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B4 West Life, December 19, 2018 BASKETBALL continued from page 3 trouble and nobody really did that.” Barrett-Reed shined for Avon in the third quarter, going a perfect 3/3 for six points and six rebounds. The senior said he didn’t feel any extra pressure to perform when outside shots aren’t falling. “I think we just came out with no energy. When we start out games like that, it’s going to be a fight to come back,” Barrett-Reed said. “We just go out there and do our thing. Once they start focusing on us down low, it’s going to be easier for our three-point shooters so we just help out a little bit.” Even though they were outscored 17-16 in the fourth quarter, North Olmsted was led in the quarter by the three players who accounted for nearly all their points. Elbin and senior guard Austin Murphy each had four points in the fourth (eight and nine points for the game, respectively). Senior guard Jack Kelly had just two points in the fourth but had 12 total. The remaining five North Olmsted points were split between Thomas Cvijovic (two points), Reilly Kinter (two points) and Evan Gabvolic (one point). Behind Barrett-Reed for Avon, Jake Parker also had 12 points with six rebounds and two assists, followed by Dean Emerine with nine points and four boards. Next up for Avon, they’ll take on Olmsted Falls at 7 p.m. Friday at home, while North Olmsted heads to Midview on Friday. Contact this reporter at jkopanski@westlife news.com or 440-871-5797. Blue Streaks rally comes up short against Saint Joe’s By ROB DiFRANCO ROCKY RIVER – Even trailing by 14 points in last Thursday’s showdown with Saint Joseph Academy, the Magnificat Blue Streaks girls basketball team never quit. In just two posses-sions, they had the deficit down to four points. The rally wasn’t enough to make up for a rough defensive third quarter, as the Streaks ultimately lost 55-47. The Magnificat Blue Streaks cut a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to just two points in four possessions, but eventually ran out of gas in last Thursday’s showdown with St Joseph Academy. The Blue Streaks turned in an abysmal de-fensive third quarter, getting outscored by nine. “With our young girls we can’t slip on one or two-minute stretches,” Magnificat head coach Danny Gallagher said. “There were two runs from them that really hurt us, one at the end of the half and then one in the third quarter.” The Blue Streaks had two major runs, including the fourth quarter explosion that accounted for a majority of their offense on the night. In the second quarter Magnificat, led by Maura Robinson and Brenna Varga, paced the Blue Streaks offense on a 12-4 run that gave Mags a four-point lead. However, the Saint Joe’s offense came storming back to take a lead heading into the locker room. The third quarter was the turning point for the Jaguars who shot 6-of-9 from the floor, including five three pointers. Down by 14 with a minute gone in the fourth, Magnificat found their footing thanks to a three from Robinson quickly followed by a steal on the inbounds pass and another three from sophomore Claire Chambers. On the next Jaguars possession, the Blue Streaks forced another turnover, leading to a one-and-one from sophomore Mary Spear, cutting the lead to five in a matter of seconds. Another three-pointer from Robinson after a Saint Joe’s timeout would get Magnificat as close to taking the lead as they would be for the rest of the night. The Blue Streaks were held to just two more points through the rest of the quarter as the Jaguars defense clamped down on the young Blue Streaks. “We needed to do a little bit better of a job getting to the basket and trying to get fouled,” Gallagher said. “Contested shots at the hoop are tough to finish, but we definitely settled more than we needed to and that’s going to fix itself with maturity.” Coming off of a humbling loss at the hands of Archbishop Hoban, Gallagher was happy to see their performance. “I thought it was great,” Gallagher said. “I feel like we were at our highest level for about 26 out of 32 minutes tonight.” This was the first taste of this heated rivalry for some Blue Streaks who played key min-utes down the stretch. Magnificat plays four underclassmen including Spear and Chambers, who finished the game with 11 points. Grace Flannery led the way for the Jaguars