Lorain County High School Football Week 1 Predictions

Football begins in two days. Here are my predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Amherst at Elyria - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

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Lorain County HS Football Schedules and Standings

CONFERENCE STANDINGS Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division Black River (6-4, 6-1, 10 points) Keystone (5-5, 4-3, 7 points) Wellington (4-6, 4-3, 7 points) Firelands (3-7, 3-4, 6 points) Buckeye (3-7, 3-4, 5 points) Brookside (0-10, 0-7, 0 points) Stripes Division Columbia (9-1, 7-0, 12 points) Clearview (7-3, 5-2, 9 points) Lutheran West (5-5, 4-3, 7 points) Fairview (3-7, 3-4, 5 points) Oberlin (6-4, 3-4, 4 points) Brooklyn (0-10, 0-7, 0 points) West Shore Conference Avon (9-1, 7-0) Midview (9-1, 6-1) Rocky River (6-4, 5-2) Elyria Catholic (6-4, 4-3) Lakewood​ (4-6, 3-4) Bay (3-7, 1-6) Vermilion (2-8, 1-6) North Ridgeville (1-9, 1-6) Southwestern Conference Westlake (9-1, 6-1) Avon Lake (8-2, 6-1) Brecksville (5-5, 5-2) North Olmsted (7-3, 4-3) Midpark (6-4, 3-4) Olmsted Falls (2-8, 2-5) Berea (3-7, 1-6) Amherst (2-8, 1-6) Lake Erie League Warren Harding (9-1, 7-0) Euclid (7-3, 6-1) Cleveland Hts (8-2, 5-2) Shaw (5-5, 3-4) Bedford (5-5, 3-4) Maple Hts (4-6, 2-5) Lorain (2-8, 2-5) Warrensville Hts (1-9, 0-7) Northeast Ohio Conference River Division N. Royalton (9-1, 4-1) Hudson (8-2, 4-1) Elyria (7-3, 3-2) Mayfield (6-4, 3-2) Stow (3-7, 1-4) Cuy. Falls (3-7, 0-5)

TEAM SCHEDULES

Amherst Comets
Lost 63-28 @ Elyria (WOBL)
Lost 21-13 vs. Midview 
Won 49-16 vs. Clearview (WOBL)
Lost 39-21 vs. Westlake 
Won 20-12 @ Berea 
Lost 56-24 vs. Midpark 
Lost 35-14 vs.  Brecksville 
Lost 28-14 @ Olmsted Falls 
Lost 22-0 vs. North Olmsted 
Lost 49-7 @ Avon Lake 

Avon Eagles
Lost 42-28 @ Avon Lake
Won 33-0 vs. Wellington 
Won 40-14 @ Lorain
Won 35-3 vs. Lakewood 
Won 42-7 vs. Bay 
Won 45-14 @ Elyria Catholic
Won 28-0 @ Midview
Won 49-20 vs. Vermilion
Won 42-21 @ Rocky River
Won 41-7 vs. North Ridgeville
vs. Perrysburg *

Avon Lake Shoremen
Won 42-28 vs. Avon 
Won 34-21 @ Lorain
Lost 54-47, 2 OTs vs. Massillon Jackson 
Won 33-13 @ North Olmsted 
Won 39-28 vs. Midpark
Won 62-26 @ Berea 
Lost 28-21 vs. Westlake
Won 31-21 @ Brecksville
Won 21-17 vs. Olmsted Falls
Won 49-7 vs. Amherst
at Toledo Whitmer *

Bay Rockets
Won 21-20 @ Orange
Lost 13-3 vs. Westlake
Won 20-13 @ Fairview
Lost 23-20 vs. Elyria Catholic
Lost 42-7 @ Avon
Lost 19-14 @ Vermilion
Lost 24-8 vs. Lakewood
Lost 19-7 vs. Rocky River
Won 13-12 @ North Ridgeville
Lost 36-30, OT vs. Midview

Berea Braves
Won 33-29 vs. John Hay
Lost 21-12 @ Garfield Hts.
Won 28-14 @ Normandy
Lost 44-0 @ Brecksville
Lost 20-12 vs. Amherst
Lost 62-26 vs. Avon Lake
Won 40-21 vs. Olmsted Falls
Lost 43-16 vs. North Olmsted
Lost 35-8 @ Westlake
Lost 63-0 @ Midpark

Lorain County High School Football Stories

Time to get ready for High School Football. First up is a series of posts recapping the 2011 season.

