Lake Catholic and Walsh Jesuit love drama. For the second consecutive day, their softball teams authored wild finishes with opposite results Tuesday. After giving up the lead and four runs in the top of the seventh, Lake Catholic upset the Warriors, 6-4, on Jessie Kent's three-run, walkoff homer.

Lake Catholic and Walsh Jesuit love drama. For the second consecutive day, their softball teams authored wild finishes with opposite results Tuesday.

After giving up the lead and four runs in the top of the seventh, Lake Catholic upset the Warriors, 6-4, on Jessie Kent's three-run, walkoff homer.

Liz Karako and Katlyn Spahar led off the bottom of the seventh with singles. Kent, a senior third baseman, homered with one out and a full count. Lake Catholic is 13-4 overall and 4-6 in the North Coast League. Walsh Jesuit (17-4, 8-2) had already wrapped up the NCL Blue Division title a day earlier.

On Monday, Lake Catholic scored seven runs in the top of the seventh, but lost in the eighth, 9-8.

Nicole Novotny (7-3) scattered eight hits and struck out five for the Cougars on Tuesday. Savanah Karako was 3-for-4.

Lilli Piper's two-run single was the key hit for Walsh in the seventh. She was 3-for-4.

Beaumont 6, NDCL 2: The Blue Streaks (14-6, 6-4) swept the two-game series while knocking the Lions out of the NCL title chase. Emily Lott (14-6) tossed a five-hitter.

Baseball

Walsh Jesuit 9, Lake Cathoilc 3: The Warriors (19-4, 8-2) clinched at least a share of the NCL title. Freshman Christopher Machamer had three RBI and pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning. Ryan Feltner improved to 5-2.

Beachwood 6, Independence 3: A day after losing to Independence, 16-9, the Bison came back with a road win, and the rivals will share the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division championship with 9-1 records. Trailing, 2-0, after five innings, Beachwood rallied for five in the top of the sixth.

Stow 3, Cuyahoga Falls 1: Troy Johnson (3-1) struck out nine, walked one and allowed six hits for the Bulldogs (14-6, 5-4 NOC Valley).

Boys track

Orange 75, Aurora 73: The Lions' Will Carter won the 100 meters (10.7 seconds), 200 (22.2) and 400 (50.1).

Girls lacrosse

Brecksville-Broadview Heights 16, NDCL 6: Courtney Augustine, Julie Harris, Julianne Jirosek and Carly Klonowski each scored three goals for the Bees.

Cleveland Indians center fielder Michael Bourn starts his rehab assignment in Columbus with a single and a stolen base.

Class AAA: Charlotte 4-1, Columbus 2-2 Michael Bourn had a single and a stolen base on his rehab assignment, and Matt LaPorta homered as the host Clippers lost the opener. Columbus came from behind to win the nightcap with two runs in the sixth. Fernando Nieve (2-1) fanned five in two scoreless innings for the win.

Class AA: Erie 4, Akron 3 Akron's Justin Toole and Giovanny Urshela each had two hits but the Aeros fell to the Seawolves at Canal Park. Aeros starter Danny Salazar gave up only one run in five innings.

Class A Advanced: Salem 6, Carolina 4 The Mudcats outhit the Red Sox 10-4, but reliever Owen Dew (2-3) gave up two runs to Salem in the eighth for the final scores of the game. Zach MacPhee and Jerrud Sabourin each hit his first home run of the season for Carolina.

Class A: The Lake County Captains were idle.

Highlights include Indians' home game against Oakland and NHL and NBA playoffs.

CLEVELAND, Ohio

Today's TV and radio sports listings

BASEBALL

10:35 a.m. Erie at AKRON AEROS, AM/1350

12:30 p.m. Atlanta at Cincinnati, MLB Network

6:30 p.m. South Bend at LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS, AM/1330

7 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, ESPN

7:05 p.m. Oakland at CLEVELAND INDIANS, SportsTime Ohio; AM/1100, FM/100.7

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

5 p.m. SEC Tournament game, ESPNU

6:30 p.m. SEC Tournament game, ESPNU

NBA CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

7 p.m. Game 2, Chicago at Miami, TNT

9:30 p.m. Game 2, Golden State at San Antonio, TNT

NHL FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS

7 p.m. Game 4, Boston at Toronto, CNBC

7:30 p.m. Game 4, Washington at N.Y. Rangers, NBCSN

9 p.m. Game 5, Los Angeles at St. Louis, NHL Network, CNBC

10 p.m. Game 5, Detroit at Anaheim, NBCSN 

HOCKEY

1 p.m. World Championships, U.S. vs. Finland, NBCSN

Brickstone, featuring specialty pizzas and other fare from a wood-fire oven and a new live entertainment venue, makes its official debut this weekend -- on East 9th Street in downtown Cleveland, across from Progressive Field: Restaurant Row.

Brickstone's wood-fired oven blazes brightly near the restaurant's main entrance, off East 9th Street at Bolivar in Cleveland's Gateway area.Courtesy, Rick Serio

Every appropriate space in downtown Cleveland that lands a solid restaurant signifies a success for the city.

So let's chalk up another win for the Best Location in the Nation. Brickstone, across from Progressive Field (on East Ninth Street at Bolivar Road) takes has taken up residence where former occupants GoodFellers, Local Heroes and Cooper'stown once drew crowds.

A crew of seasoned local hospitality professionals are at the helm. Restaurateur Rick Serio, whose old dining spot Serio's on the Square was a longtime destination in Twinsburg, leads the organization. He's partnered with general manager Phil Switz (Catered Elegance and Angie's Rib Wagon), who is also bringing his full-service catering operation to downtown. Joe Sluscarczyk, who previously worked with Serio, heads up the kitchen as executive chef.

"The Indians are great and so are the Cavs, but we're aiming to create our own draw and destination here in Gateway," says Serio.

To do so, the partners have freshened the old space -- two expansive new bars, new stone facing, sidewalk seating and other visual flourishes -- and fired up a beautiful brick oven. From it they'll serve their signature wood-fired pizzas (including a very tasty barbecued chicken version made with sugary caramelized onions, smoked cheddar and aged provolone with a lively scattering of fresh cilantro) and daily specials. Burgers, ribs, salads and pastas round out the menu.

Plan on spending $10-$18 for most dishes. The bar offers 16 brews on tap, plus 75 craft, domestic and imported bottles.

They've also included a new live-music venue, Club Brickstone. "We're especially excited by the music side," Serio said, showing a guest the expansive new digs. The new bar area seats 150, with another 160 in the main room and outdoor seating for 40 more.

For this weekend's grand-opening festivities, Brickstone has booked Steev Inglish and band (6-9 p.m. Thursday), Velvet Voyage (6-9 p.m. Friday) and Horns and Things (7-10 p.m. Saturday).

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Get your questions ready and join Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes today at noon as he talks Tribe baseball.

Paul Hoynes answers your Indians questions today at noon.

Get your questions ready and join Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes today at noon as he talks Tribe baseball.

Paul will chat with cleveland.com's Glenn Moore about the Tribe's recent winning ways, Ubaldo Jimenez and Yan Gomes behind the plate.

You can jump in the chat room and ask your questions as well as interact with other users and respond to Hoynsie's remarks, or you can just listen. The chat will also be made available shortly after its completion in mp3 format.

The Cleveland Indians scored an unearned run in the fifth inning and the strong pitching of Zach McAllister and the bullpen made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over Oakland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Manager Terry Francona broke into a self-styled power point presentation Tuesday night on the good things Zach McAllister did in the Indians' 1-0 victory over Oakland at Progressive Field.

One 2-0 count to the 28 batters he faced.

Command his fastball, a pitch he usually throws 72 percent of the time.

Threw his backdoor slider to left-handed hitters.

Used a quick delivery to the plate with a runner on first base.

Finally, Francona paused from the laundry list of superlatives and simply said, "He ran the game."

McAllister (3-3, 2.63) combined with Rich Hill and Chris Perez on a six-hitter to help the Indians win for the eighth time in nine games. They scored their only run on a Yan Gomes sacrifice fly in the fifth inning.

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In their previous eight games, the Indians were scoring nearly eight runs per game. Lefty Tommy Milone (3-4, 3.13) put a halt to that. He allowed one unearned run in seven innings, but it was still enough for the Indians because they continued to do something a lot of people said they couldn't do coming out of spring training -- get good starting pitching.

Tribe starters are 5-1 with a 2.89 ERA on this nine-game homestand. Over the past nine games, the starters are 7-1 with a 2.50 ERA.

Asked how long he'd like to see the Tribe's recent run of starting pitching continue, Francona said, "Four years." That's the length of his contract.

"When you pitch, you give yourself a chance to win," he said.

Oakland never advanced a runner past first base. Hill relieved McAllister with two outs in the eighth following a single by John Jaso. The left-hander retired pitch-hitter Luke Montz to end the inning.

Perez pitched the ninth for his fourth save and his first since April 22. Gomes assisted in the save when he threw out Yoenis Cespedes on an attempted steal of second for the second out of the inning.

"Yan's throw changed the whole inning," said Perez. "Now there are two out and I just need one pitch to (Brandon) Moss to get out of there. But if he steals second with a righty on deck in Josh Donaldson, who is swinging it pretty good, it changes the whole strategy of the inning."

Gomes is 4-for-6 throwing out runners this year. Indians pitchers have a 2.89 ERA in the 12 games Gomes has been behind the plate, including nine starts.

McAllister struck out four, walked one and allowed five hits. He threw 67 percent (74-for-111) of his pitches for strikes.

Last season Oakland scored nine earned runs in 10 1/3 innings over two starts against McAllister. He was better this time around.

"It's exciting when the rotation is pitching like this," said McAllister. "Everyone of us wants to go out and pitch better than the guy in front of us. Ubaldo (Jimenez) threw great on Monday and I was there to back him up tonight."

The Indians scored the only run of the game in the fifth when Carlos Santana reached second base on a pair of Oakland errors to start the inning. Moss tried to backhand Santana's bouncer to first, but it glanced off his glove. Second baseman Eric Sogard recovered the ball, but threw wildly to first as the ball scooted past catcher Derek Norris, backing up the play behind first.

Milone retired Ryan Raburn on a grounder to short, but Mike Aviles blooped a single to left to move Santana to third. Gomes followed with a long sacrifice fly to center.