with 16 points, including 11 in the second half that helped Saint Joe’s establish their 14-point lead. Flannery hit two of the Jaguars’ five three-pointers in the third and played tremendous defense late in the fourth quarter to secure the win for her team. With the loss, the Blue Streaks dropped their second in a row and three of their last four to start the season. Gallagher is confident his team will be able to bounce back following two disappointing losses and take valuable lessons from them. “There are going to be some growing pains when you’re playing freshmen and sophomores,” Gallagher said. “But I understand that, and we’ll go back to the drawing board a little bit tonight and work hard tomorrow and for the rest of the week and get ready for our next opportunity.” For questions about this story, call 440-871-5797. Photos by David Cleveland ABOVE: Saint Joseph’s Molly Neitzel (21) dives for a ball during the Jaguars’ matchup against Magnificat last Wednesday. The Jaguars won 55-47. LEFT: Saint Joseph’s Gabbie Schafer, left, and Magnificat’s Mollie Laspisa battle for the ball last Wednesday night. Lutheran West bowling claims fourth in a row By ROB DiFRANCO INDEPENDENCE — The Lutheran West bowling team is not used to losing. Prior to their match against Cuyahoga Heights on Dec. 8, the Longhorns hadn’t lost a regular season Greater Cleveland Interscholastic Bowling League match in two years. The Longhorns’ astounding streak spanned 13 matches, over 773 days and saw Lutheran West finish second in their sectional tournament last season. So when their streak was snapped it was fair to wonder how the Longhorns would respond to facing something they haven’t seen in over two years. “It’s awesome,” Lutheran West head coach Bob Magee said. “Because when you don’t perform like you should, and you know you can, you have doubt. So coming here today, we wanted to hit the reset button, and to start over again in a positive direction which we accomplished. Our kids have been great at listening and sometimes we can’t implement the game plan, but our attitude has been fantastic.” The Fairview Warriors stood in the way of a motivated Longhorns team at Spins Bowl in Independence on Saturday and faced the brunt of the highest scoring outing of the season for Lutheran West. The Longhorns defeated Fairview 2850 to 2284, securing their fourth win on the season and the first win of what they hope will be a new streak. In game one of the match, Lutheran West, led by senior Ryan Klusak and his game high score of 190, outscored the Warriors by 100 setting the tone for the rest of their match. Klusak was on top of his game all afternoon with a 532 series score. The senior shined the brightest in the first baker game, where he anchored the Longhorns 202 score with four consecutive strikes in the ninth and 10th frames. “I was happy, because we’ve been not so great this year” Magee said. “We’ve been a little low on confidence, but definitely today was an improvement and we’re moving forward in the right direction.” The Warriors were led by Connor Bartselme, who bowled a 523 series, including a 204 game in the final regular game of the match. Both the series score and the game score are season highs for Bartselme, who leads Fairview with a 142 game average on the season. Game two saw Lutheran West continue to push their lead behind junior Lucie Alecia and her season high 165 score. Alecia finished the afternoon with a season high 456 series. For Fairview Ian Pfeiffer paced the Warriors scoring with a personal season high 160 score. Pfeiffer also finished with a 447 series, his highest mark of the season. The Longhorns made their dominance known in game three of the match with juniors Nick Schneider and Derrick Hollis notching season high scores of over 200. Lutheran West extended their The match saw several Warriors and Longhorns set season bests for both single game scores and series scores. Despite the loss, the Warriors had three bowlers set season highs and certainly have positives to take from their outing. The Warriors will take on Benedictine in their next match up as they look to pick up their 10th GCIBL point on the season. “We’ve had a little bit of a nervous start to the year,” Magee said. “Even though we’re winning matches, but not like we’re capable of. So we’re happy.” For questions about this story, call 440-871-5797.