• Part 1: WOBL Radio Games
• Part 2: Final High School Football Regular Season Standings
• Part 3: Final Team Power Rankings
• Part 4: Top Players of 2011
• Part 5: Top Stories of 2011

Here are some of the headlines from the off-season:

Friday June 8, 2012
West 49, East 27, All-Star Game | Preview (West roster) | Preview (East roster)

AIW Girls Night Out 7

Results from last night's @aiwrestling #GNO7 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

This is the first event in which wins and losses matter and a competitor's W/L record being a focus point going forward.

1. Athena (substituting for Leah Von Dutch) defeated Sassy Stephie (with Chest Flexor) after avoiding Stephie's Kiss My Sass and hitting the O-factor.
   
   
2. Thunderkitty pinned Trash Cassidy when Cassidy use of a steel chair backfired
   
   
3. The Social Network (Nikki St. John & Annie Social with Sammy Geodollno) defeated Miss Heidi & Angeldust when St. John pinned Angeldust when she didn't see the blind tag and was rolled up from behind.
   
   Afterward, Miss Heidi turned on Angeldust and joined the Social Network.
   
   
4. Kimber Lee pinned Melanie Cruise with a rollup after Cruise missed her top rope legdrop.
   
   
5. "Crazy" Mary Dobson defeated L'il Naughty in a Pondo rules match (no DQ, no countout and falls count anywhere) after hitting a top rope hurracarana and a senton onto a tumbtack covered Naughty.
   
   Afterward, the Social Network came out and beat down Dobson and declare they are ready to take over the Womens division of AIW.

AIW Absolution VII

Results from last Sunday's @aiwrestling #ABSO7 event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.



1. Rickey Shane Page defeated John Thorne in a barbed wire match.
   
   While the ring was being put together, a fight breaks out between the St. Louis Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) and Da Latin Crime Syndicate (K-Fernandez, Luis Diamante & Joey "Snake").
   
   
2. Eddie Kingston (subbing for Archibald Peck) won a six-pack challenge match by pinning Arik Cannon in a match that included Façade, Drake Younger, Ethan Page and Davey Vega.
   
   
3. Marion Fontaine defeated Colin Delaney via knockout in round three of a bare knuckle brawl with Archibald Peck as the special guest referee.

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WOBL / WDLW Football Schedule - 2012

High School Football is coming soon. Here's the upcoming radio schedule for 2012.

	AM 1320 WOBL	AM 1380 WDLW
Week 1, 8/24/12	Amherst @ Elyria	Lorain @ Midview
Week 2, 8/31/12	Vermilion @ Oberlin	Avon Lake @ Lorain
Week 3, 9/07/12	Clearview @ Amherst	Elyria @ Midview
Week 4, 9/14/12	Columbia @ Wellington	Lakewood @ Avon
Week 5, 9/21/12	Lutheran West @ Brookside	Lakewood @ North Ridgeville
Week 6, 9/28/12	Firelands @ Wellington	Avon @ Elyria Catholic
Week 7, 10/5/12	Clearview @ Oberlin	Westlake @ Avon Lake
Week 8, 10/12/12	Keystone @ Wellington	Elyria Catholic @ North Ridgeville
Week 9, 10/19/12	Firelands @ Black River	Elyria Catholic @ Midview
Week 10, 10/26/12	TBD	TBD

Cleveland 10K race, 2012

Ran the 2012 Cleveland 10k race earlier today. Official time was 59:28 (59 seconds slower than last year). Below are some of the memories of the event.

Moments away from the start of the race.

