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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2012 All Lorain County Girls Basketball Teams

Avon's Emily Julius with the award for winning
Miss Basketball as Lorain County's top senior basketball player
Congratulations to Avon's Emily Julius as she was named the 2012 Miss Basketball of Lorain County Ohio.
  • Senior year: 19.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game; 84% FT. The Eagles finished the season 12-7. 
  • Junior year: 14.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Her season was cut short due to a knee injury 
  • 4.03 GPA
  • Will continue her career next year for Ohio Wesleyan and will major in English and pre-law.
The Miss Basketball award started in 1985 and Julius is the first Avon student to win the award.

The announcement was made earlier tonight at Elyria Catholic High School when the Lorain County Girls Basketball Coaches Association held their 32nd annual All-Star games.

More on Emily Julius | 2nd story

All-Morning Journal Girls Basketball team 
All-Ohio girls basketball honors: Divisions III and IV
Plain Dealer's 2012 high school girls basketball all-star team

DIVISION I
First Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Emily Julius125'9"G/PAvon
Madison Stoyka125'7"GLorain
Alexandria Harris116'3"FLorain
Lacey LeDuc125'7"GAvon Lake
Ashley Montgomery125'5"PGNorth Ridgeville
Mary Jones115'6"FElyria
Breanna Fortney126'0"FLorain
Second Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Bergen Read125'9"FElyria
Natalie Wilden125'7"PGAvon
Brooke Wallace96'2"FAmherst
Jessica Fields125'7"GLorain
Alexis Middlebrooks106'0"FElyria
Kim Zelonis125'7"GAvon Lake
Isabella Pecchia105'10"FNorth Ridgeville
Honorable-Mention
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Amanda House116'0"FMidview
Preshus Hawthorne125'5"GLorain
Melody Farris125'5"GLorain
Morgan Dziak115'9"GAmherst
Jocelyn Spraggins105'4"GElyria
Kaitlin Neumann116'0"FAvon
Molly Disbrow115'9"FAvon Lake
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Julius, Avon
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Feldmann, Lorain
DIVISION II
First Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Emily Nagy125'8"G/FKeystone
AuBree LaForce115'1"GVermilion
Desiree Ray115'8"FClearview
Mackenzie Conrad125'10"PKeystone
Casey Morrissette105'9"GFirelands
Second Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Gabby Piwowar125'4"GBrookside
Alisha Silva125'5"GKeystone
Angel Blakley95'5"GClearview
Hannah Bartlome105'7"GVermilion
Megan Kudela125'9"PFirelands
Honorable-Mention
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Danielle Wilmoth126'3"PKeystone
Emily Kolar125'4"GKeystone
Rachel Holowecky115'7"GFirelands
Heather Younkin105'11"PClearview
Tamara McCoy125'9"PClearview
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Nagy, Keystone
COACH OF THE YEAR: Nick Dimacchia, Clearview
DIVISION III
First Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Danielle LoParo125'0"PGElyria Catholic
Victoria Reisinger125'9"PWellington
Asia Alston125'8"FOberlin
Brittney McNamara115'9"GElyria Catholic
Second Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Karissa McGrath115'9"FElyria Catholic
Christine Lyzen115'8"GColumbia
Megan Brasee125'10"FWellington
Kelsey Brooks105'7"GOberlin
Honorable-Mention
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Kaley Marshall115'6"GColumbia
Karly Rollin105'6"PGWellington
Erin Reisinger115'9"GWellington
Marisa Ternes125'6"GElyria Catholic
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Danielle LoParo, Elyria Catholic
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Reutepohler, Wellington
DIVISION IV
First Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Monet Saunders116'1"PLake Ridge Academy
Alexa Hart106'3"PLake Ridge Academy
Kara Barr126'0"PFirst Baptist
Second Team
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Briana Rodgers115'2"GOpen Door
Davonna Bradford125'10"WLake Ridge Academy
Brooke Camera115'11"GOpen Door
Honorable-Mention
NameGradeHeightPositionSchool
Sydeny Clark115'7"WLake Ridge Academy
Tori Odle115'4"GFirst Baptist
Becca Miksa125'7"POpen Door
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Monet Saunders, Lake Ridge Academy
COACH OF THE YEAR: Randy Thomas, Lake Ridge Academy

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Cleveland Browns: In Holmgren we trust

I made a New Year's resolution this year that I would stop watching bad football.

I'm sure I will break that resolution August 11, 2012 - around the time the Cleveland Browns play their first exhibition season.

I can't ever remember being so invested in a football team and received so little. What's there to like about this football team:
  • A team owner Randy Lerner who appears not to care
  • A team President "the Big Show" Mike Holmgren who appears arrogant and out of touch to Browns fans

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Drafting QBs in Round 1

I was curious at QB successes and failures in top 20 picks of the NFL Draft. In the 10 year period, ten quarterbacks became solid starters for their respective teams while 12 did not work out.

2008: Hits: 2 (Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco); Misses: 0

2007: Hits: 0; Misses: 1 (JaMarcus Russell)
Note: Brady Quinn drafted 22

2006: Hits: 1 (Jay Cutler); Misses: 2 (Vince Young, Matt Leinart)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

No RG3, what's next

After weeks of speculating whether the Cleveland Browns will move up in the NFL Draft in order to select Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, we have our answer.

The Washington Redskins will acquire the #2 pick in April's draft from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for picks #6 and #39 in 2012 plus 2013 & 2014 1st Round selections. Cleveland's best trade proposal was #4, #22 and 2013 1st rounder.

Cleveland still has nine picks in the upcoming draft including #4, #22, #37. The Browns still have plenty of options at quarterback.

Cleveland Browns Shopping List

Today the NFL starts free agency. The Cleveland Browns said they won't be active but that doesn't mean we can't speculate. Here are the positions of need and who could fill them.

QB:

Chad Henne, Miami – Only 26 but seems like he has been around forever. Picking up a veteran will (1) provide competition for Colt McCoy in training camp and (2) remove the pressure of having to get a QB in the NFL Draft. I'm not sold on Green Bay's Matt Flynn he's the same age as Henne but will command way too much money this off-season. He has only started two games in his career. He can't play against Detroit's secondary every week.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

AIW Gauntlet For The Gold 7

Results from last night's Absolute Intense Wrestling's "Gauntlet For The Gold 7" event at Turner Hall in Cleveland Ohio - all AIW wrestling blog posts.
  1. Preshow: AERO defeated Benjamin Boone when AERO reversed a body slam into a small package for the pin.

  2. Da Latin Crime Syndicate (K-Fernandez, Luis Diamante & Joey "Snake") defeated The Submission Squad (Gary Jay, Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) when Diamante pinned Jay

  3. Colin Delaney beat Marion Fontaine when Delaney hit Fontaine with his crutch leading to the pinfall.

  4. The original match between Ophidian and Eric Ryan was changed to a triple threat match when Kobald joined in. Eric Ryan pinned Ophidian