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Title | 2018 vol. 78, no. 2 - December 19, 2018 |
Subject | West Life |
Description | West Life, serving the Westshore community of the Greater Cleveland Area since 1959, covers the news from the cities of Bay Village, Fairview Park, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, Rocky River, and Westlake, Ohio. West Life is published every Wednesday except during the last week of the year by PJP Newspapers and is a product of Douthitt Communications Inc. |
Creator | Westlake Porter Public Library |
Publisher | Douthitt Communications Inc. |
Date | 2018 |
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Title | B_WES_121918.PB04 |
Subject | West Life |
Description | West Life, serving the Westshore community of the Greater Cleveland Area since 1959, covers the news from the cities of Bay Village, Fairview Park, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, Rocky River, and Westlake, Ohio. West Life is published every Wednesday except during the last week of the year by PJP Newspapers and is a product of Douthitt Communications Inc. |
Creator | Westlake Porter Public Library |
Publisher | Douthitt Communications Inc. |
Date | 2018 |
Type | image |
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Language | en-US |
Rights | Copyright 2017 West Life. All rights reserved. Any reproduction is forbidden without written permission. |
Full-text search | B4 West Life, December 19, 2018 BASKETBALL continued from page 3 trouble and nobody really did that.” Barrett-Reed shined for Avon in the third quarter, going a perfect 3/3 for six points and six rebounds. The senior said he didn’t feel any extra pressure to perform when outside shots aren’t falling. “I think we just came out with no energy. When we start out games like that, it’s going to be a fight to come back,” Barrett-Reed said. “We just go out there and do our thing. Once they start focusing on us down low, it’s going to be easier for our three-point shooters so we just help out a little bit.” Even though they were outscored 17-16 in the fourth quarter, North Olmsted was led in the quarter by the three players who accounted for nearly all their points. Elbin and senior guard Austin Murphy each had four points in the fourth (eight and nine points for the game, respectively). Senior guard Jack Kelly had just two points in the fourth but had 12 total. The remaining five North Olmsted points were split between Thomas Cvijovic (two points), Reilly Kinter (two points) and Evan Gabvolic (one point). Behind Barrett-Reed for Avon, Jake Parker also had 12 points with six rebounds and two assists, followed by Dean Emerine with nine points and four boards. Next up for Avon, they’ll take on Olmsted Falls at 7 p.m. Friday at home, while North Olmsted heads to Midview on Friday. Contact this reporter at jkopanski@westlife news.com or 440-871-5797. Blue Streaks rally comes up short against Saint Joe’s By ROB DiFRANCO ROCKY RIVER – Even trailing by 14 points in last Thursday’s showdown with Saint Joseph Academy, the Magnificat Blue Streaks girls basketball team never quit. In just two posses-sions, they had the deficit down to four points. The rally wasn’t enough to make up for a rough defensive third quarter, as the Streaks ultimately lost 55-47. The Magnificat Blue Streaks cut a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to just two points in four possessions, but eventually ran out of gas in last Thursday’s showdown with St Joseph Academy. The Blue Streaks turned in an abysmal de-fensive third quarter, getting outscored by nine. “With our young girls we can’t slip on one or two-minute stretches,” Magnificat head coach Danny Gallagher said. “There were two runs from them that really hurt us, one at the end of the half and then one in the third quarter.” The Blue Streaks had two major runs, including the fourth quarter explosion that accounted for a majority of their offense on the night. In the second quarter Magnificat, led by Maura Robinson and Brenna Varga, paced the Blue Streaks offense on a 12-4 run that gave Mags a four-point lead. However, the Saint Joe’s offense came storming back to take a lead heading into the locker room. The third quarter was the turning point for the Jaguars who shot 6-of-9 from the floor, including five three pointers. Down by 14 with a minute gone in the fourth, Magnificat found their footing thanks to a three from Robinson quickly followed by a steal on the inbounds pass and another three from sophomore Claire Chambers. On the next Jaguars possession, the Blue Streaks forced another turnover, leading to a one-and-one from sophomore Mary Spear, cutting the lead to five in a matter of seconds. Another three-pointer from Robinson after a Saint Joe’s timeout would get Magnificat as close to taking the lead as they would be for the rest of the night. The Blue Streaks were held to just two more points through the rest of the quarter as the Jaguars defense clamped down on the young Blue Streaks. “We needed to do a little bit better of a job getting to the basket and trying to