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Blue Devils throttle Bison 50-14
BY TIM SHIRER
SPORTS EDITOR
(BEACHWOOD, OH) - Heading into Friday night’s game the Wickliffe Blue Devils remained undefeated at 4-0. They traveled to Beachwood to face the 2-2 Bison, who lost a tough one in week four 22-12 against the Fairport Harbor Skippers.

On Friday night both teams got off to a sluggish start to say the least as the game was scoreless when the opening quarter ended.  Click here for the whole story
2026 Dennis Woods GCBCA All-Star Game a tribute to a legend   
  BY TIM SHIRER
 SPORTS EDITOR
(CLEVELAND, OH) - Saturday Morning at historic League Park in Cleveland something happened that Cleveland baseball legend Dennis Woods would have loved. They played the 2026 Dennis Woods Greater Cleveland Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game. He wouldn’t have loved it because it had his name on it, he would have loved it because graduated high school seniors were doing the thing he loved the most in life, playing baseball.  Click here for the whole story
Sentinel Seven High School Football Power Rankings  

(WICKLIFFE, OH) - The Sentinel Seven High School Football Rankings for 09-23-2026. The top seven schools in Lake County will be ranked.
Rank     Team                                       W/L              LW
1. Perry                                                  5-0               1
2. Kirtland                                              4-1               2
3. Willoughby South                              5-0               3 
Click here for the complete rankings
Gutsy Skippers comeback to beat Bison 22-12 
BY TIM SHIRER
SPORTS EDITOR
(PERRY, OH) - On Thursday night the Fairport Harbor Skippers (1-3) played their first home game of the 2026 football season, sort of. The game at Perry High School, which is their home field this season while R.A. Greig Field in Fairport is being totally renovated.  Click here for the whole story
Eastlake North Scores on Final Play of Game to Stun Chardon, 22-21
BY KEN KRIZNER
         STAFF
(CHARDON, OH) - It’s the sort of victory that coaches and players dream about. A victory announcing to friend and foe alike that a program has arrived.

Junior quarterback Josh Fenick scored on an 8-yard run as time expired, then bounced off multiple defenders for the two-point conversion, capping off a furious last-minute rally and delivering Eastlake North a dramatic 22-21 victory over Chardon at Chardon Memorial Field.  Click here for the whole story
#GuardsBall = Garbage Baseball, someone had to say it Opinion by Tim Shirer
I want to start off with, I love baseball, it’s my favorite sport and it’s not even close. Everything about the game is great when you play it right. But it can be awful when it is run by people who don’t actually care about the game and become obsessed with numbers and small samples.  Click here for the whole story
Cavaliers trade Send Max Strus to Clippers, acquire Peyton Watson
BY JOEY SCHNEIDER
            STAFF
(CLEVELAND, OH) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have made their biggest deal this off-season by way of a four-team trade that landed them their possible new starting small forward in 23-year-old Peyton Watson from the Denver Nuggets and Cam Whitmore from the Washington Wizards. The Los Angeles Clippers received Max Strus from the Cavs. The Denver Nuggets received forward Julian Reese, an unprotected first round pick from the Cavs (2031), and a second-round pick (2032). The Wizards acquired guard Tre Mann from the Cavs, along with a 2027 second round pick, and cash considerations.  Click here for the Whole Story
Rebels dominate Blue Streaks 30-7 
BY JOEY SCHNEIDER
            STAFF
(WILLOUGHBY, OH) - The Willoughby South Rebels hosted the Madison Blue Streaks on Friday night at Harry E. Winter Stadium, and dominated the game winning 30-7. The Rebels stay undefeated and move to 5-0 halfway through the regular season, just as the state AP poll came out this week and South was ranked 5th in the state in division III. The Blue Streaks came in with a 1-3 record, but have played very tough for a young team this season, ultimately falling to 1-4.  Click here for the whole story