Francona thought Santana's ball should have been ruled a hit and an error, but Santana said it didn't matter.

"Hit . . . error . . . as long as we win, that's what is important," he said.

The Indians missed a couple of scoring opportunities early.

Raburn opened the third with a double. Aviles advanced him to third with a slow bouncer to short, but Milone stiffened, retiring Gomes and Drew Stubbs.

Jason Kipnis opened the fourth with a double off the wall in left. He took the threat out of the inning by getting caught attempting to steal third for the first out of the inning. After Cabrera flied out to left, Nick Swisher singled, but Mark Reynolds bounced into a force play at second.

SOLON, Ohio - A 2010 graduate, Conner Paez was a four-time letterwinner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track at Solon, and had an outstanding senior year. He was district champion and state runner-up at the Division I cross country meet, won the district title in the outdoor 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs and was regional outdoor champ in...

Solon graduate Conner Paez overcame a serious accident and is again running for Penn. - (Special to The Plain Dealer)

SOLON, Ohio - A 2010 graduate, Conner Paez was a four-time letterwinner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track at Solon, and had an outstanding senior year.

He was district champion and state runner-up at the Division I cross country meet, won the district title in the outdoor 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs and was regional outdoor champ in the 1,600 before placing eighth at the outdoor state championships.

Paez placed 20th overall in his first cross-country season at Penn but was the top freshman finisher at the Ivy League championship and is fifth all-time at Penn in the indoor 3,000.

His stellar rookie campaign continued during track season as he ran an 8:16 in the indoors 3,000 and 14:18 in the outdoors 5,000.

Things changed, however, in early August of 2011 when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car at the Aurora Road and Solon Boulevard intersection.

"Luckily, I was wearing a helmet,'' said Paez, 20.

Still, he suffered eight broken bones, including his left tibia and fibula, all of the metatarsals in his left foot were broken, as well as his big toe.

"I was told I'd be lucky to ever walk again, let alone race again,'' said Paez, who said there was a chance his leg could have been amputated. "I was shocked at first but knowing what I was told, just made me more determined.''

The six surgeries that followed resulted in approximately 25 screws, four plates, a cadaver bone graft and a nearly two-foot rod inserted into his body.

However, with plenty of rehabilitation, therapy and encouragement from his family and friends, Paez had all the metal surgically removed and is back running for the Quakers.

"Exactly 400 days between the accident and when I was back running,'' said Paez.

Paez ran the 1,500 in 4:19.27 on April 6. It's about 30 seconds slower than his personal best, but he's not complaining.

"All my teammates were hugging me when I walked off track,'' said Paez. "I got real emotional then and started crying.''

Paez missed a semester because of his injuries and won't graduate until the spring of 2015. That leaves him enough time to get his bachelor's degree in biology with minors in chemistry and American sign language.

It's also bought him time to reach other goals.

"I want to run at nationals, I want to be an All-American,'' said Paez.

And after that?

"Go to medical school and become an orthopedic surgeon,'' he replied.

The Cleveland Indians rallied for a 4-3 victory over Oakland on Wednesday night on sixth-inning homers by Nick Swisher and Carlos Santana. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians won for the ninth time in 10 games Wednesday night because instant replay said no way to the Oakland A's.

After a review of Adam Rosales' long drive to the top of the 19-foot wall in left-center field was ruled a double instead of a game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning, closer Chris Perez pitched into and out of a bases-loaded jam to save the Indians' 4-3 victory at Progressive Field.

The Indians, 7-1 on this homestand, are three games above break even at 17-14 for the first time this season.

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The A's, who have lost five of their last seven games, were furious when umpire Angel Hernandez emerged from the tunnel behind home plate and ruled that Rosales had to stay at second. Manager Bob Melvin, who requested the review, stormed onto the field to argue and was ejected.

"He said it was inconclusive," said Melvin. "The umpires are the only four people in the ballpark who could say that's inconclusive. Everybody else said it was a home run, including their announcers when I came in here later and watched the replay."

Replays indicated that Rosales' drive hit the railing above the left field wall, bounced off the pad and then back onto the field.

"I don't get it," said Melvin. "I don't know what the explanation would be when everybody else in the ballpark knew it was a home run. When I looked at it later, clearly it hit the railing behind the wall. I'm at a loss. A complete loss."

Hernandez told a pool reporter after the game: "It wasn't evident on the TV we had (that) it was a home run. I don't know what kind of replay you had, but you can't reverse a call unless there is 100 percent evidence and there wasn't 100 percent evidence."

Said Rosales: "You saw it. Everybody saw it. I think everybody thought it was a home run except the umpires."

Perez started the ninth with two quick outs before Rosales' drive. Off the bat, he thought it was a homer.

"For me personally, I was on the right side of it," said Perez. "I'm sure I'll see the replay on 'SportCenter' a couple of times tonight. You feel bad for the umpires and the other side.

"Melvin came out livid afterward. They reviewed it and you can't argue the review. ... Like I said it's a tough pill to swallow over there, but we'll take it every day over here."

Manager Terry Francona said he let loose a sigh of relief when the ball stayed in the park.

"I was pulling hard to keep the ball in the park," he said. "When they went and reviewed the play, the inning wasn't over, but at least we were still ahead."

Justin Masterson (5-2, 3.67 ERA) pitched seven innings for the victory. He struck out seven, walked two and allowed four hits.

Oakland reached him for three runs in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead, but the Indians rallied to take the lead.

"You can see the boys' confidence on the bench," said Masterson. "You come back in after that kind of inning and they said: 'All right, just hold them there. We're going to get you something.' It doesn't matter who is on the mound. They just have that confidence."

The Indians made it 3-2 in the fifth as they took advantage of some sloppy Oakland defense.

Carlos Santana and Ryan Raburn opened the inning with walks against A.J. Griffin (3-3, 3.83). Lonnie Chisenhall loaded the bases on a broken-bat infield single that sent Griffin and third baseman Josh Donaldson sprawling to the ground in an attempt to field it.

"I crushed that ball," laughed Chisenhall.

Drew Stubbs sent a bouncer to third, where Donaldson made a nice throw home to force Santana. Michael Brantley rolled what appeared to be a double-play ball to Eric Sogard at second base, who threw to shortstop Rosales for the force, but Brantley ran his way out of the double play as Raburn scored and Chisenhall followed him across the plate when Rosales' relay from shortstop bounced past first baseman Daric Barton.

The Indians grabbed the lead in the sixth with homers by Nick Swisher and Santana. Swisher's drive to center tied the score and Santana put them ahead to stay.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With the district track meets in two weeks and the state meet four weeks away, and more than two solid weeks of good weather behind us, a sketch of the state landscape is beginning to form. For Northeast Ohio, it's another pretty picture.

Chardon junior Nicholas Elswick has the state's top time in the 3,200-meter run.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With the district track meets in two weeks and the state meet four weeks away, and more than two solid weeks of good weather behind us, a sketch of the state landscape is beginning to form.

For Northeast Ohio, it's another pretty picture.

The Plain Dealer's seven-county coverage area currently boasts state leaders in nine Division I boys events, according to milesplit.com, plus the defending champions in three other events.

The current leaders are: Hudson sophomore Kyle Mau, 1,600 meters, 4:11.95; Chardon junior Nicholas Elswick, 3,200, 9:02.41; St. Edward junior Steele Wasik, 110 hurdles, 14:02, and 300 hurdles, 37.77; St. Edward senior Aaron Zedella, discus, 192-11, and shot put, 63-11; Midpark senior Aaron Owens, pole vault, 16-3; and St. Edward 4x100 relay, 41.80 and 4x400 relay, 3:21.55.

In addition, Solon senior Khoury Crenshaw (100), St. Edward senior Anthony Young (200) and John F. Kennedy senior Antwon Smith (400) are defending champs.

There are numerous other contenders, including Smith in the long jump and 200, Glenville's Jacquez Riggs in the 400 and William Robinson in the 300 hurdles, St. Edward's Shaun Crawford in the 100 and 200, Twinsburg's Garrett Crichlow in the 1,600, Berea's Justin Harris in the long jump, and South's Kareem Hunt and Cleveland Heights' Camerin Cross in the high jump.

Range of motion: Berea senior Dan Zupan is better known as a distance runner, and a good one at that. Akron signed him to run cross country and track distance events. But he showed remarkable range last week. He ran a 21.6 split out of the blocks in the 4x200 and a 1:59.3 in the 800 at a dual meet. Later in the week, he ran 4:28 in a 4x1,600 split, 9:52 in the 3,200 and 49.9 in the 4x400.

"I have seen only a few athletes in 20 years that could do this type of performance,'' Berea coach Ryan Nigro said.

Relay switch: St. Edward coach Bill Menz said early last week his sprinters would concentrate on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. He said at the Optimist Meet the focus at state will be on the 4x200 instead of the 4x400, even though the Eagles have the current best 4x400 relay. They haven't spent much time on the 4x200, but should contend with Young (season-best 21.76) and Crawford (21.80).

Crawford had an interesting 100 final at the Optimist. A runner next to him jumped, but a false start was not called. Crawford stayed back in the blocks and got out late. He still won in 10.87.

Prom king: On the day after prom, St. Edward's Wasik won the 110 hurdles (14.02) 300 hurdles (37.77), both state-leading times. In the 300, he edged Glenville's William Robinson by .33. Robinson beat Wasik at the Mehock Relays.

Glenville on hold: Glenville is hoping to build formidable 4x400 and 4x800 relays, but has been hampered by minor injuries. The Tarblooders won the 4x400 in 4:25 at the Optimist Meet with two starters missing and anchor man Jacquez Riggs cruising on the final lap.

Zach McAllister has come up with a new pitch. Manager Terry Francona said he thinks it will help the 6-5 right-hander, but the pitch also comes with a warning.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Zach McAllister has added a split-finger fastball to his pitch selection.

"He's taken it into a game so quickly," said manager Terry Francona. "This kid learns so fast it scares me. You can walk past him in the fourth inning when someone else is pitching and say something and see him take it to the game in his next start. It's unbelievable."

Francona and his coaching staff watched McAllister in spring training and felt he had what it took to throw a splitter: good arm slot and long fingers. He was also struggling with his off-speed pitch. Pitching coach Mickey Callaway and bullpen coach Kevin Cash showed him a couple of different grips for the splitter, one hard, one softer.