Ode to Josh Beckett

It's my day off
I think I'll do some golfing
No matter I just missed a start
Make $17 mil
How dare you try and judge me?
I didn't even rent a car

Starts
Missing Starts
Playing Golf
Screwing Me
Screwing You
Sweet Missing Time
Off days never felt so good (so good, so good)
I feel inclined
Blow up Bobby Valentine

The Josh Beckett controversy continues. After missing a start and playing golf on an off day, Beckett got hammered by the Cleveland Indians in first start back in the rotation.

Since Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline is traditionally sung by Red Sox fans during the 8th inning, ESPN's Colin Cowherd came up with the above song parody. 

AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament

Results from this weekend's Absolute Intense Wrestling's "JT Lightning Invitational Tournament" event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts. Interview and Recap Show.

The big event of the weekend was a 24-man tournament. Night one included 12 opening round matches in the tournament and night two saw the quarter-final, semi-final, and final rounds of the tournament.

The winner of the tournament is not only 2012 JLIT Champion but also becomes AIW Absolute Champion. Before the event, it was announced that current champion Shiima Xion was stripped of the title (video below).

Night One

Non-tournament match:

1. Preshow: The Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) defeated Team Michigan (Maserati Rick, KJ Crush & Jack Verville) in a Beyond Wrestling Showcase match when Gelistico pinned Rick with a small package.

1st round tournament matches:

2. Louis Lyndon defeated Mat Fitchett via cross arm breaker submission.
   
   
3. Bobby Beverly beat Kodama (replacing Dave Crist) after hitting a superkick and a modified EVO.
   
   
4. Marion Fontaine defeated Michael Facade after hitting a big right haymaker.
   
   
5. Ophidian (replacing Johnny Gargano) pinned Gregory Iron with a roll-up. Afterward, Iron cut a heel promo and said everyone is jealous of his success in Cleveland (video below).
   
   
6. Willie Mack pinned Ethan Page (subbing for the injured Sugar Dunkerton) after hitting the Chocolate Thunder Bomb (sitdown powerbomb).

AIW Straight Outta Compton

Results from last night's Absolute Intense Wrestling's "Straight Outta Compton" event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. The Sex Bob-Ombs (Mat Fitchett & Davey Vega) defeated The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) when Fitchett pinned Abernathy after hitting a running shooting star press.
   
   
2. The Duke defeated Jock Samson with a roll-up in a No DQ match. During the contest, the Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) began a 4-on-1 attack on the Duke. Da Latin Crime Syndicate (K-Fernandez, Luis Diamante & Joey "Snake") came out to even the score. Afterward, the Duke shook hands with Da Latins.

2012 All Lorain County Girls Basketball Teams

Avon's Emily Julius with the award for winning
Miss Basketball as Lorain County's top senior basketball player

Congratulations to Avon's Emily Julius as she was named the 2012 Miss Basketball of Lorain County Ohio.

• Senior year: 19.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game; 84% FT. The Eagles finished the season 12-7. 
• Junior year: 14.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Her season was cut short due to a knee injury 
• 4.03 GPA
• Will continue her career next year for Ohio Wesleyan and will major in English and pre-law.

The Miss Basketball award started in 1985 and Julius is the first Avon student to win the award.

The announcement was made earlier tonight at Elyria Catholic High School when the Lorain County Girls Basketball Coaches Association held their 32nd annual All-Star games.

More on Emily Julius | 2nd story

All-Morning Journal Girls Basketball team 
All-Ohio girls basketball honors: Divisions III and IV
Plain Dealer's 2012 high school girls basketball all-star team

