EATON TWP. — After three one-run defeats at the hands of the Middies (9-6, 5-2 WSC), the Falcons (10-5, 4-3) finally earned a measure of revenge with a one-run win over Midview.
Firelands had to wait 11 innings, but eventually escaped with a 3-2 win on Wednesday afternoon.
The game was a duel between the Falcons’ Nick [...]

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ELYRIA — Josh Russ, Elyria Catholic’s outstanding junior wide receiver, has orally committed to play football at the University of Cincinnati in 2010.
“It (UC) has a great campus, strong academics and an outstanding coaching staff,” Russ said. “I was eager to commit to join such a strong program, and my family was very supportive.”
Russ said [...]

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COLUMBIA STATION — When defensive miscues come in bunches against good teams, it does not matter how good a pitcher’s command is. The good teams will take advantage of the situations they are given and make opposing pitchers pay.
That is exactly what happened Wednesday when the Brookside Cardinals traveled to Cole Ross Field for a [...]

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There is nothing like those sunny days with temperatures in the 80s to bring out the best in a player’s bat.
That was the case this past weekend, when unseasonably warm weather led to a burst of offense for most area teams.
The wildest of those games had to be Friday’s “football score” between Brecksville and Amherst. [...]

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VERMILION — Tim Clark, a senior left-handed pitcher for Vermilion, is likely lost for the remainder of the high school baseball season.
Clark, who has signed to play baseball for Cleveland State University, suffered fractures above his right eye when he was struck in the forehead by a line drive in the sixth inning of Vermilion’s [...]

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BEREA — The bottom line is Amherst routed Berea 8-0 Monday in a Southwestern Conference softball game.
But there are several subplots going on here. The Comets had to win to remain the area’s lone unbeaten squad at 12-0, 5-0 in the SWC, which they did. And they had to defeat the Braves to give coach [...]

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LAGRANGE — It was all about defense. Lutheran West had it. Keystone didn’t.
Lutheran West scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning, aided by two infield errors, to defeat the Wildcats 6-3 in a Patriot Athletic Conference crossover game Monday.
Lutheran West (12-2, 6-0 PAC) had five of its eight hits in the big inning. Mike [...]

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LORAIN — A hit batter is the only thing that kept Wellington’s Clay Wright from pitching a perfect game Monday as the Dukes mercy-ruled Oberlin 13-0 in a Patriot Athletic Conference crossover game.
Wright faced the minimum 15 batters as the Phoenix baserunner was caught stealing. Wright also helped his cause with a double and the [...]

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SHEFFIELD — Dawn Ondercin tossed a no-hitter to lead Brookside to a 6-1 win over Clearview in a Patriot Athletic Conference crossover game Monday. Ondercin struck out 11 as the Cardinals (6-4, 2-0) .
Clearview    000    010    0    —    1    0    2
Brookside    301    101    x    —    6    4    1
PITCHING: (B) Dawn Ondercin (W, 5-4) IP-7, H-0, [...]

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LORAIN — It was an all too familiar storyline for Admiral King coach John Akosi and his Admirals at The Pipe Yard on Sunday night — the Admirals pitchers quickly falling behind in the count while the opponents patiently waited for their pitch.
And playing at The Pipe Yard against crosstown rival Southview only intensified the [...]

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