get fouled,” Gallagher said. “Contested shots at the hoop are tough to finish, but we definitely settled more than we needed to and that’s going to fix itself with maturity.” Coming off of a humbling loss at the hands of Archbishop Hoban, Gallagher was happy to see their performance. “I thought it was great,” Gallagher said. “I feel like we were at our highest level for about 26 out of 32 minutes tonight.” This was the first taste of this heated rivalry for some Blue Streaks who played key min-utes down the stretch. Magnificat plays four underclassmen including Spear and Chambers, who finished the game with 11 points. Grace Flannery led the way for the Jaguars with 16 points, including 11 in the second half that helped Saint Joe’s establish their 14-point lead. Flannery hit two of the Jaguars’ five three-pointers in the third and played tremendous defense late in the fourth quarter to secure the win for her team. With the loss, the Blue Streaks dropped their second in a row and three of their last four to start the season. Gallagher is confident his team will be able to bounce back following two disappointing losses and take valuable lessons from them. “There are going to be some growing pains when you’re playing freshmen and sophomores,” Gallagher said. “But I understand that, and we’ll go back to the drawing board a little bit tonight and work hard tomorrow and for the rest of the week and get ready for our next opportunity.” For questions about this story, call 440-871-5797. Photos by David Cleveland ABOVE: Saint Joseph’s Molly Neitzel (21) dives for a ball during the Jaguars’ matchup against Magnificat last Wednesday. The Jaguars won 55-47. LEFT: Saint Joseph’s Gabbie Schafer, left, and Magnificat’s Mollie Laspisa battle for the ball last Wednesday night. Lutheran West bowling claims fourth in a row By ROB DiFRANCO INDEPENDENCE — The Lutheran West bowling team is not used to losing. Prior to their match against Cuyahoga Heights on Dec. 8, the Longhorns hadn’t lost a regular season Greater Cleveland Interscholastic Bowling League match in two years. The Longhorns’ astounding streak spanned 13 matches, over 773 days and saw Lutheran West finish second in their sectional tournament last season. So when their streak was snapped it was fair to wonder how the Longhorns would respond to facing something they haven’t seen in over two years. “It’s awesome,” Lutheran West head coach Bob Magee said. “Because when you don’t perform like you should, and you know you can, you have doubt. So coming here today, we wanted to hit the reset button, and to start over again in a positive direction which we accomplished. Our kids have been great at listening and sometimes we can’t implement the game plan, but our attitude has been fantastic.” The Fairview Warriors stood in the way of a motivated Longhorns team at Spins Bowl in Independence on Saturday and faced the brunt of the highest scoring outing of the season for Lutheran West. The Longhorns defeated Fairview 2850 to 2284, securing their fourth win on the season and the first win of what they hope will be a new streak. In game one of the match, Lutheran West, led by senior Ryan Klusak and his game high score of 190, outscored the Warriors by 100 setting the tone for the rest of their match. Klusak was on top of his game all afternoon with a 532 series score. The senior shined the brightest in the first baker game, where he anchored the Longhorns 202 score with four consecutive strikes in the ninth and 10th frames. “I was happy, because we’ve been not so great this year” Magee said. “We’ve been a little low on confidence, but definitely today was an improvement and we’re moving forward in the right direction.” The Warriors were led by Connor Bartselme, who bowled a 523 series, including a 204 game in the final regular game of the match. Both the series score and the game score are season highs for Bartselme, who leads Fairview with a 142 game average on the season. Game two saw Lutheran West continue to push their lead behind junior Lucie Alecia and her season high 165 score. Alecia finished the afternoon with a season high 456 series. For Fairview Ian Pfeiffer paced the Warriors scoring with a personal season high 160 score. Pfeiffer also finished with a 447 series, his highest mark of the season. The Longhorns made their dominance known in game three of the match with juniors Nick Schneider and Derrick Hollis notching season high scores of over 200. Lutheran West extended their The match saw several Warriors and Longhorns set season bests for both single game scores and series scores. Despite the loss, the Warriors had three bowlers set season highs and certainly have positives to take from their outing. The Warriors will take on Benedictine in their next match up as they look to pick up their 10th GCIBL point on the season. “We’ve had a little bit of a nervous start to the year,” Magee said. “Even though we’re winning matches, but not like we’re capable of. So we’re happy.” For questions about this story, call 440-871-5797. |
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