DIVISION I
First Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Emily Julius	12	5'9"	G/P	Avon
Madison Stoyka	12	5'7"	G	Lorain
Alexandria Harris	11	6'3"	F	Lorain
Lacey LeDuc	12	5'7"	G	Avon Lake
Ashley Montgomery	12	5'5"	PG	North Ridgeville
Mary Jones	11	5'6"	F	Elyria
Breanna Fortney	12	6'0"	F	Lorain
Second Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Bergen Read	12	5'9"	F	Elyria
Natalie Wilden	12	5'7"	PG	Avon
Brooke Wallace	9	6'2"	F	Amherst
Jessica Fields	12	5'7"	G	Lorain
Alexis Middlebrooks	10	6'0"	F	Elyria
Kim Zelonis	12	5'7"	G	Avon Lake
Isabella Pecchia	10	5'10"	F	North Ridgeville
Honorable-Mention
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Amanda House	11	6'0"	F	Midview
Preshus Hawthorne	12	5'5"	G	Lorain
Melody Farris	12	5'5"	G	Lorain
Morgan Dziak	11	5'9"	G	Amherst
Jocelyn Spraggins	10	5'4"	G	Elyria
Kaitlin Neumann	11	6'0"	F	Avon
Molly Disbrow	11	5'9"	F	Avon Lake
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Julius, Avon
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Feldmann, Lorain
DIVISION II
First Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Emily Nagy	12	5'8"	G/F	Keystone
AuBree LaForce	11	5'1"	G	Vermilion
Desiree Ray	11	5'8"	F	Clearview
Mackenzie Conrad	12	5'10"	P	Keystone
Casey Morrissette	10	5'9"	G	Firelands
Second Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Gabby Piwowar	12	5'4"	G	Brookside
Alisha Silva	12	5'5"	G	Keystone
Angel Blakley	9	5'5"	G	Clearview
Hannah Bartlome	10	5'7"	G	Vermilion
Megan Kudela	12	5'9"	P	Firelands
Honorable-Mention
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Danielle Wilmoth	12	6'3"	P	Keystone
Emily Kolar	12	5'4"	G	Keystone
Rachel Holowecky	11	5'7"	G	Firelands
Heather Younkin	10	5'11"	P	Clearview
Tamara McCoy	12	5'9"	P	Clearview
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Nagy, Keystone
COACH OF THE YEAR: Nick Dimacchia, Clearview
DIVISION III
First Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Danielle LoParo	12	5'0"	PG	Elyria Catholic
Victoria Reisinger	12	5'9"	P	Wellington
Asia Alston	12	5'8"	F	Oberlin
Brittney McNamara	11	5'9"	G	Elyria Catholic
Second Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Karissa McGrath	11	5'9"	F	Elyria Catholic
Christine Lyzen	11	5'8"	G	Columbia
Megan Brasee	12	5'10"	F	Wellington
Kelsey Brooks	10	5'7"	G	Oberlin
Honorable-Mention
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Kaley Marshall	11	5'6"	G	Columbia
Karly Rollin	10	5'6"	PG	Wellington
Erin Reisinger	11	5'9"	G	Wellington
Marisa Ternes	12	5'6"	G	Elyria Catholic
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Danielle LoParo, Elyria Catholic
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Reutepohler, Wellington
DIVISION IV
First Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Monet Saunders	11	6'1"	P	Lake Ridge Academy
Alexa Hart	10	6'3"	P	Lake Ridge Academy
Kara Barr	12	6'0"	P	First Baptist
Second Team
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Briana Rodgers	11	5'2"	G	Open Door
Davonna Bradford	12	5'10"	W	Lake Ridge Academy
Brooke Camera	11	5'11"	G	Open Door
Honorable-Mention
Name	Grade	Height	Position	School
Sydeny Clark	11	5'7"	W	Lake Ridge Academy
Tori Odle	11	5'4"	G	First Baptist
Becca Miksa	12	5'7"	P	Open Door
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Monet Saunders, Lake Ridge Academy
COACH OF THE YEAR: Randy Thomas, Lake Ridge Academy

Cleveland Browns: In Holmgren we trust

I made a New Year's resolution this year that I would stop watching bad football.

I'm sure I will break that resolution August 11, 2012 - around the time the Cleveland Browns play their first exhibition season.

