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Past articles by Ben:

High school boys basketball: East Palestine returns to court as part of healing process, faces Perry in tournament

Basketball has been the furthest thing from the minds of the athletes and the residents of East Palestine. After a derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in the city on Feb. 3, roughly … → Read More

High school scoreboard for Feb. 13

Girls basketball Buckeye Central 37, Keystone 19 Keystone: Peters 6, Longacre 2, Barber 5, Furthofer 2, Cassell 4 Buckeye Central: Siesel 14, McDaniel 2, Deppen 13, Evak 2, Metzgeir 1, Kanter 4 Key… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Jan. 30

Girls basketball North Ridgeville 48, Medina 41 North Ridgeville: Schultz 2, Lime 14, Crevda 2, Kingery 28, Bauman 2 Medina: Johnson 3, Bobey 11, Klanak 12, Hipp 1, Roberts 2, Joyner 10 North Ridge… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Jan. 23

Girls basketball Oberlin 37, St. Martin dePorres 23 Oberlin: Locklear 9, Barnes 8, Bowen Pride 5, Wilborn 4, Shuck 4, Regalado 4, Luckey 2, Rivera 1 Rocky River 32, Avon Lake 31 Rocky River: Macho … → Read More

High school scoreboard for Jan. 9

Girls basketball North Olmsted 74, Brookside 43 North Olmsted 21 11 26 16 — 74 Brookside 15 12 6 10 — 43 Brunswick 60, Columbia 34 Brunswick: Vicek 4, Parker 4, Bertemes 6, Hildebrand 10, Dyson 6, … → Read More

High school scoreboard for Jan. 7

Boys basketball Central Christian 59, Open Door 57 Sandusky 61, Midview 57 Sandusky: Henlon 6, Aaron 3, Bonner 12, Moore 13, Green 12, Brown 6, Garr 9 Midview: Reed 9, Runser 8, Moore 4, Plas 18, D… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Jan. 2

Boys BOWLING Open Door 1,821, Elyria Catholic 1,653 Girls BOWLING Open Door 1,792, Elyria Catholic 1,299 → Read More

High school scoreboard for Dec. 28

Boys basketball Avon Lake 65, Rocky River 39 Avon Lake: Lerch 15, Kerwin 8, Stewart 6, McCrum 2, Stuewe 15, Lamb 2, Richardson 17 Rocky River: Rickette 2, Zayed 2, Patti 11, O’Brian 6, Bayrm 2, Swa… → Read More

Elyria vs. Revere boys basketball: Pioneers use second-quarter run, defense to down Minutemen, 79-72

Revere’s ability from beyond the arc was on full display early when it and Elyria clashed at Garfield Heights as part of the NEO Youth Elite Christmas Classic on Dec. 27. → Read More

High school scoreboard for Dec. 19

Boys basketball Nordonia 66, Oberlin 28 Nordonia: Wiechecki 14, Naylor 11, Cherry 11, Ingram 6, Gopalakrishma 6, Singh 6, Alamin 4, Palinkas 4, Williams 2, Jones 2 Oberlin: Thompson 9, Walker 9, Ho… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Dec. 12

Boys BOWLING Fairview 2,082, Elyria Catholic 1,864 Girls BOWLING Fairview 1,389, Elyria Catholic 1,331 → Read More

High school scoreboard for Dec. 5

Girls basketball First Baptist 32, Oberlin 13 Fairview 41, Andrews Osborne 34 Avon Lake 51, North Ridgeville 46 Avon Lake: Bondar 12, Summerfield 6, Polinko 7, Wilson 2, Borland 8, Miller 7. Spring… → Read More

Bay vs. Marlington volleyball: Rockets dethrone Dukes, 3-1, advance to D-II regional final

STOW — It was a delayed takeoff for Bay in its Division II Stow Regional semifinal on Nov. 3 against Marlington. After the Rockets dropped the first set, 25-11, they started to soar and didn’… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Oct. 22

Volleyball Amherst 3, Buckeye 0 Amherst: Hall 20 kills, 12 digs, McConihe 20 digs, Haddix 36 assists → Read More

Player of the Week spotlight: Annabel Frieden’s 100-assist week helps Chardon to 20-win season – News-Herald

It’s been a strong season for Chardon’s senior setter Annabel Frieden, and the final week of the regular season was no different. Against Kirtland, Kenston and Nordonia, with the prior two finishin… → Read More

Brookside vs. Clearview volleyball: Cardinals defeat game Clippers squad in sectional semifinal

Brookside hoped the third time wasn’t the charm when it took on Clearview at Gilmour Academy in a sectional semifinal on Oct. 19. The pair had met twice in the regular season with the Cardina… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Oct. 17

Boys soccer Welington 1, Oberlin 0 (OT) Halftime: Welington 0, Oberlin 0. → Read More

Kevin Maris inducts father Roger into inaugural Croatian Sports Hall of Fame class

On Oct. 16, a pantheon of sports figures were honored at the American-Croatian Lodge in Eastlake. It was the first class for the Sports Hall of Fame for the lodge, and several legends were honored.… → Read More

High school scoreboard for Oct. 15

Boys cross country Southwestern Conference Championship Meet Team standings: 1. Amherst 52, 2. Midview 72, 3. Avon 73, 4. Avon Lake 74, 5. Berea-Midpark 74, 6. Elyria, 143, 7. North Ridgeville 147,… → Read More

Mentor cross country: Dennison siblings posting fast times for Cardinals

Running is nothing new for the Dennison family. Bill Dennison isn’t just the owner of Second Sole Mentor. He is also the cross country coach at Mentor High School, where his daughter Savannah and s… → Read More