"Both grips felt comfortable," said McAllister, who threw it for the first time April 24 against the White Sox. Francona told him to ease into the pitch.

"I told him to throw it against a lefty who was in swing mode when he was ahead in the count," said Francona. "I just wanted him to get some confidence going."

McAllister unveiled it to Alejandro De Aza on his second pitch of the game.

"He's a confident kid," said Francona.

McAllister, who threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings Tuesday night in a 1-0 victory over Oakland, threw seven or eight splitters. The pitch comes with a warning.

"We reminded him numerous times he's 6-foot-6 and he throws really hard and not to turn into Bruce Sutter," said Francona. "He might not even know who that is. But it's a pitch that's going to help him."

"For me it's like a two-seamer with a little more action," said McAllister. "I don't know actually how hard it is, but I'm going to try and get some swings and misses with it."

Bourn update: Michael Bourn (right index finger) was scheduled to play center again Wednesday night at Class AAA Columbus on his rehab assignment. The Indians will determine if he's ready to accompany them to Detroit for their three-game series against the Tigers starting Friday.

GM Chris Antonetti was in Columbus watching the Clippers.

Myers update: Right-hander Brett Myers (right elbow) will throw a bullpen session to catcher Lou Marson (right shoulder) Friday at Progressive Field. After the Indians return to town for Monday's makeup doubleheader against the Yankees, Myers will accompany them to Philadelphia for a two-game series where he'll throw again in the bullpen.

Myers was eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday. Marson is eligible Friday.

Wait and see: Joe Smith figures his role will change with Vinnie Pestano on the disabled list, but he's going to make sure.

Over the last couple of years when the Indians led late in a tight ballgame, the seventh inning belonged to Smith, the eighth to Pestano and the ninth to Chris Perez. Now things are jumbled with Pestano out with a sore right elbow.

"I would assume I'm moved back," said Smith, "but we haven't played enough close games to see how it's going to pan out.

"[Tuesday] Rich [Hill] and I were up in the eighth. I assume that's how it will be, but I don't know. When we stop winning by six runs and start winning by one or two, we'll find out."

Wednesday, with the Indians carrying a 4-3 lead, Smith worked the eighth inning. He allowed one hit and struck out two Oakland hitters.

Not that Smith minds not getting a lot of work recently.

"We're swinging the bats real well," he said. "The starters have pitched really well the last time through the rotation. I'm not complaining at all about winning by six runs. Hopefully, we keep that up for as long as we can."

Finally: Yan Gomes is 4-for-6 throwing out would-be basestealers this year. He says he spent a lot of time working with coaches Sandy Alomar Jr. and Cash in spring training because he had a habit of throwing across his body. "I was over rotating and throwing across my body. Working with Sandy and Cashie helped. It made me feel more comfortable."

Despite falling out of the draft, LSU tackle believes he made the right decision to turn pro

WEST MONROE, La. – Chris Faulk will not arrive at the Browns training facility on Thursday saddled with regret.

The LSU offensive tackle said he’s at peace with the devastating 2012 knee injury that caused a projected early-round pick to slide all the way out of the draft, a tumble that cost him millions in guaranteed money. He’s also comfortable with his decision not to return to college for one more season to restore his draft status and potentially recoup some of the lost money.

“I’m not looking back,” Faulk said in a phone interview Tuesday. “I’m just anxious to play football again. I love the game and I love to compete.”

The 6-6, 325-pounder said his right knee, which required two surgeries to repair, is healthy and he expects to be a full participant in this weekend’s rookie minicamp that opens Friday. The team, however, might approach his return more cautiously given the severity of the injury and his level of fitness. Faulk was unable to work out for scouts at LSU’s pro day.

It’s believed 16 teams inquired about him after the draft and the Browns beat out another AFC squad that projected him as a 2014 starter. The Browns, who appear set at tackle with perennial All-Pro Joe Thomas and Mitchell Schwartz, might experiment with Faulk at guard.

The Slidell, La., native prefers tackle, where he earned second-team, all-SEC honors as sophomore, but is open to a position change. Faulk has a thick build and strong hands. He might have been a first-round pick had he returned for his senior season even as several draft analysts observed his footwork and technique need polishing.

Faulk enters minicamp as the most intriguing of the Browns’ 18 undrafted free agents.

“They are getting a player who’s going to play 15-plus years – and cheap early on, too,” said edge rusher Barkevious Mingo, the Browns' first-round pick and Faulk teammate at LSU. “(The Browns) realize the steal they just got. They are happy, they are fired up.

“I know what he’s got; I know what he can do,” added Mingo, who often lined up across from Faulk in practice. “He’s going to have a long career playing in this league.”

Mingo is a bit biased. The two teammates are good friends, and have been housemates for the past several months. He chauffeured Faulk around Baton Rouge while the offensive lineman required crutches. But given the league’s intense free-agent interest in Faulk, his teammate’s scouting report is more than a cursory endorsement.

Faulk received a $10,000 signing bonus. That figure would have been exponentially higher had he not torn two knee ligaments in practice after the Tigers’ season opener.

“It was the scariest moment of my life,” he said.

Even after the injury, NFLdraftscout.com rated Faulk the No. 11 offensive tackle and the No. 112 player overall. But more than a few college football analysts were surprised Faulk declared for draft.

The potential for re-injury weighed heavily in his thinking. He already was leaning toward turning pro, Faulk said, and the gruesome knee injury to South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore on Oct. 27 buttressed the decision.

A Tennessee defender submarined Lattimore and the impact left the nation’s top college back with three torn knee ligaments and a dislocated knee cap. He had suffered a torn ACL on the other knee a season earlier. The San Francisco 49ers, who had a league-high 14 draft picks, selected Lattimore in the fourth round.

“His injury opened my eyes up again,” Faulk said. “I talked to my family about it and we thought this was the best decision for me.”

Faulk rehabbed at LSU and the Performance Athletes facility in Gulf Breeze, Fla. He’s also been examined by renowned orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews.

The lineman invited family and friends to his home on the last day of the draft, but insisted he wasn’t disappointed by the outcome. He talked with many teams on April 27 and decided the Browns afforded him the best opportunity.

“That’s where I want to be,” Faulk said. “My heart belongs to Cleveland.”

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Call it the Zombie Referendum. The man who killed the separate playoffs proposal said it's not really dead. It can come back to life.

Look for a vote to separate the private and public schools in select team sports to be on the 2014 Ohio High School Athletic Association referendum if the current competitive balance measure fails, says Wooster Triway Suprintendent Dave Rice.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Call it the Zombie Referendum.

The man who killed the separate playoffs proposal said it's not really dead. It can come back to life.

Wooster Triway Superintendent Dave Rice says he'll put the issue of separate playoffs for private and public schools back on the table if Competitive Balance III fails in a vote currently being conducted by Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools.

"If [competitive balance] fails, and if I can find a co-sponsor, I'm going back out there," Rice said this week.

Rice said a revised separate playoffs referendum probably would be limited to football, volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, softball and baseball.

Further study could include more sports, but he said the goal would be to avoid separating smaller sports such as gymnastics, field hockey and ice hockey. The OHSAA threatened to eliminate those state tournaments had the initial separation referendum been up for vote and passed, saying separate tournaments would not be feasible.

Earlier this school year, Rice was the sole sponsor of a referendum that proposed separate playoffs in all sports. The referendum was placed on the May ballot after he followed OHSAA protocol and collected enough petition signatures from administrators around the state.

In a surprise move, he pulled the referendum in March because he said he realized it was too far-reaching. He simultaneously supported the current competitive balance referendum, which he helped author and which the OHSAA placed on the May ballot.

"I would still like to see people give [competitive balance] a chance," he said. "If it fails, we have to come back with the separate tournament question. And if those two things both fail, then I'm not sure who's doing the complaining."

Rice said he realizes he may have lost some credibility by agreeing to the referendum switch in March, so he said he would seek a co-sponsor for a future referendum.

"We did have a lot of support [for separation]," he said, "but nobody wanted to actually put their name on it. I think people are afraid of being black-balled or political ramifications."

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 CLEVELAND, Ohio - Put on your high school principal cap and vote in the poll located at the bottom of this post. We want to know how you would vote in the Ohio High School Athletic Association's latest attempt to level the playing field between private and public schools in the playoffs. Because this is a broad issue, the...

 CLEVELAND, Ohio - Put on your high school principal cap and vote in the poll located at the bottom of this post.

We want to know how you would vote in the Ohio High School Athletic Association's latest attempt to level the playing field between private and public schools in the playoffs. Because this is a broad issue, the poll includes several options rather than a simple yes or no vote.

Principals at more than 800 schools across the state are currently voting on what has become known as "Competitive Balance III." The voting period is May 1-15. A simple majority is needed for it to pass.

After complicated and multiple factor, formula-based referendums were narrowly defeated in 2011 and 2012 -- and after a March compromise to take separation off the 2013 ballot -- the OHSAA has landed on its current referendum that focuses on the heart of the matter: where a program's athletes come from.

After three years, is this the solution for equity in the playoffs?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - What about Division I? That question hangs over the latest competitive balance referendum, especially in Northeast Ohio, where St. Edward and St. Ignatius can stack Division I state championship trophies like cords of wood.

One of the biggest objections to the Competitive Balance III referendum is its failure to level Division I. Several reigning Division II state champions could move up to Division I if the measure passes, including five-time defending girls basketball champ Hathaway Brown. - (Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - What about Division I?

That question hangs over the latest competitive balance referendum, especially in Northeast Ohio, where St. Edward and St. Ignatius can stack Division I state championship trophies like cords of wood.

The biggest losers if Competitive Balance III passes are Division I public schools, many of which are angry this proposal supplanted a planned vote on the separation of public and private schools in the playoffs.

"If the goal is really competitive balance, the only means to get that is to be separate, especially when you're in our boat -- Division I," Hudson superintendent Brian Wilch said. "You have the gap between the biggest schools and the smallest Division I's, where we are, and you have all these private schools start bumping up, it's even more competitive."

In theory, the new competitive balance system could move up to Division I reigning Division II state champions in football (Toledo Central Catholic), volleyball (Beaumont), girls soccer (Walsh Jesuit), boys basketball (Bishop Watterson), girls basketball (Hathaway Brown), baseball (Columbus St. Francis DeSales) and team wrestling (St. Paris Graham, a public school with open enrollment).

