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The OHSAA ruled last week that Regina used an ineligible player and was disqualified from the state girls’ basketball tournament. Regina is forced to forfeit all contests the player participated in, including the Royals’ 68-45 victory over Elyria Catholic in a Division III regional semifinal. Elyria Catholic advanced to the regional final where it lost, 58-30, to Smithville, which advanced to the state semifinals.  Full story »

The Benedictine basketball team won a low-scoring affair with University School, with the Bengals defeating the Preppers, 46-35, in a Division II regional final. The victory puts Benedictine into a regional semifinal against Collinwood at 6:15 p.m. tonight at the Civic Center in Canton. The winner of that game will play the winner of the other semifinal, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary and Poland, in a regional final at 3 p.m. Saturday at Canton’s Civic Center.  Full story »

Gilmour Academy has hired Kelly Coughlin as its new volleyball coach. Coughlin was serving as an assistant coach at Cleveland State University. Coughlin has been coaching for 19 years. He was an assistant coach at Olmsted Falls from 2004-08 and also was the junior varsity coach for the Bulldogs. He coached boys and girls volleyball at Brunswick from 1991-2000.  Full story »

BARBERTON Hathaway Brown certainly didn’t play its best half of basketball after two quarters of play in a Division II regional final against Struthers. However, the defending state champion Blazers came out strong right away in the second half, using a suffocating defense to dominate the third quarter in their 63-35 victory over the Wildcats this past week in Barberton.  Full story »

The JRC softball leagues are accepting teams for all its leagues. Games are played on Sunday mornings and evenings, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. For more information, call Bert at (216) 509-9990 or Larry at (216) 381-2431.  Full story »

The University School and Kenston boys’ basketball teams both won their Division II sectional finals by large margins, setting up a showdown between the two teams.  Full story »

COLUMBUS - The University School hockey team made a few very uncharacteristic mistakes as the Preppers lost, 5-1, to St. Ignatius inthe a state semifinal on Saturday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Full story »

The Hathaway Brown basketball team completely dominated the third quater in a 63-35 victory over Struthers in a Division II regional final Friday night at Barberton High School. Full story »

COLUMBUS As the third-period clock hit zero during his 5-2 win over Oak Harbor’s Konner Witt in the Division II state wrestling finals, University School’s Harrison Hightower, a Strongsville resident, flashed three fingers to the Schottenstein Center crowd.  Full story »

The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America invites the public to a party following Wednesday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.  Full story »

The Regina basketball team has been forced to forfeit its victories, including Wednesday night's regional semifinal victory, for playing an ineligible player according to the OHSAA. Full story »

Brad Wukie was on a mission. After losing in double-overtime by a single point in a state title match as a freshman, the University School senior dearly wanted to finish off what he had started. Full story »

KENT The University School and Gilmour Academy hockey teams met in an epic struggle to advance to the state tournament. US goalie Jamie Regan and GA goalie Graham Boduszek battled into the night before Matt Wipper slipped the puck around Boduszek on a rebound from a long slap shot by George Chapman for a 2-1 victory in double overtime this past weekend at Kent State University’s Ice Arena.  Full story »

The Cleveland Metroparks are offering two new adult golf leagues this season. The Competitive League rotates, playing 18 holes at Manakiki, Shawnee Hills, Sleepy Hollow and Big Met courses.  Full story »

There are still openings in the Euclid Men’s weeknight Slo-Pitch Softball League, and the Monday and Wednesday Euclid Women’s Softball League. For more information, call Paul Serra at (216) 486-8882 or call the Euclid Recreation Department at (216) 289-2700.  Full story »