Jacob Lagoa of the Ashtabula Little Lizards headlined a strong weekend for area grapplers at the Ohio Youth Wrestling Championships in Akron over the weekend.
Lagoa won the 100-pound weight class.
Ashtabula County resident David Cumberledge, wrestling for Lake Catholic, won the 105-pound state championship.
Jason Mayse of Jefferson was third at 60 pounds and Nick Burgard of the Conneaut Cougars was third at 73 pounds.
Among the wrestlers finishing fourth were Mike Hamski (Jefferson, 70 pounds), Kyle Rowan (Perry, 64 pounds) and Christian Blank (Little Lizards, 105 pounds).
Those who finished sixth included Johnny Wayslaw (Perry, 60 pounds), Dakota Ryan (Lake Catholic, 79 pounds), David Thompson (Little Lizards, 150 pounds) and Valois Ochoa (Madison, 175 pounds).
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ASHTABULA LIZARDS who placed at the Ohio State Youth Wresting Championships and their coaches are (from left) coach Richard Coup, coach Eladio Lagoa, Jacob Lagoa, coach Scott Blank, Christian Blank and coach Jacob Reihner. Lagoa and Blank each placed, Lagoa earning the first state championship in the organization’s history. Submitted photo
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Jefferson comes up a run short vs. Chagrin Falls
Whether it was the mistakes of a largely youthful team or just a case of bad timing, the Jefferson Falcons struggled to get hits with runners in scoring position during a Division II district semifinal final against Chagrin Falls.
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Edgewood can’t hold off charge of NDCL
Not many people expected a much out of the Edgewood Warrior baseball team this year.
With a young team featuring only two seniors, Edgewood advanced all the way to the district semifinal contest Monday night before losing an early lead and succumbing to a talented second-seeded Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin team, 8-5. -
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High School Baseball Statistics:
DIVISION II
DISTRICT SEMIFINAL
Chargin Falls 3, Jefferson 2
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Scholastic Statistics:
TUESDAY, MAY 21
Baseball
Division II
at Havens Complex, Jefferson
District championship
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CLEVELAND MARATHON:
Ashtabula County Finishers
Chris Sopko, Roaming Shores, Male, 34, 2:59:14
Jesse Sharp, Ashtabula, Male, 56, 3:23:26
Erik van't Veer, Ashtabula, Male, 44, 3:28:22
Daniel Loose, Ashtabula, Male, 50, 3:44:05
Benjamin Hawes, Dorset, Male, 27, 3:58:47
Shawn Van Buren, Ashtabula, Male, 28, 4:04:58
Sebastian Ornelas, Ashtabula, Male, 34, 4:10:18
Robert Sapatka, Jefferson, Male, 46, 4:21:26
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The next level
In a perfect world, Jefferson and Edgewood would prevail in their respective Division II district semifinal baseball contests tonight and square off Tuesday with a district championship on the line.
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On their own
While Jefferson and Edgewood will be keeping an eye on each other as they enter the district-tournament waters tonight in Division II contests at Havens Complex, the area’s other two sectional-championship squads won’t have to worry about distractions.
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A Don McCormack column: Tributes continue to roll in
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