The OHSAA does not have data yet on what schools and teams would be affected by the proposal, which if passed would go into effect in August 2015.

Football disparities should be alleviated somewhat by the creation of a new "super" Division I for the top 10-percent enrollment schools. Unknown is whether the likes of Glenville and Massillon -- headed to Division II in football based on the latest enrollment figures -- would be bumped back up to Division I under the Competitive Balance III formula.

But the other Division I team sports receive no such relief.

"It's been going on for years. I don't know if there is a solution," Strongsville Athletic Director Paul Moses said.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - "Competitive balance" is a relatively new term, but the issue is as old as high school sports: Private schools win more than their share of state championships. About 17 percent of the Ohio High School Athletic Association's 800-plus members are private schools, and they have won more than 40 percent of the state titles in recent...

One team that stands to benefit from the Ohio High School Athletic Association's latest competitive balance referendum is Cuyahoga Heights, which likely would avoid having to play powerhouse Youngstown Ursuline in the Division V playoffs. Ursuline would be a projected Division IV member. - (Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - "Competitive balance" is a relatively new term, but the issue is as old as high school sports: Private schools win more than their share of state championships. About 17 percent of the Ohio High School Athletic Association's 800-plus members are private schools, and they have won more than 40 percent of the state titles in recent years.

Private schools also have high rates of success at the district and regional levels. Public schools say private schools have an unfair advantage because private schools draw talent from several communities.

That leaves some public-school administrators and coaches feeling their teams have "no chance" to succeed against "all-star teams."

There are other factors, of course, including coaching, facilities, tradition and economic background. But those are hard to quantify, though the OHSAA has attempted to tie family finances and school traditions to past competitive-balance formulas in addressing the issue.

Now, for the third spring in a row, the OHSAA is proposing to legislate the issue with what has become known as "Competitive Balance III." The OHSAA's more than 800 member high schools have until May 15 to cast their vote on the referendum.

Below is a look at some frequently asked questions about the referendum.

Also, see releated stories on:

How this latest referendum fails to balance Division I;

What happens next if competitive balance is rejected a third straight year;

And vote in our poll that asks how the imbalance issue should be solved.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How will it work?

A. If passed, this latest competitive balance proposal (reached in March following a compromise avoiding a separation vote) would annually examine the rosters on a team sport-by-sport basis and determine the number of students for grades 9-12 that reside outside the school's district or designated attendance zone.

This applies to public and private schools. "Districts" include public districts with one high school, multi-high school public districts that will have identifiable attendance zones created by the district or established in collaboration with the OHSAA, and private schools situated in a single high school district or in a specific attendance zone of a larger district.

Examples: Villa Angela-St. Joseph is in Collinwood and all athletes who live outside Collinwood would be considered "out of district" and subject to a multiplier. The same is true for Walsh Jesuit in Cuyahoga Falls. Glenville athletes who live outside Glenville are "out of district."

The sports affected are football, boys and girls soccer, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, softball and baseball. Team wrestling could be added. The OHSAA says adding other sports would require another vote.

Schools will submit rosters and designate those student-athletes who are from outside the district or attendance zone. That number will be multiplied by a "Sport Specific Factor" and added to the enrollment figure. The team will be assigned a division based on its new enrollment count. A team can move up more than one division, though OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross said he does not want to see that happen. Teams can appeal to stay put based on lack of recent success.

The multiplier is to be determined by a competitive balance committee made up of school administrators and OHSAA officials. The multiplier being recommended by the OHSAA for football is 2, and 5 for volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. Soccer is under discussion. Football has seven divisions, soccer has three divisions and the others have four divisions.

If approved by a majority of high school principals in a statewide referendum May 1-15, the proposal will be enacted in August 2015.

Q. What about the so-called individual sports with more than one division?

A. Cross country, track, golf, tennis, swimming and the individual state wrestling tournament are not part of this referendum. Ross said another referendum will be required to include them. Ice hockey, field hockey and gymnastics have one division. By 2015, bowling could split into two divisions.

Q. Who does this help?

A. In theory, this will help level the playing field for Divisions II and lower. Division V football teams such as Cuyahoga Heights won't have to worry about Youngstown Ursuline, which would be expected to move up to Division IV. Cuyahoga Heights lost to Ursuline twice in the playoffs in the last four years. Division II wrestling superpower St. Paris Graham, a public school that draws wrestlers from outside its district, also could be a Division I move-up, which will make Division II state runner-up Massillon Perry happy. Smaller schools in each division could be bumped down a division because other schools will move up into the division.

Q. Who does this hurt?

A. If you're a Division IV football team such as Manchester, Hawken and Lake County's Perry you're not going to be happy about having Ursuline moving up and into your region. Public schools with open enrollment and moderate success, such as Division III John Hay football, could move up a division and find success even harder to come by. Private schools that depend upon sports success to draw students could face new challenges.

Q. Will it pass?

A. Principals who do not want the next possible alternative, separation of public and private schools, will vote for it. Some also say it's a step in the right direction and better than doing nothing. In numerous interviews, many administrators expressed trepidation because there is no data on how much movement this actually will create and how it will affect their teams. Similar concerns helped defeat the first competitive balance referendum in 2011. A revised formula was narrowly rejected in 2012.

This spring, roughly one-fourth of schools statewide have responded to a survey conducted by JJHuddle.com, and 55 percent said they are voting against the referendum; 43 percent are voting for it; and 2 percent said they are unsure.

Q. High school sports is supposed to be about participation. Won't this encourage coaches to cut kids who live outside a district?

A. This is a major concern, that opportunities will be taken away from less talented and younger athletes because of where they live by coaches trying to avoid moving up a division.

Ross said public schools risk losing the state funding that follows that student if he or she transfers, and private schools could lose a tuition-paying student.

"If I had a coach who did that, it would be the last time they'd coach," Ross said, speaking as a former superintendent and principal. "Does that mean that somebody won't do that? There's certainly somebody that could possibly do that."

Q. Why is the football multiplier two and other sports are five?

A. Football rosters are larger and the divisions are smaller with 108 schools in football Divisions II-VI, and 185-200 schools in volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball divisions. Ross said he does not want teams moving up two or three divisions, which he said they would do in football if a larger multiplier is used.

Ross also notes one transfer in basketball can have a huge impact compared to one in football. A potential problem here is rosters can be quite large at schools with full freshman and junior varsity programs, and coaches might be inclined to keep fewer freshmen.

Q. When will we know which schools will move up or down?

A. Here's where it gets tricky. Rosters will be due the first or second week of the season. The OHSAA says it will need about two more weeks to tabulate the results and announce division assignments. Schools can amend a roster once within five days of the end of the first grading period, which can come late in a season, especially in the fall. That will make for late division changes.

Q. Is that realistic, to expect schools to submit complete rosters with OHSAA eligibility certificates and residences for four fall sports as the school year begins?

A. This will be an enormous challenge at some schools. The referendum calls for unspecified penalties for missing the deadline. If the referendum passes, the OHSAA says it will conduct a voluntary pilot program next school year and a mandatory pilot program in 2014-15 to work out the bugs.

Q. How does the appeal process work?

A. Call it the reverse tradition factor. Previous competitive balance proposals moved teams up based on recent success. This one allows for schools slated to move up to stay put based on lack of recent success. The criteria is to be set by a competitive balance committee. Ross, a recent chair of that committee, said he will recommend teams that have not won a tournament game in two years or a league title in two years will be eligible for the appeal.

Q. In some regions, such as Columbus, the Catholic diocese sets specific attendance zones made up of parishes for their schools. Why not use that as an attendance zone?

A. Those zones often consist of several suburbs and chunks of Columbus, which the OHSAA views as an unfair advantage.

Q. Hawken, for example, is in Geauga County and across the street from Gates Mills, where many of its students live. Can Hawken appeal to have Gates Mills added to its attendance zone?

A. No. The OHSAA will not open up that proverbial can of worms by moving borders on a case-by-case basis.

Q. Canton and Cincinnati do not have assigned attendance zones for their public schools. What will they do?

A. The OHSAA said it will work with those districts to establish set zones, probably based on old borders.

Q. Ginn Academy is in Collinwood and many of its students play football at Glenville. How will this work for them, as well as magnet and charter schools?

A. The bottom line is, where do you live and where do you play? If you play for Glenville and live in Collinwood, you are outside the district.

"How many years has everybody complained that every time they play Glenville that they have the all-star team from Cleveland," Ross said. "Now, if they are outside that attendance area, they are multiplied."

Q. Will schools cheat with their rosters and what will happen if they are caught?

A. The rosters are to be published online, indicating which athletes live out of the attendance zone or district. Schools and fans no doubt will police each other with regard to kids living beyond the borders.

"If a youngster has been living next to you and has been driving to school three districts over, and you pull up the roster and it says 'in district,' I know we're going to get a phone call," Ross said. "A lot of that will probably help us."

Ross said penalties will be "severe." Referendum language states penalties range from fines and being kicked out of the tournament to suspension of OHSAA membership.

Q. Does publishing whether a child lives inside or outside a district violate privacy laws?

A. The OHSAA says that it does not. This could face a challenge in court.

Q. What about wrestling? Is it in or out?

A. The referendum stipulates the team wrestling tournament, conducted by the OHSAA for the first time this year, could be added to the multiplier group. The tournament is so new the OHSAA needs further study of its rosters to know how to address wrestling. The traditional individual wrestling tournament is not part of the proposal.

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ROCKY RIVER, Ohio - Three events are not enough for Rocky River senior Madi Connelly. She wants four. In helping the Pirates win the Avon Relays, Connelly won the 1,600 in 5:18, ran a leg on the winning 4x800 relay and put in a 60-second split on the second-place 4x400. She wanted to do more and in the next...

Madi Connelly suffered disappointment a year ago in the 800 when she fell at the Amherst regional. - (Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer)

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio - Three events are not enough for Rocky River senior Madi Connelly. She wants four.

In helping the Pirates win the Avon Relays, Connelly won the 1,600 in 5:18, ran a leg on the winning 4x800 relay and put in a 60-second split on the second-place 4x400. She wanted to do more and in the next few weeks she will do just that.

Beginning with Friday's Bell Invitatational on the Pirates' home track and the West Shore Conference meet after that, Connelly expects to add the 800 to her work day.

