The Gilmour Academy boys golf team will have the chance to better last year's fourth-place showing at the Division III state tournament thanks to winning Thursday's district tournament at Seven Hills Country Club. The Lancers' 315 effort was headed by Andrew Bieber, who earned medalist honors by shooting a 76. Runner-up Lake Ridge also qualified for the state tournament...
The Gilmour Academy boys golf team will have the chance to better last year's fourth-place showing at the Division III state tournament thanks to winning Thursday's district tournament at Seven Hills Country Club.
The Lancers' 315 effort was headed by Andrew Bieber, who earned medalist honors by shooting a 76. Runner-up Lake Ridge also qualified for the state tournament after shooting 332.
Jimmy Wild of Trinity qualified as an individual despite falling to Brandon Pluchinsky of South Range in a one-hole playoff.
Girls tennis
Division I sectional at Oberlin Lauren Golick of Westlake and Maddy Lugli of Magnificat qualified for next week's district tournament as did Medina's Ali Garrity and Magnificat's Noelle Kaufmann. Golick advanced with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Michelle Mullin of Highland and Lugli topped Cloverleaf's Ashley Ritchie, 6-2, 6-3. Garrity defeated Stephanie McAllister of Westlake, 6-1, 6-0 and Kaufmann bested Ashley Rice of Avon, 6-0, 6-1.
Division I sectional at Brush Erika Ginn defeated Mayfield's Victoria Henning, 6-1, 6-0 and Megan Richert of Lakeside edged Normandy's Hanah Ullman, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to qualify for one of the semifinal single matches while the other semifinalists will be determined Saturday.
Division I sectional at Canton St. Vincent-St. Mary's Taylor Wedlake will play Lindsey Kerr of Canton South, SVSM's Rose Klein will square off against Katelyn Caniford of Louisville Aquinas and Tallmadge's Kelsey Platt will meet Jule Smith of Orrville in quarterfinal singles matches Saturday.
Volleyball
Kenston 3, Chagrin Falls 0 The Bombers (19-1, 8-0), ranked No. 2 in the Division II state coaches poll, clinched another Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division title as outside hitter Molly Zeigler accounted for 10 kills and 10 digs and libero Stephanie Bindernagel chipped in with 13 digs.
Lake Catholic 3, Padua 1 Last year's Division II state runners-up defeated the state champions and in the process, the Cougars (15-1, 11-0) clinched the North Coast League Blue Division crown. Rightside hitter Abbey Detering had 10 kills and setter Kara Oster dished out 14 assists for the Cougars, ranked No. 1 in the state coaches poll.
Kent Roosevelt 3, Field 2 The Rough Riders (19-1, 11-1), ranked 19th in the Division I state coaches poll, took over sole possession of first place in the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division as middle hitter Emily Carter and outside hitter Kayse Schmucker teamed up for 32 kills and 12 blocks, setter Emily Rutzky collected 46 assists and libero Taylor Pensyl had 42 digs.
Brookside 3, Keystone 2 The Cardinals (12-3, 9-3) pulled a minor Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division upset when middle hitter Jeanine Musall finished with 22 kills and seven blocks, setter/leftside hitter Gabby Piwowar had 23 assists and 26 digs, and setter Kady Whitsel added 33 assists.
Riverside 3, Chardon 0 Defending Premier Athletic Conference champion Riverside (18-1, 1-0-0) clinched at least a tie for the title behind Nicole Bayer's 29 assists, Katie Hasebein's 15 digs and Taylor Jaros' nine kills and six blocks.
Bay 3, Fairview 0 The defending West Shore Conference champion Rockets (18-2, 12-0), ranked 13th in the Division II state coaches poll, clinched at least a title tie as Rachel Vick led the way with 24 kills, followed by Bridget Doughty's 31 assists.
Boys soccer
Hawken 1, Western Reserve Academy 0 The Hawks (8-3-1) won the battle between two Division III state-ranked teams thanks to a goal by junior midfielder in the 24th minute of the second half on a counter attack shot from 35 yards into the top left corner of the net. Goalie Blake Parker made two saves for Hawken, ranked seventh in the state. WRA is ranked No. 10.
Walsh Jesuit 2, North Royalton 1 The Warriors (11-2), ranked No. 2 in the Division II state poll had senior forward Brent Townsend score twice in the second half, including the winning goal with nine minutes left.
Chagrin Falls 4, Beachwood 1 Midfielders Rory Gilbert, Jimmy Scolaro, defenseman Kyle Mansur and forward Matt Simon each scored a goal for the unbeaten Tigers (8-0-1), who are ranked No. 4 in the Division II state poll.
Gilmour Academy 2, Kirtland 1 The Lancers (8-4-1) got goals from junior midfielders Kevin Gleason and Rob Catanese in edging Kirtland.
Mentor 3, Brunswick 0 Goals by Andy Radel, David Reardon and Chris Jordan mustered the win for the Cardinals (7-6-2), who also got 10 saves from goalie Zach Mospens.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 9, Kidron Central Catholic 0 The Royals (9-3-1), ranked No. 4 in the Division III state poll, got a hat trick from Sachem Wilson.
Girls soccer
Strongsville 1, Magnificat 0 The Mustangs (12-1-1), ranked No. 3 in the Division I state poll, edged Magnificat on Ashley Meier's header from 12 yards with 14 minutes left. Goalie Caitlyn Moore earned the shutout by making three saves.
Hathaway Brown 4, Lake Catholic 1 Sophomore forward Halle Bachouros scored two goals for the Blazers (5-7-1) in a minor upset.