I can't ever remember being so invested in a football team and received so little. What's there to like about this football team:

• A team owner Randy Lerner who appears not to care
• A team President "the Big Show" Mike Holmgren who appears arrogant and out of touch to Browns fans

Drafting QBs in Round 1

I was curious at QB successes and failures in top 20 picks of the NFL Draft. In the 10 year period, ten quarterbacks became solid starters for their respective teams while 12 did not work out.

2008: Hits: 2 (Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco); Misses: 0

2007: Hits: 0; Misses: 1 (JaMarcus Russell)
Note: Brady Quinn drafted 22

2006: Hits: 1 (Jay Cutler); Misses: 2 (Vince Young, Matt Leinart)

No RG3, what's next

After weeks of speculating whether the Cleveland Browns will move up in the NFL Draft in order to select Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, we have our answer.

The Washington Redskins will acquire the #2 pick in April's draft from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for picks #6 and #39 in 2012 plus 2013 & 2014 1st Round selections. Cleveland's best trade proposal was #4, #22 and 2013 1st rounder.

Cleveland still has nine picks in the upcoming draft including #4, #22, #37. The Browns still have plenty of options at quarterback.

Cleveland Browns Shopping List

Today the NFL starts free agency. The Cleveland Browns said they won't be active but that doesn't mean we can't speculate. Here are the positions of need and who could fill them.

QB:

Chad Henne, Miami – Only 26 but seems like he has been around forever. Picking up a veteran will (1) provide competition for Colt McCoy in training camp and (2) remove the pressure of having to get a QB in the NFL Draft. I'm not sold on Green Bay's Matt Flynn he's the same age as Henne but will command way too much money this off-season. He has only started two games in his career. He can't play against Detroit's secondary every week.

AIW Gauntlet For The Gold 7

Results from last night's Absolute Intense Wrestling's "Gauntlet For The Gold 7" event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.

1. Preshow: AERO defeated Benjamin Boone when AERO reversed a body slam into a small package for the pin.
   
   
2. Da Latin Crime Syndicate (K-Fernandez, Luis Diamante & Joey "Snake") defeated The Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) when Diamante pinned Jay
   
   
3. Colin Delaney beat Marion Fontaine when Delaney hit Fontaine with his crutch leading to the pinfall.
   
   
4. The original match between Ophidian and Eric Ryan was changed to a triple threat match when Kobald joined in. Eric Ryan pinned Ophidian

Monster Hill Conquered

For those of you who read this blog know that I have taken up running. From time to time I set goals and today's run and achieving one of them. Residents of Parma Ohio may know this hill on Broadview Road just south of Ridgewood Drive. You can get a view of downtown Cleveland at the top of the hill.

My best guess is the hill has a 200 foot elevation. My friend James Ryan requested a visual so here we go.


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LeBron returning to Cleveland? Yeah right

LeBron James is in Cleveland for a game Friday night between the Heat and the Cavaliers. After practice at the Q on Thursday, LeBron tells reporters: "If I decided to come back, hopefully the fans will accept me."

Asked further about Cavs owner Dan Gilbert: "I don’t hold grudges., he said what he said out of anger. He'll probably want to take that back. I made a mistake too."

At first glance it seems like LeBron is extending an olive branch to the Cavalier organization. However we know better.

During the entire 2009-2010 season, LeBron teased the home fans in every city the Cavaliers visited. Whether it was New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami or Chicago, James talk about his impending free agency.

Now he is doing it again. LeBron can opt of his contract after the 2013-2014 year and if the Heat haven't won a championship (or two, three, seven) by then LeBron may need to get out of dodge.

Don't believe it for a second. As long as Gilbert is still the owner, the only time James will come to Cleveland is as a visiting player.

With rookie Kyrie Irving running the offense, the ball moves around and the rest of the players on the floor are in the flow. Too many times with LeBron he would dribble, dribble, dribble and then launch a panic three-pointer. Not saying the Cavaliers are a better team with Irving instead of LeBron – just pointing out that the franchise has moved on and so should we.

The build toward the game tonight could have been about the Cavaliers past (James) and Cavaliers present and future (Irving) and instead James made it about himself like the selfish player that he is.