| Fastpitch squads gear up for tournament season |
 The Westshore area’s fastpitch softball teams are winding down their regular seasons and gearing up for the tournament. The seeding meetings were held last Sunday, and the brackets are set.
In Division I, the action starts May 14 as Magnificat travels to Olmsted Falls in North Ridgeville District play. Also on that day, North Olmsted will play at Avon, while in Parma District play, John Marshall will travel to Lakewood. All games are at 4:30 p.m.
On May 15, the North Olmsted-Avon winner will travel to Westlake for a sectional final game. That same day, Midview will play at Avon Lake for another sectional title. These games are also scheduled for 4:30 p.m. In Division II... |
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05/06/13 256 Reads ·
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| River girls top the field, win Avon Reynolds Relays |
 The Rocky River girls track and field team won four events to take the team title in the annual Avon Reynolds Relays Saturday. Host Avon took runner-up honors in the boys’ competition.
Rocky River scored 94 points to top the girls’ 11-team field, with Highland taking second with 77 points and Avon third with 72. Wadsworth amassed 118 points to claim the boys’ title, with Avon winning three events and scoring 106. Avon Lake finished third in the 10-team field with 67 points.
For the Pirates, senior Madi Connelly won the 1600 with a time of 5:18.49 then ran the first leg of the 4x800 relay. She joined Clara Sandu... |
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05/05/13 335 Reads ·
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| Hartsel throws a gem as Rangers blank Westlake |
 Marty Hartsel probably remembered the game like it happened yesterday.
It was a 2012 Division I sectional title game, and Hartsel took the mound with his Lakewood Rangers up 6-0 at Westlake. Two innings and nine runs later, Hartsel was out of the game and the Rangers were on their way out of the tournament in a 10-6 defeat.
Friday night, Hartsel again took the mound to face the Demons. The results were as different as night and day.
The Ranger righty hurled a masterpiece, blanking the visitors on just three hits to lead Lakewood to a 7-0 win at Lakewood Stadium. The win... |
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05/04/13 504 Reads ·
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| Shoregals top Demons, stay in thick of SWC race |
 The Avon Lake Shoregals remained tied with Brecksville for the Southwestern Conference lead after a 6-1 win over Westlake Thursday afternoon.
Pitcher Annie Wennerberg moved to 12-1 on the season, allowing just a single run in the top of the first inning. Avon Lake tied the game in the bottom of the frame, then added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. The Shoregals put the game away with a 3-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth.
Offensively, Ali Balthaser led the way for Avon Lake (16-1) with three singles. Westlake fell to 9-9 on the season. On Saturday, Avon Lake will head east and participate... |
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05/02/13 220 Reads ·
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| Westlake track & field teams race past Avon Lake |
 Westlake swept Avon Lake in a Southwestern Conference track and field meet Wednesday afternoon. The Demon boys came out on top 76-47, while the girls scored an 85-51 win.
Here are the results from the meet, as well as links to Larry’s photos:
Boys: Westlake 76, Avon Lake 47
Shot put: Seiple (AL) 51-1; Discus: Seiple (AL) 152-6; High Jump: Kallash (W) 5-10; Long Jump: Hardy (W) 18-7 1/4; Pole Vault: Sedlak (W) 12-0; 4x800: G.Kelly, L. Kelly, B. Hood, Squeri (W) 8:30; 110m H: Novel (W) 16.1; 100m: Keppler (W) 11.4; 4x200: Snyder, Ohm, Sharp, Novotny (AL)... |
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05/02/13 227 Reads ·
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| Second-half explosion powers Hudson past River |
 With one quarter in the books and Rocky River leading 4-1, Hudson went on a 3-0 run early in the second quarter to tie the game. The run took just two and a half minutes...
...and proved to be a preview of things to come.
The visiting Explorers, ranked No. 4 in Ohio, exploded for a 6-0 run late in the third quarter to blow the game open and leave town with an 11-7 win over the No. 16 Pirates Tuesday night at River Stadium. In the process, they also handed the Pirates their first... |
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05/01/13 317 Reads ·
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| Rangers split with Rockets, remain at top of WSC |
 With the bases loaded and nobody out, Bay was poised for the sweep.
The Rockets, who had started their season an improbable 0-12, had already won their suspended game with Lakewood with a 4-2 decision in 12 innings. In the bottom of the seventh and the score tied at 4-4, a 3-game win streak was in reach.
But the West Shore Conference-leading Rangers had other ideas. Pitcher Tom Fuller worked his way out of the seventh-inning jam, and his teammates responded with a 4-run eighth as Lakewood prevailed, 8-4, Monday night at Lakewood Stadium.
Lakewood, now 14-3 overall and 6-2 in the WSC, made the most of two singles, a pair of walks and a big Rocket error to avoid the sweep and stay in the thick of the conference race. Bay, now 2-13 and 1-6, had won... |
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