Elyria 2, Bartlett 1: Kristen Boros got a Bartlett, Illinois batter to fly to left with the bases load in the bottom of the seventh as the Pioneers won their opening game of the Wendy's Classic in Ashland. Elyria scored one in the first and Cynthia Woodward homered in the fourth.
Oberlin 10, Clearview 0: Whitney Corsaro pitched a no hitter topick up her second win of the season. Oberlin improved to 3-1 in the PAC Stripes and 9-2 overall. Amelia Reid had 3 hits.
Keystone 6, Buckeye 0: The Wildcats were led by Kenzie Conrad who struck 13 and allowed just two hits.

Open Door 5, Brookside 4: Open Door rallied with two runs in the seventh to defeat Brookside 5-4. Micah Stoneburner led off the seventh with a triple to left field knocking Brookside starting pitcher Brandon Uehlein out of the game. Stoneburner scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Andrew Mislinski walked and advanced to third on two wild pitches. The next two Open Door hitters struck out but Preston Phillips blooped a hit that the second baseman could not come up with allowing the winning run to score. Kris Hudson went the distance for the win.
Norwalk 7 Shelby 6: The Truckers trailed 6-1 in the fourth when Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas turned to pitcher Kyle Lieber.
“He held them scoreless the rest of the game,” Douglas said. “He shut the door and did a great job.”
Lieber gave his team a chance to come back. Down 6-5 to start the bottom of the seventh, Logan Schullick reached base on a bunt single, his third hit of the day. Matt McGue followed with a double to tie the game. A sacrifice bunt was sandwiched between a pair of intentional walks loading the bases with one out. Johnny Wilcox hit a sac fly for the game winner.
Clearview 6, Brooklyn 5: The Clippers trailed 3-0 but tied it with three in the bottom of the sixth. Brooklyn responded by scoring two in top of the seventh. Clearview then rallied for three more in the bottom of the seventh to remain undefeated in the PAC Stripes division. Ian Mezlek had three hits and Dom Dominguez picked up the win.
Amherst 10, Brecksville 5: The Comets banged out 13 hits to hand the Bees their first loss of the season. Austin Walts, Marcus Rivera and Connor Weir all homered for the Comets. Kyle Hagerich won his first game of the year. Amherst is now 9-5 and 5-0 in SWC while Brecksville is now 8-1, 3-1.
Vermilion 9, Midview 3: The Sailors remained undefeated in the WSC. Cory Fox improved to 3-0 on the season as Vermilion got three hits from Madison Montgomery and two each from Mitch Novak, Cory Fox and Cameron Zima.
Softball
Amherst 8, Midpark 0: Jessica Sand improved to 3-0 scattering 3 hits as the Comets improved to 8-2 and 2-1. Sarah Novotny and Amanda Arendt each had two hits and double.
Westlake 10, Brecksville 5: The Demons remained undefeated in the SWC thanks to an eight run sixth inning. Trailing 4-2, Westlake erupted in the sixth to break the game open. Erin Thomas and Julia Cosco each had three hits.
Avon 3, Rocky River 0: Rachel Rogers picked up her second win of the season allowing just three hits. The Eagles are now 2-4 and 1-2 in the WSC.
Midview 7, Vermilion 3: The Middies gave up three runs in the top of the fourth but rallied to score five in the bottom of the inning to rally for a 7-3 win. Midview remains undefeated in the WSC at 3-0 and are now 6-2 overall. Vermilion falls to 3-6 and 1-2.
North Ridgeville 8, Fairview 3: The Rangers handed the Warriors their first WSC loss of the year. Brittany Helmink had four hits and Ashley Butcher had three. Kailey DeMarco picked up her second win of the year as the Rangers improved to 2-8 and 2-1.

North Olmsted 4, Elyria 3; Elyria 12, North Olmsted 5: It was not a great day for the Elyria defense as the Pioneers committed 12 errors in a double header against North Olmsted. The Pioneers railed 4-1 in the seventh of game one when Andrew Bruck singled with one out. AJ Smith homered to bring Elyria within one. North Olmsted ace Kevin Tomich came in for the save attempt. Deke Monk and Jordan McDonald both hit the ball hard but were retired on strong plays from the Eagle defense. In game two, Justin Murphy paced the Elyria offense with three singles. Murphy singled in two runs in the fifth to break open a close game.
Norwalk 16, Huron 2; Norwalk 12, Huron 2: The Truckers broke open game one with a 12 run second inning that was helped by five Huron errors. Kyle Lieber picked up the win giving up three hits and striking out two. In game two, Cory Lieber made his first ever varsity start. He pitched a complete five inning game and struck out four. It was the seventh straight double header sweep over the last three years.
“Saturdays have been good to us,” Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas said.
New London 19, Black 9; New London 15, Black River 8: The Wildcats scored a combined 34 runs on 33 hits to sweep a double header from Black River. Ryan Keathley had five hits . Austin Coey had four hits including 2 homers and nine RBI. In game one every New London starter scored at least one run and in game two every starter except one scored at least one run. New London is now 7-0.
Softball
Edison 8, St. Paul 5; Edison 8, St. Paul 1: The Chargers swept a double header from the Flyers. Katelyn Fisher picked up her first win of the season. She struck out 12 and walked only one. Susan Knight had two hits with a RBI and scored twice. In the second game Knight struck out 16 and pitched a complete game to improve her record to 6-0 and lower her ERA to 0.58. She had three more hits, score two more runs and knocked in a run. The Chargers are now 7-0.
Columbia 4, Independence 0: After losing to Brecksville 7-4 earlier in the day, the Raiders bounced back to defeat Independence 4-0. Jen Solanics won her third game of the year and maintained a 0.00 ERA for the season. She allowed four hits and struck out nine. Courtney Traut had two singles and walk in the win.

