The “Battle over the Bridge” is a charming title for the rivalry between St. Joseph Academy and Magnificat, but the word “battle” is also used for a reason.

It was the type of 80-minute performance the North Ridgeville girls soccer team had been striving for all season.

A week removed from earning a major victory in its head-to-head rivalry with Avon, Avon Lake couldn’t spark its offense in an unexpected loss to visiting Berea-Midpark.

Olmsted Falls is a model of consistency on the football field.

Low on depth and dipping into the junior varsity roster for fresh legs, the North Ridgeville boys soccer team was conscious of wearing down Sept. 18.

At the halfway point of the season, the Westlake volleyball team is undefeated in every sense of the term.

Shoremen top Eagles for first time since ‘18

If one sequence of action could sum up the boys soccer rivalry between Avon and Avon Lake, it came in the 70th minute of the teams’ match on Sept. 1.

High school football’s fourth week of the season is marked on the calendar for two of the Westshore’s biggest rivals.

It was a tale of two halves Wednesday night as the Avon girls soccer team visited Avon Lake to open Southwestern Conference play.

As the pivotal fifth set was drawing to a close and her team’s margin for error was erased, St. Joseph Academy senior Kirsten Barrett could still feel a sense of calm.

Lisa Downing still holds several school and Southwestern Conference swimming records, having graduated from Westlake High School in 1992.

Coming off a tough 34-17 loss to Medina last week, Mike Elder and the Avon football team knew a bounce back effort against Glenville was critical.

Momentum can be beautiful or cruel, depending on which side of it you’re on.

Just as the Brookside football team was wearing out, Chagrin Falls made its breakthrough.

Coming off a tough 34-17 loss to Medina last week, Mike Elder and the Avon football team knew a bounce back effort against Glenville was critical.

Just as the Brookside football team was wearing out, Chagrin Falls made its breakthrough.

If Lakewood’s win over Bay last week was a warning shot to the Great Lakes Conference, then Friday's 55-3 rout over Fairview was a full barrage by the Rangers.

Momentum can be beautiful or cruel, depending on which side of it you’re on.

The Ohio Department of Health reported 4,600 new COVID-19 cases last week, the most since January.

Pacing in front of an end zone at Bay Memorial Stadium, Tom Thome was starting to lose his voice.

The top two individual times went to Olmsted Falls, but the Avon girls cross country team collectively put together a successful morning on Aug. 28, scoring 39 points to win the Southwestern Conference Preview.

All over the field, the Rocky River girls soccer team was clicking on Aug. 25.

So many factors were working against the 12 schools comprising the Great Lakes Conference on Aug. 28.

Members of the Avon volleyball team know what’s coming before a Southwestern Conference match even starts.

Eagles romp at North Ridgeville after long wait

Sometimes season-opening games can combine nervous energy with a slim margin for error.

Meghan Spriggs wanted her Westlake volleyball team to shake off any first-match jitters it may have been feeling.

The scoreboard at Lutheran West High School’s stadium didn’t lie. The Rocky River boys soccer team blanked the Longhorns 4-0 on Aug. 21.

It was a case of both coaches not being completely happy with the results of last Friday's 37-13 opening win by Lutheran West over neighboring Fairview Park at Lutheran's Alumni Field.

Coming off of yet another state final four appearance and going into the 2021 season, the Avon football team had its fair share of new faces on the offense.