"I feel like I'm ready for four and if I don't I get irritated," said Connelly, headed to the University of Pennsylvania to study biology.

Adding the open 800 is the signifcant factor in getting rid of that irritation. A year ago at the Amherst regional, Connelly was in the top four qualifying runners with 40 meters to go. But she took a fall in the rainy conditions and finished 11th.

Easing the pain a bit was the fact she advanced to Columbus for the third straight year as part of the Pirates' 4x800 relay. Getting to Columbus in the open 800 and in a fourth relay is the goal.

"Definitely the 800," said Connelly, who is debating the 1,600 come tournament time. "I put [last year's 800] behind me. Four laps [in the 1,600] is pretty grueling."

The Pirates totaled 92 points at Avon to hold off Highland at 77 and host Avon at 72. They had a nice supporting cast to go with Connelly.

Senior Sarah Lesiecki ran a finishing :58 split to give the Pirates a come-from-behind win in the 800 sprint medley and anchored the second-place 4x400.

Sophomore Monica McDonough led off the winning 4x100 shuttle hurdles and was second in the open 100 hurdles. Freshman Chloe Bierut anchored the winning 4x800 and was the last runner on the second-place 4x1,600 and distance medley relays.

"The Bell is always a big deal for our kids," said Rocky River coach Julie Achladis. "I know Madi wants to run four events."

Bay, Lakewood, Kenston, Garfield Heights, Lincoln-West, Normandy and Valley Forge round out the Bell field.

Late bloomer:John F. Kennedy senior Stephanie Hale won the 400 at the prestigious Optimist Meet at Austintown Fitch in a personal-best clocking of 59.85, her first time under a minute. It was quite a feat since Hale is only in her second year running with the Eagles.

"I asked her to come out as a sophomore, but she didn't," said sixth-year girls coach Reggie Walker. "She had a little success last year, coming in fifth in the 200 at district. Any time you come out of that [Optimist] meet with a win it's big."

Cracking that 60-second barrier should do wonders for Hale's confidence according to the coach. Walker wants her to get on a roll, starting with Friday night's meet at Massillon Jackson.

"She finally broke 60 and I think she can get in the 57s," said Walker. "She has to go out strong and finish strong. I wish she would have come out earlier."

Walker, who has coached the boys side for seven seasons, and JFK made it a 400 double as senior Antwon Smith won the 400 at the Optimist in 48.39.
 
Green marks:Green senior Morgan Estes broke the meet and stadium record with a 12-9 1/2 in the pole vault at the Optimist Meet. The defending Division I champion knew the records were in the school's family.

The meet record had been 12-0, set by Green's Kelsie Ahbe in 2009. Green's Carrie Kayes set the stadium mark, 12-9, in 2006.

"She started in middle school and this is her sixth year," said Green coach Maedene Pfouts. "She knew about those records and it's great she's finding success.''

Meet mark two:Beachwood finished third at the Lakeview Invitational, but the Bison left its mark as the quartet of seniors Gabby Perryman and Alex DeVaughn, sophomore Maya Gaines-Smith and freshman Hannah Kahn lowered the meet record for the 4x100 relay to 50.03. Geneva had held it at 50.60 since 2010.

The Bison also won the 4x200 and 4x400 relays.

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Baseball Note: Games start at 4:30 unless noted and are subject to weather and field conditions. Contact the host school for updates.

Baseball

Note: Games start at 4:30 unless noted and are subject to weather and field conditions. Contact the host school for updates.

Patriot Athletic Conference

Stars Division

Keystone at Buckeye

West Shore Conference

Bay at Elyria Catholic

Nonleague

Akron Garfield at Barberton

Berkshire at Beachwood

Crestwood at Chagrin Falls

Garrettsville Garfield at Barberton

West Geauga at Gilmour Academy

Softball

Note: Games start at 4:30 unless noted and are subject to weather and field conditions. Contact the host school for updates.

Chagrin Valley Conference

Metro Division

Cuyahoga Heights at Independence

Crossover

Cardinal at Hawken

Patriot Athletic Conference

Stars Division

Keystone at Buckeye

Stripes Division

Fairview at Brooklyn

Lutheran West at Columbia

Portage Trail Conference

Crossover

Windham at Ravenna, 4:15

Premier Athletic Conference

Chardon at Willoughby South

Senate Athletic Conference

East Tech at Lincoln West, 4

John Adams vs. John Hay, Gordon, 4

Southwestern Conference

Midpark at Amherst

North Olmsted at Berea

Olmsted Falls at Avon Lake

West Shore Conference

Elyria Catholic at Bay

Midview at Avon

Rocky River at Lakewood

Vermilion at North Ridgeville

Nonleague

Archbishop Hoban at Highland

Cuyahoga Falls at Woodridge

Eastlake North at Nordonia

Garrettsville Garfield at Akron North

Kenmore at Chippewa

Kent Roosevelt at Green

Lake Ridge Academy at Cornerstone Christian

Laurel vs. Hathaway Brown School, Ursuline College

Maple Heights at Buchtel

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at Ashtabula Edgewood, 5

Padua at Wickliffe

Richmond Heights at Villa Angela-St. Joseph

St. Peter Chanel at St. Joseph Academy

Strongsville at Copley

Timken at Our Lady of the Elms

Trinity at Garfield Heights

Valley Forge at Cleveland Central Catholic

Track

Our Lady of the Elms Big Sis, Little Sis Meet, TBA

North Coast League Meet at Padua, 4

T-Con Relays at Tallmadge (Ellet, Field, Kent Roosevelt, Ravenna, SVSM), 4

Toby Grim Relays at Dalton (Coventry, Dalton, Mogadore), 4

Baseball CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE

Baseball

CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE

Crossover

Perry000 200 0--2 9 0

Kirtland021 000 x--3 7 0

P (9-13): Medlen (L, 1-3). K (14-9): Finkler (W, 3-3).

Notable: Finkler (K) CG, 5K; 2-3, R, 2 SB

LAKE ERIE LEAGUE

Euclid211 93 --16 8 1

Maple Hts.000 00 -- 0 0 6

E (15-6): Cohlen (W). MH (3-11): Roundtree (L, 0-3).

Notable: Cohlen (E) 5 IP, 11K

Lorain001 113 0--6 5 0

Shaw000 000 0--0 2 1

L (13-8): Hisle (W, 2-0). S: Sears (L).

Notable: Hisle (L) CG, 2H, 11K

NORTHEAST OHIO CONFERENCE

River Division

Elyria201 023 2--10 8 0

N. Royalton300 011 0-- 5 11 2

E (11-11, 1-9): Minney (W, 3-1). NR (6-16, 1-9): Sadowski (L, 1-3). HR: Hudec (NR).

Notable: Emerson (E) 2-2, 3 R.

Mentor001 010 0--2 7 1

Medina010 000 2--3 4 0

Men (14-4): Plavcan (L, 0-1). Med (13-10): Teachout (W, 4-1).

Notable: Minor (Med) 3-3, 2B, R, RBI.

Strongsville000 000 0-- 0 2 1

Brunswick001 001 0-- 2 6 2

S (12-9): Previt (L). B (15-8): Salisbury (W, 4-2).

Notable: Salisbury (B) CG, 8K

Valley Division

Cuyahoga Falls003 016 3--13 16 0

Stow400 120 3--10 13 4

CF (12-7): Marting (W, 2-0). S (14-7): Pitts (L, 1-1).

Notable: Stokich (CF) 4H, 2B, R, 3 RBI.

Twinsburg041 035 --13 17 1

Solon000 001 -- 1 5 6

Notable: Eglar (T) 5 IP; 2-4, 3R, 3 RBI.

T (14-7): Eglar (W, 3-2). S (4-16): Altstadt (L, 0-3). HR: T, Washington

PATRIOT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Stars Division

Wellington201 101 0-- 5 8 3

Firelands303 224 x--14 16 3

W (6-8): Fehlan (L, 3-3). San Felippo (W, 4-1). HR: F, San Felippo, Johnson.

Notable: Helton 3H, 2R.

Stripes Division

Brooklyn050 000 0-- 5 9 5

Lutheran West100 010 1-- 3 5 2

B (8-10, 7-7): Martin (W, 4-3). LW (10-7, 8-5): Szczepinski (L, 1-2).

Notable: Martin (B) CG, 5K, 3-BB.

PREMIER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Riverside000 000 0--0 4 1

University012 010 x--4 8 0

R (10-9): Becker (L, 1-3). U (7-10): O'Hara (W, 2-2).

Notable: O'Hara (U) CG, 6K; 2-3, 3B, RBI

SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE

Amherst030 000 0-- 3 3 2

Brecksville210 301 x-- 7 11 1

A (18-5, 10-3): Weir (L, 5-2). B (23-1, 14-0): Dellavalle (W, 5-0).

Notable: Houk (B) 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 3B, BB, HBP.

Avon Lake310 630 1--14 19 7

North Olmsted100 160 0-- 8 7 5

AL (13-7): Morisette (W, 3-1). NO (12-10): Gillard (L, 2-2).

Notable: Hamilton (AL) 3-4, 2B, RBI

Berea101 020 0-- 4 9 1

Olmsted Falls042 051 x--12 11 3

B (3-17): Cook (L). OF (5-18): Van Buren (W, 1-3).

Notable: K. Hanna (OF) 3-4, 3B, 3 RBI, SB

Westlake002 000 0--2 6 2

Midpark120 100 x--4 4 1

W (10-12): Balodis (L, 1-1). M (9-10): Tenaglia (W, 4-0).

Notable: Tenaglia (M) CG, 1 ER, 4K

SUBURBAN LEAGUE

Copley052 031 0--11 13 0

Cloverleaf150 000 0-- 6 4 6

Co (5-15): Rowlands (W, 1-6). Cl (4-16): Cooper (L, 1-6)

Notable: Brennan (Co) 2H, R, 3 RBI.

Nordonia000 0310 --13 10 3

Revere020 000 -- 2 5 4

N (18-6): P. Alders (W, 4-1). R (4-18): Dyko (L, 1-2).

Notable: Klein (N) 3-5, 4 RBI, R

Tallmadge010 011 0-- 3 10 2

Green000 000 0-- 0 2 0

T (9-10): Noel (W, 3-3). G (6-16): Papp (L 0-2).

Notable: Skraba (T) 2-3, 2-2B

Wadsworth530 011 0--10 17 0

Highland003 021 0-- 6 13 2

W (19-4): Bebout (W, 7-1). H (17-7): Sanford (L, 6-3).

