BROOKLYN — It sure was something you don’t see in every hockey game.
Elyria Catholic went into a power-play leading Strongsville 2-1. The Panthers went out of the one-man advantage trailing 3-2.
That was the wildest two minutes in a Brooklyn district game Thursday that Strongsville eventually won, 5-3. The third-seeded Mustangs (25-8) will play the winner [...]

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As tonight’s district wrestling tournaments are set to begin, a pair of area wrestling standouts are entering their respective divisions hoping the fourth time’s the charm.
While Elyria Catholic’s Danny Accorti and Clearview’s Adam Bill will be wrestling in their fourth straight district tournaments, they’ll also be looking for their first trips to state.
“I’m really looking [...]

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MEDINA — One of the most popular expressions in sports these days is “it is what it is.”
Thursday night that phrase applied perfectly as top-seeded Westlake lived up to its billing with a 52-38 win over Brunswick in a Division I sectional final at Medina High School.
The Demons (20-2) never trailed and led by as [...]

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Depending on the situation, it’s almost a given that most coaches will give their seniors the start on Senior Night. The player gets his name called, receives the cheers from the crowd and gets to play until it’s time to give way to the regular starter.
That usually works pretty well. But what does a coach [...]

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Top-seed Regina bombed Oberlin to win a Division III sectional championship in Wellington on Thursday night. Or so it would seem.
Even as the Royals pounded the Phoenix 80-10, the OHSAA continued to investigate Regina’s use of an allegedly ineligible player when they clobbered Brooklyn in a tournament opener last weekend.
If the OHSAA finds that Regina [...]

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WELLINGTON — When they finally decided to play defense the way they know how, Columbia’s girls began to realize their potential Wednesday night.
Defense and the turnovers it caused helped the Raiders produce a 15-2 second-half run against Laurel School that not only erased a 10-point deficit. It also put Columbia in control by the time [...]

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Nikki Craft celebrated another dream season in an appropriate manner.
She took a nap.
Craft, a Bay High School junior, set a state-meet record Wednesday in winning her second straight Division II state diving title at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.
“I was exhausted,” said Craft, who had an 11-dive score of 475.40, easily defeating runner-up Chelsea Lucas [...]

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Admiral King’s boys basketball team will attempt to complete the school’s first undefeated regular season since 1987-88 when the Admirals host Cleveland-area power Euclid on Friday.
The bid to match history will not include starting guard Chris Kimbro.
The Admirals (19-0) were dealt a critical blow Wednesday when it was learned that Kimbro would most likely be [...]

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MEDINA — Not that they don’t like their parents, or their dog, or their bedroom or their siblings, but seniors this time of year just don’t like going home.
Count Hannah Duran, Jacki Street and Danielle Szpak in that club.
The Midview trio combined for 35 points and 17 rebounds Wednesday night as the Middies held off [...]

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WELLINGTON — The young Elyria Catholic Panthers continued to fulfill their promise early in defeating Lutheran West 59-45 in the first round of the Wellington Division III sectional tournament Wednesday.
With a pair of sophomores, Ashley Schuster and Emily Taylor, playing the roles of
Ms. Inside and Ms. Outside, the Panthers raced to a 50-25 lead early [...]

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