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Elyria's Erik Burnett named NWCA's top coach in Ohio trib.al/p9VQRxy
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Rocky River track and field: Michael Shoaf commits to Notre Dame trib.al/8Z5jz5O
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Introducing your boys basketball Player of the Year: @lorainathletics' senior Naz Bohannon
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Lorain graduate Naz Bohannon will play his fifth-year for Clemson in ACC trib.al/MS1c160
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The Morning Journal all-decade high school football team trib.al/XGhuvzm
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Eric Lauer (@MiddieUpdates graduate) scheduled to make MLB debut April 24 morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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Midview cross country: Rob Callaway ends Middies' 35-year state qualifying drought trib.al/m6MjvpM
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Avon Lake freshman Drew Graham is Ohio's No. 1 baseball prospect for 2024 trib.al/qJ4VkoX
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Athletic directors have a demanding job; appreciate them | column by @shalhoutf trib.al/Kynf2yZ
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Our deep and heartfelt condolences go out to the Vermilion players, coaches, administration and community for the loss of Coach Kobal. A great man who touched the lives of so many.
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Columbia volleyball: Emily Beck spiking her way past obstacles as she lives with brain cancer trib.al/Nc3lVWu
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Midview volleyball: Middies peg Tomasheski as next coach morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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Midview grad Eric Lauer gets nod to start Padres' opening day trib.al/F9FeNpk
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Keystone softball: Wildcats cap perfect season with Division II state championship morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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R.J Sunahara the epitome of @BayAthletics boys basketball, Jon Behm writes. #MJBasketball bit.ly/2FSrz8p
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High school football: @SteeleComets win big on emotional night morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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Midview graduate Dante Redwood invited to Cardinals rookie camp trib.al/b9q45hH
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.@stipemiocicufc got X-rays on his leg: “It showed no fracture. It’s a bruise. Stipe’s OK.” bit.ly/2pWKmGB
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Heidelberg linebacker Tyler Matuszak of Avon is proof it's never too late to chase a dream trib.al/FkmQlLQ
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Amherst's Dziak named 2019 Lorain County Miss Basketball trib.al/P5YaLKh
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Next, here is your 2017-18 Morning Journal boys basketball Player of the Year, senior R.J. Sunahara of @BayAthletics
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High school softball: @ElyriaAthletics wins 2017 Division I state title morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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2018 Morning Journal football All-Star teams trib.al/EMp5hQg
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Emma Knick and Mason Bingham named Lorain County Student-Athletes of the Year trib.al/jDyk2sY
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And here is your 2017 Morning Journal girls lacrosse Player of the Year, Anna Russell of @RRCSActivities!
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Olmsted Falls couple honored as school's top senior athletes trib.al/3Fl4k2Z
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Jack Budinger of @ECHSAthletics and Caden Bomback of @Falcon_update Talk about qualifying for the state track meet in a 200M today.
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Morning Journal 2010s girls basketball area all-decade team trib.al/JwCzVYf
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Anthony Hitchens voted one of Chiefs' playoff captains as they prepare for Texans trib.al/ocjPuDW
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.@OFalls_Bulldogs Tom Pettry 'wins the day' against cancer. bit.ly/2hCZ33m
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Great day to be a @chsclippers on MJ sports cover
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Bay boys soccer: Gergye named to All-American team trib.al/BSfqDfI
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Browns sign Elyria High, Ohio State grad Tracy Sprinkle to play defensive tackle trib.al/0B1q7ba
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High school softball statistical leaders for April 12 trib.al/y1AkWZe
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Parents, don't coach from the stands. | Opinion bit.ly/2rDlpDZ
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Olmsted Falls' Katie Clute sets course record at modified Keystone Ice Breaker trib.al/yxhc1Zf
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Westlake resident has big-time rooting interest in Texas Tech at Final Four morningjournal.com/sports/we…
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High school basketball: Northeast Lakes boys and girls all-district basketball teams trib.al/EIiVuqO
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Presenting the 2018 Morning Journal softball All-Star teams, headlined by Player of the Year, Sydney Campbell of @KHSCatSoftball morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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Avon's Elder wins Coach of the Year, area teams well-represented on all-district teams trib.al/SQMXRtC
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Morning Journal players of the week for April 15 trib.al/6ygeMWa
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Westlake grad JaQuan Hardy works out for 18 NFL teams at pro day trib.al/GDpDfEw
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2023 Morning Journal high school baseball player watch list trib.al/42qHYVk
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The 2017 @avoneagles are special, and they are going to prove it on Friday, writes the @MJournalSports Gridiron Guru bit.ly/2hKGQxq
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Mount Union All-American Andrew Roesch of Avon named a 2019 captain trib.al/xj0DrMo
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Hancock looks to break school record at Amherst trib.al/JWUe67b
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Morning Journal Players of the Week for May 5 trib.al/29cfAXu
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Soccer star and football placekicker Cade Gergye loves crazy schedule of two @BayAthletics teams making postseason runs. bit.ly/2imRhrI
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Introducing the 2017 Morning Journal baseball Player of the Year...Nik Barkdull of @TheSailorNation!
