High school volleyball: Firelands closes out Lorain, 3-0
It has been a work in progress, but Firelands is learning how to close out matches.
All three sets were close, but the visiting Falcons pulled away in each one. They capped it by scoring the last six points of the third set to seal a 25-17, 25-22, 25-23 nonconference win over Lorain on Sept. 20.
“We’ve been working on finishing and finishing every time we practice,” Firelands coach Diane Price said. “Finally, we’re getting (it). We play to win and don’t play not to lose anymore.
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Amherst Township youth places second in tech competition
Joe Sosinski of Amherst Township took the silver medal at the SkillsUSA National Championship Competition in Diesel Equipment Technology.
Sosinski is a 2014 graduate of the Lorain County Joint Vocational School Commercial Truck Technology Program.
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High school cross country: Firelands boys beat Buckeye again to win Firestone invite; Elyria takes second in girls race
SULLIVAN — Consider the Firelands-Buckeye boys cross country rivalry to be off and running.
After finishing second to the Bucks at last year’s Patriot Athletic Conference meet, the Falcons came into Saturday’s J.B. Firestone Invitational having already topped the Bucks at the PAC Icebreaker and the Avon Lake Earlybird.
Firelands made it three wins over Buckeye on Saturday.
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High School Football: Firelands at Columbia
COLUMBIA TWP. — Columbia wanted to do more than just win a game Friday night. The Raiders wanted to send a message to the rest of the Patriot Athletic Conference that they are still the team to beat in the Stripes Division.
They were successful on all counts.
The Raiders were led by the running of Cody Shields, who carried 12 times for 137 yards, and a stifling first-half defensive effort in a 33-14 win over previously undefeated Firelands in a PAC crossover game.
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