LORAIN — Changing the name of the FoxCreek Golf Course to the Midview Middies Golf Course might not be such a bad idea.
After all, the Middies virtually own the course.
For the third year in a row, the Middies were crowned champions of the FoxCreek Invitational on Wednesday. Midview shot 315 to best Rootstown (325) and [...]

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As many West Shore Conference teams scrambled this offseason to find replacements at quarterback, running back or wide receiver, the Midview Middies brought back the bulk of their skill-position players and could be one of the most explosive teams in the league this year.
“We’re really excited about having the main skill positions coming back,” senior [...]

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NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It’s come to this: The top-ranked Division I softball teams in Ohio will
collide at 4:30 p.m. today for a district championship.
No. 1 Elyria will take on No. 2 Amherst after shutting down Midview, 4-0, in the first game of a Tuesday semifinal doubleheader.
Amherst (24-0) advanced after squeaking past Lakewood, 3-2, in the [...]

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AVON LAKE — The Middies’ momentum was gone before they had a chance to enjoy it.
After scoring three runs in the top half of the fourth inning Thursday in a sectional opener, Midview allowed Avon Lake to answer with five and was never able to reclaim the lead. Avon Lake (12-9) put its home-field advantage [...]

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EATON TWP. — Midview got a two-hitter and two hits from Brittany Stone, a big two-run double from Sydney Mencke and two more hits from the speedy Ann Turner.
And a heads-up defensive play by Delaina DeVencenzo secured the Middies’ 5-1 Division I sectional tournament victory over St. Joseph Academy on Wednesday in an increasingly steady [...]

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GRAFTON — North Ridgeville’s boys won all but one of 15 events as the Rangers defeated Midview 100½-26½ Wednesday in a West Shore Conference dual meet.
Alexa Katrinchak and Grace Demyan each won two individual events to lead the Middie girls as they bested the Rangers 59-57.
BOYS WINNERS
100: D. Bowden (NR) 11.6; 200: M. Hale (NR) [...]

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EATON TWP. — The West Shore Conference’s two undefeated teams went head to head Tuesday afternoon, featuring a matchup of two of the league’s undefeated pitchers, Midview senior Brittany Stone (5-5, 4-0 WSC), and Avon freshman Brittany Flower (11-3, 7-0).
This time the senior prevailed by shutting out the Eagles, 5-0, via a seven-strikeout three-hitter.
Flower outdid [...]

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Cody Gunselman has gotten himself into the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s record book.
Gunselman, a senior right-handed pitcher for Midview, is 21st on the list of Ohio high school players for most consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run. Gunselman achieved that earlier this season by throwing 212/3 straight innings before he allowed a run.
Gunselman [...]

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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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EATON TWP. — You don’t see many two-RBI groundouts. They’re even rarer than groundouts to right field.
Midview’s Elizabeth Fazekas grounded out to right field twice Thursday. The second time, two runs ran home while Bay right fielder Taylor White was throwing Fazekas out at first.
This was fortuitous because it happened in the bottom of the [...]

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