Cleveland Browns present $20K for Lake athletic facilities
The Cleveland Browns along with a matching grant from the National Football League have made a donation of $20,000 to the Lake Local School District for the reconstruction of its athletic football facilities destroyed by an EF-4 Tornado on June 5, 2010.

A check presentation ceremony was conducted during halftime of the Lake varsity boys’ basketball game versus Elmwood Thursday at the Student Health and Activities Center on the campus of Owens Community College. Making the presentation was Matt Yunker, Community Relations Coordinator for the Cleveland Browns.

The Browns have also shown their generosity towards Lake Schools by:
 • Donating tickets to the entire Lake football team to attend a Browns pre-season game.
 • Bringing Lake football players onto the field for a pre-game National Anthem ceremony.
 • Allowing Lake football players to meet Browns players during pre-game activities.
 • Donations in equipment from Browns players.

Lake Schools stated in a press release it “wishes to thank the Cleveland Browns and the NFL for their overwhelming generosity shown towards the kids and school as we rebuild our facilities.”

Ian Miller gets 150th
After going through a tough stretch of duals that included a loss to Clay and a second place finish at the Perrysburg Invitational Tournament, the Oak Harbor wrestling team showed up in Clyde for the Sandusky Bay Conference Duals and went undefeated. Defending state champion Ian Miller got his 150th career victory against a wrestler from Huron.

Oak Harbor went 7-0 for the fifth straight year. Seven of the 13 Rockets finished with perfect 7-0 records, including Alec Bowlick (112), Brock Evans (119), Tyler Hackworth (125), Luke Cramer (130), Miller (160), Konner Witt (171) and Jake Cramer (189). Alex Bergman, Jared Chambers and Sean McGee each finished the duals with one loss.

Schult All-Academic
Mark Schult (Eastwood), a redshirt freshman linebacker on the Ashland University football team, has been named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. He is the son of Timothy and Becky Schult and is majoring in exercise science.

The GLIAC recently named 50 Ashland University student athletes to their fall 2010 All-Academic Teams. 469 student athletes from 13 institutions were honored in seven fall sports. To be eligible for all-academic status, the student athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0-3.49 on a 4.0 scale, and must not be a freshman or first-year transfer.

Sports Announcements
The Independent Umpire Association will be holding an eight-week training class for anyone interested in umpiring in Oregon this year.  Classes will begin on Sundays beginning Feb. 13. The class is open to anyone age 16 and older and must have some knowledge of the game of baseball and/or softball. All applicants will be required to submit an application, pass a written pre-test and attend the first three weeks of class. After the third week, the instructors will invite those that qualify to move forward for the remaining five weeks. There is no cost for the first three weeks of training and if selected to move on, there will be a $35 fee.  Contact John Meyers at 419-467-0519 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The Lake Erie Flag Football league will be holding spring sign-ups Feb 5 and Feb. 12 from 11-1 p.m. at the Oak Harbor Municipal Building located at 146 N. Church St. The LEFFL is a non-contact co-ed flag football league for players in grades 1-3 and grades 4-6 regardless of residency. Fees are $60 which includes an NFL reversible. Late sign-ups are limited. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The Woodmore Memorial Day 14 and 12 and under baseball tournament will be May 25-30 in Woodville. Teams may contact tournament director Mike Sorg at 419-836-9826 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The Genoa Little League will be holding a 10 and under tournament June 9-12 and 12 and 14 and under tournaments June 29-July 3. All tournaments are $175 per team with a three-game guarantee. Teams may contact Lee Nissen at 419-351-2398 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/genoa.

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