stephenbyrne
Woblz
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