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Vermilion community, teams rally around Cameron Colahan as she battles rare form of cancer trib.al/a6Ud1xQ
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2018 Olmsted Falls football preview trib.al/avY8haF
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A1 and sports covers off @KHSCatSoftball 's fifth state championship.
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Brookside volleyball: Jenn Larrick wins Lorain County Eight coach of the year trib.al/Jhsn4BS
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High school football: 2018 Northeast Lakes District football team trib.al/doOwRxr
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Midview grad Dustin Crum throws for 3 touchdowns in Kent State romp trib.al/rW3kB48
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.@avoneagles' Ryan Maloy is named the Matt Wilhelm Award recipient. bit.ly/2z3G8X0
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Walsh and Fairview's Luke Howes to take on Duke in 2020 season opener trib.al/wfqdLVj
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Here are the T3 Performers of the Week for Feb. 23! bit.ly/2sNm8Fx
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Here are the 2018 Morning Journal boys lacrosse All-Star teams, headlined by Player of the Year Ben FitzGibbon of @RRCSActivities! morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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Keystone grad C.J. Conrad signs with the New York Giants trib.al/1PUUGCL
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Dylan Kendle could have been paralyzed when he broke his neck in a football scrimmage in August. Instead, the @MiddieUpdates senior is competing in the shot put on the track and field team. bit.ly/2qmVP4G
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Jessica Gower of @Brookside_AD is excited to have qualified for the state track meet in the 300 hurdles today in Austintown.
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Olmsted Falls' Clute wins district girls cross country meet trib.al/19iK5uv
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Vermilion football: Brett Colahan hired as new coach morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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“Start unknown. Finish unforgettable” Naz Bohannon commits to Youngstown State. morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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The @KeystoneTrack 4x200 is state-bound. Third place finish at the D2 regional with a 1:31.02
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Impact of @TheSailorNation Coach Kobal will live on through others, Sports Editor Jon Behm writes. bit.ly/2B1Vsjp
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North Ridgeville hires Bryan Morgan as new football coach trib.al/xlmHHRO
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High school football notes: @AmherstFootball coach credits captains for pulling team together, by @MJ_JBehm morningjournal.com/article/M…
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Father and daughter share a special moment as @KHSathletics softball wins state championship. bit.ly/2J4FOMO
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Here are your 2017 Morning Journal volleyball All-Star teams, led by Erin Gardner of @avoneagles morningjournal.com/sports/20…
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'It's history here': Rachel Washburn makes historic appearance for Columbia football team trib.al/O5fxoVO
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.@NOEagles' Josh Hufstetler excels while grieving the loss of his mother. Marissa McNee's notes. bit.ly/2k97xhW
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In wrestling, Spencer Berthold is first Middie state finalist since 1985. bit.ly/2maM4T3 #Mjwrestling
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In boys soccer, @BayAthletics wins fifth regional title in six years. Plus photo gallery. bit.ly/2y1ay7R
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Olmsted Falls graduate Katie Nageotte wins pole vault at U.S. Olympic trials trib.al/vfbIPi6
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Olmsted Falls athletics will return on Aug. 8 trib.al/392QtGn
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Last week, @bayathletics football took a back seat as the Friday Night Lights shined brightest on Claire Blevins, a junior at Bay who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last November. trib.al/2r9bLey
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High school baseball statistical leaders for April 11 trib.al/4uEc3QX
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