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Perry girls 4×800 seeks to keep beat going amid turnover
It would have been easy for Perry’s girls 4×800-meter relay to not be laser-focused when it stepped on the track April 27 for the Mentor Cardinal Relays. Members of the quartet had run the night before at Harvey’s Dick Beeler Booster Invitational — not to mention running earlier in the meet schedule at Mentor.
Fairless names Perry varsity assistant Joe Moriarty as its new boys basketball head coach
Fairless has selected Joe Moriarty as its new boys basketball head coach, pending board approval. Moriarty spent the past 15 years coaching basketball at Perry. He served as a varsity assistant, head middle school and youth coach. Moriarty replaces Bryan Morrison, who coached the Falcons for three seasons.
High school scoreboard for April 26
Chagrin: Cimperman 3R, 2H, 2B, 3RBI, Stevens 3H, 2B, 1R, 3RBI. Records: Chagrin Falls 3-13, Cuyahoga Heights 1-10 Riverside: Granchi 2H, 3B, Davis 2H, 2B, 3RBI; Mayfield: Saltenis 1H, Pinzone 1H. WP: Davis (5-3) 5IP, 6K. Records: Riverside 12-8 (5-1 WRC), Mayfield 2-17 (0-7 WRC) Perry 7, Madison 3. Perry...
Whitecaps get anchored by Lake County, get blown away in five straight losses
COMSTOCK PARK -- It was a tough series for the West Michigan Whitecaps, as they could not contain the bats of the Lake County Captains, the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. Buy Whitecaps tickets: Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek. DELAYED EXCITEMENT. The series opener on Tuesday was delayed thanks to some...
Mentor boys 4×100 shakes off rerun, field for laudable title at Mentor Cardinal Relays
Jaden Russell didn’t walk into Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium on April 27 for the Mentor Cardinal Relays expecting to compete in the 4×100-meter relay on his home track. So it stands to reason that the Mentor junior, one of The News-Herald coverage area’s brightest young hurdlers, wasn’t expecting what came next, either. Not to mention the step after that.
Euclid vs. Berkshire boys volleyball: Panthers pull out four-set victory over Badgers
Euclid started slowly against Berkshire on April 27. The Panthers trailed all of the first set and midway through the second. Suddenly a switch was flipped, and the Panthers rattled off a big run to take the second set. They followed that with a commanding third before a back-and-forth fourth set.
Chardon vs. University baseball: Chardon wins marquee matchup, 10-8, in eight innings
Two weeks can make a world of difference in a baseball season. Chardon can testify to that statement based on two meetings with University, and everything that happened in between. On April 13, University, ranked No.1 in the News-Herald Top of the Crop, had its way with the Hilltoppers in...
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