By Matt Lofgren

Norwalk swept Fostoria, 5-0, led by No. 1 singles player Olivia Kasten in Northern Ohio League action. In Sandusky Bay Conference action, Perkins beat Edison by a final score of 4-1. Dalal Hamad had a strong showing by beating Perkins’ Taylor Stoll in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Elsewhere in the conference, Oak Harbor tamed Huron, sweeping them 5-0. The doubles team of Kristina Blatt and Hannah Signedson dominated Paige Peiples and Morgan Griffin 6-2, 6-1.

In boys soccer, Amherst took down Southwestern Conference rival Avon Lake, 3-0. A team effort came together well for the Comets as Connor Kekota, Jake Stark and Alex Obbey all scored goals. North Olmsted topped Midpark 2-0, also in SWC play. In the West Shore Conference, Avon made a big statement, beating the Rangers of North Ridgeville, 7-0. In non-conference play, EC beat rival Elyria 3-1 led by David Elwer, who scored all three goals. Finally Lutheran West and Columbia ended in a deadlock tie at 2.

In girls soccer action, Keystone edge Wellington 1-0 in Patriot Athletic Conference action, thanks to an unassisted goal by Alyson Broschk. In the Southwestern Conference, Amherst took out Avon Lake 2-0. Westlake romped Berea 8-0 with a solid team performance. In the West Shore, the Eagles trounced a solid North Ridgeville squad 6-0. Bay had a scoring fiasco on Midview, defeating them 7-0. Opposite of the scoring fiasco has to be a 1-0 barn burner at Fairview, as the Warriors edged Vermilion. Adrian Bendo of Fairview scored the lone goal over the Sailors. Rocky River topped Firelands 4-1, with the help of Vitou’s pair of goals. Oberlin and Brooklyn also played in a Patriot Athletic Conference match, ending in a 2-2 tie.

Edison dominated boy’s and girl’s cross country, winning at Huron’s Fabens Park. The top runners were Nick Lowery of Huron for the boys, posting a time of 18:12 and Abbi Plunkett of Edison for the girl’s with a time of 21:24.

In girls golf, North Olmsted outperformed Amherst and Midpark at Springvale Golf Course. Carly Babinec shot a match low 43.
Avon beat Rocky River and North Ridgeville in a WSC tri-match. Jenna Getner of Rocky River shot the lowest score of the day, 42.