Notable: Campbell (W) 4H, 2B, 2R.

WEST SHORE CONFERENCE

Avon011 020 0-- 4 8 2

Vermilion001 000 1-- 2 3 2

A (13-11): Long (W, 3-0). V (12-12): Waller (L, 3-3).

Notable: Wentz (A) 2B, 2R, RBI

Elyria Catholic100 010 1--3 7 4

Rocky River011 420 x--8 8 1

EC (10-11): Whitacre (L, 1-2). RR (5-16): Kocur (W, 1-0).

Notable: Palker (RR) 2H, 2 RBI.

Midview000 000 1-- 1 5 1

Lakewood000 000 0-- 0 2 0

M (16-5): Lauer (L, 5-0). L (18-5): Hrdlicka (L)

Notable: Lauer (M) CG, 14K

North Ridgeville022 300 6--13 9 3

Bay000 022 0-- 4 6 4

NR (10-13): Truelson. B (4-18): Schuerger (L, 1-5).

Notable: Januzzi (NR) 3-4, Freeman (NR) 3-5.

NONLEAGUE

Southeast101 102 0--5 9 1

Girard023 002 x--7 9 0

S (15-7): Zaveson (L, 2-3). G (8-16): Bello (W).

Can. South103 000 0--4 5 1

SVSM000 011 0--2 6 1

CS (17-4): Haslam (W, 3-1). SVSM (9-12): Wysocki (L, 2-3).

Fairport111 000 3--6 9 3

Gilmour201 104 x--8 10 2

F (15-7): Hites (L). G (14-3): Galloway (W, 5-1). S: Pawlak.

Notable: Pawlak (G) 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI.

Independence301 030 0--7 14 4

Holy Name120 012 2--8 12 1

I (18-4): Artrip (L). HN (10-11): Zubek (W, 2-1).

Notable: Javor (HN) 1-3 3 RBI.

St. Edward100 031 1--6 5 2

Padua002 010 1--4 4 4

SE (11-11): Jones (W, 1-0). P (6-15): Stryffeler (L). S: Edwards (3).

Notable: Knowles (SE) 4 SB, 3R

St. Ignatius300 202 1--8 8 0

NDCL000 000 0--0 3 5

SI (16-6): Skuhrovec (W). NDCL (12-9): Hamby (L, 2-2).

Newbury000 001 2--3 4 2

Cle. Cent. Cath.122 011 x--7 9 1

N: Clark (L). CCC (5-12): Motley (W, 4-4).

Notable: Underwood (CCC) 2-4, 2 R, 2-SB.

Softball

CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE

Chagrin Division

Chagrin Falls000 000 -- 0 3 3

Aurora170 002 --10 10 0

CF (3-16): Schmeidicker. A (18-1): Petrash (W, 9-1). HR: A, McNamara, Ternai

Notable: Ternai (A) 3-4, 3R, 2 RBI, 2 SB.

Crossover

Perry210 000 1--4 14 1

Independence100 001 0--2 7 2

P (13-5): Westphal (W). I: Tarski (L).

Notable: S. Brocco (P) 4-4, 2B

LAKE ERIE LEAGUE

Maple Hts.000 00 -- 0 1 3

Euclid411 05 --11 10 0

MH (6-8): Mann (L, 3-6). E (12-6): Roberts (W, 11-5). HR: E, Steel

Notable: Steel (E) 3-3, 3 RBI; Roberts (E) 9K

Shaw000 00 -- 0 3 1

Lorain093 2x --14 15 2

S: Glenn (L). L (8-12): DiBernado (W, 1-0). HR: L, Lurry

Notable: Britvec (L) 3H, 2B

NORTHEAST OHIO CONFERENCE

Lake Division

Mayfield004 000 1--5 7 0

Normandy103 013 x--8 8 0

M (10-10, 5-3): Gaye (L, 8-5). N (7-10, 4-4): Hester (W, 4-4). HR: Snider (M); Hester (N).

Notable: Hester 2-3, 4 RBI.

River Division

Mentor054 003 --12 12 2

Hudson000 010 -- 1 3 5

M: Golic (W). H: Dorr (L).

Notable: Birtley (M) 2 R.

Stow021 035 2--13 16 1

Cuyahoga Falls100 010 x--2 9 4

S (17-6): Ingram (W, 4-0). CF (6-13): Fryberger.

Notable: Heid (S) 3-4, 2 RBI, 3R

Valley Division

Brunswick000 011 1--3 8 2

N. Royalton000 100 3--4 9 1

B (2-6): Sherry (L). NR (13-5, 4-3): Newman (W, 13-5).

Notable: Koch (NR) 2-4, 2-1B, 2 RBI, R.

Strongsville000 001 0--1 1 3

Elyria031 041 x--9 9 1

S (10-7, 4-4): Blough (L, 9-6). E (19-5, 7-1): Minney (W, 14-3). HR: Looney (E).

Notable: Looney 2-4, 2B, RBI 2 R.

PATRIOT ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Brookside110 00 -- 2 4 3

Buckeye201 9x --12 9 3

Br: Weber (L). Bu (10-10, 6-5): Calame (W, 3-2). HR: Nichols (Bu).

Notable: Nichols 2-2B, 5 RBI.

Keystone000 022 0--4 7 0

Black River000 000 0--0 3 2

K (21-3): Cornish (W, 13-1). BR (10-10): Smith (L).

Notable: Cornish (K) CG, 4K

Oberlin100 011 6--9 9 2

Fairview205 004 x--11 13 5

O (4-16): Santiago (L). F (5-14): Rinehart (W). HR: F, Bilak

Notable: Stafford (F) 3H, 2B, 3R

PRINCIPALS' ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Indian Valley010 400 5--10 6 0

CVCA001 000 0--1 7 4

IV (12-6): Kochman (W). CVCA (10-12): Mohler (L, 10-7). HR: IV, Rennard.

SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE

Amherst301 000 1--5 9 2

Olmsted Falls030 000 0--3 8 5

A (12-9, 5-7): Beetler (W, 9-5). OF (10-10, 5-6): Edgehouse (L, 3-7).

Notable: Beetler CG, 10K, BB.

Avon Lake000 101 1--3 8 0

Midpark000 020 0--2 6 1

AL (20-1, 11-1): Wennerberg (W). M (8-10, 5-6): Morgan (L, 6-7).

Notable: Thomas (AL) 3-4, 2-1B, 2B.

Berea000 00-- 0 2 5

Brecksville466 0x--16 15 0

Be (6-15): Hopperton (L, 4-7). Br (19-5): Best (W, 5-2).

Notable: Mack (Br) 4-4, 3B, 3R, 4 SB

WEST SHORE CONFERENCE

Bay101 00-- 2 5 0

North Ridgeville225 30--12 10 0

B: Brewer (L). NR (16-5, 12-0): Helmink (W, 6-3). HR: Sheppa (B); Demarco (NR), Helmink (NR).

Notable: Moore (NR) 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI.

Lakewood0 00 00 -- 0 2 3

Midview4(12)0 1x --17 16 0

L (2-19): Krasnicka (L). M (17-7): Hamker (W, 15-7). HR: M, Beursken 3

Notable: Beursken (M) 3-3, 7 RBI.

Vermilion000 200 0--2 4 2

Avon000 031 0--4 11 3

Vermilion (13-10): Hilton (L). A (15-6): Edwards (W, 9-2).

Notable: Edwards (A) 4-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI.

NONLEAGUE

Gilmour100 000 0--1 3 1

Hathaway Brown School120 401 x--8 15 1

G (7-8): Wright (L). HB (15-8): Paul (W, 14-6).

Notable: D. Jones (HB) 3-4, R

SVSM010 012 1--5 6 0

Firestone000 000 0--0 0 3

SVSM (9-5): Handley (W, 4-2). F (9-11): Skeanes (L, 6-8). HR: Steadman (SV).

Notable: Handley CG, BB, 13K, 1B, R.

Laurel040 000 0--4 4 2

Trinity000 800 x--8 9 4

L (4-8): Chmiel (L). T (13-8): Greisl (W, 7-5).

Notable: Becks (T) 3-4, 2-1B, 2B, 3 RBI.

Extra innings

NDCL000 010 00--1 7 2

Will. South001 000 01--2 4 3

NDCL: Hetki (L). WS (12-11): Hodge (W, 4-0).

Notable: Burk (WS) 2-3.

Riverside400 120 4--11 13 4

Nordonia100 320 1-- 7 11 2

R (19-3): Nagy (W, 2-0). N (9-15): u/a. HR: R, 3 RBI.

Notable: Rossman (R) 3 RBI

John Adams520 00 -- 7 0 0

VASJ(14)54 0x --23 0 0

JA: u/a. VASJ (1-14): Beuck (W, 1-0). HR: VASJ, Hicks

Notable: Hicks (VASJ) 3-4

Magnificat000 100 0--1 4 2

St. Joseph Ac.100 010 x--2 6 2

M (8-10): Price (L). SJA (5-11): Heffernan (W, 6-9). HR: SJA, Klimczyk; M, Girgash

Boys track

Brunswick 55, Mentor 82

Shot put: Mouring (M) 62-10. Discus: Mouring (M) 159-9 . High jump: Swords (B) 5-10. Long jump: Daugherty (M) 18-7. Pole vault: Raser (M) 13-0. 4x800: Brunswick 8:40 . 110H: Williams (B) 16.53. 100: Yohman (B) 11.04. 4x200: Mentor 1:32.4. 1,600: Shaker (M) 4:38.81. 4x100: Mentor 45.3. 400: Ingram (M) 53.54. 300H: Dellano (B) 44.27. 800: Keipert (M) 1:59.8. 200: Tankovich (M) 23.04. 3,200: Canala (M) 10:31.60. 4x400: Mentor 3.39.2

Brush 98, Parma 35

Shot Put: Kent (B) 36-3. Discus: Kent (B) 105-10. High Jump: Perry(B) 5-6. Long Jump: Perry (B) 20-81/2. Pole Vault: Sholonski (B) 11-6. 4x800: B (Heisler, Johnson, Lamantia, Lampkins) 8:57.2. 110H: Bailey (B) 17.3. 100: Durrah (B) 11.3. 4x200: B (Durrah, Hannon, Onunwar, Andrews) 1:34.5. 1600: Vanderau(P) 4:49.3.1. 4x100: B (Durrah, Ononwar, Hannon, Andrews) 45.3. 400: Stephens (B) 54.5. 300H: Bailey (B) 44.1. 800: Heisler (B) 2:10.1. 200: Ononwar (B) 23.3. 3200: Vanderau (P) 10:30.6. 4x400: B (Stephens, Heisler, Andrews, Lampkins) 3:40.9.