LORAIN - Southview pounded out 10 hits in its 17-6 victory against Shaw in Lake Erie League play on Wednesday.

Southview junior Caitlin Beaver led the hitting attack going 3-for-3, including a triple, double and four RBIs.

Southview sophomore Maegan Rios made her debut on the mound for the Saints. She pitched three plus innings to pick up her first varsity win of the season.

The Cardinals, who haven't had a softball team since 1994, scored six runs, but only recorded one hit.

After the game Saints' coach John McDermott said he is excited about what the team can accomplish.

If Rios can become more consistent, the Saints could possibly have a solid 1-2 punch with senior Alex Diaz as the No. 1, and Rios as the No. 2.

Jim Solomon died on Sunday, March 28. Solomon was a beloved member of the Firelands community. He spent 37 years at the high school as a science teacher, athletic director and football, wrestling and softball coach. On Thursday, April 1 nearly one thousand people filled the Firelands gym to celebrate Solomon’s life. At the request of his family, his coworkers and his former students, a scholarship is being established in his name to given each year to a graduating senior from Firelands High School. Tax deductible donations should be made payable to:
Firelands Schools Endowment Fund
c/o Jim Solomon Memorial Scholarship
11970 Vermilion Road
Oberlin, OH 44074

Here are just a few memories of Jim that were shared before and during his service:

“He loved Jeopardy and he would know every question. I told him he should go on the show but he would say, ‘He was good sitting on the couch.’ He loved science, history — to read. He loved to laugh and treasure hunt with my mom. He would have done anything for anyone.”
- Stacy Wilson, daughter

“He gave my brothers and I the Vermilion River as a playground.”
-Stacy Wilson, daughter

“I can’t remember ever being mad at Jim once in 54 years”.
-Bruce Solomon, Jim’s younger brother

“He walked on to Ohio State, but got injured and it ended his career. He told me that Woody Hayes never forgot anyone. Years later, a player of Jim’s was seriously injured. He was paralyzed and in the hospital. Jim heard that Woody was in town and called him, “I don’t know if you remember me, but, you could you autograph something for my player as it would mean a lot.” Woody not only remembered Jim but he went to the hospital and spent several hours visiting. This is not a story about Woody Hayes but a story about Jim. That is what Jim would do for any of his players. He didn’t forget anyone.”
-Anne Callahan, colleague of Solomon

“He was always smiling with a twinkle in his eye. Twenty years ago I believed that coaches and athletic directors were not supportive of the arts. Jim blew that notion out of the water. He and his wife attended all our productions. When I would get tickets for Playhouse Square, Jim would be so enthusiastic about it..”
- Penny Szunyogh, colleague of Solomon

“He told me that ‘You will love retirement, every day is Saturday.”
- Penny Szunyogh, colleague of Solomon

“He had a special rapport with the players. He could relate to the kids and they respected him. He was very humourous. He made the kids laugh and me laugh too. He touched a lot of people’s lives in positive ways.”
-Matt Smith, fellow science teacher and coach

“Remember the movie ‘Mr. Holland’ I just wish I was creative enough to direct a movie about all Jim’s years at Firelands.”
-Jeff Keck, former Firelands coach and current Vermilion baseball coach

“He was a true mentor. I was working part time while I looked for a full-time job. He came to me and asked me if I wanted to coach football with him. Those five simple minutes changed my life. We would win the Inland Conference. Seven years, later he encouraged me to apply to be the head football coach. He said just apply and get some experience to help me get a future job. The next day they offered me the job. I couldn’t answer right away I had to go talk to Jim first. He told me to take it and that he would be my offensive coordinator, that he would get Jeff (Keck) and Matt (Smith) to come back and it wold be like 1985 all over again. That season we had a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to beat Vermilion. Jim’s son, Justin, had a big game. I knew it wasn’t my win but our win. He was so proud. He wanted to beat Vermilion more than any other team.”
- Andy Gulish, former Firelands head coach

“When I think of Jim I think of a guy who put everyone else first. It was just ingrained in him. He was caring, creative, animating, inspiring educator I have ever seem. He knew how to reach each student as an individual.”
-Don Hunsinger, long-time friend of Solomon

“He was one of my coaches my junior and senior years. He was a guy I really looked up to and tried to pattern myself after. He did a lot of things to help me in my high school career and also prepare for me football at Kent State. He made a big positive difference in everyone’s life he touched. We would get a chance to talk every so often. I would pick his brain and he would help me with situations I faced as a head coach. He was helpful my whole life.”
-Art Daniels, former Firelands student and Westlake coach, teacher and administrator

“I turned on Vermilion Road and I saw that parking lot full and I knew there would be a lot of people here but I threw me for a loop just how many people were here. He is a very deserving person and you could tell how many lives he touched by the people here.”
-Art Daniels, former Firelands student and Westlake coach, teacher and administrator