Winter’s National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Feb. 5 saw three Avon Lake athletes officially declare their new homes for the next four years.

North Olmsted, having not won a game this season, came out playing a methodical pace in the first quarter Friday at Avon, and the host Eagles almost fell into the trap. After the first eight minutes, Avon led just 7-6 and neither team attempted many shots as North Olmsted patiently worked th…

In what felt like a matter of moments, the Westlake Demons turned a close 13-9 first-quarter lead into a blowout. Starting in the middle of the second quarter and running through the end of the third period, the Demons outscored host North Ridgeville 29-2 and took a commanding 48-14 lead int…

In the final 50 seconds of Tuesday’s game against host Bay High School, Rocky River’s Tommy Ruma didn’t lose his focus. The senior traveled with 47.5 seconds left and the Pirates up 50-49. On defense, Ruma grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made both free throws.

Broken bones, sprains and pulled muscles were nothing new to Westlake’s Grace Kelsheimer.

Tyler Malin, Westlake High School football linebacker and tennis player, will don the blue and white of the University of Kentucky next season. The senior committed to play football for the Wildcats in January and said he is incredibly excited to take the next step.

For more than three-and-a-half quarters Friday night, the Westlake Demons held with host Berea-Midpark. After numerous lead changes and momentum swings, the teams were tied 56-56 with less than three minutes left.

Avon Lake guard Tanner Russell scored a game-high 22 points and the team’s seniors combined for 51 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists in a 63-59 victory over host North Ridgeville, the Shoremen’s fifth in their last six games.

Just minutes into a key Southwestern Conference girls basketball game Wednesday, nothing was going right for the Westlake Demons.

At halftime of Wednesday’s rivalry matchup between Magnificat High School and Saint Joseph Academy, the Blue Streaks girls basketball team held a 25-18 lead but lacked momentum.

Gina Adams spent countless time practicing pull-up jump shots with the Westlake coaches until she felt confident in the execution. All that work paid off last Saturday.

Fairview Park City Schools Broadcast Network listeners heard a likely-familiar voice on the call of Friday’ game between the Warriors and the host Bay Rockets.

It took a change of defensive strategy, but once the Fairview Warriors made the switch Friday night, a tight game at Bay turned into a rout.

Entering the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against Southwestern Conference rival Avon Lake, Avon’s Dominic Rini had just four points and was 1-of-5 shooting. The junior guard saved his best for last, evidently, as he added eight points and four rebounds in the final frame, paving the way …

Down 40-32 with four minutes left Tuesday night, Avon coach Meghan Larrick called a timeout. She had seen enough struggling and knew her Eagles had plenty of time and gumption to make one last run against their bitter rivals Avon Lake.

Trailing by just one point after a Cuyahoga Heights four-point play, Lutheran West’s Jalen Barnes didn’t hesitate. With less than 10 seconds left at home Tuesday, Barnes, who earlier this season notched his 1,000th point, pulled up from the top of the key and knocked down a three, sending th…

Taking a 3-2 lead into the third period of Saturday’s hockey contest against North Olmsted, the Avon Eagles had scratched and clawed their way to that one-goal advantage.

Eric Flannery with more than 30 years of success at St. Ed’s

If the Fairview boys basketball team was still searching for an official welcome to the Great Lakes Conference, it received one from visiting Elyria Catholic last Friday.

On Feb. 23, 1985, then-Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight was ejected from a game after throwing a chair onto the court. While Knight was known for his short temper, this incident became one of the most well-known outbursts in sports history.

No matter how close the Avon boys basketball team got to Brunswick Tuesday night, the Eagles couldn’t pull ahead.

As the Westlake girls basketball team celebrated its 48-41 win over visiting Avon Lake on Saturday, it felt as though the two Southwestern Conference rivals just finished a playoff game.

As the Magnificat High School basketball team could be heard singing “This Little Light of Mine” in the locker room Wednesday night, it was clear how much its win over rival Saint Joseph Academy meant.

At times during the Bay Rockets’ girls basketball Great Lakes Conference opener last Wednesday against visiting Parma, the rim appeared to have a lid on it.

The Avon Lake Shoregals girls basketball team made it a priority to spread the scoring Saturday. Playing on the road against an Avon team with a concrete defense, it wasn’t as if they had a choice.

The Lutheran West High School wrestling team gave its home crowd plenty to cheer about on Tuesday.

North Ridgeville girls basketball coach Amy Esser celebrated her 100th career win on Nov. 26 at home after beating Maple Heights 66-27 in their season-opener. Esser, entering her 11th season as coach of the Rangers, has spent her entire career with North Ridgeville.