Brush 104, Valley Forge 29

Shot Put: Crosby (VF) 44-91/2. Discus: Worship (VF) 140-2. High Jump: Perry(B) 5-6. Long Jump: Perry (B) 20-81/2. Pole Vault: Sholonski (B) 11-6. 4x800: B (Heisler, Johnson, Lamantia, Lampkins) 8:57.2. 110H: Bailey (B) 17.3. 100: Durrah (B) 11.3. 4x200: B (Durrah, Hannon, Onunwar, Andrews) 1:34.5. 1600: Baio (B) 4:55.2. 4x100: B (Durrah, Ononwar, Hannon, Andrews) 45.3. 400: Stephens (B) 54.5. 300H: Bailey (B) 44.1. 800: Heisler (B) 2:10.1. 200: Ononwar (B) 23.3. 3200: Pope (B) 12:17.4. 4x400: B (Stephens, Heisler, Andrews, Lampkins) 3:40.9

Mayfield 80, Stow 57

Shot put: Brooks (M) 48-4. Discus: Morris (S) 128-6. High jump: Markovic (M) 5-10. Long jump: Markovic (M) 21-5. Pole vault: Reimer (M) 13-0 . 4x800: Stow 8:29.3. 110H: Markovic (M) 15.6 . 100: Isabella (M)10.8 . 4x200: Mayfield 1:33.7. 1,600: Horning (S) 4:29.7. 4x100: Mayfield 44.7. 400: Mellon (M) 51.9. 300H: Gordon (M) 41.7. 800: Lovell (S) 2:02.2. 200: Edmonds (M) 23.3. 3,200: Stuneck (S) 10:39. 4x400: Stow 3:31.7

North Royalton 86, Hudson 51

Shot put: Martella (N) 48-8. Discus: Stazie (N) 143-1/2. High jump: Bohland (N) 6-0. Long jump: Robinson (N) 20-73/4. Pole vault: Nehoda (N) 13-0. 4x800: Hudson (Spaans, White, Wolanski, Zubenko) 8:25.3. 110H: Esser (N) 15.74. 100: Lint (N) 11.09. 4x200: North Royalton (Woods, Lint, Smith, Mowry) 1:32.89. 1,600: Teed (H) 4:47.81. 4x100: North Royalton (Woods, Bohland, Smith, Mowry) 45.12. 400: Moeglin (H) 52.46. 300H: Green (H) 40.85. 800: Mau (H) 1:57.2. 200: Woods (N) 22.65. 3,200: White (H) 10:36.0. 4x400: Hudson (Green, Wolanski, Huber, Moeglin) 3:37.87.

Rocky River 981/2, Bay 281/2

Shot put: Merizaj (RR) 43-3. Discus: Merizaj (RR) 132-3. High jump: Rapps (B) 6-1. Long jump: Rapps (B) 18-10. Pole vault: Smith (RR) 12-0. 4x800: RR (Reynolds, Valencia, Sandu, Heald) 8:46.4. 110H: Sparks (RR) 17.3. 100: Tayeh (RR) 11.4. 4x200: RR (Tisdale, Johnson, Sparks, Nickels) 1:34.7. 1600: Heald (RR) 4:52.9. 4x100: RR (Tayeh, Hamzai, Nugent, Tisdale) 46.3. 400: Sandu (RR) 55.2. 300H: Sparks (RR) 42.8. 800: Reynolds (RR) 2:06.0. 200: Nickels (RR) 23.2. 3200: Alexander (RR) 11:19. 4x400: Bay

Solon 118, Twinsburg 19

Shot put: Jagers (S) 47-1. Discus: Jagers (S) 169-9. High jump: Moore (T) 6-2. Long jump: Hicks (S) 20-2. Pole vault: K. Peterson (S) 13-6. 4x800: S (Zimmers, Hansen, Riordan, Blank) 8:59.2. 110H: King (S) 15.0. 100: Kh. Crenshaw (S) 10.7. 4x200: S (Bolden, Hicks, Ko. Crenshaw, King) 1:30.5. 1,600: Burns (S) 4:42.8. 4x100: S (Hamilton, Hicks, Ko. Crenshaw, Bolden) 43.4. 400: Zimmers (S) 51.8. 300H: King (S) 39.0. 800: Crichlow (T) 1:55.0. 200: Ko. Crenshaw (S) 22.8. 3,200: Behnke (S) 10:31.2. 4x400: S (Orr, King, Zimmers, Furlow) 3:30.5

Girls track

Brunswick 67, Mentor 70

Shot put: Sullens (M) 34-9. Discus: Sullens (M) 107-6. High jump: L. Mummy (H) 4-10. Long jump: Piazza (M) 15-4. Pole vault: Gabriel (M) 9-6. 4x800: Brunswick 10:35.34 . 100H: Muhammad (M) 15.73 . 100: Neitzel (B) 12.88. 4x200: B (Lack, Fitzroy, Young, Biedron) 1:48. 1,600: Magro (M) 5:43.09. 4x100: M (Dacar, Vinborg, Piazza, Sindelar) 52.6 . 400: Rozic (M) 1:00.7 . 300H: Birchall (M) 47.5 . 800: Scott (B) 2:31.7. 200: Rozic (M) 26.4. 3,200: Hannan (B) 12:11 . 4x400: Mentor 4:35.20

Brush 111, Parma 25

Shot Put: Conger (B) 32-4. Discus: Conger (B) 108-4. High Jump: Sharp (B) 4-8. Long Jump: Sharp (B) 14-2. Pole Vault: Slaughter (B) 9. 4x800: B (L McDermott, Fisher, S McDermott, Pope) 11:24.9. 110H: Coles (B) 17.4. 100: Cummings (P) 12.6. 4x200: B (McMillian, Coles , Slaughter, Martin) 1:51.1. 1600: Rohwer (B) 5:31.4. 4x100: B (McMillian, Davis, Harris, Sharp) 52.8. 400: Wesley (P) 66.7. 300H: Coles (B) 51.1. 800: Rohwer (B) 2:28.6. 200: Martin(B) 27.09. 3200: Rohwer (B) 13:13. 4x400: B (Martin, McMillian, Rohwer, Coles) 4:33.8

Brush 86, Valley Forge 51

Shot Put: Dotson (VF) 34-4. Discus: Dotson (VF) 108-5. High Jump: Sharp (B) 4-8. Long Jump: Sharp (B) 14-2. Pole Vault: Slaughter (B) 9. 4x800: VF (Gaglione, Juggler, Bonacci, Giffin) 11:09.3. 110H: Coles (B) 17.4. 100: Banks (VF) 12.8. 4x200: B (McMillian, Coles, Slaughter, Martin) 1:51.1. 1600: Rohwer (B) 5:31.4. 4x100: B (McMillian, Davis, Harris, Sharp) 52.8. 400: McGovern (VF) 68.8. 300H: Coles (B) 51.1. 800: Rohwer (B) 2:28.6. 200: Martin(B) 27.09. 3200: Rohwer (B) 13:13. 4x400 B (Martin, McMillian, Rohwer, Coles) 4:33.8

Medina 75, Shaker Hts. 65

Shot Put : Pallin (M) 36-4. Discus: Pallin (M) 138-4. High Jump: Suobodia (M) 4-10. Long Jump: Reynolds (S) 17-8. 4x800: M (Pack, Smith, Scavuzzo, Vidilca) 9:58. 100H: Reynolds (S) 15.76. 100: J. Owens (S) 12.63. 4x200: S (Laster, J. Owens, Husamadeen, McGinnis,) 1:45.65. 1,600: Ross (S) 5:37. 4x100: S(McGinnis, Toltan, Laster, J. Owens) 50.01. 400: Nickey (M) 60.77. 300H: Reynolds (S) 48.15. 800: Pack (M) 2:35.46. 200: J. Owens (S) 26.76. 3200: Binczyk (S) 11:27. 4x400: S (H. Calhoun, Reynolds, Husamadeen, Lampe) 4:10

North Royalton 92, Hudson 45

Shot: Jaimes (N) 32-5. Discus: Jaimes (N) 111-51/2. High jump: Medic (N) 5-4. Long jump: Caggiano (N) 15-61/2. Pole vault: Denk (N) 10-6. 4x800: Hudson (Hartine, Dalea, Torrance, Wolanski) 8:25.3. 100 hurdles: Zimmerman (N) 16.7. 100: Badamo (N) 13.07. 4x200: Hudson 1:49.83. 1,600: Wolanski (H) 5:27.43. 4x100: Hudson 52.07. 400: Kuhar (N) 63.31. 300 hurdles: Janine (H) 51.81. 800: Sauers (H) 2:23.26. 200: Barrett (N) 27.07. 3,200: Palmer (N) 12:27.0. 4x400: North Royalton (Barrett, Kuhar, Dombrowski, Flis) 4:15.72.

Rocky River 73, Bay 59

Shot put: Durham (B) 28-6. Discus: Yeager (R) 85-2. High Jump: Krebs (R) 4-10. Long Jump: Rezek (B) 16-0. Pole Vault: Harden (B) 8-6. 4x800: RR (Connelly, Pichola, Sack, Sandu) 10:24.5. 100H: McDonough (R) 16.4. 100: Smith (B) 13.3. 4x200: B (Rezek, Johnson, Barnes, Bechtel) 1:48.5. 1,600: Corcoran (R) 5:39.2. 4x100: RR (DeCrane, Vitou, Fitzsimmons, Vining) 53.1. 400: Connelly (R) 61.2. 200: Lesiecki (R) 26.6. 3200: Pichola (R) 13:49. 4x400: B (Bechtel, Voiers, Johnson, Bechtel) 4:06.9.

