Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Shoremen Harriers miss states, but finish with one of best seasons since 1994.
Last week the Shoremen cross country team, which was ranked eighth in the state, beat No. 21-ranked St. Edward (59) at the Northeast Ohio Division I District meet at Lorain County Community College and picked up its first district crown since 1994. Hopes were high the momentum would carry over to this week, with a return trip to state as a team as the prize. On a brisk morning, at a course that has been unpredictable over the years at Hedges Boyer Park, the team placed fifth out of sixteen teams and fell just short of that dream. Brunswick just edged them 154 to 156 points, while the favorite to win it all in Columbus, St. Ignatius took home the team title with 69. But all was not lost, as Trevor Norris put together one of the best days in…
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Ranked eighth in the state, the Shoremen will compete next in Regionals
The Avon Lake Shoremen continued their string of firsts this week winning the Division I district crown on Oct. 22. It was the first Division I crown for boys cross country, now ranked eighth in the state, in Avon Lake High School's history. The team had previously won the Division II titles in 1986 and 1994. The Shoremen have advanced 14 times to the regional meet at Tiffin, last year placing fourth at Tiffin to advance to the State meet in Division I where they finished 10th. In a race with 13 teams competing, the Shoremen scored 44 points and were followed by St. Edward with 59 points and North Olmsted with 110 points. The Avon boys team tied North Olmsted but lost the tie breaker. The top four teams advance to the Tiffin Regional …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Girls take fourth place, Learwood offers two first-place finishers.
The state-ranked Avon Lake Shoremen Cross Country team continued to make history in the mud and water of the LCCC cross county course last Saturday. For the third year in a row, Coach Rob Juergens has guided the Shoremen to double victories winning both the varsity and junior varsity Southwestern Conference Championship races. Avon Lake High School is the first team to earn that SWC accomplishment since 1965. The Shoremen harriers placed five runners in the top 13 spots, scoring 39 points to Brecksville’s 52 points, North Olmsted (95), Amherst (127), Olmsted Falls (128), Berea (139), Midpark (175) and Westlake (189). This is the third year the Shoremen beat for the Bees for the SWC title. In one of the closer finishes in SWC history…
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ninth ranked in the state, Avon Lake's cross country team preps for Saturday's SWC championship.
The Avon Lake High School Shoremen Cross Country team is quietly building a strong tradition. Currently ranked 9th in the Division I state poll, the team has beaten two of the teams ranked ahead of them. The Shoremen have won the Lorain County Division I title the past five years based on their finish at the district meet at LCCC. The team, which won the Southwestern Conference Championship in 2009 and 2010, are are looking to three-peat this coming Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. (The Shoregals run at 10:40 a.m. Middle school runners compete at 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. ) In both preceding years, the Shoremen also had the SWC MVPs: Matt Link earned the honor in 2009 and Michael Parsons in 2010. The Junior Varsity Shoremen and the Open Shoremen…
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Team could move into top-10
The Avon Lake Boys Cross Country team placed second out of 24 teams at the Strongsville Invitational last Saturday beating seven state-ranked teams. The Shoremen entered ranked 16th in the state cross country poll last week will likely move into the top 10 after defeating a number of highly ranked teams at Strongsville. The Shoremen just missed defeating no. 1 state-ranked St. Xavier from Cincinnati by 8 points while defeating no. 6 Hudson, no. 8 Toledo St. Francis, no. 9 Mentor and no. 11 Medina state ranked teams in Ohio. In a highly competitive field of runners, the Shoremen team was the only team to place four in the top 30. They also placed all seven runners in the top 120 out of 200 runners. Trevor Norris (6) led the Shoremen …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Connor Musial leads project to finish 1/2-mile cross country course near high school
An Avon Lake High School student athlete combined his love for cross country sports and his commitment to scouting in a way that benefits the entire community. Connor Musial, one of the team captains for the Avon Lake High School boys cross country team, completed his Boy Scout Eagle project by coordinating a team of volunteers to build a new half-mile cross country running course through the woods on the east end of the high school grounds. Musial is a member of Scout Troop 334, out of the Lake Shore United Methodist Church on Electric Boulevard in Avon Lake. “I knew the high school track coach wanted to put a new track in back of the high school property for a long time,” Musial said. “When he started looking into the process this year…
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Shoregals take third at competitive race
The Avon Lake High School Boys Cross Country team won the Southwestern Conference Preview meet on Saturday at Lorain County Community College Aug. 27. The win marked the third year in row the Shoremen won the preview meet. The win is a good omen for Avon Lake. The SWC generally fields very strong competition with several schools fielding state-ranked teams. Last year the Shoremen finished the year ranked 10th in Division I. So, this is a solid start for the Avon Lake team. Avon Lake's strength was evident, with the team placing its top five runners in the top 12 spots. Placing were Trevor Norris (fifth), Francesco Maiorca (sixth), Connor Musial (eighth), Tom Parsons (11) and Michael Callesen (12). Avon Lake also had 13 of their boys …
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
High School athletes are beginning training this week for the 2011-12 sports year.
A lone member of the Avon Lake girls cross-country team gets an extra workout in at the stadium on the afternoon of Aug. 10. Last season the Shoregals, under the guidance of coach Becky Uszak, finished second in the SWC to Brecksville, but return Katie Link, an All-state performer who placed second last year after winning the individual title her frehsman and sophomore season. The 2011 cross country season kicks off with the SWC preview on Aug. 26 and is followed by the annual Avon Lake Early Bird Invitational on Sept 3.
Jill Ralston
9:52 am on Monday, October 24, 2011
Great coaching and a lot of hard work pays off! Congratulation! Stay strong and you will go all the way! more ›