Elyria Catholic football coach Brian Fox will be taking on an additional role with the school as the new athletic director.

EATON TWP. — The DiFranco name has long been associated with excellence in boys basketball at Midview High School.

Lexi Frank had to convince her parents to let her play football, and coach Mike Elder is glad they eventually bought in.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association reacted quickly to the announcement Thursday that limited contact sports leagues and gyms could reopen May 26.

Her port removed and her chemotherapy finished for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, Colahan will lead the Sailors into a sectional final tonight against SBC rival Bellevue at Sandusky Perkins.

One day, this college football season could be known as the Year of the Transfer Quarterback.

Ally and Abby Winnen are grateful for each other and four years with the Panthers.

It's been a record-breaking season for the Avon boys track team.

After spending the past 33 years with a busy August schedule, Jeff Jump is finally learning how to relax.

Wirtz, who will sign his letter of intent Nov. 13, will focus on discus and hammer in outdoor track, and the weight throw during the indoor season.

He bounces from defensive end to outside linebacker, and plays tight end, running back and wildcat quarterback.

The win over North Royalton was a bit of revenge for the Eagles, who lost 5-4 in extra innings two years ago in the district title game to the Bears.

Madeleine Finton has a pretty good idea why her high school cross country career has been so successful.

What separates teams that make it all the way to state from those that stumble along the tournament trail are their role players. And Midview has two of the best.

In a conference notorious for big, bruising offensive linemen and hard-hitting defenses, Avon Lake has used speed to put up the kind of defensive numbers that usually lead to playoff berths.

Graduation ravaged Avon's defense last offseason as only two starters returned this year and one of those — defensive back Nolan Good — moved to the other side of the ball to become the starting...

ELYRIA — Often times in the heat of battle a coach will call out to a player by her last name to get her attention on the court on the bench.

The Eagles beat Medina last week for their first district title since 2017, and now will host Brunswick tonight in a regional semifinal.

She made state semifinals as player with EC, is back in second year as coach with Middies.

The Middies are the second seed in the Elyria Catholic district, and enter with the field's best record at 19-3 and a six-game win streak.

The numbers don't astound: 7-of-10 passing, 144 yards, two touchdowns and zero turnovers.

Even though Lauren Shaw was having success as a Division I softball pitcher at the University of Iowa, the former Keystone standout had lost her love for the sport.

Zeh and the Eagles will host Wooster in a regional quarterfinal game Friday night.

When you think of Avon's offense, the first thing that comes to mind is its outstanding running attack. But look closer. The passing is right there as well.

Middies' run to state fueled by Meng's all-around contributions.

Jantz's struggles with anxiety date back to her days in middle school. As a seventh grader in cross country, she won nearly every race she ran. When Jantz didn't win, she finished second. She...

LAGRANGE — Great player, better person.

Ella Baker plans to enjoy the state track meet this season. That's something she didn't do a good job of a year ago.

In 30 years on the Elyria coaching staff -- including 26 as head coach -- Fenik won three state championships and his Pioneer teams made 10 other state tournament appearances.

COLUMBIA STATION — There were plenty of questions, and certainly some doubt, after the Raiders graduated loads of talent from last year's regional semifinal team, but now, the questions have been...

Columbia found the winning hand to claim its first district championship.

Delivering a crushing hit, swiping an opponent's pass out of the air, running into the end zone or throwing to a teammate down field … it's clear that senior Niko Pappas is willing and able to do...

The Panthers went 26-1 this season and won the third regional championship in school history before their chance at winning a state championship was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus...

In the Olympic finals, Nageotte missed on her first two attempts. With her chance to win gold hanging in the balance, she recalled the words of advice her high school coach Dave Godfrey gave her when...

The Raiders are sending three wrestlers to this year's state tournament — seniors Cole Schulke and Hayden Garrow, and freshman Cailyn Demagall — and the weekend will be special for each of them for...

Bredel, a 5-foot-9 guard-forward, is averaging 10.6 points and 6.1 rebounds a game for the 26-1 Panthers as they prepare to take on Berlin Hiland (26-1) in the Division III state semifinals Friday at...

An offseason with more social distancing than basketball may have made the recruiting process a bit more difficult for Columbia senior Allyson Ross but it led to what she feels was the perfect...

Sittinger, formerly a Tigers farmhand, didn't allow a hit or run in an inning of relief against the Rangers on Wednesday.

She is the sixth player from Amherst to win the award since its inception in 1985.

The Panthers linebackers have feasted on opponents this season. Tavion Thomas leads the way with 133 tackles, Archie Kenny has 120, Tony Grasso is next with 110 and Colin Kenneally is sitting at 104.

Avon's Gavin Ehrhardt had the dream of committing to play Division I baseball before the start of his sophomore year and he wasn't going to let a pandemic stand in his way.

The announcement was made via email, since the county all-star game and banquet were canceled to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Young to Rice. Marino to Clayton. Manning to Harrison.

If Joey Lance was asked to sell popcorn and drive the team bus, he'd probably step forward. That's the kind of team player Lance has become for the Avon Eagles over the past three years as a starter.

AKRON -- Kerrigan Williams has said several times during her senior season that she feels her late brother Kayden is with her while she's on the softball field.

Columbia senior Madeleine Finton finished so far ahead of the field Monday that she could have had time to make a TikTok video and sign autographs before her nearest competitor crossed the finish...

While Columbia certainly has leaned heavily on Marco Cirigliano and the ground attack to remain unbeaten through 11 games, the offense has shown some balance as seniors Carter Kalamasz and Vince...

Avon Lake junior goalkeeper Zach Glesius was looking for a place he could succeed academically and athletically at the collegiate level.

She had the greatest offensive season in Lorain County history last year with 17 homers, 70 RBIs and a .758 average.

COLUMBIA STATION — Keystone like to play basketball the old-fashioned way, fundamentally strong with a focus on a bruising, physical defense.

Gibbs, who currently has 1,112 career points, needs 10 points in the Dukes game Wednesday against Keystone to become her school's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Darla Devoe, who set the current...

Jack Rini was the first one in the pool at Vermilion High School. And he was the only one for a while.

It appears Ohio doesn't own the copyright on believing Erik Burnett is a wrestling treasure. The Elyria coach is one of seven individuals that will be inducted into the Clarion University Sports Hall...

Rangers beat Amherst 1-0.