Stow 84, Mayfield 53

Shot put: DiPippo (M) 37-3. Discus: Coleman (M) 118-0. High jump: Dlugosz (M) 5-2. Long jump: Wood (S) 15-6. Pole vault: Glasgow (S)7-6. 4x800: Stow 10:13.5. 100H: T. Pryce (S) 16.1. 100: Shaver (S) 12.1. 4x200: Stow 1:47.6. 1,600: Fobean 5:38.5. 4x100: Stow 51.0. 400: Handel (M) 62.0. 300H: Lawson (S) 46.3. 800: T. Pryce (S) 2:29. 200: Cooper (M) 27.5. 3,200: Wilsman (M) 13:08 . 4x400: Mayfield 4:14.7.

Boys tennis

Andrews Osborne 3, Grand River Ac. 2

Singles: Huffman (GRA) d. Yang 6-2, 6-0; Pozdneev (AOA) d. Ross 6-4, 6-2; Zhang (AOA) d. Hong 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles: Kanimba/Moreno (GRA) d. Zheng/Li 6-4, 6-3; Lippert/Jessen (AOA) d. Jiang/Yang 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.

Brunswick 4, Olmsted Falls 1

Singles: Kurela d. Bellinger 6-0, 6-0; Canterbury d. Buchta 6-0, 6-0; Emert d. Zalac 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles: Katz/Choya (OF) d. Boyer/Carpenter 6-2, 6-4; Horvat/Schudwitz d. Wu/Kucynski 6-4, 6-2.

Conneaut 3, Gilmour 2

Singles: Noall (G) d. Edwards (C) 6-0, 6-1; Gerdes (C) d. Hurt (G) 6-2, 6-2; O'Meara (C) won by default Doubles: Edwards/Joshurek (C) d Shapiro/Gallagher (G) 6-0, 6-1; Conry/Catanese (G) d Stewart/Al-Asabi (C) 6-4, 6-2

Hawken 5, Geneva 0

Singles: Ahuja (H) d. Groce 6-2, 7-5; Khosla (H) d. Craft 6-2, 6-1; Lubarsky (H) d. Gruber 6-1, 6-1

Doubles: Yadav/Lee (H) d. Mcfarland/Ebersole 6-1, 6-0; Pollock/Rankin(H) d. Roney/Carlisle 6-1, 6-1

Hudson 3, North Canton 2

Singles: Boslet (H) d. DeMarco 6-4, 6-3; Polifrone(H) d. O'Connor 7-5, 6-3;Wolowiecki (H) d. Yeary 6-3, 6-0

Doubles:Bruin/Cross (NC) d.Tiemann/Kemper 6-2, 6-0; OCrancivic/Oaks (NO) d. Basu/Graham 6-4, 6-3

Kirtland 3, Will. South (B) 2

Singles: Higgins (W) d Fries 6-3, 6-1; Fauceglia (W) d Householder 6-1, 6-1; Bragalone (K) d Chakraborty 6-4, 1-6, (7-4).

Doubles: Sohngen/ Dunca (K) d Teknipp/ Bell 7-6(7), 4-6, (7-2); Heckman/ Mitchell(K) d Adams/ Obrenski 6-4, 6-3.

Lakeside 5, Brush 0

Singles: Stowel d. Gossett 7-5,4-6, 6-1; Downs d. Ronis 6-0,6-0; Cimorelli d. Grimes 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: Campbell/Applebee d. Bendokas/Schmidt 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) Blair/Heath d. Toomey/Farmer 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

Louisville 3, Green 2

Singles: Saunders (G) d. Pukys 6-3, 6-3; Sullivan (L) d. Jasso 6-4, 6-1; Shepherd (L) d. Cozby 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles: Hall/Knebl (L) d. Fehr/Lampner 6-3, 7-5; Moresea/Hammes (G) d. Hall/Robinson 6-1, 6-2.

Medina 3, Mayfield 2

Singles: Fukamachi (Ma) d. Liebler (M) 6-1, 6-1; Varney (M) d. Dulessandro (Ma) 6-2, 6-0; Yoder (M) d. Dixit (Ma) 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles: Elliott/Faddoul (Ma) d. Pazgan-Lorenzo/Kolke (M) 6-0, 6-2; Martinez/King (M) d. Gladkiy/Gadiardo (Ma) 6-1, 6-3.

Normandy 4, Euclid 1

Singles: Byrne (N) d. Comger 6-0, 6-1; Stefan d. Shaven 6-1, 6-0; Zhao (E) d. Vales 5-7, 6-4, 6-1

Doubles: Krstic/Barnett d. Nichey/Setheid 6-1, 6-1; Sychla/Ciaverella d. Setheid/Smozier 6-0, 6-0

North Royalton 5, Berea 0

Singles: Anand d. Harrington 6-2, 6-4; Soster d. Schaefer 6-1, 6-1; Peterjohn d. Smith 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Marsh/Patel d. Denson/Richardson 6-2, 6-1; Clegg/Hajovsky d. Boxler/Anguilano 6-3, 6-3.

North Olmsted 3, Bay 2

Singles: Kalluri (O) d. Myers 6-3, 6-3; Chauhan (O) d. Reiss 6-4, 7-6, 6-4; McNulty (O) d. Snyder 6-2, 6-1

Doubles: Messina/Hippler (B) d. Donahue/Olesky 6-2, 6-2; Huntley/Cruse (B) d. Botosneanu/Patel 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Rocky River 3, Lake Ridge 2

Singles: Mayer (LRA) d. Grierson 7-5, 6-3; Stefani (RR) d. Peckham 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Syed (LRA) d. Pease 7-5, 6-0

Doubles: Ittu/McDermott (RR) d. Lin/Alhadad (LRA) 6-3, 6-2; Jurs/Kneubel (RR) d. Reese/Dempsey 6-1, 6-1 St. Ignatius 3, Western Reserve 2

Singles: Griffin (I) d. Brandon Sutton 6-3, 6-3; Macpherson (W) d. Zuber 6-1, 6-3; Brock Sutton (W) d. Frebes 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4

Doubles: Boakye/Fehn (I) d. Mehta/Theweissen 6-1, 7-5; Kirchner/Siciliano (I) d. Zhu/McLaughlin 6-1, 6-4

Late results

St. Ignatius 4, Hudson 1

Singles: Griffin (I) d Boslet 6-2, 6-3; Zuber (I) d Graham 6-3, 6-3; Frebes (I) d Denny 6-1, 6-0

Doubles: Polifrone/Woliowicki (H) d Siciliano/Kirchner 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-1; Boakye/Fehn (I) d Kemper/Tiemann 6-2, 6-1

Stow 5, Valley Forge 0

Singles: Rosales d. Blanchard 6-2, 6-1; Crookston d. Murphy 6-1, 6-0; Petrovski def. Kovacevic 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Switalski/Koch d. Lynch/Rivera 6-1, 0-6, 6-4; Maruschak/Wilmoth d. Hunter/Rouse 6-0, 6-0.

Warren JFK 3, University 2

Singles: Abdul-Aal (W) d. Stroup 7-5, 6-2; Cole (W) d. Gillinov 7-6,6-3; Nader (W) d. Babcox 6-0,6-1.

Doubles: Hribar/Cha (U) d. Phillips/Covelli 6-0, 6-0; Hata/Shome (U) d. Phillips/Lapolla 6-2, 7-5

Boys lacrosse

University 8, Chagrin Falls 6

US (9-4): Jones 3, McGinley 2, Strang, M. Flynn, Samar. CF (9-2): Bourisseau 3, C. Stephens, G. Stephens, Weber.

Goalies: US, Ganzhorn (11 saves); CF, Markley (9)

Late results

Benedictine 7, Walsh Jesuit 6

B (9-2): Cancellierre 2, Judy 2, Kleindienst, Shenk, Robinson. W: Puckett 3, Hird, Fiorritto, Bonsigrove.

Goalies: B, Musarra (11 saves); WJ, Fiocca (12).

Girls lacrosse

Chagrin Falls 17, Kent Roosevelt 4

CF (12-2): Fung 6, Mackin 5, Manchester 2, Owen 2, Vento 2. KR: Aberegg 2, McCarty 2.

Goalies: CF, Wilson (7 saves); K, Flannery (4).

Hudson 10, Hawken 9

Hud: Drohan 5, Alvery 3, Schroeder, Kisthardt. Haw: Artz 3, Leizman 2, Costantini, Southard, Schirm.

Goalies: Hud, Lewis (7 saves); Haw, Perry (8), Petros (2).

Revere 21, Bay 10

R: Holvey 11, Roberts 5, Mortimer 2, Anacki, Simko, Evans. B: Faile 4, Steyns 3, Holmes 2, Sullivan.

Goalies: R, Saba (10 saves); B, Grubaugh (6), Finley (3).

Rugby

BOYS

Late results

Rugby Midwest Championships

Quarterfinals

St. Ignatius 12, Notre Dame La Salette (Ind.) 5

Semifinals

St. Ignatius 10, St. Edward 8

Finals

Penn (Ind.) 27, St. Ignatius 24

Highlights include Indians' home game against Oakland, NHL playoffs and the first round of golf's The Players Championship. No NBA games are scheduled.

CLEVELAND, Ohio

Today's TV and radio sports listings

BASEBALL

12:05 p.m. Oakland at CLEVELAND INDIANS, SportsTime Ohio; AM/1100

6:30 p.m. South Bend at LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS, AM/1330

6:35 p.m. AKRON AEROS at Reading, AM/1350

10 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, MLB Network

COLLEGE BASEBALL

9 p.m. LSU vs. Texas A&M, ESPNU

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

1:30 p.m. SEC Tournament game, ESPNU

4 p.m. SEC Tournament game, ESPNU

6:30 p.m. SEC Tournament game, ESPNU

GOLF

1 p.m. The Players Championship, Golf Channel

NBA CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

........NO GAMES SCHEDULED........

NHL FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS

7 p.m. Game 5, N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, NBCSN

7 p.m. Game 5, Ottawa at Montreal, CNBC

9:30 p.m. Game 5, Minnesota at Chicago, NBCSN

Eight months after suffering a heart attack during a live broadcast of WWE Monday Night Raw, professional wrestling icon Jerry "The King" Lawler is stepping back into the ring.

Eight months after suffering a heart attack, Jerry "The King" Lawler is getting back into the ring. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) 

Also, the rumor statutes that he was brain dead or had brain damage is completely FALSE. His CT scan of his brain came back NORMAL & he is just fine!

Lawler returned to his commentating duties on November 12, 2012, but has had no physical action on WWE programming.