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Aponte, Sliman, Thomas lead Lady Comets' victories
by CARL SULLENBERGER Sports correspondent The Lady Comets swept the 2008 Holiday Tournament by beating Midview on Monday and outlasting Meadowdale of Dayton on Tuesday. Their record stands at 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the SWC. Amherst took Midview 49-40 with Ashley Aponte and Olivia Sliman ac ...
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Aponte, Sliman, Thomas lead Lady Comets' victories
Amherst St. Joe's Trojans picked up their first win against Avon St Mary 12 - 7 last week. St. Joseph scorers were led by Toni Elliott with 6 points. Natalie Keron had 2 points, Ali Draga had 2 points, and Zoe Beetler had 2 points. Scorers for St Mary's included Zeigman, Leiman, and Holley with 2 ...
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St. Joesph sixth grade girls tally wins
St. Joseph's seventh grade boys basketball team started their season on a winning note, by defeating St. Jude's of Elyria by the score of 32-15. Leading scorers for the Trojans include Jon Laird with 10 points, Zack Ward, Trevon Stewart, Erich Wagner, Jake Schneider and Matt Gross with 4 points each ...
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Amherst Steele Swimming and Diving Team results
The Amherst Steele High School swimming and diving team lost both the boys and girls matches against Berea on Friday, Dec. 12. The score for the girls match-up was 107-73 and for the boys, 100-85. The top scorers for the girls were: * 200 meter medley Relay, second place (2.03.34) went to Katly ...
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Icers cool Normandy Invaders
The Amherst Comets hockey team hosted Normandy High School at Barons Rink on Friday, Dec. 12 bringing home their first league win of the season, overpowering the Invaders for a final score of 6-1. Coming off a recent loss to Western Reserve Academy at Kent State University, it was a stronger, mor ...
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Eagles shut down Comets' play
by PAUL MORTON Associate editor For three quarters of the game Friday, the Amherst Comets played North Olmsted tough, but in the first period the Comets had more turnovers than points, leading to a 70-54 rout in Southwestern Conference action. The Eagles jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Ky ...
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Amherst Junior High School wrestling results
The Amherst Junior High School wrestling Green team defeated the Avon Lake Shoremen by a score of 72-24 and crushed the Westlake Demons by a score of 77-9 last week. Leading the charge for the Comets were Armando Torres, Dakota Walker, Tyler Harris, Justin Mott, Bryan DeRuchie, Alex Funderburg, ...
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Amherst Junior High School eighth grade boys basketball results
The Amherst Junior High eighth grade boys basketball team defeated the Bulldogs of Olmsted Falls on Tuesday, Dec. 16, by a score of 46-40. Kenny Faria led the charge for the Comets with nine fourth quarter-points which included two big three-point shots and three foul shots to seal the win. The ...
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Amherst Junior High School wrestling team results
On Saturday, the Amherst Junior High Comets wrestlers traveled to Twinsburg for the Twinsburg Dual Tournament and came home with the first place trophy. In pool competition, Amherst defeated Ravenna 71-18, Twinsburg 48-36, Stow 52-33, and Cuyahoga 48-43. In the finals Amherst defeated Maple Heigh ...
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Braves undefeated? Not anymore.
by PAUL MORTON Associate editor The Berea Braves entered the Amherst gym undefeated Friday night, spent the evening trying to figure out how to handle the Amherst running game, and left on the short end of a 77-53 thrashing in Southwestern Conference action. "They just flat out out-worked ...
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Amherst Steele Swimming and Diving team results
The Amherst Steele High School boys and girls swimming and diving team competed against Willoughby South High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The top finishers for the girls team were: * 200 meter Medley Relay, first place (2.02.79) was awarded to Katlyn Jeffreys, Alyssa Beach, Stacy Loushin and Mon ...
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Amherst Steele swimming and diving team results
The Amherst Steele swimming and diving team defeated Margaretta on Tuesday, Dec. 2, by a score of 100-83 for the girls and 117-62 for the boys. Girls Results * 200 meter Medley Relay: First place (2.18.34) was awarded to Katlyn Jeffreys, Alyssa Beach, Stacy Loushin and Monique Zappa. Third plac ...
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